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| Full name | Peter Reid[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1956-06-20)20 June 1956 (age 69)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Huyton, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Huyton Boys | |||||||||||||||||
| Bolton Wanderers | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1974–1982 | Bolton Wanderers | 225 | (23) | ||||||||||||||
| 1982–1989 | Everton | 159 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1989–1993 | Manchester City | 103 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Southampton | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Notts County | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Bury | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 529 | (33) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1978 | England U21 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1985–1988 | England | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Manchester City (player-manager) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2002 | Sunderland | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | England U21 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Leeds United | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Coventry City | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Thailand | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Plymouth Argyle | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Mumbai City | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Peter Reid (born 20 June 1956) is an Englishfootballmanager,pundit and former player.[3]
Adefensive midfielder in his playing days, Reid enjoyed a long and successful career. He built his reputation as one of England's brightest midfield talents of the time atBolton Wanderers,[4] before signing forEverton in 1982. It was there that he enjoyed the most fruitful spell of his career, as he helped the club win domestic and European honours, including theEnglish Football League twice. He was voted as thePFA Players' Player of the Year in 1985 and came fourth in the World Soccer Player of the Year award, behindMichel Platini,Preben Elkjær andDiego Maradona. He also received his first seniorEngland call-up that year, and represented his country at the1986 FIFA World Cup andUEFA Euro 1988. He won 13caps in total. Reid joinedQueens Park Rangers in 1989, but moved on toManchester City a year later to begin his managerial career.
He spent three years atMaine Road asplayer-manager, and guided them to two fifth-place finishes in theFirst Division, the first of which saw them finish above their city rivalsManchester United. He was persuaded to resume his playing career after leaving Manchester City, and briefly played forSouthampton,Notts County andBury before returning to management withSunderland in 1995. He won promotion to thePremier League with the club on two occasions and achieved two seventh-place finishes in the top division. He combined his role at theStadium of Light with the job as manager of theEngland U21 for a brief spell in 1999. His seven-year association with Sunderland ended in 2002 and he returned to management a year later, helpingLeeds United avoid relegation from the Premier League. Reid leftElland Road the following season.
He was appointed manager ofCoventry City in 2004 but his tenure lasted less than a year. He then worked as a pundit for theBBC at the2006 FIFA World Cup, and also worked forSky Sports andESPN before returning to management withThailand in 2008. He won theT&T Cup with the country before returning to England as assistant manager toTony Pulis atStoke City, and helped them to an eleventh-place finish in the Premier League. He then managedPlymouth Argyle, taking over in June 2010, but was sacked after just over a year at theDevon club.
Reid signed professional forms withBolton Wanderers in 1974. He first won a medal when Bolton won the championship of theFootball League Second Division in 1978, but he only enjoyed two seasons of First Division football before Bolton were relegated.
The boyhoodLiverpool fan transferred to rivalsEverton for £60,000 in 1982, only 12 months after a much larger fee had been mooted – a succession of injuries had cut the price.[5]
At club level his greatest achievement was as part of the Everton team that in 1984 won theFA Cup, in1985 and1987 theFootball League First Division and in1985 theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup. They nearly won a unique treble but lost 1–0 toManchester United in the1985 FA Cup final. In that game, Reid was recklessly challenged by Manchester United defenderKevin Moran who became the first player to be sent off in an FA Cup final.
He was votedPFA Footballer of the Year in 1985, the same year that he collected aFootball League title andEuropean Cup Winner's Cup winner's medal. Reid's form was so good that year, he came 4th in the World Soccer player of the year award behind onlyMichel Platini,Preben Elkjaer andDiego Maradona.
He made 167 appearances (eight as substitute) for Everton. In 2006, Reid was awarded with the 'Everton Giant' accolade.
Reid signed forQueens Park Rangers on a free transfer in February 1989,[5] but only stayed until December, when he signed forManchester City, then managed by former Everton managerHoward Kendall.
Following his dismissal by Manchester City, in October 1993 Reid was persuaded byIan Branfoot to resume his playing career withSouthampton who were then in the middle of a crisis: the Saints fans were calling for Branfoot to be sacked with the club having lost eight of their first nine games. Reid brought a touch of guile and stability to the Saints side; despite playing only eight games he made a major contribution to the team's fortunes as Saints' season started to come together. He led them to some important victories, most specially overNewcastle United on 24 October 1993, a game in whichMatt Le Tissier scored two goals. His final game for Saints was a 3–1 victory overChelsea on 28 December 1993.[6]
Branfoot was sacked a few days later (after a home defeat byNorwich City). Reid was touted as a possible replacement for Branfoot, but he stated that, as Branfoot had brought him to the club, it would only be fair that he left as well. Reid then had brief playing spells withNotts County andBury before he retired from playing.
Reid won 13 caps forEngland. Given his chance by the injuries to other players, he became the linchpin of the England team in the1986 FIFA World Cup inMexico. In the England vArgentina quarter-final at that tournament Reid was one of the England players left behind byDiego Maradona as he burst from inside his own half to score his 'Goal of the Century' second goal.
Reid'smanagerial career began on 7 November 1990 atManchester City, when he was appointedcaretaker manager after the departure ofHoward Kendall back to Everton.[citation needed] Reid was appointedplayer-manager on a permanent contract on 15 November.[7]
In1990–91, Manchester City finished fifth (one place above neighbours Manchester United) and equalled this achievement the following season. In the first season of thePremier League (1992–93), City slipped into ninth place with an increasingly stale brand of 'long ball' football and Reid was sacked after a poor start to the following season.
Reid boughtKeith Curle andTerry Phelan for £2.5 million each.Colin Hendry was sold to be eventually replaced byMichel Vonk.Clive Allen was also sold in December 1991.
Reid made his return to management in March 1995 withSunderland, who were battling relegation in theFirst Division. He kept the club up, and the following season they were crowned champions of the division and were promoted to the Premier League.
In 1996, a group of Sunderland fans under the name Simply Red and White released a song called "Daydream Believer (Cheer Up Peter Reid)" to the melody of "Daydream Believer". The song peaked at number 41 in the UK Singles & Album Chart.[8][9] The fans recorded the song due to the fact the manager often had a dour demeanour, whilst the team was doing well, and even won promotion at the end of the season.[10][11]
The team was relegated back to the First Division at the end of the1996–97 season, after losing their last match of the campaign atWimbledon.
Sunderland missed automatic promotion by one place in1997–98 but reached theDivision One play-off final, facingCharlton Athletic atWembley Stadium. Reid's side missed out on promotion after drawing 3-3 after 90 minutes, 4-4 after extra time and losing 7–6 in a penalty shoot-out in one of the most dramatic play-off finals to date.[12] The following season Sunderland bounced back by winning the Division One title with a then record 105 League points total. They topped the First Division table from October until the end of the season and clinched promotion on 13 April 1999 with a 5–2 win overBury.[13]
Throughout1999–2000, Sunderland were competing for a place inEuropean competition but in the end missed out after finishing in seventh place, one of the highest finishes ever achieved by a Premier League team in the season after promotion. StrikerKevin Phillips was the highest league scorer in England and Europe with 30 goals in the Premier League, and therefore won theEuropean Golden Shoe that season; he was the last Englishman to win the accolade until 2024, when Harry Kane claimed the award after his 36-goal Bundesliga campaign. Reid also had a brief spell as manager of theEngland under-21 team in this season. For a while in2000–01, Sunderland were second in the league and it looked as though they would secure qualification for theUEFA Champions League, but their form dipped in the final stages of the season and again they finished seventh.
Reid's team suffered a downturn in the2001–02 season ending up one place above the relegation zone and with just 28 goals from 38 games – fewer than any other team in the division. In a bid to halt the decline, Reid paid a club record £6.75million for Norwegian strikerTore André Flo fromRangers but was unsuccessful. Reid was dismissed in October 2002 after nearly eight years as Sunderland manager.[citation needed]
Following his sacking from Sunderland, Reid was linked with the Republic of Ireland managerial position. He had even planned to apply for an Irish passport through hisDrumcondra family connections.[14] In March 2003 he was appointed caretaker manager ofLeeds United after the dismissal ofTerry Venables. TheElland Road club had been hit by £80 million debts after their £100 million outlay on new players in the space of five seasons had failed to land them a trophy. Reid looked to be the man to reverse the decline, especially after a 6–1 away win over Charlton Athletic and a 3–2 away win overArsenal which ended the opposition's title hopes. After keeping Leeds up, he was awarded the job on a permanent basis.
The club was still in a poor financial state, and Reid was forced to sellHarry Kewell and bring in cheaper signings from abroad as replacements. His new signings failed to gel and he was sacked in November 2003 after a 6–1 defeat against newly promotedPortsmouth. Although many of his signings left Leeds after the club was relegated,Kevin Blackwell, whom Reid had brought to Leeds as assistant manager, later went on to become manager in 2004.
Reid was appointed manager of First Division sideCoventry City in May 2004 with the aim of getting the club promoted to the Premier League. His spell atHighfield Road lasted only eight months as he departed on 6 January 2005 with the club 20th in the Championship.
