Dick Staite
Dick Staite
Dick Staite
● Dick Staite, 1964 (BLM)

born in Scotland

Richard John Staite was born on Sunday, 21st February, 1943, in Glasgow.

The defender signed for Willie Thornton's Thistle on Wednesday, 18th May, 1960, having most recently been with Maryhill.

Aged 19, he made his debut appearance on Monday, 30th April, 1962, in a 3-1 friendly win away to Morton.

That day, Dick became a member of our scoring debutant's club.

He scored the last of his 3 goals on Saturday, 28th December, 1963, in a 5-0 win away to Aberdeen in the SFL First Division.

He played his last game for the club on Saturday, 12th December, 1964, in a 4-2 defeat at home to Celtic in the SFL First Division, having appeared as a Jag on 34 occasions.

Dick's club-list included Maryhill, Broxburn Strollers, Partick Thistle, Clyde and Raith Rovers.

compiled from our All Games criteria.
Age Goal(s) Match
19y, 2m, 9d goal.png 30.04.1962 Morton [a] W3-1 (Friendly)
20y, 10m, 7d goal.pnggoal.png 28.12.1963 Aberdeen [a] W5-0 (SFL First Division - game 18)

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