What is Jimmy Dickinson?
{{Infobox football biography | name = Jimmy Dickinson<br />{{nobold|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}}}} | image = Jimmy Dickinson Statue.jpg | fullname = James William Dickinson | birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1925|4|25}} | birth_place = [[Alton, Hampshire]], England | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1982|11|8|1925|4|25}} | death_place = Alton, Hampshire, England | position = [[Wing half|Left half]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1946–1965 | clubs1 = [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] | caps1 = 764 | goals1 = 9 | nationalyears1 = 1949–1956 | nationalteam1 = [[England national football team|England]] | nationalcaps1 = 48 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 1977–1979 | managerclubs1 = [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] }} '''James William Dickinson''' [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (25 April 1925 – 8 November 1982) was an English [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[wing half|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== *{{NeilBrownPlayers|player/jimmydickinson}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070703115154/http://www.reidsteel.com/images/reid_images_large/grandstands/kjc-stand.jpg Dickinson's image in Fratton Park] *{{Englandstats}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dickinson, Jimmy}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:1982 deaths]] [[Category:English football managers]] [[Category:English footballers]] [[Category:Portsmouth F.C. players]] [[Category:1950 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:1954 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire]]