Bobby Reid (footballer, born 1911)

For other uses, see Bobby Reid (disambiguation).

Bobby Reid
Personal information
Full name Robert Reid[1]
Date of birth 19 February 1911
Place of birth Hamilton, Scotland[1]
Date of death 16 November 1987(1987-11-16) (aged 76)[2]
Place of death East Kilbride, Scotland[3]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[4]
Position(s) Outside left
Youth career
0000–1929 Ferniegair Violet
1929–1931 Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1931–1936 Hamilton Academical 62 (19)
1933 → Stranraer (loan)
1936–1939 Brentford 103 (34)
1939–1946 Sheffield United 14 (4)
1946–1947 Bury 17 (1)
1947–1949 Third Lanark
International career
1934 Scottish League XI 2 (0)
1937–1938 Scotland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 242. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Bobby Reid". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference HamiltonProfile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Brentford. Only one change in 'Bees' team". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Stoke was invoked but never defined (see the help page).