Kerry Dixon
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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 seasons in a row, 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.
Playing career
Early years
Dixon was born in Luton. A tall and athletic striker who had pace, an impressive heading ability and was effective with both feet, he started out as an apprentice with Tottenham Hotspur but was released by the club.[2]
Reading
After spells with
Chelsea
Following Reading's relegation, Dixon moved up to the Second Division to sign for Chelsea in August 1983. He was signed by manager John Neal. Chelsea chairman Ken Bates initially hesitated when faced with the £150,000 transfer fee plus an additional £25,000 if Dixon ever played for the England national side, but relented and the deal went ahead. Dixon arrived as part of Neal's radical re-building of the side, who had narrowly avoided relegation to the Third Division three months earlier, and was joined in the same summer by Pat Nevin, Nigel Spackman, Joe McLaughlin and Eddie Niedzwiecki, as Chelsea looked to push for promotion to the First Division, having been in the Second Division since 1979.
Dixon's impact at Chelsea was immediate; he scored two goals on his debut against
Chelsea challenged for the title in the
During 1986, Dixon was frequently linked with a transfer to Manchester United, whose manager Ron Atkinson had long been monitoring his form, but Atkinson was sacked in November of that year and new manager Alex Ferguson did not follow up interest in Dixon, who would ultimately remain at Stamford Bridge for nearly six more years.[3]
Chelsea struggled in the following two seasons after a series of clashes between key players and the management saw the successful mid 1980s side gradually broken up. Dixon himself was dropped from the side after losing form and was close to joining Chelsea's
With 193 goals in total to his name, Dixon is Chelsea's
Southampton
After nine years at
Luton Town
After less than a year The Dell, Dixon went on loan to Luton Town in February 1993, moving to Kenilworth Road on a free transfer when the move was made permanent in October that year.[4] The highlight of his time at Luton was reaching the FA Cup semi-finals in 1994, where he faced his old side Chelsea and lost 2–0. He scored 20 goals in 88 appearances for Luton.
Millwall and Watford
In March 1995, Dixon joined Millwall, also in Division One, for a mere £5,000. After 31 appearances and nine goals, he was sold to Watford for £25,000 in January 1996. Dixon appeared in 11 matches for Watford, who along with Millwall were relegated from Division One that season.
Doncaster Rovers
The final league club he played for was Doncaster Rovers during the 1996–97 season. This came after he was appointed player-manager of the cash-strapped Division Three club. He appeared in 16 matches for the Rovers, scoring three times.
Basildon United
For a short period of the 1997–98 season Dixon played for Basildon United in the
International career
His scoring feats earned him an England call-up; he made his debut against Mexico in 1985 during a friendly international tournament in Mexico City. Three days later Dixon scored twice and set up Bryan Robson for the other in England's 3–0 win over West Germany.[5][6] He scored two more four days later against the USA in Los Angeles.
1986 World Cup
After his injury in 1985, he was nevertheless selected for the England squad for the 1986 FIFA World Cup but the presence of Lineker and Peter Beardsley in the side limited him to a six-minute substitute appearance against Poland. He played only one more game for England after that, and finished his international career with eight caps and four goals.
Managerial career
Doncaster Rovers
After his playing days were over, he became Doncaster's player-manager, but was sacked in August 1997.
Boreham Wood, Letchworth and Hitchin Town
Since then, Dixon has had stints coaching non-League sides Boreham Wood, Letchworth, and Hitchin Town.
