John Reilly (footballer, born 1962)

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John Reilly
Personal information
Full name John Reilly
Date of birth (1962-03-21) 21 March 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Dundee United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1985 Dundee United 58 (19)
1985–1987 Motherwell 56 (12)
1991–1993 Dunfermline Athletic 6 (0)
1993 East Fife 9 (5)
1993–1994 Cowdenbeath 13 (0)
1994 Arbroath 3 (2)
1994 Forfar Athletic 1 (0)
1995 Albion Rovers 10 (1)
Managerial career
1993–1994 Cowdenbeath
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Reilly (born 21 March 1962, in Dundee) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Reilly began his career with Dundee United, signing as a schoolboy from Strathtay Boys Club in 1979. He played for the Scotland Under 17 and Under 18 professional youth sides before making his first-team debut in August 1980. He was a member of the squad that won a Premier League Winners medal in season 1982–1983 before going onto score the club's first ever goal in the European Cup the following season. Signing for Motherwell in 1985, Reilly suffered an achilles tendon injury in his first game for the club and despite seeing several specialists over the next 18 months was forced into early retirement. [1] After revolutionary surgery five years later however, he was able to continue playing and went on to play a handful of games for a number of Scottish lower league clubs, including Dunfermline Athletic and East Fife, while taking on a player/manager role at Cowdenbeath F.C.

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After retiring for the second time in the mid-1990s, Reilly remained in the game working as a journalist covering lower-division football for a national newspaper. Reilly was inducted into Dundee United's Hall of Fame in February 2013. [1]

Honours

Dundee United

1982–83

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dundee United A-Z (R)". Dundee United FC. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2009.