Arthur Albert Dixon (July 1867 – 1933) was a

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played in the

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for

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...

and

Stoke Stoke is a common place name in the United Kingdom. Stoke may refer to: Places United Kingdom The largest city called Stoke is Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. See below. Berkshire * Stoke Row, Berkshire Bristol * Stoke Bishop * Stok ...

Career

Dixon was born in Matlock and played for

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before joining

in August 1888. Dixon made his debut on 15 September 1888 at Wellington Road, at wing-half, in a match against

which Aston Villa won 5–1. He was knocked out during the Stoke game but was fit to play the remaining 2 League games played in September 1888. He was released at the end of the 1888–89 season and joined Stoke but he failed to make an appearance under

Harry Lockett Harold Lockett (1855–1930) was an English association football manager and administrator. Career Lockett was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and was appointed manager-secretary of Stoke in 1884 replacing Walter Cox. He was Stoke manager when profess ...

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dixon, Arthur English footballers Derby Midland F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players English Football League players 1867 births 1933 deaths Association football wing halves