James_Reid_(footballer,_born_1890)

James Reid (footballer, born 1890)

James Reid (footballer, born 1890)

Scottish footballer


James Greig Reid (1 May 1890 – 22 April 1938)[1][2] was a Scottish footballer who played for Lincoln City, Airdrieonians and Clydebank.[1][3]

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While playing as a centre forward for Airdrie, he finished as the top scorer in Scottish Football League Division One in the 1912–13 and 1913–14 seasons;[4] he converted to an outside right after World War I to accommodate the emerging Hughie Gallacher, and was on the wing in the team that won the Scottish Cup in 1924;[5] the Diamonds were also runners-up in Division One four consecutive times in that period.[6]

Reid was selected three times for the Scotland national team[7] (plus two further unofficial wartime internationals) and also played for the Scottish Football League XI, scoring six times in five appearances[8] (and another in a wartime fundraising match).[9]


References

  1. (Smith 2013, p. 242)
  2. Death of Famous Footballer, The Glasgow Herald, 23 April 1938 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
  3. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. The Cup Final | Airdrieonians' First Success, The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1924
  5. Greatest XI: Right Midfielder, Airdrieonians FC, 5 March 2016
  6. (SFL player) James Greig Reid, London Hearts Supporters Club
  7. Association Football. Belgian Refugees' Fund, The Glasgow Herald, 17 May 1915



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