Alan Dickie

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Alan Dickie
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-01-30) 30 January 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth Charlton, London, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
–1960 West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1960–66 West Ham United 12 (0)
1967–68 Coventry City 2 (0)
1968–69 Aldershot 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:11, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Alan Dickie (born 30 January 1944) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper in England for West Ham United, Coventry City and Aldershot. [1]

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Club career

Dickie started as an apprentice for West Ham United before signing as a professional in July 1960. He did not make his debut until April 1962 in a 1–0 away defeat to Bolton Wanderers [2] As an understudy for Lawrie Leslie and Jim Standen, Dickie made only 15 appearances for West Ham in all competitions but was the backup goalkeeper during their 1964-65 European Cup Winners' Cup victory making one appearance in the First Round, Second-leg against La Gantoise. [3] [4] Moving to Coventry City on 9 March 1967 he played only two games before moving to Aldershot the following year. [5]

After football

Dickie joined the Metropolitan Police and later worked in the Coroner's Office at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup, Kent. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Alan Dickie". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Alan Dickie". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Meet Alan Dickie, the back-up goalkeeper who helped the Hammers beat Gent 59 years ago". West Ham United F.C. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Game played on 07 Oct 1964". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  5. 1 2 Hogg, Tony (1995). West Ham United Who's Who. London: Independent UK Sports Publication. p. 57. ISBN   1-899429-01-8.
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