Will Dixon Explained

Will Dixon
Fullname:Wilfred Edward Dixon[1]
Birth Date:20 February 1950[2]
Birth Place:Wood Green, England
Height:[3]
Position:Right-back
Youthclubs1:Arsenal
Years1:1968–1969
Clubs1:Arsenal
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1969–1973
Clubs2:Reading
Caps2:153
Goals2:0
Years3:1973
Clubs3:Colchester United
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:1973–1977
Clubs4:Swindon Town
Caps4:140
Goals4:10
Years5:1977–1980
Clubs5:Aldershot
Caps5:120
Goals5:6
Clubs6:Woking
Totalcaps:413
Totalgoals:16

Wilfred Edward Dixon (born 20 February 1950) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back in the Football League for Reading, Swindon Town and Aldershot.

Career

Born in Wood Green,[2] Dixon was a product of the Arsenal youth system. Never appearing for the Gunners, he signed initially on a two-month loan with Reading before signing on a permanent basis in July 1969. Here, he was a regular first-team member and recorded one goal in 171 appearances in all competitions before falling out of favour in 1973.[4]

Dixon briefly moved to Colchester United in 1973, but failed to make an appearance for the Essex club.[2] He signed for Swindon Town in September 1973 but didn't make his debut for the club until 1 January 1974 in a 3–1 win over Preston North End. He went on to make 162 appearances in all competitions and scored 13 goals prior to his release at the end of the 1976–77 season.[1]

After Swindon, Dixon moved to Aldershot where he made 120 league appearances and scored six goals, before moving into non-League football with Woking in 1980.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Will DIXON . Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk . 11 February 2018 .
  2. Web site: Will Dixon . Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database . 11 February 2018 .
  3. Book: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81 . Macdonald Futura Publishers . 1980 . 0362020175 . London . 46.
  4. Web site: Will Dixon . Reading FC Former Players' Association . 11 February 2018 .