Johnny Dixon (footballer)

For the footballer born 1984, see Jonny Dixon. For the fictional character in books by John Bellairs and Brad Strickland, see Johnny Dixon (series).

Johnny Dixon
Personal information
Full name John Thomas Dixon[1]
Date of birth (1923-12-10)10 December 1923
Place of birth Hebburn, England
Date of death 20 January 2009(2009-01-20) (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

Club performance League Cup Total
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

Aston Villa

References

  1. ^ a b "Johnny Dixon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Villa Cup hero Dixon dies at 85". BBC Sport. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  3. ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 0354 09018 6.


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