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.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
Early life
editJonathan James Dixon was born on 16 January 1984 in Murcia, Spain.[1]
Football career
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Dixon began his career as a trainee with Wycombe Wanderers, turning professional in August 2001. Following regular reserve team appearances during 2001–02, Dixon was given a squad number by manager Lawrie Sanchez at the beginning of season 2002–03. He made his debut, as a late substitute for Stuart Roberts against Northampton Town on 13 August 2002. Despite suffering a knee injury, he still managed to score five goals in seven starts for the Blues, earning himself a contract through to 2005.
Due to a lack of opportunities to feature in the first team at Wycombe during the 2003–04 season, he joined Southern Football League Premier Division champions Crawley Town on loan in December 2003.[2]
A similar story during the 2004–05 season saw Dixon go on loan to Aldershot Town in November 2004,[3] where he scored nine goals in 12 appearances. Due to the success of this loan period, Dixon returned to Wycombe and signed a one-year contract extension in June 2005 before rejoining the Shots on loan until the end of season in January 2006.[4] It was thought that in June 2006 Dixon would sign permanently for Aldershot but following the arrival of Paul Lambert as manager he signed a further one-year contract with Wycombe. He was used mainly as a substitute by Lambert and played his final game for Wycombe in the 1–1 draw with Premier League champions Chelsea in the League Cup semi-final on 10 January 2007, replacing Tommy Mooney as a late substitute.
The day after the Chelsea game on 11 January 2007, he signed for Aldershot for a fee of £6,000.[5] In all competitions, Dixon made 24 appearances (three as a substitute) in the remainder of the 2006–07 season scoring eight goals and in the 2007–08 season Dixon made 26 appearances (four as a substitute), scoring 11 goals.
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 Conference South side Eastleigh on loan, initially for one-month on 9 January 2009.[8]
Dixon returned to Brighton after the conclusion of his initial loan spell at the Silverlake Stadium and was named as a substitute during the Football League Trophy Southern Final penalty-shoot out defeat to Luton Town.[9] Dixon then re-joined Conference South side Eastleigh on loan, initially for a month the following day.[10]
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
editDixon 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
editDixon has previously dated Australian model, actress and ARIA nominated singer Holly Valance.[14]
Honours
editAldershot Town
References
edit- ^ "Jonny Dixon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Three in at Crawley[usurped]
- ^ Shots secure loan deal for Dixon
- ^ Aldershot bring in Dixon on loan
- ^ Dixon returns to Shots[usurped]
- ^ "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
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008–2009. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 625, 630–631. ISBN 978-0-7553-1820-9.
External links
edit- Jonny Dixon player profile at seagulls.co.uk
- Jonny Dixon player profile at wycombewanderers.co.uk
- Jonny Dixon at Soccerbase
