Vince Dillon
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 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
[edit]- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- Truro City F.C. players
- 1923 births
- 2005 deaths
- Footballers from Manchester
- Men's association football forwards
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- English football managers
- Falmouth Town A.F.C. players
- Truro City F.C. managers
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1920s birth stubs