Dion Dublin

Date of birth22 April 1969
Place of birthLeicester
NationalityEnglish
Weight78 kg
Height1.85 m
PositionForward

Tall, powerful, with good feet and a terrific shot, Dion scored for fun at Cambridge United and this alerted Manchester United who bought him for £1million.

Dion's career at Manchester was disappointing as he unfortunately broke his leg early on, yet the goals he scored in his limited appearances were crucial in winning the first two Premiership titles.

He then transferred to Coventry City where he quickly became a hero and prolific scorer.

He broke the most goals in a season record by Cyrille Regis by scoring over 20 goals.

He soon became an England international, playing under Glenn Hoddle in a friendly against Chile in 1998.

He missed out on World Cup '98 and was transferred to Aston Villa in November 1998, quickly became a Holt End hero by scoring twice against Tottenham Hotspur on his debut.

He proved his worth as a target man for Villa.

He broke his neck against Sheffield Wednesday in 1999, but bounced back and played in a FA Cup Semi Final against Bolton Wanderers scoring a penalty in the shoot out to win the game.

Dion's contract at Leicester City was extended to June 2006 in June 2005.

Dion joined Celtic in January 2006 with a contract to the end of the season.

He joined Norwich City in September 2006 with a contract to the end of the season that was extended to June 2008 in May 2007.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Oakham United 01 Jul 1987 24 Mar 1988
Norwich City 24 Mar 1988 02 Aug 1988
Cambridge United 02 Aug 1988 07 Aug 1992
Manchester United 07 Aug 1992 09 Sep 1994
Coventry City 09 Sep 1994 06 Nov 1998
Aston Villa 06 Nov 1998 30 Jun 2004
Millwall 28 Mar 2002 03 May 2002 L
Leicester City 19 Jul 2004 30 Jan 2006
Celtic 30 Jan 2006 31 May 2006
Norwich City 20 Sep 2006 30 Jun 2008

