Geordie Reid
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.[1] He is best remembered for his time in the Southern League with Brentford, for whom he scored 58 goals in 102 league appearances.[2] He represented the Southern League XI and scored in victories over the Scottish League XI and the Football League XI in 1910.[3]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George T Reid[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1882[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 8 September 1960 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Playing 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) |
| National team | |||
| 1910 | Southern League XI | 2 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Reid was married and had two sons.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St Mirren | 1902–03[5] | Scottish League First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1903–04[5] | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | ||
| 1904–05[5] | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | ||
| Total | 24 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 10 | ||
| Middlesbrough | 1905–06[6] | First Division | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 6 |
| Brentford | 1908–09[7] | Southern League First Division | 24 | 18 | — | 24 | 18 | |
| 1909–10[7] | 39 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 17 | ||
| 1910–11[7] | 35 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 21 | ||
| 1911–12[7] | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | |||
| Total | 102 | 58 | 3 | 2 | 105 | 60 | ||
| Clyde | 1911–12[5] | Scottish League First Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1912–13[5] | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 9 | ||
| Total | 19 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 10 | ||
| Johnstone | 1913–14[5] | Scottish League Second Division | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Clydebank | 1914–15[5] | Scottish League Second Division | 19 | 6 | — | 19 | 6 | |
| Career total | 199 | 87 | 16 | 8 | 215 | 95 | ||
References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 242. ISBN 190589161X.
- Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 119. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
- Haynes 1998, p. 74.
- "1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription". search.livesofthefirstworldwar.org. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- "George T Reid". 11v11.com. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 360–361. ISBN 0951526200.
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