Scottish footballer
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]
Club career
Reid 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
Reid 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
Reid 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]
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Hamilton Academical
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