Will Dixon

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.

This article is about the English footballer. For the American Blues musician, see Willie Dixon.

Will Dixon
Personal information
Full name Wilfred Edward Dixon[1]
Date of birth (1950-02-20) 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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
  1. "Will DIXON". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. "Will Dixon". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Macdonald Futura Publishers. 1980. p. 46. ISBN 0362020175.
  4. "Will Dixon". Reading FC Former Players' Association. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  • Will Dixon at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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