| Stan Dixon | |
| Fullname: | Edward Stanley Dixon |
| Birth Date: | 26 May 1894 |
| Birth Place: | Easington, England |
| Death Place: | Bedlington, England |
| Position: | Wing half, inside right |
| Height: | 5ft 10in[1] |
| Years1: | 1912–1914 |
| Clubs1: | Barrington Albion |
| Years2: | 1914–1923 |
| Clubs2: | Newcastle United |
| Caps2: | 49 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 1923–1926 |
| Clubs3: | Blackburn Rovers |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1926–1930 |
| Clubs4: | Hull City |
| Caps4: | 99 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 1930–1931 |
| Clubs5: | East Riding Amateurs |
| Clubs6: | Choppington Rovers |
Edward Stanley Dixon (26 May 1894 – 13 August 1979) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Hull City, Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers as a wing half or inside right.[2] [3]
In April 1915, with the First World War underway, Dixon enlisted in the Tyne Electrical Engineers.[4] He had risen to the rank of acting corporal by July 1917 and spent the war on anti-aircraft duty in Britain. He finished the war with the rank of sergeant.[5] After his retirement from football, Dixon managed a cinema in Hull.
| Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Newcastle United | 1913–14[6] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1914–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1919–20 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 6 | |||
| 1920–21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 1921–22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | |||
| 1922–23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 49 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 10 | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | 1922–23 | First Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1923–24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 1924–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1925–26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 3 | |||
| Hull City | 1926–27 | Second Division | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 1927–28 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |||
| 1928–29 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 1929–30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 99 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 107 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 177 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 191 | 13 | |||