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	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
* 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.