Willie Reid (football manager)
William Reid was a Scottish football player and manager;[1] he managed Norwich City from 1961 to 1962.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Neilston, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1975 | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Ashfield | ||
| 1937–1945 | Cowdenbeath | 55 | (17) |
| 1945–1953 | St Mirren | 116 | (18) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1954–1961 | St Mirren | ||
| 1961–1962 | Norwich City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Managerial career
Norwich City
On 14 December 1961, Reid was appointed as the manager of Norwich City. He led Norwich City to the 1962 League Cup with a final win against Rochdale, 4–0 on aggregate. This was Norwich City's first League Cup and first major trophy ever won. After only being in charge for 6 months he was sacked on 9 May 1962.[4][5]
References
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Hosie, Rab. "Scottish Football Historical Archive – Scottish League appearance records – R". Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- "Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online | Cowden | The Beath". www.cowdenbeathfc.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- "Norwich's greatest?". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- "Time to stroll down Memory Lane and pay tribute to the oft-forgot man; the first City manager to claim a cup triumph". norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
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