Billy Dixon
Personal information
Full name William Dixon
Date of birth (1941-02-12) 12 February 1941
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Midfield
Youth career
1958–1960 Home Farm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1962 Waterford 34 (3)
1962–1966 Drumcondra 60 (18)
1966—1971 Shamrock Rovers 85 (12)
1967 → Boston Rovers (loan) 11 (2)
1971–1972 Drogheda 14 (1)
International career
League of Ireland XI 12 (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Billy Dixon (born 12 February 1941) is an Irish former association footballer who played as a forward.

He began his career at Home Farm F.C. and after playing for Waterford United F.C. he signed for Drumcondra F.C. where he made his debut in a 5-5 draw with Shamrock Rovers in 1963. He scored in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup wins over Danish side B 1909 of Odense (twice) and Bayern Munich.

He joined Shamrock Rovers F.C. in June 1966 and scored on his debut.[1]

He earned one League of Ireland XI while at Milltown and 12 in total and scored 4 goals in 10 appearances in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.[2]

Dixon scored the winner in his only FAI Cup final in 1967.[3]

He scored twice while playing for Rovers when they represented Boston as Boston Rovers in the summer of 1967 United Soccer Association.

He was placed on the transfer list in July 1971 after five years at Glenmalure Park.[4]

Dixon signed for Drogheda United F.C. soon after with Joe Haverty and scored on his debut against Rovers. Over his career he accumulated 6 goals in 12 European cup games.[5]

Honours

Sources

Citations

  1. ↑ "The Irish Times - Saturday, August 6, 1966 - Page 4". The Irish Times.
  2. ↑ "European Record 1957 to Date". Shamrockrovers. 25 June 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "The Irish Times - Monday, April 24, 1967 - Page 3". The Irish Times.
  4. ↑ "The Irish Times - Saturday, July 17, 1971 - Page 3". The Irish Times.
  5. ↑ "The Irish Times - Monday, August 30, 1971 - Page 4". The Irish Times.

Bibliography

  • The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
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