John Paul Reed (born 27 August 1972) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in

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, England, he played for

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Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

and

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. Reed subsequently spent five years playing in the English non-league, along with a brief spell at Greek side

Ethnikos Piraeus Ethnikos Piraeus (Greek: Εθνικός Πειραιώς) is a Greek multisport club based in Piraeus. It was founded in 1923. The full name of the club is Ethnikos Omilos Filathlon Pireos/Phalirou or Ethnikos OFPF (Greek: Εθνικός Όμιλ ...

Playing career

Reed came through the youth system at

but never managed to establish himself in the first team. He was loaned to

and

to get first team experience, but eventually left

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having only made 17 appearances in total, scoring two goals. Reed signed for

during the 1997 close season, but the move proved to be an unsuccessful one as he made only three substitute appearances in the league for The Tangerines. A short spell at

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followed before he drifted into non-league. Reed's career was hampered by knee injuries, and he subsequently moved regularly around non-league sides in England, although he also had a short spell in Greece with

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reed, John 1972 births Living people Footballers from Rotherham Men's association football midfielders Sheffield United F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Bury F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Leek Town F.C. players Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players Matlock Town F.C. players Frickley Athletic F.C. players Ilkeston Town F.C. (1945) players English Football League players National League (English football) players English men's footballers