| Jimmy Dykes | |
| Fullname: | James Dykes |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 1916 |
| Birth Place: | Law, South Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Death Place: | Tasmania, Australia |
| Years1: | 1935–1946 |
| Years7: | 1946–1947 |
| Years8: | 1947–1950 |
| Years9: | 1950–1951 |
| Years10: | 1951 |
| Clubs1: | Heart of Midlothian |
| Clubs2: | → Ayr United (guest) |
| Clubs3: | → Blackpool (guest) |
| Clubs4: | → Charlton Athletic (guest) |
| Clubs5: | → Chelsea (guest) |
| Clubs6: | → Glentoran (guest) |
| Clubs7: | Dundela |
| Clubs8: | Portadown |
| Clubs9: | Newry Town |
| Clubs10: | Ross County |
| Caps1: | 99 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1937–1939 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scottish Football League XI[2] |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1938 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 1941–1942 |
| Nationalteam3: | Scotland (wartime) |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
James Dykes (12 October 1916 – 1974) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half. Born in Law, South Lanarkshire, he played for Heart of Midlothian[3] and appeared twice for the Scotland national football team in 1938, also taking part in a SFA tour of North America the following summer. His senior career was effectively curtailed by the Second World War, during which he played for Hearts and made guest appearances for a variety of clubs in England and Northern Ireland, also being selected for four unofficial wartime internationals.[4] After ending his playing career in 1951, Dykes emigrated to Australia. His son Robbie became an Australian rules footballer.[5] [6]