Geordie Reid

Geordie Reid
Personal information
Date of birth 30 January 1882
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Date of death 8 September 1960(1960-09-08) (aged 78)
Place of death Paisley, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1905 St Mirren 24 (7)
1905–1908 Middlesbrough 24 (6)
1908 Bradford Park Avenue 5 (0)
1908–1911 Brentford 102 (58)
1911–1913 Clyde 19 (7)
1913–1914 Johnstone 11 (3)
1914–1915 Clydebank 19 (6)
International career
1910 Southern League XI 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George T. Reid (30 January 1882 – 8 September 1960) was a Scottish professional football inside left and centre forward who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough and Bradford Park Avenue. He is best remembered for his time in the Southern League with Brentford, for whom he scored 58 goals in 102 league appearances. He represented the Southern League XI and scored in victories over the Scottish League XI and the Football League XI in 1910.

Personal life

Reid was married and had two sons.[failed verification]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Mirren 1902–03 Scottish League Division One 1 0 0 0 1 0
1903–04 15 4 1 0 16 4
1904–05 8 3 3 3 11 6
Total 24 7 4 3 28 10
Middlesbrough 1905–06 First Division 24 6 2 0 26 6
Brentford 1908–09 Southern League First Division 24 18 — 24 18
1909–10 39 15 2 2 41 17
1910–11 35 21 1 0 36 21
1911–12 4 3 — 4 3
Total 102 58 3 2 105 60
Clyde 1911–12 Scottish League Division One 4 1 0 0 4 1
1912–13 15 6 6 3 21 9
Total 19 7 6 3 25 10
Johnstone 1913–14 Scottish League Division Two 11 3 1 0 12 3
Clydebank 1914–15 Scottish League Division Two 19 6 — 19 6
Career total 199 87 16 8 215 95

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 242. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 119. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
  3. ^ Haynes 1998, p. 74.
  4. ^ "1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription". search.livesofthefirstworldwar.org. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  6. ^ "George T Reid". 11v11.com. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 360–361. ISBN 0951526200.


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