Dixie Dean Arrives From Tranmere
Dixie Dean joins Everton from Tranmere Rovers and begins a prolific goalscoring career that becomes central to the club’s history.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Dixie Dean Biography and Timeline
Follow Dixie Dean through 5 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Dixie Dean, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1925–1933Years on this page
1925
1928
Sixty League Goals Record
Dixie Dean completes a hat-trick against Arsenal to finish the 1927–28 First Division season with sixty league goals, a record for the English top flight.
1931
Everton Return As Second Division Champions
Dixie Dean helps Everton regain top-flight status as the club wins the Second Division championship immediately after relegation.
1932
Fourth First Division Title
Dixie Dean leads Everton’s attack during the 1931–32 campaign as the club wins another English league championship.
1933
FA Cup Victory Over Manchester City
Dixie Dean scores in the FA Cup final as Everton defeat Manchester City 3–0 and secure the trophy for the second time.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.