| Julian Dicks | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julian Andrew Dicks | |
| Date of birth | August 4, 1968 | |
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1985–1988 1988–1993 1993–1994 1994–1999 2001–2002 |
Birmingham City West Ham United Liverpool West Ham United Canvey Island Career |
89 (1) 159 (29) 24 (3) 103 (21) 4 (1) 379 (55) |
| National team | ||
| 1988 1992 |
England U21 England B |
4 (0) 2 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Julian Andrew Dicks (born August 8, 1968 in Bristol), is a retired football player. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered He played left-back for Birmingham City, West Ham (twice), Liverpool and Canvey Island. Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Canvey Island FC, known as the Gulls or Yellow Army, are an English association football club founded in 1926 He was known as a "hard man" (his nickname was "The Terminator") and tough tackler in possession of a cultured left foot and a fierce shot in regular demand as a penalty and free-kick taker. The Terminator is a 1984 science fiction / Action film directed and co-written by James Cameron. He scored 10 goals for West Ham in the 1995-96 season, which is the best return for a defender in the Premier League. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs He was voted West Ham's player of the year four times during his time at the club.
He started his footballing career at Birmingham City, joining them as an apprentice in 1985, and had turned professional when West Ham bought him for £300,000 in 1988 and gave him the chance of First Division football that Birmingham's relegation in 1986 had denied him. Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)
Dicks was often cautioned and sent-off by referees. A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many Sports Officials in various sports are known by a variety of titles including referee His first red-card was in a match versus Wimbledon in the Football League Cup in the 1989-90 season. This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2004 The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition It was an infamous encounter which included an on-pitch brawl between the opposing players. The following season Dicks first sustained the knee injury that would eventually end his career. Indeed, Dicks recovered from the injury remarkably quickly and returned in the second half of the 1991-92 season and was made captain of the side, when still only 23. But, despite his presence, the team finished bottom of the First Division and missed out on the first season of the Premier League. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs The 1992-93 season was an eventful one for Dicks, mainly for the wrong reasons. He was sent off three times and picked up a string of bookings which saw him miss significant periods of the season and he was subsequently stripped of the captaincy of West Ham by manager Billy Bonds. William Arthur "Billy" Bonds MBE (born September 17, 1946) was a professional footballer and manager, who is most often One notable challenge for which he was sent off was on Derby County midfielder Ted McMinn. Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. Kevin Clifton "Ted" McMinn (born 28 September 1962) is a Scottish former Association footballer who played as a winger. Despite this, he earned a Division One runners-up medal as West Ham reached the Premier League.
Liverpool manager Graeme Souness bought him in 1993 in a swap deal which involved David Burrows and Mike Marsh moving to West Ham. Graeme James Souness (ˈsuːnɨs (born 6 May, 1953 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager David Burrows (born Dudley, 25 October 1968) is a retired English footballer who played in the last Liverpool team to win the Mike Marsh (born 21 July 1969 in Kirkby, Liverpool) is a footballer and now a coach who came through the ranks at Liverpool Dicks was not a success at Liverpool and he transferred back to West Ham after just one season, although Dicks has the honour of being the last Liverpool player to score in front of the standing Spion Kop near the end of the 1993-94 season. Anfield is an all-seater Association football Stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England
On re-signing Dicks, manager Harry Redknapp commented that he believed that his chairman thought he "was off his rocker" because Dicks was considerably heavier than when he had departed for Liverpool a year earlier. Henry James "Harry" Redknapp (born 2 March 1947 is an English former footballer who has had a long career in football management and is the current Dicks played a major part in helping to keep West Ham in the Premier League in 1996-97, including scoring twice in a pulsating London derby against Tottenham Hotspur at The Boleyn Ground that West Ham won 4-3. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. For the football team see Upton Park FC The Boleyn Ground is the official name of Upton Park, the football Stadium In 1995-96 he was the club's joint top Premier League scorer with 10 goals as they finished 10th - their highest final position for 10 years.
Another knee injury resulted in him missing the entire 1997-98 season. He did return to action in the 1998-99 season and West Ham finished fifth to qualify for the UEFA Cup, but his injury problems failed to go away and he was restricted to just nine Premier League games. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. West Ham then terminated his contract and he retired from football after a 14-year career. In two spells at West Ham, he had played 315 competitive games and scored 64 goals, many of them penalties.
After retiring as a footballer, Dicks took up golf and soon turned professional, but was forced to give this career up due to his knee injury. He does, however, still play golf recreationally.
Dicks was, many West Ham fans believe, very unfortunate not to have been capped by England. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football At a time when the national team was struggling with the left side of the team he would surely have won a cap and went on to become a full part of the England set up. Terry Venables (then the England Head Coach) sought to include the tenacious defender in his squad as back up to Graeme Le Saux. Terence Frederick 'Terry' Venables (born 6 January 1943 in Dagenham, London often referred to as ' El Tel', is an English football manager Graeme Pierre Le Saux (born 17 October 1968 in Jersey) is a retired English footballer who played as a left back, although It is rumoured that when Venables sent Ray Clemence, a member of his back room staff in the national set up to see Dicks and sound him out about playing for his country, Dicks, intensely hurt by being overlooked at international level over the years told Clemence in no uncertain terms what he could do with his caps. Raymond Neal "Ray" Clemence, MBE (born 5 August, 1948) is one of English and European football 's most decorated Goalkeepers
Julian Dicks went on to run the Shepherd & Dog Public House in Colchester, Essex. Colchester ( /ˈkəʊltʃɛstə/ is a town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester, in Essex, England. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common
Dicks met his wife Kay in 1985 and they married in 1988, and had twin daughters Jessica and Katie in 1989. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The couple were married for 13 years until divorcing in 2001. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. [ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20010624/ai_n14530387]
Dicks remains a cult hero at West Ham, the club that he follows to this day. "Cult Hero" redirects here For the Cure sideproject called Cult Hero see I'm a Cult Hero Hero cults were one of the most Dicks was very critical of Alan Pardew's management of the team in the 2004-2005 season, a season which ended in promotion to the Premiership. Alan Scott Pardew (born 18 July 1961 in Wimbledon London) is an English football manager and former player Dicks has since acknowledged Pardew's achievements and admits he was quite harsh on the manager.
Julian Dicks took part in the limited edition autobiography CD series called 60 minutes with Julian Dicks on the 15th September 2007 when he was interviewed by David Knight. September 2007 is the ninth month of that year It began on a Saturday David Knight may refer to David Knight (author & CEO, British self-help expert David Knight (motorcyclist, Isle of Man motorcycle Julian spoke for the first time about his historical career and told tales about his playing career and aspirations for the future.
External links
- Premier League - Where Are They Now? - Julian Dicks
- Profile at sporting-heroes.net
- Julian Dicks career stats at Soccerbase
- Liverpool FC profile
- Profile at LFCHistory.net
- 60 minutes with Julian Dicks [1]
- 10 goals for Dicks in the 1995-96 season
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