Billy Reid (footballer, born 1963) explained

Billy Reid
Fullname:William Reid
Birth Date:1963 7, df=y
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Currentclub:jobless
Youthclubs1:Ashfield
Youthclubs2:Petershill
Years1:1984–1989
Clubs1:Queen of the South
Caps1:159
Goals1:22
Years2:1989–1991
Clubs2:Clyde
Caps2:67
Goals2:1
Years3:1991–1994
Clubs3:Hamilton Academical
Caps3:102
Goals3:7
Years4:1994–1995
Clubs4:Stirling Albion
Caps4:16
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:344
Totalgoals:30
Manageryears1:2002
Managerclubs1:Clyde (caretaker)
Manageryears2:2004–2005
Manageryears3:2005–2013
Managerclubs3:Hamilton Academical
Manageryears4:2013–2018

William Reid (born 18 July 1963) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who recently was assistant manager to Graham Potter at Chelsea.

Reid played for Queen of the South, Clyde, Hamilton Academical and Stirling Albion during the 1980s and 1990s. After a spell as caretaker manager of Clyde in 2002, he was appointed manager in 2004. After one season as Clyde manager, Reid was appointed manager of Hamilton. The club won promotion to the Scottish Premier League in 2008, when Reid also won the PFA Scotland Manager of the Year award. Despite being relegated in 2011, Reid continued as Hamilton manager until April 2013. In November 2013, he moved to Swedish club Östersund as an assistant coach.

Playing career

In his playing days Reid started off at Dumfries club, Queen of the South where he was signed by Nobby Clark.[1] Reid was later remembered by teammate Tommy Bryce as one of the best players at the club.[1] The three were part of Queen's 1985–86 Scottish Second Division promotion success. It was at Queens where Reid gave his longest service as a player.

Reid then played for Clyde and Hamilton Academical before finishing his career with Stirling Albion. He worked as a printer while playing part-time.[2]

Coaching career

Clyde

Reid began his managerial career in 2002 with a caretaker appointment at a club he had played for, Scottish First Division club Clyde. This was in between the departure of Allan Maitland and the appointment of Alan Kernaghan. He took over the Bully Wee on a permanent basis in July 2004 following Kernaghan's two-year spell in charge. Reid took the club to third place in the 2004–05 Scottish First Division in his only season in charge.[2]

Hamilton Academical

Reid then became manager at a club competing in the same division as Clyde and another which he had previously served as a player, Hamilton Academical, taking over from Allan Maitland, also a former Clyde boss. Working under owner Ronnie MacDonald,[3] he took the Accies to the 2007–08 Scottish First Division title earning promotion to the Scottish Premier League. He won that season's PFA Scotland Manager of the Year award.

After leading Hamilton to an impressive seventh-place finish in the Scottish Premier League in 2009–10, Reid was linked with a move to a number of clubs[4] including Swansea City, but rejected their approach claiming to have unfinished business with Hamilton.[5] [6] Hamilton were relegated from the top flight in 2011.[7] Reid left Hamilton by mutual consent on 3 April 2013, after more than seven years in the job.[8]

Östersund

Despite being linked to the manager's job at Morton, Reid became assistant manager at Östersund in November 2013 to Graham Potter.[9] [10] At the end of his second year in Sweden Östersund were runners-up in the 2015 Superettan earning promotion to the top flight. In 2017 they finished fifth in the league and won the 2016–17 Svenska Cupen. This earned a place in the 2nd qualification round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League in which they eliminated Galatasaray. They also eliminated PAOK before finishing second in the group behind Athletic Bilbao eliminating Zorya Luhansk and Hertha BSC. They were knocked out in the next round by Arsène Wenger's Arsenal 4–2 on aggregate.[10]

Swansea City

Reid was appointed assistant manager at Swansea City on 11 June 2018, again working with Graham Potter.[11] Swansea finished in 10th place in their first season back in the Championship after relegation from the Premier League.[12] The Swans made the quarter final of the FA Cup controversially losing to Manchester City.[13]

Brighton & Hove Albion

Potter was appointed as the new Brighton & Hove Albion manager on 20 May 2019 where Reid, coach Bjorn Hamberg and head of recruitment Kyle Macaulay moved to the Sussex club alongside Potter.[14] Reid was set to take charge of Brighton's away fixture at Leicester City on 23 January 2022, due to Potter testing positive for Covid–19. However, Reid himself later tested positive meaning first team coach Björn Hamberg had to take charge of the 1–1 draw.[15] [16]

Chelsea

In September 2022,[17] Reid moved to Chelsea from Brighton as Potter's assistant coach,[18] along with attacking coach Bruno Saltor Grau, defensive coach Bjorn Hamberg, and goalkeeping coach Ben Roberts.[19] Just over 6 months in, after a sustained run of poor results, Reid left Chelsea along with Potter.[20] [21]

Personal life

His son, Billy Jnr, was also a footballer, who played for Clyde.

