Dixie Dean

Dixie Dean is one of those names that makes me sit up straighter. His record of 60 league goals in a single top-flight season, set back in 1927-28, still stands nearly a century later, and that endurance is what truly stirs me, more than the raw number itself. A centre forward from Birkenhead who bullied defences with his heading and sheer presence, he was rightly inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002. Records that survive generations of tactical revolution belong to a rarefied few. The reverence Everton fans hold for his number nine feels entirely earned, and I share every ounce of that respect.

William Ralph "Dixie" Dean (22 January 1907 – 1 March 1980) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. Dean holds the record for the most goals scored in a single season in top-flight English football, with 60. He is regarded as one of the greatest centre forwards of his time and was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

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Name (English)

Dixie Dean

Name (Japanese)

ディキシー・ディーン

Reading

でぃきしー・でぃーん

Born

January 22, 1907 – March 1, 1980

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Goat

Origin

Birkenhead, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

178 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Awards & achievements

• English Football Hall of Fame

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AD%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.