Dickson and Dave Halliday both played in the trial games that were arranged when the newly formed Queen of the South was looking for players in summer 1919.
Invitations were sent to local councillors and magistrates and the presence of Dumfries Town Band added to the sense of occasion.
One Halliday shot hit the post, another missed by inches, before he put Queens ahead five minutes before half time.
Jimmy McKinnell from Dalbeattie, Willie McCall and Tom Wylie were all sold to Blackburn Rovers at the same time and this combined with the sale of Ian Dickson to Aston Villa helped to fund Queens' purchase of Palmerston Park in 1921 for £1,500.
[4] He played for the Anglo-Scots that season in the trial at Cathkin Park ahead of the England v Scotland international.
£3,000 of the transfer fee Boro received was spent signing Dickson from Aston Villa for Middlesbrough in December 1923.
[2] In season 1924/25, Dickson finished as joint-top goalscorer at Middlesbrough with seven goals, alongside Owen Williams.
[2] Decades later, Bernie Slaven joined Dickson as a player to represent Middlesbrough after playing for the Dumfries club.