Billy Reid (footballer, born 1963)
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William Reid (born 18 July 1963) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who recently was assistant manager to Graham Potter at Chelsea.
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Reid as manager of Hamilton Academical in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Reid | ||
Date of birth | (1963-07-18) 18 July 1963 (age 60) | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | jobless | ||
Youth career | |||
Ashfield[1] | |||
Petershill[1] | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1989 | Queen of the South | 159 | (22) |
1989–1991 | Clyde | 67 | (1) |
1991–1994 | Hamilton Academical | 102 | (7) |
1994–1995 | Stirling Albion | 16 | (0) |
Total | 344 | (30) | |
Managerial career | |||
2002 | Clyde (caretaker) | ||
2004–2005 | Clyde | ||
2005–2013 | Hamilton Academical | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Reid played for Queen of the South, Clyde, Hamilton Academical and Stirling Albion during the 1980s and 1990s. After a spell as caretaker manager of Clyde in 2002, he was appointed manager in 2004. After one season as Clyde manager, Reid was appointed manager of Hamilton. The club won promotion to the Scottish Premier League in 2008, when Reid also won the PFA Scotland Manager of the Year award. Despite being relegated in 2011, Reid continued as Hamilton manager until April 2013. In November 2013, he moved to Swedish club Östersund as an assistant coach.