Keith John Reames (19 February 1942 – 6 May 2008) was an English football manager and administrator who was chairman of Lincoln City from 1985 to 2000. He remains, to date, their longest-serving chairman; he also managed the club from 1998 to 2000.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keith John Reames | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Lincoln, England | ||
| Date of death | 6 May 2008 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Lincoln, England | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1998–2000 | Lincoln City | ||
Reames also held high positions within the Football Association (FA) and Football League during the 1990s (chairman of the FA Referees Committee and director of the Football League).[1]
Lincoln City
editAs chairman
editReames was chairman of Lincoln City for 15 years, from 1985 to 2000, and remains to date their longest-serving chairman.[1] After Lincoln City had sold their ground to the local council in 1982 for £225,000,[2] Reames bought it back from the council in 2000,[1] ensuring the existence and continuity of Lincoln City as a viable professional football club and business.[3][4]
Reames also oversaw the complete rebuilding of Sincil Bank, and guided Lincoln back to the Football League in 1988.[1] He was also responsible for appointing the first full-time black professional manager in the Football League in Keith Alexander (1993).
Upon resigning as chairman of Lincoln City in November 2000, Reames left £400,000 in trust for the club's future.[1]
As manager
editReames also managed Lincoln from November 1998 to March 2000, winning 25 out of 75 Football League games.[1] Reames' managerial achievements include winning the October 1999 Manager of the Month Award.[1]
Later career
editAfter leaving Lincoln, Reames was also chairman of Gainsborough Trinity, and managing director of Wrexham.[1]
Death
editReames died on 6 May 2008 from cancer. He left behind a wife Beth, sons Paul and Thomas, and daughters Kate, Sarah and Clare.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "John Reames". Lincoln City F.C. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
- ^ Ian and Donald Nannestad. Lincoln City: The Official History. Yore Publications. p. 63. ISBN 1-874427-47-X.
- ^ David Conn (30 November 2000). "Lincoln look to supporters for survival". The Independent. Retrieved 14 May 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "The Reames example". The York Press. 12 January 2002. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
- ^ "Ex-Lincoln chairman Reames dies". BBC. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
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