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1991-92 Cambridge United League Division Two Play-Offs 2
1992-93 Manchester United Premier League 3
4
1
1
1993-94 Manchester United FA Cup 1
1
1993-94 Manchester United League Cup 1
1
1
1993-94 Manchester United Premier League 1
4
1
1993-94 Manchester United UEFA Champions League
1
1994-95 Coventry City FA Cup 4
1
1994-95 Coventry City League Cup 3
2
1994-95 Coventry City Premier League 31
13
3
1995-96 Coventry City FA Cup 3
2
1995-96 Coventry City League Cup 1
1
1995-96 Coventry City Premier League 34
14
2
1996-97 Coventry City FA Cup 1
1996-97 Coventry City League Cup 3
1
1996-97 Coventry City Premier League 33
1
13
5
2
1997-98 Coventry City FA Cup 5
4
1997-98 Coventry City League Cup 2
1
1997-98 Coventry City Premier League 36
18
4
1
1998-99 Aston Villa Premier League 24
11
4
1998-99 Coventry City League Cup 2
1
1998-99 Coventry City Premier League 10
3
1
1999-00 Aston Villa FA Cup 2
1
1
1999-00 Aston Villa League Cup 3
2
1
1999-00 Aston Villa Premier League 23
3
12
1
2000-01 Aston Villa FA Cup 2
1
2000-01 Aston Villa League Cup 1
2000-01 Aston Villa Premier League 29
4
8
2
2000-01 Aston Villa UEFA Intertoto Cup 3
1
2001-02 Aston Villa League Cup 1
1
1
2001-02 Aston Villa Premier League 9
12
4
2
1
2001-02 Aston Villa UEFA Cup
1
2001-02 Aston Villa UEFA Intertoto Cup 5
1
1
1
2001-02 Millwall League Division 1 5
2
1
2001-02 Millwall League Division 1 Play-Offs 2
1
2002-03 Aston Villa FA Cup 1
2002-03 Aston Villa League Cup 4
4
2002-03 Aston Villa Premier League 23
5
10
5
1
2002-03 Aston Villa UEFA Intertoto Cup 2
2003-04 Aston Villa League Cup 4
1
1
2003-04 Aston Villa Premier League 12
11
3
1
2004-05 Leicester City FA Cup 4
1
1
2004-05 Leicester City League Championship 34
3
5
6
1
2005-06 Leicester City League Championship 15
6
2
2005-06 Leicester City League Cup 2
2006-07 Norwich City FA Cup 4
2
2006-07 Norwich City League Championship 22
11
5
3
2006-07 Norwich City League Cup
1
2007-08 Norwich City FA Cup 1
1
1
2007-08 Norwich City League Championship 28
9
7
6
1
2007-08 Norwich City League Cup 1
1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
07 Nov 1998 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur W 3-2 Premier League
14 Nov 1998 Southampton v Aston Villa W 1-4 Premier League
21 Nov 1998 Aston Villa v Liverpool L 2-4 Premier League
28 Nov 1998 Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa D 2-2 Premier League
05 Dec 1998 Aston Villa v Manchester United D 1-1 Premier League
09 Dec 1998 Chelsea v Aston Villa L 2-1 Premier League
13 Dec 1998 Aston Villa v Arsenal W 3-2 Premier League
21 Dec 1998 Charlton Athletic v Aston Villa W 0-1 Premier League
26 Dec 1998 Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa L 2-1 Premier League
28 Dec 1998 Aston Villa v Sheffield Wednesday W 2-1 Premier League
09 Jan 1999 Middlesbrough v Aston Villa D 0-0 Premier League
18 Jan 1999 Aston Villa v Everton W 3-0 Premier League
06 Feb 1999 Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers L 1-3 Premier League
17 Feb 1999 Aston Villa v Leeds United L 1-2 Premier League
21 Feb 1999 Wimbledon v Aston Villa D 0-0 Premier League
27 Feb 1999 Aston Villa v Coventry City L 1-4 Premier League
10 Mar 1999 Derby County v Aston Villa L 2-1 Premier League
21 Mar 1999 Aston Villa v Chelsea L 0-3 Premier League
02 Apr 1999 Aston Villa v West Ham United D 0-0 Premier League
06 Apr 1999 Leicester City v Aston Villa D 2-2 Premier League
10 Apr 1999 Aston Villa v Southampton W 3-0 Premier League
17 Apr 1999 Liverpool v Aston Villa W 0-1 Premier League
24 Apr 1999 Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest W 2-0 Premier League
01 May 1999 Manchester United v Aston Villa L 2-1 Premier League
07 Aug 1999 Newcastle United v Aston Villa W 0-1 Premier League
11 Aug 1999 Aston Villa v Everton W 3-0 Premier League
