George Dixon (rugby league)

George Dixon
Personal information
Full name George Samual Dixon
Born Broughton, or Salford[1]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 14 st 6 lb (92 kg)
Playing information
Position Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1929–29 Broughton Rangers
1929–33 Wigan 128 7 21
1933–≥37 Keighley
Total 128 7 0 0 21
As of 2 May 2017

George Samual "Jumbo" Dixon was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s. He played at club level for Broughton Rangers, Wigan, and Keighley, as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

Challenge Cup Final appearances

George Dixon played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Keighley's 5-18 defeat by Widnes in the 1937 Challenge Cup Final during the 1936-37 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1937, in front of a crowd of 47,699.

Club career

George Dixon made his début for Wigan, and scored a try in the 33-18 victory over Leeds at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 7 September 1929, he scored his last try for Wigan in the 30-26 victory over Rochdale Hornets at Athletic Grounds, Rochdale on Saturday 18 March 1933, and he played his last match for Wigan in the 6-22 defeat by Warrington at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 26 August 1933.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "The Leeds Loiner - Challenge Cup semi-final - Keighley v. Wakefield Trinity, Saturday 3 April 1937". footballzone.co.uk. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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