James Reid (footballer, born 1879)

James Reid (born 18 November 1879 – 1976) was a Scottish footballer. An inside-forward, he played for Petershill, Hibernian, Port Vale, West Ham United, Gainsborough Trinity, Worksop Town, Notts County, Watford, Tottenham Hotspur, Reading, and New Brompton. He played in the Scottish Football League First Division, the Football League (both the First Division and Second Division), the Southern League, the Midland League, and the Western League.

James Reid
Personal information
Full name James Reid[1]
Date of birth (1879-11-18)18 November 1879
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Date of death 1976 (aged 96–97)
Place of death Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Position(s) Inside-forward
Youth career
Petershill
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1898–1899 Hibernian 7 (3)
1899–1900 Port Vale 17 (2)
1900–1901 West Ham United 13 (5)
1901–1902 Gainsborough Trinity 31 (6)
1902–1903 Worksop Town
1903–1905 Notts County 16 (2)
1905–1906 Watford 19 (7)
1906–190x Tottenham Hotspur 37 (18)
190x–1908 Reading 10 (6)
1908–1910 New Brompton 20 (6)
Total 170+ (55+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Reid played his early football with Petershill, before moving on to First Division club Hibernian. He made his scoring debut for "Hibs" on 3 September 1898, in a 4–1 win at Partick Thistle.[2] He went on to score three goals in eight league and cup appearances in 1898–99.[2]

Reid left Easter Road and moved south of the border to sign with Second Division side Port Vale in July 1899.[1] He scored his first goal in the Football League in a 1–0 win over Walsall at Fellows Park on 21 October.[1] He scored five goals in 25 appearances in the 1899–1900 season, before coming down with an injury in December 1899.[1]

He left the Athletic Ground in the summer to join Arnold Hills's young West Ham United side. He scored five goals in 13 Southern League games in the 1900–01 season.[3] In 1901, he joined Gainsborough Trinity, who would finish bottom of the Second Division in 1901–02. He moved on to Worksop Town of the Midland League, and then signed with Notts County in May 1903. The "Magpies" finished 13th in the First Division in 1903–04, and then last in 1904–05.

Reid joined Southern League side Watford in 1905, and finished as the club's top-scorer in 1905–06 with 15 league and cup goals, including a run of scoring in six consecutive games.[4] He joined Tottenham Hotspur of the Western League in 1906, and finished as the club's top-scorer in 1906–07 with 21 goals. He later represented Southern League clubs Reading and New Brompton. He married a woman from Gainsborough and went on to work at a factory in the town.[4]

Career statistics

Source:[5][2][6]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hibernian1898–99Scottish Division One731083
Burslem Port Vale1899–1900Second Division17241213
West Ham United1900–01Southern League First Division13560195
Gainsborough Trinity1901–02Second Division31810328
Notts County1903–04First Division500050
1904–05First Division11210122
Total 16210172

References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 247. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. "Reid, James". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  3. "West Ham United James Reid". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  4. "Profile" (PDF). watfordfcarchive.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  5. James Reid at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  6. "James Reid". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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