Dickie Girling
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Howard Milton Girling[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 7 January 1992 (aged 69)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Camden Town, England[2] | ||
| Playing position | Outside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1947 | Crystal Palace | 27 | (6) |
| → Brentford (guest) | |||
| 1947–1951 | Brentford | 86 | (9) |
| 1951 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 4 | (0) |
| 1951–1958 | Hastings United | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Howard Milton "Dickie" Girling (24 May 1922 – 7 January 1992) was an English professional football outside forward who played in the Football League for Brentford, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.[1]
Club career
Crystal Palace
A Winger, Girling signed for Crystal Palace in 1942, during the Second World War.[3] After hostilities ceased in 1945, he made 27 Division Three South appearances and scored six goals before departing in February 1947.[1][3][4]
Brentford
Girling moved up the pyramid to rejoin Division One strugglers Brentford in February 1947, having earlier guested for the Bees during the Second World War.[1] He made 15 appearances in what remained of the 1946–47 season and was unable to help the club from relegation to Division Two.[5] He established himself in the team in the 1947–48 season, making 35 appearances.[5] His appearance-count reduced over the next two seasons, so much so that he spent the entire 1950–51 season in the reserves, before leaving Griffin Park.[1] Girling made 90 appearances and scored 10 goals in just over three years as a first team player with Brentford.[1]
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
Girling dropped down to the Division Three South side Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic for a short spell in 1951.[1]
Hastings United
Girling dropped into non-league football and saw his career out with Southern League side Hastings United.[1] A highlight of his time with the Us were two runs to the third round proper of the FA Cup.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 136. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- 1 2 "Dickie Girling". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Howard (Dickie) Girling". Holmesdale Online. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ CrystalPalaceFC_user. "Appearances". cpfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2015.