George Dickie (footballer)

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]
Playing position	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
–	St Johnstone
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		172	(33)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

George James Dickie (22 September 1903 – 1960) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol City, Chester, New Brighton, Preston North End and Stoke City.^[1]

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] 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

• Sourced from George Dickie profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1925–26	1	0	0	0	1	0
Preston North End	1925–26	3	1	0	0	3	1
New Brighton	1927–28	42	11	4	0	46	11
	1928–29	14	4	1	0	15	4
Bristol City	1928–29	25	3	0	0	25	3
	1929–30	23	1	0	0	23	1
Chester	1932–33	1	0	0	0	1	0
New Brighton	1932–33	27	4	0	0	27	4
Career Total		136	24	5	0	140	24

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.