Andy Tillson (born 30 June 1966) is an English

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and former player who was head coach at

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. Following Team Bath's decision to disband at the end of the 2008–09 season, Tillson was initially appointed as Weymouth's assistant manager, but on 15 June 2009 it was announced that he would instead join

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third level of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

as First Team Coach under manager Paul Tisdale. He was signed for

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...

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in 1990 from

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...

along with

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to cover a major injury crisis at

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and made his debut in the 1–1 draw with

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club in Derby, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. One of the 12 founder members of the English Football ...

. He was a central defender and his chances were limited once Alan McDonald, Danny Maddix and Paul Parker returned from injury. He made just 29 appearances for QPR scoring 2 goals before being signed by

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers FC is a men's professional football club in Bristol. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to Bristol Rovers W.F.C., whose team play in the FA Women's National Leag ...

for a club record fee of £370,000 in 1992. He became the club

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of Bristol Rovers and made over 250 league appearances for the club before joining

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and then

Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town F.C., Ket ...

Honours

Walsall *

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play-offs:

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Individual *

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: 2000–01 Second Division

References

* from poppiesfans.com. Retrieved 9 November 2006. {{DEFAULTSORT:Tillson, Andy 1966 births Living people Footballers from Huntingdon English men's footballers Men's association football defenders English Football League players Grimsby Town F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players Exeter City F.C. non-playing staff