Les Dicker

Les Dicker
Personal information
Full name Leslie Raymond Dicker
Date of birth (1926-12-20)20 December 1926
Place of birth Stockwell, London, England
Date of death 17 December 2020(2020-12-17) (aged 93)
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1951 Chelmsford City 56 (27)
1951–1953 Tottenham Hotspur 10 (2)
1953–1954 Southend United 17 (7)
1954–1960 Chelmsford City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leslie Raymond Dicker (20 December 1926 – 17 December 2020) was an English professional footballer who played for Hornchurch Athletic, Chelmsford City, Tottenham Hotspur and Southend United.[1]

Playing career

Dicker began his career at Hornchurch Athletic before joining Chelmsford City in 1948. The inside forward scored 27 goals in 56 matches for the Essex club.[2] His goal scoring exploits attracted the attention of Tottenham Hotspur who paid £2,000 for his services in June 1951. Dicker made 10 senior appearances and found the net twice between August 1951 and December 1952.[3] In addition he scored 15 goals in 42 reserve and A-team matches. He transferred to Southend United in July 1953 where he went on play in 19 matches and netting eight times.[4] Dicker ended his career with a second spell at Chelmsford City with his final game against Poole Town in May 1960.

Dicker died in December 2020 at the age of 93.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Hugman,B,J, (Ed) The PFA Premier& Football League Players' Records 1946-2005 (2005) ISBN 1-85291-665-6 p169. Retrieved 2 June 2010
  2. ^ Dicker fact file Retrieved 2 June 2010
  3. ^ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Dicker's- Southend United stats Retrieved 2 June 2010
  5. ^ "Les Dicker Obituary". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. ^ Parks, Benjamin (6 January 2021). "R.I.P Les Dicker". Chelmsford City F.C. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  • Les Dicker at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database