Billy Dixon (footballer, born 1941)

Irish association footballer (born 1941)

Billy Dixon
Personal information
Full name	William Dixon
Date of birth	(1941-02-12) 12 February 1941 (age 83)
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.^{[citation needed]}

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

League of Ireland: 1
- Drumcondra F.C. - 1964/65
FAI Cup: 1
- Shamrock Rovers - 1967
League of Ireland Shield: 1
- Shamrock Rovers - 1967/68
Leinster Senior Cup: 1
- Shamrock Rovers - 1969
Dublin City Cup: 1
- Shamrock Rovers - 1966/67
Top Four Cup: 3
- Drumcondra F.C. - 1962/63, 1964/65
- Shamrock Rovers - 1965/66

Sources

Citations

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