Alan Dicks

Alan Dicks (born 29 August 1934) is an English retired football player and manager.

Born in London, he signed for Chelsea at the age of 17, though his playing time in the first team was limited to 35 matches in six years, during this time he completed his two years national service with the RAF and so only played one game in Chelsea's 1954–55 championship season.

[2] In 1958 he moved to Southend United, and in 1962 joined Coventry City as assistant manager and coach under Jimmy Hill.

Dicks also managed Ethnikos Piraeus in Greece,[5] Apollon Limassol in Cyprus and in Qatar (where he won the championship with Al-Rayyan Sports Club).

[6] After leaving Fulham he moved to the United States and subsequently became head coach of Carolina Dynamo and then Charleston Battery in the A-League.