Edward James Upson (born 21 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Bury Town.
Upson has previously been capped for England at under-17 and under-19 level.
Club career Ipswich Town He scored the winning goal for Ipswich Town against Southampton in the FA Youth Cup final in 2005 when he was 15, and signed a professional contract at the age of 17. In 2008, he was loaned to Stevenage Borough, where he made one substitute appearance on 2 September against Kettering Town. He made his Ipswich debut as a substitute in a Football League Cup match at Shrewsbury Town on 11 August 2009. The match went to penalties after a 3–3 draw and Upson scored one of the penalties to help Ipswich through to the next round. After being scouted on many occasions by Barnet manager Ian Hendon, Upson joined the Bees on loan from 12 March 2010 for one month, and made his debut coming on as a second half sub for Albert Jarrett in the 1–1 home draw with Burton Albion. Upson was released by Ipswich at the end of the 2009–10 season.Roy On Letting Players Go at Ipswich Town retrieved 8 May 2010
Yeovil Town He joined Yeovil Town on a two-year contract at the start of the 2010–11 season. He scored his first goal for Yeovil in the FA Cup match with Hartlepool United in 2010. On 13 August 2011, he scored his first league goal from outside the area in a 3–1 win over Oldham Athletic, and went one better with a strike from 30 yards to seal a 1–0 win against Wycombe Wanderers on 13 September 2011, this goal was later nominated for Mitre Goal of the Year. He also scored twice in the FA Cup, with goals in the 3–0 win over Hereford United, and the 2–2 draw with Fleetwood Town.
On 6 May 2013, Upson scored an 85th-minute goal in the 2013 Football League play-offs, to help Yeovil beat Sheffield United 2–1 on aggregate, to taking Yeovil to Wembley for the playoff final. A play-off final which they won 2–1 earning promotion to the Football League Championship for the first time in the club's history.
On 3 August 2013, Upson scored the winning goal as Yeovil won their first ever game in the Championship, to secure a 1–0 victory at Millwall.
Millwall On 31 January 2014, Upson signed for Championship club, Millwall, for an undisclosed fee signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.
Milton Keynes Dons On 3 June 2016, Milton Keynes Dons announced that Upson had signed a two-year deal with the club and would join the squad on 1 July 2016 following his release from fellow League One club Millwall.
On 16 August 2016, Upson scored his first goal for the club, scoring in the 94th minute in a 1–2 home defeat to Bradford City. On 26 November 2016, Upson scored twice in a 1–2 away win over Coventry City.
Bristol Rovers On 22 May 2018, it was announced that Upson would leave recently relegated MK Dons and join Bristol Rovers effective from 1 July 2018 upon his contract ending at Milton Keynes. Upson made his debut for the club on the opening day of the season in a 2-1 defeat at Peterborough United and scored his first goal for the club on 28 August 2018, a consolation goal in the 87 minute of a 3-1 EFL Cup defeat to Queens Park Rangers. Upson went on to score one more goal in the 2018–19 season, bundling in a corner in a 2-0 victory over AFC Wimbledon. Upson's time at the club came to an end at the end of the 2020–21 season, a season that saw Rovers relegated to League Two bottom of the league.
Newport County On 20 June 2021, it was announced that Upson had agreed a deal to join Newport County on a one-year deal, officially joining the club on 1 July 2021. He made his debut for Newport on 7 August 2021 in the starting line-up for the 1-0 League Two win against Oldham Athletic.Newport debut
Stevenage On 4 January 2022, Upson joined former loan club Stevenage on a deal until the end of the season.
Non-League On 23 June 2022, Upson joined Stowmarket Town. Upson previously played for Stowmarket as a youngster. On his 1st game of the season Upson scored a hatrick for the Gold and Blacks. It was revealed in June 2023 that he had been released from the final year of his contract following an agreement being reached.
On 20 June 2023, Upson signed for his hometown club Bury Town on a two-year deal On 3 May 2025, he scored a 94th minute winner as Bury Town defeated Brightlingsea Regent 1–0 to win the Isthmian League North play-off final. His retirement was announced via a twitter post via Bury Town
International career Upson came on as a substitute for the England national under-19 team against Belarus in September 2007.Ed Capped at Ipswich Town retrieved 23 April 2008
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsIpswich Town2007–08Championship000000—002008–09Championship000000—002009–10Championship000020—20Total000020—20Stevenage Borough (loan)2008–09Conference Premier1000—0010Barnet (loan)2009–10League Two9100000091Yeovil Town2010–11League One2301100002412011–12League One4133210004552012–13League One412102073 appearances and 1 goal in League One play-offs, 4 appearances and 3 goals in Football League Trophy45162013–14Championship2442021—285Total1291073517414718Millwall2013–14Championship1000000—1002014–15Championship2622000—2822015–16League One32010105Appearances in Football League Trophy0390Total682301050772Milton Keynes Dons2016–17League One42340101Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy04832017–18League One373412020454Total796813030937Bristol Rovers2018–19League One3511021604422019–20League One3325010504422020–21League One261201040331Total94480411501215Newport County2021–22League Two160002010190Stevenage2021–22League Two150———150Stowmarket Town2022–23Isthmian League North337210041399Bury Town2023–24 Isthmian League North30420—303542024–25 Isthmian League North37220—41433Total676400071787Career total5053532517239459047
Honours Ipswich Town FA Youth Cup: 2004–05
Yeovil Town Football League One play-offs: 2013
Bury Town Isthmian League North Division play-offs: 2025
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