John Cole Reedman (9 October 1865 – 29 March 1924[1]) was a leading Australian sportsman of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

He went on to join Hotham who were in the Adelaide Suburban Association (ASA) competition, and was a key member of the club's 1885 premiership side.

Just prior to the 1888 football season, Hotham changed their name to North Adelaide (no connection to the current club) and again Reedman was captain.

[3] To the end of 1907, West Adelaide had won only 23 and drawn 1 of the 145 SAFA matches they had played, and had been perennially close to or on the bottom of the ladder.

He died in the morning on 29 March 1924 aged 58 following an operation at a private hospital, after several years of ill-health, leaving a widow, three sons and a daughter.