Maurice Tillotson (born on 20 January 1944) is a former
association football
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player who represented
New Zealand
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.
Born in Yorkshire, Tillotson signed as a full-time professional with Huddersfield Town at the age of seventeen. He also played in the English Football League with
Stockport County, and had a short spell with
Toronto Italia FC in the
Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League.
Tillotson then moved to Royal Antwerp FC of Belgium where he played in several European Cup games.
TiIlotson moved to New Zealand in 1971 and played three seasons for Gisborne City FC in the National League. During this time was selected for the national team and was voted New Zealand Player of the Year in 1973.
He then moved to
Stop Out Sports Club where he was player-coach of Stop Out's most successful National League side.
Tillotson made his full
All Whites debut in a 4–1 win over
New Caledonia
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on 17 September 1972
and ended his international playing career with 15 A-international caps and 1 goal to his credit,
his final cap earned in a 1–1 draw with
Macao
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on 5 November 1975.
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1944 births
Living people
New Zealand men's association footballers
New Zealand men's international footballers
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Stockport County F.C. players
Royal Antwerp F.C. players
Gisborne City AFC players
Stop Out Sports Club players
Manurewa AFC players
Men's association football defenders
New Zealand women's national football team managers
1973 Oceania Cup players
English football managers
English expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand
English expatriate men's footballers
Caversham AFC players
Toronto Italia players
Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League players