John Dick (footballer, born 1930)

This article is about the West Ham United footballer. For the Woolwich Arsenal footballer, see John Dick (footballer born 1876).
John Dick
Personal information
Full name John Hart Dick[1]
Date of birth (1930-03-19)19 March 1930
Place of birth Govan, Scotland
Date of death September 2000 (aged 70)
Place of death Chigwell, England[1]
Playing position Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
Crittall Athletic
1953–1962 West Ham United 326 (153)
1962–1965 Brentford 72 (45)
National team‡
1959 Scotland 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:54, 3 February 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:54, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

John Dick (born 19 March 1930 in Govan, died 2000) was a Scottish footballer.

Career

Born in Glasgow, he became a prolific goalscorer and became the first West Ham United player to play for the Scottish national team. He joined West Ham from Crittall Athletic while on National Service. Between 1953 and 1962, Dick made 364 appearances for the club, mainly at inside left. He scored 176 goals for West Ham in all competitions,[2] placing him joint third on the club's all-time top scorers list. He eventually moved to Brentford for an incoming record £17500 transfer fee.[3] He was later in charge of West Ham Juniors. Dick died in 2000.

International career

Dick made one appearance for Scotland, against England, at Wembley Stadium in 1959.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Barry Hugman's Footballers - John Dick". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics John Dick www.westhamstats.info
  3. ↑ Brentford Football Club Official Matchday Magazine versus Hull City 07/05/05. 2005. p. 46.
  4. ↑ John Dick www.guardian.co.uk

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