Jack Reilly (footballer)

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Personal information
Jack Reilly
Full name	Jack Reilly
Date of birth	August 27, 1945 (1945-08-27) (age 62)
Place of birth	Scotland
Playing position	goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	retired
Youth clubs
	Stonehaven
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1963-1967 1968-1970 1971 1972 1972-1974 1975-1976 1977-1980	Hibernian Washington Whips Melbourne Juventus St George Saints Melbourne Hakoah Fitzroy Alexander South Melbourne Hellas	02 (0) 17 (0) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 41 (0)
National team
1970-1977	Australia	35 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Jack Reilly (born August 27, 1945)^[1] is a former football (soccer) goalkeeper. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and represented Australia 35 times between 1970 and 1977 and also represented Victoria.

Reilly learnt his goalkeeping skills while playing in the reserves team of Hibernian in Scotland. He transferred to the Washington Whips in the United States before arriving in Australia in 1970 and signing with Melbourne Juventus. After showing immense talent during his debut season he was drafted into the Australia squad. His transfer from St George Saints to Melbourne Hakoah in early 1972 was a then record fee for a goalkeeper of $6,000. Reilly showed his longevity in the code playing National League football (NSL) for South Melbourne FC before retiring from playing in 1980.

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^ Match report, including date of birth

v • d • e Australia squad - 1974 FIFA World Cup

1 Reilly • 2 Utjesenovic • 3 Wilson • 4 Schäfer • 5 Curran • 6 Richards • 7 Rooney • 8 Mackay • 9 Warren • 10 Manuel • 11 Abonyi • 12 Alston • 13 Ollerton • 14 Tolson • 15 Williams • 16 Rudic • 17 Harding • 18 Watkiss • 19 Campbell • 20 Buljevic • 21 Milisavljevic • 22 Maher • Coach: Rašić