It was sad
to hear from Ray Dickinson of the death of his brother and former
City player Ron Dickinson at the age of 87. Ron was a Cov kid who
attended Bablake School before training to be an accountant. Whilst
doing his National Service at RAF Oswestry he was spotted by
Shrewsbury Town and played 12 games for them in the 1953-54 season.
He signed for City in the summer of 1954 on a part-time basis so that
he could continue his accounting career and worked for Fox & Co
in Walsgrave Road. Ron played for the 'A' team and few games for the
reserves but couldn't break into the first team and left the club the
following year. He subsequently played in a successful Bedworth Town
side for six years and the picture shows him in a Bedworth team
picture alongside a number of ex-City men. Ron, a widower, worked for
city fuel company Morris James in Quinton Road and lived in Finham
for 55 years.
Team
picture of Bedworth Town in 1955-56
Back
row (left to right): Geoff Palmer, Dick Mason (player-manager), Ron
Floyd, Ron Dickinson, Gerry Belcher, Stan Smith, Bob Ward (trainer).
Front
row: Roy Dayers, Peter Spacey, Eddie Fowkes, Norman Smith, Herbert
Morrow.
The
mascot is Peter Spacey, junior.)
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