Stan Dixon

Stan Dixon

Personal information
Full name	Edward Stanley Dixon
Date of birth	26 May 1894
Place of birth	Easington, England
Date of death	13 August 1979(1979-08-13) (aged 85)
Place of death	Bedlington, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Wing half, inside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1912–1914	Barrington Albion
1914–1923	Newcastle United	49	(7)
1923–1926	Blackburn Rovers	29	(1)
1926–1930	Hull City	99	(3)
1930–1931	East Riding Amateurs
	Choppington Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 a 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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