SD
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Association football player
Gender:
Male
Places:
Work field:
Birth:
26 May 1894(Easington, Easington Village, County Durham, United Kingdom)
Death:
13 August 1979(England, United Kingdom)
Star sign:
The details
Biography
Introduction
Edward Stanley Dixon (26 May 1894 – 13 August 1979) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Hull City, Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers as an wing half or inside right.
Personal life
In April 1915, with the First World War underway, Dixon enlisted in the Tyne Electrical Engineers. He had risen to the rank of acting corporal by July 1917 and spent the war on anti-aircraft duty in Britain. He finished the war with the rank of sergeant. After his retirement from football, Dixon managed a cinema in Hull.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle United | 1913–14 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1914–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1919–20 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 6 | ||
| 1920–21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 1921–22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | ||
| 1922–23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 10 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 1922–23 | First Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1923–24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1924–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1925–26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 3 | ||
| Hull City | 1926–27 | Second Division | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1927–28 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 1928–29 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 1929–30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 99 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 107 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 177 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 191 | 13 | ||