Cecil Dixon (footballer)

Cecil Dixon
Personal information
Full name	Cecil Hubert Dixon
Date of birth	28 March 1935 (age 89)
Place of birth	Trowbridge, England
Date of death	September 16, 2024 (aged 89)
Position(s)	Outside right
Senior career*
Years	Team
–1954	Trowbridge Town
1954–1957	Cardiff City
1957–1961	Newport County
1961–1962	Northampton Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

^ "Newport County: 1946/47 - 1987/88". Neil Brown. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
^ "Dixon returns home". thisiswiltshire.co.uk. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 50. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
^ "Australian Player Database". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 3 December 2009.

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[1] "Newport County: 1946/47 - 1987/88". Neil Brown. Retrieved 5 July 2009.

[2] "Dixon returns home". thisiswiltshire.co.uk. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 3 December 2009.

[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 3 December 2009.

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