Footballer, Born 1881 Jack Reynolds

He was the manager of Ajax from 1915 to 1925, 1928 to 1940, and 1945 to 1947. He was one of the pioneers of the Total Football system of playing, and is considered among the best managers the team has had, also influencing Rinus Michels, who made his debut as a player for Ajax under Reynolds. He also managed the Swiss side St Gallen.

Jack Reynolds

Personal information
Full name	John Reynolds
Date of birth	(1881-09-23)23 September 1881
Place of birth	Whitefield, England
Date of death	8 November 1962(1962-11-08) (aged 81)
Place of death	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1902	Manchester City	0	(0)
1903	Burton United	32	(3)
1904–1905	Grimsby Town	29	(3)
1905–1907	Sheffield Wednesday	2	(0)
1907–1908	Watford	27	(4)
1908–1911	New Brompton	108	(16)
	Rochdale
Managerial career
1912–1914	St. Gallen
1915–1925	Ajax
1919	Netherlands
1920	MVV
1925–1928	Blauw Wit
1927–1928	AFC
1928–1940	Ajax
1945–1947	Ajax
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Reynolds was born in Whitefield, now Greater Manchester, to Elisabeth Guinness and John Reynolds. He was married to Heintje Elze.

Reynolds' older brother Billy was also a footballer.

Ajax

• Netherlands Football League Championship: 1917–18, 1918–19, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1946–47
• KNVB Cup: 1916–17

General

• Kuper, Simon, Ajax, The Dutch, The War. Football in Europe during the Second World War, Orion Books, London (Translation of: Ajax, de Joden en Nederland ("Ajax, the Jews, The Netherlands)", 2003, ISBN 0-7528-4274-9
• Lamming, Douglas (1985). A Who's Who of Grimsby Town AFC 1890-1985. Hutton Press. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
• Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.

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