Tommy Dixon
Personal information
Date of birth (1929-06-08)8 June 1929
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Date of death 6 February 2014(2014-02-06) (aged 84)
Place of death Watford, Hertfordshire
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1954 West Ham United 39 (21)
1955–1959 Reading 123 (64)
1959–1960 Brighton & Hove Albion 35 (12)
1960–1962 Workington 53 (17)
1962–1964 Barrow 62 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tommy Dixon (8 June 1929 – 6 February 2014) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.

Club career

Dixon played for West Ham United between 1952 and 1955. He was the club's top scorer during the 1953-54 season with 19 goals,[1] but only featured four times the following season. He moved to Reading, then of the Third Division South, and was their top scorer two years running. He later played for Brighton & Hove Albion, Workington and Barrow.[2][3]

References

  1. "Tommy Dixon - 1929-2014". West Ham United F.C. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
  2. Tommy Dixon at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  3. Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 67. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.


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