Lewis Reilly

Lewis Colin Reilly (born 7 July 1999) is an English professional footballer who most recently played for National League North side Curzon Ashton (on loan from Crewe Alexandra).

Lewis Reilly

Personal information
Full name	Lewis Colin Reilly[1]
Date of birth	(1999-07-07) 7 July 1999[2]
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Playing position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Crewe Alexandra
Number	24
Youth career
0000–2017	Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Crewe Alexandra	8	(0)
2018	→ Halesowen Town (loan)	1	(1)
2019	→ Curzon Ashton (loan)	16	(8)
2019	→ Telford United (loan)	2	(0)
2019	→ Curzon Ashton (loan)	0	(0)
2020–	Chorley	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:06, 28 November 2019 (UTC)

Career

Crewe Alexandra

Reilly signed professional terms with Crewe in July 2017.[2] 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.[4] 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.[5]

Reilly made his league debut, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute at Morecambe, on 21 November 2017,[6] 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.[7]

Reilly's release by Crewe was announced on 10 June 2020.[8] In July 2020, it was reported Reilly had signed a pre-contract agreement to join Chorley on 1 August 2020.[9]

Loans

On 9 November 2018, Reilly joined Southern Football League Premier Division Central side Halesowen Town on a month's loan,[10] 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.[11]

On 4 January 2019, Reilly joined National League North side Curzon Ashton on a month's loan[12] (later extended), scoring his first goal for the club in a 4–2 win at Nuneaton Borough on 12 January.[13] He was recalled to Crewe on 11 April 2019 having played 16 games and scored 8 goals for Curzon Ashton.[14]

In August 2019, Reilly joined National League North side Telford United on a one-month loan deal.[15]

In October 2019, Reilly rejoined Curzon Ashton on a month's loan,[16] subsequently extended by a further month.[17]

Career statistics

As of 28 November 2019.

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crewe Alexandra	2017–18[18]	League Two	5	0	2	0	0	0	2[19]	2	9	2
	2018–19[20]	League Two	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	Crewe Alexandra total		8	0	2	0	1	0	2	2	13	2
Halesowen Town (loan)	2018–19	Southern League	1	1	0	0	0	0	2[21]	4	3	5
Curzon Ashton (loan)	2018–19[22]	National League North	16	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	8
Telford United (loan)	2019–20	National League North	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Curzon Ashton (loan)	2019–20	National League North	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			27	9	2	0	1	0	4	6	34	15

References

1. "Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
2. "Lewis Reilly". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
3. Lewis Reilly at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
4. "Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Newcastle Utd U21s". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
5. "Port Vale 4–2 Crewe Alexandra". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
6. "Morecambe 0–1 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
7. "Crewe Alexandra 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
8. Morse, Peter (10 June 2020). "Paul Green and Nicky Hunt released as Crewe Alex announce retained list". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
9. "Crewe forward Reilly set for Chorley". Non-League Daily. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
10. "Railwayman arrives in time". Halesowen Town FC – Player News. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
11. "FIXTURES AND RESULTS 2018–19". Halesowen Town. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
12. "Loan: Lewis Reilly Joins Curzon Ashton". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
13. "Nuneaton Borough 2–4 Curzon Ashton". Curzon Ashton FC. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
14. "Lewis Reilly Departs". Curzon Ashton F. C. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
15. Johnson, Matt (23 August 2019). "Loan: Lewis Reilly Joins Telford United" (CreweAlex.net). Retrieved 7 September 2019.
16. "Loan: Lewis Reilly Joins Curzon Ashton 24 October 2019". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
17. "Loan: Lewis Reilly Extends Curzon Ashton Stay". CreweAlex.net. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
18. "Games played by Lewis Reilly in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
19. Appearances in the Football League Trophy.
20. "Games played by Lewis Reilly in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
21. Appearances in FA Trophy.
22. "Loan report: Lewis Reilly, Curzon Ashton". Vital Crewe. Retrieved 4 February 2019.