Nicky Reid
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Scott Reid | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Davyhulme, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1987 | Manchester City | 216 | (2) |
| 1982 | → Seattle Sounders (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 1987–1992 | Blackburn Rovers | 174 | (9) |
| 1992 | Bristol City | 4 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Bury | 25 | (0) |
| 1997 | Sligo Rovers | 43 | (3) |
| Total | 514 | (15) | |
| National team | |||
| 1981–1982 | England U21 | 6 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1997–1999 | Sligo Rovers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Nicholas Scott "Nicky" Reid (born 30 October 1960 in Davyhulme) was an English footballer defender. He played at both centre back and full back during his career.
Nicky played 217 times for Manchester City F.C. and scored twice in two spells at the club between 1977 and 1982 and 1982 and 1987 before transferring to Blackburn Rovers F.C. in July 1987. In 1982, he played on loan to the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League. Nicky was a finalist for City in the 100th FA Cup Final of 1981 with the likes of Ray Ranson and Tommy Caton. His brother Andy also played football for non-league Altrincham, where he was known as 'Hagar The Horrible' and later played league football for Bury for 18 months until he returned to Altrincham in November 1993. Andy also played in the centre of defence. They also have two other brothers called Simon and Jonathan.
He helped Blackburn win promotion to the new FA Premier League in the 1991–92 season, but did not make the squad for the playoff final in which they beat Leicester City and it was soon clear that his days at Ewood Park were numbered as manager Kenny Dalglish looked to make use of chairman Jack Walker's vast financial resources to turn Blackburn into the best team in the country.
Nicky joined West Bromwich Albion for the 1992–93 season helping the club win promotion from Division Two; he was on the scoresheet when Albion beat Port Vale 3–0 in the playoff final at Wembley Stadium, his only goal for the club.
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