Murdoch Dickie

Murdoch Dickie
Personal information
Full name	Murdoch MacFarlance Dickie^[1]
Date of birth	(1919-12-28)28 December 1919^[1]
Place of birth	Dumbarton, Scotland^[1]
Date of death	2004 (aged 84–85)
Playing 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)
Total		18+	(1+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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

Playing career

Dickie played for Crewe Alexandra before joining Port Vale in May 1939.^[1] He played two league games, but had his contract cancelled in December 1939.^[1] After guesting for Walsall during the war he rejoined Vale in October 1944.^[1] He played three war league matches before moving on to Guildford City, probably in the autumn of 1945.^[1] 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 Football League.

Sourced from Murdoch Dickie profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1939–40		0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
Chelsea	1946–47	First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	1946–47	Third Division South	16	1	0	0	0	0	16	1
	1947–48	Third Division South	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		17	1	0	0	0	0	17	1
Career Total			18	1	0	0	2	0	20	1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 83. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

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