| Our first international player 06:23 - Sep 23 with 486 views | gtsb1966 |
apparently, and I had never heard of him. I'm sure a few of you older ones have though. Copy and pasted from FB so I'm not sure of the accuracy of the article.
Wednesday 22nd September 1954
Billy Reed age 26 became the first Ipswich Town footballer to play Senior International football when he was awarded his first cap for Wales v Yugoslavia in a friendly International at Ninian Park Cardiff, playing in his customary position as outside right.
Wales (0) 1 Yugoslavia (0) 3
Ivor Allchurch 56’ for Wales and
Todor Veselinovic 62’, 77'pen,90’ for Yugoslavia.
Billy Reed won his 2nd and ultimately last cap for Wales v Scotland on 16th October 1954 at Ninian Park, Cardiff in the British Championship.
Wales (0)0 Scotland (0)1.
Reed signed professional with Cardiff in July 1947 age 19.
In August 1948 he joined Brighton and Hove Albion where his career took off , making 132 league and cup appearances scoring 38 goals in total .
In July 1953 he signed for Ipswich Town for £1750. Scoring 46 goals in 169 league and cup matches, and winning Third Division (South ) titles in 1953–54 and 1956–57.
In February 1958 he signed for Swansea Town for a £3,000 fee. Making 8 appearances in the last weeks of the 1957/58 season, he was restricted to the reserves during the 1958/59 season and departed Swansea in June 1959.
Finishing his playing days at Worcester City and then several Welsh league clubs. |  | | |  |
| Our first international player on 07:44 - Sep 23 with 244 views | oldburian |
I remember it well, he was my favourite player. We all loved the small fast wingers that each club used to have, no tracking back for them. If I remember it right George McLuckie was our left winger at the time. |  | | |
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