Kerry Dixon

Kerry Dixon
Personal information
Full name Kerry Michael Dixon
Date of birth (1961-07-24) 24 July 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Luton, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Chesham United
1979–1980 Dunstable
1980–1983 Reading 116 (51)
1983–1992 Chelsea 335 (147)
1992–1993 Southampton 9 (2)
1993–1995 Luton Town 75 (19)
1995–1996 Millwall 31 (9)
1996 Watford 11 (0)
1996–1997 Doncaster Rovers 16 (3)
1997 Basildon United
Total 593 (231)
International career
1985 England U21 1 (1)
1985–1986 England 8 (4)
Managerial career
1996–1997 Doncaster Rovers (player-manager)
2003–2004 Hitchin Town
2005–2006 Dunstable Town (co-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kerry Michael Dixon (born 24 July 1961) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward.

His club career was spent most notably at Chelsea, where he won the Second Division twice. His 193 goals for the club across all competitions made him their third-highest goalscorer of all time.

For three consecutive seasons (1982–83, 1983–84 and 1984–85), he was the top goalscorer in his teams' divisions, 3 (with Reading), 2 and 1 (with Chelsea) respectively.

Dixon scored four goals in eight international appearances for the England national football team, and represented the nation at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

  1. ^ "Kerry Dixon: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 June 2023.