Arthur Dixon (footballer, born 1892)

Arthur Dixon
Personal information
Full name Arthur Dixon
Date of birth (1892-07-04)4 July 1892
Place of birth Chadderton, England
Date of death 25 December 1965(1965-12-25) (aged 73)
Place of death Middleton, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre half
Youth career
Tonge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913–1916 Oldham Athletic
1916St Mirren (loan) 11 (0)
1916–1917 St Mirren 37 (2)
1917–1926 Rangers 326 (6)
1918St Mirren (loan) 1 (0)
1927–1929 Cowdenbeath 66 (3)
Managerial career
1930–1932 Dolphin
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Dixon (4 July 1892 – 25 December 1965) was an English footballer who played as a central defender, primarily for Rangers where he played between 1917 and 1926. He later became trainer at the club and assistant to manager Bill Struth after his retirement from playing. He also featured for Oldham Athletic in England, and for St Mirren and Cowdenbeath in Scotland.[2] He was the father of footballer Arthur Dixon.[3]

  1. ^ Season preview 1913-14: Oldham Athletic, The Athletic News, 25 August 1913, via Play Up Liverpool
  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "In Memoriam – Northampton Town". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2019.