Alec Reid (footballer)

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Alec Reid
Personal information
Full name Alexander Laing Reid[1]
Date of birth 9 February 1897[2]
Place of birth West Calder, Scotland
Date of death 3 November 1969(1969-11-03) (aged 72)[2]
Place of death Preston, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[2]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Ashfield
1918–1920 Airdrieonians 69 (22)
1920–1925 Third Lanark 162 (44)
1925–1927 Aberdeen 68 (21)
1927–1933 Preston North End 193 (50)
1933 Blackpool 13 (1)
1933–1934 Chorley
1934–1935 Darwen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Alexander Laing Reid (9 February 1897 – 3 November 1969) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right for teams including Airdrieonians, Third Lanark, Aberdeen and Preston North End.[3]

He was Aberdeen's record signing when he joined in 1925, the club having money to spend from the recent sale of Alex Jackson.[2]

At representative level, Reid took part in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial[4] and was subsequently selected as a reserve for the Scotland v England international fixture, and was selected for the Glasgow FA's annual challenge match against Sheffield,[5] all taking place in 1922 while he was playing for Third Lanark, but this never led to a full cap.[3][2] He also joined the club's tour of South America in the summer of 1923.[6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ 'Highland Pride': La Plata, Argentina to Liverpool, England, 4 Aug 1923, UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, via Ancestry (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Alec Reid, AFC Heritage Trust
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Football | International Trial Match, The Glasgow Herald, 23 March 1922
  5. ^ Association Football | Inter-City Match At Firhill, The Glasgow Herald, 20 September 1922
  6. ^ Ciullini, Pablo. "Río de la Plata Trip of Third Lanark 1923". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  7. ^ Tommy McInally: Celtic's Bad Bhoy, David Potter; Black & White Publishing, 2009; ISBN 9781845025786


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