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)
International career
1927–1932	England	16	(18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 F.C. 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

• Football League First Division: 1927–28, 1931–32
• Second Division Championship: 1930–31
• FA Charity Shield: 1928, 1932
• FA Cup: 1932–33

Sligo Rovers

• League of Ireland runners-up 1938–39
• FAI Cup runners-up: 1938–39

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
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tranmere Rovers	1923–24	Third Division	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	1924–25	Third Division	27	27	3	0	0	0	30	27
	Total		30	27	3	0	0	0	33	27
Everton	1924–25	First Division	7	2	0	0	0	0	7	2
	1925–26	First Division	38	32	2	1	0	0	40	33
	1926–27	First Division	27	21	4	3	0	0	31	24
	1927–28	First Division	39	60	2	3	0	0	41	63
	1928–29	First Division	29	26	1	0	1	2	31	28
	1929–30	First Division	25	23	2	2	0	0	27	25
	1930–31	Second Division	37	39	5	9	0	0	42	48
	1931–32	First Division	38	45	1	1	0	0	39	46
	1932–33	First Division	39	24	6	5	1	4	46	33
	1933–34	First Division	12	9	0	0	0	0	12	9
	1934–35	First Division	38	26	5	1	0	0	43	27
	1935–36	First Division	29	17	0	0	0	0	29	17
	1936–37	First Division	36	24	4	3	0	0	40	27
	1937–38	First Division	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
	Total		399	349	32	28	2	6	433	383
Notts County	1937–38	Third Division	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	1938–39	Third Division	6	3	0	0	0	0	6	3
	Total		9	3	0	0	0	0	9	3
Sligo Rovers	1938–39	League of Ireland	7[11]	10	4[source?]	1	0	0	11[source?]	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			447	390	39	29	2	6	488	425

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.
1	12 February 1927	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales	Wales	1–0	3–3	1926–27 Home Championship	[13][14]
2				3–3
3	2 April 1927	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	Scotland	1–1	2–1		[15]
4				2–1
5	11 May 1927	Molenbeek, Belgium	Belgium	5–0	9–1	International Friendly	[16]
6				6–0
7				9–0
8	21 May 1927	Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	1–2	5–2		[17]
9				3–2
10				4–2
11	26 May 1927	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France	France	2–0	6–0		[18]
12				5–0
13	17 May 1928	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France	France	3–1	5–1		[19]
14				4–1
15	19 May 1928	Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp, Belgium	Belgium	1–1	3–1		[20]
16				2–1
17	22 October 1928	Goodison Park, Liverpool, England	Ireland	2–1	2–1	1928–29 Home Championship	[21][22]
18	9 December 1931	Arsenal Stadium, London, England	Spain	5–0	7–1	International Friendly	[23]