Dixie Dean

Dixie Dean (born William Ralph Dean, 22 January 1907 – 1 March 1980) was an English football player. He played for Everton F.C. during the 1920s and 30s.

Dixie Dean
Dixie Dean as a teenager in 1925
Personal information
Full name William Ralph Dean
Date of birth (1907-01-22)22 January 1907[1]
Place of birth Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
Date of death 1 March 1980(1980-03-01) (aged 73)
Place of death Goodison Park, Liverpool, England, UK
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1925 Tranmere Rovers 30 (27)
1925–1937 Everton 399 (349)
1938–1939 Notts County 9 (3)
1939 Sligo Rovers 7 (10)
1940 Hurst 2 (1)
Total 447 (390)
National team
1927–1932 England 16 (18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He scored more goals than any other player in English football history.[2]

Dean was born in Birkenhead in Merseyside. He began his career at his hometown club Tranmere Rovers before moving on to Everton. He was particularly known for scoring goals with his head. Dean played most of his career at Everton. When injuries caught up with him, he moved on to Notts County.

Dean is best known for scoring 60 goals in the 1927–28 First Division season. He also scored 18 goals in 16 appearances for England.

A statue of Dean was unveiled outside Goodison Park in 2001. A year later, he became one of the first 22 players inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame. Dean was the first Everton player to wear the number 9 shirt, and is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time.[3][4]

Honours and achievements

Everton

Sligo Rovers

England

  • British Home Championship: 1926–27 (shared), 1931–32 (shared)[5]

Individual[6]

  • England Caps: 16
  • England Goals: 18
  • Football League Representative appearances: 6
  • Football League Representative goals: 9
  • Sunday Pictorial Trophy (60 league goals in 1927–28)
  • Lewis's Medal (Commemorate 200 league goals in 199 appearances)
  • Hall of Fame Trophy (1971)[7]
  • Football Writers' Association inscribed silver salver (1976)
  • English Football Hall of Fame (Inaugural inductee, 2002)[8]
  • Most goals in an English top-flight season: 60 (1927–28)
  • Seasonwise World Top Scorer: 1927–28 (60 goals)[9]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10][11][12]
Club Season League FA Cup Charity Shield Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Tranmere Rovers 1923–24 Third Division 3000 0 030
1924–25 Third Division 272730 0 03027
Total 302730 0 03327
Everton 1924–25 First Division 7200 0 072
1925–26 First Division 383221 0 04033
1926–27 First Division 272143 0 03124
1927–28 First Division 396023 0 04163
1928–29 First Division 292610 1 23128
1929–30 First Division 252322 0 02725
1930–31 Second Division 373959 0 04248
1931–32 First Division 384511 0 03946
1932–33 First Division 392465 1 44633
1933–34 First Division 12900 0 0129
1934–35 First Division 382651 0 04327
1935–36 First Division 291700 0 02917
1936–37 First Division 362443 0 04027
1937–38 First Division 5100 0 051
Total 3993493228 2 6433383
Notts County 1937–38 Third Division 3000 0 030
1938–39 Third Division 6300 0 063
Total 9300 0 093
Sligo Rovers 1938–39 League of Ireland 7[11] 10 4 1 0 0 11 11
Total 7 10 4 1 0 0 11 11
Hurst[11] 1939–40 Cheshire County League 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Total 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Career total 4473903929 2 6488425

International goals
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dean goal.
List of international goals scored by Dixie Dean
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
112 February 1927Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales Wales1–03–31926–27 Home Championship[13][14]
23–3
32 April 1927Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Scotland1–12–1[15]
42–1
511 May 1927Molenbeek, Belgium Belgium5–09–1International Friendly[16]
66–0
79–0
821 May 1927Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg Luxembourg1–25–2[17]
93–2
104–2
1126 May 1927Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France France2–06–0[18]
125–0
1317 May 1928Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France France3–15–1[19]
144–1
1519 May 1928Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp, Belgium Belgium1–13–1[20]
162–1
1722 October 1928Goodison Park, Liverpool, England Ireland2–12–11928–29 Home Championship[21][22]
189 December 1931Arsenal Stadium, London, England Spain5–07–1International Friendly[23]

References
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  4. Walsh, Nick 1978. Dixie Dean: the official biography of a goalscoring legend. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-330-25619-3
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