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12 Facts About Dave Reeves

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David Reeves was born on 19 November 1967 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward from 1986 to 2009.

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Dave Reeves played in the Football League for many clubs, including making more than 100 appearances for each of Chesterfield, Bolton Wanderers and Carlisle United.

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Dave Reeves briefly held the assistant manager's position at Gainsborough Trinity prior to retiring from playing.

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Dave Reeves was drafted into the first team squad at Sheffield Wednesday in 1986 aged 18.

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Dave Reeves played just under 20 first team games for The Owls while at the club between 1986 and 1989 and while at Hillsborough he spent time on loan with Scunthorpe United.

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Dave Reeves stayed at Burnden Park until 1993 when he moved briefly to Notts County before a move to Carlisle United.

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Dave Reeves went on to play for Preston North End, Chesterfield, Oldham Athletic and Scarborough before ending his career playing for Gainsborough Trinity.

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Dave Reeves later took up the position of Assistant Manager.

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Dave Reeves remained the club's Assistant Manager until late August 2009.

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Dave Reeves's twin brother Alan was a professional footballer, most notably with Rochdale, Wimbledon and Swindon Town.

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Dave Reeves was encouraged by his auntie Mary Burgess and uncle David Burgess to keep his football up from the young age of seven when they placed him in a local football club.

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Dave Reeves is married to Julie and has a daughter Jessica.