- Birthdate: 15 August 1905
- Birthplace: Motherwell, Scotland
- Date of death: September 1972
- Other clubs: Blantyre Victoria (1923-25), Clydebank (1925-26), Manchester United (1929-33), Oldham Athletic (1933-35), Barrow (1935-36), Prescot Cables (1936-38), Rhyl Athletic (1938-39)
- Bought from: Clydebank
- Signed for LFC: £1,000, 12.04.1926
- Liverpool debut: 01.05.1926
- Last appearance: 19.01.1929
- Debut goal: 01.05.1926
- Last goal: 10.09.1928
- Contract expiry: 31.01.1929
- Win ratio: 38.18% W:21 D:13 L:21
- Games/goals ratio: 1.83
- Total games/goals opposite LFC: 3 / 4
- League games / goals: 51 / 30
- Total games / goals: 55 / 30
Player Profile
Thomas Joseph Reid played in a number of different positions for Liverpool but was predominantly used in the forward-line. By no means speedy or graceful, he was the archetypal old-fashioned centre-forward who happened to be a goalscoring machine! Reid made his Liverpool debut on the final day of the 1925/26 season in a home fixture with Sheffield United, scoring after only eight minutes and added another goal to help his team secure a point from a 2-2 draw. Reid often scored in 'pairs'; the next season he repeated that two-goal debut performance on no less than five separate occasions. Reid was Liverpool's second-highest scorer in the League behind goalscoring legend Gordon Hodgson in 1927/28 with 15 from 25 fixtures. He was only called on six times the following season, scoring in his first two but not adding to his impressive scoring record, 30 goals in 55 games, in his last four appearances.
Only 24-years-old when he left Liverpool in February 1929 Reid went on a scoring spree for Manchester United, netting 14 in 17 first division games for the rest of the 1928/29 season, but 22 goals in 43 games in the next two campaigns couldn't prevent United being relegated into the Second Division. Reid added 27 goals in 36 games in two seasons in Second Division being described in their match programme as "somewhat cumbersome in his methods, but he is an opportunist of the first water." He was loaned to neighbours and fellow second division team, Oldham Athletic, in March 1933 where he scored nine in 13 games in the remainder of the 1932/33 season. His loan was made permanent when the Latics' supporters club donated the £400 needed. Reid was Oldham's top-scorer the following season with 16 League goals. In total Reid scored 145 goals in 245 Football League appearances.
Appearances per season
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Total |
Opponent |
6 |
Leicester City |
4 |
Cardiff City |
4 |
Sheffield United |
4 |
Huddersfield Town |
4 |
Newcastle United |
4 |
Burnley |
3 |
Arsenal |
3 |
Birmingham City |
3 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
3 |
Blackburn Rovers |
3 |
Sunderland |
2 |
Aston Villa |
2 |
Everton |
2 |
Bolton Wanderers |
1 |
West Ham United |
1 |
Tottenham |
1 |
Darlington |
1 |
Bury |
1 |
Middlesbrough |
1 |
Portsmouth |
1 |
Bristol City |
1 |
WBA |
Goals per season
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Milestone Appearances
# |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
01.05.1926 |
Sheffield United |
Anfield |
League |
50 |
08.09.1928 |
Leicester City |
Anfield |
League |
Milestone Goals
# |
Minute |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
8 |
01.05.1926 |
Sheffield United |
Anfield |
League |
Other Clubs
Club |
Season |
Club rank |
League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
Blantyre Victoria |
1923-1925 |
Lanarkshire League |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Clydebank |
1925-1926 |
Scotland Division 1 |
30 |
17 |
30 |
17 |
Manchester United |
1928-1929 |
England First Division |
17 |
14 |
17 |
14 |
Manchester United |
1929-1930 |
England First Division |
13 |
5 |
13 |
5 |
Manchester United |
1930-1931 |
England First Division |
30 |
17 |
33 |
20 |
Manchester United |
1931-1932 |
England Second Division |
25 |
17 |
26 |
17 |
Manchester United |
1932-1933 |
England Second Division |
11 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
Oldham Athletic |
1932-1933 |
England Second Division |
13 |
9 |
13 |
9 |
Oldham Athletic |
1933-1934 |
England Second Division |
31 |
16 |
34 |
17 |
Oldham Athletic |
1934-1935 |
England Second Division |
23 |
10 |
24 |
10 |
Barrow |
1935-1936 |
England Third Division North |
31 |
17 |
35 |
21 |
Prescot Cables |
1936-1938 |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Rhyl Athletic |
1938-1939 |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total |
224 |
132 |
237 |
140 |