Terry Dyson (born 29 November 1934) is a retired footballer who played as a winger.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Terence Kent Dyson | ||
Date of birth | (1934-11-29) 29 November 1934 (age 87) | ||
Place of birth | Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
0000–1955 | Scarborough | ||
1955–1965 | Tottenham Hotspur | 184 | (41) |
1965–1968 | Fulham | 23 | (3) |
1968–1970 | Colchester United | 56 | (4) |
1970–1972 | Guildford City | 109 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dyson was spotted playing football for the British Army during National Service[1] After being demobbed in 1955 he joined Tottenham Hotspur from non-league Scarborough. Dyson played his first match for Tottenham against Sheffield United in March 1955.[3] He played for the North London club until 1965. He was a regular member of the Double-winning side of 1960–61, scoring in the FA Cup Final against Leicester. Dyson was also a member of the team that won the 1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup, scoring twice in the final against Atlético Madrid. He made a total of 209 appearances and scored 55 goals for Tottenham.
He later played for Fulham, Colchester United, Wealdstone and Guildford City. Dyson is the only Spurs player to score a hat-trick in the North London derby, doing so on 26 August 1961 in a 4–3 win for Spurs.[4]
With Tottenham Hotspur:
Dyson currently works part-time for the Football Association, assessing schoolboy matches, and lives in Middlesex. Dyson is the uncle of English golfer Simon Dyson.[5]