Lee Michael Dixon (born 17 March 1964) is an English pundit and retired professional footballer who played as a right-back.
But it was nearby Burnley he joined as a junior and he graduated to the senior team for a handful of games before John Bond released him to Chester City.
After one and a half seasons there he signed for Bury before joining Stoke City[4] where he instantly impressed, forging a fine defensive partnership with Steve Bould.
He began his television career working for the BBC, primarily on their Match of the Day and Football Focus programmes, then moved to ITV Sport in July 2012.
He has also done charitable work, joining Lawrence Dallaglio in a sponsored bike ride for Sport Relief which raised over £986,000 for the charity.
[8] On 29 January 1988 George Graham bought Dixon from Stoke City following the departure of England right back, Viv Anderson, to Manchester United.
"[7] Dixon and Winterburn made the full back positions their own for the next decade or so, while captain Tony Adams and the long-serving David O'Leary operated in the middle.
Spotting the run of centre forward Alan Smith towards the right channel, Dixon delivered a long ball on to his chest.
Arsenal struggled to hold on to the title the following year (and were unable to take part in the European Cup because the ban on English clubs after Heysel was still ongoing).
With O'Leary's retirement imminent, Graham had provided extra cover in the centre of defence by signing Martin Keown from Everton – ironically the player who'd ended up playing at right back in Euro 92 after both Dixon and Stevens became unavailable.
Dixon was back when the sides met again for the FA Cup final which Arsenal won by the same scoreline in a replay, after the initial game had ended in a 1–1 draw.
A lob from 40 yards in the final minute from Nayim (an ex-Spurs player) over David Seaman prised the trophy from the Gunners.
On 1 October 1996[11] Arsène Wenger arrived at Highbury and started to introduce lifestyle policies to the Arsenal squad, changing their outlook, self-awareness and diet.
[12] The following year Arsenal reached the FA Cup final but lost 2–1 to Liverpool at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff – the 37-year-old Dixon being outpaced by the 21-year-old Michael Owen for the winning goal.
Dixon played on for one more season helping Arsenal to win another historic "double", the third in the club's history and second under manager Arsène Wenger, clinching the league title over rivals Manchester United at their home ground Old Trafford.
Only Seaman and Keown then remained at the club from the defensive group Dixon had become associated with at Arsenal (after O'Leary left for Leeds United in 1993, Bould had been the next to go in 1999 and then Winterburn followed him out of Highbury a year later).
Only injury to one of these two would have opened a door for Dixon to go to Italy and that didn't happen as the pair stayed fully fit for the length of the tournament.
After the World Cup, new manager Graham Taylor instantly replaced Stevens and Parker with Dixon, who scored a goal at Wembley in his sixth international in an important Euro 92 qualifier against the Republic of Ireland.
[citation needed] In 2018, he co-commentated UEFA Champions League matches in the video game by EA Sports, FIFA 19 alongside Derek Rae.