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Dickie Guy was a goalkeeper for Wimbledon F.C. between 1967 and 1978, making nearly 600 first team appearances for the club. He was signed from local rivals Tooting and Mitcham who signed him as a junior from Millwall. During his career at Wimbledon, he once made 275 consecutive appearances, and only missed a single game in a run of 449 consecutive matches between January 1970 and August 1977.

Guy shot to national fame during the then non-league club's spectactular 1975 FA Cup run, initially keeping a clean sheet as the Dons knocked out First Division Burnley at Turf Moorin the third round, thus becoming the first non-league club in a century to beat a First Division team on their own ground. But it was in the fourth round that Guy became a Dons legend, with a heroic display at Elland Road, not only keeping another clean sheet but, most famously, saving a Peter Lorimer penalty to earn Wimbledon a replay against reigning English Champions, Leeds United. In the replay, he was again superb and was eventually only beaten by a single deflected own goal.

When Wimbledon were elected to the Football League in 1977, he made a total of 19 appearances for the club before deciding that he wished to remain a semi-professional player, rather than give up his succeesful career outside football. His final game for Wimbledon was at Plough Lane against Torquay United on 21 February 1978. At the end of the season, in recognition of his devoted service to the club he was awarded a testimonial match against Chelsea on 11 April 1978.

He moved to Maidstone United after leaving Wimbledon and played in their giant-killing defeat of Charlton Athletic.

As a renown former player, Dickie Guy was a very outspoken opponent of the club's proposed re-location to Milton Keynes, and their subsequent re-branding as Milton Keynes Dons. He was hence a hugely popular choice among Wimbledon fans when appointed as President of AFC Wimbledonin 2002.

More recently, Guy made a brief comeback playing for a Wimbledon old boys team against a rival Liverpool team at Kingsmeadow in 2004.

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 '''Dickie Guy''' was a goalkeeper for [[Wimbledon F.C.]] between [[1967]] and [[1978]], making nearly 600 first team appearances for the club.  He was signed from local rivals Tooting and Mitcham who signed him as a junior from Millwall. During his career at Wimbledon, he once made 275 consecutive appearances, and only missed a single game in a run of 449 consecutive matches between January 1970 and August 1977.
-Guy shot to national fame during the then non-league club's spectactular [[1975]] [[FA Cup]] run, initially keeping a clean sheet as the Dons knocked out First Division [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] at [[Turf Moor]in the third round, thus becoming the first non-league club in a century to beat a First Division team at their own ground. But it was in the fourth round that Guy became a [[Dons]] legend, with a heroic display at [[Elland Road]], not only keeping another clean sheet but, most famously, saving a [[Peter Lorimer]] penalty to earn Wimbledon a replay against reigning English Champions, [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]. In the replay, he was again superb and was eventually only beaten by a single deflected own goal.
+Guy shot to national fame during the then non-league club's spectactular [[1975]] [[FA Cup]] run, initially keeping a clean sheet as the Dons knocked out First Division [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] at [[Turf Moor]]in the third round, thus becoming the first non-league club in a century to beat a First Division team on their own ground. But it was in the fourth round that Guy became a [[Dons]] legend, with a heroic display at [[Elland Road]], not only keeping another clean sheet but, most famously, saving a [[Peter Lorimer]] penalty to earn Wimbledon a replay against reigning English Champions, [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]. In the replay, he was again superb and was eventually only beaten by a single deflected own goal.
 When Wimbledon were elected to the Football League in 1977, he made a total of 19 appearances for the club before deciding that he wished to remain a semi-professional player, rather than give up his succeesful career outside football. His final game for Wimbledon was at [[Plough Lane]] against [[Torquay United]] on 21 February 1978. At the end of the season, in recognition of his devoted service to the club he was awarded a testimonial match against Chelsea on 11 April 1978.