Cecil Dixon (footballer)

Cecil Dixon
Personal information
Full name Cecil Hubert Dixon
Date of birth (1935-03-28) 28 March 1935
Place of birth Trowbridge, England
Playing position Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1954 Trowbridge Town
1954–1957 Cardiff City 21 (1)
1957–1961 Newport County 107 (15)
1961–1962 Northampton Town 15 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Cecil Hubert Dixon (born 28 March 1935) is an English former professional footballer. A winger, he joined Newport County in 1957 from Cardiff City and went on to make 107 appearances for Newport, scoring 15 goals before finishing his career at Northampton Town.[1]

Career

Dixon began his career at his home town club Trowbridge Town. In 1954 he joined First Division side Cardiff City, becoming the first Trowbridge player to ever sign for a Division One club,[2] but struggled to force his way into the side, mainly due to the presence of Gordon Nutt, Mike Tiddy and Brian Walsh, scoring his only goal during a 2–1 defeat to Birmingham City in November 1955.[3] After three years at Ninian Park, Dixon joined Newport County in 1957. Finishing his professional career after one season with Northampton Town, he emigrated to Australia in 1963.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Newport County: 1946/47 - 1987/88". Neil Brown. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  2. ↑ "Dixon returns home". thisiswiltshire.co.uk. 2006-05-12. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  3. ↑ Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 50. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  4. ↑ "Australian Player Database". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2009-12-03.


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