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Which team did the player Craig Reid (footballer, born 1985) belong to from 2011 to 2012?
Craig Reid ( footballer , born 1985 ) Craig Kevin Reid ( born 17 December 1985 ) is an English footballer who plays as a striker . Reid started his career at Coventry Citys youth academy in 2000 , spending two years at the club before opting to join Ipswich Town in 2002 . He spent two years at Ipswich , and then returned to Coventry , under a professional contract , in 2004 . During his time at Coventry , Reid spent a month on loan at Conference National club Tamworth in March 2006 . He was released by Coventry at the end of the 2005–06 season having not made a first-team appearance for his hometown club . In January 2007 , Reid signed for Cheltenham Town and spent a year-and-a-half there before being released by the club in May 2008 . Reid signed for Conference Premier club Grays Athletic on a short-term deal in August 2008 , before being loaned out to Newport County . Reid joined Newport on a permanent basis . He was the clubs top goalscorer for three consecutive seasons , and helped Newport to promotion to the Conference Premier during the clubs successful 2009–10 campaign . In January 2011 , Reid signed for Stevenage for a fee of £90,000 , making him the clubs record signing . He helped the club earn promotion to League One during the 2010–11 season . In July 2012 , Reid joined Aldershot Town for an undisclosed fee . When Aldershot were relegated to the Conference at the end of the season , he had brief spells in the Football League with Southend United and Stevenage before spending the 2014–15 season with Kidderminster Harriers . Reid left Harriers by mutual consent early in the 2015–16 season , and then spent brief periods at various levels of non-League football with Brentwood Town , Lincoln City and Gainsborough Trinity . He signed for Gloucester City in June 2016 . Reid returned to the Football League once again when he rejoined Newport County of League Two in January 2017 , spending the second half of the 2016–17 season . He joined Coventry United in May 2017 , before signing for Barwell on loan in January 2018 . Reid left Coventry United at the end of the 2017–18 season . Career . Early career . Reid started his career with home city club Coventry City in their youth academy , before moving to Ipswich Towns academy after a successful trial in April 2002 . After two years at Ipswich , he rejoined Coventry , this time under a professional contract . He was the clubs Young Player of the Year for the 2004–05 season , and was given another years contract . In March 2006 , Reid signed for Conference National club Tamworth on a months loan deal . He made his first-team debut the next day , starting in the clubs 2–0 loss to Ebbsfleet United at Stonebridge Road , and played one further game for the club , a 0–0 home draw against Southport . On his return to Coventry , at the end of the 2005–06 season , Reid was released , having not made any first-team appearances . In May 2006 , Reid had an unsuccessful trial at Stockport County . Ahead of the 2006–07 season , he went on trial at Falkirk , and scored twice in their 2–1 friendly victory against Airdrie United in July 2006 . Despite this , he did not earn a contract with the club . He also had another unsuccessful trial with Dundee in September 2006 . In January 2007 , Reid signed for Cheltenham Town on a free transfer , signing a rolling monthly contract . He made his Cheltenham debut on 13 January , coming on as a 76th-minute substitute in the clubs 2–0 away loss at Huddersfield Town . He made a further five appearances for the club towards the latter stages of the 2006–07 campaign . In July 2007 , Reid signed for Cheltenham on a permanent basis . He made a late substitute appearance in Cheltenhams first game of the 2007–08 season , playing three minutes in a 1–0 home win over Gillingham . Reid scored his first professional goal in Cheltenhams 3–1 away win against Swindon Town in the Football League Trophy . He made 12 appearances for Cheltenham during the 2007–08 season , scoring one goal . Reid was released by Cheltenham on 6 May 2008 , having made 18 appearances for the club . Reid signed for Conference Premier club Grays Athletic on a one-year deal in August 2008 , making his debut in a 1–0 home loss to Eastbourne Borough . He made two further appearances for Grays , before joining Conference South club Newport County on loan on 25 September 2008 . Newport County . Reid scored four times in ten league appearances during his loan spell at Newport , before signing for the club permanently on 19 December 2008 . Reid scored his first senior hat-trick in Newports 3–1 win against Chelmsford City in January 2009 . He ended the season having scored 21 goals in 31 games in all competitions , 16 of which came in the Conference South . He remained at Newport for the 2009–10 season , and scored his first goal of the campaign in a 4–0 win against Chelmsford City . Reid was named as the Conference South Player of the Month after a run of seven goals in five matches in September 2009 . Reid finished the 2009–10 season as Conference South top scorer with 24 goals for Newport who were champions with a record 103 points . He was named the Conference South Player of the Year . Reid signed a new two-year contract