Nicky Reid
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Scott Reid | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Davyhulme, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1987 | Manchester City | 216 | (2) |
| 1982 |
→ Seattle Sounders (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 1987–1992 | Blackburn Rovers | 174 | (9) |
| 1992 | Bristol City | 4 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | (1) |
| 1994–1995 | Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Bury | 25 | (0) |
| 1997 |
Sligo Rovers | 43 | (3) |
| Total | 514 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 1981–1982 | England U21 | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–1999 |
Sligo Rovers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nicholas Scott Reid (born 30 October 1960 in Davyhulme) is an English former footballer defender. He played at both centre back and full back during his career.
Reid played 217 times for
Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League.[2] Reid was a finalist for City in the 100th FA Cup Final of 1981 with the likes of Ray Ranson and Tommy Caton. His brother Andy also played football for non-league Altrincham
, where he was known as 'Hagar The Horrible' and later played league football for Bury for 18 months until he returned to Altrincham in November 1993. Andy also played in the centre of defence. They also have two other brothers called Simon and Jonathan.
He helped Blackburn win promotion to the new
FA Premier League in the 1991–92 season, but did not make the squad for the playoff final in which they beat Leicester City and it was soon clear that his days at Ewood Park were numbered as manager Kenny Dalglish looked to make use of chairman Jack Walker
's vast financial resources to turn Blackburn into the best team in the country.
Reid joined West Bromwich Albion for the 1992–93 season helping the club win promotion from Division Two; he was on the scoresheet when Albion beat Port Vale 3–0 in the playoff final at Wembley Stadium, his only goal for the club.[3]
Reid signed for
FAI League Cup in February 1998, beating Shelbourne over two legs in the final (Reid captained the side). His second season didn't go as well and the club just escaped relegation from the top flight on the final day thanks to a 2–0 win against Derry City. Reid was then released from his contract and he went back to England. He studied for a part-time degree in Sports Rehabilitation from the University of Salford.[4]
Reid was appointed assistant physiotherapist at
Hyde United
, and in January 2008 became Paul Lake's replacement as Macclesfield Town Physio.
He completed a second degree at the University of Salford in 2008, this time in Physiotherapy.[7]
He also regularly appears with the City 'Past Masters' team.
Honours
- League Cups
- Sligo Rovers1997/98
References
- ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ NASL stats
- ^ ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
- ^ "Sports News | Headlines, Rumours & Opinion".
- ^ "Scunthorpe recall striker Rankine". BBC Sport. 6 October 2005. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
- ^ "Marrison to stay on at Gigg Lane". BBC Sport. 13 February 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
- ^ "Hats off to our super students". Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
External links
- Nicky Reid at Soccerbase
- NASL stats
