 Joining Dundee United in 1968, Reid's performances against Newcastle United in the 1969 Fair Cup won him a somewhat-delayed move to Tyneside in 1971, although he returned to Scotland eighteen months later with Morton.Three seasons later, Reid returned to Dundee United before finishing his career with a couple of appearances for Ayr United.After retiring in 1977 due to injury, Reid moved to Canada where he died in the year of his 51st birthday.