Dick Plumb scored seventeen league goals for Exeter City in 59 appearances between 1972 and 1974. He joined the club from Charlton Athletic having also appeared for Swindon Town, Bristol Rovers and Yeovil Town. Finishing his Football League career at St James’ Park he enjoyed several successful seasons back at Yeovil Town.

Dick started as an apprentice with his hometown team Swindon Town but, although he turned professional in December 1963, he never made it into the first-team in spite of being a member of the club’s youth team which reached the final of the FA Youth Cup in 1964 (in which he played alongside future Grecian Bruce Walker and against George Best). Leaving the County Ground in April 1965, Dick joined Bristol Rovers where he made 39 League appearances (eight goals) ahead of joining Yeovil Town in a £3,000 deal in October 1968. Scoring 53 goals in 111 appearances in all competitions for the Somerset club, Charlton Athletic paid £7,000 for Dick in September 1970 and he made 43 League appearances (ten goals) before moving on to Exeter City for £5,000 in August 1972.

Making his league debut for City in a 5-1 home win over Bradford City on 19 August 1972, Dick went on to score 11 goals in 38 league appearances in his first season as he played alongside 28-goal Fred Binney. Remaining at St James’ Park into 1973/74 Dick made 21 appearances (six goals) in the run up to Christmas before returning to Yeovil Town where he scored a further 97 goals for the club over the following four years ahead of ending his career with Chard Town.