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Bill Edgar

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Football Writer at The Times

@BillEdgarTimes Football writer for @TheTimes, focusing on stats. Books: Bill Edgar's Quirky Football Quiz Book; Back of the Net – 100 Golden Goals.

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  • 2,500 sign petition to keep GP surgery open

    4 days ago | swd.news | Bill Edgar

    Patients campaigning to prevent a County Durham GP surgery from closure fear their concerns have been ignored, writes Local Democracy Reporter Bill Edgar. Thousands of St Helen Auckland residents signed a petition calling for the medical practice to stay open after warning it could leave elderly patients isolated. Auckland Medical Group said the building is “not fit for purpose” as it does not meet accessibility requirements and is too costly to repair.

  • Durham County Council 'aware' of Reform resignation rumours

    4 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Bill Edgar

    Image source, PA Media/Owen HumphreysImage caption, Nigel Farage's Reform UK recently swept to victory in County Durham's local electionsLocal Democracy Reporting Service A local authority has addressed rumours that a number of its newly elected Reform UK councillors will not be able to continue in their roles. It has been claimed that the future of several recent incumbents at Durham County Council is in doubt due to them already holding down jobs within the council itself.

  • Mia DiLeo Named First Female Recipient of Edgar Family Foundation Scholarship

    5 days ago | einnews.com | Bill Edgar

    Mia DiLeo Named First Female Recipient of Edgar Family Foundation Scholarship Mia DiLeo signs her National Letter of Intent to play Division I soccer at UC Riverside after being named the first female recipient of the Edgar Family Foundation Scholarship. Mia DiLeo becomes the first female recipient of the Edgar Family Foundation Scholarship after signing to play Division I soccer at UC Riverside.

  • When was the last time West Ham finished higher than Man Utd?

    5 days ago | thetimes.com | Bill Edgar

  • 600,000 goals and counting - inside the Football League’s milestone

    1 week ago | thetimes.com | Bill Edgar

    On September 8, 1888 the first goal in English league football was scored by the Bolton Wanderers winger Kenny Davenport against Derby County, and the count reached 600,000 last weekend. The identity of this latest landmark strike is open to debate, but here are the teams, players and games that have contributed the most to that total.

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Bill Edgar
Bill Edgar @BillEdgarTimes
9 May 25

Fulham’s Leno/Everton’s Pickford set to meet tomorrow with both on runs of 100+ PL starts, the first such PL meeting of keepers since 2012 – that was Liverpool’s Reina v which other Everton keeper? Quiz time: https://t.co/bGkF5R09Ty @TimesSport @CBeesleyEcho @GavinBuckland1

Bill Edgar
Bill Edgar @BillEdgarTimes
8 May 25

Arthur Rowley scored 54 more English league goals than anyone else yet was arguably not even the most notable goalscorer in his own family. Piece on the 600,000 league goals: https://t.co/g5J5spGA1z

Bill Edgar
Bill Edgar @BillEdgarTimes
7 May 25

PSG’s front 3 v Arsenal tonight: BB, DD, KK Bradley Barcola, Desire Doue, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia