Tommy Reid (footballer)

Thomas Joseph Reid (15 August 1905 – 1972) was a Scottish footballer.

Tommy Reid
Personal information
Full name Thomas Joseph Reid
Date of birth (1905-08-15)15 August 1905
Place of birth Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of death 1972 (aged 66–67)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1925 Blantyre Victoria
1925–1926 Clydebank 30 (17)
1926–1929 Liverpool 51 (30)
1929–1933 Manchester United 96 (63)
1933–1935 Oldham Athletic 67 (34)
1935–1936 Barrow 31 (17)
1936–1938 Prescot Cables
1938–1939 Rhyl Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, he began his career with Blantyre Victoria and moved to Clydebank for a season[1] before moving to England in 1926 to play for Liverpool, with the Reds paying a fee of £1,000 to sign him.[2]

After almost three years with Liverpool, during which time he scored 30 goals in 55 Football League and FA Cup appearances, Reid transferred to Manchester United in January 1929. He played for the Red Devils for four years, leaving midway through the 1932–33 season, after scoring 67 goals in 101 league and FA Cup appearances.[3]

He joined Oldham Athletic and played for them for two years before joining Barrow. He also played for Prescot Cables before ending his career with Rhyl Athletic.

References
  1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Tom Reid, LFCHistory
  3. Thomas Joseph Reid, MUFCinfo


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