John Dick (1930-2000)

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This article is about the West Ham United footballer. For the Woolwich Arsenal footballer, see John Dick (footballer b.1876).

John Dick was a Scottish international footballer.

Born in Glasgow, he became a prolific goalscorer and he became the first West Ham United player to play for the Scottish national team. He joined West Ham from Crittal Athletic while on National Service. Between 1953 and 1963 Dick made 351 appearances for the club, mainly at Inside Left, scoring 166 goals. He eventually moved to Brentford for £17,500. He was later in charge of West Ham Juniors. John died in 2000.