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Jack
Reynolds |
West Bromwich
Albion FC, Aston Villa FC
8 appearances, 2 goals
P 8 W 5 D
2 L 1 F 27: A 9
75% successful
1892-97
captain: none
minutes played: 720 |
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Timeline |
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John Reynolds |
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Birth |
Sunday, 21 February 1869
in Blackburn, Lancashire.
Moved to Birr, then Ahoghill, Ireland when he was a boy. |
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registered in Blackburn January-March 1869. |
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Education |
Attended Portglenone and Ballymena schools. |
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According to the 1871 census, two
year old John, along with his Irish mother Catherine, are boarding at 3
Fielding Street in Blackburn with William and Elizabeth Heeney. |
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According to the 1881 census, John, now a cotton weaver, is the second
eldest of four children, all sons, to John Gregory and Kate (Catherine),
and they all live at 92 Craig Street in Blackburn. His Irish father is a
carter. |
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1805 |
Army Records
state that Reynolds joined the East Lancashire Regiment on 1 December
1886 in Burnley. Which states his father as John, living at 94 Craig
Street and that he has an elder brother James. After serving in Enniskillen (18 February 1887), Londonderry (15 March 1887), Belfast (1
July 1887) and finally Newry (4 April 1888), he left the army on 27
December 1889, having been signed off on 13 October. |
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Cannot be found on
the 1891 census, however, the family (John, Catherine, and four sons,
another addition replacing the absence of John) are still at 94 Craig
Street. They also have two lodgers. His father is a packing cart maker. |
"FAMOUS
FOOTBALLER SUED FOR SEDUCTION.
"At Birmingham Assizes, on Monday
[8 August],
before Mr. Justice Channell, Sarah Byng, of Aston, sought to recover from
John Reynolds, the Aston Villa ex-half-back [and West Bromwich clubs and
late of Celtic], damages for seduction of her daughter, Margaret Ellen
Byng. Mr. Dorsett appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. R. Harris, Q.C., for
the defendant. Mrs. Byng was in the habit of letting lodgings, and
defendant went to reside at her house in August, 1896. The daughter was
then aged 18, and defendant took to paying her marked attentions. These
developed into undue intimacy, and defendant is said to have seduced the
girl in March of last year, and a child was born in December last. In
March of the present year an affiliation order was obtained against
Reynolds for 5s. a week for fourteen years. These facts were admitted and
the girl did not give evidence, the question for the jury being as to what
loss of services the mother had sustained.—Mr. Harris, Q.C.,
submitted that the defendant had acted straightforwardly in the affair,
and an order had already been made against him. Counsel remarked that
there were various species of blackmail in this world, as those
experienced incourts of law were well aware. After some consideration, the
jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for £20 damages."
- Express &
Star, Monday, 8 August 1898/Leicester Chronicle, Saturday, 13 August 1898. |
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Cannot be found on
the 1901 census either, however, John, Kate, and two of his brothers still
reside at 94 Craig Street. |
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According to the 1911
census, Blackburn-born John is boarding with the Billam family. He is a
coalminer, living at 75 Craven Road in the Darnell area of Sheffield. |
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Death |
Monday, 12 March 1917 in Sheffield,
West Riding of Yorkshire.
He was living at
Graystock Street in Sheffield at the time of his death. His father was
living in Craig Street, Blackburn. |
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aged
48 years 20 days |
registered in Sheffield January-March 1917. |
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"IS IT JOHN
REYNOLDS?
"There
would seem to be good grounds for believing that John Reynolds, the great
Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion half-back of a former generation, is
dead. His father, Mr [John] Reynolds, who lives at Blackburn, where John
was born, has received an intimation from the Sheffield police that a
collier named John Reynolds, whose age was believed to be 47, had died
from natural causes. In his pocket was found a book which stated that his
relatives lived at Blackburn, and everything points to the identity of the
deceased being that of the old footballer."
- The Birmingham
Daily Post, Thursday, 15 March 1917. |
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Obituary |
"INTERNATIONAL'S SUDDEN END IN SHEFFIELD
"John
Reynolds, in his day one of the greatest
footballers in the country, died suddenly in Sheffield, on Monday, and a
verdict of death from natural causes was brought in by a Sheffield
Coroner's jury, yesterday. Reynolds was a native of Blackburn. He
began his football career with Belfast Distillery club, who bought him out
from the Army, but he made his name and fame with West Bromwich Albion and
then with Aston Villa. He was a really great half-back, and was one of the
famous Albion trio with Perry and Groves as companions. A wonderful
tackler, his passes to the men in front of him were remarkably accurate.
Reynolds held three English Cup medals, and had played in international
games on nine occasions, three times for Ireland against England, and six
times for England against Ireland, being one of the few men in football
who have represented two countries in these contests. He was a member of
the Villa team which won the League Championship and the English Cup in
1896-7. For some time before his death he had been living in Sheffield and
working at a local colliery."
