Don Dykes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald William Dykes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1930[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ashby by Partney, England | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 19xx–1949 | Metheringham | ||
| 1949–1959 | Lincoln City | 95 | (4) |
| 1959–1961 | Boston United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Donald William "Don" Dykes (born 8 June 1930) is an English former professional footballer who made 95 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City.[2] He played as a wing half.
Life and career
Dykes was born in Ashby by Partney, Lincolnshire,[1] and began his football career with village club Metheringham.[3] He signed for Lincoln City of the Third Division North, having been spotted when he played in a charity match against them during the 1948–49 season;[4] he also attracted an offer from Second Division Leicester City.[3] He made his senior debut in August 1949, and went on to play 101 matches, scoring four times, in all competitions.[1] Dykes moved into non-league football with Boston United in 1959. In the first of his two seasons with the club, he played 53 matches in all competitions.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Don Dykes". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ "Lincoln City: 1946/47–1986/87 & 1988/89–2010/11". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Club history 1948–1960". Metheringham F.C. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ Loftus, Gerry (5 August 1949). "This problem is a laugh for him!". Daily Mirror. p. 11.
- ↑ "Boston United Roll Call". and "Season 1959/60 – Statistics". BUFC. Ken Fox. Retrieved 18 January 2013.