Martin Reilly (born 3 May 1987) is an Irish
Gaelic football
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er who plays for the
Killygarry
Killygarry are a Gaelic football club from County Cavan in Ireland. They are affiliated to Cavan GAA.
History
The Killygarry club area as it now stands had a football club down the years before the formation of the present club in 1966 but t ...
club and the
Cavan county team.
Association football
A talented
Association football
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player, Reilly was signed by
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club () is an English association football club based in Burnley, Lancashire, that competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football, following relegation from the 2021–22 Premier League. Founded on 18 ...
in 2004.
He spent two years at the club and released at the end of the 2005–06 season after making no first team appearances. Reilly is also a former
Republic of Ireland under-18 international. He played as a
left-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Gaelic football
Club
After returning home from Burnley, Reilly decided to return to Gaelic football with his local club
Killygarry
Killygarry are a Gaelic football club from County Cavan in Ireland. They are affiliated to Cavan GAA.
History
The Killygarry club area as it now stands had a football club down the years before the formation of the present club in 1966 but t ...
.
Killygarry reached their first county final in 51 years in 2022, facing
Gowna on 16 October. Reilly scored a lobbed goal in the first half, but Gowna ran out seven-point winners.
University
On 28 February 2009, Reilly was at wing forward as DIT faced
Cork IT
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in the
Sigerson Cup
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final. Reilly scored one point as DIT suffered a five-point loss.
On 23 February 2013, Reilly played in his second Sigerson final, with DIT facing
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in the decider. DIT claimed their first Sigerson title after a dominant display.
Inter-county
On 7 July 2007, Reilly made his senior championship debut for Cavan in a qualifier loss to
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On 4 August 2013, Reilly started in his first All-Ireland quarter-final against
Kerry
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. Reilly scored a point from a 45 as Cavan lost by six points.
On 26 April 2014, Cavan faced
Roscommon
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in the National League Division 3 final, and Reilly scored 3 points in the narrow defeat.
On 3 April 2016, Reilly was at wing forward against
Galway
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in the
National League
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as Cavan earned promotion to the top flight for the first time in 15 years. On 24 April, Reilly scored a point in the Division 2 Final against
Tyrone, with Cavan losing by five points.
Cavan met Roscommon once again in the National League Division 2 Final on 1 April 2018. Reilly scored a goal from a first half penalty as Cavan suffered a 4–16 to 4–12 loss.
In 2019, Reilly lined out at wing back in his first Ulster Final, with Cavan facing
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on 23 June. Two late goals couldn't stop Cavan from falling to a five-point defeat.
On 22 November 2020, Reilly played in his second Ulster Final as Cavan met Donegal for the second year in a row. Reilly scored a point as Cavan claimed their first Ulster title since 1997. On 5 December, Reilly scored 3 points as Cavan exited the championship to
Dublin
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at the semi-final stage. Reilly received his first
All-Star nomination at the end of the season.
On 9 July 2022, Reilly started on the bench as Cavan took on
Westmeath
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in the inaugural
Tailteann Cup
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decider at Croke Park. Reilly was introduced as a late substitute in the four-point loss.
Honours
Cavan
*
Ulster Senior Football Championship
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(1):
2020
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National Football League
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Division 4 (1):
2022
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DIT
*
Sigerson Cup
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(1): 2013
Individual
* ''Irish News'' Ulster All-Star (1): 2020
* GAA/GPA Footballer of the Month (1): May 2019
References
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Living people
1987 births
Cavan inter-county Gaelic footballers
Killygarry Gaelic footballers
Gaelic football forwards
Irish engineers
Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Association footballers from County Cavan
Men's association football fullbacks
Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
Burnley F.C. players