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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Francis Reilly[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Scotland B[3] | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Reilly began his career at Motherwell in 1988 and joined Kilmarnock in 1991.[4] 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.[5] 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.[5][6] Two months later, he joined St Johnstone, where he linked up with former teammate and manager, Billy Stark.[7] Reilly and St Johnstone teammate Mixu Paatelainen joined St Mirren in June 2004.[8] He scored his first and only goal for the club in a 3-0 win over Queen of the South in April 2005.[9] 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,[10] before retiring from professional football at the end of the season.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Mark Reilly". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Mark Reilly". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Scotland B Player Mark Reilly Details".
- ^ Mark Reilly at Soccerbase
- ^ a b "Reilly released by Killie". BBC Sport. 12 April 2002. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Airdrie double blow". BBC Sport. 12 April 2002. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Reilly joins Saints". BBC Sport. 6 June 2002. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Reilly in Saints switch". BBC Sport. 4 June 2004. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "St Mirren 3-0 Queen of the South". ESPN. 9 April 2005. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "St Mirren 2-1 Hamilton Accies". BBC. 6 November 2005. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Buddies veteran Reilly retiring". BBC Sport. 29 April 2006. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
External links
edit- Mark Reilly at Soccerbase
- Mark Reilly at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
