James Tyrrell Reid (born 15 July 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Early life

Born in

Torquay Torquay ( ) is a seaside town in Devon, England, part of the unitary authority area of Torbay. It lies south of the county town of Exeter and east-north-east of Plymouth, on the north of Tor Bay, adjoining the neighbouring town of Paignton ...

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, Reid attended

South Dartmoor Community College South Dartmoor Community College (SDCC) is a co-educational academy school located in Ashburton, Devon, England. The number of students on roll is 1,650. The school has a sixth form centre and has become a Specialist Sports College with Trai ...

Club career

Exeter City

Reid graduated from the

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

youth team to turn professional in April 2012. Reid made his debut for Exeter on 26 December 2012, receiving praise for his performance in a 3–1 defeat to

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and th ...

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Dorchester Town

He was loaned out to

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side

Dorchester Town Dorchester Town Football Club are a semi-professional football club, based in Dorchester, Dorset, England. They currently play in the . The club is affiliated to the Dorset County Football Association and is a FA chartered Standard club. They ...

in July 2012.

Torquay United

On 18 February 2015, Jamie Reid completed a loan move to

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

Truro City

On 29 September 2015, Reid joined Truro City on a one-month loan. He made his debut just four days later, opening the scoring by lobbing the keeper from 20 yards out just 8 minutes into a 3–0 win over

Havant & Waterlooville Havant & Waterlooville Football Club is a professional football club based in Havant, Hampshire, England. The club participates in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, after relegation from the National League in the 20 ...

. On 26 October,

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announced that Reid's loan had been extended by another month.

Torquay United

On 25 July 2016, Reid completed a three-month loan move to

. On 5 January 2017 Reid's loan was extended until the end of the 2016–17 season. On 30 June 2017, he returned to Torquay United on a six-month loan deal. On 20 October 2017, Reid signed an 18-month contract with Torquay United after spending 10 years at

, beginning in the youth system and earning a professional contract in May 2011. Season of 18/19 Reid went on to score 32 goals in a promotion season for Torquay, receiving the club's player of the year award and the golden boot, along with these the accolades kept coming with him being awarded the national leagues player of the year, top goal scorer and being in the end of season team of the year.

Mansfield Town

Reid joined

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club

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

on a two-year contract on 23 June 2020. He scored his first goal for Mansfield on 10 November 2020 in an

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group game against

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The side currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The tea ...

Stevenage

Reid signed for fellow League Two club

on 13 July 2021. Reid scored an 88th minute penalty to equalise the match in a third round

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tie away at

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side

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...

as Stevenage prevailed 2–1 at

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Career statistics

Honours

Torquay United *

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: 2018–19 Stevenage *

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runner-up:

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Individual *National League South Team of the Year: 2018–19 *National League South Player of the Year: 2018–19

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Jamie 1994 births Living people English men's footballers English people of Northern Ireland descent Men's association football forwards Exeter City F.C. players Dorchester Town F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Footballers from Torquay