Geordie Reid Explained

Geordie Reid
Birth Date:30 January 1882
Birth Place:Paisley, Scotland
Death Place:Paisley, Scotland
Position:Forward
Years1:1902–1905
Clubs1:St Mirren
Caps1:24
Goals1:7
Years2:1905–1908
Clubs2:Middlesbrough
Caps2:24
Goals2:6
Years3:1908
Clubs3:Bradford Park Avenue
Caps3:5
Goals3:0
Years4:1908–1911
Clubs4:Brentford
Caps4:102
Goals4:58
Years5:1911–1913
Clubs5:Clyde
Caps5:19
Goals5:7
Years6:1913–1914
Clubs6:Johnstone
Caps6:11
Goals6:3
Years7:1914–1915
Clubs7:Clydebank
Caps7:19
Goals7:6
Nationalyears1:1910
Nationalteam1:Southern League XI
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:2

George T. Reid (30 January 1882 – 8 September 1960) was a Scottish professional football inside left and centre forward who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough and Bradford Park Avenue.[1] He is best remembered for his time in the Southern League with Brentford, for whom he scored 58 goals in 102 league appearances.[2] He represented the Southern League XI and scored in victories over the Scottish League XI and the Football League XI in 1910.

Personal life

Reid was married and had two sons.[3]

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueNational CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Mirren1902–03[4] Scottish League Division One100010
1903–0415410164
1904–058333116
Total247432810
Middlesbrough1905–06[5] First Division24620266
Brentford1908–09[6] Southern League First Division24182418
1909–103915224117
1910–113521103621
1911–124343
Total102583210560
Clyde1911–12Scottish League Division One 410041
1912–1315663219
Total197632510
Johnstone1913–14Scottish League Division Two11310123
Clydebank1914–15Scottish League Division Two196196
Career total1998716821595

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 242.
  2. Book: Haynes, Graham . A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia . 1998 . Yore Publications . 1-874427-57-7 . 119.
  3. Web site: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription . search.livesofthefirstworldwar.org . 28 January 2016.
  4. Book: Litster, John . Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . PM Publications . Norwich.
  5. Web site: George T Reid . 11v11.com . 19 December 2016.
  6. Book: 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC . 1989 . 0951526200 . White . Eric . 360–361.