Arthur Reed

For other people named Arthur Reed, see Arthur Reed (disambiguation).
Arthur Reed
Personal information
Full name Arthur Reed
Date of birth 1884
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Date of death Not known
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
– Leadmill St Mary's ? (?)
– Doncaster Rovers 0 (0)
1912–1917 Birmingham 28 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Arthur Reed (1884 – after 1916) was an English professional footballer who scored 12 goals in 28 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham.[1]

Reed was born in Sheffield. A short man of less than athletic physique, he came late into league football, playing for Leadmill St Mary's and, very briefly, for Doncaster Rovers – one reserve team game preceded a local cup final in which he scored the winning goal, an appearance which resulted in Doncaster's disqualification as he had not been registered in the competition – before joining Birmingham of the Football League Second Division in 1912, aged about 28.[2] He made his debut on 6 April 1912, scoring twice in a 4–0 win at home to Burnley.[3] Over the next three seasons Reed played only intermittently, apart from a run of nine consecutive games at the end of the 1912–13 season in which he scored six goals,[4] and he retired through injury in 1917.[2]

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 217. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6. 
  2. ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 
  3. ^ Matthews, p. 158.
  4. ^ Matthews, pp. 159–61.