Alfred Dickinson

Welsh footballer

Alfred DickinsonPersonal information

Full name|  Alfred Dickinson[1]
Date of birth|  (1914-08-17)17 August 1914[1]
Place of birth|  Saltney, Wales[1]
Date of death|  1998 (aged 83-84)
Height|  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)|  Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1934–1936|  Everton|  1|  (0)
1936|  Port Vale|  5|  (0)
1937–1939|  Northampton Town|  19|  (5)
Total|  |  25|  (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Dickinson (17 August 1914 – 1998) was a Welsh footballer who played at inside-forward for Port Vale, Everton, and Northampton Town.

## Career[edit]

Dickinson played for Everton, before joining Port Vale in September 1936.[1] He played five Third Division North games before picking up an injury and returning to Goodison Park the following month.[1] He later played for Northampton Town, and guested for Chester and Wrexham during the war.[1]

## Career statistics[edit]

Source:[3]

Club  | Season  | Division  | League  | FA Cup  | Other  | Total

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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Everton | 1934–35 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
Port Vale | 1936–37 | Third Division North | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0
Northampton Town | 1937–38 | Third Division South | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5
1938–39 | Third Division South  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1
Total  | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 6
Career total  | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 6

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 84\. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. ^ "Everton. Not stampeded". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Alfred Dickinson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals