Jamie Reed

York City

In November 2010, Conference Premier side York City had a five-figure bid for Reed rejected by Bangor. He signed for York on 6 January 2011 for an undisclosed fee, which set a new record for the highest fee received by Bangor, on a two-and-a-half-year contract. Prior to signing for York, he had scored 18 goals in 19 appearances for Bangor during 2010–11, Reed made his debut as an 85th-minute substitute in a 2–0 defeat away to Premier League club Bolton Wanderers in the FA Cup third round on 8 January 2011. This was followed by his first start and home debut three days later in a 1–0 victory over Grimsby Town on 11 January 2011. He scored two goals in one game for the first time for York with both goals in a 2–1 victory over Mansfield Town on 15 March 2011. Reed entered the 2012 FA Trophy Final as a 90th-minute substitute, with York beating Newport County 2–0 at Wembley Stadium on 12 May 2012. Eight days later he entered the 2–1 win over Luton in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off final at Wembley as a 78th-minute substitute, a result that meant the club returned to the Football League after an eight-year absence with promotion to League Two.

Reed scored his first goal of 2012–13 with the opening goal of a 1–1 home draw with AFC Wimbledon in the FA Cup first round on 3 November 2012. He made his debut the following day in Cambridge's 3–0 home defeat to Alfreton Town. having made seven appearances for Cambridge.

Chester and South Melbourne Reed signed for his hometown club, newly promoted Conference Premier side Chester, on a one-year contract on 4 July 2013. He signed for South Melbourne of the National Premier Leagues Victoria in Australia on 12 March 2014.

Later career Reed signed for The New Saints on 7 November 2014 despite not being able to play until January 2015. He scored his first goal for the club as a half time substitute against Prestatyn Town. He left the club by mutual consent on 29 January 2016 and signed for their Welsh Premier League rivals Llandudno later that day. Subsequently, he joined Newtown. In January 2019, following an achilles rupture, he joined Ashton United. A spell with Northwich Victoria followed.

In 2020 he joined Cefn Druids before moving to Aberystwyth Town in early 2021. He then joined Prestatyn Town, in the second tier Cymru North in May 2021, where as well as playing he manages the club's Under-19 side. In late 2021, Reed joined Northern Premier League Division One West side 1874 Northwich. He made his debut off the bench in a 3–1 win at Kidsgrove Athletic, where he scored the third goal. At the beginning of the 2022-23 preseason, 1874 Northwich announced Reed as a player-coach for the upcoming season. On the 12th April 2025 he scored the only goal in a Ruthin Town 1-0 victory over former club Bangor played at Bala. That victory kept Ruthin in tier two and relegated Bangor.

He joined Bangor City 1876 for the 2025–26 season, a season which saw the club promoted as Ardal NW champions and winning the FAW Trophy and him score 19 goals across all competitions. After scoring with his final touch in the penultimate league game of the season, he announced his retirement from playing with immediate effect at the age of 38.

In July 2026 he came out of retirement to sign for newly promoted Cymru Premier side Holywell Town.

International career In November 2009, Reed made his debut for the Wales semi-pro team in a 2–2 draw with Northern Ireland, which made him the second player to feature for a Welsh national team under the "education eligibility" ruling.

Career statistics

Honours Rhyl Welsh Premier League: 2008–09

The New Saints Welsh Premier League: 2014–15 Welsh Cup: 2014–15 Welsh League Cup: 2014–15

Bangor City 1876 Ardal NW: 2025–26 FAW Trophy: 2025–26