Mark Reilly

Mark Francis "Mavis" Reilly (born 30 March 1969) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played in over 250 league matches for Kilmarnock. He was part of the side that won the 1997 Scottish Cup Final.

For other people named Mark Reilly, see Mark Reilly (disambiguation).
Mark Reilly
Personal information
Full name Mark Francis Reilly[1]
Date of birth (1969-03-30) 30 March 1969
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Motherwell 4 (0)
1991–1998 Kilmarnock 205 (8)
1998 Reading 6 (0)
1998–2002 Kilmarnock 62 (3)
2002 → Airdrieonians (loan) 6 (0)
2002–2004 St Johnstone 59 (2)
2004–2006 St Mirren 49 (1)
Total 391 (14)
National team
1998 Scotland B[2] 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Reilly began his career at Motherwell in 1988 and joined Kilmarnock in 1991.[3] He spent eleven years at Kilmarnock, punctuated by a short spell at Reading in 1998, and was a member of the cup winning team of 1997.[4] His first team chances were limited in the 2001–02 season and following a loan spell with Airdrieonians, he was released by Kilmarnock in April 2002.[4][5] Two months later, he joined St Johnstone, where he linked up with former teammate and manager, Billy Stark.[6] Reilly and St Johnstone teammate Mixu Paatelainen joined St Mirren in June 2004.[7] He scored his first and only goal for the club in a 3-0 win over Queen of the South in April 2005.[8] He helped St Mirren win the First Division title in the 2005–06 season and played as a substitute as they won the 2005 Scottish Challenge Cup Final,[9] before retiring from professional football at the end of the season.[10]

References
  1. "Mark Reilly". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandb/player.php?playerid=132
  3. Mark Reilly at Soccerbase
  4. "Reilly released by Killie". BBC Sport. 12 April 2002. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  5. "Airdrie double blow". BBC Sport. 12 April 2002. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  6. "Reilly joins Saints". BBC Sport. 6 June 2002. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  7. "Reilly in Saints switch". BBC Sport. 4 June 2004. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  8. "St Mirren 3-0 Queen of the South". ESPN. 9 April 2005. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  9. "St Mirren 2-1 Hamilton Accies". BBC. 6 November 2005. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  10. "Buddies veteran Reilly retiring". BBC Sport. 29 April 2006. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
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