players from his former clubs (Tranmere and Everton) and Liverpool F.C. When asked if he thought his record of scoring 60 goals in a season would be broken, Dean said: "People ask me if that 60-goal record will ever be beaten. I think it will. But there's only one man who'll do it. That's the fellow that walks on the water. I think he's about the only one." In total, Dean scored 383 goals for Everton in 433 appearances—an exceptional strike-rate which includes 37 hat-tricks. He was known as a sporting player, never booked or sent off during his career despite rough treatment and provocation from opponents. Only Arthur Rowley has scored more English-league career goals; however, while Rowley made 619 appearances and scored 433 goals (0.70 goals per game) Dean scored 379 goals in 438 games (0.87 goals per game). In December 1930 and again in October 1931, Dixie Dean became the first Everton player to score two hat-tricks in one month of competitive play. His record stood for nearly 90 years until September 2020, when it was equalled by Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Dean was mentioned in a series 2 episode of The Thin Blue Line. Honours and achievements Everton Football League First Division: 1927–28, 1931–32 Second Division Championship: 1930–31 FA Charity Shield: 1928, 1932 FA Cup: 1932–33 Sligo Rovers League of Ireland runners-up 1938–39 FAI Cup runners-up: 1938–39 England British Home Championship: 1926–27 (shared), 1931–32 (shared) Individual England Caps: 16 England Goals: 18 Football League Representative appearances: 6 Football League Representative goals: 9 Sunday Pictorial Trophy (60 league goals in 1927–28) Lewis's Medal (Commemorate 200 league goals in 199 appearances) Hall of Fame Trophy (1971) Football Writers' Association inscribed silver salver (1976) English Football Hall of Fame (Inaugural inductee, 2002) Most goals in an English top-flight season: 60 (1927–28) Seasonwise World Top Scorer: 1927–28 (60 goals) Career statistics Club International goals Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dean goal. See also List of English football first tier top scorers List of men's footballers with 500 or more goals References Sources External links English footballers England international footballers Association football forwards Everton F.C. players Sportspeople from Birkenhead Notts County F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Sligo Rovers F.C. players Ashton United F.C. players League of Ireland players York City F.C. wartime guest players 1907 births 1980 deaths English Football Hall of Fame