Jack Reynolds (footballer, born 1881)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Reynolds | ||
Date of birth | 23 September 1881 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England, United Kingdom | ||
Date of death | 8 November 1962 | (aged 81)||
Place of death | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1902 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
1903 | Burton United | 32 | (3) |
1904–1905 | Grimsby Town | 29 | (3) |
1905–1907 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | (0) |
1907–1908 | Watford | 27 | (4) |
1908–1911 | New Brompton | 108 | (16) |
Rochdale | |||
Managerial career | |||
1912–1914 | St. Gallen | ||
1915–1925 | Ajax | ||
1919 | Netherlands | ||
1925–1928 | Blauw Wit | ||
1927–1928 | AFC | ||
1928–1940 | Ajax | ||
1945–1947 | Ajax | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Reynolds (23 September 1881 in Manchester, England – 8 November 1962 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) was an English football manager and player. He was the manager of Ajax Amsterdam from 1915–1925, 1928–1940, and 1945–1947. He was one of the pioneers of the Total Football system of playing and is considered to be among the best managers the team has had. He was also the manager of the Swiss side St Gallen.
Personal life
WReynolds' older brother Billy was also a footballer.[1]
References
- General
- Kuper, Simon, Ajax, The Dutch, The War. Football in Europe during the Second World War, Orion Books, London (Translation of: Ajax, de Joden en Nederland ("Ajax, the Jews, The Netherlands)",[2] 2003, ISBN 0-7528-4274-9
- Lamming, Douglas (1985). A Who's Who of Grimsby Town AFC 1890-1985. Hutton Press. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
- Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
- Specific
- ^ "William Reynolds" (PDF). Croydon Common FC. Alan Futter. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- ^ Hardgras
External links
- El Bombín - Jack Reynolds, The Founder Of The ‘Ajax-Style’
- Ajax USA - 1915 - 1949: The Jack Reynolds Era
- electronicfishcake.com - The Jack Reynolds Story
Categories:
- 1881 births
- 1962 deaths
- English footballers
- Sportspeople from Manchester
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Burton United F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- FC St. Gallen managers
- AFC Ajax managers
- Blauw-Wit Amsterdam managers
- Netherlands national football team managers
- World War II civilian prisoners
- English expatriate football managers
- Association football wingers
- English expatriates in Switzerland