with Newport County on 17 April 2010 . Reid started in Newports first game of the 2010–11 season , the clubs first game back in the top tier of the non-League pyramid ; they lost 1–0 to Darlington at the Darlington Arena on 14 August 2010 . Three days later , he scored his first goal of the season , a 71st-minute penalty that earned Newport a point in a 1–1 draw against Tamworth . At the end of August 2010 , Reid scored four goals in two games , scoring successive braces in games against Kidderminster Harriers and AFC Wimbledon respectively . He also scored the only goal of the game as Newport won 1–0 at Nene Park against Rushden & Diamonds in September , Newports first away win of the season . Reid continued his goalscoring form by scoring braces in victories against Forest Green Rovers and York City respectively , as well as scoring Newports second goal in a 3–2 win at Crawley Town in October 2010 . During the January 2011 transfer window , it was reported that Reid had attracted interest from Premier League side Stoke City , as well as from his former employers , Coventry . Reids last two goals for Newport came in the clubs 3–2 defeat to Tamworth at The Lamb Ground , Dean Holdsworths final game in charge of the club . Reid himself made his last Conference appearance for the club on 29 January 2011 , in a goalless draw away at Histon in which he missed an 83rd-minute penalty . He scored 18 goals in 29 league appearances during the first half of the 2010–11 season . During his two-and-a-half-year stay at Newport , Reid scored 66 goals in 112 games in all competitions . Reid was inducted into Newports Hall of Fame during the clubs centenary evening on 27 October 2012 . Stevenage . Reid signed for League Two club Stevenage for an initial undisclosed fee on 31 January 2011 ; the fee was a record for both clubs , and Stevenage later stated that they paid £90,000 for the player . As part of the deal , Stevenage strikers Charlie Griffin and Yemi Odubade joined Newport on loan . Reid made his Stevenage debut in a 2–2 home draw with Accrington Stanley on 5 February 2011 . He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 away win against Oxford United on 15 March , running onto Rob Sinclairs through pass to give Stevenage the three points . On the final day of the regular season , Reid scored Stevenages second goal from the penalty spot in a 3–3 draw with Bury ; the draw meant that Stevenage reached the play-offs thanks to a sixth-place finish . Reid started in all three of Stevenages play-off games , including in the Final at Old Trafford against Torquay United , which Stevenage won 1–0 to gain promotion to League One . Reid made 23 appearances for Stevenage during the second half of the 2010–11 season , scoring twice . Reid started the first competitive game of the 2011–12 campaign , on 6 August 2011 , playing 70 minutes in a 0–0 draw at home to Exeter City , before being substituted for Byron Harrison . On his next appearance , ten days later , he scored the first goal in a 3–1 away victory against Bournemouth . Reid scored twice for Stevenage in a 4–2 home win against Rochdale on 3 September . His first goal , from Lawrie Wilsons knockdown , opened the scoring , and his secondStevenages fourthwas widely reported as a Neal Trotman own goal , although it was attributed by Stevenages website to Reid , who managed to nip between the two defenders and just poke the ball into the net . His fourth goal in five games was Stevenages first in a 5–1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday on 13 September 2011 ; he reacted quickest to a parried Michael Bostwick shot and scored from six yards out . He suffered a groin injury in November 2011 which required surgery , and he had a successful operation in January 2012 . Reid returned to first-team action on 28 February , after three-and-a-half months out ; he played the first 74 minutes of a 2–2 draw with Huddersfield Town . Reid went on to score goals in home victories against Brentford and Bury , with the latter strike coming in a 3–0 win that ultimately secured Stevenages place in the play-offs . He made 34 appearances during the season , scoring seven times , as Stevenage narrowly lost in the play-off semi-finals . During his one-and-a-half-year spell at Stevenage , Reid made 57 appearances in all competitions , scoring eight times . Aldershot Town . Ahead of the 2012–13 season , Reid signed for League Two club Aldershot Town for an undisclosed five-figure fee , later reported as a club record £75,000 ; the move reunited him with Aldershot manager Dean Holdsworth , who had previously managed Reid during his time at Newport County . He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the season , playing the whole match as Aldershot lost 7–6 on penalties to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the League Cup . Reid scored his first goal in his third appearance , in a 2–1 home defeat to Exeter City on 21 August 2012 . He scored two goals the following month , which included a deft lob in an away draw with Bristol Rovers on 8 September 2012 . Reid scored his first Football League hat-trick on 2 October , although his goals could not prevent Aldershot from losing 4–3 to Torquay United at Plainmoor . He added a further three goals to his tally before the end of 2012 , and opened the new year by scoring the winner from the