William Peirce Dix[1] (1853 - 1924) was a British sports administrator, accountant, stockbroker, and political operative.

[8] Along with FA President Francis Marindin, he represented England at the International Football Conference of December 1882.

and Blackburn Park Road F.C., was generally considered extremely poor; his decisions favoured the Oud Reds so much that the Roadsters walked off with five minutes to go, and put in an unsuccessful protest.

One reporter stated that the second Accrington goal was seen as handball "by every reporter present" and the sixth Accrington goal was so far offside that "the referee was obviously bribed or neglecting his duty as a final judge",[14] and another wrote that "the greatest wrongdoer in this last piece of business connected with the already ugly career of the Lancashire Association Challenge Cup is the referee of Saturday last".

[15] A fierce opponent of professionalism, Dix led criticism of the Sheffield Zulus, an itinerant team, originally founded to provide support for families of British soldiers killed in the Anglo-Zulu War, but which later started paying its players.

[18] After professionalism was eventually permitted in the summer of that year, Dix resigned his positions in the FA and the Sheffield Associations.