Career
After spending time at the Blackburn Rovers centre of excellence, London born youngster Dillon joined the Carlisle United academy progressing through to the reserves and broke into the first team for his debut whilst still a teenager, making him the youngest debutant in the club"s history. He received interest from several Premier League clubs, including Manchester City and Sunderland Football Club. Dillon eventually made 15 first team appearances for Carlisle, including League Two matches, and captaining the reserves, before being released. Whilst at Carlise he was part of the League Football Education program and, upon his release from the club, their scholarship enabled Dillon to study at the University of Bath.
Team Bath folded for off field reasons at the end of the 2008-2009 season, and Dillon was signed by Hinckley United in July 2009.
In a commemorative fixture celebrating the 15th club anniversary of Sheffield Football Club, Dillon was selected by Paul Fairclough to represent the England C side who provided the opposition in that game. Following that game, Dillon then penned a deal with Conference North side Alfreton Town which sees him at the Impact Arena until 2012.