Michael "Mike" Reeves is a retired English footballer who played as a full back.

A left-footed player, he spent his entire professional career with Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth Argyle F.C.

Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...

, having joined from local non-league

Non-league football

Non-League football is football in England played at a level below that of the Premier League and The Football League. The term non-League was commonly used well before 1992 when the top football clubs in England all belonged to The Football League; all clubs who were not a part of The Football...

 club Saltash United

Saltash United F.C.

Saltash United Football Club is a football club based in Saltash, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. They were founding members of the South Western League in 1951 and won the title two times in their history...

 in 1960. He made his first team debut two years later, in November 1962 and was used sporadically over the next five seasons. He established himself as the clubs first choice left back towards the end of his career before departing in 1970. His successor was Colin Sullivan

Colin Sullivan (footballer)

Colin Sullivan is an English former footballer.He began his career at Plymouth Argyle, coming initially from the youth system and remained with the club until June 1974. He then moved to Norwich City, making his debut for the club on 17 August 1974 against Blackpool. He went on to appear in the...

, a player who was also born in Saltash, that Reeves recommended to the club. He then moved to South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

 to play for Germiston Callies

Germiston Callies F.C.

Germiston Callies was a South African football club based in Germiston. Founded by Scottish immigrants in 1906.The clubs original full name was Germiston Caledonian Society Amateur Football Club, the name was changed when the club turned professional in 1959...

, who were managed by Micky Lill.