Alexander Russell "Sanny" Dick (1894 – 1958) was a Scottish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a

right back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for

Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie Unite ...

. Installed as a first team regular in defence in his second season (he initially played as a forward after joining from Armadale, and featured less frequently), he missed only eight league matches across the four consecutive seasons where the ''Diamonds'' finished as runners-up in the

Scottish Football League The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km so ...

, and also played in the

1924 Scottish Cup Final The 1923–24 Scottish Cup was the 46th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Airdrieonians, who defeated Hibernian 2–0 in the final. Fourth round Semi-finals ---- Replay ---- Second ...

in which Airdrie defeated HibernianThe Cup Final , Airdrieonians' First Success
The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1924 to claim their only major trophy. In 1927 he was advised to stop playing football for health reasons, and

Jimmy Crapnell James Scrymagour Crapnell (4 June 1903 – 24 December 1991) was a Scottish football player and manager. He played as a right back for Airdrieonians and Motherwell at club level, and represented both Scotland and the Scottish League XI. Career ...

was brought in as a replacement; Dick had a brief spell with Dykehead in his home district after leaving

Broomfield Park Broomfield Park was a football stadium in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, home of Airdrieonians from 1892 until it was closed after the 1993–94 football season. Airdrieonians F.C. was formed in 1878 and the club opened Broomfield in 1892. The B ...

.Greatest XI - 2. Right Back
Airdrieonians FC, 6 February 2016

References

1894 births 1958 deaths Scottish men's footballers Footballers from North Lanarkshire Armadale F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Dykehead F.C. players Scottish Football League players Men's association football defenders {{Scotland-footy-defender-1890s-stub