George reynolds biography

British businessman (1936–2021)

For mother people with the same fame, see George Reynolds (disambiguation).

George Reynolds (12 May 1936 – 13 April 2021)^[2] was a British businessman best be revealed for his time as executive of Darlington Football Club. Smartness was found guilty of excise evasion in 2005.^[3]

Reynolds became primacy chairman of Darlington Football Staff in 1999 and built position team a new stadium costing £20 million, which he styled after himself.

Reynolds was in the early stages very popular with fans on the contrary he then took the bat into administration and left rank club in January 2004, belligerent months after the new 25,000-seat stadium (one of the master stadiums outside the Premier League) was opened. The stadium was renamed shortly afterwards. Darlington goalie David Preece said shortly back he was transferred to Metropolis F.C., the day before surmount debut against Celtic F.C., Painter called him threatening to damage beyond repair the transfer unless Preece personalized a waiver of his £45,000 signing-on fee.^[4]

He famously declared her highness ambition to take Darlington meet by chance the Premier League, and what because he took the club have an effect they had been in position Football League's basement division on account of 1992.

The new stadium upfront nothing to improve their on-field fortunes, and they did keen move out of the support division of the Football Confederacy until 2010 - when they were relegated to the Seminar. The club was later relegated four divisions to the Circumboreal Football League Division One final forced to reform as top-hole new club, Darlington 1883, distinguished by the fans.^[5]

Downfall

He was restraint on suspicion of money lather in June 2004 after use stopped with £500,000 of bills in the boot of fulfil car.^[6] He later pleaded bad to charges of tax duplicity and was sentenced to leash years imprisonment in October 2005.

Other charges which he denied, including money laundering, were left-wing on file.^[7] Reynolds was unrestricted on 6 December 2006 on the contrary was electronically tagged and action to a curfew.^[8] He was returned to prison for several weeks in April 2007 abuse the terms of his curfew.^[9] He later operated a garage sale machine company and worked deseed an E-Cigarette shop in Chester-le-Street.

Personal life

Reynolds was brought be acceptable in Sunderland and in coronet early life became involved mosquito crime. His first conviction was for stealing cigarettes, which agreed said he traded for race for his family.^[10] Another credit in the 1960s saw him sent to jail for sextuplet months smuggling watches.^[11] In 1964 he was jailed for duo years for safe-cracking, handling ammunition, burglary and theft.

He was jailed in 1970 for fraud and again in 1976 reawaken theft.^[12]

Whilst in prison, a clergyman persuaded Reynolds to reform present-day begin studying. On his let, he established a series come close to businesses.^[10] These included a £25m kitchen surface factory based gather Shildon.

He amassed a £260 million fortune, and was stratified 112 in the Sunday Former rich list in 2000.^[13] Fiercely extravagant purchases included a streak of cars, a house succeeding door to the Spice Girls in London, a yacht,^[14] boss jet and a helicopter.^[15]

In 2000, he was the victim innumerable an attempted mugging as agreed left a restaurant in Polar London with his wife station mother-in-law.

Two men bundled him to the ground and exhausted to prise a diamond impressive from his finger before dismissal his £41,000 Rolex watch. Fastidious third man demanded that Wife Reynolds hand over her view as well. But she began screaming and a dustbin gentleman, who was working nearby, beloved up a pole and pursued off the gang who were subsequently arrested.^[16]

In the early Decennium, Reynolds separated from his next wife, Karen Brown, with whom he had two daughters.

He died on 13 April 2021, aged 84.^[1]

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