# Dicky York

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{{short description|English footballer (1899-1969)}}
{{use British English|date=June 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Dicky York
| image          = 
| caption        = 
| fullname       = Richard Ernest York<ref name="kent"/>
| birth_date     = {{birth date|1899|04|25|df=y}}<ref name="kent"/>
| birth_place    = [Handsworth](/source/Handsworth%2C_West_Midlands), [Staffordshire](/source/Staffordshire), England<ref name="kent"/>
| death_date     = {{death date and age|1969|12|09|1899|04|25|df=y}}<ref name="kent"/>
| death_place    = Handsworth, England<ref name="kent"/>
| height         = {{height|ft=5|in=9+1/2}}<ref>{{cite news |title=First Division prospects. Aston Villa |author=Brum |newspaper=Athletic News |location=Manchester |date=22 August 1921 |page=5}}</ref>
| position       = [Winger](/source/Midfielder)
| youthyears1    = | youthclubs1 = Handsworth Royal
| youthyears2    = | youthclubs2 = Birchfield Rangers
| youthyears3    = 1915–1916| youthclubs3 = [Aston Villa](/source/Aston_Villa_Academy)
| years1         = 1916–1931| clubs1 = [Aston Villa](/source/Aston_Villa_F.C.)| caps1 = 356| goals1 = 79
| years2         = 1931–1932| clubs2 = [Port Vale](/source/Port_Vale_F.C.)| caps2 = 26| goals2 = 5
| years3         = | clubs3 = [Brierley Hill Alliance](/source/Brierley_Hill_Alliance_F.C.)| caps3 = | goals3 = 
| totalcaps      = 382+| totalgoals  = 84+
| nationalyears1 = 1919–1920| nationalteam1 = England Schoolboys| nationalcaps1 = 2| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1922–1926| nationalteam2 = [England](/source/England_national_football_team)      | nationalcaps2 = 2| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 =          | nationalteam3 = [Football League](/source/English_Football_League) | nationalcaps3 = 2| nationalgoals3 = 0
}}

'''Richard Ernest York''' (25 April 1899 – 9 December 1969), known as '''Dicky York'''<ref name="AVFC History – Dicky York">{{Cite web |url=https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/dicky-york |title=Dicky York, Villa Winger – AVFC History |website=AVFChistory.Co.UK |language=en |access-date=5 February 2022 |archive-date=5 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205134251/https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/dicky-york |url-status=live }}</ref> (also spelled '''Dickie York'''<ref name="Vintage Footballers – Dickie York">{{Cite web |url=https://www.vintagefootballers.com/?s=York+Dickie |title=Vintage Footballers – Dickie York |website=VintageFootballers.com |language=en |access-date=5 February 2022 |archive-date=5 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220205140054/https://www.vintagefootballers.com/?s=York+Dickie |url-status=live }}</ref>), was an English [footballer](/source/Association_football), who in addition to a long club career with [Aston Villa](/source/Aston_Villa_F.C.) in the [Football League](/source/English_Football_League) appeared twice for the [England national team](/source/England_national_football_team). A [winger](/source/Midfielder), he spent 16 years at Villa from 1915 to 1931 and was on the losing team in the [1924 FA Cup final](/source/1924_FA_Cup_final). He later had brief spells with [Port Vale](/source/Port_Vale_F.C.) and [Brierley Hill Alliance](/source/Brierley_Hill_Alliance_F.C.).

==Early and personal life==
Richard Ernest York was born on 25 April 1899 in [Handsworth](/source/Handsworth%2C_West_Midlands), [Staffordshire](/source/Staffordshire).<ref name="efo">{{cite web |title=England Players - Dicky York |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersXYZ/BioYorkRE.html |website=www.englandfootballonline.com |access-date=10 March 2023}}</ref> He was the eldest of two children to Richard and Edith Mary (née Bagley); his father was a press tool maker.<ref name="efo"/> York enlisted in the [Army](/source/British_Army) on 8 May 1917, and by April 1918 had transferred to the [Royal Air Force](/source/Royal_Air_Force).<ref name="efo"/> He married Constance G. Wright in 1923.<ref name="efo"/> He ran decorating and plumbing business in [Birmingham](/source/Birmingham) after retiring from football.<ref name="efo"/>

