Ben Dixon (footballer born 1974)

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Ben Dixon
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Marcus Alexander Dixon
Date of birth	September 16, 1974 (1974-09-16) (age 33)
Place of birth	Lincoln, England
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Grantham Town
Youth clubs
-1992	Washingborough Youths
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992-1996 1993-1994 1996-1998 1998 1998-2004 2004 2004-2005 2005-2007 2007-	Lincoln City → Witton Albion (loan) Blackpool Woodlands Wellington Whitby Town Gainsborough Trinity Ossett Town Lincoln United Grantham Town	43 (0) 04 (0) 13 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 11, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Benjamin Marcus Alexander Dixon (born September 16, 1974 in Lincoln) is an English professional football player. Initially a left-winger, he converted first to a left-back and then a centre-half.

[edit] Career

Dixon began his career with Lincoln City in 1992. In four years with the Imps, he has 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 but his stay was brief, moving on to Ossett Town in October 2004. 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.

[edit] References

• Ben Dixon career stats at Soccerbase