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]
Playing 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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Dillon went on to become a councillor in the Monklands district.[2] He died in August 2019 at the age of 76.[2]

References
  1. Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. ISBN 9781899538157.
  2. 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. "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.
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