| death_place = Lincoln, England
| height =
| position = Wing half
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 19??–1949 | clubs1 = Metheringham
| years2 = 1949–1959 | clubs2 = Lincoln City | caps2 = 95 | goals2 = 4
| years3 = 1959–1961 | clubs3 = Boston United | caps3 = 67 | goals3 = 5
| totalcaps = | totalgoals =
}}Donald William Dykes (8 June 1930 – 25 October 2016) was an English professional footballer who made 95 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City.[4] He played as a wing half.
Life and career
Dykes was born in Ashby by Partney, Lincolnshire,[1] and began his football career with village club Metheringham.[6] He signed for Lincoln City of the Third Division North, having been spotted when he played in a charity match against them during the 1948–49 season;[7] he also attracted an offer from Second Division Leicester City.[6] He made his senior debut in August 1949, and went on to play 101 matches, scoring four times, in all competitions.[1] Dykes moved into non-league football with Boston United in 1959. In the first of his two seasons with the club, he played 53 matches in all competitions.[10]
Dykes died in Lincoln in 2016 at the age of 86.
References
1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/lincoln/lincoln.html |title=Lincoln City: 1946/47–1986/87 & 1988/89–2010/11 |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=18 January 2013}}
2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |url=http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=dyke01 |title=Don Dykes |work=The Lincoln City FC Archive |publisher=Lincoln City F.C |accessdate=18 January 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001600/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=dyke01 |archivedate=4 March 2016}}
3. ^1 2 {{cite news |url=http://www.metheringhamfc01.co.uk/club/History |title=Club history 1948–1960 |publisher=Metheringham F.C |date=15 January 2009 |accessdate=18 January 2013}}
4. ^1 {{cite news |title=This problem is a laugh for him! |first=Gerry |last=Loftus |work=Daily Mirror |date=5 August 1949 |page=11}}
5. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/rollcall.html#Dykes |title=Boston United Roll Call |postscript=,}} {{cite web |url=http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/stats59.html |title=Season 1959/60 |postscript=none}} and {{cite web |url=http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/stats59.html |title=Season 1960/61 – Statistics |work=BUFC |publisher=Ken Fox |accessdate=29 November 2017}}