| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilfred Edward Dixon [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1950 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Wood Green, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1968–1969 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 1969–1973 | Reading | 153 | (0) |
| 1973 | Colchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 1973–1977 | Swindon Town | 140 | (10) |
| 1977–1980 | Aldershot | 120 | (6) |
| Woking | |||
| Total | 413 | (16) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wilfred Edward Dixon (born 20 February 1950) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back in the Football League for Reading, Swindon Town and Aldershot.
Career
Born in Wood Green, [2] Dixon was a product of the Arsenal youth system. Never appearing for the Gunners, he signed initially on a two-month loan with Reading before signing on a permanent basis in July 1969. Here, he was a regular first-team member and recorded one goal in 171 appearances in all competitions before falling out of favour in 1973. [4]
Dixon briefly moved to Colchester United in 1973, but failed to make an appearance for the Essex club. [2] He signed for Swindon Town in September 1973 but didn't make his debut for the club until 1 January 1974 in a 3–1 win over Preston North End. He went on to make 162 appearances in all competitions and scored 13 goals prior to his release at the end of the 1976–77 season. [1]
After Swindon, Dixon moved to Aldershot where he made 120 league appearances and scored six goals, before moving into non-League football with Woking in 1980. [2]
References
- ^ a b "Will DIXON". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Will Dixon". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Macdonald Futura Publishers. 1980. p. 46. ISBN 0362020175.
- ^ "Will Dixon". Reading FC Former Players' Association. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links
- Will Dixon at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the London Borough of Haringey
- People from Wood Green
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Aldershot F.C. players
- Woking F.C. players
- English Football League players