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 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. The 37-year-old scored his final game on 29 Apr 1961 in a 4-1 First Division home victory over Sheffield Wednesday, playing with Charlie Aitken in his first Villa game. When he retired, Dixon became a youth-team coach with the club.

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

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