Mark Reid (born 15 September 1961) is a Scottish retired professional
footballer
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who played as a
left back
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. Reid made over 350 appearances in the Scottish and English Football Leagues between 1980 and 1993.
Career
Born in
Kilwinning
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, Reid played League football for
Celtic
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,
Charlton Athletic
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and
St Mirren before retiring in 1993 due to injury.
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References
1961 births
Living people
Footballers from Kilwinning
Scottish men's footballers
Scotland men's under-21 international footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Celtic F.C. players
Charlton Athletic F.C. players
St Mirren F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
English Football League players
20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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