Ernie Dixon
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ernest Dixon | ||
Date of birth | 10 July 1901 | ||
Place of birth | Pudsey, England | ||
Date of death | 27 April 1941 | (aged 39)||
Place of death | Bradford, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1921–1922 | Bradford City | 1 | (0) |
1922–1924 | Halifax Town | 58 | (33) |
1924 | Burnley | 3 | (0) |
1924–1929 | Halifax Town | 176 | (95) |
1929 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | (1) |
1929–1930 | Nelson | 28 | (10) |
1930–1933 | Tranmere Rovers | 83 | (53) |
Total | 354 | (192) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ernest Dixon (10 July 1901 – 27 April 1941)[1] was a footballer born in Pudsey, England who played as a forward in The Football League in the 1920s and 1930s.[2]
He played for Bradford City, Halifax Town, Burnley, Huddersfield Town, Nelson and Tranmere Rovers.[2]
He is Halifax's all-time record goalscorer with 132 goals in all competitions.[3]
At the end of his career, he also had spells in non-league football with Gresley Rovers .[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. SoccerData. pp. 31–32. ISBN 978-1-905891-29-0.
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "Halifax Town History". 16 August 2008. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
Categories:
- 1901 births
- 1941 deaths
- Sportspeople from Pudsey
- Footballers from West Yorkshire
- Men's association football forwards
- English Football League players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Halifax Town A.F.C. players
- Burnley F.C. players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Nelson F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- Gresley Rovers F.C. players
- Mossley A.F.C. players
- English men's footballers
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1900s birth stubs