Mitchell Dickenson
 Dickenson with Hythe Town in March 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mitchell Jack Dickenson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1996 | ||
| 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) |
| 2016 | → Hastings United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Hastings United (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Hythe Town | 76 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 24 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Hornchurch (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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Two appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy, two appearances in FA Trophy
- ^ Three appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy, two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Kent Senior Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ One appearance in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup, one appearance in National League South play-offs
References
[edit]- ^ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ Profile gillinghamfootballclub.com
- ^ "United snap up Gills defender on loan". www.bexhillobserver.net. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ Cawdell, Luke (30 August 2016). "Gillingham 1 Luton Town 2 – Checkatrade Trophy match report". Kent Online. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "RETAINED LIST ANNOUNCED". Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Cannons Pick Up New Duo - Pitchero Non-League". Pitchero Non-League. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "New Tudors' boss Moore speaks about promotion ambitions". www.hemeltoday.co.uk. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Stimson brings in Moore and Dickenson". Hornchurch F.C. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Dickenson and Akindayini depart". Hornchurch F.C. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Wings secure signing of defender Mitchell Dickinson". wellingunited.com. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "M. Dickinson". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Mitchell Dickenson". Hastings United Official Site. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Appearances - Mitchell Dickenson". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Match Reports 2018-19". Hythe Town FC. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Appearances - Mitchell Dickenson". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Maidstone
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Hastings United F.C. players
- Hythe Town F.C. players
- Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players
- Hornchurch F.C. players
- Eastbourne Borough F.C. players
- Welling United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Isthmian League players
- 21st-century English sportsmen