penalty spot in a 1–0 victory away at Barnet , his tenth of the season . He ended the season with 12 goals from 45 appearances as Aldershot were relegated to the Conference . Southend United . Although Aldershot did not initially release Reid , his contact was cancelled by mutual consent , and on 1 August 2013 , he returned to League Two when he signed a one-year deal with Southend United . Southend manager Phil Brown stated that he hoped Reid would replace the goals scored by strikers Gavin Tomlin and Britt Assombalonga , both of whom had left . Reid made his Southend debut two days after signing for the club , on 3 August 2013 , coming on as a 68th-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over Plymouth Argyle . All eight of Reids appearances for Southend came in the opening three months of the season , of which six were from the substitutes bench , and he did not play for the club beyond October 2013 . Return to Stevenage . His contract with Southend was terminated by mutual consent on 25 February 2014 , and Reid returned to League One club Stevenage . The move meant that Reid would be reunited with manager Graham Westley , who had signed the player for his first spell at the club three years earlier . He made one start and three substitute appearances without scoring , and was released at the end of the season . Non-League . After leaving Stevenage , Reid signed a two-year deal with Conference Premier club Kidderminster Harriers on 15 May 2014 . Reid made his Kidderminster debut on the opening day of the 2014–15 season , playing the first 64 minutes of the clubs 0–0 draw away at Lincoln City . He scored his first goal for the club on 6 September 2014 , opening the scoring in an eventual 2–1 victory against Gateshead at Aggborough . After scoring five times in 34 appearances during his first season , and not at all in the first month of the 2015–16 season , Reid left the club by mutual consent at the end of the transfer window . Reid linked up again with Dean Holdsworth , this time at Isthmian League Premier Division club Brentwood Town in October 2015 , where he spent a short spell before joining for Lincoln City of the National League . He was released after two appearances and moved on to Gainsborough Trinity of the National League North in January 2016 . Reid finished the season with Gainsborough , scoring three goals from twelve league matches , and was one of six players released . He signed for another National League North club on 6 June 2016 , Gloucester City , managed by Tim Harris who was director of football at Newport when Reid was playing there . Reid made his debut for Gloucester in the clubs first match of the 2016–17 season , playing the opening 84 minutes in a 1–1 draw away at Salford City . He scored once during his time there , in a 2–2 away draw with AFC Fylde , making 16 appearances during the first half of the season . Return to Newport County . Having trained with the club prior to the official agreement , Reid rejoined former club Newport County on 6 January 2017 . He signed for the club on a short-term deal under manager Graham Westley , the third time Westley had signed Reid . A day later , he made his second debut for Newport as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 defeat to former club Stevenage . He subsequently started Newports next nine League Two matches , although did not appear for the club following Westleys sacking in March 2017.<ref played by Craig Reid in 2016/2017></ref> Reid was released by Newport in May 2017 having made 10 appearances during his second spell with the club . Return to Non-League . Following his release from Newport , Reid returned to his home city to join Midland Football League Premier Division club Coventry United . He scored 14 times in 29 appearances for the club during the first half of the 2017–18 season , before signing for Barwell of the Northern Premier League Premier Division on loan on 19 January 2018 . Reid made his Barwell debut in the clubs 2–0 away win at Workington a day after signing.<ref – Fixtures & Results – 2018/2019></ref> He scored his only goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Ashton United on 17 February 2018 , and went on to make nine appearances during his time there . He returned to Coventry United and finished the 2017–18 season playing in the clubs first-team . Reid was not named in Coventry Uniteds squad list ahead of the 2018–19 season as he began to focus on earning his coaching badges . Style of play . Reid has been deployed as a striker throughout his career . Manager Graham Westley described Reid as a good quality technician . After signing Reid for a third time , Westley stated pace was never his main attribute which is why , four years on , I am comfortable that he can still play a role in what we do next . Coaching career . Reid is a UEFA B Licence coach . He has been the head coach of the University of Warwick mens football team since September 2016 . Personal life . Reid was born in Coventry . He supports his hometown club , Coventry City . Honours . Newport County - Conference South : 2009–10 Stevenage - League Two play-offs : 2010–11 Individual - Conference South Player of the Year : 2009–10 External links . - ( missing data from first spells at Stevenage and Newport County ) - ( includes data from first spells at Stevenage and Newport County only )