Stan Dixon

Stan Dixon
Personal information
Full name Edward Stanley Dixon[1]
Date of birth 26 May 1894
Place of birth Easington, England
Date of death 1979 (aged 85)
Place of death England
Playing position Wing half, inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Barrington Albion
1914–1923 Newcastle United 49 (7)
1923–1926 Blackburn Rovers 29 (1)
1926–1930 Hull City 99 (3)
East Riding Amateurs
Choppington Rovers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Edward Stanley "Stan" Dixon (26 May 1894 – 1979) was an English professional football wing half and inside right who played in the Football League for Hull City, Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers.[1]

Personal life

In April 1915, with the First World War underway, Dixon enlisted in the Tyne Electrical Engineers.[2] He had risen to the rank of acting corporal by July 1917 and spent the war on anti-aircraft duty in Britain.[2] After his retirement from football, Dixon managed a cinema in Hull.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 82. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 "Stan Dixon - Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers and Hull City.". Retrieved 2016-09-21.


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