George Dickie (footballer)

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George Dickie
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

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]

Career[edit]

Dickie 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[edit]

Source:[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]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
  3. ^ George Dickie at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Cheshire League – 1931-32". Silkmen Archive.