Paul Dickov

Paul Dickov (born 1 November 1972, in Livingston) is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager of League One side Oldham Athletic.

Dickov played as a forward from 1990 to 2011, starting his career with Arsenal, where he won the UEFA Cup Winners Cup in 1994, but was never a first team regular and in 1996 he moved to Manchester City, who were then in Division One. Over six seasons at the club, Dickov experienced two promotions and two relegations, playing in three different divisions. Dickov left in 2002 to join Leicester City, where he stayed for two seasons and, in 2004, he signed for Blackburn Rovers, and was part of the team which qualified for the UEFA Cup in 2005–06. Upon the expiry of his Blackburn contract in 2006, he rejoined Manchester City. In 2000, he made his debut for Scotland, against San Marino. In total he represented his country ten times, scoring one goal. He retired from playing on 7 May 2011 to concentrate on managing Oldham.