Alec Reid (footballer)

Alexander Laing Reid (9 February 1897 – 3 November 1969) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right for teams including Airdrieonians, Third Lanark, Aberdeen and Preston North End.[3]

Alec Reid
Personal information
Full name Alexander Laing Reid[1]
Date of birth 9 February 1897[2]
Place of birth West Calder, Scotland
Date of death 3 November 1969(1969-11-03) (aged 72)[2]
Place of death Preston, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[2]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Ashfield
1918–1920 Airdrieonians 69 (22)
1920–1925 Third Lanark 162 (44)
1925–1927 Aberdeen 68 (21)
1927–1933 Preston North End 193 (50)
1933 Blackpool 13 (1)
1933–1934 Chorley
1934–1935 Darwen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was Aberdeen's record signing when he joined in 1925, the club having money to spend from the recent sale of Alex Jackson.[2]

At representative level, Reid took part in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial[4] and was subsequently selected as a reserve for the Scotland v England international fixture, and was selected for the Glasgow FA's annual challenge match against Sheffield,[5] all taking place in 1922 while he was playing for Third Lanark, but this never led to a full cap.[3][2] He also joined the club's tour of South America in the summer of 1923.[6][7]

References
  1. 'Highland Pride': La Plata, Argentina to Liverpool, England, 4 Aug 1923, UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, via Ancestry (subscription required)
  2. Alec Reid, AFC Heritage Trust
  3. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Football | International Trial Match, The Glasgow Herald, 23 March 1922
  5. Association Football | Inter-City Match At Firhill, The Glasgow Herald, 20 September 1922
  6. Ciullini, Pablo. "Río de la Plata Trip of Third Lanark 1923". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  7. Tommy McInally: Celtic's Bad Bhoy, David Potter; Black & White Publishing, 2009; ISBN 9781845025786


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