Ron Reynolds
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Sidney Maurice Reynolds | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Haslemere, England | ||
| Date of death | 2 June 1999 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Haslemere, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1950 | Aldershot | 114 | (0) |
| 1950–1960 | Tottenham Hotspur | 86 | (0) |
| 1960–1963 | Southampton | 90 | (0) |
| Total | 290 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ronald Sidney Maurice Reynolds (2 June 1928 – 2 June 1999) was a goalkeeper whose career spanned nearly 20 years; he played 290 League games for three professional clubs, and for most of the 1950s played for Tottenham Hotspur, alongside his friend and tactical confidant, Danny Blanchflower.
Reynolds was born in Haslemere and started his career at Aldershot as a 17–year old in 1945.
While a 22-year-old goalkeeper with Aldershot, Reynolds wrote to Southampton asking for a trial but unfortunately Saints declined this offer and he instead went to White Hart Lane initially as the understudy to Ted Ditchburn.
During his spell at Tottenham, Portsmouth had tried to sign him, but Reynolds was considered too valuable to be released and it wasn't until ten years after he had first contacted Southampton that Ted Bates, beating the transfer deadline by 24 hours, bought him from Spurs for £10,000. Reynolds played 138 first team games for Tottenham Hotspur including 86 League matches, 9 F.A. Cup the rest being Friendly, Tour and Representative games.
Reynolds’ composure and experience became a vital ingredient as Southampton went on to lift the Division 3 championship at the end of the 1959–1960 season.
Reynolds was in goal in a memorable match on 5 December 1960, in the League Cup round 4 at home to Leeds United – he went off after 19 minutes, injured when diving bravely at the feet of the Leeds centre-forward, John McCole. He was replaced in goal by Cliff Huxford who conceded four goals; fortunately for Southampton, Derek Reeves scored all five goals for the home side, who ran out 5–4 victors.
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