Managerial statistics

TeamFromToRecord
width=40Gwidth=40Wwidth=40Dwidth=40Lwidth=50Win %
Clyde (caretaker)8 February 20023 March 2002312033.3
Clyde9 July 20042 June 20054420131145.5
Hamilton Academical2 June 20053 April 20133431298313137.6
Total3901509814238.5

Honours

Player

Queen of the South

Manager

Hamilton Academical

Assistant manager

Östersund

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: QosFC: Queens Legends.
  2. Web site: Reporter David Friel talks to Clyde manager Billy Reid. Kirkintilloch Herald. 23 March 2005. 27 July 2018.
  3. Web site: Hamilton chairman Ronnie MacDonald on why he rates Billy Reid as the top manager in the SPL. Daily Record. 12 February 2009. 28 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Accies boss Billy Reid in frame for Leicester City hotseat. Craig. Swan. 28 June 2010.
  5. News: BBC Sport - Football - Hamilton Accies boss Billy Reid explains Swansea snub. 13 July 2010 .
  6. Web site: Billy Reid: I snubbed Swansea hotseat to finish my work at Hamilton. Scott. McDermott. 12 July 2010.
  7. News: BBC Sport - Football - St Johnstone 1-0 Hamilton. 10 May 2011 .
  8. Web site: Manager Billy Reid leaves Hamilton Academical by mutual consent.
  9. News: Han blir ÖFK:s nya tränare. OP. sv. 27 November 2013. 29 November 2013. Martin. Nilsson.
  10. News: Swedish success story leaves Billy on the brink of the big time . Stewart . Fisher . The Herald . 24 August 2017 . 24 August 2017.
  11. News: Graham Potter named new Swansea City manager . BBC Sport . 11 June 2018 . 11 June 2018.
  12. News: Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Swansea City . BBC Sport . 5 May 2019 . 5 May 2019.
  13. News: Swansea City 2–3 Manchester City . BBC Sport . 16 March 2019 . 16 March 2019.
  14. News: Graham Potter appointed new Brighton manager after leaving Swansea . BBC Sport . 20 May 2019 . 20 May 2019.
  15. Web site: Potter on - BBC Sport. 21 January 2022. 23 January 2022. BBC Sport.
  16. Web site: Leicester 1-1 Brighton: Danny Welbeck header earns Seagulls a draw - BBC Sport. 23 January 2022. 23 January 2022. BBC Sport.
  17. Web site: Graham Potter's Chelsea staff: The actor, the ex-supermarket manager, the Brighton icon . https://archive.today/20220929085211/https://theathletic.com/3590233/2022/09/29/graham-potter-chelsea-backroom-staff/ . 29 September 2022 . Naylor . Andy . The Athletic.
  18. Web site: Billy Reid Profile . https://archive.today/20230228113946/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/profile/billy-reid . 28 February 2023 . 9 Feb 2023 . Chelsea FC.
  19. Web site: Introducing Graham Potter's Chelsea backroom staff . 14 Sep 2023 . https://archive.today/20220914152034/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/introducing-graham-potters-chelsea-backroom-staff . 14 September 2022 . Chelsea FC.
  20. Web site: Chelsea: 'Difficult 24 hours' after Graham Potter sacking - Bruno Saltor . 3 Apr 2023 . 6 April 2023 . https://archive.today/20230406182618/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65165891 . .
  21. Web site: Chelsea exit for Graham Potter assistant Billy Reid but rest of coaching staff staying put for now . 3 Apr 2023 . 6 April 2023 . https://archive.today/20230406182646/https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-news-potter-sacked-reid-bruno-b1071778.html . . Flood . George . Nizaar . Kinsella .