Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Thomas Dixon | ||
Date of birth | 10 December 1923 | ||
Place of birth | Hebburn, England | ||
Date of death | 20 January 2009 | (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.