
William Ralph 'Dixie' Dean was born on 22nd January 1907 in Birkenhead, Merseyside. He began his professional football career at Tranmere Rovers in 1923, where he showed early signs of his remarkable ability, scoring 27 goals in just 29 appearances for the club. Two years later he moved across the River Mersey to Everton, the club he loved and is most famously associated with, for a fee of £3000.Dean’s impact at the Toffees was immediate. He scored 32 goals in his first full season at the club....