Ray Reeves

{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Use British English|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Ray Reeves |fullname = Raymond Henry Ernest Reeves<ref name="Hugman">{{hugman|16492|accessdate=13 May 2019}}</ref> |birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|8|12|df=y}} |birth_place = Reading, England |death_date = {{death date and age|2007|11|30|1931|8|12|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman" /> |death_place = Caversham, England |position = Left back |youthyears1=1947–1952 |youthclubs1=Reading |years1 =1952–1961 |clubs1 = Reading |caps1 =284 |goals1 =28 |years2 =1961–1962 |clubs2 = Brentford |caps2 =5 |goals2 =0 |years3 = |clubs3 = Dover |caps3 = |goals3 = |years4 = |clubs4 = Burton Albion |caps4 = |goals4 = |years5 = |clubs5 = Valley Sports |caps5 = |goals5 = |nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 =England Youth }}

'''Raymond Henry Ernest''' '''Reeves''' (12 August 1931 – 30 November 2007) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Reading and Brentford as a left back.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |date=2006 |publisher=Yore Publications |isbn=978-0955294914 |location=Harefield |page=132}}</ref> He holds legend status amongst the Reading supporters and made 317 appearances for the club.<ref name="getreading">{{Cite news |date=14 December 2007 |title=Farewell to an old legend |work=getreading.co.uk |url=http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/farewell-to-an-old-legend-4256142 |accessdate=9 November 2016}}</ref> He holds the Reading club record for penalties scored, with 22.<ref name="getreading" />

== Personal life == Reeves had three sons.<ref name="getreading" /> He began his time with Reading as a groundsman and after his retirement from football, became the Co-op dairy's Southern Regional Manager.<ref name="getreading" />

== Career statistics == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |FA Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |Brentford |1961–62<ref>{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |page=386}}</ref> |Third Division |5 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |5 |0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !5 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !5 !0 |}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reeves, Ray}} Category:1931 births Category:2007 deaths Category:Footballers from Reading, Berkshire Category:English men's footballers Category:England men's youth international footballers Category:Men's association football central defenders Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:Reading F.C. players Category:Brentford F.C. players Category:Dover F.C. players Category:Burton Albion F.C. players Category:Rugby Town F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Southern Football League players Category:Reading F.C. non-playing staff Category:20th-century English sportsmen