== Club career ==
York started his career with his local clubs Handsworth Royal and Birchfield Rangers.<ref name="efo"/> In March 1915, he joined [Aston Villa](/source/Aston_Villa_F.C.) as a young amateur, signing professional forms in August 1919.<ref name="villa">{{cite web|url=http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/1474.html|title=Detailed bio|publisher=Aston Villa Database|access-date=4 June 2009}}</ref> He also guested for [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea_F.C.) and [Boscombe Town](/source/Boscombe_Town_F.C.) during [World War I](/source/World_War_I). He scored one goal in 17 games for Villa in [1919–20](/source/1919%E2%80%9320_Football_League), but did not feature in the [1920 FA Cup final](/source/1920_FA_Cup_final), which ended in a 1–0 victory over [Huddersfield Town](/source/Huddersfield_Town_A.F.C.) at [Stamford Bridge](/source/Stamford_Bridge_(stadium)).<ref name="villa"/> He appeared just 11 times in [1920–21](/source/1920%E2%80%9321_Football_League), before going on to make 47 appearances in the [1921–22](/source/1921%E2%80%9322_Football_League) campaign, as the "Villans" finished fifth in the [First Division](/source/Football_League_First_Division).<ref name="villa"/> He scored nine goals in 37 games in [1922–23](/source/1922%E2%80%9323_Football_League) and five goals in 43 games in [1923–24](/source/1923%E2%80%9324_Football_League).<ref name="villa"/> He also appeared at [Wembley](/source/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)) in the [1924 FA Cup final](/source/1924_FA_Cup_final), in a 2–0 defeat to [Newcastle United](/source/Newcastle_United_F.C.).<ref name="villa"/> He scored seven goals in 34 matches in [1924–25](/source/1924%E2%80%9325_Football_League), before hitting 20 goals in 44 appearances in [1925–26](/source/1925%E2%80%9326_Football_League).<ref name="villa"/> He bagged 13 goals in 43 games in [1926–27](/source/1926%E2%80%9327_Football_League), before being limited to just four goals in 30 appearances in [1927–28](/source/1927%E2%80%9328_Football_League).<ref name="villa"/> He rediscovered his scoring form with 18 strikes in 48 matches in [1928–29](/source/1928%E2%80%9329_Football_League), before hitting seven goals in 32 games in [1929–30](/source/1929%E2%80%9330_Football_League).<ref name="villa"/> However, he played just four times in the [1930–31](/source/1930%E2%80%9331_Football_League) campaign, as Villa finished second in the league with an English record of 128 top-flight league goals scored.<ref name="villa"/>

He joined [Port Vale](/source/Port_Vale_F.C.) in June 1931, making his debut in a 3–1 win at [Plymouth Argyle](/source/Plymouth_Argyle_F.C.) on 29 August.<ref name="kent">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=319|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}}</ref> He was a first-team regular until he was struck by injury in December of that year.<ref name="kent"/> After his recovery he played infrequently, and ended the [1931–32](/source/1931%E2%80%9332_Port_Vale_F.C._season) season with five goals in 26 [Second Division](/source/Football_League_Second_Division) appearances.<ref name="kent"/> He left the [Old Recreation Ground](/source/Old_Recreation_Ground) and was [transferr](/source/Transfer_(association_football))ed to [Brierley Hill Alliance](/source/Brierley_Hill_Alliance_F.C.) in August 1932.<ref name="kent"/>

== International career ==
He made two appearances for [England](/source/England_national_football_team), both 1–0 defeats to [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_football_team) in April 1922 and April 1926.<ref>{{Englandstats|ref=y|access-date=4 June 2009}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club statistics===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[FA Cup](/source/FA_Cup)
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="13"|[Aston Villa](/source/Aston_Villa_F.C.)
|[1919–20](/source/1919%E2%80%9320_Aston_Villa_F.C._season)
|[First Division](/source/Football_League_First_Division)
|17||1||0||0||17||1
|-
|[1920–21](/source/1920%E2%80%9321_Aston_Villa_F.C._season)
|First Division
|11||1||0||0||11||1
|-
|[1921–22](/source/1921%E2%80%9322_Aston_Villa_F.C._season)
|First Division
|41||2||6||0||47||2
|-
|[1922–23](/source/1922%E2%80%9323_Aston_Villa_F.C._season)
|First Division
|36||9||1||0||37||9
|-
|[1923–24](/source/1923%E2%80%9324_Aston_Villa_F.C._season)
|First Division
|37||3||6||2||43||5
|-
|[1924–25](/source/1924%E2%80%9325_Aston_Villa_F.C._season)
|First Division
|30||6||4||1||34||7
|-
|[1925–26](/source/1925%E2%80%9326_Aston_Villa_F.C._season)
|First Division
|40||19||4||1||44||20
|-
|[1926–27](/source/1926%E2%80%9327_Aston_Villa_F.C._season)
|First Division
|42||12||1||0||43||12
|-
|[1927–28](/source/1927%E2%80%9328_Aston_Villa_F.C._season)
|First Division
|28||4||2||0||30||4
|-
|[1928–29](/source/1928%E2%80%9329_Aston_Villa_F.C._season)
|First Division
|42||16||6||2||48||18
|-
|[1929–30](/source/1929%E2%80%9330_Aston_Villa_F.C._season)
|First Division
|28||6||4||1||32||7
|-
|[1930–31](/source/1930%E2%80%9331_Aston_Villa_F.C._season)
|First Division
|4||0||0||0||4||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!356!!79!!34!!7!!390!!86
|-
|[Port Vale](/source/Port_Vale_F.C.)
|[1931–32](/source/1931%E2%80%9332_Port_Vale_F.C._season)
|[Second Division](/source/Football_League_Second_Division)
|26||5||0||0||26||5
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!382!!84!!34!!7!!416!!91
|}

===International statistics===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | [England national team](/source/England_national_football_team)<ref name="efo"/>
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|1922||1||0
|-
|1926||1||0
|-
!Total||2||0
|}

== Honours ==
'''Aston Villa'''
*[FA Cup](/source/FA_Cup) runner-up: [1924](/source/1924_FA_Cup_final)<ref name="efo"/>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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Category:1899 births
Category:1969 deaths
Category:Footballers from Handsworth, West Midlands
Category:British Army personnel of World War I
Category:Royal Air Force personnel of World War I
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:English men's footballers
Category:England men's international footballers
Category:Chelsea F.C. wartime guest players
Category:Aston Villa F.C. players
Category:Port Vale F.C. players
Category:Brierley Hill Alliance F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:English Football League representative players
Category:Military personnel from Birmingham, West Midlands
Category:British Army soldiers
Category:Royal Air Force airmen
Category:20th-century English sportsmen

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