Francis Reilly (26 May 1894 – 1956) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and in the Scottish League for Falkirk.[1][3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francis Reilly[1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 May 1894 | ||
Place of birth | Perth, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1956 (aged 61–62)[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1911–1912 | Perth Roselea | ||
1912–1919 | Falkirk | 109 | (7) |
1919–1923 | Blackburn Rovers | 127 | (8) |
1923– | Llanelly | ||
Swansea Town | 0 | (0) | |
–1924 | Llanelly | ||
1924–1925 | Weymouth | ||
Lancaster City | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Personal life
editReilly served as a private in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War.[4] He was wounded during the course of his service.[4]
Career statistics
editClub | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Falkirk | 1912–13[5] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1913–14[5] | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
1914–15[5] | 37 | 3 | — | 37 | 3 | |||
1915–16[5] | 35 | 2 | — | 35 | 2 | |||
1916–17[5] | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
1917–18[5] | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
1919–20[5] | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Career total | 109 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 7 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 242. ISBN 9781905891610.
- ^ Quiz (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Blackburn Rovers". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ "Reilly Frank Blackburn Rovers 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Falkirk FC & the Great War". sites.google.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.