Cecil Dixon (footballer)

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]

Cecil Dixon
Personal information
Full name Cecil Hubert Dixon
Date of birth (1935-03-28) 28 March 1935
Place of birth Trowbridge, England
Position(s) 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

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 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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