Willie Reid (football manager)

William Reid was a Scottish football player and manager;[1] he managed Norwich City from 1961 to 1962.[2][3]

Willie Reid
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

  1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Hosie, Rab. "Scottish Football Historical Archive – Scottish League appearance records – R". Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  3. "Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online | Cowden | The Beath". www.cowdenbeathfc.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  4. "Norwich's greatest?". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. "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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