Johnny Dixon (footballer)
English footballer
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John Thomas Dixon (10 December 1923 – 20 January 2009) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. He captained Aston Villa's winning team in the 1957 FA Cup final, the last of seven.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Thomas Dixon[1] | ||
| 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 | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Spennymoor United | ||
| 1945–1961 | Aston Villa | 392 | (132) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Hebburn,[1] Dixon played for county league side Spennymoor United before he signed as a professional for Aston Villa shortly after the Second World War.[2] The 37-year-old scored his final game on 29 Apr 1961 in a 4-1 First Division home victory over Sheffield Wednesday, playing with Charlie Aitken in his first Villa game.[3]
When he retired, Dixon became a youth-team coach with the club.[3] He later became second-team coach. Dixon, manager Dick Taylor and chief scout Jimmy Easson were sacked soon after the 1966-67 season when Aston Villa had been relegated for only the third time in the club's history..[4][5]
Dixon had Alzheimer's disease, and died on 20 January 2009 in Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield.[2]
Career 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 | ||
