Julian Dicks

Quick Facts

Full Name	Julian Dicks
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 8, 1968(1968-08-08)
Age	56
Birthplace	Bristol
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Leo

Julian Dicks Biography

Julian Dicks is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on August 8, 1968 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom. Julian Andrew Dicks (born 8 August 1968) is a English football manager and coach as well as a former pro footballer as well as professional golfer. He is currently the coach for the first team for West Bromwich Albion, serving under manager Slaven Bilic.

In the years 1985-2002 from 1985, he played as a defender, particularly during the Premier League for West Ham United and Liverpool. He was named West Ham’s player of year from 1990 to 1997. He was also a part of the Football League for Birmingham City in the first team he joined his career in football, and ended the season in 2002 with non-league football at Canvey Island. He became the manager at Wivenhoe Town in 2009, prior to moving towards Grays Athletic later that year. He was selected by as well his England U21 as well as England B teams. He was referred to by the name of an “hard man” adopting the name that he was The Terminator. The tough tackler, with an impressive shot, and was in constant demand as a penalty or free-kick taker. Dicks was a well-known player for insufficient discipline on the field, which attracted the attention of officials, journalists and even the authorities in football.

Dicks made his debut for West Ham on 2 April 1988 in a Division One game against Sheffield Wednesday. West Ham lost the game 2-1. He would go on to make eight appearances in the 1987-88 season, his first season with West Ham. The following season, he became a regular player and first choice left back for The Hammers, starting the first game of the season, a 4-0 away defeat to Southampton and playing 34 of a possible 38 games that season. The season also saw his first goal for the club in a 2-1 defeat at Highbury to Arsenal. It was a poor season for West Ham who were relegated to Division Two having finished one place off the bottom of the league in 19th place with 38 points. Relegation had seen the sacking of manager John Lyall and the appointment of Scot, Lou Macari. The new manager and Dicks exhibited a poor working relationship from the outset. Despite this, and with West Ham now playing second tier football, Dicks retained his left back position and became their regular penalty taker following the exit of former first choice taker, Ray Stewart. Dicks became well known for his penalties. During his West Ham career he scored 35, missing four. His first penalty success came on 23 September 1989 proving to be the only goal in a win against Watford. A future regular captain of the West Ham side, this season also saw his first captaincy, in a League Cup game on 19 September 1989 against his former club, Birmingham City, with manager Macari telling him “I’m making you captain today and I’m making you penalty taker too”. Dicks was often cautioned and sent off by referees. His first red-card was in a match versus Wimbledon in the Football League Cup in the 1989–90 season. It was an infamous encounter which included an on-pitch brawl between the opposing players. The fighting was sparked by a two-footed tackle by Wimbledon player, Dennis Wise on Dicks. Six players were booked with the game being described as “a disgrace to football” by journalist, Brian Woolnough. West Ham finished 7th in a season which saw the departure of Lou Macari and the appointment of former player, Billy Bonds as manager. Dicks and Bonds both had reputations as “hard men” and quarrelled frequently.

The 1990-91 season saw the start of Dicks’ injury problems. On 13 October 1990, playing in a game against Bristol City at Ashton Gate, Dicks hit a dip on the edge of the pitch, his foot going over the edge resulting in a loss of feeling in his left leg. He continued to play but after the game he could barely walk. Against the medical assessment of John Green, who was soon to take over as club physiotherapist, he was told to “crash-on” and in the words of manager Bonds “if the knee goes, it goes”. Green believed Dicks was in need of an operation on his knee cartilage. He was picked to play in the next game, against Swindon Town but lasted only 38 minutes. He played again in the next game on 24 October 1990, against Blackburn Rovers but again had to be substituted. A knee operation followed and he would not play again until 21 December 1991 by which time West Ham had been promoted back to the First Division.

He began his career with Birmingham City, aged 14 having left his hometown in Bristol. In his first year as an apprentice, and progressing through the reserve and youth formations, and made his professional debut the year 1985 in a 2-0 loss away to Chelsea. In 1988 the club signed him as a player by the coach John Lyall for West Ham United at a cost of PS300,000 and a chance to play First Division football that Birmingham’s demotion in 1986 was unable to grant him. While Dicks was dismissed 33 times and booked for a single match, during his four years with Birmingham City, Lyall identified potential in the player and said “There was a great touch there. I wouldn’t have signed just a physical player”.

