Kevin Reeves
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kevin Philip Reeves[1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 October 1957 | ||
Place of birth | Burley, Hampshire, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Everton (Head Scout) | ||
Youth career | |||
AFC Bournemouth | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1977 | AFC Bournemouth | 63 | (20) |
1977–1980 | Norwich City | 119 | (37) |
1980–1983 | Manchester City | 130 | (34) |
1983–1984 | Burnley | 21 | (12) |
Total | 370 | (103) | |
International career | |||
1978–1980 | England U21 | 10 | (2) |
1979–1981 |
England B | 3 | (0) |
1979–1980 | England | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kevin Philip Reeves (born 20 October 1957) is an English
Career
Reeves was born in Burley, Hampshire, and started his career as an apprentice with AFC Bournemouth. He made his League debut in the 1974–75 season,[2] and played 63 games before John Bond signed him for Norwich City in January 1977 for a fee of £50,000.[3] After 133 games and 42 goals in all competitions, he earned Norwich their first £1 million fee[4] when he was transferred to Manchester City in March 1980 for £1.25m.[3] Reeves scored 39 goals from 158 appearances in all competitions, including a penalty in City's defeat at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur in the 1981 FA Cup final replay.[5] He subsequently played for Burnley, continuing his trend of playing under John Bond, but was forced to retire from the professional game at the age of 26 because of a hip injury.[3]
He also made ten appearances for
Reeves later coached under Bond at Burnley and
References
- ^ a b "Kevin Reeves". Englandstats.com. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Birmingham City : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ a b c d Culley, Jon (23 November 1993). "Where are they now?: Kevin Reeves". The Independent. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Canary Centenary: Great Players 7". Norwich Evening News. 2002. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ Redshaw, David. "Kevin Reeves Manchester City FC". Football Heroes. Sporting Heroes Collections. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archivedfrom the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Kevin Reeves". Swansea City A.F.C. 1 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Kevin Reeves, Chief Scout". Wigan Athletic F.C. 16 July 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
External links
- Kevin Reeves at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Stats, biography and photo at Sporting Heroes