Craig Reid (footballer, born 1986) explained

Craig Reid
Birth Date:1986 2, df=y
Birth Place:Irvine, Scotland
Currentclub:Ardrossan Winton Rovers F.C.
Position:Right back / Centre-back
Youthclubs1:Ardrossan Winton Rovers Y.F.C.
Youthyears2:2002–2007
Youthclubs2:Celtic
Years1:2007–2008
Clubs1:Celtic
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2007–2008
Clubs2:Stirling Albion (loan)
Caps2:13
Goals2:0
Years3:2008–2012
Clubs3:Queen of the South
Caps3:113
Goals3:1
Years4:2012–2014
Clubs4:Greenock Morton
Caps4:48
Goals4:0
Years5:2014–2016
Clubs5:Motherwell
Caps5:34
Goals5:1
Years6:2015–2016
Clubs6:St Mirren (loan)
Caps6:6
Goals6:0
Years7:2016
Clubs7:Dunfermline Athletic
Caps7:12
Goals7:0
Years8:2016
Clubs8:Keflavík
Caps8:11
Goals8:0
Years9:2017
Clubs9:Peterhead
Caps9:11
Goals9:1
Years10:2017–2018
Clubs10:Ayr United
Caps10:30
Goals10:0
Years11:2018–2020
Clubs11:East Kilbride
Caps11:48
Goals11:9
Years12:2020–2021
Clubs12:Kelty Hearts
Caps12:30
Goals12:0
Years13:2021
Clubs13:Stenhousemuir
Caps13:1
Goals13:0
Years14:2021–2022
Clubs14:Darvel
Caps14:20
Goals14:1
Years15:2022-2024
Clubs15:Hurlford United
Caps15:38
Goals15:1
Nationalteam1:Scotland U17
Nationalteam2:Scotland U18
Nationalteam3:Scotland U19
Club-Update:13:00, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

Craig Reid (born 26 February 1986) is a Scottish footballer who plays as either an right back or centre-back for the Ardrossan Winton Rovers.

Early life

Craig attended Ardrossan Academy.

Club career

Celtic

Reid started his career as a youth player with Celtic from 2002 until 2007. Unfortunatey, he never made a first team appearance due to serious injuries, after signing from Ardrossan Winton Rovers.Y.F.C. Celtic loaned him out to Stirling Albion during the first half of the 2007–08 season to gain some first team experience. Reid played in 13 league matches during his time at Forthbank Stadium.

Queen of the South

Reid signed for Dumfries side Queen of the South in the January 2008 transfer window.[1] Queens progressed to the 2008 Scottish Cup final, but Reid was unable to play because he was cup-tied having played for Stirling Albion in a previous round of the competition. Reid played for the Palmerston club in both legs of the Uefa Cup Qualifiers against Danish side FC Nordsjælland.

Reid established himself in the first team of the Palmerston Park side during the 2009–10 season. He signed a new two-year contract extension with Queens on 23 April 2010.[2] Reid's first senior goal was the opener in the Challenge Cup semi final 2–1 win away at Peterhead on Saturday 9 October 2010 when he lashed home a loose ball inside the box.[3]

On 23 April 2011, before the home match versus Cowdenbeath, Davie Rae presented Reid with a trophy in recognition of his century of appearances for the first team.[4] Reid, however, did not complete the match due to receiving a red card.[5]

Greenock Morton

On 16 July 2012, Reid signed for Greenock Morton on a one-year deal.[6] His contract expired in May 2013. Reid played as a trialist on 24 July 2013 for Coventry City as they lost 2–0 to Fleetwood Town.[7] On 18 October 2013, Reid re-signed for Morton until January 2014.[8] He left the club upon expiry of his contract.

Motherwell

After training with the club during pre-season, Reid signed for Motherwell until the end of the season, on 21 February 2014.[9] Reid made a major contribution by scoring the winning goal, in injury time, of the final fixture of the season to secure second place ahead of rivals Aberdeen.[10] On 28 May 2014, he signed a new two-year contract with the club.[11] In October 2015, Reid signed an emergency three-month loan with St Mirren.[12] [13] He returned to Motherwell at the end of his loan on 2 January 2016.[14] [15]

Dunfermline Athletic

On 1 February 2016, Reid left Motherwell by mutual consent,[16] signing the following day for Scottish League One side Dunfermline Athletic until the end of the 2015–16 season.[17] Reid briefly played with and worked under Pars manager Allan Johnston whilst at Queen of the South.[18] After achieving promotion to the Scottish Championship, Reid was released at the end of the 2015–16 season having made 12 appearances for Dunfermline.[19]

Keflavík

In July 2016, Reid signed for Iceland First Division side Keflavík,[20] becoming the club's third Scottish signing of the 2016 season after Marc McAusland.[21] and Stuart Carswell[20] also joined the club. Reid left Keflavík at the end of the 2016 season after his contract with the club was not renewed.[22]

Return to Scotland

Reid returned to Scotland in March 2017, signing for Scottish League One side Peterhead until the end of the 2016–17 season.[23] Following the team's relegation to Scottish League Two, Reid was released by the club.[24] Reid subsequently signed for Ayr United in June 2017.[25] He helped them to a promotion in 2017–18, but was released at the end of the season.[26]

