Former Oxford United forward Kyle Edwards joins non-league club

The 28-year-old has joined Shifnal Town who competed in the Northern Premier League Division One West, the eighth tier of English football.

Edwards signs for the Shropshire-based club after his release from League Two outfit Northampton Town in the summer.

After graduating from West Brom’s academy as a youngster, the attacking midfielder played five times for the Baggies in the Premier League.

He joined Ipswich Town in 2021, spending three years in Suffolk with an injury-hit loan spell at Oxford in his final season.

The ex-England youth international arrived in OX4 permanently in the January of that season after Ipswich prematurely terminated his contract.

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Edwards played in both League One and the Championship for the U’s but only managed 13 appearances in total, scoring twice and assisting on two occasions.

In September 2025, he joined the Cobblers until his recent release.

The ex-Yellow has gone from playing third-tier football with Northampton last season to now turning out for Shifnal in the eighth tier.

Kyle Edwards on the ball against Leeds United (Image: Mike Allen)

The Town sit fifth in their league after five games.

Fan have reacted with surprise and slight disappoint at seeing Edwards not performing at a higher level.

One X account posted: “Should be playing way higher. What a player he could have been man.”

Another said: “That’s actually sad man. What a player he should have been.”

A third account posted: “Shame for his injuries, always thought he was a great player.”