Robert Reid (19 February 1911 – 16 November 1987) was a Scottish footballer who played at both professional and international levels as an outside left.[5] His best remembered for his time in the Football League with Brentford, for whom he made 110 appearances.[6] Reid earned the nickname 'The Flying Scotsman' for his performances down the wing for Hamilton Academical early in his career.[7]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Reid[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 16 November 1987 (aged 76)[2] | ||
| Place of death | East Kilbride, Scotland[3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1929 | Ferniegair Violet | ||
| 1929–1931 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931–1936 | Hamilton Academical | 62 | (19) |
| 1933 | → Stranraer (loan) | ||
| 1936–1939 | Brentford | 103 | (34) |
| 1939–1946 | Sheffield United | 14 | (4) |
| 1946–1947 | Bury | 17 | (1) |
| 1947–1949 | Third Lanark | ||
| International career | |||
| 1934 | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
| 1937–1938 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editReid began his career in his native Scotland with Hamilton Academical and played for the club in the 1935 Scottish Cup Final.[3][8] He moved to England in January 1936 to reunite with friend David McCulloch at First Division club Brentford.[7] A spell out following an appendicitis operation in 1936 allowed Les Smith into the team, with whom Reid would battle for a place through the rest of his Bees career.[7] During his three years at Griffin Park, he was among the club's leading scorers, behind David McCulloch.[9]
Reid joined Sheffield United for a £6,000 fee in February 1939 and with his time at the club being affected by the Second World War, he made just 14 league appearances, scoring four goals,[2] before his departure after the war in November 1946.[7][10] Reid next spent a season with Bury, scoring 1 goal in 17 league appearances, before ending his career with a player-coach spell at Third Lanark.[2][6]
International and representative career
editReid won two caps for Scotland during the 1937–38 season.[11] He also made two appearances for the Scottish League XI.[12]
Post-playing career
editReid served Bury, Third Lanark, Airdrieonians and former club Hamilton Academical as a physiotherapist, arriving back at Douglas Park in the late 1960s.[6] By the time of his death in November 1987, Reid was still with the Accies, working also as kit man.[6]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hamilton Academical | 1932–33[13] | Scottish First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 1933–34[14] | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 11 | 3 | ||
| 1934–35[15] | 36 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1[b] | 1 | 44 | 13 | ||
| 1935–36[16] | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 5 | |||
| Total | 62 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 72 | 21 | ||
| Brentford | 1935–36[9] | First Division | 18 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| 1936–37[9] | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 30 | 12 | |||
| 1937–38[9] | 40 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 45 | 18 | ||
| 1938–39[9] | 17 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 103 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 36 | ||
| Career total | 165 | 52 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 182 | 57 | ||
- ^ 1 appearance and 1 goal in Lanarkshire Cup, 1 appearance in Southern Counties Cup
- ^ Appearance in Southern Counties Cup
- ^ Appearance in the Empire Exhibition Trophy
Honours
editHamilton Academical
- Lanarkshire Cup (1): 1933–34, 1938–39[3][14]
- Southern Counties Cup (2): 1933–34, 1934–35[14][15]
Individual
- PFA Scotland Merit Award[17]
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 242. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c "Bobby Reid". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "Reid, Robert (1933)". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Brentford. Only one change in 'Bees' team". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b c d Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 132–133. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b c d Official Matchday Magazine Of Brentford Football Club versus Stoke City. Blackheath: Morganprint. 3 January 2000. p. 27.
- ^ McGilvray, Andy (14 April 2010). "75 years since Accies' Scottish Cup final against Rangers". Daily Record. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 373–375. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Reid Bobby Hamilton Academical 1934". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ Bobby Reid at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "Robert Reid – Scotland Football League Record from 03 Oct 1934 to 31 Oct 1934 clubs – Hamilton Academical". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "1932–33". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "1933–34". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ a b "1934–35". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "1935–36". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 108. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.