SIGNED by Wrexham as a 14-year-old schoolboy, Eddie made his debut in August 1977 replacing the out of favour Brian Lloyd.

Despite playing in a number of games during the promotion campaign of 1978, he was regularly behind the in-form Dai Davies in the battle for the number one jersey.

This changed in 1981 when Dai moved onto Swansea, allowing his fellow Welshman to retain the coveted spot for the following two seasons.

Ex-Wrexham manager John Neal was alerted to his outstanding performances and did not hesitate in splashing out £45,000 to take him to Chelsea, where he went straight into the first team.

His playing career was to come to a somewhat premature end in 1988 after sustaining a knee injury two years earlier against QPR.

After various coaching roles, he was with both Arsenal and Chelsea, whilst also helping out with the National side, before teaming up with Mark Hughes at Blackburn Rovers and then Manchester City.