Paul Reaney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Reaney | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Fulham, London, England | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1962–1964 | Leeds United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1978 | Leeds United | 558 | (6) |
| 1978–1980 | Bradford City | 38 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Newcastle KB United | 53 | (0) |
| Total | 649 | (6) | |
| National team | |||
| 1968–1971 | England | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Paul Reaney (born 22 October 1944, in Fulham, London) is a former footballer for Leeds United, Bradford City and England, primarily as a right sided full-back.
He moved to the West Riding of Yorkshire from London as a child and left school at 15. He was briefly a car mechanic before Don Revie signed him for Leeds as an apprentice. Reaney made his professional debut shortly before his 18th birthday, and went on to make 35 League appearances in his first season, and was part of the team which won the Second Division in 1964.
In the 1964–65 season, Reaney missed just one League game, and scored the first of his League goals as Leeds challenged for both the League championship and FA Cup; however, Leeds lost out on both trophies, with Manchester United winning the title, whilst Liverpool won the FA Cup.
Reaney quickly earned a reputation as a fiercely competitive, disciplined defender, capable of closing out the most talented of attackers—George Best rated Reaney as one of the two best defenders he played against.
In 1967–68 Leeds won the League Cup and the Fairs Cup, and in 1968–69 they won the League championship. Leeds progressed in 1969–70 towards a "treble" of League championship, FA Cup and European Cup, but a broken leg suffered in a game against West Ham United meant that he missed the run-in to the end of the season—a factor that contributed to Leeds missing out on all three trophies. In addition, the broken leg meant that Reaney missed the summer's World Cup in Mexico.
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