Shaun Dillon (born 24 August 1984 in

Greenock Greenock (; ; , ) is a town in Inverclyde, Scotland, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The town is the administrative centre of Inverclyde Council. It is a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire, and forms ...

) is a Scottish

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coach and former player, who played as a defender. He is currently coach of

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club Beith Juniors. He began his career with

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock ( ; ; , ), meaning "the church of Mernóc", is a town and former burgh in East Ayrshire situated in southwest Scotland. The town has served as the administrative centre of East Ayrshire Council since 1996 and is the region's main ...

in the

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and also played in the

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for

Greenock Morton Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the . The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greenock Morton in 1994 to celebr ...

, Queen of the South,

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and

Stirling Albion Stirling Albion Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Stirling. The club was founded in 1945 following the demise of King's Park after World War II. The club currently competes in as a member of the Scottish Profession ...

Playing career

Dillon began his career with

in the

(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. After a loan spell with

, Dillon left Kilmarnock in January 2006 to join Queen of the South. He then played for

and

before dropping into junior football in 2008, with Irvine Meadow and then

Pollok Pollok (, ) is a large housing estate on the south-western side of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. The estate was built either side of World War II to house families from the overcrowded inner city. Housing 30,000 at its peak, its population ha ...

. Dillon returned to senior football when he joined

in June 2011. He left Stirling in the 2012 close season, joining junior club Kilbirnie Ladeside. After being transfer-listed by Kilbirnie in August 2013, Dillon joined

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later that month.

Coaching career

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

Personal life

Outside of football, Dillon works as an account manager for

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. He is a close friend of actor and former Greenock Juniors player

Martin Compston Martin Compston is a Scottish actor and former professional footballer. He played Anti-Corruption Unit Detective Inspector Steve Arnott in the BBC drama ''Line of Duty'', Liam in Ken Loach's '' Sweet Sixteen'', Paul Ferris in '' The Wee Man'', ...

; through their relationship, Compston has donated money to the club and began sponsoring Dillon personally in 2020.

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* 1984 births Living people Footballers from Greenock Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Kilmarnock F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Stranraer F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Stirling Albion F.C. players Irvine Meadow XI F.C. players Pollok F.C. players Kilbirnie Ladeside F.C. players Arthurlie F.C. players Kilbirnie Ladeside F.C. managers Scottish football managers 21st-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-defender-1980s-stub