William Reid (footballer)

Football manager infobox
playername = Willie Reid


fullname = William Reid
height = height|ft=5|in=8
nickname =
dateofbirth = 1884
cityofbirth = Glasgow
countryofbirth = Scotland
dateofdeath = 1966
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
position = Striker (Retired)
years = 1903-1906
1906-1907
1907-1908
1909
1909-1920
1920-1922
clubs = Morton Third Lanark Motherwell Portsmouth
Rangers Albion Rovers
caps(goals) = 000 0(19)

000 0(32)

217 (188)
000 0(36)
nationalyears = 1911-1914
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 009 00(4)
manageryears = 1920-1931
1931-1934
managerclubs = Albion Rovers
Dundee United

William Reid (1884 – 1966) was a Scottish international footballer and manager, who played as a striker.

Career

Born in the Glasgow suburb of Baillieston,cite book | last = Lamming | first = Douglas | title = A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who’s Who, 1872-1986 | format = Hardback | publisher = Hutton Press | year = 1987 | id = (ISBN 0-907033-47-4) ] Reid began his senior career in 1903 with Morton, whom he joined from Baillieston Thistle. He scored nineteen league goals in two seasons with the "Ton", earning a move to Third Lanark in April 1906 and playing in their Scottish Cup final defeat to Hearts later that month. A transfer to Motherwell followed, where he scored 32 times in just over a year before a brief sojourn in England with Portsmouth.

Reid returned to Scotland in April 1909 when signed by Rangers, where - during his eleven seasons at Ibrox - he won three league titles. He was the club's top scorer for six consecutive seasons, between 1910 and 1916, and also served his country during the First World War as a Gunner in the Royal Field Artillery 52nd Lowland Division. He received all his caps for Scottish national side while with the Ibrox side, making his debut in a 2-2 draw with Wales in 1911 an earning his last cap against England three years later.

In 1920 Reid moved to Albion Rovers as player-manager, where he finished his playing career with 36 league goals for the club. He held the role of secretary/manager with the "Wee Rovers" before becoming Dundee United manager in 1931. Reid was unable to keep United up following their promotion and left in 1934 with the club in financial trouble. It was his final post in senior football.cite web|url=http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?pg=300|title=Dundee United A - Z ( R )|publisher=Dundee United FC website]

Reid remains the fourth top goalscorer of all-time in the Scottish top flight with 275 goals, fifteen ahead of Ally McCoist.cite web|url=http://www.scottishleague.net/archive/archive113.htm|title= All-time Top 10 scorers|publisher=ScottishLeague.net] Of these goals, 188 were scored during his time at Rangers.

Honours

* sport honours|Scottish First Division|3|1910-11, 1911-12, 1912-13
* sport honours|Scottish First Division Top goalscorer|2|1910-11, 1911-12

References

ee also

* List of top goalscorers#Scotland

External links

*SFA Profile|id=113526|name=Willie Reid