George Dickie (footballer)

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]

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 5657)[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

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

Source:[3]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1925–26 Second Division 100010
Preston North End 1925–26 Second Division 310031
New Brighton 1927–28 Third Division North 4211404611
1928–29 Third Division North 14410154
Bristol City 1928–29 Second Division 25300253
1929–30 Second Division 23100231
Macclesfield 1931–32[4] Cheshire League 369534112
Chester 1932–33 Third Division North 100010
New Brighton 1932–33 Third Division North 27400274
Career Total 1723310318236

References

  1. 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. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. George Dickie at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. "Cheshire League – 1931-32". Silkmen Archive.
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