Colin Dixon

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Colin Dixon
Personal information
Full nameColin J. Dixon
Born(1943-12-03)3 December 1943
West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight15 st 6 lb (98 kg)[1]
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1961 Cardiff IAC
Rugby league
PositionCentre, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1961–68
Halifax
 242+3 73 0 0 219
1968–80 Salford 409+9 91 1 0 275
1980–81 Hull Kingston Rovers 15+9 1 0 0 3
Total 687 165 1 0 497
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1963–81 Wales 15 2 0 0 6
1968–74 Great Britain 12+2 3 0 0 9
1974 GB tour games 11+2 3 0 0 9
1975 Wales tour games 6 3 0 0 9
1974 Other Nationalities 1 1 0 0 3
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1977–78 Salford 31 19 0 12 61
1982–84
Halifax RLFC
 0 0 0 0
1986–89 Keighley 0 0 0 0
Total 31 19 0 12 61
Source: [2][3][4]

Colin J. Dixon (3 December 1943 – 21 June 1993) was a Welsh

Halifax (captain), Salford and Hull Kingston Rovers. He played as a centre, second-row or loose forward,[2] and coached club level rugby league (RL) for Salford,[3][5] and is a Halifax Hall of Fame Inductee.[6]

Background

Dixon was born in Butetown, Cardiff, Wales, and he died aged 49 in Halifax, West Yorkshire.

Rugby career

Halifax

Dixon, like

championship
since 1907.

Dixon played in

Halifax's 15–7 victory over St. Helens in the 1964–65 Championship Final during the 1964–65 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 May 1965.[8]

As Halifax's captain in the 1967 and 1968 seasons Dixon led the side by example and was rewarded with his first Great Britain cap in 1968.

Salford

Transferred a few weeks later to

Championship's highest scoring forward with 20 tries
.

Dixon played second-row in Salford's 25–11 victory over Swinton in the 1972–73 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1972–73 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 21 October 1972, played second-row in the 9–19 defeat by Wigan in the 1973–74 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1973–74 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 13 October 1973,[10] played centre in the 2–6 defeat by Widnes in the 1974–75 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1974–75 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 2 November 1974, and played prop in the 7–16 defeat by Widnes in the 1975–76 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1975–76 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 4 October 1975.

Dixon played

1972–73 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1972–73 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield
on Saturday 24 March 1973.

Dixon played

1974 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final replay during the 1974–75 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington
on Tuesday 28 January 1975.

He played his last game for Salford in 1980 before being sold to Hull Kingston Rovers for a fee of £4,000.[11] He played for one season at the club, his last in professional rugby league, and helped the team reach the 1980–81 Challenge Cup final, although he did not play in the final itself. He played 418 times for Salford with 738 appearances in all first class games.

Representative honours

Dixon played in the

League Championship with Salford in 1973–74 and again in 1975–76. As an international he won 15 caps for Wales, and 14 for Great Britain.[2] Only five players have played test matches for Great Britain as both a back, and a forward, they are; Colin Dixon, Frank Gallagher, Laurie Gilfedder, Billy Jarman and Harry Street.[12]

Coaching career

Dixon had a brief spell as player-coach at Salford in 1977–78. After retiring as a player, he went on to coach Halifax (1982–84) and Keighley (1986–89). He later returned to Halifax to coach the academy team.[13]

Personal life

Dixon's son, Paul, played rugby league for Keighley, and became superintendent of the Airedale and North Bradford police division.[14] His daughter, Michelle, married the former West Ham United footballer, Peter Butler.[13]

Dixon's grandson, Chester Butler, was a member of the Wales squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[15]

References

  1. ISBN 0356104362
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ISBN 0951119001
  5. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
    .
  6. ^ "Halifax Hall of Fame". halifaxrlfc.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. ^ Ray French (10 May 2010). "Welsh convert XIII". BBC News. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  8. n/a
  9. ^ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  10. ^ "1973-1974 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  11. ProQuest 186233594
    .
  12. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
    .
  13. ^ a b Hadfield, Dave (22 June 1993). "Obituary: Colin Dixon". The Independent. London. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Former Keighley rugby star's top police job". Keighley News. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  15. ^ Woods, Dave. "Chester Butler: 'No-one believed my grandad was Colin Dixon'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

External links

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