-
The Sheffield Daily Independent, Wednesday, 14 March
1917.. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
Club(s) |
Returned to his
hometown of Blackburn when he was fifteen years old and played junior
football with Park Road FC, Witton FC and the Blackburn Rovers FC
reserves. He joined the East Lancashire Regiment in December 1886, and played for
them also. He was posted to Ireland and so assisted Belfast Distillery FC,
who had bought him out of the army on 13 October 1889. It was a signature that got him
suspended, for an illegal transfer. He joined Ulster FC in June 1890. He
signed for West Bromwich Albion FC on 7 March 1891 whilst his Irish side
were visiting Wolverhampton, effective at the season's end. He guested for Droitwich FC during the following season.
After two seasons, he
joined Aston Villa FC in May 1893. Joined The Celtic FC in May 1897, scoring once in four
Scottish League outings. Played for Southampton FC in 1897-98 season,
making two Southern League appearances, and had joined Bristol St.
George's before the end of that season. The following season, he was
playing for Roystone FC (Barnsley) in
September 1899. Played and coached Grafton FC in New Zealand in
early 1902, but returned to assist and sign for Stockport County FC on 24
August 1903. Then Willesden Town FC, retiring shortly afterwards, after e
was suspended by the club on 13 October 1904. |
League History
134 appearances,
20 goals |
West Bromwich Albion FC 1891-93
37 appearances, three goals
debut: 3 October 1891 West Bromwich Albion FC 2 Blackburn
Rovers FC 2.
Aston Villa FC 1893-97,
96 appearances, seventeen goals
debut: 2 September 1893 Aston Villa FC 3 West
Bromwich Albion FC 2.
Stockport County FC 1903,
one appearance
debut (division two): 5 September 1903 Stockport
County FC 1 Preston North End FC 5. |
Club honours |
County Antrim
Shield finalist 1889-90 (Shield withheld
because of crowd trouble, although Distillery lost the match to Linfield
5-3);
Irish FA Cup
runners-up 1890-91;
Irish Football
League runners-up 1890-91;
FA Cup winners 1891-92
(7ᵃ 2ᵍ), 1894-95 (4ᵃ), 1896-97 (6ᵃ);
Football League
Division One Champions 1893-94 (26ᵃ 7ᵍ),
1895-96 (22ᵃ 2ᵍ), 1896-97 (24ᵃ 2ᵍ); |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(four appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
4", 9st.
5lbs
[1886],
5'
5½", 11st.
10lbs [1892].
5'
5", 12st.
0lbs [1895]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
198th
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Right-half |
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First match |
No. 46, 2 April 1892, Scotland 1 England 4, a
British Championship match at Ibrox Park, Copland Road, Glasgow, aged
23 years
41 days. |
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Last match |
No. 61, 3 April 1897, England 1 Scotland
2, a British Championship match at The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace Park,
Sydenham,
London, aged 28 years 41 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1889-90 &
1890-91 with Ireland; 1891-92, 1892-93, 1893-94, 1894-95, 1896-97 with
England. |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1891-92, 1892-93,
1894-95; |
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Individual honours |
The Professionals (two appearances
March 1893-March 1895)
The Whites (one appearance March 1894) |
Distinctions |
Ireland
(Five appearances, 1890-91, one goal)
W 1 - D 0 - L 4 - F 12 - A 24,
before the Football Association realised he was English, although both his
parents were Irish.
He
was the first of two players to play for and against England, the other
being Bobby
Evans. Certainly the only one to score against England. Also the first
player to have played against all four Home Nations. |
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Beyond England |
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Latterly a collier in the Sheffield
area. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.206. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
comp. apps |
minutes |
 | goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
captain |
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9 |
8 |
8 |
720 |
2 |
360
min |
2 |
none |
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The minutes here given
can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an
approximation. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
27 |
9 |
+18 |
0 |
3 |
3.375 |
1.125 |
75 |
+4 |
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All of his matches were played in the British Championship |
Venue Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
19 |
4 |
+15 |
0 |
3 |
3.80 |
0.80 |
80.0 |
+3 |
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Away |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
2.667 |
1.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
Tournament Record
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1889-90 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
14 |
-11 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
7.00 |
0.0 |
-2 |
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BC 1890-91 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
3.333 |
33.3 |
-1 |
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BC 1891-92 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1892-93 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
+9 |
0 |
1 |
5.50 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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BC 1893-94 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1894-95 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1896-97 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.50 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC
All |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
27 |
9 |
+18 |
0 |
3 |
3.375 |
1.125 |
75.0 |
+4 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
27 |
9 |
+18 |
0 |
3 |
3.375 |
1.125 |
75.0 |
+4 |
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8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
27 |
9 |
+18 |
0 |
3 |
3.375 |
1.125 |
75 |
+4 |
Match History
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Club:
Ulster F.C. -
five full
appearances for Ireland (450 min) 1ᵍ |
Ireland Selection Committee - five full
appearances (450 min) 1ᵍx |
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apps |
match |
match details |
comp |
res. |
rundown |
pos |
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Age 20 |
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1 |
23 |
8 February 1890 - Wales 5 Ireland 2
The Racecourse,
Shrewsbury |
BC |
AL |
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hb |
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Jack Reynolds changed his allegiance from Ireland to England
1891-92 |
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apps |
match |
match details |
comp |
res. |
rundown |
pos |
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