William Reynolds (22 July 1879 – 1973), sometimes called Billy Reynolds, was an Irish-born English professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a
forward 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, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...
for
Burton United and
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system.
Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...
.
Career
Reynolds began his career with
Manchester City
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, but never appeared for the first team and later played for a number of
Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in Association football around the world, the w ...
and
Southern League clubs.
He later managed
AFC Amsterdam.
Career statistics
Personal life
Outside football, Reyolds was a schoolmaster.
His younger brother
Jack was also a footballer and manager.
References
1879 births
Men's association football forwards
Manchester City F.C. players
Burton United F.C. players
Leyton Orient F.C. players
Grimsby Town F.C. players
Swindon Town F.C. players
Croydon Common F.C. players
English Football League players
Southern Football League players
1973 deaths
Association footballers from County Tyrone
Maidstone United F.C. (1897) players
English men's footballers
FC St. Gallen players
Swiss Super League players
English expatriate men's footballers
English expatriate football managers
English expatriates in the Netherlands
English expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Expatriate football managers in the Netherlands
British educators
Amsterdamsche FC managers
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