Tommy Dickson
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Tommy Dickson | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Tommy Dickson | |
Date of birth | July 16, 1929 | |
Place of birth | Linfield, Northern Ireland | |
Date of death | December 31, 2007 (aged 78) | |
Place of death | Linfield, Northern Ireland | |
Playing position | Striker | |
Youth clubs | ||
Roosevelt Street Boys Club Brantwood |
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Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1948-1965 1965 |
Linfield Glentoran |
660 (454) 9 (3) |
National team | ||
1956 | Northern Ireland | 1 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Tommy Dickson (16 July 1929 – 31 December 2007) was a former Northern Irish international footballer who played with Linfield from 1948 to 1965. He was born in Belfast. He played 660 times for Linfield, scoring 454 goals.
Dickson was a favourite player at Windsor Park and was so revered that he was known to Linfield supporters as "The Duke of Windsor." He earned one cap for Northern Ireland, against Scotland in 1956.
He died aged 78 on 31 December 2007.[1]