Arthur Brayley Reynolds (30 May 1935 – 4 September 2023) was a Welsh professional footballer.[1]

Brayley Reynolds
Personal information
Full name Arthur Brayley Reynolds
Date of birth (1935-05-30)30 May 1935
Place of birth Blackwood, Wales
Date of death

(2023-09-04)4 September 2023

(aged 88)
Place of death Blackwood, Wales
Position(s) Centre-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1959 Cardiff City 55 (14)
1959–1965 Swansea Town 151 (57)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Blackwood, Reynolds began his career playing for Lovell's Athletic, where his performances persuaded Cardiff City to sign him for a fee of £2,500. After impressing in the club's reserve side, he was handed his Football League debut in October 1956 during a 4–1 defeat to Leeds United. He went on to make over 50 appearances for the side but was unable to establish himself as a first team regular due to a series of injuries. In May 1959 he left to join South Wales rivals Swansea Town for £6,000, scoring 16 goals in all competitions during his first season at the Vetch Field.[2]

During the 1961–62 season, Reynolds scored his highest goal tally in a season with 18 in all competitions and finished as the club's top scorer for a second time two years later, during the 1963–64 season. He spent 6 years at the club before moving into non-league football in 1965.[2]

After football

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After retiring from football, Reynolds worked at the Penallta Colliery, near Hengoed.[3]

Reynolds was also a keen cricketer and played for Blackwood Town for many years, captaining the team's 2nd XI in 1980.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Swansea City saddened to learn of passing of Brayley Reynolds | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 160. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  3. ^ "Past players". Swanseacity.net. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Past Captains". btcc-cricket.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2010.