| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Patrick "Paddy"•O'Reilly |
| Used name | Paddy•O'Reilly |
| Born | 21 April 1898 in Dublin, Dublin City (IRL) |
| Died | 24 September 1974 (aged 76 years 5 months 3 days) in Dublin, Dublin City (IRL) |
| Affiliations | Athlone Town, Athlone (IRL) |
| NOC |  Ireland |
Goalkeeper Paddy O’Reilly played in the historic first Republic of Ireland (then the Irish Free State) international football match against Bulgaria at the Paris Olympics on 28 May 1924. He also played in the 2-1 extra-time defeat by Netherlands in the quarter-final, and in the friendly against Estonia the following day. These were O’Reilly’s only international caps.
O’Reilly won a winners’ medal in the Free State Cup (now the Football Association of Ireland Cup) with Athlone Town in 1924 in a game played on St. Patrick’s Day. It was the first and only time Athlone had won the FAI Cup (through 2025). They won the competition without conceding a goal and, again through 2025, remain one of only four teams to achieve that feat.
O’Reilly moved to Shamrock Rovers in 1925 and in his first season with them won a second Cup winners’ medal, and also that season’s FAI League title. In 1932, after a few years out of the game, O’Reilly made a comeback with St. James’s Gate.
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 Summer Olympics | Football (Football) | IRL |
Paddy O'Reilly | |||
| Football, Men (Olympic) | Ireland | =5 |
