Matthew Dickie

Matt Dickie
Personal information
Date of birth (1873-08-19)19 August 1873
Place of birth Rhu, Scotland
Date of death 30 December 1959(1959-12-30) (aged 86)
Place of death Dunfermline, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Helensburgh Victoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1894–1896 Renton 29 (0)
1896–1904 Rangers 141 (0)
1904–1907 Clyde 27 (0)
International career
1897–1900 Scotland 3 (0)
1898[1] Scottish League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew Dickie (19 August 1873 – 30 December 1959) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and is best known for his time with Rangers. He also played for Renton and Clyde.[2]

Dickie made his Rangers debut against St Mirren in a 5–1 home win at Ibrox on 15 August 1896. He played 126 league matches from a possible 132 during one sequence and went on to make 175 first class appearances over his eight years at the club, and 275 in total.[3]

Dickie won four Scottish Football League Championships (including the perfect season of 1898–99 in which he played in every match),[4] three Scottish Cups, five Glasgow Cups and two Charity Cups with Rangers, and represented Scotland three times.[5]

References

  1. ^ (SFL player) Matthew Dickie, London Hearts Supporters Club
  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
  3. ^ (Rangers player) Dickie, Matthew, FitbaStats
  4. ^ The Season of 1898-99, Scottish Football Museum, 16 January 2019
  5. ^ Early goalkeeping star, Helensburgh Heritage Trust, 11 August 2008
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