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Biography
Alistair John "Ally" Dick ( born 25 April 1965 in Stirling, Scotland) played in the position of midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur and Ajax Amsterdam. Dick also represented Scotland at schoolboys and youth level.
Football career
Ally Dick joined Spurs as an apprentice and played in 17 league matches and scored two goals between 1981 and 1986. Dick had the distinction of becoming the youngest first team player in Spurs history, when 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,a record since broken by John Bostock. One of the highlights of Dick's Spurs career was an appearance as a substitute in the 2nd leg of the 1984 UEFA Cup Final at White Hart Lane. Johan Cruyff signed Dick for Ajax Amsterdam in 1986. Dick was badly injured in a UEFA Cup Winners Cup match against Olympiacos when playing in the Netherlands. Dick featured again in the following season's European campaign and went on to play in the 1st leg of the 1987 European Super Cup Final. Dick went on to play in Australia for three clubs and also for one club in South Africa before injury ended his career at Scottish club Alloa Athletic in 1997 at the age of thirty two.
Honours
Scotland Youth
- European Championships, Winner
Tottenham Hotspur F.C
- 1984 UEFA Cup Final Winner
AFC Ajax
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1986-87, Winner
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1987-88, Runner-up
- European Super Cup 1987, Runner up
After football
Dick worked for Associated Newspapers (Daily Mail & Mail on Sunday). He also holds a UEFA B coaching licence. In 2011, Dick was appointed as one of the head coaches in Stirling Albion's youth academy.