Billy Dixon (footballer, born 1941)

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Billy Dixon
Personal information
Full name William Dixon
Date of birth (1941-02-12) 12 February 1941 (age 82)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Midfield
Youth career
1958–1960 Home Farm
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1960–1962 Waterford 34 (3)
1962–1966 Drumcondra 60 (18)
1966—1971 Shamrock Rovers 85 (12)
1967 → Boston Rovers (loan) 11 (2)
1971–1972 Drogheda 14 (1)
International career
League of Ireland XI 12 (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Billy Dixon (born 12 February 1941) is an Irish former association footballer who played as a forward.

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He began his career at Home Farm F.C. and after playing for Waterford United F.C. he signed for Drumcondra F.C. where he made his debut in a 5-5 draw with Shamrock Rovers in 1963. He scored in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup wins over Danish side B 1909 of Odense (twice) and Bayern Munich.

He joined Shamrock Rovers F.C. in June 1966 and scored on his debut. [1]

He earned one League of Ireland XI while at Milltown and 12 in total and scored 4 goals in 10 appearances in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. [2]

Dixon scored the winner in his only FAI Cup final in 1967. [3]

He scored twice while playing for Rovers when they represented Boston as Boston Rovers in the summer of 1967 United Soccer Association.[ citation needed ]

He was placed on the transfer list in July 1971 after five years at Glenmalure Park. [4]

Dixon signed for Drogheda United F.C. soon after with Joe Haverty and scored on his debut against Rovers. Over his career he accumulated 6 goals in 12 European cup games. [5]

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Citations

  1. ↑ "The Irish Times - Saturday, August 6, 1966 - Page 4". The Irish Times .
  2. ↑ "European Record 1957 to Date". Shamrockrovers. 25 June 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "The Irish Times - Monday, April 24, 1967 - Page 3". The Irish Times .
  4. ↑ "The Irish Times - Saturday, July 17, 1971 - Page 3". The Irish Times .
  5. ↑ "The Irish Times - Monday, August 30, 1971 - Page 4". The Irish Times .

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