George Dick (footballer)

George Dick

Personal information
Full name	George White Dick
Date of birth	(1921-06-12)12 June 1921
Place of birth	Torphichen, Scotland
Date of death	7 September 1960(1960-09-07) (aged 39)
Place of death	Carlisle, England
Position(s)	Outside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1948	Blackpool	47	(13)
1948–1949	West Ham United	14	(1)
1949–1951	Carlisle United	52	(23)
1951	Stockport County	25	(12)
1951–1953	Workington	56	(16)
Managerial career
1953–1955	Racing Club Ghent
1957–1958	Boldklubben 1909
1958–1959	Galatasaray
1959–1960	Boldklubben 1909
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George White Dick (12 June 1921 – 7 September 1960) was a Scottish Guardsman, B.A.O.R. cruiserweight boxing champion, and professional football player and manager.^[1]

After leaving the army, while making up his mind whether to take a letter of recommendation to a London club, Dick worked as a waiter in Blackpool. He asked Joe Smith, Blackpool F.C. manager, for a trial in August 1946, and within ten minutes was signed on.^{[citation needed]} He played in the 1948 FA Cup Final for Blackpool against Manchester United. He also wrote training manuals and was one of the first qualified FA coaches. He managed Galatasaray in Turkey on two occasions. His life was cut short when he was killed in a road accident in 1960.