baɪ ðˈɛn sˈɪɾiz lˈɔŋɡɪst sˈɜːvɪŋ plˈeɪɚ, ˈɛdɡɪl sˈʌfɚd ɐ pˈʊɹ stˈɑːɹt tə ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd zˈiəɹoʊ wˈʌn sˈiːzən ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɐ kɐlˈæmɪɾəs ˈoʊn ɡˈoʊl ɪn ɐ tˈuː wˈʌn dᵻfˈiːt ɐɡˈɛnst kˈɑːvɛntɹi sˈɪɾi wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz sˈʌbstɪtˌuːɾᵻd æt hˈæftˈaɪm.
By then City's longest serving player, Edghill suffered a poor start to the 2000–01 season including a calamitous own goal in a 2–1 defeat against Coventry City where he was substituted at half-time.