Arch Dickens | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Harold Arthur Dickens | ||
Date of birth | 19 June 1903 | ||
Place of birth | Preston, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 25 May 1996 | (aged 92)||
Original team(s) | Preston | ||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1923–1931 | Fitzroy | 64 (24) | |
1932 | Melbourne | 13 | (7)|
Total | 77 (31) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Harold Arthur "Arch" Dickens (19 June 1903 – 25 May 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1][2]
Dickens was recruited from Preston.[3] He played on a wing for Fitzroy in their 1923 VFL Grand Final loss to Essendon.[4][5] He was one of the last players to use the place kick when kicking for goal.[6]