Shaun Dillon

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Shaun Dillon
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-08-24) 24 August 1984 (age 38)
Place of birth Greenock, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2006 Kilmarnock 24 (0)
2005 → Greenock Morton (loan) 17 (1)
2006 Queen of the South 7 (0)
2006–2007 Stenhousemuir 14 (0)
2007 Stranraer 11 (0)
2007–2008 Stenhousemuir 2 (0)
2008–2009 Irvine Meadow
2009–2011 Pollok
2011–2012 Stirling Albion 15 (2)
2012–2013 Kilbirnie Ladeside
2013–2014 Arthurlie
Managerial career
2021–22 Kilbirnie Ladeside (co-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shaun Dillon (born 24 August 1984 in Greenock) is a Scottish football coach and former player, who played as a defender. He is currently co-manager of West of Scotland Football League club Kilbirnie Ladeside. He began his career with Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League and also played in the Scottish Football League for Greenock Morton, Queen of the South, Stenhousemuir. Stranraer and Stirling Albion.

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Playing career

Dillon began his career with Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League (SPL). He made an early impact, winning the SPL Young Player of the Month award for December 2002, but disciplinary and weight issues led to him losing his first team place. He stayed with Kilmarnock until 2006, but made only 24 league appearances for the club. [1]

After a loan spell with Greenock Morton, Dillon left Kilmarnock in January 2006 to join Queen of the South. He then played for Stenhousemuir and Stranraer before dropping into junior football in 2008, with Irvine Meadow and then Pollok. [2]

Dillon returned to senior football when he joined Stirling Albion in June 2011. [3] He left Stirling in the 2012 close season, joining junior club Kilbirnie Ladeside. [4] After being transfer-listed by Kilbirnie in August 2013, [5] Dillon joined Arthurlie later that month. [6]

Coaching career

In June 2017, Dillon joined Greenock Juniors as one of two assistants to newly-appointed manager Thomas Molloy. [7] Dillon and Molloy left Greenock in August 2021 to become co-managers of Kilbirnie Ladeside. [8] He left the club in May 2022. [9]

Personal life

Outside of football, Dillon works as an account manager for Hewlett-Packard. [10]

He is a close friend of actor and former Greenock Juniors player Martin Compston; through their relationship, Compston has donated money to the club and began sponsoring Dillon personally in 2020. [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "6 former young players of the month who 'vanished'". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Dillon has no regrets as he looks to keep Stirling moving up the way | SPFL". Scottish Professional Football League. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Stirling Albion adds two more". The Scottish Football League. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Scottish Division Three ins and outs". BBC Sport. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "SJFA News - Tuesday, August 13". Scottish Junior Football Association. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  6. ↑ O'Donnell, Jim (3 January 2014). "Junior Review Part Two: Shocks and a managerial merry-go-round". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. ↑ McNab, Ken (21 June 2017). "Juniors: New Greenock boss Thomas Molloy sets sights higher than just Central First Division survival". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  8. ↑ Moynihan, Lewis (25 August 2021). "Molloy and Dillon will be new managers for Kilbirnie Ladeside". Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Kilbirnie Ladeside co-manager steps down from his role". Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald.
  10. ↑ Tinney, Lorraine (6 October 2017). "Greenock Juniors coach narrowly avoided Las Vegas shooting". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  11. ↑ Hossack, Brian (26 September 2017). "Greenock actor Martin Compston backs Ravenscraig club". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  12. ↑ Young, Claire Amber (29 August 2020). "Star actor sponsors Greenock Juniors coach". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 5 June 2021.


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