![]() ![]() As he later recalled: “To join Everton was all that I had been waiting for.” He made his debut at Arsenal the following Saturday and scored his first ever league goal at Goodison Park, against Aston Villa, seven days later. On transfer deadline day – 16 March 1925 – Everton signed him for a fee of £3,000, the highest fee paid for a Third Division player or an 18-year-old. Several clubs were scouting Dean, but he only wanted to play for Everton. Nonetheless, Dean became a regular for Tranmere during the 1924-25 season in the Third Division North, scoring 27 goals in as many league games, an even more impressive statistic considering that Tranmere finished second bottom. Or was it? Meticulous research by biographers revealed Dean had assaulted the wrong man. As Dean told the story, he then laid his former opponent out with one punch. ![]() Dean recognised the man as Davy Parkes, who he believed was responsible for the loss of his testicle. ![]() Years later Dean was in a bar in Chester when someone offered to buy him a drink. The Dixie Dean statue outside Goodison Park. ![]()
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