Former Dundee United defender Ryan Edwards joins Falkirk on short-term deal

Former Dundee United captain Ryan Edwards has joined Falkirk on a short-term contract until January, the Scottish Premiership club have announced.

The 32-year-old made 86 appearances for the Terrors between 2020 and 2023 before going on to feature 42 times for Indian Super League side Chennaiyin and his arrival comes following a long-term injury to fellow defender Lewis Neilson.

Falkirk boss John McGlynn said: “Ryan is a player who we’ve brought in as a replacement, more or less, for Lewis Neilson. Lewis picked up an injury against Motherwell and has gone through an operation, so we’re looking at him being out for around another 10 weeks from now.

“When you’re looking around and trying to find centre-backs who can come in and do a job in the short term, it’s not easy to find someone to help with our current situation, where if we picked up any more injuries to centre-backs we would be struggling.

“Ryan is 32, and he’s played in this league before with Dundee United. That experience will stand him in good stead for playing here. He’s a n- nonsense centre-back who is 6ft 5in.

“He’s going to head the ball in both boxes, he’s going to be a threat at the other end and he’s going to be able to win headers in our box too, so he’ll add that experience that is invaluable in this division. We look forward to working with Ryan over the next few months.”