Billy Reynolds (footballer) explained

Billy Reynolds
Fullname:	William Reynolds
Birth Date:	March 1864
Birth Place:	Burslem, England
Position:	Centre-forward
Youthclubs1:	Smallthorne
Years1:	1882–1892
Clubs1:	Burslem Port Vale
Caps1:	16
Goals1:	4
Totalcaps:	16
Totalgoals:	4

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

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

Source:

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

Port Vale

• North Staffordshire Senior Cup: 1883
• Burslem Challenge Cup: 1885

Notes and References

1. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 248. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.