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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Jack_Reynolds.jpg) Reynolds with Aston Villa in 1897 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Reynolds | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1869 | ||
| Place of birth | Blackburn, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 March 1917 (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Witton | |||
| 1884–1885 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 1886 | Blackburn Park Road | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1886–1889 | East Lancashire Regiment | ||
| 1888–1890 | Distillery | ||
| 1890–1891 | Ulster | ||
| 1891–1892 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | (2) |
| 1892 | Droitwich Town | ||
| 1892–1893 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | (1) |
| 1893–1897 | Aston Villa | 96 | (17) |
| 1897 | Celtic | 4 | (1) |
| 1898 | Southampton | 2 | (0) |
| 1898–1899 | Bristol St George | ||
| 1899–1902 | Royston F.C. (Yorkshire) | ||
| 1902–1903 | Grafton F.C. (New Zealand) | ||
| 1903 | Stockport County | 1 | (0) |
| 1904–1905 | Willesden Town | ||
| International career | |||
| 1890–1891 | Ireland | 5 | (1) |
| 1892–1897 | England | 8 | (2) |
| 1890s | English League XI | 4 | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Reynolds (21 February 1869 – 12 March 1917)[2] was a footballer who played for, among others, West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa and Celtic. He was the first player to represent both Ireland and England internationally.
Reynolds won the FA Cup with West Bromwich Albion in 1892 and was a prominent member of the successful Aston Villa team of the 1890s, winning three English League titles and two FA Cups, including a double in 1897.
As an international he played five times for Ireland before it emerged that he was actually English and he subsequently played eight times for England. He is the only player to score for and against England (barring own goals) and was the only player to play for both Ireland and England until Declan Rice did so 120 years later.[3]
- ^ Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. p. 191. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
- ^ "England players: Jack Reynolds". englandfootballonline. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ Walker, Michael (9 March 2019). "Before Declan Rice, only one man had played for Ireland and England". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 September 2020.