Tommy Reynolds

Thomas Reynolds (2 October 1922 – March 1998) was an English footballer who played for Sunderland and Darlington in the Football League as a winger.

Tommy Reynolds
Personal information
Full name Thomas Reynolds[1]
Date of birth (1922-10-02)2 October 1922
Place of birth Felling, England
Date of death March 1998 (1998-04) (aged 75)
Place of death Gateshead, England
Position(s) Left Wing
Youth career
Felling Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1953 Sunderland 167 (18)
1953–1954 King's Lynn
1954–1956 Darlington 43 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

He joined Sunderland from youth club Felling Juniors,[2] and made his debut against Charlton Athletic on 11 September 1946 in a 5–0 defeat at The Valley.[3] Raised in the North East, he raced his own greyhounds at the local dog track.[4] He left Sunderland for King's Lynn,[3] after spending from 1946 until 1953 at the club, scoring 18 goals with 167 league appearances.[5]

He then made 43 league appearances for Darlington.[3]

He also managed a number of pubs, notably the North Moor in Sunderland, now demolished, and The Bush in the Hendon area of the town.

References

  1. "Tommy Reynolds". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. "Tommy Reynolds". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  3. "Charlton Athletic 5-0 Sunderland". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  4. "Tommy Reynolds". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  5. "Tommy Reynolds". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
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