Paul Robert Reid (born 19 January 1968) is an English football coach and former professional player.
As a player his career as a midfielder saw him feature in the Football League for Leicester City, Bradford City, Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic, Bury and Swansea City.
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Playing career
Reid was first scouted at age 14 while playing for a local team in Birmingham. He was turned away from teams such as West Brom and Coventry as he was told he was "too small" to play as a centre forward.
He joined Leicester City as an apprentice at age 16 before signing his first professional contract at age 17 in 1986. In the 1987/88 season, he won the club's Goal of the Season for his goal against Blackburn.
In 1992 Reid joined Bradford City on loan before signing a 3-year permanent contract.
In 1994, Reid joined Huddersfield Town. The main major success of his career came in 1995 when he helped Huddersfield Town to gain promotion to the Division One via the Division Two play-offs. He started in the first leg of the semi-final but had to be substituted off at 20 minutes when he ruptured his knee ligaments after catching his studs on the ball. Reid had made 48 appearances for Huddersfield that season across all competitions, and scored 7 goals.