Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Arneill Dickson | ||
Date of birth | 16 July 1929 | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
Date of death | 31 December 2007 | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Roosevelt Street Boys Club | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1947–1948 | Brantwood | ||
1948–1965 | Linfield | 653 | (451) |
1965 | Glentoran | 8 | (3) |
International career | |||
1950–1963 | Irish League XI | 21 | (8) |
1956 | Northern Ireland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Arneill Dickson (16 July 1929 – 31 December 2007) was a Northern Irish international footballer who most notably played with Linfield from 1948 to 1965. He played 660 times for Linfield, scoring 454 goals. He has been cited as one of the greatest Irish League players of all time.[1] His popularity among Linfield fans led to him being nicknamed The Duke of Windsor.[2]