Peter Reid

At 68 years old, Peter Reid has this physical status:

Peter Reid (born 20 June 1956) is an English football manager, pundit, and retired player. Reid, a defensive midfielder who was still playing, had a long and fruitful career.

He rose to prominence at Bolton Wanderers as one of England's best midfielders of the time before moving to Everton in 1982.

It was there that he had the most fruitful stretch of his career, as he helped the club win domestic and European accolades, including the Football League twice.

In 1985, he was named PFA Player of the Year, coming fourth in the World Soccer Player of the Year competition, behind Michel Platini, Preben Elkjr, and Diego Maradona.

He earned his first senior England call-up that year, and he represented his country at the 1986 FIFA World Cup and 1988 UEFA European Championships.

In total, he has earned 13 caps.

Reid began his career with Queens Park Rangers in 1989 but a year later, he moved to Manchester City to begin his managerial career. He spent three years at Maine Road as player-manager, leading them to two fifth-place finishes in the First Division, the first of which saw them finish ahead of their city rivals Manchester United.

Since leaving Manchester City, he was forced to restart his playing career and spent a brief time with Southampton, Notts County, and Bury before returning to Sunderland in 1995.

He has been promoted to the Premier League twice with the club, as well as two seventh-place finishes in the top division.

For a short time in 1999, he combined his time at the Stadium of Light with the job as the England U21's boss.

He began his seven-year association with Sunderland in 2002 and returned to leadership a year later, helping Leeds United avoid relegation from the Premier League.

Reid left Elland Road the following season. In 2004, he was appointed as the Coventry City manager, but his term was less than a year.

He then served as a pundit for the BBC at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and then spent time with Sky Sports and ESPN before returning to Thailand in 2008.

He won the T&T Cup with the country before returning to England as assistant manager to Tony Pulis at Stoke City and helping them to an eleventh-place finish in the Premier League.

He took over Plymouth Argyle in June 2010, but was fired after just over a year with the Devon club.

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Playing career

Reid first appeared with Bolton Wanderers in 1974. He won a medal when Bolton won the championship of the Football League Second Division in 1978, but he only spent two seasons of First Division football before Bolton was relegated.

In 1982, a Liverpool fan transferred to Everton for £60,000, just 12 months after a much higher price had been quoted.

His greatest triumph at club level was as part of the Everton team that lifted the FA Cup in 1984 and 1987, as well as the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1985. They nearly won a unique treble, but they lost 1–0 to Manchester United in the 1985 FA Cup final. Reid was recklessly attacked by Manchester United defender Kevin Moran, who became the first player to be banned from playing in an FA Cup final.

In 1985, he was named PFA Footballer of the Year, the same year in which he gained a Football League crown and a European Cup Winner's Cup gold medal. Reid's form was so good this year that he ranked 4th in the World Soccer Player of the Year award, behind only Michel Platini, Preben Elkjaer, and Diego Maradona.

Everton made 167 appearances (eight as substitutes) during his tenure. Reid was given the 'Everton Giant' award in 2006.

Reid signed for Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer in 1989, but he only stayed for one season (1989–90) before being signed by Manchester City, who were then managed by former Everton boss Howard Kendall.

Reid was persuaded by Ian Branfoot to resume his playing career with Southampton in October 1993, when the Saints were then in the midst of a controversy; the Saints fans had been calling for Branfoot's dismissal after losing eight of their first nine games. Reid brought a touch of guile and stability to the Saints' season, despite playing only eight games, he played a significant role in the team's success as the team's season began. He led them to some significant victories, most notably over Newcastle United on October 24, 1993, a game in which Matthew Le Tissier scored two goals. On December 28, 1993, Saints defeated Chelsea 3–1.

Branfoot was fired a few days later (after a home loss by Norwich City). Reid was rumored to be a potential replacement for Branfoot, but he said that, as Branfoot had brought him to the team, it would only be fair that he left as well. Before retiring from playing, Reid had brief playing stints with Notts County and Bury.

Reid earned 13 caps for England. Given his potential due to his injury to other players, he became the England linchpin of the 1988 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. Reid was one of England players left behind by Diego Maradona as he burst from inside his own half to scoring his 'Goal of the Century' second goal in that tournament.

Managerial career

Reid's managerial career began in Manchester, Michigan, on November 7th, 1990, when he was first appointed caretaker boss following Howard Kendall's departure back to Everton. Reid was appointed player-manager on a permanent basis on November 15th.

Manchester City finished fifth (one place above neighbor Manchester United) and equalled this achievement the following season. City fell to ninth place in the Premier League's first season (1992–93), with an increasingly stale brand of 'long ball' football'. Reid was fired after a slow start to the following season.

Reid bought Keith Curle and Terry Phelan for £2.5 million each. Colin Hendry was sold to be eventually replaced by Michel Vonk. In December 1991, Clive Allen was also listed.

Reid returned to management with Sunderland, who were fighting relegation in the First Division in March 1995. He stayed with the club, and the following season, they were crowned champions of the division and were promoted to the Premier League.

A group of Sunderland fans under the name Simply Red and White performed "Daydream Believer" on the melody of "Daydream Believer" in 1996. The song debuted at number 41 on the UK Singles & Album Chart, a chart that was ranked 41 in the United Kingdom Singles & Album Chart. The fans listened to the song due to the fact that the manager had a dour demeanour, whilst the team was winning promotion and even won promotion at the end of the season.

