David Reeves (born 19 November 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward from 1986 to 2009.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Reeves | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | (2) |
| 1986 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 4 | (2) |
| 1987 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 6 | (4) |
| 1987 | → Burnley (loan) | 16 | (8) |
| 1989–1993 | Bolton Wanderers | 134 | (46) |
| 1993 | Notts County | 13 | (6) |
| 1993–1996 | Carlisle United | 127 | (47) |
| 1996–1997 | Preston North End | 47 | (33) |
| 1997–2002 | Chesterfield | 168 | (46) |
| 2001–2002 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2002 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | (3) |
| 2002 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 16 | (25) |
| 2002–2004 | Chesterfield | 55 | (11) |
| 2004–2005 | Ards | (2) | |
| 2005 | Scarborough | 10 | (4) |
| 2005–2008 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| Total | 616 | (217) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Gainsborough Trinity (assistant manager) | ||
| 2009 | Gainsborough Trinity (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played in the Football League for many clubs, including making more than 100 appearances for each of Chesterfield, Bolton Wanderers and Carlisle United. He briefly held the assistant manager's position at Gainsborough Trinity prior to retiring from playing.
Playing career
editReeves was drafted into the first team squad at Sheffield Wednesday in 1986 aged 18. He played just under 20 first team games for The Owls while at the club between 1986 and 1989 and while at Hillsborough he spent time on loan with Scunthorpe United.
He transferred to non-league side Heswall, where he stayed for one season, while there he re-joined Scunthorpe on loan and also spent time at Turf Moor with Burnley before joining Bolton Wanderers in 1989 for £80,000. Reeves stayed at Burnden Park until 1993 when he moved briefly to Notts County before a move to Carlisle United. Reeves went on to play for Preston North End, Chesterfield, Oldham Athletic[1] and Scarborough before ending his career playing for Gainsborough Trinity.
Coaching career
editUpon retiring from the game Reeves took up a position on the coaching staff at former club Gainsborough Trinity. He later took up the position of Assistant Manager. Reeves remained the club's Assistant Manager until late August 2009. Following the dismissal of manager Steve Charles, Reeves and coach Steve Blatherwick were given temporary charge of first team affairs in a caretaker role. But after one game in charge, Reeves and Blatherwick departed the club.
Personal life
editHis twin brother Alan was also a professional footballer, most notably with Rochdale, Wimbledon and Swindon Town. Dave was encouraged by his auntie Mary Burgess and uncle David Burgess to keep his football up from the young age of seven when they placed him in a local football club. He is married to Julie and has a daughter Jessica.
Honours
editCarlisle United
- Football League Trophy runner-up: 1994–95[2]
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Oldham seal Reeves deal". Manchester Evening News. 8 January 2002. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
- ^ Haylett, Trevor (24 April 1995). "Fry's delight as Carlisle succumb to sudden death". The Independent. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 150.
- ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 150.
External links
edit- David Reeves at Soccerbase
