James Reid (footballer, born 1879) explained

James Reid
Fullname:James Reid
Birth Date:18 November 1879
Birth Place:Bellshill, Scotland
Death Place:Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Position:Inside-forward
Youthclubs1:Petershill
Years1:1898–1899
Clubs1:Hibernian
Caps1:7
Goals1:3
Years2:1899–1900
Clubs2:Port Vale
Caps2:17
Goals2:2
Years3:1900–1901
Caps3:13
Goals3:5
Years4:1901–1902
Clubs4:Gainsborough Trinity
Caps4:31
Goals4:6
Years5:1902–1903
Clubs5:Worksop Town
Years6:1903–1905
Clubs6:Notts County
Caps6:16
Goals6:2
Years7:1905–1906
Clubs7:Watford
Caps7:19
Goals7:7
Years8:1906–190x
Caps8:36
Goals8:20
Years9:190x–1908
Clubs9:Reading
Caps9:10
Goals9:6
Years10:1908–1910
Clubs10:New Brompton
Caps10:20
Goals10:6
Totalcaps:170+
Totalgoals:55+

James Reid (born 18 November 1879 – 1976) was a Scottish footballer. An inside-forward, he played for Petershill, Hibernian, Port Vale, West Ham United, Gainsborough Trinity, Worksop Town, Notts County, Watford, Tottenham Hotspur, Reading, and New Brompton. He played in the Scottish Football League First Division, the Football League (both the First Division and Second Division), the Southern League, the Midland League, and the Western League.

Career

Reid played his early football with Petershill, before moving on to First Division club Hibernian. He made his scoring debut for "Hibs" on 3 September 1898, in a 4–1 win at Partick Thistle.[1] He went on to score three goals in eight league and cup appearances in 1898–99.[1]

Reid left Easter Road and moved south of the border to sign with Second Division side Port Vale in July 1899.[2] He scored his first goal in the Football League in a 1–0 win over Walsall at Fellows Park on 21 October.[2] He scored five goals in 25 appearances in the 1899–1900 season before coming down with an injury in December 1899.[2]

He left the Athletic Ground in the summer to join Arnold Hills's young West Ham United side. He scored five goals in 13 Southern League games in the 1900–01 season.[3] In 1901, he joined Gainsborough Trinity, who would finish bottom of the Second Division in 1901–02. He moved on to Worksop Town of the Midland League, and then signed with Notts County in May 1903. The "Magpies" finished 13th in the First Division in 1903–04, and then last in 1904–05.

Reid joined Southern League side Watford in 1905 and finished as the club's top-scorer in 1905–06 with 15 league and cup goals, including a run of scoring in six consecutive games.[4] He joined Tottenham Hotspur of the Western League in 1906, and finished as the club's top-scorer in 1906–07 with 21 goals. He later represented Southern League clubs Reading and New Brompton. He married a woman from Gainsborough and went on to work at a factory in the town.[4]

Career statistics

Source:[1] [5]

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hibernian1898–99Scottish Division One731083
Burslem Port Vale1899–1900Second Division17241213
West Ham United1900–01Southern League First Division13560195
Gainsborough Trinity1901–02Second Division31810328
Notts County1903–04First Division500050
1904–05First Division11210122
Total16210172

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reid, James. fitbastats.com. 19 September 2012.
  2. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 247. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.
  3. Web site: West Ham United James Reid . Spartacus Educational . 17 May 2009.
  4. Web site: Profile . watfordfcarchive.com . 26 August 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150822115515/http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/players/MergedplayersQR.pdf . 22 August 2015 .
  5. Web site: James Reid. westhamstats.info. 24 April 2018.