Gavin Christopher Reilly (born 10 May 1993) is a

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professional

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who plays as a striker for club

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Career

Queen of the South (first spell)

Reilly arrived through the youth ranks of

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club Queen of the South, signing a professional contract before the start of the

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season. He made his competitive first-team debut on 31 July 2010, in a 5–1

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first round win versus

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as an 83rd-minute substitute for Derek Holmes. Reilly marked the occasion by scoring the team's fifth and final goal of the match. Reilly's league debut was as an 86th minute substitute in the season's opening 1–0 away defeat away to

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. Reilly scored 15 goals in 22 starts during the

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season and then scored 12 goals in 19 league starts in the 2013–14 season. In August 2014, he went on trial with English Championship club

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Heart of Midlothian

On 23 June 2015, it was announced that Reilly had signed a three-year contract with

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club Heart of Midlothian, with an undisclosed development fee being paid to Queen of the South. 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. He scored his first goal for Hearts on 12 August 2015, in a 2–0 win versus

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from the penalty spot. In June 2016, Reilly joined

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club

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on a year-long loan deal. He had previously worked with Dunfermline manager

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at Queen of the South, where he helped the club win the

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and also the 2013 Scottish Challenge Cup Final versus

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in the 2012–13 season. Reilly's first appearance for the ''Pars'' was in a 3–0 victory at

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in the Scottish League Cup and his first goal arrived in a 2–1 defeat away to Hibernian at

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. After the arrival of his former ''Queens'' strike-partner

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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. 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

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opted to withdraw the offer of a new contract.

Bristol Rovers

In July 2018, Reilly departed the ''Buddies'' and signed for

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on a free transfer. On 22 September 2018, he scored his first league goal for the ''Pirates'' in the 7th minute at home to

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in a 3–1 win. 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.Gavin Reilly on Soccerway
/ref> Reilly was not offered a new deal with the League One club at the end of the 2019–20 season.

Cheltenham Town (loan)

On 1 August 2019, Reilly joined English League Two club

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on loan for the first half of the 2019-20 season.

Carlisle United

On 4 August 2020, Reilly signed a one-year contract with

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following his release from Bristol Rovers. On 5 January 2021, Reilly left

via mutual consent.

Livingston

On 5 January 2021, Reilly signed for

club Livingston on an 18-month contract. On 30 August 2021, Reilly was sent on loan to

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for the entire 2021–22 season.

Queen of the South (second spell)

On 24 May 2022, Reilly returned to

club Queen of the South on a two-year contract, despite the ''Doonhamers'' relegation to

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at the end of the 2021-22 season.

Stenhousemuir (loan)

On 23 February 2023, Reilly was loaned out to

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until the end of the season.

Arbroath

On 6 May 2024, Reilly signed a pre-contract with

on a two-year deal, having decided to play part-time whilst taking up an apprenticeship outside the game.

Career statistics

Honours

Queen of the South *

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reilly, Gavin 1993 births Living people Footballers from Dumfries Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Queen of the South F.C. players Gretna F.C. 2008 players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players English Football League players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen