George Dick (footballer)

Infobox Football biography
playername = George Dick


fullname = George White Dick
dateofbirth = 1921
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Scotland
dateofdeath = 1960
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height = convert|5|ft|11|in|m|2|abbr=on
position = Outside left
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1946–1948 1948–1949 1949–1951 1951 1951–1953
clubs = Blackpool West Ham Carlisle United Stockport County Workington
caps(goals) = 47 (13)
14 0(1)
52 (23)
25 (12) 56 (16)
manageryears = 1953-1955 1957-1958 1958-1959 1959-1960
managerclubs = Racing Club Ghent Boldklubben 1909 Galatasaray Boldklubben 1909

George White Dick (1921–1960) was a Scottish Guardsman, B.A.O.R. cruiserweight boxing champion, professional football player and manager.

After leaving the army, while making up his mind whether to take a letter of recommendation to a London club, Dick worked as a waiter in Blackpool. He asked Joe Smith, Blackpool F.C. manager, for a trial in August 1946, and within ten minutes was signed on.fact|date=August 2008 He played in the 1948 FA Cup Final for Blackpool against Manchester United. He also wrote training manuals and was one of the first qualified FA coaches. He managed Galatasaray in Turkey on two occasions. His life was cut short when he was killed in a road accident in 1960.

Football career

Playing

Dick began his professional career in 1946 with Blackpool. He made his debut for the club in their tenth league game of the 1946–47 campaign, against Arsenal at Bloomfield Road on October 5, 1946.Calley, Roy (1992). "", Breedon Books Sport ISBN 1-873626-07-X] Wearing the number 8 shirt, he scored the hosts' second goal (Stan Mortensen scored the first).

Dick went on to make a further 30 league and one FA Cup appearances that season. He scored eleven goals in the league, and finished second-top scorer behind Mortensen. Aside from his debut goal, his other strikes came against Manchester United (home, 3–1, October 19); Stoke City (away, 1–4, December 7); Huddersfield Town (home, 2–1, December 28); Derby County (home, 2–1, February 1, 1947); Preston North End (two goals) (home, 4–0, February 15); Chelsea (two goals) (away, 4–1, March 8); and Sheffield United (two goals) (home, 4–2, March 15).

In the 1947–48 season, Dick made sixteen league appearances, scoring two goals. Both goals came in a 5–0 victory over Everton at the seaside on January 3, 1948. He also played in each of Blackpool's six FA Cup ties, including their unsuccessful appearance in the final against Manchester United, in what proved to be his final game for the club. He scored one of their goals in the 4–0 victory over Leeds United in the third round.

In August 1948, Dick was sold to West Ham for £7,000. He remained with "the Hammers" for a season, at the end of which he moved north to sign for Carlisle United. Two years later, in October 1951, he joined Stockport County for a short spell.

In late 1951 he signed for Workington. He retired, as captain, from the playing side of the game two years later.

Coaching

Ghent (Belgium), U.S. Army (Germany), Galatasaray, B.1909 (Denmark)

1953–55 July 1953 Royal Racing Club de Ghent (Belgium)

1956 U.S. army coach based in Germany, 5th August travelled for interview for position with Galatasaray

1957 Boldklubben.1909 Denmark

1958–59 Galatasaray

1959–60 Boldklubben 1909 Denmark, won championship Danish Champions 1959

Notes

References

* [http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=188&united=George_Dick George Dick - West Ham career stats]
* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/blackpool/blackpool.htm Stats for Blackpool at Neil Brown's statistics site]

External links

* [http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/images/1948/bla1.jpgBlackpool 1948 F.A. Cup Final line-up programme image]