Johnny Dixon

Johnny Dixon
Personal information
Full name	John Thomas Dixon
Date of birth	10 December 1923
Place of birth	Hebburn, England
Date of death	20 January 2009 (aged 85)
Place of death	Sutton Coldfield, England
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
–	Spennymoor United
1945–1961	Aston Villa
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John Thomas Dixon (10 December 1923 – 20 January 2009) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward.

Born in Hebburn,^[1] Dixon played for Spennymoor United before he signed as a professional for Aston Villa shortly after the Second World War.^[2]

Statistics[]

Club performance			League		Cup		Total
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

^ ^a ^b "Johnny Dixon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Villa Cup hero Dixon dies at 85". BBC Sport. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.

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Personal information
Full name	John Thomas Dixon^[1]
Date of birth	(1923-12-10)10 December 1923
Place of birth	Hebburn, England
Date of death	20 January 2009(2009-01-20) (aged 85)
Place of death	Sutton Coldfield, England
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Spennymoor United
1945–1961	Aston Villa	392	(132)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only