Johnny Dixon (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Thomas Dixon[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 December 1923 | ||
Place of birth | Hebburn, England | ||
Date of death | 20 January 2009 | (aged 85)||
Place of death | Sutton Coldfield, England | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Spennymoor United | ||
1945–1961 | Aston Villa | 392 | (132) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Thomas Dixon (10 December 1923 – 20 January 2009) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. He captained Aston Villa's last FA Cup winning team in 1957.
Born in Hebburn,[1] Dixon played for county league side Spennymoor United before he signed as a professional for Aston Villa shortly after the Second World War.[2]
Dixon had Alzheimer's disease, and died on 20 January 2009 in Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
England | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
1946–47 | Aston Villa | First Division | 17 | 6 | – | 17 | 6 | |
1947–48 | 12 | 5 | – | 12 | 5 | |||
1948–49 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | ||
1949–50 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 11 | ||
1950–51 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 16 | ||
1951–52 | 42 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 28 | ||
1952–53 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 14 | ||
1953–54 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 9 | ||
1954–55 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 14 | ||
1955–56 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 18 | ||
1956–57 | 39 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 48 | 11 | ||
1957–58 | 14 | 2 | – | 14 | 2 | |||
1958–59 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
1959–60 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
1960–61 | First Division | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | ||
Career total | 392 | 132 | 38 | 12 | 430 | 144 |
Honours
[edit]Aston Villa
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Johnny Dixon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Villa Cup hero Dixon dies at 85". BBC Sport. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
Categories:
- 1923 births
- 2009 deaths
- Footballers from Hebburn
- Men's association football inside forwards
- English men's footballers
- Spennymoor United A.F.C. players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Deaths from Alzheimer's disease in England
- Deaths from dementia in England
- English football forward, 1920s birth stubs