{{Short description|Scottish footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Percy Dickie | image= | fullname= Percy Dickie | height= | position= {{ublist|Inside forward|Left half}} | birth_date= 11 December 1907 | birth_place= Aberdeen, Scotland | death_date= {{death year and age|1987|1907}} | death_place= Bucksburn, Scotland | youthyears1= | youthclubs1= Sunnybank School | years1= 1927–1929 | clubs1= Mugiemoss | caps1= | goals1= | years2= 1929–1932 | clubs2= Aberdeen | caps2= 33 | goals2= 3 | years3= 1932–1937 | clubs3= St Johnstone | caps3= 143 | goals3= 15 | years4 = 1937–1945 | clubs4= Blackburn Rovers | caps4= 19 | goals4= 1 | years5= 1945–1946 | clubs5= Buckie Thistle | caps5= | goals5= | years6= 1946–1948 | clubs6= Peterhead | caps6= | goals6= | years7= – | clubs7= | caps7= | goals7= | totalcaps= | totalgoals = }} '''Percy Dickie''' (11 December 1907 – 1987) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward or left half.
He began his senior career at hometown club Aberdeen in 1929 but was unable to establish himself as a regular,<ref name=afcht>[http://www.afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=554 Percy Dickie], AFC Heritage Trust</ref> and after starting a fourth season in a backup role at Pittodrie he moved on to fellow top-tier club St Johnstone, helping them to finish high up the table (under manager Tommy Muirhead the Perth side finished fifth in both 1932–33 and 1934–35).<ref name=litsterprewar>{{cite magazine|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|first=John|last=Litster|work=Scottish Football Historian|date=October 2012}}</ref><ref>[https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/significant-saints Significant Saints {{!}} Tommy Muirhead], St Johnstone FC</ref> His performances drew the attention of English clubs and he signed for Blackburn Rovers in September 1937 for a £1,200 transfer fee.<ref name=brfcs>[https://www.brfcs.com/index.php?/player-archive/percy-dickie/ Player Archive {{!}} Percy Dickie], BRFCS</ref>
Never a frequent goalscorer playing as a forward, he was deployed in a more defensive role at Ewood Park, where he spent two 'regular' seasons – he was part of the squad which gained promotion as winners of the 1938–39 Second Division title, though interrupted by injuries<ref name=brfcs/> – prior to the outbreak of World War II. During the conflict he was a Physical Training Instructor in the British Army and made appearances for the likes of Blackburn, Aberdeen,<ref name=afcht/> Clachnacuddin and St Mirren in unofficial competitions. He never played at the professional level again but featured in the Highland Football League and later had a coaching role at Aberdeen where he also ran a business.<ref name=brfcs/>
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