Ally Dick

Alastair John Dick (born 25 April 1965) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played in the position of midfielder for clubs including Tottenham Hotspur in England and Ajax in the Netherlands. He later went on to play in South Africa and Australia. Dick also represented Scotland at schoolboy and youth level.

Football career Having come to wide attention with his performances for Scotland Schoolboys in 1980, Dick joined Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice and played in 17 league matches and scored two goals between 1981 and 1986. He had the distinction of becoming the youngest first team player in Spurs' history up to that time, appearing at the age of 16 years and 301 days when he made his debut at White Hart Lane against Manchester City on 20 February 1982. Although John Bostock broke the record as a substitute in 2008, Dick remains the youngest to have started a match. One of the highlights of his Spurs spell was an appearance as a substitute in the second leg of the 1984 UEFA Cup Final at White Hart Lane, with several more experienced squad members unavailable through injury or suspension; however, he was himself injured during the match but played on, with the problem (torn knee ligaments) requiring an operation and causing him problems later in his career. but the injuries had cost him the pace that was a large part of his playing style, and he fell out of favour. He also holds a UEFA 'B' coaching licence. In 2011, he was appointed as one of the head coaches in Stirling Albion's youth academy, and also worked as a coach at Stirling University.

Scotland Youth UEFA under-18 Championship : 1982 Victory Shield: 1980 Dentyne Trophy: 1980