Desmond Dickson (born 1948) is a Northern Irish retired
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as an
inside forward
Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...
in the
Irish League for
Coleraine
Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern I ...
.
He scored prolifically for the club, with 452 goals in 609 appearances.
Dickson also
managed the club.
Honours
Coleraine
*
Irish League:
1973–74
*
Irish Cup
The Irish Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly referred to as the Irish Cup (currently known as the Samuel Gelston's Whiskey Irish Cup for sponsorship purposes) is the primary football knock-out cup competition in Northern Ireland. Ina ...
: 1971–72, 1974–75, 1976–77
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Top Four Cup
The Top Four Cup was an association football super cup featuring the top four clubs in the League of Ireland. It was first held in 1955–56 and last played for in 1973–74. It was played at the end of the season. Shamrock Rovers were the in ...
: 1968–69
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City Cup
The City Cup was a rugby league competition involving Australian premiership teams. The post season tournament was a regular feature in the years 1912–1925. City Cups were also played in 1937, 1942 and 1959.
The inaugural city cup was contested ...
: 1968–69
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Gold Cup: 1969, 1975
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Ulster Cup
The Ulster Cup was an annual football competition held by the Irish Football League
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Eu ...
: 1968–69, 1969–70, 1972–73, 1975–76
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Blaxnit Cup
The Blaxnit Cup, is a defunct club football competition which featured teams from both football associations on the island of Ireland, in a similar format to the later Setanta Cup. It was inaugurated in 1967 as a cross-border competition between c ...
: 1968–69, 1969–70
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North West Senior Cup
The North West Senior Cup or North West Cup is a senior football competition in Northern Ireland run by the North West of Ireland Football Association. Senior and intermediate teams from the North West FA's jurisdiction (which covers County Lon ...
: 1967–68, 1980–81
Individual
* Irish League top goalscorer:
1969–70,
1971–72 (shared),
1972–73, 1973–74,
1975–76,
1980–81 (shared)
*
: 1969–70
See also
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List of men's footballers with 500 or more goals
In top-level Association football, football competitions, 23 players have scored 500 or more goals over the course of their career in both Lists of association football clubs, club and international football, according to research by the Intern ...
References
Association footballers from Northern Ireland
NIFL Premiership players
Association football inside forwards
People from Ballymoney
Coleraine F.C. players
1948 births
Coleraine F.C. managers
Northern Ireland amateur international footballers
Living people
NIFL Premiership managers
Northern Ireland international footballers
Irish League representative players
Football managers from Northern Ireland
External links
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