Date of birth | 19 October 1974 |
Place of birth | Hammersmith |
Nationality | English |
Weight | 78 kg |
Height | 1.88 m |
Position | Forward |
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.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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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 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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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 |
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1995-96 | Queens Park Rangers | League Cup | 3 | 1 |
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1995-96 | Queens Park Rangers | Premier League | 21 | 8 |
10 |
7
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1
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1996-97 | Queens Park Rangers | FA Cup | 1 |
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1996-97 | Queens Park Rangers | League Cup | 2 | 1 |
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1998-99 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 1 |
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1998-99 | Sunderland | League Cup | 4 | 1 |
2 |
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1999-00 | Sunderland | League Cup | 3 | 4 |
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1999-00 | Sunderland | Premier League | 12 |
2
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2000-01 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 2 | 2 |
1 |
1
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2000-01 | Sunderland | League Cup | 4 |
1
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2000-01 | Sunderland | Premier League | 2 | 13 |
1 |
2
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2001-02 | West Bromwich Albion | FA Cup | 4 | 1 |
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2001-02 | West Bromwich Albion | League Division 1 | 26 | 1 |
9 |
4
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2002-03 | West Bromwich Albion | FA Cup | 2 | 3 |
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2002-03 | West Bromwich Albion | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2002-03 | West Bromwich Albion | Premier League | 19 | 9 |
5 |
6
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2003-04 | Derby County | League Division 1 | 6 | 1 |
2
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2003-04 | Millwall | FA Cup | 5 | 1 |
2
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2003-04 | Millwall | League Division 1 | 15 | 7 |
5
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1
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2003-04 | West Bromwich Albion | League Cup | 2 | 1 |
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2003-04 | West Bromwich Albion | League Division 1 | 5 | 6 |
1
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2004-05 | Millwall | League Championship | 27 | 4 |
10 |
3
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2
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2004-05 | Millwall | UEFA Cup | 1 |
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2005-06 | Preston North End | FA Cup | 1 | 3 |
2 |
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2005-06 | Preston North End | League Championship | 18 | 15 |
2
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2005-06 | Preston North End | League Championship Play-Offs | 2 | ||||
2005-06 | Preston North End | League Cup | 1 |
1 |
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2006-07 | Preston North End | League Championship | 16 | 14 |
5 |
6
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1
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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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.
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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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.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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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.