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Brian Reeves

Real Name: Thomas Brian Reeves
Normal Position: Goalkeeper
Height: 5'11
Weight: 11st 10lbs
Born: 18/02/1939 (Skelmersdale)
Died: 19/04/2014 (Spain)

Brian Reeves was pushed into goalkeeping by his ambitious father but resented it and quite the game in his late teens. After playing for Skelmersdale Boys, he signed amateur forms for Everton and played in the clubs junior sides before packing up the game to concentrate on cycling, where he won several trophies in road races. It was in the RAF that Brian started playing football again and he travelled all over Africa with the Kenyan National team, collecting more than 20 International caps. He was recommended to Blackburn by Matt Woods and made several first team appearances before being transferred to Scunthorpe where Dick Duckworth was manager, He was about to join Oxford United when John Church persuaded him to come to Southport. He was a key member of the teams which reached the FA Cup 5th Round and won promotion to the Third Division. Calm and cool under pressure, clean in handling and adept in possession, he was one of the best keepers to play for the club in post-war football. In dispute over terms, he missed the first eleven games of 1968-69. He retired at the end of that season and, though he briefly re-signed in October 1969, his comeback plans were shattered when his employers objected. He did have a short spell at Formby around March 1970 but, after initially running a greengrocers in Birkdale he has now built up a highly successful insurance and investment business in Ainsdale.
Player Profile reproduced with Permission from:
The Sandgrounders: The Complete League History of Southport F. C., by Michael Braham and Geoff Wilde (Palatine Books, 1995). ISBN 978-1-874181-14-9

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Transfers

Season Date From To Value
1965/1966 20/07/1965 SCUNTHORPE UNITED Southport
1968/1969 20/05/1969 Southport UNATTACHED Retires


Player Match Stats


Statistics include the following competitions
Cambrian Cup, Conference League Cup, English Jubilee Fund, FA Cup , FA Trophy , Football League Cup, Lancashire Floodlit Trophy, Lancashire Junior Cup, Lancashire League Medal Competition, Lancashire Senior Cup, League, Liverpool Senior Cup, Northern Premier League Cup, Northern Premier League Shield, PLAY OFFS , President's Cup, President's Inter League, Third Division (North) Cup, Welsh Cup,

Season Apps Subs Goals
1965/1966 3900
1966/1967 4900
1967/1968 4000
1968/1969 3600
Total 164 0 0

