David Dickson (footballer)

David Dickson

Personal information
Birth	12 May 1952
Recruited from	Preston
Height and weight	183 cm / 72 kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 3, 1972, Carlton v. South Melbourne, at Lake Oval
Team(s)	Carlton (1972-74, 1976) 66 games, 23 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1976 season

David Dickson (born 12 May 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the VFL during the 1970s.

Dickson, who went to school in Coburg, played his early football in the VFA with Preston. He made his Carlton debut in 1972, the same game that Alex Jesaulenko celebrated his 100th, and finished the year playing on the wing in their premiership side. Another Grand Final appearance followed in 1975 and Dickson, again playing as a wingman, finished on the losing team. In 1977 he was part of the trade which saw Peter McKenna come to Carlton but Dickson couldn't make it into the Collingwood seniors and played reserves football for the club instead.

After retiring as a player, Dickson moved into coaching and from 1998 was in charge of the Victorian Metropolitan Under 18s at the National Championships.

References

• David Dickson (footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables
• Blueseum Biography: David Dickson
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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Name	Dickson, David
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Date of birth	12 May 1952
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