George Hull Reid (16 January 1896 – ''1967'') was an Irish professional footballer, who played for

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, Walsall,

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, Stockport County, Rotherham County and represented Ireland.

Career

After starting his career in his home country, Reid moved to The Football League in 1920, signing for

. After only a handful of appearances for the club he joined Walsall where his talent for scoring began to emerge, finishing as the sides top scorer in his first season with 22 goals in 34 league games. The following season, he had scored 9 goals in 13 matches when he moved to

in December 1922, scoring on his debut in a 5–1 defeat to

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. Four months after joining the Welsh side, Reid was handed his first and only cap for Ireland when he played in a 1–0 defeat to Scotland on 3 March 1923."George Reid"
NIfootball.com Retrieved on 10 June 2009 However, he was forced out of the Cardiff side by Len Davies and was unable to regain his place prompting a move to

in 1923. Reid would go on to make just 25 league appearances in the Football League with short spells at Stockport County and Rotherham County before moving into non-league football with Mid Rhondda United, just two years after making his international debut.

References

;Specific ;General * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, George 1896 births Year of death missing Irish association footballers (before 1923) Pre-1950 IFA men's international footballers Blackpool F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Rotherham County F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football forwards Association footballers from Belfast Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland