Eddie Reeve

Eddie Reeve
Personal information
Full name	Edward Gordon Reeve
Date of birth	3 December 1947 (age 76)
Place of birth	Hounslow, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1964–1965	Brentford
Senior career*
Years	Team
1965–1968	Brentford
	→ Lincoln City (loan)
1968	Los Angeles Wolves
1969–1976	Hillingdon Borough
1976–1977	Enfield
1977–1979	Hillingdon Borough
	Hounslow
	Woking
Managerial career
	Hounslow
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Gordon Reeve (born 3 December 1947) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Brentford. He later managed Hounslow in non-League football.

Playing career[edit]

Brentford[edit]

Reeve began his career in the youth team at Third Division club Brentford.^[2] Just over a week after turning 18, he made his debut for the club in a 2–0 defeat to Mansfield Town on 11 December 1965.^[3] A disastrous 1965–66 season saw the Bees relegated to the Fourth Division for 1966–67 and Reeve broke through into the team, making 22 appearances.^[3] Due to financial problems at Brentford causing the reserve team to be folded, Reeve departed to gain further experience at fellow Fourth Division club Lincoln City,^[2] but failed to make an appearance.^[1] He made just two appearances during the 1967–68 season before his departure.^[3] Reeve made 26 appearances in all competitions for Brentford.^[2]

Los Angeles Wolves[edit]

Reeve moved to the United States in 1968 to join Los Angeles Wolves for the inaugural season of the North American Soccer League.^[4]

Non-League football[edit]

Reeve returned to England in 1969 and played in non-League football for Hillingdon Borough, Enfield, Hounslow and Woking.^[2]^[5] He was awarded a testimonial by Hillingdon Borough in 1975.^[6]

Managerial career[edit]

Reeve managed Southern League South Division club Hounslow in the early 1980s.^[2]

Personal life[edit]

Reeve's brother Geoff was also a footballer and signed a schoolboy contract with Brentford in September 1966.^[7]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1965–66^[3]	Third Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1966–67^[3]	Fourth Division	20	0	1	0	1	0	22	0
	1967–68^[3]	Fourth Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		24	0	1	0	1	0	26	0
Los Angeles Wolves	1968^[4]	North American Soccer League	28	3	—		—		28	3
Career total			52	3	1	0	1	0	54	3

Honours[edit]

Enfield

Isthmian League First Division: 1976–77

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Eddie Reeve". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 132. ISBN 978-0955294914.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 388–389. ISBN 0951526200.
^ ^a ^b "Edward Reeves". NASL Soccer North American Soccer League Players, Photos, and Statistics. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
^ Street, Tim (26 July 2011). "Hounslow boss was sacked in dugout during game". getwestlondon. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ "salee". Pmfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
^ "Big Brother's Watching You!". Middlesex County Times. 30 September 1966.

[Hugman-1] "Eddie Reeve". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

[Timeless-2] Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 132. ISBN 978-0955294914.

[White-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 388–389. ISBN 0951526200.

[NASL-4] "Edward Reeves". NASL Soccer North American Soccer League Players, Photos, and Statistics. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

[5] Street, Tim (26 July 2011). "Hounslow boss was sacked in dugout during game". getwestlondon. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[6] "salee". Pmfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2014.

[7] "Big Brother's Watching You!". Middlesex County Times. 30 September 1966.

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