Mark Francis "Mavis" Reilly (born 30 March 1969) is a Scottish former

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, who played in over 250 league matches for

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

. He was part of the side that won the 1997 Scottish Cup Final. Reilly began his career at

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

in 1988 and joined

in 1991. He spent eleven years at Kilmarnock, punctuated by a short spell at

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in 1998, and was a member of the cup winning team of 1997. His first team chances were limited in the 2001–02 season and following a loan spell with

Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...

, he was released by Kilmarnock in April 2002. Two months later, he joined

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an old ...

, where he linked up with former teammate and manager,

Billy Stark William Stark (born 1 December 1956) is a Scottish former football player and current coach. He made 500 league appearances in total, including successful spells at Aberdeen and Celtic. He then turned to management, which has seen him take ca ...

. Reilly and St Johnstone teammate

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joined St Mirren in June 2004. He scored his first and only goal for the club in a 3-0 win over Queen of the South in April 2005. He helped St Mirren win the First Division title in the 2005–06 season and played as a substitute as they won the

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, before retiring from professional football at the end of the season.

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