| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Provan Reid[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1935-12-14)14 December 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 9 October 2017(2017-10-09) (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dundee St Joseph's | |||
| 1955–1957 | Dundee United | 44 | (16) |
| 1957–1959 | Bury | 21 | (9) |
| 1959 | Stockport County | 11 | (2) |
| 1959 | Dundee United | 7 | (1) |
| 1959–1960 | East Fife | 13 | (5) |
| 1960–1961 | Arbroath | 9 | (4) |
| 1961–1962 | Brechin City | 15 | (4) |
| Total | 120 | (41) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Provan Reid (14 December 1935 – 9 October 2017) was a Scottishfootballer who played as aninside forward for clubs includingDundee United,Bury andStockport County.
Born inDundee, Jimmy Reid playedjunior football for Dundee St Joseph's.[2] He made hisScottish Football League debut forDundee United in March 1955, playing as atrialist againstHamilton Academical and then signing for the club immediately afterwards.[3] He was a regular for the next two years until he was transferred toFootball League clubBury in January 1957. He then joinedStockport County in March 1959 before returning to Dundee United in August 1959. Three months later he joinedEast Fife, later going on to play forArbroath andBrechin City as well as junior teams.[citation needed]
After retiring as a player, Reid opened a shop in the Seagate area of Dundee, which he ran for almost fifty years. He died in a Dundee care home in October 2017 aged 81, having suffered from dementia.[2]