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Kerry Dixon
Personal information
Full name
Kerry Michael Dixon
Date of birth
(1961-07-24) 24 July 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth
Luton, England
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[1]
Position(s)
Striker
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
Chesham United
1979–1980
Dunstable
1980–1983
Reading
116
(51)
1983–1992
Chelsea
335
(147)
1992–1993
Southampton
9
(2)
1993–1995
Luton Town
75
(19)
1995–1996
Millwall
31
(9)
1996
Watford
11
(0)
1996–1997
Doncaster Rovers
16
(3)
1997
Basildon United
Total
593
(231)
International career
1985
England U21
1
(1)
1985–1986
England
8
(4)
Managerial career
1996–1997
Doncaster Rovers (player-manager)
2003–2004
Hitchin Town
2005–2006
Dunstable Town (co-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Kerry Michael Dixon (born 24 July 1961) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward.
His club career was spent most notably at Chelsea, where he won the Second Division twice. His 193 goals for the club across all competitions made him their third-highest goalscorer of all time.
For three seasons in a row, 1982–83, 1983–84 and 1984–85, he was the top goalscorer in his teams' divisions, 3 (with Reading), 2 and 1 (with Chelsea) respectively.
Dixon scored four goals in eight international appearances for the England national football team, and represented the nation at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
^"Kerry Dixon: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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