Peter Reid
Peter had a long and distinguished playing career of over 500 games which included spells at Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Man City, Southampton, Notts County, Bury and Queens Park Rangers. He began his career at Bolton in 1974 and in 1978 picked up his first winners medal when Bolton won the League Second Division.
He then moved to Everton which saw arguably the high point of his club career winning the FA Cup in 1984, followed by being crowned Football League Champions in 1985 and 1987. In 1985, Everton also won the European Cup Winners Cup. Peter’s personal peak came in 1985 when his reputation as one of the finest midfield enforcers in Europe won him recognition as he was voted PFA Footballer of Year.
He played 159 games in total for Everton and was awarded the “Everton Giant” accolade in 2006. Reid also won 13 caps for England and became a central figure in the 1986 World Cup campaign in Mexico which ended with Maradona’s infamous “hand of God”.
In 1990 Peter managed Manchester City in the role of player/manager with City finishing 5th in two consecutive years. He then moved to Southampton as a player for a brief spell before retiring from playing in 1993.
In 1995 he took the job of Sunderland manager when they were battling relegation in the old Division One (now Championship) but Reid kept them up and the following year the team won the Division One title. After 8 years at Sunderland he went on to manage Leeds United and Coventry City.
Peter has gone on to become a much loved pundit on Sky Sports and has also worked for the BBC, covering the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Peter returned to management after a four year break, becoming manager of Thailand in September 2008 before he returned to the UK to be assistant manager of Stoke City in 2009 and then later the manager of Plymouth Argyle in 2010.
A highly sought-after and knowledgeable speaker and personality, Peter can lend his vast experience and character to a range of corporate events.
