Danny Dichio

Date of birth19 October 1974
Place of birthHammersmith
NationalityEnglish
Weight78 kg
Height1.88 m
PositionForward

Dichio continued to wait patiently in the wings as Niall Quinn's understudy at Sunderland in 2000-01 and has now performed this role for over three seasons.

Strong in the air and not afraid to compete where it hurts, his contributions are always wholehearted however intermittently he is called up for duty.

His early season games were restricted to outings in the Worthington Cup before he got his chance in the Premiership against Ipswich Town on New Year's Day.

He scored in a 4-1 win and followed this up with the winner against the same opposition three weeks later when he netted with a trademark diving header to put the Wearsiders through to the Fifth Round of the FA Cup.

Generally however he was restricted to cameo appearances from the substitutes' bench.

Dichio joined Preston North End in July 2005 with a two-year contract.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Queens Park Rangers 17 May 1993 01 Jul 1997
Barnet 24 Mar 1994 07 May 1994 L
Sampdoria 01 Jul 1997 28 Jan 1998
Lecce 01 Nov 1997 27 Jan 1998 L
Sunderland 28 Jan 1998 04 Nov 2001
West Bromwich Albion 22 Aug 2001 22 Sep 2001 L
West Bromwich Albion 30 Nov 2001 03 Dec 2001 L
West Bromwich Albion 04 Dec 2001 13 Feb 2004
Derby County 16 Oct 2003 16 Nov 2003 L
Millwall 13 Jan 2004 12 Feb 2004 L
Millwall 13 Feb 2004 07 Jul 2005
Preston North End 07 Jul 2005 15 Apr 2007
Toronto FC 15 Apr 2007

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1994-95 Queens Park Rangers FA Cup 1
1994-95 Queens Park Rangers League Cup 1
1994-95 Queens Park Rangers Premier League 4
5
3
1995-96 Queens Park Rangers League Cup 3
1
1995-96 Queens Park Rangers Premier League 21
8
10
7
1
1996-97 Queens Park Rangers FA Cup
1
1996-97 Queens Park Rangers League Cup 2
1
1998-99 Sunderland FA Cup
1
1998-99 Sunderland League Cup 4
1
2
1999-00 Sunderland League Cup 3
4
1999-00 Sunderland Premier League
12
2
2000-01 Sunderland FA Cup 2
2
1
1
2000-01 Sunderland League Cup 4
1
2000-01 Sunderland Premier League 2
13
1
2
2001-02 West Bromwich Albion FA Cup 4
1
2001-02 West Bromwich Albion League Division 1 26
1
9
4
2002-03 West Bromwich Albion FA Cup 2
3
2002-03 West Bromwich Albion League Cup 1
2002-03 West Bromwich Albion Premier League 19
9
5
6
2003-04 Derby County League Division 1 6
1
2
2003-04 Millwall FA Cup 5
1
2
2003-04 Millwall League Division 1 15
7
5
1
2003-04 West Bromwich Albion League Cup 2
1
2003-04 West Bromwich Albion League Division 1 5
6
1
2004-05 Millwall League Championship 27
4
10
3
2
2004-05 Millwall UEFA Cup
1
2005-06 Preston North End FA Cup 1
3
2
2005-06 Preston North End League Championship 18
15
2
2005-06 Preston North End League Championship Play-Offs 2
2005-06 Preston North End League Cup
1
1
2006-07 Preston North End League Championship 16
14
5
6
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
25 Oct 1994 Queens Park Rangers v Manchester City L 3-4 League Cup 3rd round
29 Oct 1994 Queens Park Rangers v Aston Villa W 2-0 Premier League
05 Nov 1994 Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers L 2-1 Premier League
28 Jan 1995 Queens Park Rangers v West Ham United W 1-0 FA Cup 4th round
04 Feb 1995 Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United W 3-0 Premier League
08 Mar 1995 Queens Park Rangers v Leicester City W 2-0 Premier League
22 Mar 1995 Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea W 1-0 Premier League
01 Apr 1995 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers W 0-1 Premier League
04 Apr 1995 Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers L 0-1 Premier League
17 Apr 1995 Queens Park Rangers v Crystal Palace L 0-1 Premier League
14 May 1995 Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers W 2-3 Premier League
19 Aug 1995 Blackburn Rovers v Queens Park Rangers L 1-0 Premier League
23 Aug 1995 Queens Park Rangers v Wimbledon L 0-3 Premier League
26 Aug 1995 Queens Park Rangers v Manchester City W 1-0 Premier League
09 Sep 1995 Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield Wednesday L 0-3 Premier League
16 Sep 1995 Leeds United v Queens Park Rangers W 1-3 Premier League
19 Sep 1995 Oxford United v Queens Park Rangers D 1-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
25 Sep 1995 Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-3 Premier League
30 Sep 1995 Bolton Wanderers v Queens Park Rangers W 0-1 Premier League
03 Oct 1995 Queens Park Rangers v Oxford United W 2-1
Agg: 3-2
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
14 Oct 1995 Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United L 2-3 Premier League
21 Oct 1995 Middlesbrough v Queens Park Rangers L 1-0 Premier League
25 Oct 1995 Queens Park Rangers v York City W 3-1 League Cup 3rd round
04 Nov 1995 Southampton v Queens Park Rangers L 2-0 Premier League
19 Nov 1995 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City D 1-1 Premier League
22 Nov 1995 Everton v Queens Park Rangers L 2-0 Premier League
25 Nov 1995 West Ham United v Queens Park Rangers L 1-0 Premier League
02 Dec 1995 Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough D 1-1 Premier League
26 Dec 1995 Arsenal v Queens Park Rangers L 3-0 Premier League
30 Dec 1995 Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers L 2-1 Premier League
02 Jan 1996 Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea L 1-2 Premier League
20 Jan 1996 Wimbledon v Queens Park Rangers L 2-1 Premier League
03 Feb 1996 Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers L 2-0 Premier League
11 Feb 1996 Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool L 1-2 Premier League
02 Mar 1996 Queens Park Rangers v Arsenal D 1-1 Premier League
06 Mar 1996 Queens Park Rangers v Leeds United L 1-2 Premier League
09 Mar 1996 Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers L 4-2 Premier League
16 Mar 1996 Queens Park Rangers v Manchester United D 1-1 Premier League
23 Mar 1996 Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers D 1-1 Premier League
30 Mar 1996 Queens Park Rangers v Southampton W 3-0 Premier League
06 Apr 1996 Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers L 2-1 Premier League
27 Apr 1996 Queens Park Rangers v West Ham United W 3-0 Premier League
05 May 1996 Nottingham Forest v Queens Park Rangers L 3-0 Premier League
18 Sep 1996 Swindon Town v Queens Park Rangers W 1-2 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
25 Sep 1996 Queens Park Rangers v Swindon Town L 1-3
Agg: 3-4
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
15 Feb 1997 Wimbledon v Queens Park Rangers L 2-1 FA Cup 5th round


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1995-96 England Under-21
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
10 Oct 1995 Norway v England D 2-2 Under-21


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.