*Indicates unconfirmed information. Figures in brackets after English team names indicate all appearances made and goals scored in competitive matches for Football League clubs from 1888 onwards. For Scottish League clubs the figures show details of all competitive appearances and goals scored from 1946/47 onwards.
Dave Chick
Appearances: 2+2 Goals: 0
Date / Year of birth: 1965*
Position: Striker
Season of first appearance: 1980/81
Season of last appearance: 1981/82
Also played for:
Local player who was a regular in the reserves throughout the 1980/81 season and also made three first team appearances (two of them as a substitute) at the end of the campaign during a drastic player shortage at the club. This followed the departure of most of the club's contracted players due to a financial crisis.
Dave made his debut when he came on as a substitute during a 1-0 defeat against Canterbury at Hartsdown on 20.4.81. He made one further sub appearance and then made his full debut on 4.5.81 when he played in a home game against Poole, Margate lost 5-2 in the club's last game before the name change to Thanet United.
During the 1981/82 season Dave played regularly for Thanet United's reserves but he only made one further first team appearance. He played in a 5-0 defeat at Dunstable on 24.3.82.
He then played exclusively for the reserves during the 1982/83 campaign.
Dave was still at Hartsdown during the 1983/84 season and came close to making another first team appearance when he was an unused substitute for Thanet's home game with Road-Sea Southampton on 24.9.83.
He later dropped back into local amateur football and was playing for Margate Athletic during the 1985/86 season.
By 2013 Dave was working as a landscape gardener in the Maghull area near Liverpool.
SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
FAC |
FAT |
SLC |
KSC |
| |
1980/81 (MFC) |
1 (58) |
2 |
0 |
SOUTHERN LEAGUE SOUTHERN DIV. (22ND OF 24) |
2QR |
3QR |
1R |
2R |
|
SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
FAC |
FAT |
SLC |
KSC |
| |
1981/82 (TUFC) |
1 (53) |
0 |
0 |
SOUTHERN LEAGUE SOUTHERN DIV. (24TH OF 24) |
1QR |
1QR |
1R |
1R |
|
Finished bottom but not relegated. |