Full Name:
William Ralph Dean
Born:
22nd January 1907, Birkenhead
Died:
1st March 1980, Goodison Park, Liverpool aged 73
England Career:
1927 - 1932
Positions:
Centre Forward
Clubs (and caps):
Everton (16)
FA Legacy Number:
515
Career Summary:
Dixie Dean (22nd January 1907 - 1st March 1980) was an international footballer who represented England 16 times scoring 18 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 12th February 1927 at 20 years old, and his last was vs Ireland on 17th October 1932 aged 25. Dean, born on 22nd January 1907, in Birkenhead, has a FA Legacy Number of 515 and played as a Centre Forward for his country.
Notes:
William Dean started his professional career at Tranmere Rovers where he socred 27 goals in just 30 appearances. He transferred to Everton in 1925. He set a record (still to be broken) of 60 goals in a season (1927-28) and won the league championship twice with Everton. His overall club goalscoring record is 390 goals in 447 appearances. He also managed 18 goals in his 16 England caps. Sadly, due to the FAs withdrawal from FIFA he never played any other games save friendlies and Home Championships.
He died at Goodison Park whilst watching a derby game against Liverpool.

England Career Statistics

Debut:
v Wales (HC) on 12th February 1927 aged 20 years, 0 months, 21 day
Last Cap:
v Ireland (HC) on 17th October 1932 aged 25 years, 8 months, 26 days
First Goal:
v Wales (HC) on 12th February 1927 aged 20 years, 0 months, 21 day
Career Length:
5 years, 248 days
Starts:
16
Substitute:
On 0
Withdrawn:
Off 0
Full Games:
16

England Match Statistics

  • British Home ChampionshipHC 10 5 0 0 0
  • FriendlyFR 6 13 0 0 0
  • Competitive 10 5 0 0 0
  • Home, Away or Neutral
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Away 11 16 0 0 0
  • Home 5 2 0 0 0
  • Match Results
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Drawn 1 2 0 0 0
  • Won 10 16 0 0 0
  • Lost 5 0 0 0 0
  • Playing Positions
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Centre Forward 16 18 0 0 0
  • Managers
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Committee 16 18 0 0 0
  • Totals
  • 16
  • 18
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Sources

  • An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
  • England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
  • 56 sources from 16 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List