John Dillon (9 November 1942 – 11 August 2019[3]) was a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a winger for Sunderland, Brighton & Hove Albion and Crewe Alexandra in the English Football League and for Albion Rovers, Queen of the South, Stranraer and Hamilton Academical in the Scottish League.[4][5] He began his career with junior club Bellshill Athletic and later played for Ashfield.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 November 1942[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Coatbridge,[1] Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 11 August 2019 (aged 76)[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bellshill Athletic | |||
| Sunderland | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1962 | Sunderland | 18 | (1) |
| 1962–1963 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | (3) |
| 1963–1964 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | (1) |
| 1964–1969 | Albion Rovers | 145 | (38) |
| 1969 | Queen of the South | 4 | (1) |
| 1969–1970 | Stranraer | 11 | (2) |
| 1970–197? | Hamilton Academical | 1 | (0) |
| Ashfield | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dillon went on to become a councillor in the Monklands district.[2] He died in August 2019 at the age of 76.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. ISBN 9781899538157.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c Pirie, Mark (13 August 2019). "Tributes paid to former Albion Rovers footballer and Coatbridge councillor". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Obituary: John Dillon
- ^ a b "John Dillon". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ Hosie, Rab. "Appearance records: D". Scottish League appearance records. Scottish Football Historical Archive. p. 183. Archived from the original (DOC) on 27 February 2017.
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