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]
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
- ^ a b (Smith 2013, p. 242)
- ^ Death of Famous Footballer, The Glasgow Herald, 23 April 1938 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Scotland – List of Topscorers, RSSSF, 20 June 2019
- ^ The Cup Final | Airdrieonians' First Success, The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1924
- ^ Greatest XI: Right Midfielder, Airdrieonians FC, 5 March 2016
- ^ (Scotland player, including unofficial) James Reid, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ (SFL player) James Greig Reid, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Association Football. Belgian Refugees' Fund, The Glasgow Herald, 17 May 1915
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
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