Cecil Dixon (footballer)

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Cecil Dixon
Personal information
Full name Cecil Hubert Dixon
Date of birth(1935-03-28)March 28, 1935
Place of birth Trowbridge, England
Date of death September 5, 2024(2024-09-05) (aged 89)
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–1954 Trowbridge Town
1954–1957 Cardiff City 21 (1)
1957–1961 Newport County 107 (15)
1961–1962 Northampton Town 15 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cecil Hubert Dixon (28 March 1935 - 5 September 2024 [1] ) was an English 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. [2]

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, [3] 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. [4] 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. [5] He died in 2024 aged 89. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "In Memory: Cecil Dixon". Cardiff City Football Club Ltd. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Newport County: 1946/47 - 1987/88". Neil Brown. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
  3. ↑ "Dixon returns home". thisiswiltshire.co.uk. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
  4. ↑ Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 50. ISBN   1-85983-462-0.
  5. ↑ "Australian Player Database". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
  6. ↑ "First Trowbridge Town FC player to sign for First Division dies". Wiltshire Times. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.


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