Ian Reid (born 6 February 1951) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a striker for Dundee United, Queen of the South, Airdrieonians and Forfar Athletic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 February 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nottingham Forest | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1973 | Dundee United | 12 | (3) |
| 1973–1978 | Queen of the South | 154 | (79) |
| 1978 | Airdrieonians | 7 | (2) |
| 1978–1980 | Forfar Athletic | 29 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editReid was born in Glasgow and started his career as a youth player at Nottingham Forest. However he was unable to secure a senior contract.
He joined Dundee United in July 1970, making his senior debut the following month. Despite an impressive early impact, including scoring against Grasshoppers in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, he spent most of his three years at the club playing in the reserves.[1] Reid played in 12 league matches for the Tannadice Park club and scored 3 goals.
Reid signed for Queen of the South in September 1973, having initially turned down the move the previous month.[2] Reid played in 193 matches in all competitions for Queens, with 154 of those being league matches. Reid is tenth equal in Queens all-time goalscoring charts alongside Jimmy Robertson with 89 goals in all competitions, with 79 being league goals.[3] Fellow player Ian McChesney described Reid as 'the player who made things tick'. Reid's Queens career came to an end in January 1977.
He transferred for a fee of £4,000 to Airdrieonians. There he played in 7 league matches and scored 2 goals.[4]
Reid then played with Forfar Athletic. There he played in 29 league matches and scored 7 goals.
References
edit- ^ Gracie, p. 320
- ^ Gracie, p. 174
- ^ "Official Queen of the South Site". www.qosarchive.co.uk.
- ^ "Official Queen of the South Site". www.qosarchive.co.uk.
- Sources
- Gracie, Steve (2009). The Rise of the Terrors. Dundee: Arabest Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9558341-1-0.