Reynolds most likely played for Smallthorne before switching to Burslem Port Vale in time to be in their first recorded line-up on 9 December 1882, a Staffordshire Senior Cup first round replay on 9 December 1882; Vale lost the fixture 5–1 at future rivalsStoke.[1] He scored in the 4–2 victory over Leek in the replayed final of the North Staffordshire Senior Cup on 28 April 1883.[1] He became the club's top scorer in the 1885–86 and 1886–87 seasons with 7 and 11 goals respectively.[1] He scored in the Burslem Challenge Cup final against Ironbridge on 21 March 1885, the match finishing 12–0.[1] By September 1889 though, he struggled to make the first-team and was released in 1892.[1] He had scored 104 goals in 222 games in all competitions for the Vale.[1]
^Billy Reynolds at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
January 01, 1970
billy, reynolds, footballer, william, reynolds, born, march, 1864, date, death, unknown, english, footballer, played, centre, forward, burslem, port, vale, between, 1882, 1892, billy, reynoldspersonal, informationfull, namewilliam, reynolds, date, birthmarch, . William Reynolds born March 1864 date of death unknown was an English footballer who played as a centre forward for Burslem Port Vale between 1882 and 1892 Billy ReynoldsPersonal informationFull nameWilliam Reynolds 1 Date of birthMarch 1864 1 Place of birthBurslem England 1 Position s Centre forwardYouth careerSmallthorneSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1882 1892Burslem Port Vale16 4 Total16 4 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Career 2 Career statistics 3 Honours 4 ReferencesCareer editReynolds most likely played for Smallthorne before switching to Burslem Port Vale in time to be in their first recorded line up on 9 December 1882 a Staffordshire Senior Cup first round replay on 9 December 1882 Vale lost the fixture 5 1 at future rivals Stoke 1 He scored in the 4 2 victory over Leek in the replayed final of the North Staffordshire Senior Cup on 28 April 1883 1 He became the club s top scorer in the 1885 86 and 1886 87 seasons with 7 and 11 goals respectively 1 He scored in the Burslem Challenge Cup final against Ironbridge on 21 March 1885 the match finishing 12 0 1 By September 1889 though he struggled to make the first team and was released in 1892 1 He had scored 104 goals in 222 games in all competitions for the Vale 1 Career statistics editSource 2 Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Burslem Port Vale 1882 83 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 1883 84 0 0 0 0 15 12 15 12 1884 85 0 0 0 0 35 21 35 21 1885 86 0 0 6 4 32 18 38 22 1886 87 0 0 4 3 35 20 39 23 1887 88 0 0 1 0 33 11 34 11 1888 89 Combination 14 4 0 0 14 3 28 7 1889 90 0 0 0 0 28 7 28 7 1890 91 Midland League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1891 92 Midland League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Total 16 4 11 7 195 93 222 104Honours editPort Vale North Staffordshire Senior Cup 1883 Burslem Challenge Cup 1885References edit a b c d e f g h i Kent Jeff 1996 Port Vale Personalities Witan Books p 248 ISBN 0 9529152 0 0 Billy Reynolds at the English National Football Archive subscription required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Billy Reynolds footballer amp oldid 1213496569, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
