With four titles, three FA Cups, a League Cup and a European Cup
Winners' Cup to his name, Lee Dixon is one of the most decorated
footballers in Arsenal's history.
He was also one of the most reliable and that makes him a perfect addition to our Dream Team.
It's rare that a player moves from the lower leagues to a top-four club these days - Carl Jenkinson
is the exception not the rule - but that wasn't the case in the 1980s
and Dixon made the leap with distinction. Signed from Stoke by George
Graham, he became a vital cog in the defensive machine that helped
secure titles in 1989 and 1991.
Dixon was a tough opponent. Though hardly a man-mountain he could
tackle fiercely, his positional awareness was second-to-none and he
relished a physical battle. Just ask David Ginola - how Dixon would love
him to be his direct opponent if our Dream Team ever took to the field.
It wasn't all about defending though. Dixon was an energetic overlapping full-back too, linking up well with David Rocastle, Paul Merson and Freddie Ljungberg at different stages of his Arsenal career. He scored the odd goal too - one screamer at Chelsea springs to mind - and had the guts to take on penalty duties before Ian Wright joined the Club.
Our all-time XI will have plenty of consistent performers but perhaps none as trustworthy as Dixon. He was rarely spectacular but every team needs solidity and pragmatism and the right back showed that in spades over his 619 appearances.
Oh, and if the Arsenal Dream Team ever needed to win by two goals to snatch the league title from, let's say, a Merseyside club, there's no one better for belting an accurate long pass to the centre forward to help set up the decisive goal.
It wasn't all about defending though. Dixon was an energetic overlapping full-back too, linking up well with David Rocastle, Paul Merson and Freddie Ljungberg at different stages of his Arsenal career. He scored the odd goal too - one screamer at Chelsea springs to mind - and had the guts to take on penalty duties before Ian Wright joined the Club.
Our all-time XI will have plenty of consistent performers but perhaps none as trustworthy as Dixon. He was rarely spectacular but every team needs solidity and pragmatism and the right back showed that in spades over his 619 appearances.
Oh, and if the Arsenal Dream Team ever needed to win by two goals to snatch the league title from, let's say, a Merseyside club, there's no one better for belting an accurate long pass to the centre forward to help set up the decisive goal.
NO 2 LEE DIXON
Right back
Appearances: 619
Goals: 28
Selected in 58 per cent of teams
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