Craig Reid (born 26 February 1986) is a Scottish

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who plays as an either a

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or centre-back for

Hurlford United Hurlford United Football Club are a Scottish Association football, football club based in Hurlford, near Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Nicknamed ''The Ford'', they were formed in 1912 and play at Blair Park, wearing red and white. They currently play i ...

Early life

Craig attended

Ardrossan Academy Ardrossan Academy is a Scottish secondary school, opened in October 1882, serving Ardrossan, with pupils also coming from nearby Saltcoats, West Kilbride, Seamill, Fairlie, Largs and other areas. Notable alumni * June Andrews, nursing ex ...

Club career

Celtic

Reid started his career as a youth player with

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from 2002 until 2007 but never made a first team appearance, after signing from Ardrossan boys club TASS Thistle. Celtic loaned him out to

Stirling Albion Stirling Albion Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Stirling. The club was founded in 1945 following the demise of King's Park after World War II. The club currently competes in Scottish League Two as a member of the ...

during the first half of the 2007–08 season to gain some first team experience. Reid played in 13 league matches during his time at

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Queen of the South

Reid signed for Dumfries side Queen of the South in the January 2008 transfer window. Queens progressed to the 2008 Scottish Cup Final, but Reid was unable to play because he was cup-tied having played for Stirling Albion in a previous round of the competition. Reid played for the Palmerston club in both legs of the

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Qualifiers against Danish side FC Nordsjælland. Reid established himself in the first team of the

Palmerston Park Palmerston Park is a football stadium on Terregles Street in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish League One club Queen of the South, who have played there since 1919. South of Scotland League club He ...

side during the 2009–10 season. He signed a new two-year contract extension with Queens on 23 April 2010. Reid's first senior goal was the opener in the Challenge Cup semi final 2–1 win away at Peterhead on Saturday 9 October 2010 when he lashed home a loose ball inside the box. On 23 April 2011, before the home match versus

Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath (; sco, Coudenbeith) is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 189 ...

Davie Rae David 'Davie' Rae is a former Scottish chair of Queen of the South in Dumfries. Rae was the third of three chairmen to rebuild and revitalise the Dumfries club from the mid-1990s, replacing the previous regime under Harkness, when the club had g ...

presented Reid with a trophy in recognition of his century of appearances for the first team. Reid, however, did not complete the match due to receiving a red card.

Greenock Morton

On 16 July 2012, Reid signed for

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on a one-year deal. HIs contract expired in May 2013. Reid played as a trialist on 24 July 2013 for

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as they lost 2–0 to

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. On 18 October 2013, Reid re-signed for Morton until January 2014. He left the club upon expiry of his contract.

Motherwell

After training with the club during pre-season, Reid signed for Motherwell until the end of the season, on 21 February 2014. Reid made a major contribution by scoring the winning goal, in injury time, of the final fixture of the season to secure second place ahead of rivals

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. On 28 May 2014, he signed a new two-year contract with the club. In October 2015, Reid signed an emergency three-month loan with St Mirren. He returned to Motherwell at the end of his loan on 2 January 2016.

Dunfermline Athletic

On 1 February 2016, Reid left Motherwell by mutual consent, signing the following day for

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side

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until the end of the 2015–16 season. Reid briefly played with and worked under Pars manager

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whilst at Queen of the South. After achieving promotion to the

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, Reid was released at the end of the 2015–16 season having made 12 appearances for Dunfermline.

Keflavík

In July 2016, Reid signed for Iceland First Division side

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, becoming the club's third Scottish signing of the 2016 season after

Marc McAusland Marc McAusland (born 13 September 1988) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Icelandic club Njarðvík. McAusland has had two spells with his local side St Mirren, and has also played for Queen of the South, Dunfermline Athl ...

. and Stuart Carswell also joined the club. Reid left Keflavík at the end of the 2016 season after his contract with the club was not renewed.

Return to Scotland

Reid returned to Scotland in March 2017, signing for

side

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until the end of the 2016–17 season. Following the team's relegation to

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, Reid was released by the club. Reid subsequently signed for

Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is ...

in June 2017. He helped them to a promotion in 2017–18, but was released at the end of the season.

International career

Reid played at under-17, under-18 and under-19 level for Scotland.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Celtic *

Scottish Youth Cup The Scottish Youth Cup (also known as the SFA Youth Cup) is an annual Scottish football competition run by the Scottish Football Association for under-18 teams,

: Winner (2) *Scottish Youth League: Winner (3) *Scottish Reserve League: Winner (4) ;Dunfermline Athletic *

: 2015–16 ;Ayr United *

: 2017-18 ;East Kilbride *

Lowland League The Scottish Lowland Football League (SLFL, commonly known as the Lowland League) is a senior association football, football league based in central and southern Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system, actin ...

: 2018–19 * SFA South Region Challenge Cup: 2018–19 ;Kelty Hearts *

: 2019–20,

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;Darvel * West of Scotland Football League Premier Division: 2021-22

Individual

;Greenock Morton *MSC Player of the Year: 2012–13 ;Queen of the South *Player of the Year: 2010–11 *Young Player of the Year: 2009–10

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Craig 1986 births Living people Footballers from Irvine, North Ayrshire Scottish footballers Celtic F.C. players Darvel F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Scottish Football League players Association football defenders Greenock Morton F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík players Peterhead F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Scotland youth international footballers Scottish Professional Football League players East Kilbride F.C. players Kelty Hearts F.C. players Lowland Football League players Stenhousemuir F.C. players West of Scotland Football League players Hurlford United F.C. players