Des Dickson (footballer, born 1948)

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Des Dickson
Personal information
Full name Desmond Dickson [1]
Date of birth 1948 (age 7677)
Place of birth Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Ballymoney Young Men
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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References

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