Matty Dixon

Matty Dixon
Dixon playing for North Ferriby United in 2017
Personal information
Full name Matthew Dixon[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Kingston upon Hull, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Whitby Town
Youth career
200?–2014 Hull City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Hull City 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2017 York City 20 (0)
2017 North Ferriby United 15 (0)
2017–2018 Spennymoor Town 28 (0)
2018–2019 Scarborough Athletic
2019– Whitby Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:27, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Matthew Dixon (born 19 December 1994) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Whitby Town. He has played in the Football League for York City.

Dixon started his career with hometown club Hull City, signing a professional contract in May 2013. He had a loan spell with Conference North club Gainsborough Trinity in the 2014–15 season, before making his first-team debut for Hull in a League Cup match in August 2015. Dixon signed for League Two club York City in January 2016, although the club was relegated to the National League in 2015–16. He signed for National League club North Ferriby United in February 2017 before spending 2017–18 with National League North club Spennymoor Town.

Early life

Dixon was born in Kingston upon Hull, Humberside.[3] He was raised in Brandesburton and attended Hornsea School.[4]

Career

Hull City

Dixon began his career with Hull City's youth system at the age of eight and went on to captain the under-18[4] and under-21 teams.[5] After progressing through the youth teams at the club, he signed a professional contract in May 2013.[6] He joined Conference North club Gainsborough Trinity one a one-month loan on 23 December 2014,[7] making his debut three days later starting in a 3–0 home win over North Ferriby United.[8] Dixon finished the loan with seven appearances.[8] He made his first-team debut for Hull on 11 August 2015 in a League Cup match against Accrington Stanley.[9]

York City

Dixon signed for League Two club York City on 15 January 2016 on a one-and-a-half-year contract on a free transfer.[10] He was signed as a replacement for Ben Godfrey, who had left York for Premier League club Norwich City.[11] His debut came on 23 January 2016 as a starter in York's 1–1 away draw with Carlisle United, and manager Jackie McNamara commented that he was "excellent for his debut and passed the ball well on a difficult afternoon".[12] According to Dave Flett of The Press, however, Dixon "found it difficult to impose himself on proceedings", and that he would "need to come to terms with the speed of the professional game if he is to progress next season".[13] He made seven appearances for York in 2015–16[9] as they were relegated to the National League after finishing bottom of League Two.[14]

In January 2017, Dixon was told he was surplus to requirements by York manager Gary Mills.[15] Having made 14 appearances in 2016–17,[8] Dixon left York by mutual consent on 3 February 2017.[16]

Later career

Dixon playing for North Ferriby United in 2017

Dixon signed for National League club North Ferriby United on 7 February 2017.[17] He finished 2016–17 with 15 appearances for North Ferriby,[8] as the club was relegated to the National League North with a bottom-place ranking in the National League.[18] Dixon signed for newly promoted National League North club Spennymoor Town on 3 July 2017.[19] He was released at the end of 2017–18.[20]

After a successful trial, Dixon signed for newly promoted Northern Premier League Premier Division club Scarborough Athletic on 22 July 2018.[21] He signed for Scarborough's divisional rivals Whitby Town on 12 June 2019.[22]

Career statistics

As of end of 2017–18 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hull City 2014–15[23] Premier League 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
2015–16[9] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 2014–15[8] Conference North 7 0 — — — 7 0
York City 2015–16[9] League Two 7 0 — — — 7 0
2016–17[8] National League 13 0 1 0 — 0 0 14 0
Total 20 0 1 0 — 0 0 21 0
North Ferriby United 2016–17[8] National League 15 0 — — — 15 0
Spennymoor Town 2017–18[8][24] National League North 28 0 1 0 — 6[a] 0 35 0
Career total 70 0 2 0 1 0 6 0 79 0
  1. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy

References

  1. ^ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Matt Dixon: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Matty Dixon". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b Buckingham, Philip (12 March 2013). "Hull City youths: Meet the team ahead of Liverpool cup clash". Hull Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Matty Dixon told to prove Hull City wrong after York City move". Hull Daily Mail. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ Buckingham, Philip (14 May 2013). "'Bright future' for five Hull City youngsters given professional deals". Hull Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Young duo join Gainsborough on loan". Hull City A.F.C. 23 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h "M. Dixon: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  9. ^ a b c d "Games played by Matt Dixon in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Matty Dixon makes permanent move to York City". Hull City A.F.C. 15 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Updated: York City sign Hull City midfielder Matty Dixon". The Press. York. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  12. ^ Flett, Dave (23 January 2016). "York City super-subs hailed by manager Jackie McNamara after 1–1 draw at Carlisle". The Press. York. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  13. ^ Flett, Dave (13 May 2016). "York City review of 2015/16: The unfunny tale of an Englishman, Irishman and a Scotsman". The Press. York. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  14. ^ "League Two: 2015/16: Latest table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  15. ^ Flett, Dave (14 January 2017). "Danny Galbraith, Matty Dixon, Callum Rzonca and Robbie McDaid all on York City unwanted list". The Press. York. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  16. ^ Cope, Niall (3 February 2017). "Dixon departs". York City F.C. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017.
  17. ^ "Midfielder joins rivals". Vital York. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  18. ^ "National League: 2016/17: Latest table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  19. ^ "Third double transfer sees Moors add more firepower". Spennymoor Town F.C. 3 July 2017. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017.
  20. ^ "Retained list for 2018/19 released". Spennymoor Town F.C. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  21. ^ "Boro narrowly lose to FC United of Manchester". Scarborough Athletic F.C. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  22. ^ Gregory, Daniel (12 June 2019). "Whitby Town draft in three additions as boss Hardy continues to build". Whitby Gazette. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  23. ^ "Games played by Matt Dixon in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  24. ^ "Spennymoor Town FC 1–2 Gainsborough Trinity". Spennymoor Town F.C. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
    "Cleethorpes Town 1–2 Spennymoor Town FC". Spennymoor Town F.C. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
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