[1] After his retirement Dickson remained in the Stoke area where he was engaged in the licensing business.

[3] Dickson went on to become a director of the club following financial difficulties in 1908 after it was liquidated and in danger of disappearing completely.

[3] Dickson was in Dundee in March 1910 for the silver wedding celebrations of his brother-in-law John Robertson.

[3] Dickson won his only Scotland cap while with Strathmore on 24 March 1888 where he scored four times in a 10–2 win over Ireland.

He is one of just two players to have scored four goals in their only Scotland appearance, the other being Charles Heggie two years previously.