Colin Reilly

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Colin Reilly
Personal information
Full name Colin Reilly
Date of birth (1982-09-04) 4 September 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Arthurlie (manager)
Youth career
Dundee United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2002 Dundee United 0 (0)
2002 Greenock Morton 5 (0)
Total5(0)
Managerial career
2021–23 Vale of Clyde
2023– Arthurlie
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colin Reilly (born 4 September 1982) is a Scottish football manager and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently manager of West of Scotland Football League club Arthurlie.

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Career

Reilly began his professional career with Dundee United but failed to make an appearance and was released in April 2002. [1] Reilly went on trial with Morton in July 2002 [2] and signed for them shortly afterwards. [3] In Reilly's third match, he was involved in a "knee-high" tackle which saw him seriously injure former Dundee United teammate Sean O'Connor, earning a red card in the process. [4] Reilly played just another four matches, with his final appearance coming in November 2002.

After leaving Morton, Reilly played professionally in South Africa, then became a manager in Dubai. [5] Returning to Scotland, he was appointed manager of West of Scotland League club Vale of Clyde in August 2021. [6] In March 2023, he moved to become manager of Arthurlie. [7] He led Arthurlie to the final of the 2023–24 Scottish Junior Cup, their first appearance in the final of the competition since 1998. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Cocozza and Reilly depart Tannadice". BBC Sport. 24 April 2002. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Fantastic Ton fans". Greenock Telegraph. 23 July 2002.
  3. ↑ "Ton test v new boys". Greenock Telegraph. 3 August 2002.
  4. ↑ "Morton launch O'Connor inquiry". BBC Sport. 15 August 2002.
  5. 1 2 Paterson, Colin (22 April 2024). "Arthurlie's Junior Cup joy as Barrhead boys reach first final in 26 years after derby-day glory". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Vale of Clyde F.C. [@ValeOfClydeJnrs] (22 August 2021). "@ValeOfClydeJnrs are delighted to announce the appointment of Colin Reilly as first team manager" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ "Club statement: New manager". Arthurlie F.C. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2024.


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