Gavin Reilly

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Gavin Reilly
Personal information
Full name Gavin Christopher Reilly [1]
Date of birth (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Dumfries, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Queen of the South
Number 14
Youth career
2005-2010 Queen of the South
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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– Queen of the South 39 (12)
2023 → Stenhousemuir (loan) 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Gavin Christopher Reilly (born 10 May 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Queen of the South.

Contents

Career

Queen of the South (first spell)

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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)

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)

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

Career statistics

As of 22 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queen of the South 2010–11 Scottish First Division 1000111031
2011–12 142200000162
2012–13 Second Division 30121131513915
2013–14 Scottish Championship 34122030104012
2014–15 32133210303915
Total11139838210113745
Gretna 2008 (loan) 2010–11 East of Scotland Football League 0000000000
Heart of Midlothian 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 284202000324
2016–17 0000000000
Total284202000324
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2016–17 Scottish Championship221202021282
St Mirren 2017–18 35112543334422
Bristol Rovers 2018–19 League One 304001040354
2019–20 4000000040
Total344001040394
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2019–20 League Two 214100000224
Carlisle United 2020–21 160201021211
Livingston 2020–21 Scottish Premiership5000200070
2021–22 1000300040
Total60005000110
Greenock Morton (loan) 2021-22 Scottish Championship295310030356
Queen of the South 2022-23 Scottish League One 205101020245
2023-24 Scottish League One63004311117
Total2681053313512
Stenhousemuir (loan)2022-23 Scottish League Two 112000000112
Career total33978219288277415102

    Honours

    Queen of the South

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