Dixie Dean played for Everton for 12 years, 1925 to 1937, and in total scored 383 goals in 433 games, a record never likely to be broken. In 1927/8 he scored 60 goals in one season. He was also the perfect gentleman and was never booked nor sent off throughout his career.
He was a good friend of my Grandfather's, and they often used to share a bus on the way to the game....
Not much footage exists of him playing sadly, but there are a few small pieces:
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