Lewis Reilly
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lewis Reilly
| image =
| fullname = Lewis Colin Reilly{{cite web|title=Retained List 2016–17|url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-released-and-retained-list---2016-17.pdf|publisher=English Football League|accessdate=16 January 2018}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1999|7|7}}{{cite web|title=Lewis Reilly|url=https://www.crewealex.net/teams/first-team/forward/lewis-reilly/|website=CreweAlex.net|accessdate=30 August 2017}}
| birth_place = Liverpool, England
| height = {{height|m=1.80}}{{Soccerway|id=489738|accessdate=23 February 2020}}
| currentclub = Workington
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2017
| youthclubs1 = Crewe Alexandra
| years1 = 2017–2020 | clubs1 = Crewe Alexandra | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018 | clubs2 = → Halesowen Town (loan) | caps2 = 5| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2019 | clubs3 = → Curzon Ashton (loan) | caps3 = 16 | goals3 = 8
| years4 = 2019 | clubs4 = → Telford United (loan) | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2019 | clubs5 = → Curzon Ashton (loan) | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2020–2021
| clubs6 = Chorley | caps6 = 14
| goals6 = 6
| years7 = 2021–2022
| clubs7 = Marine
| caps7 = 25
| goals7 = 7
| years8 = 2022–
| clubs8 = Workington
| caps8 =
| goals8 =
| club-update = 18:28, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
}}
Lewis Colin Reilly (born 7 July 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Northern Premier League side Workington. He was previously at Crewe Alexandra, Chorley and Marine.
Career
=Crewe Alexandra=
Reilly signed professional terms with Crewe in July 2017. He made his debut on 29 August 2017, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for George Cooper in an EFL Trophy group stage game against Newcastle United U21s at Gresty Road.{{cite web|title=Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Newcastle Utd U21s|url=https://www.crewealex.net/matches/fixtures/first-team/201718/august/crewe-alexandra-vs-newcastle-united-u21newcastle-on-29-aug-17/|website=CreweAlex.net|accessdate=30 August 2017}} He made his first start in a Crewe shirt on 7 November 2017, again in the EFL Trophy, and scored twice in a 4–2 defeat by Port Vale at Vale Park.{{cite web|title=Port Vale 4–2 Crewe Alexandra|url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2017/november/port-vale-4-2-crewe-alexandra/|website=CreweAlex.net|accessdate=8 November 2017}}
Reilly made his league debut, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute at Morecambe, on 21 November 2017,{{cite news|title=Morecambe 0–1 Crewe Alexandra|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41978341|accessdate=20 January 2018|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=21 November 2017}} and made three further substitute appearances before being named in the starting line-up for Crewe's home league game against Wycombe Wanderers on 20 January 2018.{{cite news|title=Crewe Alexandra 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42672090|accessdate=20 January 2018|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=20 January 2018}}
Reilly's release by Crewe was announced on 10 June 2020.{{cite news |last1=Morse |first1=Peter |title=Paul Green and Nicky Hunt released as Crewe Alex announce retained list |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/sport/football/paul-green-nicky-hunt-released-18395931 |accessdate=11 June 2020 |work=Cheshire Live |date=10 June 2020}}
==Loans==
On 9 November 2018, Reilly joined Southern Football League Premier Division Central side Halesowen Town on a month's loan,{{cite news |title=Railwayman arrives in time |url=https://www.ht-fc.co.uk/player-news |accessdate=12 November 2018 |work=Halesowen Town FC – Player News}} and the following day scored twice on his debut in a 3–2 FA Trophy home win over Prescot Cables. He again scored twice in Halesowen's next FA Trophy tie, against Spennymoor Town, on 24 November, and added a league goal, against Alvechurch, on 4 December 2018.{{cite web |title=FIXTURES AND RESULTS 2018–19 |url=https://www.ht-fc.co.uk/fixtures-and-results-2018-19 |website=Halesowen Town |accessdate=15 January 2019}}
On 4 January 2019, Reilly joined National League North side Curzon Ashton on a month's loan{{cite web |title=Loan: Lewis Reilly Joins Curzon Ashton |url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2019/january/loan-lewis-reilly-joins-curzon-ashton/ |website=CreweAlex.net |accessdate=15 January 2019}} (later extended), scoring his first goal for the club in a 4–2 win at Nuneaton Borough on 12 January.{{cite web |title=Nuneaton Borough 2–4 Curzon Ashton |url=http://www.curzon-ashton.co.uk/fixtures-results/report/916 |website=Curzon Ashton FC |accessdate=15 January 2019}} He was recalled to Crewe on 11 April 2019 having played 16 games and scored 8 goals for Curzon Ashton.{{cite web |title=Lewis Reilly Departs |url=http://www.curzon-ashton.co.uk/news/post/lewis-reilly-departs |website=Curzon Ashton F. C. |accessdate=15 April 2019}}
In August 2019, Reilly joined National League North side Telford United on a one-month loan deal.{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Matt |title=Loan: Lewis Reilly Joins Telford United |url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2019/august/loan-lewis-reilly-joins-telford-united/ |accessdate=7 September 2019 |issue=CreweAlex.net |date=23 August 2019}}
In October 2019, Reilly rejoined Curzon Ashton on a month's loan,{{cite web |title=Loan: Lewis Reilly Joins Curzon Ashton 24 October 2019 |url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2019/october/loan-lewis-reilly-joins-curzon-ashton/ |website=CreweAlex.net |accessdate=28 November 2019}} subsequently extended by a further month.{{cite news |title=Loan: Lewis Reilly Extends Curzon Ashton Stay |url=https://www.crewealex.net/news/2019/november/loan-lewis-reilly-extends-curzon-ashton-stay/ |accessdate=29 November 2019 |work=CreweAlex.net |date=28 November 2019}}
=Chorley=
In July 2020, it was reported Reilly had signed a pre-contract agreement to join Chorley on 1 August 2020.{{cite news |title=Crewe forward Reilly set for Chorley |url=https://nonleaguedaily.com/crewe-forward-reilly-set-for-chorley/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714231452/https://nonleaguedaily.com/crewe-forward-reilly-set-for-chorley/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=14 July 2020 |accessdate=13 July 2020 |work=Non-League Daily |date=1 July 2020}}
=Marine=
=Workington=
Career statistics
{{updated|28 November 2019.}}
References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:English Football League players
Category:Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Halesowen Town F.C. players
Category:AFC Telford United players
Category:Curzon Ashton F.C. players
Category:Footballers from Liverpool
Category:Marine A.F.C. players