Sandra Simpson was tickled to see her dad in one of Benjy Mitchell’s Dundee Police football team photos, which featured in this column on January 6.
“My dad is Stewart Dixon and he was in the photo on the right of the two in BwB,” she revealed.
“He was far left in the back row, next to Dougie Tosh.
“I reckon he was the trainer to the team at that time as he has a tracksuit on.
“He played in goal for the Dundee police team and I have one of his medals which has on the back ‘Scottish Cup winners 1950-51’.
“So he must have been successful.”
Leuchars-based Sandra continued: “I remember him playing in games at places like Lochee Harp’s ground.”
Sandra also gave a rundown of Stewart’s career in uniform.
“He joined the police in the 1950s and served for 30 years all at St Mary’s, Dundee.
“There was a popular TV series at that time called ‘Dixon of Dock Green’, well, my dad was known as ‘Dixon of St Mary’s’!
“He absolutely loved his job and remained a constable throughout. He also served on the police federation.
“After retiring, he was the security officer on the front door at Dundee FC’s Dens Park on match days.
Sandra, who works on the RAF/army base at Leuchars, concluded: “As I say, he joined the force in 1953 and the family all used to joke that three great things happened that year the Queen’s coronation, Mount Everest being conquered and my dad joining the police!”
Ally Shepherd has supplied the names for the two teams.
“Both photographs were, I think, taken at Tannadice Park about 1971-1972,” recalled Ally.
“One match was against Durham Police (an annual match) and the other was in the final of The Scottish Police Counties and Burghs Cup against Lanarkshire.
In the first photo is (back row, from left) Chief Constable John Little, Ron McDonald, John Baecker, Bob Soutar, Jim Penman, Jim McDonald, Ally Shepherd, Lindsay Symons, Dundee City Council Police Convener (name unknown).
Front row John McDonald, Willie Mitchell, Bobby Donaldson, Alec McDonald and Nicol Bathie.
In the second is (back row, from left) Jimmy Young, Ron McDonald, Bob Soutar, Jim Melville, Lindsay Symons, Ally Shepherd, Dougie Tosh, Stewart Dixon (trainer).
Front Jim Penman, Willie Mitchell, Chief Constable John Little, Bobby Donaldson, Bobby Brash, John McDonald.
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