Sammy Reid

Samuel McKnight Reid (13 October 1939 – 9 November 2014) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored the winning goal for Berwick Rangers in their 1966–67 Scottish Cup victory against Rangers, in what is rated as one of the greatest shocks in the history of Scottish football.[2]

Sammy Reid
Personal information
Full name Samuel McKnight Reid
Date of birth (1939-10-13)13 October 1939
Place of birth Craigneuk, Scotland
Date of death 9 November 2014(2014-11-09) (aged 75)
Place of death Wishaw, Scotland
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Playing position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1960 Motherwell 60 (19)
1956–1957 → Douglas Water Thistle (loan)
1960 Liverpool 0 (0)
1960–1963 Falkirk 70 (25)
1963–1966 Clyde 57 (10)
1966–1967 Berwick Rangers 21 (8)
1967–1968 Dumbarton 14 (2)
Total 222 (64)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Reid also played for Motherwell, Falkirk, Clyde and Dumbarton.[3] He was Bill Shankly's first signing as Liverpool manager, but never played a first-team game for the Anfield club.[4][5]

His elder brother Billy[6] and maternal uncle Tommy McKenzie were both footballers who also played for Motherwell.[1]

References
  1. Sammy Reid, MotherWELLnet
  2. Sammy Reid dies aged 75, Daily Record, 10 November 2014
  3. Sammy Reid at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  4. Maxwell, Tom (12 November 2014). "Obituary: Sammy Reid, footballer". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  5. Ancell's Babes: Steelmen, Sinners and the Saint, The Football Pink, 12 February 2019
  6. Billy Reid at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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