Researching Sammy Reid
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 31456 people with the Reid surname? In that year Reid was ranked number 100 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Sammy Reid on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Sammy Reid and the Reid Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 46792 people with the Reid surname in the UK? Reid is now ranked number 89 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Sammy Reid
Sammy Reid
Samuel McKnight Reid (13 October 1939 – 9 November 2014) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored the winning goal for Berwick Rangers in their 1966–67 Scottish Cup victory against Rangers, in what is rated as one of the greatest shocks in the history of Scottish football.
Reid also played for Motherwell, Falkirk, Clyde and Dumbarton. He was Bill Shankly's first signing as Liverpool manager, but never played a first-team game for the Anfield club.
His elder brother Billy and maternal uncle Tommy McKenzie were both footballers who also played for Motherwell.
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