Willie Reid (footballer, born 1903)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Walkinshaw Reid | ||
Date of birth | 3 November 1903 | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland[1] | ||
Date of death | 1967 (aged 63–64) | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Ulster Rangers | ||
– | Bloomfield Olympic | ||
– | Queen's Island | ||
1923–1926 | Glentoran | ||
1926–1927 | Philadelphia Field Club | 27 | (0) |
1927–1930 | Bethlehem Steel | 86 | (5) |
1929 | New York Hungaria (loan) | 1 | (0) |
1930 | Willowfield | ||
1930–1937 | Heart of Midlothian | 134 | (2) |
1937–1938 | Hibernian | 8 | (0) |
1938 | Dundalk | 14 | (1) |
1939 | Distillery | ||
National team | |||
1926 | Irish League XI | 1 | (0) |
1930 | Ireland (IFA) | 1 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1946 | Ballymena United | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
William Walkinshaw Reid (3 November 1903 – 1967) was a footballer from Northern Ireland who played as a centre half.
Career[]
Club[]
Reid played for several clubs, most significantly Glentoran where he won the Irish League in the 1924–25 season and played in two Irish Cup finals,[1] Bethlehem Steel in the United States[2][3] (following a short initial spell in the country with Philadelphia Field Club)[4][5][6] where he won the American Soccer League in 1926–27 and the Eastern Soccer League in 1928–29 and 1929, and Heart of Midlothian in Scotland where he spent seven seasons and eventually captained the team.[7][8][1]
International[]
While with Glentoran, Reid was selected for the Irish League XI in 1926,[1] and while with Hearts he was capped once for Ireland in October 1930, a 5–1 defeat against England,[9][10] becoming the first serving player from the Edinburgh club to feature for a national team other than Scotland.[1]
Personal life[]
Reid had four older brothers who played football at a high level:[1][11] played for the Irish League XI,[12][13] Davy did likewise and spent seven years with Everton,[14] and [15] and [16] had six years as midfield teammates at New Brighton. All were born in Ayrshire before the family moved to Belfast in 1900,[1] and under eligibility rules of the time they could not play for Ireland due to their birthplace despite having lived there since they were small children; by contrast, Willie was born in Ulster so was eligible, although he was the only sibling who actually played in Scotland and was based there when he gained his Ireland cap.[10]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Willie Reid, Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats, 8 October 2007
- ^ Willie Reid, SoccerStats.us
- ^ Bethlehem Steel Soccer Team Biographies | William "Bill" Reid, Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club
- ^ Steel Soccer Team Ready For Phillies, The Globe-Times, 24 December 1926, via Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club
- ^ Soccer Team Buys Philadelphia Star, The Globe-Times, 12 January 1927, via Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club
- ^ M. Reid [sic], Stats Crew
- ^ (Hearts player) William Reid, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ Willie Reid, National Football Teams
- ^ a b Home International Championship 1930-31 (43rd) Match | England 5 Ireland 1, England Football Online
- ^ Residents of a house 137 in Hyndford Street (Pottinger (part of), Down) (1911 census), National Archives of Ireland
- ^ Jefferson: Robert William (Bob), Leeds United F.C. History
- ^ English League v Irish League 4-0 (Inter League: 16 October 1911), Play Up Liverpool
- ^ "David Reid". The Liverpool Post and Mercury. 24 February 1928. Retrieved 31 August 2020 – via Everton Independent Research Data.
- ^ Reid Max Image 2 New Brighton 1925, Vintage Footballers
- ^ Reid Jack Image 2 New Brighton 1925, Vintage Footballers
- 1903 births
- 1967 deaths
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Irish League representative players
- Association football central defenders
- Football managers from Northern Ireland
- Pre-1950 IFA international footballers
- People from Northern Ireland of Scottish descent
- Association footballers from Belfast
- Scottish Football League players
- NIFL Premiership players
- NIFL Premiership managers
- Ballymena F.C. managers
- Glentoran F.C. players
- Queen's Island F.C. players
- Willowfield F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- Lisburn Distillery F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Expatriate association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
- Expatriate association footballers from Northern Ireland
- American Soccer League (1921–1933) players
- Bethlehem Steel F.C. (1907–1930) players
- Philadelphia Field Club players
- New York Hungaria players
- Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States