Alexander Russell "Sanny" Dick (1894 – 1958) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back for Airdrieonians.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Russell Dick | ||
| Date of birth | 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Harthill, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1958 (aged 63–64) | ||
| Place of death | Harthill, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Armadale | ||
| 1919–1927 | Airdrieonians | 244 | (2) |
| 1919–1920 | Armadale (loan) | ||
| 1927–1928 | Dykehead | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Installed as a first-team regular in defence in his second season (he initially played as a forward after joining from Armadale and featured less frequently), he missed only eight league matches across the four consecutive seasons where the Diamonds finished as runners-up in the Scottish Football League and also played in the 1924 Scottish Cup Final in which Airdrie defeated Hibernian[1] to claim their only major trophy. In 1927 he was advised to stop playing football for health reasons, and Jimmy Crapnell was brought in as a replacement; Dick had a brief spell with Dykehead in his home district after leaving Broomfield Park.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ The Cup Final | Airdrieonians' First Success, The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1924
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
- ^ Greatest XI - 2. Right Back, Airdrieonians FC, 6 February 2016
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