David Dixon (footballer) explained

David Dixon
Height:[1]
Position:Right back
Birth Date:November 1898
Birth Place:North Shields, England
Death Place:Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Years1:
Clubs1:South Shields
Years2:
Clubs2:Preston Colliery
Years3:1920–1925
Caps3:4
Goals3:0
Years4:1925–1926
Caps4:4
Goals4:0
Years5:1926–1928
Clubs5:Rhyl Athletic
Years6:1928–19??
Clubs6:Bedlington United

David P. Dixon (November 1898 – after 1930) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and for Southend United.[2] He played as a right back.

Dixon was born in North Shields, which was then in Northumberland. He began his football career with South Shields and Preston Colliery before moving to Birmingham of the Second Division in May 1920.[3] Dixon was always behind Frank Womack, Jack Jones and Eli Ashurst in the pecking order at full-back, and played only four league games in five seasons.[3] He joined Southend United in May 1925, where again he played only four times in the Football League.[4] He later played for Rhyl Athletic and Bedlington United, and retired from the game in 1931. He died in Newcastle upon Tyne.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: "Blues" News. The Official Programme of Birmingham Football Club, Ltd. . 3 . 30 August 1924 . Birmingham F.C. . The Everton Collection.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 2004 . 75 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. Book: Matthews, Tony . Birmingham City: A Complete Record . 1995 . Breedon Books . Derby . 83 . 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. Web site: David Dixon . Southend United Database . 20 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161120213021/http://www.sufcdb.co.uk/profile.php?p=107 . 20 November 2016 . dead .