| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Dykes | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Law, South Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1935–1946 | Heart of Midlothian | 55 | (4) |
| – | → Ayr United (guest) | ||
| – | → Blackpool (guest) | ||
| – | → Charlton Athletic (guest) | ||
| – | → Chelsea (guest) | ||
| – | → Glentoran (guest) | ||
| 1946–1947 | Dundela | ||
| 1947–1950 | Portadown | ||
| 1950–1951 | Newry Town | ||
| 1951 | Ross County | ||
| National team | |||
| 1937–1939 | Scottish League XI[1] | 3 | (0) |
| 1938 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| Scotland (wartime) | 4 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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James "Jimmy" Dykes (born 12 October 1916 in Law, South Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former association football player, who played for Heart of Midlothian and appeared twice for the Scotland national football team in 1938. His senior career was effectively curtailed by the Second World War, and he made guest appearances for a variety of clubs in England and Northern Ireland during that war. After ending his playing career in 1951, Dykes emigrated to Australia.