Murdoch Dickie

Murdoch Dickie
Personal information
Full name Murdoch Macfarlane Dickie
Date of birth (1919-12-28)28 December 1919
Place of birth Dumbarton, Scotland
Date of death February 2004(2004-02-00) (aged 84)
Place of death Leicester, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position Right winger
Youth career
Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939 Port Vale 0 (0)
1944–1945 Port Vale 0 (0)
1945–1946 Guildford City
1946–1947 Chelsea 1 (0)
1947–1948 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 17 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Murdoch Macfarlane Dickie (28 December 1919 – February 2004) was a Scottish footballer who played for Crewe Alexandra, Port Vale, Guildford City, Chelsea, and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.

Career

Dickie played for Crewe Alexandra before joining Port Vale in May 1939. He played two league games, but had his contract cancelled in December 1939. After guesting for Walsall during the war he rejoined Vale in October 1944. He played three war league matches before moving on to Guildford City, probably in the autumn of 1945. He played one First Division game for Billy Birrell's Chelsea in 1946–47. He then left Stamford Bridge and signed with Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic. He scored twice in 16 league games in 1947–48, helping Harry Lowe's "Cherries" to a second-place finish in the Third Division South. Dickie then left both Dean Court and the English Football League.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 1939–40 00002020
Chelsea 1946–47 First Division 10000010
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1946–47 Third Division South 1610000161
1947–48 Third Division South 10000010
Total 1710000171
Career total 1810020201

Honours

Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 83. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ "Murdoch Dickie Player Profile on Stamford-Bridge.com". stamford-bridge.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Murdoch Dickie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Fielding, Rob (12 January 2025). "The 1939-40 Port Vale season preview". onevalefan.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Murdoch Dickie at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)