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]

Honours

Brentford

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ 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.


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