Julian Dicks Net Worth

Julian Dicks is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Julian Dicks 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Dicks was born at Keynsham Hospital, Bristol to mother Carol as well as father Ron who was an operator of forklift trucks in the Courage Brewery. Ron played non-league football for Keynsham Town, Welton Rovers, Frome Town and Shepton Mallet which he would manage later on. Dicks was a student at Novers Lane Elementary School located in Knowle, Bristol and Merrywood Boys Secondary School located in Knowle. When he was 11 years old, He was scouted by an ex- Tottenham Hotspur manager, Bill Nicholson who was scouting West Ham United, but was denied because the player “was not quick enough”. At the age of 13, the player was discovered with Ron Veal who was scouting for Aston Villa. Veal suggested the player to Villa manager Ron Saunders, however Saunders was fired from Villa on February 9, 1982. When he was appointed the director at Birmingham City nine days later, Veal also changed his boss. Saunders was amazed to see Dicks play and was offered a soccer apprenticeship at Birmingham City in 1982 when Dicks reached the age of 14.

Dicks got married to with his spouse Kay in 1985. They were married in 1988. He and Kay had twin girls Jessica as well as Katie at the end of December in 1988. They were engaged for 13 years before divorced in 2001. His brother Grantley was also an ex- player and coach. After his retirement as a footballer, Dicks took up golf and was soon a professional but was forced to end the sport up because of a knee injury as well as the realization that he was not the skills to compete in tournaments. He later became the manager of his own business, the Shepherd and Dog Public House in Langham close to Colchester, Essex.

Dicks made his debut for the England under-21 team in Lausanne, Switzerland in a friendly game against the Switzerland under-21 team on 28 May 1988. The game finished 1-1 with the England goal being scored by Paul Gascoigne. Dicks’ performance convinced manager Dave Sexton to call him into the squad for the 1988 Toulon Tournament. He played in England’s first game of the competition against the Mexico under-21 team in the Stade Mayol in Toulon on 5 June 1988. He was sent-off for a foul on a Mexican player. Undeterred by his sending-off, after missing one game through suspension, Sexton picked Dicks to play in the semi-final against the Morocco under-21 team and for the final against the France under-21 team which England lost 4-2. Four years later, in 1992, Dicks was called in to the England B team. He played only two games for the side; a 1-0 win in the Stadion Střelecký ostrov stadium, Budweis, Czechoslovakia against the Czechoslovakia team and a 1-1 draw in the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow against the CIS team.

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Dicks’ debut on 18 September came in a high-profile game against local rivals, Everton at Goodison Park. In an eventful game, Liverpool lost 2-0. Former West Ham players, Mark Ward and Tony Cottee scored with Dicks’ mistake on the ball allowing Cottee to control it and score. The game was also memorable for the on-pitch fighting of Liverpool teammates Steve McManaman and Bruce Grobbelaar. By now a regular in the Liverpool side, Dicks scored his opening goal, a shot from 25 yards, in a 3-0 away win against Oldham Athletic in January 1994. His discipline had also improved and he had yet to be booked whilst in Liverpool colours. Unfortunately for Dicks, Souness was proving to be an unpopular manager. He had dropped fan’s favourites Ian Rush and John Barnes to the reserve team due to perceived under performance and he had tried to integrate too many young and inexperienced players. In February 1994 after a shock FA Cup loss to Bristol City, a game in which Dicks did not play, the fans were calling for him to resign. Souness left Liverpool after three years in charge, in February 1994. He was replaced by Roy Evans who had always disliked Dicks and his style of play. Working under Souness he had kept his opinions to himself. Now with Evans as Liverpool manager Dicks found himself out of favour. Dicks and Evans and his assistants Ronnie Moran and Steve Heighway, disagreed over training methods, Dicks’ fitness (they considered him to be overweight) and diet. Evans banished him to play with the reserve and to train with 15- and 16-year-olds. He played for Liverpool on 7 May 1994 in a 2-1 away defeat to Aston Villa. It proved to be his last first-team game for the club.

Facts & Trivia

Julian Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Julian Dicks celebrates birthday on August 8 of every year.

In 1997 with Glenn Hoddle now manager of England, Dicks met, by chance, his assistant, John Gorman whilst on holiday. Dicks claims Gorman had told him he would stand a better chance of being picked if he had grown his hair. Dicks frequently shaved his head sporting a skinhead hairstyle. Gorman also said that Dicks had been a candidate for selection for a game against Mexico in

1997. By this time Dicks had said he no longer wished to be considered for international selection.

How many red cards did Julian Dicks get?

Dicks, dubbed the Terminator during his time in East London, received nine red cards in his Hammers career and would have risked another one to stop Ronaldo.

When did Julian Dicks retire?

Julian Dicks is a former professional footballer turned coach and team manager, whose professional playing career spanned three decades. Retiring in 2002 , Julian is now best known as an after-dinner speaker and club manager.

Who owns West Ham?

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What celebrities support West Ham?

• Russell Brand. The actor and comedian is a life long supporter of the Hammers. …
• James Corden. …
• Danny Dyer. …
• Ray Winstone.

What football team does the queen support?

The Queen and Manchester United | Manchester United.