Sydney Dickinson

Sydney Dickinson

Personal information
Full name	Sydney Dickinson[1]
Date of birth	17 August 1906[1]
Place of birth	Nottingham, England[1]
Date of death	2 February 1984 (aged 77)[1]
Place of death	Radcliffe-on-Trent, England[1]
Playing position	Half-back
Youth career
	Dale Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1923–1925	Nottingham Forest	0	(0)
1925–1926	Mansfield Town
1926–1933	Bradford Park Avenue	156	(19)
1933–1934	Port Vale	12	(2)
1934–1935	Lincoln City	14	(3)
	Grantham
Total		182	(24)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Sydney Dickinson (17 August 1906 – 2 February 1984) was an English footballer who played at half-back for Nottingham Forest, Mansfield Town, Bradford Park Avenue, Port Vale, Lincoln City, and Grantham. Football historian Jeff Kent described his tackling abilities as "tenacious".

Playing career

Dickinson played for Dale Rovers, Nottingham Forest, Mansfield Town and Bradford Park Avenue, before being signed to Port Vale in November 1933 for "a substantial fee".^[1] Despite scoring goals against both Bradford clubs at Valley Parade and the Horsfall Stadium, he was only utilized in twelve Second Division games before being released from The Old Recreation Ground at the end of the season.^[1] He moved on to Lincoln City and Grantham.^[1]

Statistics

• Sourced from Sydney Dickinson profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nottingham Forest	1923–24	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bradford Park Avenue	1926–27	Third Division North	14	0	0	0	14	0
	1927–28	Third Division North	18	0	0	0	18	0
	1928–29	Second Division	20	2	3	0	23	2
	1929–30	Second Division	15	1	3	0	18	1
	1930–31	Second Division	25	7	2	0	27	7
	1931–32	Second Division	32	8	3	1	35	9
	1932–33	Second Division	30	1	2	1	32	2
	1933–34	Second Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		156	19	13	2	169	21
Port Vale	1933–34	Second Division	12	2	0	0	12	2
Lincoln City	1934–35	Third Division North	14	3	1	0	15	3
Career Total			182	24	14	2	196	26

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 84. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.