Johnny Dixon (footballer)

For the footballer born 1984, see Jonny Dixon. For the fictional character in books by John Bellairs and Brad Strickland, see Johnny Dixon (series).

Johnny Dixon

Personal information
Full name	John Thomas Dixon
Date of birth	(1923-12-10)10 December 1923
Place of birth	Hebburn, England
Date of death	20 January 2009(2009-01-20) (aged 85)
Place of death	Sutton Coldfield, England
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Spennymoor United
1945–1961	Aston Villa	392	(132)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Thomas Dixon (10 December 1923 – 20 January 2009) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. He captained Aston Villa's last FA Cup winning team in 1957.

Born in Hebburn, Dixon played for county league side Spennymoor United before he signed as a professional for Aston Villa shortly after the Second World War.

Dixon had Alzheimer's disease, and died on 20 January 2009 in Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield.

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
England			League		FA Cup		Total
1946–47	Aston Villa	First Division	17	6	–		17	6
1947–48			12	5	–		12	5
1948–49			25	7	1	0	26	7
1949–50			37	11	3	0	40	11
1950–51			34	15	2	1	36	16
1951–52			42	26	1	2	43	28
1952–53			27	13	5	1	32	14
1953–54			39	9	1	0	40	9
1954–55			36	13	7	1	43	14
1955–56			37	16	3	2	40	18
1956–57			39	6	9	5	48	11
1957–58			14	2	–		14	2
1958–59			28	2	6	0	34	2
1959–60		Second Division	4	0	–		4	0
1960–61		First Division	1	1	–		1	1
Career total			392	132	38	12	430	144

Honours

Aston Villa

• FA Cup: 1956–57