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MarekPivarnik
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Name: John "Jack" ReynoldsNickname: "Baldy" Country:  England/  Ireland
Club: Aston Villa F.C. 1893-1897
Position: *DMF (Optional WF, CB)
Side: RF/BS
Age: 24-28 years (21/02/1869)
Height: 166 cm
Weight: 78 kg
Attack: 73
Defence: 77
Balance: 82
Stamina: 80
Top Speed: 76
Acceleration: 74
Response: 79
Agility: 84
Dribble Accuracy: 83
Dribble Speed: 73
Short Pass Accuracy: 82
Short Pass Speed: 78
Long Pass Accuracy: 80
Long Pass Speed: 75
Shot Accuracy: 65
Shot Power: 85
Shot Technique: 60
Free Kick Accuracy: 66
Curling: 60
Header: 83
Jump: 81
Technique: 86
Aggression: 66
Mentality: 80
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 81
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 4
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 6
Consistency: 5
Growth type: Standard
CARDS:
S01 - Reaction
S02 - Passer
S04 - PK Taker
P05 - Trickster
P08 - Pinpoint Pass
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Tactical Dribling - Reaction - Passing - Penalties
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: BalancedInfo: 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. - A right-half of infinite variety - fast, able with both feet, skilled in heading, a sure shot and presenting a difficult obstacle to his opponents. He was capped eight time by England from 1892-1897, making Reynolds the only player ever to represent both England and Ireland, and indeed for and against both teams in a full international. He was regarded as one of the great names of the 1890s.
- The Irish FA clearly accepted that false identity – hence the five caps – and must have welcomed his versatility: his first game was at centre-half; in the second, he was a scoring outside-left. But his fourth appearance for Ireland, a 6-1 defeat by England at Molineux, put him on display to Football League clubs, with the result that he was very soon playing for West Brom as an Englishman called “Jack”, even if the fans were affectionately calling him “Baldy”.
- Known as ‘Baldy Reynolds‘, he compensated for his lack of speed by his vast experience and seemingly telepathic positional sense. However, his best days were behind him. He was a very much travelled man having played for countless teams, and he was nearing the end as it was. His body was likely physically exhausted by the time he arrived and Celtic was a step too far.
- After a 4-1 England victory, The Scottish Referee, said of Reynolds: “There was no cleverer half or better worker on the field. “Reynolds is a wonder for his inches.” Quote: Tony Matthews described Reynolds in his book, Who's Who of Aston Villa as "a marvellously competitive player, Reynolds mastered every trick in the book and, aided by some remarkable ball skills, his footwork was, at times, exceptionally brilliant."
A contemporary newspaper described Reynolds as: "A remarkably smart half-back. For his inches a perfect wonder. Knew every trick of the trade, and usually showed up well in big matches. Had a happy knack of scoring at critical moments." Quote: "A remarkably smart half-back. For his inches a perfect wonder. Knew every 'trick of the trade', and usually showed up well in big matches. Had a happy knack of scoring at critical moments. Something of a roamer, he had the unique distinction of representing both Ireland and England in International matches. Had an eye to the humorous side of football." Quote: “Today he is one of the cleverest half-backs in England and is fully entitled to rank as the evergreen. He learned his football in Belfast and in coming to England threw in his lot with West Bromwich Albion. He had a disagreement with the Throstles and threw in his lot with the Villa and has never had cause to regret the change . . . he is a safe tackler and a man who beats him must account himself really clever. His pet pastime is taking penalty kicks.” Quote: “John Reynolds was a genius; a great genius. I think he had as much genius for the game of football as any man that ever played . . . he was a magician with his head, and his back-heeling has never been excelled. He had dozens of tricks, too, little tricks that are indescribable . . . I really believe that he was the most stunning player I ever watched.
“John had a good rugged Irish face; to all intents and purposes he was an Irishman although it was quite true that he was born at Blackburn . . . I could tell you a page of yarns; some of the best would have to be left out. He was a splendid companion . . . Providence did not fashion him in the form of a hoarder of wealth.” Quote: "INTERNATIONAL'S SUDDEN END IN SHEFFIELD
"John Reynolds, in his day one of the greatest footballers in the country, died suddenly in Sheffield, on Monday, and a verdict of death from natural causes was brought in by a Sheffield Coroner's jury, yesterday. Reynolds was a native of Blackburn. He began his football career with Belfast Distillery club, who bought him out from the Army, but he made his name and fame with West Bromwich Albion and then with Aston Villa. He was a really great half-back, and was one of the famous Albion trio with Perry and Groves as companions. A wonderful tackler, his passes to the men in front of him were remarkably accurate. Reynolds held three English Cup medals, and had played in international games on nine occasions, three times for Ireland against England, and six times for England against Ireland, being one of the few men in football who have represented two countries in these contests. He was a member of the Villa team which won the League Championship and the English Cup in 1896-7. For some time before his death he had been living in Sheffield and working at a local colliery." Quote: About Jack Reynolds:
“A remarkably smart half-back. For his inches a perfect wonder. Knew every ‘trick of the trade’, and usually showed up well in big matches. Had a happy knack of scoring at critical moments. Something of a roamer, he had the unique distinction of representing both Ireland and England in International matches. Had an eye to the humorous side of football.”
(The Villa News and Record: September 1, 1906)
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Biondi
Joined: Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:45 pm
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very unusual stats and positions, this guy would have been intresting to be seen play
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MarekPivarnik
Joined: Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:40 pm
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Biondi wrote: very unusual stats and positions, this guy would have been intresting to be seen play According to the information I got from him and the information that ttt1009 gave me, he was one of the most technical midfielders in English football before the 19th century.
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