Martin Reilly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Máirtín Ó Raghallaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born | 3 May 1987 Cavan, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Occupation | Engineer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Killygarry | |||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| DIT | |||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2007– | Cavan | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 1 | ||
Martin Reilly (born 3 May 1987) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Killygarry club and the Cavan county team.
Association football
[edit]A talented Association football player, Reilly was signed by Burnley F.C. in 2004.[1] He spent two years at the club and released at the end of the 2005–06 season after making no first team appearances.[2][3] Reilly is also a former Republic of Ireland under-18 international.[4] He played as a left-back.[1]
Gaelic football
[edit]Club
[edit]After returning home from Burnley, Reilly decided to return to Gaelic football with his local club Killygarry.
Killygarry reached their first county final in 51 years in 2022,[5] facing Gowna on 16 October. Reilly scored a lobbed goal in the first half, but Gowna ran out seven-point winners.[6]
University
[edit]On 28 February 2009, Reilly was at wing forward as DIT faced Cork IT in the Sigerson Cup final. Reilly scored one point as DIT suffered a five-point loss.[7]
On 23 February 2013, Reilly played in his second Sigerson final, with DIT facing UCC in the decider. DIT claimed their first Sigerson title after a dominant display.[8]
Inter-county
[edit]On 7 July 2007, Reilly made his senior championship debut for Cavan in a qualifier loss to Mayo.[9]
On 4 August 2013, Reilly started in his first All-Ireland quarter-final against Kerry. Reilly scored a point from a 45 as Cavan lost by six points.[10]
On 26 April 2014, Cavan faced Roscommon in the National League Division 3 final, and Reilly scored 3 points in the narrow defeat.[11]
On 3 April 2016, Reilly was at wing forward against Galway in the National League as Cavan earned promotion to the top flight for the first time in 15 years.[12] On 24 April, Reilly scored a point in the Division 2 Final against Tyrone, with Cavan losing by five points.[13]
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.[14]
In 2019, Reilly lined out at wing back in his first Ulster Final, with Cavan facing Donegal on 23 June. Two late goals couldn't stop Cavan from falling to a five-point defeat.[15]
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.[16] On 5 December, Reilly scored 3 points as Cavan exited the championship to Dublin at the semi-final stage.[17] Reilly received his first All-Star nomination at the end of the season.[18]
On 9 July 2022, Reilly started on the bench as Cavan took on Westmeath in the inaugural Tailteann Cup decider at Croke Park. Reilly was introduced as a late substitute in the four-point loss.[19]
Honours
[edit]Cavan
- Ulster Senior Football Championship (1): 2020
- National Football League Division 4 (1): 2022
DIT
- Sigerson Cup (1): 2013
Individual
- Irish News Ulster All-Star (1): 2020
- GAA/GPA Footballer of the Month (1): May 2019[20]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Martin's life of Reilly having swapped Burnley for Breffni". Irish Independent. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Reilly's Cavan focus a long way from Turf Moor dreams". Irish Examiner. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "'You might think 'what if' the odd time' - Cavan star on his brief stint with Burnley". The42.ie. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Cavan's Martin Reilly thriving with soccer background". Sky Sports. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Killygarry march on to first SFC final since 1971". The Anglo-Celt. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Gowna start slow but finish with a flourish for first Cavan title in 20 years". Irish Examiner. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Cork IT 1-15 DIT 1-10". RTÉ. 28 February 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Sigerson Cup: Dublin IT claim historic first title". The42.ie. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Mayo 1-19 Cavan 3-07". RTÉ. 7 July 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "No fairytale for Cavan as Kerry maintain control". Irish Examiner. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Roscommon claim Division 3 football title". RTÉ. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Cavan back in the top flight after beating Galway". RTÉ. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Tyrone see off Cavan for silverware". RTÉ. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Roscommon lift Division 2 title with win over Cavan in eight-goal thriller". The42.ie. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Clinical Donegal dispatch Cavan to go back-to-back in Ulster". The42.ie. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Cavan shock Donegal to claim Ulster title". RTÉ. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Dublin beat Cavan at a canter to reach another final". RTÉ. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Dublin dominate football All Star nominations with 13". The Irish Times. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Westmeath crowned inaugural Tailteann Cup champions after late flurry against Cavan". The42.ie. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Cavan star Reilly finally getting his fair dues". Gaelic Athletic Association. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2022.