16 Aug 1999 Aston Villa v West Ham United D 2-2 Premier League
21 Aug 1999 Chelsea v Aston Villa L 1-0 Premier League
24 Aug 1999 Watford v Aston Villa W 0-1 Premier League
28 Aug 1999 Aston Villa v Middlesbrough W 1-0 Premier League
11 Sep 1999 Arsenal v Aston Villa L 3-1 Premier League
18 Sep 1999 Aston Villa v Bradford City W 1-0 Premier League
21 Sep 1999 Aston Villa v Chester City W 5-0
Agg: 6-0
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
25 Sep 1999 Leicester City v Aston Villa L 3-1 Premier League
02 Oct 1999 Aston Villa v Liverpool D 0-0 Premier League
13 Oct 1999 Aston Villa v Manchester United W 3-0 League Cup 3rd round
18 Oct 1999 Sunderland v Aston Villa L 2-1 Premier League
23 Oct 1999 Aston Villa v Wimbledon D 1-1 Premier League
30 Oct 1999 Manchester United v Aston Villa L 3-0 Premier League
06 Nov 1999 Aston Villa v Southampton L 0-1 Premier League
22 Nov 1999 Coventry City v Aston Villa L 2-1 Premier League
27 Nov 1999 Everton v Aston Villa D 0-0 Premier League
01 Dec 1999 Aston Villa v Southampton W 4-0 League Cup 4th round
04 Dec 1999 Aston Villa v Newcastle United L 0-1 Premier League
11 Dec 1999 Aston Villa v Darlington W 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round
18 Dec 1999 Aston Villa v Sheffield Wednesday W 2-1 Premier League
25 Mar 2000 Aston Villa v Derby County W 2-0 Premier League
02 Apr 2000 Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa W 0-0 (4-1) FA Cup Semi-final
05 Apr 2000 Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa W 0-1 Premier League
09 Apr 2000 Aston Villa v Leeds United W 1-0 Premier League
15 Apr 2000 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa W 2-4 Premier League
22 Apr 2000 Aston Villa v Leicester City D 2-2 Premier League
29 Apr 2000 Aston Villa v Sunderland D 1-1 Premier League
06 May 2000 Wimbledon v Aston Villa D 2-2 Premier League
14 May 2000 Aston Villa v Manchester United L 0-1 Premier League
20 May 2000 Aston Villa v Chelsea L 0-1 FA Cup Final
16 Jul 2000 Dukla Pribram v Aston Villa D 0-0 Intertoto Cup 3rd round 1st leg
22 Jul 2000 Aston Villa v Dukla Pribram W 3-1
Agg: 3-1
Intertoto Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
26 Jul 2000 Celta Vigo v Aston Villa L 1-0 Intertoto Cup Semi-final 1st leg
19 Aug 2000 Leicester City v Aston Villa D 0-0 Premier League
27 Aug 2000 Aston Villa v Chelsea D 1-1 Premier League
06 Sep 2000 Liverpool v Aston Villa L 3-1 Premier League
09 Sep 2000 Ipswich Town v Aston Villa W 1-2 Premier League
16 Sep 2000 Aston Villa v Bradford City W 2-0 Premier League
23 Sep 2000 Middlesbrough v Aston Villa D 1-1 Premier League
30 Sep 2000 Aston Villa v Derby County W 4-1 Premier League
14 Oct 2000 Arsenal v Aston Villa L 1-0 Premier League
22 Oct 2000 Aston Villa v Sunderland D 0-0 Premier League
28 Oct 2000 Aston Villa v Charlton Athletic W 2-1 Premier League
01 Nov 2000 Aston Villa v Manchester City L 0-1 League Cup 3rd round
11 Nov 2000 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-0 Premier League
18 Nov 2000 Southampton v Aston Villa L 2-0 Premier League
25 Nov 2000 Coventry City v Aston Villa D 1-1 Premier League
02 Dec 2000 Aston Villa v Newcastle United D 1-1 Premier League
09 Dec 2000 West Ham United v Aston Villa D 1-1 Premier League
16 Dec 2000 Aston Villa v Manchester City D 2-2 Premier League
26 Dec 2000 Aston Villa v Manchester United L 0-1 Premier League
01 Jan 2001 Chelsea v Aston Villa L 1-0 Premier League
07 Jan 2001 Newcastle United v Aston Villa D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
13 Jan 2001 Aston Villa v Liverpool L 0-3 Premier League
17 Jan 2001 Aston Villa v Newcastle United W 1-0 FA Cup 3rd round replay
20 Jan 2001 Manchester United v Aston Villa L 2-0 Premier League
27 Jan 2001 Aston Villa v Leicester City L 1-2 FA Cup 4th round
10 Feb 2001 Aston Villa v Middlesbrough D 1-1 Premier League
