- Alex Reid (footballer)
Football player infobox| playername= Alex Reid
fullname = Alexander Reid
nickname =
dateofbirth =1947-03-02
cityofbirth =Glasgow
countryofbirth =Scotland
dateofdeath = 1998
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =Canada
height =
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position =Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1964–1968
1968–1971
1971–1973
1973
1973–1976
1976–1977
1977
clubs = Rangers
Dundee United
Newcastle United
→ Morton (loan)
Morton
Dundee United
Ayr United
Career
caps(goals) = 003 0(2)
099 (11)
023 0(0)
007 0(1)
065 (13)
011 0(3)
002 0(0)
210 (30)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =Alexander Reid (
2 March 1947 —) was a Scottish footballer whose career as amidfielder extended from 1964 (Rangers) to 1977 (Ayr United).A native of
Glasgow , Alex Reid began his professional career with hometown club Rangers, but left after making only three league appearances at senior level. Joining Dundee United in 1968, Reid's performances against Newcastle United in the 1969 Fair Cup won him a somewhat-delayed move toTyneside in 1971,cite web|url=http://www.khscott.org.uk/nufc/template_player.php?pid=622|title=Player Profile...Alex Reid|publisher=khscott.org.uk/nufc|date=2008-02-15 ] although he returned to Scotland eighteen months later with Morton. Three seasons later, Reid returned to Dundee United before finishing his career with a couple of appearances for Ayr United.After retiring in 1977 due to injury, Reid moved to
Canada cite web|url=http://www.nufc.com/2007-08html/where-r.html|title=Where Are They Now? (R)|dateaccessed=2008-03-06 |publisher=nufc.com] where he died in the year of his 51st birthday.cite web|url=http://www.nufc.com/2007-08html/unlikely.html|title= Whatever happened to ? ...the unlikely lads |dateaccessed=2008-03-06 |publisher=nufc.com]References
External links
* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/alexreid.htm Independent profile]
Persondata
NAME=Reid, Alexander
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=2 March ,1947
PLACE OF BIRTH=Glasgow ,Scotland
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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