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Gavin Reilly

Not to be confused with the Irish Journalist Gavan Reilly.

Gavin Christopher Reilly (born 10 May 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish League One club Arbroath.

Gavin Reilly
Personal information
Full name Gavin Christopher Reilly[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Dumfries, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Arbroath
Number 10
Youth career
2005-2010 Queen of the South
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Queen of the South 111 (39)
2010–2011 → Gretna 2008 (loan)
2015–2017 Heart of Midlothian 28 (4)
2016–2017 → Dunfermline Ath (loan) 22 (1)
2017–2018 St Mirren 35 (11)
2018–2020 Bristol Rovers 34 (4)
2019–2020 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 21 (4)
2020–2021 Carlisle United 16 (0)
2021–2022 Livingston 6 (0)
2021–2022 → Greenock Morton (loan) 29 (5)
2022–2024 Queen of the South 47 (14)
2023 → Stenhousemuir (loan) 11 (2)
2024– Arbroath 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:50, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Queen of the South (first spell)

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Reilly arrived through the youth ranks of Dumfries club Queen of the South, signing a professional contract before the start of the 2010–11 season.[3] He made his competitive first-team debut on 31 July 2010, in a 5–1 Scottish League Cup first round win versus Dumbarton as an 83rd-minute substitute for Derek Holmes. Reilly marked the occasion by scoring the team's fifth and final goal of the match.[4] Reilly's league debut was as an 86th minute substitute in the season's opening 1–0 away defeat away to Dundee.[5]

Reilly scored 15 goals in 22 starts during the 2012–13 season and then scored 12 goals in 19 league starts in the 2013–14 season.[citation needed] In August 2014, he went on trial with English Championship club Brentford.[6]

Heart of Midlothian

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On 23 June 2015, it was announced that Reilly had signed a three-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian, with an undisclosed development fee being paid to Queen of the South.[7] The announcement stated that Reilly had scored 44 first team goals in over 140 games, including over 80 starting appearances since his debut as a 17-year-old.[8][9] He scored his first goal for Hearts on 12 August 2015, in a 2–0 win versus Motherwell from the penalty spot.

In June 2016, Reilly joined Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic on a year-long loan deal.[10] He had previously worked with Dunfermline manager Allan Johnston at Queen of the South, where he helped the club win the Scottish Second Division and also the 2013 Scottish Challenge Cup Final versus Partick Thistle in the 2012–13 season. Reilly's first appearance for the Pars was in a 3–0 victory at East End Park in the Scottish League Cup[11] and his first goal arrived in a 2–1 defeat away to Hibernian at Easter Road.[12] After the arrival of his former Queens strike-partner Nicky Clark from Bury at the end of August 2016, Reilly's remaining minutes on the pitch were restricted to second-half substitute appearances and he ended his season with the club, having scored 2 goals in 28 appearances.

St Mirren

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Reilly signed a one-year deal with Scottish Championship club St Mirren on 12 June 2017.[13][14] He scored 22 goals in 44 games for Saints, as he helped fire them to the Scottish Championship title. Reilly left St Mirren at the end of the season when new manager Alan Stubbs opted to withdraw the offer of a new contract.[15]

Bristol Rovers

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In July 2018, Reilly departed the Buddies and signed for Bristol Rovers on a free transfer.[16] On 22 September 2018, he scored his first league goal for the Pirates in the 7th minute at home to Coventry City in a 3–1 win.[17] In 2018–19 he featured in 35 competitive first team games, of which he started 16 in the league and was brought on as substitute 14 times. He was substituted in 13 of those league games that he started. From the 35 games in which he played he scored 4 goals.[18]

Reilly was not offered a new deal with the League One club at the end of the 2019–20 season.[19]

Cheltenham Town (loan)

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On 1 August 2019, Reilly joined English League Two club Cheltenham Town on loan for the first half of the 2019-20 season.[20]

Carlisle United

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On 4 August 2020, Reilly signed a one-year contract with Carlisle United following his release from Bristol Rovers.[21] On 5 January 2021, Reilly left Carlisle United via mutual consent.[22][23]

Livingston

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On 5 January 2021, Reilly signed for Scottish Premiership club Livingston on an 18-month contract.[23][24]

On 30 August 2021, Reilly was sent on loan to Greenock Morton for the entire 2021–22 season.[25]

Queen of the South (second spell)

