Subject(s): Dixie Dean
Sport: Football
Location: Everton FC, Goodison Park, Liverpool (From 2001-2012 sited to rear of Park End Stand, currently temporarily sited at new location outside the Park End of the stadium, moving to a new permanent site at the stadium in 2013)
Unveiled: 4/5/2001
Sculptor: Tom Murphy
Material: Bronze
Status: In Situ
Inscription(s): Plaque 1: EVERTON FOOTBALL CLUB 'Dixie' Dean 1907 -1980. All in all Dixie scored 377 goals for Everton in 431 appearances. Dixie also won 16 caps for England. It was fitting that Dixie passed away at his beloved Goodison Park in March 1980 minutes after the final whistle of an Everton vs Liverpool derby match. Plaque 2: William Ralph Dean. Dixie Dean the legendary Everton centre forward was the most lethal header of the ball in the history of the game. In a full season with Everton in 1925-26 he scored 32 goals in 38 games. The pinnacle of his career was in 1927-28 season when he scored an unsurpassable total of 60 league gaols in 39 matches.
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