Football Career
Ally Dick joined Spurs as an apprentice in May 1982. He made a total of 25 appearances and scored twice in all competitions between 1982–1986. He had the distinction of being the youngest first team club player in Spurs history at the time, at the age of 16 years, 301 days when he made his debut at White Hart Lane against Manchester City, on 20 February 1982. A record since broken by John Bostock. One of the highlights of Dick's Tottenham career was an appearance as substitute in the 2nd leg of the 1984 UEFA Cup Final at White Hart Lane. Johan Cruijff signed Dick for AFC Ajax in 1986. He was badly injured in a UEFA Cup Winners's Cup tie against Olympiacos FC. Dick featured again in the following seasons European campaign and went on to play in the 1st leg of the 1987 European Super Cup Final. Dick went on to play in Australia and later South Africa before injury ended his career at Scottish club Alloa Athletic in 1997.
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