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Players
Index
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John Dixon
Profile |
|
Full
name |
John Auger
Dixon |
|
Popular name |
John Dixon |
|
Born |
27 May 1861 in
Grantham, Lincolnshire |
|
Died |
8 June 1931,
aged 70 years, in The Park, Nottingham |
|
Height/Weight |
- |
|
Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Played
schoolboy football at three Nottinghamshire schools, Grantham Grammer,
Nottingham High and Chigwell Grammer. He assisted Notts County FC
from the middle of the 1884-85 season, when he also played for Corinthians
FC. |
|
Club honours |
None |
| Individual
honours |
None |
|
Distinctions |
Also a
first-class
cricketer who appeared for Nottinghamshire CCC between 1882 and 1905,
captaining the side from 1889 until 1900. |
|
England Career |
|
Player
number |
One of
three who became the 120th players to appear
for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Left-sided
forward; |
|
First match |
No. 24, 14
March 1885, England 1 Wales 1, a British Championship match at Leamington Road, Blackburn. Aged
23 years 291 days; |
|
Last match |
No. 24, 14
March 1885, England 1 Wales 1, a British Championship match at Leamington Road, Blackburn. Aged
23 years 291 days; |
|
Major
tournaments |
British
Championships 1884-85; |
|
Team honours |
None. |
|
Individual
honours |
None. |
|
Distinctions |
None. |
|
Beyond
England |
|
Retired from
football on health grounds circa 1886, but continued to play
cricket. He was a member of the Nottinghamshire CCC committee from
1895 until his death.
Dixon became the first President of the Old Nottinghamians’
Cricket Club (ONCC) as well as a Test Selector.
Memorial gates were erected at the main entrance of the Trent Bridge
ground in 1933. Was a partner in a firm of manufacturing clothiers
and was also a JP -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1971). Hatton Press, p.88. |
|
John Dixon - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Gls
Av. min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 1 |
1 |
1 |
90 |
0 |
0 min |
0 |
None |
None |
|
John Dixon
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Home |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
John Dixon
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
John Dixon
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championships |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1884-85 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
BC All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
All Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
John Dixon - Match History |
|
Club: Notts County F.C. & Corinthians F.C. - 1 cap |
|
Coach:
F.A. Committee - 1 cap |
|
App |
No. |
Opponent |
Date |
Venue |
Type |
F |
A |
Res. |
Details |
Shirt |
|
1 |
24 |
Wales |
14-Mar-1885 |
Leamington Road, Blackburn |
BC |
1 |
1 |
HD |
Start |
n/a |
Notes
[Biographical sketch to
come]
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