Carl Dickinson
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Carl Matthew Dickinson | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Swadlincote, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Watford | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Derby County | ||
| 2002–2004 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2011 | Stoke City | 51 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Víkingur (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Blackpool (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Leeds United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Barnsley (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| 2011– | Watford | 25 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:01, 5 February 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Carl Matthew Dickinson (born 31 March 1987 in Derbyshire, England) is an English footballer who currently plays for Watford. He is a left back.
Dickinson started his career at Stoke City, and helped them gained promotion to the Premier League in 2008. He made five Premier League appearances for Stoke, but spent most of the remainder of his Stoke career on loan to Football League clubs. These included Barnsley, for whom he scored his first senior goal, and Portsmouth. Dickinson joined Watford on a permanent transfer in 2011, for an undisclosed fee. His early performances earned him comparisons from fans with former Watford favourite Paul Robinson.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Stoke City
Dickinson is a former Derby County academy player, who signed for Stoke City's academy in 2002. He made his full first-team start against Sheffield United on April 1, 2004 at the Britannia Stadium. His performance earned him a Man of the Match nomination. Two days later, on 3 April, he signed a professional contract with the club.[1] Dickinson was then sent on loan to Icelandic club Víkingur until pre-season 2006–07, along with teammate Keith Thomas.
On 20 October 2006, Dickinson joined Blackpool on a month's loan. On 9 November, it was announced that he would be staying with Blackpool for another month. This was extended to a third month on two weeks later.[2] After returning to Stoke, Dickinson put in a series of impressive performances at left-back. His commitment and ability led to him becoming a firm favourite with the club's supporters and earned him a contract extension.[3] Dickinson played 27 times for Stoke during the 2007–08 season as The potters gained promotion to the Premier League.
He played in the first three opening games for Stoke before he lost his place in the side to the return of Danny Higginbotham. On 15 January 2009, Dickinson joined League One outfit, Leeds United, on a one month loan.[4] He made his first appearance for the club two days later against Brighton where Leeds won 2–0. In total he made 6 starts at Leeds United after the loan spell ended he went back to Stoke to try fight for a first team place.
On 23 September 2009 Dickinson joined Championship side Barnsley on loan for three months along with fellow team-mate Ryan Shotton.[5] Dickinson scored his first goal in the Football League on 21 November 2009, with a 93rd minute free kick for Barnsley against Cardiff City this goal proved to be the winning goal for Barnsley. Dickinson will again spend a season away from the Britannia Stadium after joining Championship side Portsmouth on a season long loan.[6]
[edit] Watford
On 29 July 2011 Dickinson signed for Watford on a 3 year contract. The fee for the deal is undisclosed, though it is thought to be in the region of £250,000.[7][8]
Dickinson's work rate and robust style of defending earned him comparisons with former Watford fans' favourite Paul Robinson at the start of his Watford career.[9] He scored his first Watford goal in September 2011 against fellow relegation strugglers Milwall, in a 2–1 Watford win.[10] He also scored a long-range strike against Bristol City in a 2–2 draw two months later.[11]
[edit] Career statistics
Statistics correct as of 5 February 2012.[12]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 2004–05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | |
| Víkingur (loan) | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Blackpool (loan) | 2006–07 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Leeds United (loan) | 2008–09 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Barnsley (loan) | 2009–10 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | |
| Total | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| Portsmouth (loan) | 2010–11 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 39 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Watford | 2011–12 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 27 | 2 | |
| Total | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| Career total | 156 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 174 | 3 | |
[edit] Footnotes
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League play-offs and Football League Trophy.
[edit] References
- ^ "Dickinson signs professional deal". BBC Sport. 3 April 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/4872356.stm. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
- ^ "Blackpool extend Dickinson's loan". BBC News. 23 November 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackpool/6176312.stm. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ "Dickinson signs new Potters deal". BBC Sport. 19 April 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/6572571.stm. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
- ^ Leeds United – Dickinson Signs Up
- ^ "REDS BEAT OFF COMPETITION TO LAND DICKINSON". Barnsley FC. 23 September 2009. http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10309~1804540,00.html. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
- ^ "Dickinson Joins Pompey On Loan". stokecityfc.com. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2121254,00.html. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ "Dickinson Completes Watford Move". stokecityfc.com. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2405363,00.html. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Dickinson signs". watfordfc.com. http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~2404680,00.html. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ Smith, Frank (30 September 2011). "Dickinson appreciates Robinson comparison". Watford Observer. http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/watfordfc/watfordfcnews/9279841.Dickinson_appreciates_Robinson_comparison/. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "Watford 2–1 Millwall". BBC Sport. 26 September 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14982362. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "Watford 2–2 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 29 November 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/15832006. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "Carl Dickinson: Career stats". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=38854. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
[edit] External links
- Carl Dickinson player profile at stokecityfc.com
- Profile at soccerbase.com
- Carl Dickinson on Playerhistory.com
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Swadlincote
- Association football defenders
- English footballers
- English expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Iceland
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Leeds United A.F.C. players
- Víkingur players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Premier League players
- English expatriates in Iceland
- The Football League players
