Andy Edwards

Coaching career Following his retirement, Edwards moved into coaching, with spells as assistant manager at St Albans City and as a coach within the Arsenal Academy. He joined Leyton Orient as youth team manager in 2009, which "evolved into the role of academy director" in 2011. He and Kevin Dearden assisted Kevin Nugent during Nugent's brief tenure as manager. Edwards was appointed permanent manager on 23 November 2016 following the departure of Alberto Cavasin.

Edwards left Orient for a role with the Football Association on 29 January 2017 as an out-of-possession coach working with England's development teams. He was a staff member with the England under-20 team that won the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea, and went on to work with the U19s in preparation for the 2018 European Championships.

On 26 August 2021, Edwards was appointed as head coach of England U20s for the forthcoming autumn internationals. He was succeeded by Ian Foster on 16 August 2022.

On 22 June 2025, Edwards was appointed as assistant head coach at Notts County, joining the staff of newly appointed head coach Martin Paterson and becoming a member of the club's newly-formed Technical Board.

Managerial statistics

+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordLeyton Orient (caretaker) 26 September 20162 October 2016Leyton Orient 23 November 201629 January 2017 Total

Honours Peterborough United Football League Third Division play-offs: 2000

Southend United Football League Two play-offs: 2005 Football League Trophy runner-up: 2004–05