24 Feb 2001 Derby County v Aston Villa L 1-0 Premier League
05 Mar 2001 Sunderland v Aston Villa D 1-1 Premier League
10 Mar 2001 Aston Villa v Ipswich Town W 2-1 Premier League
18 Mar 2001 Aston Villa v Arsenal D 0-0 Premier League
31 Mar 2001 Manchester City v Aston Villa W 1-3 Premier League
04 Apr 2001 Aston Villa v Leicester City W 2-1 Premier League
14 Apr 2001 Aston Villa v Everton W 2-1 Premier League
17 Apr 2001 Charlton Athletic v Aston Villa D 3-3 Premier League
21 Apr 2001 Aston Villa v Southampton D 0-0 Premier League
28 Apr 2001 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa D 0-0 Premier League
05 May 2001 Aston Villa v Coventry City W 3-2 Premier League
19 May 2001 Newcastle United v Aston Villa L 3-0 Premier League
14 Jul 2001 NK Slaven Koprivnica v Aston Villa L 2-1 Intertoto Cup 3rd round 1st leg
21 Jul 2001 Aston Villa v NK Slaven Koprivnica W 2-0
Agg: 3-2
Intertoto Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
25 Jul 2001 Rennes v Aston Villa L 2-1 Intertoto Cup Semi-final 1st leg
01 Aug 2001 Aston Villa v Rennes W 1-0
Agg: 2-2
Intertoto Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
07 Aug 2001 FC Basel v Aston Villa D 1-1 Intertoto Cup Final 1st leg
21 Aug 2001 Aston Villa v FC Basel W 4-1
Agg: 5-2
Intertoto Cup Final 2nd leg
08 Sep 2001 Liverpool v Aston Villa W 1-3 Premier League
16 Sep 2001 Aston Villa v Sunderland D 0-0 Premier League
24 Sep 2001 Southampton v Aston Villa W 1-3 Premier League
27 Sep 2001 Varteks Varazdin v Aston Villa W 0-1
Agg: 3-3
UEFA Cup 1st round 2nd leg
30 Sep 2001 Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers W 2-0 Premier League
10 Oct 2001 Aston Villa v Reading W 1-0 League Cup 3rd round
20 Oct 2001 Everton v Aston Villa L 3-2 Premier League
24 Oct 2001 Aston Villa v Charlton Athletic W 1-0 Premier League
27 Oct 2001 Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers W 3-2 Premier League
03 Nov 2001 Newcastle United v Aston Villa L 3-0 Premier League
25 Nov 2001 Leeds United v Aston Villa D 1-1 Premier League
28 Nov 2001 Aston Villa v Sheffield Wednesday L 0-1 League Cup 4th round
01 Dec 2001 Aston Villa v Leicester City L 0-2 Premier League
05 Dec 2001 West Ham United v Aston Villa D 1-1 Premier League
09 Dec 2001 Arsenal v Aston Villa L 3-2 Premier League
17 Dec 2001 Aston Villa v Ipswich Town W 2-1 Premier League
22 Dec 2001 Derby County v Aston Villa L 3-1 Premier League
01 Jan 2002 Sunderland v Aston Villa D 1-1 Premier League
30 Jan 2002 Aston Villa v Everton D 0-0 Premier League
09 Feb 2002 Aston Villa v Chelsea D 1-1 Premier League
23 Feb 2002 Manchester United v Aston Villa L 1-0 Premier League
17 Mar 2002 Aston Villa v Arsenal L 1-2 Premier League
23 Mar 2002 Ipswich Town v Aston Villa D 0-0 Premier League
11 May 2002 Chelsea v Aston Villa W 1-3 Premier League
21 Jul 2002 FC Zürich v Aston Villa L 2-0 Intertoto Cup 3rd round 1st leg
07 Aug 2002 Aston Villa v Lille L 0-2
Agg: 1-3
Intertoto Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
16 Sep 2002 Birmingham City v Aston Villa L 3-0 Premier League
22 Sep 2002 Aston Villa v Everton W 3-2 Premier League
28 Sep 2002 Sunderland v Aston Villa L 1-0 Premier League
02 Oct 2002 Aston Villa v Luton Town W 3-0 League Cup 2nd round
06 Oct 2002 Aston Villa v Leeds United D 0-0 Premier League
21 Oct 2002 Aston Villa v Southampton L 0-1 Premier League
26 Oct 2002 Manchester United v Aston Villa D 1-1 Premier League
03 Nov 2002 Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa D 0-0 Premier League
06 Nov 2002 Oxford United v Aston Villa W 0-3 League Cup 3rd round
09 Nov 2002 Aston Villa v Fulham W 3-1 Premier League
16 Nov 2002 West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa D 0-0 Premier League
23 Nov 2002 Aston Villa v West Ham United W 4-1 Premier League
30 Nov 2002 Arsenal v Aston Villa L 3-1 Premier League
