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Encyclopedia > Dicky Dorsett

Richard Dorsett born 3 December 1919 in Brownhills. December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Brownhills is a town in the West Midlands of England. ...


Dicky, sometimes known as "the Brownhills Bomber" for his birthplace, is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.


Dicky started his career at the Wolves, making his debut in 1938. During that season he scored a Wolves goal in the 4-1 defeat of Portsmouth in the 1939 FA CUP final. Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. is a Wolverhampton-based football club playing at Molineux. ... Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. is a Wolverhampton-based football club playing at Molineux. ... Founded in 1898, Portsmouth Football Club are an English association football club based in the south coast city port of Portsmouth. ...


During the war Dicky served with the RAF and guested for a number of clubs. He was a member of the Wolves side that won the 1942 Wartime League Cup. RAF is an three letter acronym for: Royal Air Force -- the Air Force of the United Kingdom (see also Air Ministry) Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion) -- a German terror organisation Rigas Autobusu Fabrika -- a factory making buses in Riga, Latvia Rapid Action Force in India Računarski Fakultet RAF... Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. is a Wolverhampton-based football club playing at Molineux. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ...


In 1946 he joined with the Aston Villa. His career almost came to an end in 1950 when he was involved in a car crash but he recovered and played another three seasons before retiring from the game in 1953. Aston Villa redirects here. ...


He stayed at Aston Villa coaching the clubs youth team before joining Liverpool in 1957 as assistant trainer until 1962. Aston Villa redirects here. ... Liverpool Football Club (usually known simply as Liverpool) are a professional football club based in Liverpool, in the north west of England. ...



 
 

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