Reginald William Weaver (14 September 1905 – 16 July 1970) was an English professional

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who played as an

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Career

Born in

Radstock Radstock is a town and civil parish on the northern slope of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England, about south-west of Bath and north-west of Frome. It is within the area of the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset. The Radstoc ...

,Frost, p. 409 Weaver spent his early career with Llanhilleth United, Newport County,

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and

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. At Chelsea he scored 8 goals in 20 league appearances between 1929 and 1932. He signed for

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from Chelsea in June 1932,Frost, p. 409 and scored 3 goals in 8 league appearances for the club, scoring 1 goal,Frost, p. 389 before moving to

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in March 1933. At Chesterfield he scored 2 goals in 11 games in the 1933–34 season before returning to Newport County. He later played for

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and Gloucester City. He died in

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on 16 July 1970.

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1905 births 1970 deaths English footballers Newport County A.F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Bath City F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players English Football League players Association football outside forwards People from Radstock {{England-footy-forward-1900s-stub