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Eddie Reeve
Personal information
Full name Edward Gordon Reeve[1]
Date of birth (1947-12-03) 3 December 1947 (age 76)
Place of birth Hounslow, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1964–1965 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1968 Brentford 24 (0)
→ Lincoln City (loan) 0 (0)
1968 Los Angeles Wolves 28 (3)
1969–1976 Hillingdon Borough 175 (114)
1976–1977 Enfield
1977–1979 Hillingdon Borough 73 (24)
Hounslow
Woking
Managerial career
Hounslow
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Gordon Reeve (born 3 December 1947) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Brentford. He later managed Hounslow in non-League football.

Playing career

Brentford

Reeve began his career in the youth team at Third Division club Brentford.[2] Just over a week after turning 18, he made his debut for the club in a 2–0 defeat to Mansfield Town on 11 December 1965.[3] A disastrous 1965–66 season saw the Bees relegated to the Fourth Division for 1966–67 and Reeve broke through into the team, making 22 appearances.[3] Due to financial problems at Brentford causing the reserve team to be folded, Reeve departed to gain further experience at fellow Fourth Division club Lincoln City,[2] but failed to make an appearance.[1] He made just two appearances during the 1967–68 season before his departure.[3] Reeve made 26 appearances in all competitions for Brentford.[2]

Los Angeles Wolves

Reeve moved to the United States in 1968 to join Los Angeles Wolves for the inaugural season of the North American Soccer League.[4]

Non-League football

Reeve returned to England in 1969 and played in non-League football for Hillingdon Borough, Enfield, Hounslow and Woking.[2][5] He was awarded a testimonial by Hillingdon Borough in 1975.[6]

Managerial career

Reeve managed Southern League South Division club Hounslow in the early 1980s.[2]

Personal life

Reeve's brother Geoff was also a footballer and signed a schoolboy contract with Brentford in September 1966.[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1965–66[3] Third Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1966–67[3] Fourth Division 20 0 1 0 1 0 22 0
1967–68[3] 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 24 0 1 0 1 0 26 0
Los Angeles Wolves 1968[4] North American Soccer League 28 3 — — 28 3
Career total 52 3 1 0 1 0 54 3

Honours

Enfield

References

  1. ^ a b "Eddie Reeve". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 132. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. ^ a b c d e f White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 388–389. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ^ a b "Edward Reeves". NASL Soccer North American Soccer League Players, Photos, and Statistics. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  5. ^ Street, Tim (26 July 2011). "Hounslow boss was sacked in dugout during game". getwestlondon. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  6. ^ "salee". Pmfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Big Brother's Watching You!". Middlesex County Times. 30 September 1966.
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