Dixie will always have a special place in the heart of Wrexham fans. Indeed, he's part of the fabric of the Racecourse as a brick bearing his name forms part of the revamped stadium.
Dixie's days as a footballer are a million miles - and pounds - away from players of today. For he often held down a job whilst playing and even started his own cladding business whilst turning out for Wrexham.
He joined the then Third Division club in 1977 with 10 years' experience under his belt having made his mark at a hatful of other league and non league teams. He played for Fourth Division Exeter City in the 1966 season making his league debut against Wrexham in a 0-0 draw. Even though he became Exeter's lead scorer with 11 goals he was released and ended up playing non league.
Dixie bounced back and wore the shirt for Northampton Town. He scored the team's 2 goals in a 8-2 drubbing against George Best's Manchester United in a FA Cup match. Best did better, scoring a double hat trick. After a stint with Lincoln City he moved to Hereford in 1974, another club whose fans admired him as a man and a player. In fact, Dixie scored the club's first hat trick in the Football League. He became joint top League scorer with 31 goals to his credit in his first season.
Dixie moved to Wrexham as Hereford were relegated to Division Three after just one season in the higher league. It's said that his contribution helped the Robins - they're now called the Dragons - to the Third Division Championship. He supposedly retired in 1983 but played for Chirk AAA in the Welsh National League and even in Sunday League football before being called back to Wrexham FC as manager.
He helped the club to Welsh Cup success in his first year and led the team into Europe in 1987. He left in 1989 after a poor run of performances. Since then he has managed Flint Town FC in the League of Wales and is now a soccer pundit, including working for BBC Wales sports programmes.
Dixie's memorable moment: "Playing my 500th league game against Leicester City, proving that after two free transfers you can still prove people wrong."
Wrexham player from 1977-83, & manager from 1985-89.
