Don Dykes

Don Dykes
Personal information
Full name	Donald William Dykes
Date of birth	8 June 1930
Place of birth	Ashby by Partney, England
Date of death	25 October 2016 (aged 86)
Place of death	Lincoln, England
Position(s)	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team
19??–1949	Metheringham
1949–1959	Lincoln City
1959–1961	Boston United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Don Dykes". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "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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[LCFCarchive-1] "Don Dykes". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2013.

[Hugman-2] "Don Dykes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

[NB-3] "Lincoln City: 1946/47–1986/87 & 1988/89–2010/11". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 January 2013.

[Meg-4] "Club history 1948–1960". Metheringham F.C. 15 January 2009. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2013.

[Signs-5] Loftus, Gerry (5 August 1949). "This problem is a laugh for him!". Daily Mirror. p. 11.

[BUFC-6] "Boston United Roll Call", "Season 1959/60" and "Season 1960/61 – Statistics". BUFC. Ken Fox. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

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