International career

Reid played at under-17, under-18 and under-19 level for Scotland.[27]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic2007–08Premier League0000000000
Stirling Albion (loan)2007–08Division One130100000140
Queen of the South2008–09Division One150000000150
2009–1032000302[28] 0370
2010–11320102000350
2011–12260303010330
Total10504080301200
Greenock Morton2012–13Division One300302010360
2013–14Championship90101000110
Total390403010470
Motherwell2013–14Premiership141000000141
2014–1520010102[29] 0240
2015–160000000000
Total341101020381
St Mirren (loan)2015–16Championship6000001070
Dunfermline Athletic2015–16League One120000000120
Keflavík20161. deild karla110000000110
Peterhead2016–17League One8100003[30] 0111
Ayr United2017–18League One260000040300
Career totals25721001201102903

Honours

Club

Celtic

Winner (2)

Dunfermline Athletic

2015–16[31]

Ayr United

2017–18

East Kilbride

2018–19

2018–19

Kelty Hearts

2019–20, 2020–21

Darvel

2021–22

Individual

Greenock Morton
Queen of the South

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reid joins Queens from Celtic . BBC Sport . 1 February 2008 .
  2. http://www.qosfc.com/HeadlineNews/ViewFullStory/tabid/151/selectmoduleid/498/ArticleID/1192/reftab/36/Default.aspx{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  3. http://live.qosstats.info/new_report.aspx?fixtureid=203 "Peterhead 1 – 2 Queen of the South" www.qosfc.com
  4. Web site: "Century up for Reid" www.qosfc.com 28 Apr 2011 . 28 April 2011 . 2 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402034603/http://qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=603 . dead .
  5. http://qosfc.com/new_report.aspx?fixtureid=168 "Queen Of The South 2 – 2 Cowdenbeath" www.qosfc.com 23 April 2011
  6. News: Three new players on the books. Greenock Telegraph. 16 July 2012. 16 July 2012. Jonathan. Mitchell.
  7. Web site: Trialists impressed tonight. Coventry City F.C.. 24 July 2013. 25 July 2013. Kieran. Crowley.
  8. Web site: Signing News – Craig Reid . Greenock Morton F.C. . 18 October 2013 . 18 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131019133746/http://gmfc.net/News/%26action%3Dfullnews%26id%3D1019 . 19 October 2013 .
  9. News: Motherwell sign Craig Reid. Motherwell F.C.. 21 February 2014. 21 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140224110607/http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2014/02/21/motherwell-sign-craig-reid/. 24 February 2014. dead.
  10. News: Motherwell clinch second spot from Dons. BBC. 11 May 2014. 11 May 2014.
  11. Web site: TV: Reid signs two-year deal. Motherwell F.C.. 28 May 2014. 28 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140528224856/http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2014/05/28/reid-signs-two-year-deal/. 28 May 2014. dead.
  12. Web site: Loan Signing: Craig Reid . 30 October 2015 . 30 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151030215603/http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=49048 . 30 October 2015 .
  13. News: St Mirren sign Craig Reid from Motherwell on emergency loan . The Herald . Herald & Times Group . 30 October 2015 . 31 October 2015 . Graeme . Macpherson.
  14. News: Post Match Quotes – Alex Rae (02/01/2016). St Mirren Official website. 2 January 2016. 2 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160106015837/http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=50861. 6 January 2016. dead.
  15. News: Luke Conlan and Craig Reid. St Mirren Official website. 5 January 2016. 5 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160105215756/http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=50967. 5 January 2016. dead.
  16. Web site: Defender Craig Reid departs. Motherwell F.C.. 1 February 2016. 1 February 2016.
  17. Web site: Craig Reid joins Dunfermline . dafc.co.uk . 2 February 2016 . 2 February 2016.
  18. Web site: Former Motherwell and Queen of the South defender Craig Reid joins Dunfermline Athletic until the end of the season . Ross . Hart . Dunfermline Press . 2 February 2016 . 25 February 2016.
  19. Web site: DAFC First team player update . Dunfermline Athletic FC . 31 May 2016 . 31 May 2016.
  20. Web site: Annar Skoti í Keflavík (Staðfest) . Icelandic . Another shot in Keflavik (AP) . 15 July 2016 . 22 July 2016.
  21. Web site: Keflavík fær skoskan leikmann (Staðfest) . Icelandic . Keflavik able Scottish player (Verified) . 1 March 2016 . 2 March 2016.
  22. Web site: Tveir Skotar fara frá Keflavík – Óvíst með Magnús Þóri . Icelandic . Two Scots go from Keflavik – Uncertain with Ásmundsson . 23 November 2016 . 2 December 2016.
  23. Web site: New signing out to aid Blue Toon after quitting Iceland . Glenn . Moir . Peterhead FC . 13 March 2017 . 6 April 2017.
  24. Web site: Peterhead sign winger Gibson as long-serving defender departs . Glenn . Moir . Peterhead FC . 8 June 2017 . 8 June 2017 . 2 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170802115111/http://www.peterheadfc.com/news/item/1827-peterhead-sign-gibson-but-release-long-serving-defender . dead .
  25. Web site: Ayr United sign experienced defender Craig Reid as Player of the Year Greg Fleming set to quit Somerset Park side . Mike . Wilson . Daily Record . Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd . 21 June 2017 . 24 June 2017.
  26. Web site: Players released . Ayr United FC . 1 May 2018 . 1 May 2018 . 2 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141531/http://www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk/players-released-5/ . dead .
  27. News: Craig Reid Q&A. gpfootball.com. 14 March 2013.
  28. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  29. Appearances in the Europa League
  30. Appearances in the League One play-offs
  31. Web site: Dunfermline 3 – 1 Brechin City . Brian . McLaughlin . BBC Sport . 26 March 2016 . 28 December 2016.