13 Facts About Dicky Bond

1.

Richard Bond was an English footballer who played outside right.

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Dicky Bond was capped eight times by England and spent the vast majority of his playing career at Bradford City where he played more than 300 games.

3.

Dicky Bond represented City during the most successful spell in its history.

4.

Dicky Bond had scored two goals in three appearances earlier in the cup run.

5.

Dicky Bond represented the club in 32 FA Cup games scoring 12 times.

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Dicky Bond served with the Bradford Pals during the First World War before returning to City in 1919.

7.

Dicky Bond played for Blackburn for one season before his final move to Lancaster Town in August 1923 for one last season.

8.

Dicky Bond retired in 1924 but returned to play for Garstang Town two years later.

9.

Dicky Bond became a publican before he died in Preston aged 71.

10.

Dicky Bond made his first international appearance for England while at Preston on 25 February 1905 against Ireland.

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Dicky Bond won a total of eight caps, scoring twice, both against Ireland in 1906.

12.

Dicky Bond was serving as a sergeant in the Prince of Wales's Own when he was taken prisoner-of-war in July 1916.

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Dicky Bond was repatriated on 18 November 1918 and more than two years after it had finished, he laid a commemorative wreath at the Cenotaph in London before Bradford City's game with Arsenal on 1 January 1921.