Brian Robertson Reid (born 15 June 1970) is a Scottish football manager and former player who manages Albion Rovers. His lengthy playing career saw him with spells at

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(two spells), Rangers, Newcastle United,

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, Blackpool, Falkirk, Queen of the South and finishing at

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. He began his managerial career with his last playing club

before moving abroad to take charge of Filipino club Global F.C. After a spell in charge of the Philippines under 23 squad, he also had a short spell with English club

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before his return to Scotland to manage

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side Stranraer until 2017. Reid was appointed Albion Rovers manager in June 2020.

Playing career

Reid, a

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, started his career at

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. After winning the Cappielow club's player of the season award, Reid became

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's last signing for Rangers. Reid suffered a

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knee injury shortly after signing for the Ibrox club, however, which almost finished his career. Reid was played sparingly for Rangers, who eventually loaned him out to Newcastle United in 1994 but he made no first-team appearances for the

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club. After returning to Morton in 1996 for two seasons, Reid went on to play for

, Blackpool (on loan initially, then signed permanently), Falkirk, Queen of the South and

Coaching career

Reid was appointed manager of Ayr United in October 2007. In his first full season in charge of ''the Honest Men'', Reid took them up to the First Division following play-off victories over

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and Airdrie United; however, Ayr failed to remain in the First Division, finishing bottom, and were relegated after one season. In the seasonal playoffs of the 2010–11 season "The Honest Men" were once again promoted to the first Division after a 2–1 win. Ayr were relegated to the Second Division in 2012 after they lost in the

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semifinals following a ninth-place finish in the First Division, and Reid's contract was not renewed. It was announced that in the 2012–13 season, he would be replaced by Mark Roberts, who signed for Ayr as a player in January 2009. In January 2013, Philippine side

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acquired Reid to handle the team as part of their participation in the

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. Global FC is one of the two Southeast Asian clubs in the competition for clubs for "emerging nations" in Asia. In March 2013, Reid was featured on the official

website where he revealed his life story, football and career experiences. The interview also focused on how he ended up in the Philippines, his plans for the club and other coaching strategies. Global FC is Reid's first coaching job in the international arena. In April 2014, Reid was appointed manager of Conference National side

. He lasted just five months in the job and left Nuneaton by mutual consent on 8 September 2014. On 29 May 2015, Reid was appointed manager of

side Stranraer, following the departure of

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. After a series of disappointing results which left the club bottom of League One, Reid resigned as manager on 16 January 2017. In 2018, Reid joined Steven Pressley's coaching squad at

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. Reid was appointed Albion Rovers manager in June 2020.

Managerial statistics

British statistics only.

Honours

Player

Blackpool *

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play-offs: 2001 Dunfermline Athletic *

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promotion: 1999–2000

Manager

Ayr United *

play-offs: 2008–09;

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(promoted to second tier) Global FC * UFL Division One runner-up:

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References

External links

Profile on club website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Brian 1970 births Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire Scottish footballers Greenock Morton F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Ayr United F.C. managers Stranraer F.C. managers Albion Rovers F.C. managers Scottish Football League players Living people Newcastle United F.C. players Association football defenders English Football League players Scottish football managers Scotland under-21 international footballers Scottish Football League managers Scottish Professional Football League managers United Football League (Philippines) head coaches Global Makati F.C. managers Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus British expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines Scottish expatriate football managers Coventry City F.C. non-playing staff