Appearances & Goals

Games where player was named on the team sheet

Date Competition Venue Opponents Score
06/05/1969 League / D3H TORQUAY UNITED 2 - 2
02/05/1969 League / D3A SHREWSBURY TOWN 1 - 5
23/04/1969 League / D3H BRISTOL ROVERS 3 - 0
21/04/1969 League / D3A CREWE ALEXANDRA 3 - 3
18/04/1969 League / D3H OLDHAM ATHLETIC 3 - 1
14/04/1969 League / D3H LUTON TOWN 1 - 1
12/04/1969 League / D3A GILLINGHAM 0 - 0
08/04/1969 League / D3A LUTON TOWN 0 - 0
07/04/1969 League / D3H BARNSLEY 1 - 0
05/04/1969 League / D3H ROTHERHAM UNITED 0 - 0
01/04/1969 League / D3A WATFORD 0 - 1
29/03/1969 League / D3A BARROW 0 - 0
26/03/1969 League / D3H NORTHAMPTON TOWN 2 - 0
22/03/1969 League / D3A ORIENT 2 - 0
17/03/1969 League / D3H SHREWSBURY TOWN 5 - 0
14/03/1969 League / D3H TRANMERE ROVERS 2 - 2
11/03/1969 League / D3A NORTHAMPTON TOWN 0 - 1
08/03/1969 League / D3A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 0 - 4
03/03/1969 League / D3H WATFORD 1 - 1
24/01/1969 League / D3H HARTLEPOOL 3 - 0
18/01/1969 League / D3A READING 0 - 1
11/01/1969 League / D3H SWINDON TOWN 1 - 1
03/01/1969 Lancashire Senior Cup / 2H BARROW 0 - 1
28/09/1968 League / D3A ROTHERHAM UNITED 1 - 3
20/09/1968 League / D3H GILLINGHAM 4 - 2
17/09/1968 League / D3A BARNSLEY 1 - 2
14/09/1968 League / D3A OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1 - 0
06/09/1968 League / D3H BARROW 1 - 0
02/09/1968 Football League Cup / 2H NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 - 2
30/08/1968 League / D3H ORIENT 2 - 2
26/08/1968 League / D3A MANSFIELD TOWN 1 - 3
23/08/1968 League / D3A TRANMERE ROVERS 0 - 1
19/08/1968 Football League Cup / 1RA BARROW 3 - 1
17/08/1968 League / D3H BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2 - 3
14/08/1968 Football League Cup / 1H BARROW 2 - 2
10/08/1968 League / D3A TORQUAY UNITED 0 - 3
14/05/1968 Liverpool Senior CupH LIVERPOOL 1 - 4
11/05/1968 League / D3A OXFORD UNITED 0 - 1
09/05/1968 Liverpool Senior CupH TRANMERE ROVERS 3 - 0
06/05/1968 League / D3H SCUNTHORPE UNITED 1 - 1
03/05/1968 League / D3H GRIMSBY TOWN 0 - 1
27/04/1968 League / D3A TORQUAY UNITED 2 - 2
24/04/1968 League / D3A GRIMSBY TOWN 0 - 2
19/04/1968 League / D3H READING 2 - 1
16/04/1968 League / D3A WALSALL 1 - 1
15/04/1968 League / D3H WALSALL 2 - 0
13/04/1968 League / D3A SWINDON TOWN 3 - 3
05/04/1968 League / D3H SHREWSBURY TOWN 0 - 0
01/04/1968 League / D3H PETERBOROUGH UNITED 2 - 1
30/03/1968 League / D3A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 0 - 1
22/03/1968 League / D3H STOCKPORT COUNTY 4 - 3
15/03/1968 League / D3A TRANMERE ROVERS 2 - 0
09/03/1968 League / D3A PETERBOROUGH UNITED 0 - 1
01/03/1968 League / D3H ORIENT 0 - 0
24/02/1968 League / D3A NORTHAMPTON TOWN 1 - 1
16/02/1968 League / D3H OXFORD UNITED 1 - 0
10/02/1968 League / D3A BARROW 1 - 3
03/02/1968 League / D3H BRISTOL ROVERS 2 - 1
27/01/1968 FA Cup / 3H EVERTON 0 - 1
20/01/1968 League / D3A OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0 - 2
06/01/1968 FA Cup / 2H RUNCORN 4 - 2
30/12/1967 League / D3A BURY 2 - 3
26/12/1967 League / D3H BURY 2 - 2
23/12/1967 League / D3A WATFORD 1 - 0
16/12/1967 League / D3H MANSFIELD TOWN 3 - 1
09/12/1967 FA Cup / 1H LINCOLN CITY 3 - 1
02/12/1967 League / D3H TORQUAY UNITED 0 - 2
25/11/1967 League / D3A READING 1 - 1
18/11/1967 League / D3H SWINDON TOWN 1 - 1
13/11/1967 League / D3H GILLINGHAM 4 - 1
11/11/1967 League / D3A SHREWSBURY TOWN 2 - 3
04/11/1967 League / D3H BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 1 - 0
30/10/1967 League / D3A STOCKPORT COUNTY 3 - 4
23/10/1967 League / D3H BOURNEMOUTH 1 - 1
20/10/1967 League / D3H TRANMERE ROVERS 2 - 0
14/10/1967 League / D3A ORIENT 0 - 3
06/05/1967 League / D4H SOUTHEND UNITED 1 - 0
28/04/1967 League / D4A TRANMERE ROVERS 2 - 1
