Billy Reynolds (footballer)

Billy Reynolds

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

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^[2]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	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

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 248. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
2. Billy Reynolds at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)