Dennis Izon was an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 footballer.

Playing career

Izon played for Rugeley and Colwich before joining Port Vale

Port Vale F.C.

Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...

 as an amateur in November 1928. He signed as a professional the next month and made his debut in a 1–0 home win over Tranmere Rovers

Tranmere Rovers F.C.

Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...

 on 21 December 1929. He had a spell of nine games in the first team in early 1932, but other than this was used largely as a back-up player. He was released at the end of the 1931–32 season

1931–32 Port Vale F.C. season

The 1931–32 season was Port Vale's twenty-sixth season of football in the Football League, and their second successive season in the Second Division...

 and moved on to Hyde United and Stafford Rangers

Stafford Rangers F.C.

Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts...

.