Reginald Weaver (footballer)

Reginald Weaver
Personal information
Full name Reginald William Weaver[1]
Date of birth (1905-09-14)14 September 1905
Place of birth Radstock, England
Date of death 16 July 1970(1970-07-16) (aged 64)
Place of death Gloucester, England
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Llanhilleth United
Newport County
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1929–1932 Chelsea 20 (8)
1932–1933 Bradford City 8 (3)
1933–1934 Chesterfield 11 (2)
Newport County
Bath City
Gloucester City
Total 39+ (13+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Reginald William Weaver (14 September 1905 – 16 July 1970) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right.

Career

Born in Radstock,[2] Weaver spent his early career with Llanhilleth United, Newport County, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea.[3] At Chelsea he scored 8 goals in 20 league appearances between 1929 and 1932.[4] He signed for Bradford City from Chelsea in June 1932,[2] and scored 3 goals in 8 league appearances for the club, scoring 1 goal,[5] before moving to Chesterfield in March 1933.[2] At Chesterfield he scored 2 goals in 11 games in the 1933–34 season before returning to Newport County.[1] He later played for Bath City and Gloucester City.[3] He died in Gloucester on 16 July 1970.[1]

Sources

  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

  1. ^ a b c Basson, Stuart (18 February 2010). "Football League players, 1921 to 2009". Chesterfield F.C. Archived from the original (Excel spreadsheet) on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Frost, p. 409
  3. ^ a b Reginald Weaver at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Profile". Stamford-Bridge.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  5. ^ Frost, p. 389


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