Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 9 November 1942||
Place of birth | Coatbridge,[1] Scotland | ||
Date of death | 11 August 2019[2] | (aged 76)||
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 |
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]
Dillon went on to become a councillor in the Monklands district.[2] He died in August 2019 at the age of 76.[2]
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