William Dickson (footballer born 1866)

William Dickson
Personal information
Full name William Alexander Dickson
Date of birth 27 August 1866
Place of birth Crail, Fife, Scotland
Date of death 1 June 1910 (aged 43)
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
– Dundee Strathmore
– Bolton Wanderers
– Sunderland
1889–1891 Aston Villa 58 (33)
1892–1896 Stoke 119 (40)
Total 177 (73)
National team
1888 Scotland 1 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

William Alexander Dickson (27 August 1866 - 1 June 1910) was a Scottish footballer who played for Dundee Strathmore, Bolton Wanderers, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Stoke City and the Scotland national team.

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Career

Dickson had brief spells with English clubs Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland before joining Aston Villa in 1889. He scored 33 goals in 58 games for Villa and was captain of their 1892 FA Cup team. In 1892, he joined Stoke where he would spend the remainder of his career, retiring in 1897. He was successful at Stoke making 199 league appearances and scored 40 goals.

He later became a licensee.

International career

Dickson won his only Scotland cap while with Dundee Strathmore on 24 March 1888 where he scored four times in a 10-2 win over Ireland. Despite this, he was never selected again for his country. He is one of just two players to have scored four goals in their only Scotland appearance, the other being Charles Heggie two years previously.

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa 1890–91
1891–92
Total 58 33 58 33
Stoke 1892–93 30 11 1 0 31 11
1893–94 29 8 2 0 31 8
1894–95 26 13 2 0 28 13
1895–96 30 8 4 3 34 11
1896–97 4 0 0 0 4 0
Total 119 40 9 3 128 43
Career Total 177 73 9 3 186 76

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