Dicky York

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Dicky York
Personal information
Full name Richard Ernest York[1]
Date of birth (1899-04-25)25 April 1899[1]
Place of birth Handsworth, Staffordshire, England[1]
Date of death 9 December 1969(1969-12-09) (aged 70)[1]
Place of death Handsworth, England[1]
Height 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Handsworth Royal
Birchfield Rangers
1915–1916 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1916–1931 Aston Villa 356 (79)
1931–1932 Port Vale 26 (5)
Brierley Hill Alliance
Total 382+ (84+)
International career
1919–1920 England Schoolboys 2 (0)
1922–1926 England 2 (0)
Football League 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Ernest York (25 April 1899 – 9 December 1969), known as Dicky York[3] (also spelled Dickie York[4]), was an English footballer, who in addition to a long club career with Aston Villa in the Football League appeared twice for the England national team. A winger, he spent 16 years at Villa from 1915 to 1931, and was on the losing team in the 1924 FA Cup final. He later had brief spells with Port Vale and Brierley Hill Alliance.

Early and personal life[edit]

Richard Ernest York was born on 25 April 1899 in Handsworth, Staffordshire.[5] He was the eldest of two children to Richard and Edith Mary (née Bagley); his father was a press tool maker.[5] York enlisted in the Army on 8 May 1917, and by April 1918 had transferred to the Royal Air Force.[5] He married Constance G. Wright in 1923.[5] He ran decorating and plumbing business in Birmingham after retiring from football.[5]

Club career[edit]

York started his career with his local clubs Handsworth Royal and Birchfield Rangers.[5] In March 1915 he joined Aston Villa as a young amateur, signing professional forms in August 1919.[6] He also guested for Chelsea and Boscombe Town during World War I. He scored one goal in 17 games for Villa in 1919–20, but did not feature in the 1920 FA Cup final, which ended in a 1–0 victory over Huddersfield Town at Stamford Bridge.[6] He appeared just 11 times in 1920–21, before going on to make 47 appearances in the 1921–22 campaign, as the "Villans" finished fifth in the First Division.[6] He scored nine goals in 37 games in 1922–23 and five goals in 43 games in 1923–24.[6] He also appeared at Wembley in the 1924 FA Cup final, in a 2–0 defeat to Newcastle United.[6] He scored seven goals in 34 matches in 1924–25, before hitting 20 goals in 44 appearances in 1925–26.[6] He bagged 13 goals in 43 games in 1926–27, before being limited to just four goals in 30 appearances in 1927–28.[6] He rediscovered his scoring form with 18 strikes in 48 matches in 1928–29, before hitting seven goals in 32 games in 1929–30.[6] However, he played just four times in the 1930–31 campaign, as Villa finished second in the league with an English record of 128 top-flight league goals scored.[6]

He joined Port Vale in June 1931, making his debut in a 3–1 win at Plymouth Argyle on 29 August.[1] He was a first-team regular until he was struck by injury in December of that year.[1] After his recovery he played infrequently, and ended the 1931–32 season with five goals in 26 Second Division appearances.[1] He left the Old Recreation Ground and was transferred to Brierley Hill Alliance in August 1932.[1]

International career[edit]

He made two appearances for England, both 1–0 defeats to Scotland in April 1922 and April 1926.[7]

Career statistics[edit]

Club statistics[edit]

Source:[8]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa 1919–20 First Division 17 1 0 0 17 1
1920–21 First Division 11 1 0 0 11 1
1921–22 First Division 41 2 6 0 47 2
1922–23 First Division 36 9 1 0 37 9
1923–24 First Division 37 3 6 2 43 5
1924–25 First Division 30 6 4 1 34 7
1925–26 First Division 40 19 4 1 44 20
1926–27 First Division 42 12 1 0 43 12
1927–28 First Division 28 4 2 0 30 4
1928–29 First Division 42 16 6 2 48 18
1929–30 First Division 28 6 4 1 32 7
1930–31 First Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
Total 356 79 34 7 390 86
Port Vale 1931–32 Second Division 26 5 0 0 26 5
Career total 382 84 34 7 416 91

International statistics[edit]

England national team[5]
Year Apps Goals
1922 1 0
1926 1 0
Total 2 0

Honours[edit]

Aston Villa

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 319. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Brum (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Aston Villa". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Dicky York, Villa Winger – AVFC History". AVFChistory.Co.UK. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Vintage Footballers – Dickie York". VintageFootballers.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "England Players - Dicky York". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Detailed bio". Aston Villa Database. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  7. ^ "Richard York". Englandstats.com. Retrieved 4 June 2009. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ Dicky York at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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