Tommy Dickson

Tommy Dickson
Personal information
Full name Thomas Arneill Dickson
Date of birth (1929-07-16)16 July 1929
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death 31 December 2007(2007-12-31) (aged 78)
Place of death Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Roosevelt Street Boys Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1948 Brantwood
1948–1965 Linfield 653 (451)
1965 Glentoran 8 (3)
International career
1950–1963 Irish League XI 21 (8)
1956 Northern Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Arneill Dickson (16 July 1929 – 31 December 2007) was a Northern Irish international footballer who most notably played with Linfield from 1948 to 1965. He played 660 times for Linfield, scoring 454 goals. He has been cited as one of the greatest Irish League players of all time. His popularity among Linfield fans led to him being nicknamed The Duke of Windsor.