George James Dickie (22 September 1903 – 1960) was a Scottish footballer who played in the English Football League for Bristol City, Chester, New Brighton, Preston North End and Stoke City.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George James Dickie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1903[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Montrose, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1960 (aged 56–57)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Buckie Thistle | |||
| 1923 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
| – | Buckie Thistle | ||
| 1925 | Stoke City | 1 | (0) |
| 1925 | Preston North End | 3 | (1) |
| Forres Mechanics | |||
| 1926–1927 | St Johnstone | 5 | (0) |
| 1927–1928 | New Brighton | 56 | (15) |
| 1928–1929 | Bristol City | 48 | (4) |
| Chester | |||
| 1931–1932 | Macclesfield | 36 | (9) |
| 1932 | Chester | 1 | (0) |
| 1932 | New Brighton | 27 | (4) |
| Total | 177 | (33) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editDickie was born in Montrose and played for Buckie Thistle where he had an unsuccessful trial at Preston North End in 1923 before joining Stoke City in 1925.[1] He played once for Stoke before signing for Preston and then returned to Scotland with Forres Mechanics and then St Johnstone.[1][2] He them made a more successful spell in English football playing two seasons for New Brighton and Bristol City. Dickie then went on to play for Chester, Macclesfield and made a return to New Brighton.[1]
Career statistics
editSource:[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 1925–26 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Preston North End | 1925–26 | Second Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| New Brighton | 1927–28 | Third Division North | 42 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 11 |
| 1928–29 | Third Division North | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |
| Bristol City | 1928–29 | Second Division | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| 1929–30 | Second Division | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| Macclesfield | 1931–32[4] | Cheshire League | 36 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 12 |
| Chester | 1932–33 | Third Division North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| New Brighton | 1932–33 | Third Division North | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| Career Total | 172 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 182 | 36 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
- ^ George Dickie at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Cheshire League – 1931-32". Silkmen Archive.