Percy Dickie (11 December 1907 – 1987) was a Scottish
footballer
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who played as an
inside forward
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or
left half
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.
He began his senior career at hometown club
Aberdeen
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in 1929 but was unable to establish himself as a regular,
[Percy Dickie]
AFC Heritage Trust and after starting a fourth season in a backup role at
Pittodrie he moved on to fellow top-tier club
St Johnstone, helping them to finish high up the table (under manager
Tommy Muirhead the
Perth
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side finished fifth in both
1932–33 and
1934–35).
Significant Saints Tommy Muirhead
St Johnstone FC His performances drew the attention of English clubs and he signed for Blackburn Rovers
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in September 1937 for a £1,200 transfer fee.[Player Archive Percy Dickie]
BRFCS
Never a frequent goalscorer playing as a forward, he was deployed in a more defensive role at Ewood Park
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, where he spent two 'regular' seasons – he was part of the squad which gained promotion as winners of the 1938–39 Second Division title, though interrupted by injuries[ – prior to the outbreak of ]World War II
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. During the conflict he was a Physical Training Instructor in the British Army
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and made appearances for the likes of Blackburn, Aberdeen,[ Clachnacuddin and St Mirren in unofficial competitions. He never played at the professional level again but featured in the ]Highland Football League
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and later had a coaching role at Aberdeen where he also ran a business.[
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References
1907 births
1987 deaths
Military personnel from Aberdeen
Date of death missing
Footballers from Aberdeen
Scottish men's footballers
Men's association football inside forwards
Men's association football wing halves
Scottish football coaches
Scottish Junior Football Association players
English Football League players
Scottish Football League players
Highland Football League players
Dyce F.C. players
St Johnstone F.C. players
Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
Aberdeen F.C. players
Buckie Thistle F.C. players
Peterhead F.C. players
Aberdeen F.C. wartime guest players
St Mirren F.C. wartime guest players
Aberdeen F.C. non-playing staff
Forres Mechanics F.C. players
British Army personnel of World War II
Royal Army Physical Training Corps soldiers
20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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