John Dick (Scottish Footballer)
John Dick was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a wing half in the Scottish League for Queen's Park and Motherwell. Personal life Dick served as a sapper in the Royal Engineers during the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... References Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players British Army personnel of World War I Royal Engineers soldiers Men's association football wing halves Queen's Park F.C. players Date of death missing St Mirren F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Scottish military personnel {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-stub ...
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Wing Half
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundaries, with mobility and passing ability, they are often referred to as deep-lying midfielders, play-makers, box-to-box midfielders, or holding midfielders. There are also attacking midfielders with limited defensive assignments. The size of midfield units on a team and their assigned roles depend on what formation is used; the unit of these players on the pitch is commonly referred to as the midfield. Its name derives from the fact that midfield units typically make up the in-between units to the defensive units and forward units of a formation. Managers frequently assign one or more midfielders to disrupt the opposing team's attacks, while others may be tasked with creating goals, or have equal responsibilities between attack and defence. M ...
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