Edward Stanford (born 4 February 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Stanford began his professional career at Coventry City where he had begun as a trainee. During a two-year term with the club, he managed only one first team appearance, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Dean Gordon in a 2–0 away defeat by Millwall on 4 May 2003. He was released by Coventry at the end of the 2003–04 season. Stanford had a few short spells in Poland with clubs such as Legia Warsaw, Ruch Chorzów, Sandecja Nowy Sącz and Promień Żary.

• Eddie Stanford at Soccerbase