Dick Reynolds

This is the coach profile for Richard Sylvannus Reynolds (a.k.a. Dick Reynolds), born in Moonee Ponds, Victoria in 1915. He coached Essendon in the VFL/AFL, winning four premierships with Essendon (1942, 1946, 1949, 1950). He coached West Torrens in the SANFL. Reynolds also played for Essendon and Victoria.

Coach Details

Name: Richard Reynolds
Full Name: Richard Sylvannus Reynolds
Alias: Dick Reynolds
DOB: 20/06/1915
POB: Moonee Ponds, Victoria
DOD: 02/09/2002

Coach History

  • VFL/AFL History: (1939-1960) - 415 matches
  • SANFL History: (1961-1963) - 62 matches

Coach Accolades

  • VFL/AFL Accolades:
    • Essendon (1939-1960)
      • 415 matches coached for Essendon in the VFL/AFL
      • 1942, 1946, 1949, 1950 premierships won with Essendon in the VFL/AFL
  • SANFL Accolades:
    • West Torrens (1961-1963)
      • 62 matches coached for West Torrens in the SANFL

Season History

Season Premiership Team Matches Rounds
1939 VFL Season Essendon 10 R07-08, R11-18
1940 VFL Season Essendon 20 R01-18, SF, PF
1941 VFL Season Essendon 20 R01-10, R12-18, SF, PF, GF
1942 VFL Season Essendon 18 R01-06, R08-16, SF, PF, GF
1943 VFL Season Essendon 17 R01-08, R10-11, Q01-05, SF, GF
1944 VFL Season Essendon 13 R08-18, SF, PF
1945 VFL Season Essendon 19 R01-11, R13-20
1946 VFL Season Essendon 21 R01-13, R15-19, SF, SR, GF
1947 VFL Season Essendon 22 R01-19, SF, PF, GF
1948 VFL Season Essendon 22 R01-19, SF, GF, GR
1949 VFL Season Essendon 22 R01-19, SF, PF, GF
1950 VFL Season Essendon 20 R01-18, SF, GF
1951 VFL Season Essendon 21 R01-18, SF, PF, GF
1952 VFL Season Essendon 19 R01-19
1953 VFL Season Essendon 19 R01-18, SF
1954 VFL Season Essendon 18 R01-18
1955 VFL Season Essendon 19 R01-18, SF
1956 VFL Season Essendon 18 R01-18
1957 VFL Season Essendon 20 R01-18, SF, GF
1958 VFL Season Essendon 18 R01-18
1959 VFL Season Essendon 20 R01-11, R13-18, SF, PF, GF
1960 VFL Season Essendon 19 R01-18, SF
1961 SANFL Season West Torrens 20 R01-19, SF
1962 SANFL Season West Torrens 20 R01-19, SF
1963 SANFL Season West Torrens 22 R01-20, SF, PF

Relatives Details

Grandparents

  • James Thompson (b. 1828, d. 10/11/1897) - maternal grandfather
  • Anne Thompson (née Gardiner) (b. 16/06/1839, d. 13/05/1891) - maternal grandmother

Parents

  • William Meader Reynolds (b. 1886, d. 10/06/1940) - father
  • Mary James Reynolds (née Thompson) (b. 1885, d. 1941) - mother

Siblings

Other (Blood Relatives)

  • Doris Edna Oppy (née Watson) (b. 1895, d. 04/12/1967) - maternal cousin
  • Elizabeth Thorn Watson (née Thompson) (b. 1864, d. 1957) - maternal aunt

Distant (Blood Relatives)