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William Ralph "Dixie" Dean (22 January 1907 – 1 March 1980) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. 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.

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rdfs:comment	William Ralph "Dixie" Dean (22 January 1907 – 1 March 1980) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. 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.
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nationalteam	England
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nationalyears	1927(xsd:integer)
clubs	Notts County Everton Tranmere Rovers Hurst Sligo Rovers
CityOfDeath	Liverpool
nationalcaps(goals)	16(xsd:integer)
CountryOfDeath	England
playername	Dixie Dean
CityOfBirth	Birkenhead
DateOfDeath	1980-03-01(xsd:date)
Years	1923(xsd:integer) 1925(xsd:integer) 1938(xsd:integer) 1939(xsd:integer) 1940(xsd:integer) Total
DateOfBirth	1907-01-22(xsd:date)
Fullname	Samuel James Edward Hawkes
Position	Forward
caps(goals)	2(xsd:integer) 7(xsd:integer) 9(xsd:integer) 30(xsd:integer) 399(xsd:integer) 447(xsd:integer)
CountryOfBirth	England
abstract	William Ralph "Dixie" Dean (22 January 1907 – 1 March 1980) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. 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. A statue of Dean was unveiled outside Goodison Park in May 2001. A year later, he became one of 22 players inducted into the inaugural English Football Hall of Fame. Dean was the first Everton player to wear the number-9 shirt, which in later years would become iconic at the club.

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