Dylan Dykes

Last updated

Dylan Dykes
Personal information
Full name Dylan Dykes
Date of birth (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth Crookston, Scotland [1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Pollok
Youth career
2013–2016 Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Ross County 2 (0)
2018Stranraer (loan) 14 (0)
2019–2020 Greenock Morton 7 (0)
2019–2020Stenhousemuir (loan) 12 (1)
2020 Cumbernauld Colts 1
2020–2022 St Cadoc's
2022- Pollok 7 (2)
International career
2014 Scotland U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:30, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:30, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

Dylan Dykes (born 14 March 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays for West of Scotland team Pollok. [2]

Contents

Career

Dykes played youth football with Rangers, signing a contract until the summer of 2016. [3] He was released upon the expiration of his contract in May that year. [4]

Dykes then signed for fellow Scottish Premiership side Ross County on 22 July 2016. [1] [5] He made his professional debut in a Highland derby against Inverness CT on 28 April 2017. [6]

Having had limited first team opportunities at Ross County, Dykes joined League One club Stranraer in January 2018 on a development loan for the rest of the 2017–18 season. [7]

Dykes left Ross County in January 2019 and signed for Greenock Morton. [8] Dykes joined Stenhousemuir on loan before joining Cumbernauld Colts in February 2020. [9]

Dykes agreed a move to West of Scotland team St Cadoc's in May 2020 [2] before moving to Pollok two years later. [10] He made his debut at home to Hurlford United in March, and scored his first goal from the penalty spot against Troon F.C. in a 2-1 win in April. [11]

In October 2022, Pollok announced that Dykes had undergone treatment following a cancer diagnosis, triggering a wave of support from his former clubs and the wider footballing world. [12] [13] [14]

Career statistics

As of 21 July 2019 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ross County 2016–17 [16] Scottish Premiership 20000020
2017–18 [17] Scottish Premiership00000000
2018–19 [18] Scottish Championship 0000101 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Total2000101040
Stranraer (loan) 2017-18 [17] Scottish League One 140000000140
Greenock Morton 2018–19 [18] Scottish Championship7010000080
2019–20 [19] Scottish Championship0000000000
Total7010000080
Career total230101010260
  1. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iain Russell</span> Scottish footballer

Iain Thomas Russell is a Former Scottish professional footballer who last played as a forward for Cowdenbeath, on loan from Pollok.

Paul Di Giacomo is a Scottish footballer. He began his career at Kilmarnock, before dropping into the Scottish Football League First Division with Airdrie United to move closer to his partner at the time who had just had a boy named Thomas, then Ross County. He also had loan spells from Kilmarnock with Stirling Albion and Partick Thistle.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dougie Imrie</span> Scottish footballer

Douglas Imrie is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is currently the manager of Greenock Morton.

Andrew John Dowie is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Caledonian Braves. Dowie is predominantly a centre-back and played for Rangers, Brechin City, Partick Thistle, Stranraer, Ross County, Dunfermline Athletic, Queen of the South and Dumbarton in the SPFL.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brian Graham (footballer)</span> Scottish footballer

Brian Graham is a Scottish football striker and coach, who plays for Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle, and is also the manager of Partick Thistle W.F.C. in the Scottish Women's Premier League.

The 2000–01 Scottish Challenge Cup was the tenth season of the competition, which was also known as the Bell's Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons. It was competed for by the 30 member clubs of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Alloa Athletic, who defeated Inverness Caledonian Thistle 5–4 on penalties in the 1999 final.

The 1996–97 Scottish Challenge Cup was the seventh season of the competition, competed for by the 30 member clubs of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Stenhousemuir, who defeated Dundee United 5–4 on penalties after a 0–0 draw after extra time in the 1995 final.

Scott Taggart is a Scottish footballer who plays for Alloa Athletic. Taggart can play as either a defender or a midfielder.

Declan Joseph McManus is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays as a forward for Cymru Premier club The New Saints. McManus has previously played for Aberdeen, Fleetwood Town, Greenock Morton, Alloa Athletic, Raith Rovers, Dunfermline Athletic, Ross County and Falkirk.

George Oakley is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton.

Jamie William Lindsay is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rotherham United. Lindsay has previously played for Celtic, Dumbarton, Greenock Morton and Ross County, and has represented Scotland in youth internationals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luca Gasparotto</span> Canadian soccer player

Luca Robert Gasparotto is a retired Canadian soccer player who played as a centre-back.

Angus Beith is a Scottish former professional footballer. Beith played as a midfielder for Heart of Midlothian, Stirling Albion, Stenhousemuir, Stranraer and Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Due to a hip injury, Beith was forced to retire aged 23.

Francis Ross is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for USL League One club One Knoxville SC. He has previously played for Aberdeen, Greenock Morton, Ayr United and Go Ahead Eagles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scott Tiffoney</span> Scottish footballer

Scott Tiffoney is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dundee in the Scottish Premiership. Tiffoney started his career in the youth system at St Mirren, and has played for Greenock Morton, Livingston and Partick Thistle, as well as loans to Clyde, Morton, Ayr United and Partick.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reghan Tumilty</span> Scottish footballer

Reghan Tumilty is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish League One side Hamilton Academical.

Jamie Brandon is a Scottish footballer who plays for Livingston as a right-back, midfielder or right winger. Brandon has previously played for Heart of Midlothian and Greenock Morton.

Ross Doohan is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Aberdeen.

The 2019–20 season was Livingston's second consecutive season in the Scottish Premiership, the top flight of Scottish football. Livingston also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.

The 2018–19 season was Ayr United’s 109th season of competitive football and their first season back in the Scottish Championship following their promotion from League One in the 2017–18 season. Ayr also competed in the League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Challenge Cup.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "1st team - Dylan Dykes". Rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Pollok FC".
  3. Hedworth, Alice (5 June 2015). "Kids Sign Up". Rangers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  4. Hedworth, Alice (4 May 2016). "Eight Academy Players To Leave". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
  5. Lindsay, Clive (3 July 2016). "Scottish Premiership ins and outs - summer 2016". BBC Sport. BBC.
  6. Dowden, Martin (28 April 2017). "Ross County 4-0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC Sport. BBC.
  7. "Dylan Dykes completes loan move to Stranraer". Ross County F.C. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  8. "Morton add Dykes". SPFL. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  9. FC, Cumbernauld Colts (28 February 2020). "Signing News....The club are delighted to announce the signing of Dylan Dykes from Greenock Morton". @OfficialCColts. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  10. "Dykes checks in at Newlandsfield". 25 March 2022.
  11. "Dylan Dykes".
  12. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-football-team-tribute-teammate-28319188
  13. https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/23075283.rangers-pay-tribute-ex-academy-player-dylan-dykes-following-cancer-diagnosis/
  14. https://www.pollokfc.com/2022/10/24/dylan-dykes/
  15. Dylan Dykes at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  16. "Games played by Dylan Dykes in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Dylan Dykes in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Dylan Dykes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  19. "Games played by Dylan Dykes in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2019.