[1] After leaving the army, while making up his mind whether to take a letter of recommendation to a London club, Dick worked as a waiter in Blackpool.

[citation needed] He played in the 1948 FA Cup Final for Blackpool against Manchester United.

He made his debut for the club in their tenth league game of the 1946–47 campaign, against Arsenal at Bloomfield Road on 5 October 1946.

Both goals came in a 5–0 victory over Everton at the seaside on 3 January 1948,[2] which was George Farrow's last game for Blackpool.

He remained with the Hammers for a season, at the end of which he moved north to sign for Carlisle United.