Ben Dickenson

Brighton & Hove Albion

Born in Ferndown, former Southampton trainee Dickenson signed for Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion in January 2012 for an undisclosed fee from Dorchester Town. He had scored five goals in 22 Conference South games during the first half of the 2011–12 season. He joined League Two side Chesterfield on a one-month loan deal on 8 November 2012. He scored on his professional debut on 10 November after replacing Mark Randall 61-minutes into a 3–2 defeat by Bristol Rovers. He made five starts and six substitute appearances during his time with the Spireites. AFC Wimbledon signed Dickenson on loan for one-month in February 2013. He made his debut on 23 February in Wimbledon's 1–0 win at Dagenham & Redbridge, before scoring in consecutive games, first against Cheltenham Town in a 2–1 defeat, and then a week later in a 3–2 home win over York City. In all, Dickenson made seven appearances for the Dons, before agreeing a one-year contract extension with Brighton at the end of the season. Still without a first-team appearance for Brighton, Dickenson was allowed to leave on loan for League Two once again, this time for Northampton Town until the end of the 2013–14 season on 8 February 2014. He made his debut the same day as Northampton fell to a 2–0 home defeat by Plymouth Argyle. He scored one goal for the club, in a 2–0 win against Hartlepool United on 22 February, and made 13 league appearances. In May 2014, Dickenson had a contract clause invoked…

Chesterfield manager Paul Cook described Dickenson as "a very energetic, left-sided midfielder or left-sided striker who will bring a lot of balance to the team and a lot of energy going forward". He played at left-back for Gillingham, keeping regular left-back Bradley Garmston out of the first-team.

As of match played 10 October 2026

Individual

Colchester United Player of the Year: 2016–17 Colchester United Players' Player of the Year: 2016–17