I am trying to trace my Great grandfather and only know he used to play Pro Football in the UK in the early 1900's
2007-01-01 19:37:25 · 4 answers · asked by afcbmatt 1 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
What was his first name ? Any ideas which club or area even ?
2007-01-01 19:46:37 · answer #1 · answered by chillipope 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Affiliated: Hannans District Football Association (HDFA) 1896-1900; ... star Clarrie Reynolds was a star for the club in the early .
Sport UK. Gallery of football photos ... Page 2 of 1900 ... Celtic's Zurawski tackles Motherwell's Reynolds (REUTERS) ...
'King Dick' as he was known was one of football's archetypal gentlemen - a much needed antithesis to the likes of Don 'Mopsy' Fraser, Leigh Matthews, David Granger and 'Mad Mal' Brown. At 179cm and 82.5kg he was tall and quite heavily built for a rover and seldom came off second best in the physical exchanges. He was a fine high mark and possessed of supreme balance and ball handling ability, and although not the greatest kick he was dangerous near goals averaging well over a goal a game over the course of a 19 season, 320 game VFL career.
Later in that career Reynolds developed into an excellent half forward flank/ruck-rover type who went a long way towards defining that role for future generations. Extreme fairness coupled with an indefatigable brilliance ensured that 'King Dick' attracted a significant amount of attention - of the right sort - from the men in white: he was one of just 2 Victorians (and indeed only 4 players in total) to win 3 Brownlow Medals, polling a career total of 154 votes (8th on the all time list). He was also the quintessential team man and leader, captain-coaching the Dons to 2 premierships, and skippering the Big V in 6 of his 19 interstate appearances. His leadership qualities remained in evidence after his retirement as a player as he guided Essendon to 2 further flags.
Further information about Dick Reynolds' career can be found in the entry on Essendon.
The Gold Standard and the International Monetary System 1900–1930. (1987). ... Association Football and English Society, 1863–1915 (1980). R. McKibbin ...Tommy Reynolds'
im trying.
2007-01-02 01:55:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
iirc there was a very good (international) player called Albert Reynolds around this time
2007-01-01 20:28:56 · answer #3 · answered by igorolman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Reynolds_(football_manager)
2007-01-01 21:24:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