[2][3] Dixon was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, and played local football in that area before joining Fulham.
[3] He moved to Plymouth Argyle, then a Southern League club, in 1910, and made nearly 200 appearances for the club either side of the First World War.
[4] He finished his League career the following season with four games for Barrow in the newly formed Third Division North.
[3] Dixon's brothers Andrew and Joseph were also on Argyle's books, but never appeared for the first team.
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