Des Dickson (footballer, born 1948)

Des Dickson

Personal information
Full name	Desmond Dickson [1]
Date of birth	1948 (age 76–77)
Place of birth	Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
	Ballymoney Young Men
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1983	Coleraine	271	(219)
International career
1969–1970	Northern Ireland Amateurs	1	(2)
1970–1973	Northern Ireland	4	(0)
1978	Irish League XI	1	(0)
Managerial career
1981–1983	Coleraine (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Desmond Dickson (born 1948) is a Northern Irish retired footballer who played as an inside forward in the Irish League for Coleraine. ^[1] He scored prolifically for the club, with 452 goals in 609 appearances. ^[2] Dickson also managed the club. ^{[3] [4]}

Honours

Coleraine

• Irish League: 1973–74 ^[1]
• Irish Cup: 1971–72, 1974–75, 1976–77 ^{[1] [2]}
• Top Four Cup: 1968–69 ^[1]
• City Cup: 1968–69 ^[1]
• Gold Cup: 1969, 1975 ^[1]
• Ulster Cup: 1968–69, 1969–70, 1972–73, 1975–76 ^[1]
• Blaxnit Cup: 1968–69, 1969–70 ^[1]
• North West Senior Cup: 1967–68, 1980–81 ^{[1] [2]}

Individual

• Irish League top goalscorer: 1969–70, 1971–72 (shared), 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1980–81 (shared) ^[5]
• Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Player of the Year: 1969–70 ^[1]

See also

• List of men's footballers with 500 or more goals

References

1. "Des Dickson". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
2. "Post Peacock Years". Coleraine Football Club. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
3. "Deadly Dickson was a true Coleraine legend". www.newsletter.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
4. "Des Dickson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
5. "Northern Ireland – List of Topscorers". RSSSF . Retrieved 25 November 2022.

External links

• Des Dickson at National-Football-Teams.com