Murdoch Dickie

Murdoch Dickie

Personal information
Full name	Murdoch MacFarlance Dickie[1]
Date of birth	28 December 1919[1]
Place of birth	Dumbarton, Scotland[1]
Playing position	Right-winger
Youth career
	Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1939	Port Vale	2	(0)
1944–1945	Port Vale	3	(0)
1945–1946	Guildford City
1946–1947	Chelsea	1	(0)
1947–1948	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	16	(2)
Total		22+	(2+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Murdoch MacFarlance Dickie (born 28 December 1919) 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.

Honours

with Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic

• Football League Third Division South runner-up: 1947–48

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 83. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.