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'''Arthur Dickinson''' was [[Manager (football)|manager]] and honorary secretary of [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]. He became Sheffield Wednesday's first manager in 1891 and its honorary secretary two years later. He remains the club's longest serving and most successful manager with 393 wins, 338 losses, and 188 draws in 919 games with the club. He also managed the club to two [[Football League|league]] titles and two [[FA Cup]]s during his 29 year reign. He first offered his resignation in the middle of the troubled [[1919-20 in English football|1919-20]] season but was convinced to stay on to the end of the season. He died in November 1930.
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[[File:Sheffield wednesday 1896 (dickinson).jpg|thumb|Dickinson in 1896]]
'''Arthur Dickinson''' was [[Manager (football)|manager]] and honorary secretary of [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]. He became Sheffield Wednesday's first manager in 1891 and its honorary secretary two years later. He remains the club's longest serving and most successful manager with 393 wins, 338 losses, and 188 draws in 919 games with the club. He also managed the club to two [[Football League|league]] titles and two [[FA Cup]]s during his 29-year reign. He first offered his resignation in the middle of the troubled [[1919-20 in English football|1919-20]] season but was convinced to stay on to the end of the season.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}


He died at the Euston Hotel in London, on November 4, 1930.<ref>{{cite news |title=Football Leagues Vice-Chairman: Death of Mr. A. J. Dickinson |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/grimsby-evening-telegraph-aj-dickison/142289310/ |work=Grimsby Evening Telegraph |date=5 November 1930 |location=Grimsby, Humberside, England |page=2}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of English football championship winning managers]]

==References==
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{{English Football First Tier League Championship winning managers}}
{{FA Cup winning managers}}
{{Sheffield Wednesday F.C. managers}}
{{Sheffield Wednesday F.C. managers}}


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Latest revision as of 19:36, 2 March 2024

Dickinson in 1896

Arthur Dickinson was manager and honorary secretary of Sheffield Wednesday. He became Sheffield Wednesday's first manager in 1891 and its honorary secretary two years later. He remains the club's longest serving and most successful manager with 393 wins, 338 losses, and 188 draws in 919 games with the club. He also managed the club to two league titles and two FA Cups during his 29-year reign. He first offered his resignation in the middle of the troubled 1919-20 season but was convinced to stay on to the end of the season.[citation needed]

He died at the Euston Hotel in London, on November 4, 1930.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Football Leagues Vice-Chairman: Death of Mr. A. J. Dickinson". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. Grimsby, Humberside, England. 5 November 1930. p. 2.