Jimmy Dykes (footballer)
Scottish footballer
Intro | Scottish footballer | |
Places | United Kingdom Scotland | |
was | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 12 October 1916, Law, South Lanarkshire | |
Death | 1 January 1974 (aged 57 years) |
James "Jimmy" Dykes (12 October 1916 – 1974) was a Scottish footballer who played for Heart of Midlothian and appeared twice for the Scotland national football team in 1938. He was born in Law, South Lanarkshire. His senior career was effectively curtailed by the Second World War, and he made guest appearances for a variety of clubs in England and Northern Ireland during that war. After ending his playing career in 1951, Dykes emigrated to Australia.