John Dillon (footballer, born 1942)

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]

John Dillon
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-11-09)9 November 1942[1]
Place of birth Coatbridge,[1] Scotland
Date of death 11 August 2019(2019-08-11) (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

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  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Obituary: John Dillon
  4. ^ a b "John Dillon". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  5. ^ Hosie, Rab. "Appearance records: D". Scottish League appearance records. Scottish Football Historical Archive. p. 183. Archived from the original (DOC) on 27 February 2017.