Wattie Dick

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Wattie Dick
Personal information
Full name Peter Watt Dick
Date of birth(1927-08-20)20 August 1927
Place of birth Newmains, Scotland
Date of death 22 December 2012(2012-12-22) (aged 85)
Place of death Castleford, England
Position(s) Inside Forward / Wing Half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Forth Wanderers
1949–1955 Third Lanark 148 (75)
1955–1958 Accrington Stanley 125 (37)
1958–1963 Bradford Park Avenue 155 (2)
Total428(114)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Watt Dick (20 August 1927 – 22 December 2012) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward and a wing half in the Scottish and English football leagues. [1] [2] He was born in Newmains.

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References

  1. ↑ Pattullo, Alan (22 April 2006). "'Moby' Dick sees Stanley resurface from depths". The Scotsman . Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Former Accrington Stanley star dies (From Lancashire Telegraph)". Lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
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