24/04/1967 League / D4H ROCHDALE 1 - 2
22/04/1967 League / D4H BRENTFORD 2 - 0
15/04/1967 League / D4A EXETER CITY 0 - 0
10/04/1967 League / D4A ROCHDALE 1 - 1
08/04/1967 League / D4H HARTLEPOOL 3 - 1
03/04/1967 League / D4A WREXHAM 1 - 1
01/04/1967 League / D4A HALIFAX TOWN 0 - 2
28/03/1967 League / D4A BRADFORD ( PARK AVENUE ) 0 - 0
27/03/1967 League / D4H BRADFORD ( PARK AVENUE ) 1 - 0
25/03/1967 League / D4H BRADFORD CITY 2 - 1
18/03/1967 League / D4A NEWPORT COUNTY 0 - 0
11/03/1967 League / D4H CHESTER (1885) 4 - 3
08/03/1967 League / D4A BRADFORD CITY 3 - 3
04/03/1967 League / D4H BARNSLEY 3 - 0
25/02/1967 League / D4A LUTON TOWN 0 - 0
18/02/1967 League / D4A CHESTER (1885) 1 - 2
11/02/1967 League / D4H STOCKPORT COUNTY 4 - 0
04/02/1967 League / D4A CHESTERFIELD 1 - 2
21/01/1967 League / D4H LINCOLN CITY 2 - 1
14/01/1967 League / D4A YORK CITY 0 - 2
31/12/1966 League / D4A CREWE ALEXANDRA 1 - 1
26/12/1966 League / D4H WREXHAM 1 - 0
17/12/1966 League / D4H PORT VALE 0 - 0
10/12/1966 League / D4A SOUTHEND UNITED 1 - 0
03/12/1966 League / D4H TRANMERE ROVERS 1 - 0
29/11/1966 Lancashire Senior Cup / 1 RH LIVERPOOL 3 - 2
26/11/1966 FA Cup / 1A BARNSLEY 1 - 2
19/11/1966 League / D4H EXETER CITY 1 - 1
12/11/1966 League / D4A HARTLEPOOL 1 - 1
05/11/1966 League / D4H HALIFAX TOWN 2 - 0
29/10/1966 League / D4A BRENTFORD 1 - 2
22/10/1966 League / D4H NEWPORT COUNTY 1 - 0
19/10/1966 League / D4A NOTTS COUNTY 1 - 0
15/10/1966 League / D4A BARNSLEY 0 - 0
10/10/1966 League / D4H BARROW 4 - 1
08/10/1966 League / D4H LUTON TOWN 4 - 1
30/09/1966 League / D4A STOCKPORT COUNTY 0 - 1
28/09/1966 League / D4A ALDERSHOT 1 - 4
24/09/1966 League / D4H CHESTERFIELD 1 - 2
19/09/1966 League / D4H NOTTS COUNTY 2 - 1
17/09/1966 League / D4A LINCOLN CITY 4 - 0
10/09/1966 League / D4H YORK CITY 2 - 0
05/09/1966 League / D4H ALDERSHOT 1 - 0
03/09/1966 League / D4A BARROW 2 - 2
26/08/1966 League / D4H CREWE ALEXANDRA 4 - 1
24/08/1966 Football League Cup / 1H WORKINGTON 0 - 1
20/08/1966 League / D4A PORT VALE 1 - 2
07/05/1966 League / D4H CHESTER (1885) 2 - 0
05/03/1966 FA Cup / 5A HULL CITY 0 - 2
28/02/1966 League / D4H WREXHAM 2 - 2
19/02/1966 League / D4H NOTTS COUNTY 1 - 0
12/02/1966 FA Cup / 4H CARDIFF CITY 2 - 0
05/02/1966 League / D4A DONCASTER ROVERS 1 - 1
29/01/1966 League / D4H HARTLEPOOL 4 - 1
25/01/1966 FA Cup / 3RA IPSWICH TOWN 3 - 2
22/01/1966 FA Cup / 3H IPSWICH TOWN 0 - 0
14/01/1966 League / D4A TRANMERE ROVERS 2 - 0
08/01/1966 League / D4H BRADFORD CITY 4 - 0
01/01/1966 League / D4A DARLINGTON 0 - 2
28/12/1965 League / D4A LUTON TOWN 0 - 2
27/12/1965 League / D4H LUTON TOWN 3 - 2
17/12/1965 League / D4H STOCKPORT COUNTY 2 - 0
13/12/1965 FA Cup / 2RA STOCKPORT COUNTY 2 - 0
11/12/1965 League / D4A CHESTER (1885) 0 - 1
04/12/1965 FA Cup / 2H STOCKPORT COUNTY 3 - 3
27/11/1965 League / D4A PORT VALE 1 - 4
22/11/1965 League / D4H ROCHDALE 4 - 0
20/11/1965 League / D4H CREWE ALEXANDRA 1 - 1
13/11/1965 FA Cup / 1H HALIFAX TOWN 2 - 0
30/10/1965 League / D4A COLCHESTER UNITED 0 - 0
25/10/1965 Lancashire Senior Cup / 1H BLACKPOOL 1 - 3
23/10/1965 League / D4H TRANMERE ROVERS 1 - 1
15/10/1965 League / D4A STOCKPORT COUNTY 2 - 2
08/10/1965 League / D4H DARLINGTON 1 - 1
05/10/1965 League / D4A ROCHDALE 0 - 3
02/10/1965 League / D4H NEWPORT COUNTY 2 - 0
25/09/1965 League / D4A ALDERSHOT 0 - 3
22/09/1965 League / D4A TORQUAY UNITED 1 - 1
17/09/1965 League / D4H BRADFORD ( PARK AVENUE ) 2 - 1
13/09/1965 League / D4A BARROW 3 - 3
11/09/1965 League / D4A WREXHAM 1 - 3
04/09/1965 League / D4A NOTTS COUNTY 2 - 1
01/09/1965 Football League Cup / 1A CREWE ALEXANDRA 0 - 2
28/08/1965 League / D4H DONCASTER ROVERS 2 - 1
23/08/1965 League / D4H BARROW 1 - 1
21/08/1965 League / D4A HARTLEPOOL 1 - 3

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