Robins Swoops For Brighton Hitman

Striker becomes signing number 4 The Reds have made their fourth signing of the summer by bringing in Brighton striker Liam Dickinson on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. The 24-year-old ended last season on loan at Peterborough and scored 3 goals in 9 game. His other experience at Championship level was at Blackpool where he bagged 4 goals in 9 games and earnt himself plenty of plaudits on the west coast. He started out at Stockport, scoring 33 goals in 2 seasons, including a winner at Wembley in the League Two playoff final when the Hatters overcame Rochdale. He moved to Derby and spent time on loan with Huddersfield and Leeds as well as the afore mentioned Posh and Blackpool. Reds boss Mark Robins spoke of his new signing: "I am happy to have brought Liam into the football club. He is different to the strikers we have here already and will give us something else up front. "He is only 24 and still has room for improvement and we are looking forward to working with him here. He has a decent scoring record both in the Championship and in the lower leagues and will be a good addition to our squad for the new season. "Liam fits in to what we are trying to do here both in terms of on the pitch and within our budget". Mark was talking to www.barnsleyfc.co.uk Liam Dickinson (Brighton) Information Date of birth Friday, 4th October 1985 Height 6.4 Place of birth Salford, England Weight 11.7 Nationality England Position Forward Comments   Squad No. 10 Recent Career History By Club (1999 onwards) Team Debut Apps (+ sub) Goals Yellows Reds   Peterborough United 16 Feb 2010 9 (0) 3 2 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 08 Aug 2009 21 (11) 6 5 0 Leeds United 14 Mar 2009 4 (4) 0 1 0 Blackpool 29 Nov 2008 5 (2) 4 1 0 Huddersfield Town 23 Aug 2008 13 (0) 6 4 0 Stockport County 02 Jan 2006 68 (38) 35 15 1 Recent Career History By Season (1999 onwards) Season First App. Apps (+ sub) Goals Yellows Reds   2009/2010 08 Aug 2009 30 (11) 9 7 0 2008/2009 23 Aug 2008 22 (6) 10 6 0 2007/2008 11 Aug 2007 41 (7) 21 7 0 2006/2007 05 Aug 2006 15 (22) 7 5 1 2005/2006 02 Jan 2006 12 (9) 7 3 0 Appearances 120 (+ 55 as sub); Goals 54; Yellow cards 28; Red cards 1