After an absence from management of nearly four years Reid became manager ofThailand in September 2008, having been linked with the position earlier in the year.[15][16] He signed a four-year contract with an aim of qualifying for the2014 FIFA World Cup.[17] He admitted to not knowing much about Thai football, and referring to his players by squad numbers rather than their Thai names. Reid said "I was surprised by the players' ability and I'm learning things about football I'd never have learnt in the Premier League. It's great for my football education. This is pure football and I love it."[18]
Reid's first assignment as the new national coach of Thailand was to take part in theT&T Cup inVietnam, a three-team round-robin tournament with hosts Vietnam andNorth Korea. Thailand beat North Korea in the first game of the tournament and then went on to draw withVietnam to clinch the championship.[19] On 9 September 2009, the Thailand Football Association (FAT) announced that Reid had left his position as manager; his contract was terminated by mutual consent after a year in charge.[20]
After Reid left the Thailand job on 10 September 2009, Reid joinedStoke City as assistant manager toTony Pulis.[21][22] Reid spent the2009–10 season at Stoke before leaving in June 2010 in order to return to management.[23]
On 24 June 2010,Plymouth Argyle confirmed the appointment of Reid as manager.[24] Reid endured an unexpectedly turbulent time with the Pilgrims who had just been relegated from theFootball League Championship. The club was hit with two winding-up petitions fromHMRC in November, and was forced to sell star playersBradley Wright-Phillips andCraig Noone in the January transfer window. Reid himself even auctioned off hisFA Cup runners up medal and paid the club's heating bill at one point.[25] Despite these efforts the club was docked 10 points for intention to enter administration in February 2011 and left Argyle bottom of League 1 with relegation seeming inevitable.[26] The club's relegation toLeague 2 was confirmed on 2 May 2011 following a 3–1 defeat to Southampton, with the club finishing 23rd inLeague One.[27]
Reid was forced to sign an almost entirely new team over the summer of 2011, with 10 players making their debut on the opening day in a 1–1 draw with Shrewsbury Town.[28] However the club were unable to build on the Shrewsbury result and lost their following 8 league games, all whilst the club was still stuck in financial turmoil. On 18 September, Peter Reid was sacked by acting chairmanPeter Ridsdale with the club bottom of the Football League with just one point. Despite having a win rate of just 26% during his time at the club, Reid remains popular amongst Plymouth Argyle supporters because of his generosity and commitment during troubled times.[29]
On 4 September 2014, Reid was appointed manager ofMumbai City FC ahead of the inauguralIndian Super League season.[30][31]
On 18 March 2016, it was announced that Reid had returned to his first club Bolton Wanderers in a coaching capacity to assistinterim managerJimmy Phillips.[32] He left at the end of the season.[33]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1974–75 | Second Division | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1975–76 | Second Division | 42 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 3 | |
| 1976–77 | Second Division | 42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4[a] | 0 | 56 | 6 | |
| 1977–78 | Second Division | 38 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 48 | 9 | |
| 1978–79 | First Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 1979–80 | First Division | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
| 1980–81 | Second Division | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| 1981–82 | Second Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 1982–83 | Second Division | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Total | 225 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 273 | 25 | ||
| Everton | 1982–83 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983–84 | First Division | 35 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 4 | |
| 1984–85 | First Division | 36 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10[c] | 1 | 57 | 4 | |
| 1985–86 | First Division | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 1986–87 | First Division | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 1987–88 | First Division | 32 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 47 | 2 | |
| 1988–89 | First Division | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Total | 159 | 8 | 35 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 234 | 13 | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1988–89 | First Division | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 1989–90 | First Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Manchester City | 1989–90 | First Division | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 1990–91 | First Division | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 1991–92 | First Division | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 1993–94 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 103 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 2 | ||
| Southampton | 1993–94 | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Notts County | 1993–94 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bury | 1994–95 | Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 529 | 33 | 63 | 5 | 48 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 668 | 41 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | |
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Manchester City | 15 November 1990 | 26 August 1993 | 131 | 56 | 31 | 44 | 042.75 |
| Sunderland | 29 March 1995 | 7 October 2002 | 353 | 159 | 95 | 99 | 045.04 |
| England U21 | June 1999 | June 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Leeds United | 21 March 2003 | 10 November 2003 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 027.27 |
| Coventry City | 5 June 2004 | 6 January 2005 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 032.26 |
| Thailand | 2 September 2008 | 9 September 2009 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 052.94 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 24 June 2010 | 18 September 2011 | 61 | 16 | 9 | 36 | 026.23 |
| Mumbai City | 4 September 2014 | 20 December 2014 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 050.00 |
| Total | 622 | 260 | 151 | 211 | 041.80 | ||
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