Geordie Reid

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Geordie Reid
Personal information
Full name George T Reid[1]
Date of birth 30 January 1882[1]
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Date of death 8 September 1960(1960-09-08) (aged 78)
Place of death Paisley, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1905 St Mirren 24 (7)
1905–1908 Middlesbrough 24 (6)
1908 Bradford Park Avenue 5 (0)
1908–1911 Brentford 102 (58)
1911–1913 Clyde 19 (7)
1913–1914 Johnstone 11 (3)
1914–1915 Clydebank 19 (6)
International career
1910 Southern League XI 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[3]

Personal life[edit]

Reid was married and had two sons.[4][failed verification]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Mirren 1902–03[5] Scottish League Division One 1 0 0 0 1 0
1903–04[5] 15 4 1 0 16 4
1904–05[5] 8 3 3 3 11 6
Total 24 7 4 3 28 10
Middlesbrough 1905–06[6] First Division 24 6 2 0 26 6
Brentford 1908–09[7] Southern League First Division 24 18 24 18
1909–10[7] 39 15 2 2 41 17
1910–11[7] 35 21 1 0 36 21
1911–12[7] 4 3 4 3
Total 102 58 3 2 105 60
Clyde 1911–12[5] Scottish League Division One 4 1 0 0 4 1
1912–13[5] 15 6 6 3 21 9
Total 19 7 6 3 25 10
Johnstone 1913–14[5] Scottish League Division Two 11 3 1 0 12 3
Clydebank 1914–15[5] Scottish League Division Two 19 6 19 6
Career total 199 87 16 8 215 95

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 242. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 119. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
  3. ^ Haynes 1998, p. 74.
  4. ^ "1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription". search.livesofthefirstworldwar.org. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  6. ^ "George T Reid". 11v11.com. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 360–361. ISBN 0951526200.