John Reid (born 25 February 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne, Footscray and the Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| John Reid | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Reid | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1953 | ||
| Original team(s) | Romsey | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1972, 1974 | Melbourne | 3 (0) | |
| 1975–1981 | Footscray | 78 (2) | |
| 1982–1983 | Sydney Swans | 10 (2) | |
| Total | 91 (4) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Reid had a slow start to his career, after appearing just once in the 1972 VFL season, he did not play a senior game in 1973 and was used just twice in 1974.[1]
In 1975 he moved to Footscray, the club that his father Bruce Reid senior had played for.[2] A defender, he played just one game in each of his first two seasons.[1]
At the age of 24 he finally put together a sequence of appearances when he played in all but one fixture from round 10 of the 1977 season.[1] He was joined at Footscray by his brother, Bruce Reid junior, in 1977.
For the next four years he was a regular member of the side.[1]
Reid joined the Sydney Swans in 1982, for their first league season after relocating. His contribution to the club as a player was minimal, but he later served the Swans as a reserves coach and football manager.[3]
He is the uncle of Collingwood premiership player Ben Reid and Sydney Swans premiership player Sam Reid.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "AFL Tables: John Reid". afltables.com.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ The Age,"Maclure for Swans", 5 November 1989, p. 70