Billy Reynolds (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Reynolds[1] | ||
| Date of birth | March 1864[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Burslem, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Smallthorne | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1882–1892 | Burslem Port Vale | 16 | (4) |
| Total | 16 | (4) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
Career[edit]
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 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[edit]
Source:[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 | 104 | ||
Honours[edit]
Port Vale
- North Staffordshire Senior Cup: 1883
- Burslem Challenge Cup: 1885