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Johnny Dixon

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
Playing position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Spennymoor United
1945–1961 Aston Villa 392 (132)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

John Thomas "Johnny" Dixon (10 December 1923 – 20 January 2009) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward.

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

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



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