John Charles Reeves (born 8 July 1963) is an English former

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and

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who played in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...

and

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

. He was also briefly joint-manager of

F.C. Clacton F.C. Clacton is a football club based in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Rush Green Bowl. History The original Clacton Town were established on 27 October 1892 and joined the North Essex L ...

Playing career

Born in Hackney, London, Reeves joined

as an apprentice in July 1979, signing professional terms in 1981 and made his first-team debut in January 1982. He broke his arm during the 1983–84 season and struggled to earn a place in the squad, making 17 appearances in total, including 14 league games. Reeves was signed by

Cyril Lea Cyril Lea (born 5 August 1934) is a Welsh former footballer. He was born in Wrexham, and was capped on two occasions by Wales. He played for Leyton Orient and Ipswich Town, and was responsible for team selection at Portman Road for two months b ...

following his release from Fulham in August 1985, making his debut on the opening day of the 1985–86 season in a 3–1 win over

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club are a professional association football, football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they wer ...

. He scored his first goal for the club one week after his debut in a 2–1 defeat to

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

at the

Racecourse Ground The Racecourse Ground ( cy, Y Cae Ras) is a football stadium in Wrexham, Wales. It is the home of Wrexham A.F.C. It is the world's oldest international football stadium that still hosts international matches, having hosted Wales' first home i ...

and scored a further six goals during his time with Colchester. He dislocated his arm during a game against

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

in October 1986, but still made 61 league appearances during three years with the U's before he was released by manager Roger Brown in 1988.

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side

Enfield Enfield may refer to: Places Australia * Enfield, New South Wales * Enfield, South Australia ** Electoral district of Enfield, a state electoral district in South Australia, corresponding to the suburb ** Enfield High School (South Australia) ...

signed Reeves for the 1988–89 season and later joined

Diss Town Diss Town Football Club is a football club based in Diss, Norfolk, England. Affiliated to the Norfolk County FA they are currently members of the and play at Brewers Green Lane. History The club was established in 1888 following a suggestion ...

. He briefly left for the United States to play for

Los Angeles Heat Los Angeles Heat joined the Western Soccer Alliance in 1986. They joined the American Professional Soccer League in 1990 when the WSL merged with the American Soccer League, then folded in 1990. The club played in Torrance, California at West Hi ...

before returning to regional football with Cornard United and Halstead Town.

Managerial career

In the summer of 2007, Reeves was named as joint-manager of

following the club's name change from Clacton Town, managing alongside David Coyle, helping run the club during their first season in its new guise. The club finished the season 10th in the First Division of the

Eastern Counties League The Eastern Counties Football League, currently known as the Thurlow Nunn League for sponsorship purposes, is an English football league at levels 9 and 10 of the English football league system. It currently contains clubs from Norfolk, Suff ...

. Reeves reverted to his former role as physio towards the end of the 2007–08 season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reeves, John 1963 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Hackney English men's footballers English football managers Men's association football midfielders Fulham F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Enfield F.C. players Diss Town F.C. players Los Angeles Heat players Cornard United F.C. players Halstead Town F.C. players F.C. Clacton managers English Football League players National League (English football) players Western Soccer Alliance players American Professional Soccer League players English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States English expatriate men's footballers