Vince Dillon

English footballer and manager

Vince Dillon
Personal information
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 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

  1. ^ Brown, Neil. "Vince Dillon". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Professional footballer was player-manager of Truro city". Western Daily Press. 29 September 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  3. ^ 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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International
  • FAST
  • VIAF
  • WorldCat
National
  • United States


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