Bobby Reid (footballer, born 1911)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Reid[1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 February 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Hamilton, Scotland[1] | ||
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.[2] | ||
Place of death | Hamilton, Scotland[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Ferniegair Violet | |||
1929–1932 | Hamilton Academical | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1932–1936 | Hamilton Academical | 62 | (19) |
1936–1939 | Brentford | 103 | (34) |
1938–1946 | Sheffield United | 14 | (4) |
1946–1947 | Bury | 17 | (1) |
1947–1949 | Third Lanark | ||
Total | (5) | ||
International career | |||
1934 | Scottish League XI[3] | 2 | (0) |
1937–1938 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert "Bobby" Reid (19 February 1911 – 16 November 1987)[2] was a Scottish footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a winger. His best remembered for his time in the Football League with Brentford, for whom he made 109 appearances.[4] Reid earned the nickname 'The Flying Scotsman' for his performances down the wing for Hamilton Academical early in his career.[5]
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Playing career
Club career
Reid began his career in his native Scotland with Hamilton Academical, appearing for them in the 1935 Scottish Cup Final.[6] He moved to England in January 1936 to reunite with friend Dave McCulloch at Division One side Brentford.[5] A spell out following an appendicitis operation allowed Les Smith into the team, with whom Reid would battle for a place through the rest of his Bees career.[5] Reid later played for Sheffield United between 1938 and 1946, joining for a £6000 fee and scoring 4 goals in 14 league appearances.[5][7] Reid next spent a season with Bury, scoring 1 goal in 17 League appearances.[8] He saw out his career with a player-coach spell at Third Lanark.[4]
International career
Reid earned two caps for Scotland, making his debut in November 1937.[9]
Post-playing career
Reid served Bury, Third Lanark, Airdrieonians and former club Hamilton Academical as a physiotherapist, arriving back at Douglas Park in the late 1960s.[4] By the time of his death in November 1987, Reid was still with the Accies, working also as kit man.[4]
Personal life
Reid was awarded a Scottish PFA award for his long service to football.[5]
References
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- 1911 births
- 1987 deaths
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland international footballers
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- The Football League players
- Association football wingers
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. non-playing staff
- Bury F.C. non-playing staff
- Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) non-playing staff
- Third Lanark A.C. non-playing staff
- Third Lanark A.C. players
- People from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire