Thomas Reynolds (2 October 1922 – March 1998) was an English
footballer
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who played for
Sunderland
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and
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town.
In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...
in
the Football League
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as a
winger.
Club career
He joined Sunderland from youth club Felling Juniors, and made his debut against
Charlton Athletic
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on 11 September 1946 in a 5–0 defeat at
The Valley.
Raised in the North East, he raced his own greyhounds at the local dog track. He left Sunderland for
King's Lynn
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,
[ after spending from 1946 until 1953 at the club, scoring 18 goals with 167 league appearances.][
He also managed a number of pubs, notably the North Moor in Sunderland, now demolished, and The Bush in the Hendon area of the town.
]
References
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1922 births
1998 deaths
Footballers from Gateshead
English men's footballers
Men's association football outside forwards
Sunderland A.F.C. players
King's Lynn F.C. players
Darlington F.C. players
English Football League players