After losing their last game of the season at Wimbledon, the team was relegated to the First Division in the 1996–97 season.

Sunderland qualified for automatic promotion in 1997-98, but they met Charlton Athletic in the Division One play-off final at Wembley Stadium. Reid's side missed out on promotion after being drawn 3-3 after extra time and losing 7-6 in a penalty shoot-out in one of the most exciting play-off finals to date. Sunderland recovered by winning the Division One title with a then-record 105 points. They dominated the First Division table from October to the end of the season, and with a 5–2 win over Bury on April 13, 1999, they clinched promotion.

Sunderland was competing for a place in European competition from 1999 to 2000, but in the end, they fell out after finishing seventh place, one of the best Premier League teams ever achieved after promotion. Kevin Phillips, the highest league scorer in England and Europe, scored 30 goals in the Premier League and subsequently took home the European Golden Shoe; he was the first Englishman to win the award to date. Reid spent a brief time as the England under-21 team's manager this season. Sunderland finished second in the league for a long time in 2000–01, and it looked as though they would have qualified for the UEFA Champions League, but they fell in the final stages of the season, finishing seventh.

Reid's crew suffered in 2001-02 season, finishing one place above the relegation zone and with only 28 goals from 38 games, fewer than any other team in the division. Reid paid a team record £6.75 million for Norwegian striker Tore André Flo from Rangers to stop the decline, but was dissatisfied. Reid was dismissed in October 2002 after nearly eight years as Sunderland's boss.

Reid was relegated to the Republic of Ireland's leadership position following his dismissal from Sunderland. He even applied for an Irish passport by his Drumcondra family links. After Terry Venables' dismissal, he was appointed caretaker boss of Leeds United in March 2003. Since losing £80 million in the first five seasons to not win them a trophy, the Elland Road club had been plagued by £80 million debts. Reid seemed to be the man to turn around the defeat, particularly after defeating Charlton Athletic 6–1 and a 3–2 away victory over Arsenal, which ended the opposition's title hopes. He was given the job on a permanent basis after leaving Leeds.

Reid was forced to sell Harry Kewell and bring in cheaper signings from abroad as replacements due to the club's poor financial condition. His latest signings didn't gel and he was fired in November 2003 after a 6–1 loss to recently promoted Portsmouth. Despite the fact that many of his signings had left Leeds since the club was relegated, Kevin Blackwell, who Reid had brought him to Leeds as assistant manager, went on to become manager in 2004.

Reid was appointed manager of Coventry City's First Division team in May 2004 with the intention of raising the club to the Premier League. His time at Highfield Road lasted just eight months after he left the team on January 6, 2005, who finished 20th in the Championship.

Reid took over Thailand in September 2008 after being linked with the position earlier this year. He committed to a four-year deal with the intention of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He confessed to not knowing much about Thai football, and referred to his players by squad numbers rather than Thai names. Reid was "amazed by the players' ability, and I'm learning new things about football that I'd never have learned about in the Premier League." It's a great sport for my football education. This is pure football, and I love it."

Reid's first assignment as Thailand's new national coach was to participate in the T&T Cup in Vietnam, a three-team tournament with hosts Vietnam and North Korea. In the first game of the tournament, Thailand defeated North Korea and then went on to draw with Vietnam to clinch the title. Reid had resigned as boss, according to the Thailand Football Association (FAT), who had to leave him by mutual consent after a year in charge.

Reid joined Stoke City as an assistant manager to Tony Pulis after Reid left the Thai job on September 10th. Reid served with Stoke for the 2009–2010 season before reteaching in June 2010 in order to return to management.

Reid, the manager of Plymouth Argyle, was appointed on June 24, 2010. Reid was thrown into a tumultuous season with the Pilgrims, who had just been barred from the Football League Championship. In November, the club was forced to sell star players Bradley Wright-Phillips and Craig Noone in the January transfer window after being hit with two winding-up petitions from HMRC. Reid himself auctioned off his FA Cup runners up medal and paid the club's heating bill at one point. Despite these efforts, the club was docked 10 points for the intention to enter administration in February 2011 and sank Argyle's bottom of League 1 with relegation seeming inevitable. Following a 3–1 loss to Southampton, the club was relegated to League 2 following a 2nd appearance in League One, with the club finishing 23rd.

Reid was forced to sign an almost new squad over the summer of 2011, with ten players making their debut in a 1-1 draw with Shrewsbury Town on the first day. However, the club was unable to capitalize on the Shrewsbury success and lost their following eight league games, despite the club being still suffering from financial uncertainty. Peter Reid was fired by acting chairman Peter Ridsdale with the club at bottom of the Football League on September 18th with just one point. Despite achieving a win rate of just 26% during his time with the club, Reid is still popular among Plymouth Argyle supporters because of his generosity and sacrifice during difficult times.

Reid was appointed as the Mumbai City FC's first Indian Super League manager on September 4th, 2014.

Reid had rejoined Bolton Wanderers in a coaching capacity to support interim manager Jimmy Phillips on March 18, 2016. He resigned at the end of the season.

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