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Donald William Dykes (8 June 1930 – 25 October 2016) was an English professional footballer who made 95 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City.[3] He played as a wing half.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald William Dykes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1930[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ashby by Partney, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 October 2016 (aged 86)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Lincoln, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19??–1949 | Metheringham | ||
| 1949–1959 | Lincoln City | 95 | (4) |
| 1959–1961 | Boston United | 67 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life and career
Dykes was born in Ashby by Partney, Lincolnshire,[1] and began his football career with village club Metheringham.[4] He signed for Lincoln City of the Third Division North, having been spotted when he played in a charity match against them during the 1948–49 season;[5] he also attracted an offer from Second Division Leicester City.[4] He made his senior debut in August 1949, and went on to play 101 matches, scoring four times, in all competitions.[1] Dykes moved into non-league football with Boston United in 1959. In the first of his two seasons with the club, he played 53 matches in all competitions.[6]
Dykes died in Lincoln in 2016 at the age of 86.[2]
References
- "Don Dykes". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- "Don Dykes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- "Lincoln City: 1946/47–1986/87 & 1988/89–2010/11". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- "Club history 1948–1960". Metheringham F.C. 15 January 2009. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- Loftus, Gerry (5 August 1949). "This problem is a laugh for him!". Daily Mirror. p. 11.
- "Boston United Roll Call", "Season 1959/60" and "Season 1960/61 – Statistics". BUFC. Ken Fox. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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