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George Dick

Scottish football player and manager (1921-1960)

Born
1921, West Lothian
Died
1960, Carlisle
Citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Sport
association football
Occupation
association football player, association football coach, boxer
Team / club
Blackpool F.C., West Ham United F.C., Carlisle United F.C.

George White Dick (12 June 1921 – 7 September 1960) was a Scottish Guardsman, B.A.O.R. cruiserweight boxing champion, and professional football player and manager.

After leaving the army, while making up his mind whether to take a letter of recommendation to a London club, Dick worked as a waiter in Blackpool. He asked Joe Smith, Blackpool F.C. manager, for a trial in August 1946, and within ten minutes was signed on. He played in the 1948 FA Cup Final for Blackpool against Manchester United. He also wrote training manuals and was one of the first qualified FA coaches. He managed Galatasaray in Turkey on two occasions. His life was cut short when he was killed in a road accident in 1960.

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Facts from Wikidata Q5538520 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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