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James Dickson

1885 – 1961

Australian footballer

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About James Dickson

Lived 1885 – 1961 (aged 75–76). James Dickson was an australian rules football player.

James Sinclair Dickson (2 March 1884 – 3 January 1961) was an Australian rules footballer for the Port Adelaide Football Club.

Football Sinclair Dickson was a member of three Port Adelaide premiership teams in the South Australian Football League. He also won the Port Adelaide best and fairest in consecutive years in 1908 and 1909. Sinclair Dickson was runner up for the 1909 Magarey Medal. Dickson represented South Australia on seven occasions between 1908 and 1910.

Sinclair Dickson served as the treasurer of the Port Adelaide Football Club during the 1920s. In 1924 Sinclair Dickson took part in a charity match that pitted retired champions against a league eighteen of mostly current state carnival players with the former side winning. In 1928 Sinclair Dickson was made a life member of the Port Adelaide Football Club.

Outside football In the 1930s Sinclair Dickson was the president of the Alberton Bowling Club.

Family The son of William Dickson, and Helen Dickson, née Sinclair, James Sinclair Dickson was born at Goolwa, South Australia on 2 March 1884.

He married Muriel Mary Playfair (-1928) on 11 October 1910.

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Born
1885, Goolwa
Birth century
Also known as
James Sinclair Dickson

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Frequently asked questions

Who was James Dickson?

Australian footballer

When was James Dickson born?

James Dickson was born in 1885 in Goolwa.

When did James Dickson die?

James Dickson died on 3 January 1961.

What was James Dickson's occupation?

James Dickson was an australian rules football player.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: James Dickson

· Wikidata: Q28946018

· DBpedia: Sinclair Dickson

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