Johnny Dixon | |
Fullname: | John Thomas Dixon |
Birth Date: | 10 December 1923 |
Birth Place: | Hebburn, England |
Death Place: | Sutton Coldfield, England |
Position: | Inside forward |
Years1: | – |
Years2: | 1945–1961 |
Caps2: | 392 |
Goals2: | 132 |
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, Dixon played for county league side Spennymoor United before he signed as a professional for Aston Villa shortly after the Second World War.[1]
Dixon had Alzheimer's disease, and died on 20 January 2009 in Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield.[1]
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 | ||
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