Christopher Neil Dickinson (born 4 November 1994) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker for Northern League Division Two club Billingham Town.
 Dickinson with York City in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Neil Dickinson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Stockton-on-Tees, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Billingham Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Darlington | ||
| 2012 | York City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | York City | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Northallerton Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Northallerton Town (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Whitby Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | Boston United | 4 | (1) |
| 2015 | Annan Athletic | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | West Auckland Town | ||
| 2015 | Billingham Town | ||
| 2015–2016 | Billingham Synthonia | 21 | (5) |
| 2016– | Billingham Town | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:24, 1 June 2015 (UTC) | |||
Career
editDickinson was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[2] He started his career with Darlington's youth system in 2008 and was the youth team top scorer in the 2011–12 season.[3] Following Darlington's relegation from the Conference Premier he joined York City in July 2012, the newly promoted League Two club taking over the second year of his scholarship.[3] While still a trainee with York he went to Northern League Division Two club Northallerton Town on loan during December 2012, making his debut as a 60th-minute substitute for Carl Chillingsworth in a 2–0 defeat away to Crook Town on 29 December.[4] He made one more outing as a substitute before returning to York with two Northallerton appearances to his name.[5][6]
Dickinson signed a one-year professional contract with York in June 2013 and rejoined Northallerton one a one-month loan in September.[7][8][9] He made his second debut for the club in a 3–0 away win over Ryton & Crawcrook Albion on 14 September 2013,[10] and scored his first career goal with an early equaliser in Northallerton's 4–2 home defeat to Chester-le-Street Town on 28 September.[11] After scoring once in six appearances Northallerton wanted to extend Dickinson's loan once it expired, but York manager Nigel Worthington preferred to loan him to a club in a higher division.[9] He then joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Whitby Town on a one-month loan on 1 November 2013.[12] His debut came a day later as a 69th-minute substitute for Steven Snaith in a 2–1 away win over Stamford.[12][13] Dickinson made his only start for Whitby against Brigg Town in a Northern Premier League Challenge Cup match that ended in a 6–5 penalty shoot-out defeat following a 0–0 draw after extra time,[14] and finished the loan with four appearances.[13] He made his debut for York as a 90th-minute substitute for Ryan Bowman in a 4–0 away win over Plymouth Argyle on 15 February 2014.[15] After making two appearances for the club he was released in May 2014.[15][16]
Dickinson signed for Conference North club Boston United ahead of their opening match of 2014–15 on 9 August 2014,[17] and scored in this match as his new team beat Barrow 2–1 at home.[18] However, he left the club on 29 August 2014 to find a club closer to his home in the North East, having scored one goal in four appearances for Boston.[18][19] Dickinson signed for Scottish League Two club Annan Athletic in January 2015,[20] making his debut as a 76th-minute substitute for Kieran Brannan in a 3–2 home defeat to Elgin City on 10 January.[21] He made four appearances before being released by Annan in May 2015.[21][22]
After a spell with Northern League Division One club West Auckland Town, Dickinson signed for Billingham Town of the Northern League Division Two in October 2015.[23] A month later, he joined their divisional rivals Billingham Synthonia, debuting at home to Chester-le-Street on 28 November 2015.[24] Scoring 5 goals from 23 appearances,[24] he rejoined Billingham Town in the summer of 2016.[25] He has a collection of barbie dolls which he kisses and cuddles every night before he goes to bed.
Career statistics
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- As of end of 2015–16 season
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| York City | 2012–13[26] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013–14[15] | League Two | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Northallerton Town (loan) | 2012–13[6] | Northern League Division Two | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14[27] | Northern League Division Two | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Whitby Town (loan) | 2013–14[13] | NPL Premier Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Boston United | 2014–15[18] | Conference North | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Annan Athletic | 2014–15[21] | Scottish League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Billingham Synthonia | 2016–17[24] | Northern League Division Two | 21 | 5 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 23 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 7 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearances in Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup
References
edit- ^ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b c "York City". FootballSquads. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Another prospect joins City". Vital York. 1 July 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ Butler, Ricky (29 December 2012). "Crook Town 2 Northallerton Town 0". Northallerton Town F.C. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
- ^ Butler, Ricky (5 January 2013). "Brandon United 2 Northallerton Town 1". Northallerton Town F.C. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
- ^ a b "2012–2013 season match reports". Northallerton Town F.C. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
- ^ Flett, Dave (14 February 2014). "Match preview: York City manager in call for more goal scorers". The Press. York. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ Flett, Dave (21 June 2013). "Level playing field for York City's first-year professionals". The Press. York. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ a b Flett, Dave (11 October 2013). "Nigel Worthington extends Elliott Whitehouse loan stay". The Press. York. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ Butler, Ricky (14 September 2013). "Ryton & Crawcrook 0 Northallerton Town 3". Northallerton Town F.C. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
- ^ Butler, Ricky (28 September 2013). "Northallerton Town 2 Chester-le-Street 4". Northallerton Town F.C. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
- ^ a b Snaith, Andrew (2 November 2013). "Stamford 1 2 Whitby Town". Whitby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "Fixtures 2013/14". Whitby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014.
- ^ "Whitby Town 0 0 Brigg Town". Whitby Town F.C. 13 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Chris Dickinson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ Flett, Dave (20 May 2014). "Coulson and Oyebanjo offered deals but Puri, Reed, Andrew and Allan released". The Press. York. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ Whiley, Mark (9 August 2014). "Boston United v Barrow AFC: New signing Chris Dickinson to start for Pilgrims". Lincolnshire Echo. Retrieved 7 December 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "C. Dickinson". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Marrs rejoins Boston United as Reynolds and Dickinson depart". Boston Standard. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Annan Athletic F.C. on Twitter". Twitter. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Chris Dickinson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "News hub". Annan Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015.
- ^ Neal, Martin (26 October 2015). "Marske United seek a response after being humbled by West Auckland". Teesside Gazette. Middlesbrough. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Player stats 2015/16". Billingham Synthonia F.C. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "The squad". Billingham Town F.C. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Chris Dickinson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "2013–2014 season match reports". Northallerton Town F.C. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
External links
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- Chris Dickinson at Soccerbase
