James Reid (footballer, born 1890)
James Greig Reid (1 May 1890 – 22 April 1938)[1][2] was a Scottish footballer who played for Lincoln City, Airdrieonians and Clydebank.[1][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Greig Reid | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Peebles, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 22 April 1938 (aged 47) | ||
| Place of death | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Peebles Rovers | ||
| 1909–1910 | Partick Thistle | 3 | (0) |
| 1910–1912 | Lincoln City | ||
| 1912–1927 | Airdrieonians | 351 | (120) |
| 1927–1928 | Clydebank | 26 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1912–1919 | Scottish League XI | 5 | (6) |
| 1914–1924 | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
| 1915 | SFL XI (wartime) | 1 | (1) |
| 1916–1919 | Scotland (wartime) | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
While playing as a centre forward for Airdrie, he finished as the top scorer in Scottish Football League Division One in the 1912–13 and 1913–14 seasons;[4] he converted to an outside right after World War I to accommodate the emerging Hughie Gallacher, and was on the wing in the team that won the Scottish Cup in 1924;[5] the Diamonds were also runners-up in Division One four consecutive times in that period.[6]
Reid was selected three times for the Scotland national team[7] (plus two further unofficial wartime internationals) and also played for the Scottish Football League XI, scoring six times in five appearances[8] (and another in a wartime fundraising match).[9]
References Edit
- ^ a b (Smith 2013, p. 242)
- ^ Death of Famous Footballer, The Glasgow Herald, 23 April 1938 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Scotland – List of Topscorers, RSSSF, 20 June 2019
- ^ The Cup Final | Airdrieonians' First Success, The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1924
- ^ Greatest XI: Right Midfielder, Airdrieonians FC, 5 March 2016
- ^ (Scotland player, including unofficial) James Reid, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ (SFL player) James Greig Reid, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Association Football. Belgian Refugees' Fund, The Glasgow Herald, 17 May 1915
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
External links Edit
- James Reid at the Scottish Football Association