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Jimmy Dickinson
MBE
Personal information
Full name	James William Dickinson
Date of birth	25 April 1925
Place of birth	Alton, Hampshire, England
Date of death	8 November 1982 (aged 57)
Place of death	Alton, Hampshire, England
Position(s)	Left half
Senior career*
Years	Team
1946–1965	Portsmouth
National team
1949–1956	England
Teams managed
1977–1979	Portsmouth
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

James William Dickinson MBE (25 April 1925 – 8 November 1982) was an English footballer who played as a left half.

Dickinson was from Alton and joined Portsmouth after the war. With Portsmouth, he won the First Division in the 1948–49 and 1949–50 seasons. He played 48 times for England between 1949 and 1956. When he retired he became Secretary of Portsmouth. In 1977 he became Portsmouth's manager. He had a heart attack in 1979 and retired. His face is shown in the seats at Portsmouth's home, Fratton Park.

Dickinson played 764 league games for Portsmouth, more than any other player for the side.

Other websites

Jimmy Dickinson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Dickinson's image in Fratton Park
Jimmy Dickinson at Englandstats.com