Arthur Reeves was an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 association football manager at Stoke

Stoke City F.C.

Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...

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Career

When Reeves took the job in 1891 he knew he had a lot of work to do as Stoke finished the 1891-1892 season next to bottom of the First Division. But after some hard work and a lot of effort on Reeves part the players responded and at the end of the 1892-1893 season Stoke finished in mid-table.

Reeves brought in a number of local players and some players from Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 during his time at Stoke and this method worked well for Reeves however in 1895 he was replaced by Bill Rowley

Bill Rowley

William Spencer "Bill" Rowley was an English footballer who played as goalkeeper for Stoke in the 1880s and 1890s, also making two appearances for England...

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Career statistics

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Stoke Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...	January 1892	May 1895	96	37	14	45