Eli Dixon | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
| BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
| DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
| CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
| TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Eli Dixon | ||||
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 HERITAGE NO : 512 Eli Dixon was a lively local half back who played for Saints during World War Two. In 19 matches he scored two tries for the club against Wigan and Dewsbury in December 1942. In his last few matches Eli donned the loose forward jersey. In 1939 he was living in Knowsley Road, St Helens and working as a Crane Driver in a Glassworks. Eli died in June 1989 in St Helens aged 72. Dave Dooley Further information about Eli Dixon, by SHS: Eli was a superb all-round footballer, with a range of skills that enabled him to produce an admirable record of achievement in his four seasons at City Road with the St Helens recreation team. Eli played full-back in the last match played by the Recs against Hull KR on 29 April 1939 and scored the last points, a conversion, for this great club before their untimely demise. A Saints player on occasions during the war years, he went on to play 41 games for Warrington, making his debut at the start of the truncated 1939-40 season. Eli and his brother Henry were cousins of Saints winger Harry Pimblett and they lived in Havelock Street. His St Helens Recreation Playing Number is 162. This is the biography of Eli that appeared in the Recs’ history They Bled Red Amber and Black. Eli Dixon was a superb all-round footballer, with a range of skills that enabled him to produce an admirable record of achievement in his four seasons at City Road. He was quite aggressive on the field and could play well wherever he was selected, as this appreciation in the St. Helens Reporter, on 2 November 1937 reveals: “After playing a blinder at full-back in the Oldham match last week, Eli Dixon returned to the team to show what a useful and penetrative centre he is. His breaks down the middle whenever he could escape the Widnes ‘spotters’ were always dangerous.” Eli also handled the kicking duties in his first full season, 1936-37, when he booted the leather between the sticks on 49 occasions. Eli was two years older than his brother, Henry, who also joined him in Recs’ First Team almost two years later. Eli’s preferred position was stand-off; Henry was a scrum-half. Eli played full-back in Recs’ last-ever match, against Hull KR on 29 April 1939, filling in for the injured Peter Lythgoe. To him rested the unwanted distinction of scoring the Recs’ last-ever points in professional rugby league, when he converted Albert Bailey’s try. He also turned out in the centres on numerous occasions for the Recs and was the archetypal utility back. Eli went on to play 41 games for Warrington, making his debut at the start of the truncated 1939-40 campaign. His last match was in September 1946. Eli and his brother were cousins of Saints’ winger Harry Pimblett and they lived in Havelock Street. Eli also played a few games for the Saints during the war years. | ||||
PLAYER HONOURS | ||||
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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| Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 1940~41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1941~42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1942~43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| TOTALS: | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 1940~41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1942~43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS: | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
ALL MATCHES | ||||
| Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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| 14th Apr 1941 | -- | W |
6 | Dewsbury * | Fr | A | 21 | 11 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 19th Apr 1941 | 1 | L |
6 | Castleford | CC2 | A | 13 | 21 | VIEW | |||
| 11th Apr 1942 | 2 | W |
6 | Featherstone Rovers | CC1(1) | A | 21 | 11 | VIEW | |||
| 18th Apr 1942 | 3 | W |
6 | Featherstone Rovers | CC1(2) | H | 8 | 3 | VIEW | |||
| 25th Apr 1942 | 4 | L |
6 | Hunslet | CC2(1) | A | 3 | 16 | VIEW | |||
| 2nd May 1942 | 5 | W |
6 | Hunslet | CC2(2) | H | 21 | 14 | VIEW | |||
| 19th Sep 1942 | 6 | L |
6 | Halifax | WEL | H | 13 | 25 | VIEW | |||
| 26th Sep 1942 | 7 | L |
7 | Dewsbury | WEL | A | 17 | 26 | VIEW | |||
| 3rd Oct 1942 | 8 | L |
7 | Leeds | WEL | A | 0 | 34 | VIEW | |||
| 10th Oct 1942 | 9 | W |
6 | Wakefield Trinity | WEL | H | 15 | 7 | VIEW | |||
| 24th Oct 1942 | 10 | W |
6 | Wigan | YC2(1) | H | 21 | 8 | VIEW | |||
| 31st Oct 1942 | 11 | L |
6 | Keighley | WEL | H | 7 | 12 | VIEW | |||
| 7th Nov 1942 | 12 | L |
6 | Wigan | YC2(2) | A | 11 | 32 | VIEW | |||
| 28th Nov 1942 | 13 | L |
7 | Wakefield Trinity | WEL | A | 3 | 36 | VIEW | |||
| 5th Dec 1942 | 14 | L |
7 | Halifax | WEL | A | 12 | 36 | VIEW | |||
| 12th Dec 1942 | 15 | L |
7 | Dewsbury | WEL | A | 7 | 19 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 25th Dec 1942 | 16 | L |
7 | Wigan | WEL | A | 3 | 10 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 26th Dec 1942 | 17 | L |
7 | Wigan | WEL | H | 8 | 20 | VIEW | |||
| 13th Feb 1943 | -- | W |
13 | Army * | Fr | H | 6 | 3 | 2 | VIEW | ||
| 27th Feb 1943 | 18 | L |
13 | Oldham | WEL | A | 6 | 12 | VIEW | |||
| 3rd Apr 1943 | 19 | L |
13 | Oldham | CC2(2) | H | 5 | 20 | VIEW |
| *Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
| WINS : 7 | LOSSES : 14 | DRAWS : |
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