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Dicky
York |
Aston Villa FC
2 appearances, 0 goals
P 2 W 0 D
0 L 2 F 0: A 2
0% successful
1922-26
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Timeline |
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Second Lieutenant
Richard Ernest York |
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Birth |
25 April 1899 in Handsworth,
Staffordshire
[registered in West Bromwich, June 1899]. |
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According to the 1901
census, Richard E. is the only child to Richard and Edith Mary (née
Bagley). They are living with his widowed grandmother at 5 Southfield Road
in Handsworth. His father is a press tool maker. |
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According to the 1911
census, Richard Ernest is now the oldest of two children, the other being
Robert William, living with their parents at 75 Barkes Street in Lozells
area of Aston Manor. His father is a toolmaker in the glassworks.
According to York's army records, he enlisted on 8 May 1917. By 20 April
1918, he had transferred to the RAF, stated as living at 55 George Street
in Lozells, Aston. |
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According to the 1921 census,
Richard Ernest, a builders representative (for Ernest Fellows), is still
the older of two sons, still at home with their parents, now at 175
Lozells Road in Handsworth. |
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Marriage |
to Constance G. Wright
[registered in West Bromwich, June 1923]. |
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According to the 1939 register, Richard E., a master builder, and
Constance G. are still married and living at 281 Burbury Street in the
Lozells area of Birmingham. |
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Death |
9 December 1969
in Handsworth, aged
70 years 228 days
[registered in Birmingham, December 1969]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing
Career |
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Club(s) |
Played
schoolboy football in Birmingham with Handsworth Royal FC and Birchfield
Rangers FC. He also played rugby with King Edward School. Joined the Army,
and then the Royal Air Force, as a pilot, during the war, continuing to
play football. While still playing with the works' team, he had a trial
with Aston Villa FC, and signed for them in 1918. After 356
league appearances and 79 goals scored, Villa placed him on the
open-to-transfer list in May 1931, and he and Arthur Dorrell were
transferred to Port Vale FC on 3 June 1931 for a substantial fee. After
spending a season, making 26 league appearances and scoring five
goals, he joined Brierley Hill Alliance FC in 1932. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup winners 1919-20, runners-up 1923-24; Football League
runners-up 1930-31; |
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Individual honours |
Football League (two appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
9½", 11st.
0lbs [1924]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of two who became the 431st
players (432) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside-right |
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First match |
No. 129, 8 April 1922, England 0
Scotland 1, a British Championship match at Villa Park, Trinity Road,
Aston, Birmingham, aged 22 years
348 days. |
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Last match |
No. 149, 17 April 1926, England 0
Scotland 1, a British Championship match at Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester, aged
26 years 357 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship
1921-22, 1925-26; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
England Schoolboy
(two appearances) |
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Distinctions |
Died ten days after Seth Plum |
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Beyond England |
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He ran a Birmingham decorating and
plumbing business after hanging up his boots. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.280. |
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Dicky York - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
180 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Dicky York
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home
-
British Championship |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-2 |
| All |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-2 |
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Dicky York
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1921-22 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC 1925-26 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC
All |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-2 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-2 |
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All |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-2 |
Notes
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