John Reilly (born 21 March 1962, in Dundee) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Reilly began his career with Dundee United, signing as a schoolboy from Strathtay Boys Club in 1979.
He played for the Scotland Under 17 and Under 18 professional youth sides before making his first-team debut in August 1980.
Signing for Motherwell in 1985, Reilly suffered an achilles tendon injury in his first game for the club and despite seeing several specialists over the next 18 months was forced into early retirement.
After retiring for the second time in the mid-1990s, Reilly remained in the game working as a journalist covering lower-division football for a national newspaper.