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Ernie Dixon

Ernie Dixon
Personal information
Full name Ernest Dixon
Date of birth (1901-07-10)10 July 1901
Place of birth Pudsey, England
Date of death 27 April 1941(1941-04-27) (aged 39)
Place of death Bradford, England
Height 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1922 Bradford City 1 (0)
1922–1924 Halifax Town 58 (33)
1924 Burnley 3 (0)
1924–1929 Halifax Town 176 (95)
1929 Huddersfield Town 5 (1)
1929–1930 Nelson 28 (10)
1930–1933 Tranmere Rovers 83 (53)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Ernest "Ernie" Dixon (10 July 1901 – 27 April 1941) was a footballer born in Pudsey, England who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1920s and 1930s.

He played for Bradford City, Halifax Town, Burnley, Huddersfield Town, Nelson and Tranmere Rovers.

He is Halifax's all-time record goalscorer with 132 goals in all competitions.

At the end of his career, he also had spells in non-league football with Gresley Rovers .



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