Personal life
Dixon does occasional work for Chelsea TV.[citation needed] He commentated on Chelsea matches with Gary Taphouse from 2002 to 2008 on both the club's own digital radio station, then on Smooth FM. He is also involved with matchday hospitality at the club. He was also joint manager at Dunstable alongside Paul Reeves and involved in community work in the area.[7]
In June 2014, he was charged with a class-A drugs offence.[8] The charge was subsequently dropped.[9]
In June 2015, Dixon was found guilty of assault of a man in a pub in Dunstable. On 19 June 2015, Dixon was jailed for nine months for the offence.[10][11]
In October 2016, in an interview with the BBC he spoke of his long term addiction to gambling.[12]
His father Mike was also a footballer.[13]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reading | ||||||||||||
1980–81[14] | Third Division | 39 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 44 | 13 | ||
1981–82[14] | Third Division | 42 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 47 | 12 | |
1982–83[14] | Third Division | 35 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 6 | 41 | 32 | |
Total | 116 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 132 | 57 | ||
Chelsea | ||||||||||||
1983–84[15] | Second Division | 42 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | — | 48 | 34 | ||
1984–85[16] | First Division | 41 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | — | 53 | 36 | ||
1985–86[17] | First Division | 38 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4[b] | 4 | 51 | 23 | |
1986–87[18] | First Division | 36 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1[b] | 1 | 43 | 12 | |
1987–88[19] | First Division | 33 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[c] | 2 | 43 | 14 | |
1988–89[20] | Second Division | 39 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2[b] | 2 | 44 | 28 | |
1989–90[21] | First Division | 38 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 3 | 49 | 25 | |
1990–91[22] | First Division | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2[b] | 0 | 44 | 15 | |
1991–92[23] | First Division | 35 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 45 | 6 | |
Total | 335 | 147 | 20 | 8 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 420 | 193 | ||
Southampton | 1992–93[24] | Premier League | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
Luton Town | ||||||||||||
1992–93[14] | First Division | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | ||
1993–94[14] | First Division | 29 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 1 | 37 | 10 | |
1994–95[14] | First Division | 29 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 7 | ||
Total | 75 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 88 | 20 | ||
Millwall | ||||||||||||
1994–95[25] | First Division | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 4 | ||
1995–96[25] | First Division | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 26 | 5 | ||
Total | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | ||
Watford | 1995–96[26] | First Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
Doncaster Rovers | 1996–97[14] | Third Division | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 20 | 3 |
Career total | 593 | 231 | 35 | 8 | 56 | 25 | 34 | 20 | 718 | 284 |
Notes
- ^ Group Cup
- ^ a b c d e f Appearances in Full Members' Cup
- ^ Appearances in Full Members' Cup (2 appearances, 1 goal) and play-offs (4 appearances, 1 goal)
- ^ Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "Kerry Dixon: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Straight out of Wealdstone: The non-league players who made it big". The Independent. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ "New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
- ^ "1985 (June 12) England 3-West Germany 0 (Azteca 2000).avi". YouTube. 16 June 2011. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ "Kerry DIXON". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Chelsea FC transfer news, blog, forum and web site". Chelsea FC website & blog. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Ex-England footballer Kerry Dixon on drugs charge". BBC News. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Drug charge against ex-England footballer Kerry Dixon dropped". BBC News. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Kerry Dixon guilty of Dunstable 'fatso' jibe assault". BBC News. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Former Chelsea and England footballer Kerry Dixon jailed for pub assault". BBC News. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ Phillips, Owen; Aloia, Andrew (7 October 2016). "Gambling, goals, drugs and jail – an England striker's fall from grace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Mike Dixon. 14/3/1937 – 13/11/2022". www.lutontown.co.uk.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Player search: Dixon, KM (Kerry)". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Kerry Dixon in 1983/1984". bounder.friardale.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Kerry Dixon in 1984/1985". bounder.friardale.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Kerry Dixon in 1985/1986". bounder.friardale.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Kerry Dixon in 1986/1987". bounder.friardale.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Kerry Dixon in 1987/1988". bounder.friardale.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Kerry Dixon in 1988/1989". bounder.friardale.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Kerry Dixon in 1989/1990". bounder.friardale.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Kerry Dixon in 1990/1991". bounder.friardale.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Kerry Dixon in 1991/1992". bounder.friardale.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Kerry Dixon in 1992/1993". saintsplayer.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Games played by Kerry Dixon for Millwall". millwall-history.org. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Kerry Dixon for Watford". watfordarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
External links
- Kerry Dixon at Soccerbase
- Kerry Dixon management career statistics at Soccerbase
- Kerry Dixon at Englandstats.com
- Kerry Dixon at England Football Online
Bibliography
- Dixon, Kerry (1986). Kerry: The Autobiography. Macdonald. ISBN 9780356123554.
- Worrall, Mark; Barker, Kelvin; Johnstone, David (2009). Chelsea here Chelsea there : Gate 17 paperback. ISBN 978-0-9557459-3-5.
- Cheshire, Scott (1998). Chelsea: an Illustrated History. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-143-5.
- Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.