George Dixon (rugby league)

George Samual Dixon (birth unknown – death unknown), also known by the nickname of "Jumbo", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at club level for Broughton Rangers, Wigan and Keighley, as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.

George Dixon
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Samual Dixon
BornBroughton, or Salford[1]
Diedunknown
Playing information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight14 st 6 lb (92 kg)
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1929–29 Broughton Rangers
1929–33 Wigan 128 7 21
1933–≥37 Keighley
Total 128 7 0 0 21

Playing career

Challenge Cup Final appearances

George Dixon played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Keighley's 5-18 defeat by Widnes in the 1937 Challenge Cup Final during the 1936-37 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1937, in front of a crowd of 47,699.

Club career

George Dixon made his début for Wigan, and scored a try in the 33-18 victory over Leeds at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 7 September 1929, he scored his last try for Wigan in the 30-26 victory over Rochdale Hornets at Athletic Grounds, Rochdale on Saturday 18 March 1933, and he played his last match for Wigan in the 6-22 defeat by Warrington at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 26 August 1933.[2]

References
  1. "The Leeds Loiner - Challenge Cup semi-final - Keighley v. Wakefield Trinity, Saturday 3 April 1937". footballzone.co.uk. 31 December 2016. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  2. "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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