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Matt Dickins
English footballer
Matthew James Dickins (born 3 September 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew James Dickins | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-09-03) 3 September 1970 (age 53) | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 1989 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Lincoln City | 27 | (0) |
| 1992–1995 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 1993 | → Blackpool (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 1993 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1994 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1994 | → Rochdale (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Stockport County | 12 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Altrincham | ? | (?) |
| 1998–1999 | → Boston United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Sheffield | ? | (?) |
| Total | 63 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, Dickins attended All Saints RC Comprehensive school on Granville Road.
Despite being a Sheffield Wednesday fan at school, Dickins began his career as a 19-year-old trainee with Sheffield United. After three years at Bramall Lane with no first-team appearances to his name, he signed for Lincoln City. Despite only making 27 league starts for the Imps, Kenny Dalglish, then manager of Premier League side Blackburn Rovers, saw his promise and signed him as cover for Bobby Mimms for a £250,000 fee in March 1992. He made only one appearance for Rovers, but was a member of the squad that won the Premier League championship in 1995.
During his three years at Ewood Park, Dickins was loaned out to four clubs: Blackpool, his old club Lincoln, Grimsby, and Rochdale.
For the 1995–96 season, he made a permanent move to Stockport, then managed by Dave Jones.
When he played for Altrincham during the 1996–97 campaign, he became only the club's sixth goalkeeper to be an ever-present.[2]
- Rollin, Jack (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 484. ISBN 978-0-356-17911-7. OCLC 655598315.
- Altrincham FC Official Web Site - Alty Legends 3 Archived 20 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Matt Dickins at Soccerbase
- Profile at Playerhistory.com