Brian Reid (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Reid | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ayr United (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Renfrew Waverley | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | Greenock Morton | 57 | (1) |
| 1991–1996 | Rangers | 5 | (0) |
| 1994 | → Newcastle United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Greenock Morton | 61 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | Burnley | 31 | (3) |
| 1999–2001 | Dunfermline Athletic | 25 | (3) |
| 2001–2001 | → Blackpool (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Blackpool | 42 | (2) |
| 2003 | Falkirk | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Queen of the South | 66 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Ayr United | 15 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007– | Ayr United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2008 | |||
Brian Reid (born 15 June 1970 in Paisley) is a Scottish former football player and manager.
Reid, a central defender, started his career at Morton. After winning the Cappielow club's player of the season award, Reid became Graeme Souness's last signing for Rangers but a cruciate ligament knee injury, shortly after signing for the Ibrox club, almost finished his career. Reid was played sparingly for Rangers, who eventually loaned him out to Newcastle United in 1994 but he made no first-team appearances for the St James' Park club.
After returning to Morton in 1996 for two seasons, Reid went on to play for Burnley, Dunfermline Athletic, Blackpool (on loan initially, then signed permanently), Falkirk, Queen of the South and Ayr United.
He was appointed manager of Ayr United in October 2007.[1]
In his first full season in charge of the Honest Men, Reid took them up to the First Division following play-off victories over Brechin City and Airdrie United;[2] however, Ayr failed to remain in the First Division, finishing bottom, and were relegated after one season.
In the Seasonal playoffs of the 2010-2011 season "The Honest Men" were once again promoted to the first Division after a 2-1 win.
Ayr were relegated to the Second Division in 2012 after they lost in the Semi-Finals of the playoffs following a ninth-place finish in the First Division, and Reid's contract was not renewed. It was announced that in the 2012-13 season, he would be replaced by Mark Roberts, who signed for Ayr as a player in January 2009. [3]
References
- ^ "Ayr swiftly appoint Reid as boss". BBC Sport. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
- ^ "Ayr United Promoted After Play-Off Victory". Ayrshire Post. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ^ "Change in Manager". Ayr United F.C. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
External links
- Profile on club website
- Brian Reid (Ayr United) at Soccerbase
- Brian Reid at Soccerbase
- Use dmy dates from November 2010
- 1970 births
- People from Paisley
- Scottish footballers
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Burnley F.C. players
- Queen of the South F.C. players
- Ayr United F.C. players
- Ayr United F.C. managers
- Scottish Football League players
- Living people
- Newcastle United F.C. players