Dick Plumb
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Richard Keith 'Dick' Plumb (born 24 September 1946) is a former professional association footballer, who played as a forward in The Football League
for three different teams.
Plumb started out as an apprentice with his home town team, Swindon Town
, but although he spent 16 months as a professional with them he never made it into the first team. His League debut came after moving to Bristol Rovers
in April 1965, when he played against Brighton & Hove Albion
in October of that year. He went on to make 39 League appearances for The Pirates, scoring eight goals, before non-League
side Yeovil Town
broke their transfer record to sign him for £3,000 in October 1968.
His first of two spells with the Somerset
club saw him score 53 goals in 111 appearances in all competitions, and when Charlton Athletic
came in to sign him in September 1970 he also became Yeovil's record sale, at £7,000. He made 43 League appearances and scored ten goals for Charlton, before moving on to Exeter City
in 1972, where he played a further 59 times in The Football League and scored 17 goals. In 1974 he returned to Yeovil Town, and in this spell he played a grand total of 226 games and scored 97 goals. His combined total of 150 goals for The Glovers made him their second highest scoring post-war
player, as of March 2010. He ended his footballing career with Chard Town
, who he joined in the summer of 1978.
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
for three different teams.
Plumb started out as an apprentice with his home town team, Swindon Town
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...
, but although he spent 16 months as a professional with them he never made it into the first team. His League debut came after moving to Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
in April 1965, when he played against Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....
in October of that year. He went on to make 39 League appearances for The Pirates, scoring eight goals, before non-League
Non-league football
Non-League football is football in England played at a level below that of the Premier League and The Football League. The term non-League was commonly used well before 1992 when the top football clubs in England all belonged to The Football League; all clubs who were not a part of The Football...
side Yeovil Town
Yeovil Town F.C.
Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...
broke their transfer record to sign him for £3,000 in October 1968.
His first of two spells with the Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
club saw him score 53 goals in 111 appearances in all competitions, and when Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
came in to sign him in September 1970 he also became Yeovil's record sale, at £7,000. He made 43 League appearances and scored ten goals for Charlton, before moving on to Exeter City
Exeter City F.C.
Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...
in 1972, where he played a further 59 times in The Football League and scored 17 goals. In 1974 he returned to Yeovil Town, and in this spell he played a grand total of 226 games and scored 97 goals. His combined total of 150 goals for The Glovers made him their second highest scoring post-war
Post-war
A post-war period or postwar period is the interval immediately following the ending of a war and enduring as long as war does not resume. A post-war period can become an interwar period or interbellum when a war between the same parties resumes at a later date...
player, as of March 2010. He ended his footballing career with Chard Town
Chard Town F.C.
Chard Town F.C. is a football club based in Chard, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA. They playing the Western Football League Division One.-Club history:...
, who he joined in the summer of 1978.