"A professional footballer should never miss from 12 yards" – Julian Dicks on his sensational Premier League penalty-taking record

Julian Dicks takes a penalty for Liverpool
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Former West Ham United and Liverpool defender Julian Dicks boasts one of the all-time great penalty taking records in the Premier League. 

The Englishman took 16 penalties in the English top-flight, burying 15 of them, giving him a 94% success rate from 12 yards. The only goalkeeper to save one of his attempts was Arsenal gloveman David Seaman, who stopped Dicks in February 1996.  That puts Dicks third in the all-time standings, behind only Matt Le Tissier and Danny Murphy, and level with James Beattie. 

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Ed McCambridge
Staff Writer

Ed is a staff writer at FourFourTwo, working across the magazine and website. A German speaker, he’s been working as a football reporter in Berlin since 2015, predominantly covering the Bundesliga and Germany's national team. Favourite FFT features include an exclusive interview with Jude Bellingham following the youngster’s move to Borussia Dortmund in 2020, a history of the Berlin Derby since the fall of the Wall and a celebration of Kevin Keegan’s playing career.