Alex Dick
Alexander Russell "Sanny" Dick (1894 – 1958) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back for Airdrieonians.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Russell Dick | ||
Date of birth | 1894 | ||
Place of birth | Harthill, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1958 63–64) | (aged||
Place of death | Harthill, Scotland | ||
Playing position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Armadale | ||
1919–1927 | Airdrieonians | 244 | (2) |
1919–1920 | Armadale (loan) | ||
1927–1928 | Dykehead | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Installed as a first team regular in defence in his second season after joining from Armadale (he initially played as a forward, and featured less frequently), he missed only eight league matches across the four consecutive seasons where the Diamonds finished as runners-up in the Scottish Football League, and also played in the 1924 Scottish Cup Final in which Airdrie defeated Hibernian to claim the their only major trophy. In 1927 he was advised to stop playing football for health reasons, and Jimmy Crapnell was brought in as a replacement; Dick had a brief spell with Dykehead in his home district after leaving Airdrieonians.[1][2]
References
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Greatest XI - 2. Right Back, Airdrieonians FC, 6 February 2016