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William Ralph "Dixie" Dean (22 January 1907 – 1 March 1980) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation and was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

Born in Birkenhead, he began his career at his hometown club Tranmere Rovers before moving on to Everton, the club he had supported as a child. He was particularly known for scoring goals with his head. Dean played the majority of his career at Everton before injuries caught up with him and he moved on to new challenges at Notts County. He is best known for his exploits during the 1927–28 season, which saw him score a record 60 league goals. He also scored 18 goals in 16 appearances for England.

Honours and achievements

Everton

• League Championship: 2 (1928, 1932)

• Second Division Championship: 1 (1931)

• FA Charity Shield: 2 (1928, 1932)

• FA Cup: 1 (1933)

• Central League Championship: 1 (1938)

Sligo Rovers

• League of Ireland Runners Up: 1 (1939)

• FAI Cup Runners Up: 1 (1939)

Individual

• England Caps: 16

• England Goals: 18

• Football League Representative appearances: 6

• Football League Representative goals: 9

• Sunday Pictorial Trophy for 60 league goals in 1927–28

• Lewis's Medal to commemorate 200 league goals in 199 appearances

• Hall of Fame Trophy (1971)

• Football Writers' Association inscribed silver salver (1976)

• Inaugural inductee in the National Football Museum Hall of Fame (2002)

• Most goals in an English top-flight season: 60