Eddie Reeve

Eddie Reeve
Personal information
Full name	Edward Gordon Reeve
Date of birth	3 December 1947 (age 76)
Place of birth	Hounslow, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1964–1965	Brentford
Senior career*
Years	Team
1965–1968	Brentford
	→ Lincoln City (loan)
1968	Los Angeles Wolves
1969–1976	Hillingdon Borough
1976–1977	Enfield
1977–1979	Hillingdon Borough
	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
Club	Season	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]	Fourth Division	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

Isthmian League First Division: 1976–77

References

^ ^a ^b "Eddie Reeve". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 388–389. ISBN 0951526200.
^ ^a ^b "Edward Reeves". NASL Soccer North American Soccer League Players, Photos, and Statistics. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
^ Street, Tim (26 July 2011). "Hounslow boss was sacked in dugout during game". getwestlondon. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ "salee". Pmfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
^ "Big Brother's Watching You!". Middlesex County Times. 30 September 1966.

[Hugman-1] "Eddie Reeve". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

[Timeless-2] Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 132. ISBN 978-0955294914.

[White-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 388–389. ISBN 0951526200.

[NASL-4] "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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