Dixon was born in
Nottingham and grew up in
Newark-on-Trent, where he played for Newark Hockey Club and went to school at
Worksop College. He played club hockey in the
Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for
Beeston from 2002 to 2016. While at Beeston, Dixon made his full international debut in May 2009 and played in the
2010 Commonwealth Games in
Delhi. He was part of the silver medal winning England team that competed at the
2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in
Mönchengladbach, Germany. He was named the 2013 Player of the Year by the Hockey Writers' Club. He competed for
England at the
2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal. In June 2016 he was selected for
Great Britain to compete at the
2016 Olympic Games. After 14 years with Beeston he played in Netherlands for
HC Rotterdam for the 2016–2017 season Dixon was selected to represent Great Britain squad for the delayed
2020 Olympic Games in
Tokyo. Dixon announced his retirement from playing International hockey after the Olympic Games in Tokyo. In 2023, Dixon was appointed Director of Hockey at
Repton School and subsequently played hockey for
Repton Hockey Club. == References ==