Jimmy Dickinson (footballer, born 1899)

Jimmy Dickinson
Personal information
Full name	James Dickinson
Date of birth	11 November 1899
Place of birth	Crawshawbooth, England
Date of death	1971 (aged 71–72)
Position(s)	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Royal Navy
1919–1925	Plymouth Argyle
1925–192?	Wigan Borough
1925–1926	Rossendale United
1926–1927	Norwich City
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Dickinson (11 November 1899 – 1971) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle and Norwich City. He played as a wing half.^[1]^[2]

Dickinson was born in Crawshawbooth, Lancashire.^[2] After service in the Royal Navy he joined Plymouth Argyle, then a Southern League club, in 1919, and went on to make 141 appearances for the club in all competitions, 111 of which were in the Football League.^[1] Dixon played in Argyle's first game in the Football League, as the Southern League Division One clubs were absorbed to form the Football League Third Division for the 1920–21 season, and was involved in the buildup to their first Football League goal, scored by Jimmy Heeps.^[3] He played his last game for Argyle in November 1924, and then returned to Lancashire, where he joined Wigan Borough, though without appearing in their Football League side, and then non-League club Rossendale United. He finished his Football League career with 16 games for Norwich City in the 1926–27 season. Dickinson died in 1971.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Jimmy Dickinson". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 74. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
^ "Controversy is to the fore as Pilgrims begin life in League". The Herald. Plymouth. 7 August 2010. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2010.

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[GoS-1] "Jimmy Dickinson". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 18 August 2010.

[Joyce-2] Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 74. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.

[3] "Controversy is to the fore as Pilgrims begin life in League". The Herald. Plymouth. 7 August 2010. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2010.

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