Ben Dixon (English footballer)

Ben Dixon
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Marcus Alexander Dixon
Date of birth	16 September 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Lincoln, England
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Boston Town
Youth career
1991–1993	Lincoln City
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1996	Lincoln City
1993–1994	→ Witton Albion (loan)
1996–1998	Blackpool
1998	Woodlands Wellington
1998–2004	Whitby Town
2004	Gainsborough Trinity
2004–2005	Ossett Town
2005–2007	Lincoln United
2007–2008	Grantham Town
2008–	Boston Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2007

Benjamin Marcus Alexander Dixon (born 16 September 1974) is an English footballer. Initially a left-winger, he converted first to a left-back and then a centre-half. He plays for Boston Town.

Career

Dixon began his career with Lincoln City in 1992. In four years with the Imps, he made 43 league appearances.

In 1996, he joined Blackpool, then managed by Gary Megson, who had noticed Dixon during his brief spell with Lincoln. He remained at Bloomfield Road for two years, making thirteen appearances.

Dixon then moved to Singapore to play for Woodlands Wellington. Upon completion of the 1998 S-League season, he returned to England and joined Whitby Town where he spent six seasons, making a total of 237 appearances scoring 15 goals.

Dixon joined Gainsborough Trinity at the start of the 2004–05 season^[1] but his stay was brief, moving on to Ossett Town in October 2004.^[2] In January 2005, he moved to Lincoln United and remained at Ashby Avenue until the summer of 2007 when he followed his manager, John Wilkinson, and many of the United squad in moving to Grantham Town. It was initially thought that Dixon would retire from football in June 2008 following Grantham's unsuccessful bid for promotion.^[3] Dixon transferred to Boston Town midway through the 2008–2009 season.

References

^ "Mitchell goes for three". NonLeagueDaily.com. 12 August 2004. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Richards brings in two new defenders". NonLeagueDaily.com. 26 October 2004. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Gingerbread changes". NonLeagueDaily.com. 27 June 2008. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 2008-06-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

Ben Dixon at Soccerbase

[1] "Mitchell goes for three". NonLeagueDaily.com. 12 August 2004. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[2] "Richards brings in two new defenders". NonLeagueDaily.com. 26 October 2004. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[3] "Gingerbread changes". NonLeagueDaily.com. 27 June 2008. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 2008-06-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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