04 Dec 2002 Aston Villa v Preston North End W 5-0 League Cup 4th round
07 Dec 2002 Aston Villa v Newcastle United L 0-1 Premier League
14 Dec 2002 Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion W 2-1 Premier League
18 Dec 2002 Aston Villa v Liverpool L 3-4 League Cup 5th round
21 Dec 2002 Chelsea v Aston Villa L 2-0 Premier League
26 Dec 2002 Manchester City v Aston Villa L 3-1 Premier League
28 Dec 2002 Aston Villa v Middlesbrough W 1-0 Premier League
01 Jan 2003 Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers W 2-0 Premier League
04 Jan 2003 Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers L 1-4 FA Cup 3rd round
11 Jan 2003 Liverpool v Aston Villa D 1-1 Premier League
18 Jan 2003 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur L 0-1 Premier League
28 Jan 2003 Middlesbrough v Aston Villa W 2-5 Premier League
02 Feb 2003 Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers W 3-0 Premier League
08 Feb 2003 Fulham v Aston Villa L 2-1 Premier League
03 Mar 2003 Aston Villa v Birmingham City L 0-2 Premier League
15 Mar 2003 Aston Villa v Manchester United L 0-1 Premier League
21 Apr 2003 Newcastle United v Aston Villa D 1-1 Premier League
26 Apr 2003 Everton v Aston Villa L 2-1 Premier League
03 May 2003 Aston Villa v Sunderland W 1-0 Premier League
11 May 2003 Leeds United v Aston Villa L 3-1 Premier League
24 Aug 2003 Aston Villa v Liverpool D 0-0 Premier League
30 Aug 2003 Aston Villa v Leicester City W 3-1 Premier League
14 Sep 2003 Manchester City v Aston Villa L 4-1 Premier League
23 Sep 2003 Wycombe Wanderers v Aston Villa W 0-5 League Cup 2nd round
27 Sep 2003 Chelsea v Aston Villa L 1-0 Premier League
25 Oct 2003 Aston Villa v Everton D 0-0 Premier League
29 Oct 2003 Aston Villa v Leicester City W 1-0 League Cup 3rd round
01 Nov 2003 Newcastle United v Aston Villa D 1-1 Premier League
08 Nov 2003 Aston Villa v Middlesbrough L 0-2 Premier League
23 Nov 2003 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa L 2-1 Premier League
29 Nov 2003 Aston Villa v Southampton W 1-0 Premier League
03 Dec 2003 Aston Villa v Crystal Palace W 3-0 League Cup 4th round
06 Dec 2003 Manchester United v Aston Villa L 4-0 Premier League
14 Dec 2003 Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 3-2 Premier League
20 Dec 2003 Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa W 0-2 Premier League
26 Dec 2003 Leeds United v Aston Villa D 0-0 Premier League
06 Jan 2004 Aston Villa v Portsmouth W 2-1 Premier League
10 Jan 2004 Liverpool v Aston Villa L 1-0 Premier League
21 Jan 2004 Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa L 5-2 League Cup Semi-final 1st leg
27 Jan 2004 Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers W 2-0
Agg: 4-5
League Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
31 Jan 2004 Leicester City v Aston Villa W 0-5 Premier League
07 Feb 2004 Aston Villa v Leeds United W 2-0 Premier League
22 Feb 2004 Aston Villa v Birmingham City D 2-2 Premier League
10 Apr 2004 Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa D 2-2 Premier League
12 Apr 2004 Aston Villa v Chelsea W 3-2 Premier League
02 May 2004 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur W 1-0 Premier League
08 May 2004 Southampton v Aston Villa D 1-1 Premier League
15 May 2004 Aston Villa v Manchester United L 0-2 Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1997-98 England International Friendly 1
1997-98 England King Hassan II Cup 1
1
1998-99 England International Friendly 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
11 Feb 1998 England v Chile L 0-2 International Friendly
27 May 1998 Morocco v England W 0-1 King Hassan II Cup
29 May 1998 Belgium v England L 0-0 (3-4) King Hassan II Cup
18 Nov 1998 England v Czech Republic W 2-0 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.