Shaun Dillon (born 24 August 1984 in Greenock) is a Scottish football coach and former player, who played as a defender. He is currently co-manager of

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club Kilbirnie Ladeside. He began his career with Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League and also played in the Scottish Football League for

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, Queen of the South, Stenhousemuir. Stranraer and

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Playing career

Dillon began his career with Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League (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 Stenhousemuir and Stranraer before dropping into junior football in 2008, with Irvine Meadow and then

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. 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 Arthurlie 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 Hewlett-Packard. He is a close friend of actor and former Greenock Juniors player

Martin Compston Martin Compston (born 8 May 1984) 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 ...

; 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 footballers 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 {{Scotland-footy-defender-1980s-stub