Martin Reagan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Martin Reagan | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 December 2016 (aged 92) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1946 | York Railway Institute | ||
| 1946–1947 | York City | 1 | (0) |
| 1947–1948 | Hull City | 18 | (1) |
| 1948–1951 | Middlesbrough | 24 | (4) |
| 1951–1952 | Shrewsbury Town | 58 | (9) |
| 1952–1954 | Portsmouth | 5 | (0) |
| 1954–1956 | Norwich City | 34 | (4) |
| 1956– | March Town United | ||
| Total | 140 | (18) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1979–1990 | England Women | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
|||
Charles Martin Reagan (12 May 1924 – 26 December 2016), known as Martin Reagan, was an English professional footballer and coach / manager. During his playing career, Reagan played in the Football League for York City, Hull City, Middlesbrough, Shrewsbury Town, Portsmouth and Norwich City. He later coached the England women's national football team. Prior to his football career Reagan served as a Staff Sgt Tank Commander in World War II.
From 1947-48 Reagan made 18 appearances for Hull, where he attracted the attention of Middlesbrough, in 1948 paid £5,000 to sign Reagan from Hull City. Over the next three years he scored four goals in 25 league and cup appearances, and is credited with scoring Middlesbrough’s 1000th league goal, before joining Shrewsbury Town. On New Year's Eve 1952 Portsmouth bought Reagan from Shrewsbury for £12,000 and played him in their next five matches. Reagan did not play for Portsmouth again but remained with the club until August 1954 when he joined Norwich City. After two years with Norwich, Reagan became player manager at March Town United in the Eastern Counties Football League.
Reagan was head coach of the England women's national football team from 1979 until 1990, and was in charge for 96 matches during his 11-year tenure. Reagan took England to the final of the 1984 European Competition for Women's Football, where they lost a two-legged tie to Sweden after a penalty shoot out at Kenilworth Road in Luton. Despite also winning the Mundialito (known as the little World Cup) twice in 1985 and 1988, the Women's Football Association (WFA) sacked Reagan in 1990 when a 6–1 UEFA Women's Euro 1991 quarter final aggregate defeat by Germany cost England a place at the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup.
...
Wikipedia