Paul Dixon (rugby league)

Paul A. Dixon (born 28 October 1962) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Huddersfield, Oldham, Halifax, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Leeds, Gold Coast Seagulls, Bradford Northern, and the Sheffield Eagles, as a prop or second-row.

Paul Dixon

Personal information
Full name	Paul Andrew Dixon
Born	(1962-10-28) 28 October 1962 (age 62) Huddersfield, England
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1982–85 Huddersfield 73+18 30 0 0 111 1985(loan) →Oldham 2+3 1 0 0 4 1985–88 Halifax 127+2 52 0 0 208 1987 Canterbury-Bankstown 2 0 0 0 0 1989–93 Leeds 127+13 43 0 0 172 1991 Gold Coast 10 1 0 0 4 1993–95 Bradford Northern 70+5 21 0 0 84 1995–97 Sheffield Eagles 9+18 4 0 0 16 Total 479 152 0 0 599 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1987–92 Great Britain 11+4 2 0 0 8 1987–91 Yorkshire 4+1 0 0 0 0 1988–90 GB tour games 7+2 3 0 0 12
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Playing career

Club career

During the 1985–86 season, Dixon played in all 30 League games, and scored 11-tries in Halifax's victory in the Championship.^[3]

Dixon played at second-row in Halifax's 19–18 victory over St. Helens in the 1987 Challenge Cup Final during the 1986–87 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1987.

In January 1989, Dixon was signed by Leeds in a deal worth £140,000, with Paul Medley transferring from Leeds to Halifax.^[4]

In July 1993, Dixon was signed by Bradford Northern.^[5] In November 1995, he joined Sheffield Eagles for a fee of £20,000.^[6]

International career

Dixon won caps for Great Britain while at Halifax in 1987 against France, in 1988 against France (2 matches), in the 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup against Papua New Guinea, on the 1988 Great Britain Lions tour against Australia (2 matches), while at Leeds in 1990 against Papua New Guinea, in the 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup against Papua New Guinea, in 1990 against New Zealand (2 matches), in the 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup against New Zealand, in 1990 against Australia (3 matches), and in 1992 against France.^[7]