Des Dickson (footballer, born 1948)

Des Dickson
Personal information
Full name Desmond Dickson[1]
Date of birth 1948 (age 76–77)
Place of birth Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Ballymoney Young Men
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1983 Coleraine 271 (219)
International career
1969–1970 Northern Ireland Amateurs 1 (2)
1970–1973 Northern Ireland 4 (0)
1978 Irish League XI 1 (0)
Managerial career
1981–1983 Coleraine (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Desmond Dickson (born 1948) is a Northern Irish retired footballer who played as an inside forward in the Irish League for Coleraine.[1] He scored prolifically for the club, with 452 goals in 609 appearances.[2] Dickson also managed the club.[3][4]

Honours

Coleraine

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Des Dickson". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Post Peacock Years". Coleraine Football Club. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Deadly Dickson was a true Coleraine legend". www.newsletter.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Des Dickson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Northern Ireland – List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 November 2022.


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