Mark Francis "Mavis" Reilly (born 30 March 1969) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played in over 250 league matches for Kilmarnock. He was part of the side that won the 1997 Scottish Cup Final.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mark Francis Reilly[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1969-03-30) 30 March 1969 (age 53) | ||
Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1991 | Motherwell | 4 | (0) |
1991–1998 | Kilmarnock | 205 | (8) |
1998 | Reading | 6 | (0) |
1998–2002 | Kilmarnock | 62 | (3) |
2002 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2002–2004 | St Johnstone | 59 | (2) |
2004–2006 | St Mirren | 49 | (1) |
Total | 391 | (14) | |
National team | |||
1998 | Scotland B[2] | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Reilly began his career at Motherwell in 1988 and joined Kilmarnock in 1991.[3] He spent eleven years at Kilmarnock, punctuated by a short spell at Reading in 1998, and was a member of the cup winning team of 1997.[4] His first team chances were limited in the 2001–02 season and following a loan spell with Airdrieonians, he was released by Kilmarnock in April 2002.[4][5] Two months later, he joined St Johnstone, where he linked up with former teammate and manager, Billy Stark.[6] Reilly and St Johnstone teammate Mixu Paatelainen joined St Mirren in June 2004.[7] He scored his first and only goal for the club in a 3-0 win over Queen of the South in April 2005.[8] He helped St Mirren win the First Division title in the 2005–06 season and played as a substitute as they won the 2005 Scottish Challenge Cup Final,[9] before retiring from professional football at the end of the season.[10]