Alexander Laing Reid (9 February 1897 – 3 November 1969) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right for teams including Airdrieonians, Third Lanark, Aberdeen and Preston North End.[3]
 Third Lanark team during 1923 tour – Reid standing, second from left | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Laing Reid[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1897[2] | ||
| Place of birth | West Calder, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 3 November 1969 (aged 72)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Preston, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Ashfield | ||
| 1918–1920 | Airdrieonians | 69 | (22) |
| 1920–1925 | Third Lanark | 162 | (44) |
| 1925–1927 | Aberdeen | 68 | (21) |
| 1927–1933 | Preston North End | 193 | (50) |
| 1933 | Blackpool | 13 | (1) |
| 1933–1934 | Chorley | ||
| 1934–1935 | Darwen | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was Aberdeen's record signing when he joined in 1925, the club having money to spend from the recent sale of Alex Jackson[2] whilst his previous employers had just been relegated.
At representative level, Reid took part in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial[4] and was subsequently selected as a reserve for the Scotland v England international fixture, and was selected for the Glasgow FA's annual challenge match against Sheffield,[5] all taking place in 1922 while he was playing for Third Lanark, but this never led to a full cap.[3][2] He also joined the club's tour of South America in the summer of 1923, scoring against the Argentina national team.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ 'Highland Pride': La Plata, Argentina to Liverpool, England, 4 Aug 1923, UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, via Ancestry (subscription required)
- ^ a b c d e Alec Reid, AFC Heritage Trust
- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian Magazine.
- ^ Football | International Trial Match, The Glasgow Herald, 23 March 1922
- ^ Association Football | Inter-City Match At Firhill, The Glasgow Herald, 20 September 1922
- ^ Ciullini, Pablo. "Río de la Plata Trip of Third Lanark 1923". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Tommy McInally: Celtic's Bad Bhoy, David Potter; Black & White Publishing, 2009; ISBN 9781845025786
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