Matthew Dickie Explained

Matt Dickie
Birth Date:1873 8, df=y
Birth Place:Rhu, Scotland
Death Place:Dunfermline, Scotland
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Helensburgh Victoria
Years1:1894–1896
Years2:1896–1904
Years3:1904–1907
Clubs3:Clyde
Caps1:29
Caps2:141
Caps3:27
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Nationalyears1:1897–1900
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1898[1]
Nationalteam2:Scottish League XI
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0

Matthew Dickie (19 August 1873 – 30 December 1959) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and is best known for his time with Rangers. He also played for Renton and Clyde.[2]

Dickie made his Rangers debut against St Mirren in a 5–1 home win at Ibrox on 15 August 1896. He played 126 league matches from a possible 132 during one sequence and went on to make 175 first class appearances over his eight years at the club, and 275 in total.[3]

Dickie won four Scottish Football League Championships (including the perfect season of 1898–99 in which he played in every match),[4] three Scottish Cups, five Glasgow Cups and two Charity Cups with Rangers, and represented Scotland three times.[5]

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  1. http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/matthewdickie.html (SFL player) Matthew Dickie
  2. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  3. https://www.fitbastats.com/rangers/player.php?playerid=1888 (Rangers player) Dickie, Matthew
  4. https://www.scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/news/the-season-of-1898-99/ The Season of 1898-99
  5. http://helensburgh-heritage.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=530:early-goalkeeping-star&catid=38:sport&Itemid=559 Early goalkeeping star