as the number two. Dillon passed his UEFA Pro Licence in 2004 and in the 2005–06 season Reading won the Championship with a record of 106 points. In their first season in the Premier League Reading finished 8th. In May 2007, Dillon followed Coppell's lead in committing himself to Reading for a further two seasons. They were relegated back to the Championship the next season and in May 2009 following the resignation of Coppell, Dillon alongside other first-team coach Wally Downes, left Reading following the team's failure to gain promotion back to the Premier League. On 9 November 2009, Dillon was confirmed as the new manager of Aldershot Town, succeeding Wycombe Wanderers-bound Gary Waddock. His contract was to run until the end of the 2010–11 season. Against all odds he led the club to the 2009–10 playoffs with a game to spare after a run of just one defeat in ten games. The club's sixth-place finish is still their highest ever league finish to date. Despite such a successful campaign, Dillon made several changes to his squad for the start of the 2010–11 season. He brought in no fewer than ten new faces, including arguably the most eye catching deal of the summer in League Two when he completed the signing of Glen Little from Sheffield United. Despite all the transfer activity, The Shots made a solid start and lost just one of their opening nine league games, as well as progressing through to the second round of the Football League Trophy for the first time in the club's history. But on 10 January 2011, after a run of just two wins in the previous ten League games and with attendances declining, Dillon and assistant Gary Owers left the club by mutual agreement. References External links Dillon's profile at Aldershot Town F.C.'s website Birmingham City photo and stats at Sporting-Heroes.net Newcastle United photo and stats at Sporting-Heroes.net 1959 births Living people Footballers from Sunderland English footballers England under-21 international footballers Association football midfielders Birmingham City F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Reading F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Fareham Town F.C. players English football managers Reading F.C. managers Aldershot Town F.C. managers Reading F.C. non-playing staff English Football League managers