Jimmy Reid (footballer, born 1935)

James Provan Reid (14 December 1935 – 9 October 2017) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward for clubs including Dundee United, Bury and Stockport County.

Jimmy Reid
Personal information
Full name James Provan Reid[1]
Date of birth (1935-12-14)14 December 1935
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 9 October 2017(2017-10-09) (aged 81)
Place of death Dundee, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Dundee St Joseph's
1955–1957 Dundee United 44 (16)
1957–1959 Bury 21 (9)
1959 Stockport County 11 (2)
1959 Dundee United 7 (1)
1959–1960 East Fife 13 (5)
1960–1961 Arbroath 9 (4)
1961–1962 Brechin City 15 (4)
Total 120 (41)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Dundee, Jimmy Reid played junior football for Dundee St Joseph's.[2] He made his Scottish Football League debut for Dundee United in March 1955, playing as a trialist against Hamilton Academical and then signing for the club immediately afterwards.[3] He was a regular for the next two years until he was transferred to Football League club Bury in January 1957. He then joined Stockport County in March 1959 before returning to Dundee United in August 1959. Three months later he joined East Fife, later going on to play for Arbroath and Brechin City as well as junior teams.

After football

After retiring as a player, Reid opened a shop in the Seagate area of Dundee, which he ran for almost fifty years. He died in a Dundee care home in October 2017 aged 81, having suffered from dementia.[2]

References
  1. "Jimmy Reid". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. Milne, Scott (12 October 2017). "Dundee United 'soccer juggler' dies after long illness - The Courier". The Courier. Dundee. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. Steve., Gracie (2009). "The Rise of the Terrors : Dundee United FC, a Comprehensive History 1945-1979". Dundee: Arabest Publishing. ISBN 9780955834110.
  • Jimmy Reid at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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