Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kerry Michael Dixon | ||
Date of birth | 24 July 1961 | ||
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.