Mitchell Dickenson

Mitchell Dickenson
Dickenson with Hythe Town in March 2018
Personal information
Full name Mitchell Jack Dickenson[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-14) 14 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Maidstone, Kent, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Welling United
Youth career
2010–2015 Gillingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Gillingham 2 (0)
2016Hastings United (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2017Hastings United (loan) 9 (1)
2017–2019 Hythe Town 76 (2)
2019–2020 Hemel Hempstead Town 24 (0)
2019Hornchurch (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2023 Eastbourne Borough 86 (4)
2023– Welling United 0 (0)
International career
2019– England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:43, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

Mitchell Dickenson (born 14 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who most recently played as a defender for Welling United and the England C team.

Club career

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Dickenson came through the youth ranks at Gillingham, and signed professional terms in March 2015.[2] In March 2016 he signed for a month on loan with Isthmian League Division One South side Hastings United.[3]

He made his senior debut on 30 August 2016, in a 2–1 defeat to Luton Town in an EFL Trophy match at Priestfield Stadium.[4] Dickenson made his English Football League debut away at Bury on 4 March 2017, coming on as a first half substitute for the injured Ryan Jackson. On 20 May 2017, Gillingham announced that Dickenson had been released at the end of his contract.[5]

On 29 July 2017, he signed for Isthmian League South Division side Hythe Town.[6] He joined Hemel Hempstead Town in the summer of 2019.[7] In August 2019, Dickenson signed for Hornchurch,[8] before returning to Hemel in September.[9]

In July 2023, Dickenson signed for Welling United following three seasons with National League South rivals Eastbourne Borough, joining the club as captain.[10]

Career statistics

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As of 29 April 2023.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gillingham 2015–16[11] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[11] League One 2 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 5 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 0
Hastings United (loan) 2015–16[12] Isthmian League
Division One South
2 0 2 0
2016–17[12] Isthmian League
Division One South
9 1 9 1
Total 11 1 11 1
Hythe Town 2017–18[13] Isthmian League
Division One South
40 2 2 0 4[b] 0 46 2
2018–19[14] Isthmian League
Division One South East
36 0 2 0 7[c] 0 45 0
Total 76 2 4 0 11 0 91 2
Hemel Hempstead 2019–20[11] National League South 24 0 1 0 1[d] 0 26 0
Hornchurch (loan) 2019–20[15] Isthmian League
Division One South East
5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Eastbourne Borough 2020–21[11] National League South 19 0 4 0 1[d] 0 24 0
2021–22[11] National League South 28 1 3 0 2[e] 0 33 1
2022–23[11] National League South 39 3 3 0 2[d] 0 44 3
Total 86 4 10 0 5 0 101 4
Career total 204 7 15 0 0 0 20 0 239 7
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Two appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy, two appearances in FA Trophy
  3. ^ Three appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy, two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Kent Senior Cup
  4. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  5. ^ One appearance in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup, one appearance in National League South play-offs

References

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  1. ^ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. ^ Profile gillinghamfootballclub.com
  3. ^ "United snap up Gills defender on loan". www.bexhillobserver.net. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  4. ^ Cawdell, Luke (30 August 2016). "Gillingham 1 Luton Town 2 – Checkatrade Trophy match report". Kent Online. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  5. ^ "RETAINED LIST ANNOUNCED". Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Cannons Pick Up New Duo - Pitchero Non-League". Pitchero Non-League. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  7. ^ "New Tudors' boss Moore speaks about promotion ambitions". www.hemeltoday.co.uk. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Stimson brings in Moore and Dickenson". Hornchurch F.C. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Dickenson and Akindayini depart". Hornchurch F.C. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Wings secure signing of defender Mitchell Dickinson". wellingunited.com. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "M. Dickinson". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Mitchell Dickenson". Hastings United Official Site. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Appearances - Mitchell Dickenson". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  14. ^ "Match Reports 2018-19". Hythe Town FC. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Appearances - Mitchell Dickenson". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 17 January 2021.