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On 24 May 2022, Reilly returned to Dumfries club Queen of the South on a two-year contract, despite the Doonhamers relegation to Scottish League One at the end of the 2021-22 season.[26]

Stenhousemuir (loan)

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On 23 February 2023, Reilly was loaned out to Stenhousemuir until the end of the season.[27]

Arbroath

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On 6 May 2024, Reilly signed a pre-contract with Arbroath on a two-year deal, having decided to play part-time whilst taking up an apprenticeship outside the game.[28][29]

Career statistics

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As of 7 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen of the South 2010–11 Scottish First Division 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1
2011–12 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 2
2012–13 Second Division 30 12 1 1 3 1 5 1 39 15
2013–14 Scottish Championship 34 12 2 0 3 0 1 0 40 12
2014–15 32 13 3 2 1 0 3 0 39 15
Total 111 39 8 3 8 2 10 1 137 45
Gretna 2008 (loan) 2010–11 East of Scotland Football League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heart of Midlothian 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 28 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 32 4
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 28 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 32 4
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2016–17 Scottish Championship 22 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 28 2
St Mirren 2017–18 35 11 2 5 4 3 3 3 44 22
Bristol Rovers 2018–19 League One 30 4 0 0 1 0 4 0 35 4
2019–20 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 34 4 0 0 1 0 4 0 39 4
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2019–20 League Two 21 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 4
Carlisle United 2020–21 16 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 21 1
Livingston 2020–21 Scottish Premiership 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
2021–22 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0
Total 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 11 0
Greenock Morton (loan) 2021-22 Scottish Championship 29 5 3 1 0 0 3 0 35 6
Queen of the South 2022-23 Scottish League One 20 5 1 0 1 0 2 0 24 5
2023-24 Scottish League One 30 9 1 1 4 3 1 1 36 14
Total 50 14 2 1 5 3 3 1 60 19
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2022-23 Scottish League Two 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2
Career total 363 84 22 10 28 8 27 7 440 109

Honours

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Queen of the South

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Carlisle United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 18. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Gavin Reilly player profile". Bristol Rovers F.C. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Qosstats.info".[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Qosstats.info".
  5. ^ "Qosstats.info".[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Queen of the South hoping to hold on to top players for promotion play-off push". Daily Record. Scotland. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Hearts sign Queen of the South striker Gavin Reilly". skysports.com. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  8. ^ "QosFC: Gavin is a Jambo".
  9. ^ Hearts: Striker Gavin Reilly agrees three-year deal, BBC Sport
  10. ^ "Gavin Reilly joins Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Dunfermline 3 Arbroath 0". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  12. ^ McLaughlin, Brian (13 August 2016). "Hibernian 2 – 1 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  13. ^ "St Mirren sign Gavin Reilly". St Mirren. 13 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  14. ^ Charters, Ronnie (12 June 2017). "St Mirren sign striker Gavin Reilly on one-year deal". STV News. STV. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  15. ^ Parks, Gordon (19 June 2018). "Gavin Reilly stunned by St Mirren exit as Alan Stubbs rips up striker's contract offer". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Gavin Reilly: Bristol Rovers sign former St Mirren striker". BBC Sport. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Bristol Rovers 3–1 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 22 September 2018.
  18. ^ Gavin Reilly on Soccerway
  19. ^ "Retained List Announced". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 15 June 2020. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Gavin Reilly: Cheltenham Town sign Bristol Rovers striker on loan". BBC Sport. 1 August 2019.
  21. ^ "CONTRACT: Gretna-born forward joins United". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  22. ^ Hall, Andy (5 January 2021). "CLUB: Striker moves on". carlisleunited.co.uk.
  23. ^ a b Colman, Jon (5 January 2021). "Striker Gavin Reilly joins Livingston after Carlisle United departure". newsandstar.co.uk.
  24. ^ "Livingston sign striker Gavin Reilly from Carlisle United". BBC Sport. 5 January 2021.
  25. ^ "Gavin Reilly goes on-loan to Morton". livingstonf.co.uk. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  26. ^ "QosFC: He's Back..." www.qosfc.com. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  27. ^ "QosFC: Reilly is a Warrior".
  28. ^ https://www.qosfc.com/news-6386
  29. ^ https://twitter.com/arbroathfc
  30. ^ "Queen Of The South vs Partick Thistle. Scottish Challenge Cup Final". Sky Sports. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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