Justin Edinburgh

Justin Edinburgh

Edinburgh in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Justin Charles Edinburgh[1]
Date of birth	(1969-12-18)18 December 1969[1]
Place of birth	Basildon, England[1]
Date of death	8 June 2019(2019-06-08) (aged 49)[2]
Place of death	Basildon, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s)	Left back[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1990	Southend United	37	(0)
1990	→ Tottenham Hotspur (loan)	0	(0)
1990–2000	Tottenham Hotspur	213	(1)
2000	→ Portsmouth (loan)	1	(0)
2000–2003	Portsmouth	34	(1)
2003–2006	Billericay Town
Total		287	(2)
Managerial career
2003–2006	Billericay Town
2006	Fisher Athletic
2007–2008	Grays Athletic
2009–2011	Rushden & Diamonds
2011–2015	Newport County
2015–2017	Gillingham
2017	Northampton Town
2017–2019	Leyton Orient
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Justin Charles Edinburgh (18 December 1969 – 8 June 2019) was an English professional football manager and player who played as a left back.

He played in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur, where he made 213 league appearances in a decade at the club. He also played in the Football League for Southend United and Portsmouth before finishing his career with non-league side Billericay Town. In 1991 he was part of Spurs FA Cup winning side wearing number 2 and he also won the League Cup with the club in 1999, despite being sent off in the final.

Following retirement, he managed at non-league level for Fisher Athletic, Grays Athletic and Rushden & Diamonds before taking Newport County to the Football League during a four-year tenure. He went on to manage both Gillingham and Northampton Town before once more winning promotion from the National League as he guided Leyton Orient back to the EFL in 2019. He remained manager of Orient at the time of his death in June 2019.