Career
Born in Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Dick first played for Airdrieonians, but in 1898 he was signed by London side Woolwich Arsenal as one of manager William Elcoat"s many Scottish signings, with reserve striker James Devlin going the other way. A strong muscular centre half (in those days the centre half played in midfield), Dick immediately made his debut for the Gunners on the first day of the season (against Luton Town on 3 September 1898), and he only missed four games of his first season. In the meantime he had also become club captain, though by the time promotion had come round, fellow Scot Jimmy Jackson had taken over as skipper.
Dick played as first-choice right half for the Gunners" first season in the top flight (and broke the 200 match barrier, one of the first Arsenal players to do so), but at the start of the 1905-1906 season he lost his place to John Bigden, and stepped down to the reserves.
During this season he played one game for Crystal Palace, on the 17 April 1906 in the Southern Football League Division Two. He continued to play sporadically for the first team for the next five years, but never regained a regular place.
In the summer of 1912 he left Arsenal to coach abroad in Prague, and became known for being one of the early pioneers of football in Czechoslovakia, where he coached Sparta Prague. His fate after that is unknown.
