Dennis Izon
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dennis Izon
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Dennis George Izon
| birth_date = {{birth date|1907|4|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Colwich, Staffordshire, England
| death_date = {{death year and age|1967|1907}}
| death_place = Stafford, England
| height =
| position = Left-half
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Rugeley
| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Colwich
| years1 = 1928–1932| clubs1 = Port Vale| caps1 = 17| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1932–1938| clubs2 = Hyde United| caps2 = 207| goals2 = 14
| years3 = | clubs3 = Stafford Rangers| caps3 = | goals3 =
| totalcaps = 224+| totalgoals = 14+
}}
Dennis George Izon (1 April 1907 – 1967) was an English footballer who played for Port Vale, Hyde United and Stafford Rangers.
Career
=Port Vale=
Izon played for Rugeley and Colwich before joining Port Vale as an amateur in November 1928.{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=149|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}} He signed as a professional the next month and made his debut in a 1–0 win over Tranmere Rovers at The Old Recreation Ground on 21 December 1929, taking the place of Clarence Spencer. He was used largely as a back-up player, making four appearances as the "Valiants" won the Third Division North in 1929–30. He played just once in 1930–31, as Vale recorded their highest ever league finish in the Second Division. He featured 12 times in the 1931–32 season, but was then released.
=Hyde United=
Izon joined Cheshire County League club Hyde United. He scored his first goal in senior football on 1 October 1932 in a 2–1 win over Crewe Alexandra Reserves. He was part of the 1934 Cheshire League Cup final winning team over Stockport County Reserves on 1 May 1934. During six years at Ewen Fields he scored 18 goals in 244 league and cup appearances. He later played for Stafford Rangers.
Career statistics
Source:{{ENFA}}{{cite web |title=Hyde United Football Club: Database |url=http://www.hydeunited.com/playerstats.php?p=1584 |website=www.hydeunited.com |access-date=25 October 2022}}{{cite web |title=Hyde United Football Club: Database |url=http://www.hydeunited.com/playergames.php?id=1584 |website=www.hydeunited.com |access-date=25 October 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| rowspan="4"|Port Vale | 1929–30 | Third Division North | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1930–31 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1931–32 | Second Division | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="8"|Hyde United | 1932–33 | Cheshire County League | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 49 | 3 |
| 1933–34 | Cheshire County League | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 5 | |
| 1934–35 | Cheshire County League | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 1935–36 | Cheshire County League | 29 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 4 | |
| 1936–37 | Cheshire County League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 2 | |
| 1937–38 | Cheshire County League | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| 1938–39 | Cheshire County League | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!207 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 244 | 18 |
Honours
References
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Category:People from the Borough of Stafford
Category:Footballers from Staffordshire
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Port Vale F.C. players
Category:Hyde United F.C. players
Category:Stafford Rangers F.C. players