Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. John "Jack" Reynolds (23 September 1881 in Manchester, England 8 November 1962 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) was an English football manager and player. He was the manager of Ajax Amsterdam from 1915 1925, 1928 1940, and 1945-1947. He was one of the pioneers of the Total Football system of playing and is considered to be among the best managers the team has had. He was also the manager of the Swiss side St. Gallen.ohn "Jack" Reynolds (23 September 1881 in Manchester, England 8 November 1962 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) was an English football manager and player. He was the manager of Ajax Amsterdam from 1915 1925, 1928 1940, and 1945-1947. He was one of the pioneers of the Total Football system of playing and is considered to be among the best managers the team has had. He was also the manager of the Swiss side St. Gallen.