Billy Reid

In his playing days Reid started off at Dumfries club, Queen of the South where he was signed by Nobby Clark. Reid was later remembered by teammate Tommy Bryce as one of the best players at the club. The three were part of Queen's 1985–86 Scottish Second Division promotion success. It was at Queens where Reid gave his longest service as a player. Reid then played for Clyde and Hamilton Academical before finishing his career with Stirling Albion. He worked as a printer while playing part-time.

Clyde

Reid began his managerial career in 2002 with a caretaker appointment at a club he had played for, Scottish First Division club Clyde. This was in between the departure of Allan Maitland and the appointment of Alan Kernaghan. He took over the Bully Wee on a permanent basis in July 2004 following Kernaghan's two-year spell in charge. Reid took the club to third place in the 2004–05 Scottish First Division in his only season in charge.

Hamilton Academical

Reid then became manager at a club competing in the same division as Clyde and another which he had previously served as a player, Hamilton Academical, taking over from Allan Maitland, also a former Clyde boss. Working under owner Ronnie MacDonald, he took the Accies to the 2007–08 Scottish First Division title earning promotion to the Scottish Premier League. He won that season's PFA Scotland Manager of the Year award. After leading Hamilton to an impressive seventh-place finish in the Scottish Premier League in 2009–10, Reid was linked with a move to a number of clubs including Swansea City, but rejected their approach claiming to have unfinished business with Hamilton. Hamilton were relegated from the top flight in 2011. Reid left Hamilton by mutual consent on 3 April 2013, after more than seven years in the job.

Östersund

Despite being linked to the manager's job at Morton, Reid became assistant manager at Östersund in November 2013 to Graham Potter. At the end of his second year in…

His son, Billy Jnr, was also a footballer, who played for Clyde.

Player

Queen of the South

1985–86 Scottish Second Division promotion

Manager

Hamilton Academical

2007–08 Scottish First Division champions 2007–08 PFA Scotland Manager of the Year

Assistant manager

Östersund

2015 Superettan promotion 2016–17 Svenska Cupen winners