Richard Reynolds was an English professional footballer (soccer player) whose career ran from the mid sixtiesCareer starts to the mid seventiesand ends. Born in Looe on 15 February 1948 ”Rothmans Football Year Book,1970-71” Peskett,R/Williams,T: Harpenden, QAP,1970 ISBN 0362000719 Reynolds won three England Youth capsHe played in a 3-0 victory against Spain and defeats against France(1-2) and Czechoslovakia in the spring of 1966- AFS DataBase whilst with his first club Plymouth Argyle], for whom he mde his debut in an tie against [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County early in 1965Details of debut. In all Reynolds was to make over 100 appearances for The Pilgrims"The PFA Premier League and Football League Players’ Records 1946-98” Hugman,B: Harpenden, Queen Anne Press, 1998 ISBN 1852915854 (and had a loan spell at YeovilRoaring success at the Huish)before moving to Portsmouth in the 1971 close season. He was to prove such a popular player that in 1972 he was awarded the title of Pompey’s Player of the Year "Pompey: The History of Portsmouth Football Club" Cooper,M/ Neasom,M/ Robinson,D: Portsmouth, Milestone Publications, 1984 ISBN 0903852500. Other strikers came and went ”Portsmouth, from Tindall to Ball” Farmery, C: Southend-on-Sea, Desert Island Books, 1999 ISBN 1874287252during a turbulent era at the club but Reynolds played on until the disastrous relegation season of 1975/76- his last game being in a humiliating 3-0 home F.A. Cup defeat by Charlton Article Poor pitiful punchless Pompey by Mike Neasom in The News (Portsmouth) 28 January 1976. He later had spells as player-manager of non league Chichester and Petersfield.
