Jonny Dixon
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jonathan James Dixon | ||
Date of birth | 16 January 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Murcia, Spain | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
–2001 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2007 | Wycombe Wanderers | 73 | (7) |
2003–2004 | → Crawley Town (loan) | ||
2004–2005 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 10 | (7) |
2006 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 10 | (4) |
2007–2008 | Aldershot Town | 43 | (15) |
2008–2009 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | (0) |
2008 | → Grays Athletic (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2008 | → Eastleigh (loan) | ||
2009 | → Eastleigh (loan) | ||
Total | 145 | (33) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jonathan James Dixon (born 16 January 1984) is a film and television producer and director, and a former professional footballer. He played as a striker.
Early life
Jonathan James Dixon was born on 16 January 1984 in Murcia, Spain.[1]
Football career
Dixon began his career as a trainee with
Due to a lack of opportunities to feature in the first team at Wycombe during the
A similar story during the
The day after the Chelsea game on 11 January 2007, he signed for Aldershot for a fee of £6,000.
On 30 January 2008, he was signed by Brighton & Hove Albion for a fee of £55,000.[6] He was almost immediately "ruled out for four to six weeks by physio Malcolm Stuart after turning his ankle" during a training accident.[7] Dixon made his Brighton debut coming on as a late substitute during the 1–1 draw against Leyton Orient at the Withdean on 1 March 2008.
He then joined
Dixon returned to Brighton after the conclusion of his initial loan spell at the
On 3 July 2009, Dixon retired from football, and had his remaining contract at Brighton terminated by mutual consent.[11] He cited the reasons were to concentrate on his music management business.[12]
Career after football
Dixon went on to become a television and film producer and director.[13] His credits include Come Dine with Me, Jodie Marsh on Mail Order Brides, Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents, Don't Tell the Bride and The Valleys.[13]
Personal life
Dixon has previously dated Australian model, actress and ARIA nominated singer Holly Valance.[14]
Honours
Aldershot Town
References
- ^ "Jonny Dixon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Three in at Crawley Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Shots secure loan deal for Dixon
- ^ Aldershot bring in Dixon on loan
- ^ Dixon returns to Shots Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Dixon completes move to Brighton & Hove Albion".
- ^ Out for 4 to 6 weeks after joining Brighton: The Argus website. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
- ^ Team News for Saddlers Clash Archived 15 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Seagulls World, 8 January 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2009
- ^ Match Report Archived 2 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Seagulls World, 17 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009
- ^ Reserves Host Charlton Archived 22 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Seagulls World, 18 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009
- ^ Dixon Leaves the Albion Archived 5 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Seagulls World, 3 July 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009
- ^ "Dixon brings early end to career". BBC Sport. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- ^ a b Badcock, Matt (23 September 2015). "Ex-Wycombe striker Jonny Dixon is a true TV addict". The Football League Paper. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ Ex-Brighton Striker Dating Pop-Star, The Brighton Argus, 2 August 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009
- ISBN 978-0-7553-1820-9.
External links
- Jonny Dixon player profile at seagulls.co.uk
- Jonny Dixon player profile at wycombewanderers.co.uk
- Jonny Dixon at Soccerbase