Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Provan Reid [1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 December 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 9 October 2017 | (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) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.
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.[ citation needed]
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]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | James Provan Reid [1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 December 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 9 October 2017 | (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) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.
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.[ citation needed]
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]