| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maurice Tillotson | ||
| Date of birth | January 20, 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Silsden, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1962–1964 | Stop Out FC | 0 | (0) |
| 1964 | Manurewa FC | ||
| 1964–1966 | Stockport County | 35 | (0) |
| 1966–1970 | Royal Antwerp | 98 | (0) |
| 1971–1973 | Gisborne City | ||
| 1973–1980 | Stop Out | ||
| 1980-1981 [ years8 = 1982-1984 | Manurewa AFC | ||
| National team | |||
| 1972-1975 | New Zealand | 15 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Maurice Tillotson is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand.
Tillotson made his full All Whites debut in a 4-1 win over New Caledonia on 17 September 1972[1] and ended his international playing career with 15 A-international caps and 1 goal to his credit,[2][3] his final cap earned in a 1-1 draw with Macao on 5 November 1975.[1] Maurice Tillotson. Maurice gained School football honours in his local area of Keighley, and after trials with Leeds United and Huddersfield Town, signed full-time professional forms with Huddersfield at the age of seventeen. He represented Yorkshire at Youth level, and was selected into the final squad for the England Youth team. He played in the Football League with Stockport County and in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto. Maurice made over one hundred appearances for Royal Antwerp of Belgium prior to his arrival in New Zealand, where he joined Gisborne City AFC in the NZ National Soccer League. As a Gisborne player; NZ Representative honours were gained and Maurice was named NZ Player of the Year in 1973. Six years were spent as Player/Coach of Stop Out AFC, also in the National League, where he gained further NZ Representative honours and he captained the Wellington Representative team against overseas opponents Tottenham Hotspur, Sheffield United, Hearts of Scotland and Bristol Rovers. Having moved to Auckland, and retired from playing, he spent three productive seasons at Manurewa FC, as Senior Coach, where he led the team to National League and Chatham Cup winner’s medals. He was named Auckland Coach of the year in 1983. Maurice has been an active member of the NZ Football National Coaching Scheme since 1971 and has directed numerous Coaching Clinics for Child and Youth Development. He has been deeply involved in Coach Education and has been National Coach for NZ Youth, Junior and Women’s Squads. He spent four years as Technical Director for the Cook Islands FA where he oversaw all National teams, Coach Education and Player Development. Maurice holds coaching qualifications from England, Belgium, NZ, Oceania Federation and Brazil. He has a Human Sciences Degree and Post Graduate qualifications from Auckland University. Maurice currently serves as a Coaching Consultant for NZ Football.