Andy Reece (born 5 September 1962) is an English footballer.
Reece, a midfielder, joined
Bristol Rovers from Dudley Town in 1987.
He would become a central figure in the team which won promotion to the Second Division in 1990 and remained there for three seasons. He later joined
Hereford United. After joining the police force he was player/manager of
Midland Combination
The Midland Football Combination was an English football league covering parts of the West Midlands. It comprised five divisions, a Premier Division, Divisions One and Two and two Reserves Divisions. The league was one of three official feeder le ...
side West Midlands Police.
Reece was born in
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury ( , also ) is a market town, civil parish, and the county town of Shropshire, England, on the River Severn, north-west of London; at the 2021 census, it had a population of 76,782. The town's name can be pronounced as either 'Sh ...
on 5 September 1962. He started his career as a midfielder at
Worcester City
Worcester City Football Club is an English football club based in Worcester, Worcestershire. The club play in the Midland Football League, the ninth tier of English football. Established in 1902, the club play at Claines Lane.
Worcester City ...
before joining
Willenhall Town who were competing in the
Southern League Premier Division
The Southern League is a men's football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from the South and Midlands of England. Together with the Isthmian League and the Northern Premier League it forms levels seven and eight of the English foot ...
for 1985/86 season..
He joined
Dudley Town from August 1986 until August 1987, when he signed for Bristol Rovers from Dudley Town in 1987. He would become a central figure in the team which won promotion to the Second Division in 1990 and remained there for three seasons.
He had loan spells at
Walsall from November 1992 to May 1993 and from August 1993 to November 1993. He later joined Hereford United in November 1993, and was there until the end of the 1994/95 season.
After joining the police force he was player/manager of Midland Combination side West Midlands Police for seven years from the 1995/96 season. .
July 2002 he joined Grosvenor Park as player / manager.
Re joined West Midlands Police as player / assistant manager
Reece was due to run the reserve side at
Coleshill Town but he quit in July 2011 to join
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side Daventry Town as assistant manager.
July 2012 - Daventry Town manager Mark Kinsella left the Evo-Stik Southern League Division One Central club, along with assistant Andy Reece and facilities manager Jason Lee.
The decision was made by chairman Iain Humphrey as part of a cost-cutting exercise.
September 2012 - Andy Reece was due to take over as
Coleshill Town manager but took a position as a scout for
Northampton Town.
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Living people
1962 births
English footballers
Bristol Rovers F.C. players
Hereford United F.C. players
Association football midfielders
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