John Dick (footballer, born 1930)

This article is about the West Ham United footballer. For the Woolwich Arsenal footballer, see John Dick (footballer born 1876).

John Dick

Personal information
Full name	John Hart Dick[1]
Date of birth	(1930-03-19)19 March 1930
Place of birth	Govan, Scotland
Date of death	September 2000 (aged 70)
Place of death	Chigwell, England[1]
Position(s)	Inside-left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Crittall Athletic
1953–1962	West Ham United	326	(153)
1962–1965	Brentford	72	(45)
	Gravesend & Northfleet
International career
1959	Scotland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Hart Dick (19 March 1930 – September 2000) was a Scottish footballer who played for Crittall Athletic, West Ham United, Brentford, Gravesend & Northfleet and a single appearance for Scotland.

Career

Born in Glasgow, he became a prolific goalscorer and became the first West Ham United player to play for the Scotland national team. He joined West Ham from Crittall Athletic while on national service. Between 1953 and 1962, Dick made 364 appearances for the club, mainly at inside left. He scored 176 goals for West Ham in all competitions,[2] placing him joint third on the club's all-time top scorers list. He eventually moved to Brentford for an incoming record £17,500 transfer fee.[3] He was later in charge of West Ham Juniors.[4] Dick died in September 2000.

International career

Dick made one appearance for Scotland, against England at Wembley Stadium in 1959.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6][7]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
West Ham United	1953–54	Second Division	39	13	3	0	0	0	—		42	13
	1954–55	Second Division	39	26	2	0	0	0	—		41	26
	1955–56	Second Division	35	8	6	6	0	0	4[a]	1	45	15
	1956–57	Second Division	36	8	2	1	0	0	3[b]	4	41	13
	1957–58	Second Division	41	21	3	2	0	0	4[c]	3	48	26
	1958–59	First Division	41	27	1	0	0	0	3[d]	3	45	30
	1959–60	First Division	24	11	1	1	0	0	3[e]	0	27	12
	1960–61	First Division	34	16	2	1	2	2	—		38	19
	1961–62	First Division	35	23	1	0	2	0	—		38	23
	1962–63	First Division	2	0	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
	Total		326	153	21	11	4	2	16	11	367	177

1. Three appearances and goal in Southern Professional Floodlit Cup and one appearance in Essex Professional Cup
2. Three appearances and 4 goals in Southern Professional Floodlit Cup
3. Three appearances and 3 goals in Southern Professional Floodlit Cupand one appearance in Essex Professional Cup
4. Two appearances and two goals in Southern Professional Floodlit Cupand one appearance and goal in Essex Professional Cup
5. Two appearances in Southern Professional Floodlit Cup

Honours

Brentford

• Football League Fourth Division: 1962–63[8]

References

1. "John Dick". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
2. Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics John Dick www.westhamstats.info
3. Brentford Football Club Official Matchday Magazine versus Hull City 07/05/05. 2005. p. 46.
4. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 47–48. ISBN 0955294916.
5. John Dick www.guardian.co.uk
6. John Dick at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
7. https://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=189&united=John_Dick
8. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 387. ISBN 0951526200.

• Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
• Blows, Kirk; Hogg, Tony (2000). The Essential History of West Ham United. Headline. ISBN 0-7472-7036-8.

External links

• John Dick at the Scottish Football Association
• John Dick at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database