Tommy Reynolds (footballer) explained

Tommy Reynolds
Fullname:Thomas Reynolds
Birth Date:2 October 1922
Birth Place:Felling, England
Death Place:Gateshead, England
Position:Left wing
Youthclubs1:Felling Juniors
Years1:1946–1953
Clubs1:Sunderland
Caps1:167
Goals1:18
Years2:1953–1954
Clubs2:King's Lynn
Years3:1954–1956
Clubs3:Darlington
Caps3:43
Goals3:6

Thomas Reynolds (2 October 1922 – March 1998) was an English footballer who played for Sunderland and Darlington in the Football League as a winger.

Club career

He joined Sunderland from youth club Felling Juniors,[1] and made his debut against Charlton Athletic on 11 September 1946 in a 5–0 defeat at The Valley.[2] Raised in the North East, he raced his own greyhounds at the local dog track.[3] He left Sunderland for King's Lynn,[2] after spending from 1946 until 1953 at the club, scoring 18 goals with 167 league appearances.[4]

He then made 43 league appearances for Darlington.[2]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tommy Reynolds. Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database . Neil Brown . 7 March 2014.
  2. Web site: Charlton Athletic 5-0 Sunderland. The Stat Cat. 1 August 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080709005841/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD2761.asp. 9 July 2008. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Tommy Reynolds. A Love Supreme. 2008-08-01.
  4. Web site: Tommy Reynolds. The Stat Cat. 2008-08-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060831035955/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG706.asp. 31 August 2006. dmy-all.