Steve Reid (soccer)
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Steve Reid is a retired Canadian-American football (soccer)
player who played professionally in the American Soccer League
, North American Soccer League
and Major Indoor Soccer League.
Reid attended Mercer County Community College
where he was a 1974 NJCAA First Team All American soccer player. In 1977 and 1978, Reid played for the New Jersey Americans of the American Soccer League
. In 1979, he moved to the New England Tea Men
of the North American Soccer League
. He began the 1979-1980 indoor season with the Tea Men before being traded to the Philadelphia Fever
of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He remained with the Fever until 1981. In 1980, Reid also played for the Philadelphia Fury
of the NASL. In 1981, he played for the New England Sharks
of the ASL.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who played professionally in the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
, North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
and Major Indoor Soccer League.
Reid attended Mercer County Community College
Mercer County Community College
Mercer County Community College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Mercer County, New Jersey. The school's current president is Dr. Patricia C. Donohue...
where he was a 1974 NJCAA First Team All American soccer player. In 1977 and 1978, Reid played for the New Jersey Americans of the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
. In 1979, he moved to the New England Tea Men
New England Tea Men
The New England Tea Men were a soccer team based out of Foxboro, MA that played in the NASL from 1978 to 1980. Their home field was Schaefer Stadium....
of the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
. He began the 1979-1980 indoor season with the Tea Men before being traded to the Philadelphia Fever
Philadelphia Fever
.The Philadelphia Fever were an indoor soccer team based out of Philadelphia that played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1978 to 1982. Their home arena was the Spectrum)...
of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He remained with the Fever until 1981. In 1980, Reid also played for the Philadelphia Fury
Philadelphia Fury
The Philadelphia Fury was a soccer team based in Philadelphia that played in the North American Soccer League from 1978 to 1980. Among the club's investors were rock musicians Rick Wakeman, Peter Frampton and Paul Simon. The team played at Veterans Stadium....
of the NASL. In 1981, he played for the New England Sharks
New England Sharks
The New England Sharks was an American soccer club based in Providence, Rhode Island that was a member of the American Soccer League.-1981 Roster: Mark Bryant Len Mercurio -Year-by-year:...
of the ASL.