Vince Dillon
English footballer and manager
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1923-10-02)2 October 1923 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Date of death | September 2005 (aged 81) | ||
Place of death | Truro, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1947–1952 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | (2) |
1952–1953 | Tranmere Rovers | 33 | (17) |
1953– | Truro City | ||
1955–56 | Falmouth Town | 29 | (26) |
Total | 50 | (19) | |
Managerial career | |||
1953– | Truro City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Vince Dillon (2 October 1923 – September 2005) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward for Bolton Wanderers, Tranmere Rovers and Truro City.[1] He went on to become player-manager at Truro.[2][3] He was player-coach at Falmouth Town for the 1955–56 season.
References
- ^ Brown, Neil. "Vince Dillon". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ "Professional footballer was player-manager of Truro city". Western Daily Press. 29 September 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ Heys, Mark (1 October 2005). "Longest Surviving Wanderer Dies". Walking Down the Manny Road. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
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Truro City F.C. – managers
- Treganowan (1950–51)
- Dillon (1953–??)
- Burley (1965–66)
- Rich (1967–68)
- Govan (1972–73)
- Roberts (1978–79)
- Roberts (1986–88)
- Trushcott (1988–90)
- Massey (1992–94)
- Cooper (1994–98)
- Kirkup (1998–99)
- Webb & Symonds (2000–03)
- Stephens (2003–04)
- Gilbert (2004–05)
- Massey (2005–06)
- Newton (2006)
- Leonard (2006–07)
- Webb (2008)
- McCarthy (2008–09)
- Thompson (2009–10)
- Hodges (2010–13)
- Massey (2013–14)
- Tully (2014–16)
- Hodges (2016–18)
- Robinson (2018–19)
- Wilkinson (2019)
- Wotton (2019–24)
- Askey (2024–)
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