Dixie Dean

[Bluerover]

Dixie also has by far the best scoring ratio per games played in the top tier:

All-time top scorers with over 200 goals​

Only goals in first level of championship (First Division then Premier League) are considered.

Rank	Name	Years​	Matches​	Goals​	Ratio​
1​	Jimmy Greaves	1957–1972​	516​	357​	0.69​
2​	Steve Bloomer	1892–1914​	536​	314​	0.59​
3​	Dixie Dean	1924–1938​	362​	310​	0.86​
4​	Gordon Hodgson	1925–1940​	456​	287​	0.63​
5​	Alan Shearer	1988–2006​	559​	283​	0.51​
6=​	David Jack	1920–1934​	476​	257​	0.54​
6=​	Charlie Buchan	1912–1928​	482​	257​	0.53​
8​	Nat Lofthouse	1946–1960​	452​	255​	0.56​
9​	Joe Bradford	1921–1935​	410​	248​	0.60​
10​	Hughie Gallacher	1925–1938​	355​	246​	0.69​
11​	Joe Smith	1908–1927​	410​	243​	0.59​
12​	George Brown	1921–1935​	366​	240​	0.65​
13​	George Camsell	1921–1939​	337​	233​	0.69​
14​	Ian Rush	1980–1998​	515​	232​	0.45​
15​	David Herd	1954–1970​	412​	222​	0.53​
16​	Harry Hampton	1904–1922​	357​	219​	0.61​
17=​	Billy Walker	1919–1933​	478​	214​	0.44​
17=​	Tony Cottee	1982–2000​	548​	214​	0.39​
19​	Dave Halliday	1925–1933​	257​	211​	0.82​
20​	Geoff Hurst	1959–1975​	519​	210​	0.40​
21=​	Ronnie Allen	1950–1961​	415​	208​	0.50​
21=​	Wayne Rooney	2002–2018​	476​	208​	0.44​
23​	Bobby Gurney	1926–1944​	348​	205​	0.59​
24​	Arthur Chandler	1925–1935​	309​	204​	0.66​
25​	Vic Watson	1923–1932​	295​	203​	0.68​
26=​	Denis Law	1960–1974​	377​	201​	0.53​
26=​	Harry Johnson	1919–1931​	313​	201​	0.64​

 

[Toffeelover]

Dixie also has by far the best scoring ratio per games played in the top tier:

All-time top scorers with over 200 goals​

Only goals in first level of championship (First Division then Premier League) are considered.

Rank	Name	Years​	Matches​	Goals​	Ratio​
1​	Jimmy Greaves	1957–1972​	516​	357​	0.69​
2​	Steve Bloomer	1892–1914​	536​	314​	0.59​
3​	Dixie Dean	1924–1938​	362​	310​	0.86​
4​	Gordon Hodgson	1925–1940​	456​	287​	0.63​
5​	Alan Shearer	1988–2006​	559​	283​	0.51​
6=​	David Jack	1920–1934​	476​	257​	0.54​
6=​	Charlie Buchan	1912–1928​	482​	257​	0.53​
8​	Nat Lofthouse	1946–1960​	452​	255​	0.56​
9​	Joe Bradford	1921–1935​	410​	248​	0.60​
10​	Hughie Gallacher	1925–1938​	355​	246​	0.69​
11​	Joe Smith	1908–1927​	410​	243​	0.59​
12​	George Brown	1921–1935​	366​	240​	0.65​
13​	George Camsell	1921–1939​	337​	233​	0.69​
14​	Ian Rush	1980–1998​	515​	232​	0.45​
15​	David Herd	1954–1970​	412​	222​	0.53​
16​	Harry Hampton	1904–1922​	357​	219​	0.61​
17=​	Billy Walker	1919–1933​	478​	214​	0.44​
17=​	Tony Cottee	1982–2000​	548​	214​	0.39​
19​	Dave Halliday	1925–1933​	257​	211​	0.82​
20​	Geoff Hurst	1959–1975​	519​	210​	0.40​
21=​	Ronnie Allen	1950–1961​	415​	208​	0.50​
21=​	Wayne Rooney	2002–2018​	476​	208​	0.44​
23​	Bobby Gurney	1926–1944​	348​	205​	0.59​
24​	Arthur Chandler	1925–1935​	309​	204​	0.66​
25​	Vic Watson	1923–1932​	295​	203​	0.68​
26=​	Denis Law	1960–1974​	377​	201​	0.53​
26=​	Harry Johnson	1919–1931​	313​	201​	0.64​

Incredible. I take it Latchford, Pickering were no where near those figures.

 

[blue1948]

Assume you mean the Paine from S'ton? His highest league goal tally was 21.

George Camsell got 59 (for Middlesbrough)- but it was in the old second division.

Yes memory is gone now . I have no idea where Terry Paine came from .

 

[PSB1]

Yes memory is gone now . I have no idea where Terry Paine came from .

I know the feeling, mate. Got on a bus yesterday & then couldn't remember where the hell I was going to!

 

[Jim Hopper]

Mad that there’s players above Alan Shearer who’ve scored more goals in England. Sky told us he’s the greatest English centre forward to grace the game.

 

[Bluerover]

Incredible. I take it Latchford, Pickering were no where near those figures.

Latch 174 goals in 396 apps with Birmingham and Everton - these include cup games so ratio is 0.44.
Blackburn were 2nd Division when Fred was with them but he scored 56 in 97 (all competitions) for us so ratio is 0.58.

 

[summerisle]

If it wasn't for Harry Cooke ....

Harry Cooke – Dixie Dean’s Saviour

On 5th May 1928, Dixie Dean scored a hat-trick against Arsenal on the final day of the 1927/28 season. The last of those goals was Dixie’s 60th league goal of the season – a record in E…

www.efcstatto.com

 

[Joey66]

In his era more cigarette cards - magazine photos etc than any other player WR Dean -

 

[Joey66]

Three generations of Dixie Dean's family are invited to the West coast to see Sligo take on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Molde in a Champions League qualifier -

Irish salute to Everton legend - Dixie played for them in his late career -​

 

[Joey66]

WR Dean at Notts County -

 

[Jamo Martinez]

I confess I did not know he had such a great international goalscoring record. The numbers are incredible! Thanks for posting.

On the record it puts international and representative games. I'm not totally sure what the representative games are but I know that he scored 18 goals in 16 full internationals. Incredible goal ratio. And though the amount of caps seems very low, we have to remember that in his era, England weren't interested in the early World Cups so only had friendly matches to play.

 

[Bluerover]

To be clear, the listing I posted is only Division 1 and Premiership.

 

[Jamo Martinez]

I agree with most but Dalglish was the best player the reds ever had and I saw him many times ,he should be mentioned with the best .
Many people forget that Dixie's record was nearly beaten by Terry Paine ,he got 59 ,we have to be fair ,if we are who we are .
I have seen Everton fans hailed as the most knowledgeable ,if that is true a shout for both Paine and the other fella .
I concur Bally was overlooked in the world cup final aftermath but the one who matters is Harry who signed the best player I have ever seen in an Everton shirt the one and only Alan Ball .

I'm assuming you're mixing Terry Paine up with someone else as I couldn't find any record of him ever getting any where near 59 goals. The most he ever scored was 21 in the old second division.

Possibly thinking of George Camsell of Middlesbrough. He got 59 goal for Boro in 1926-27 season but that was also in the old second division. Still a brilliant achievment.

 

[Jamo Martinez]

I agree with most but Dalglish was the best player the reds ever had and I saw him many times ,he should be mentioned with the best .
Many people forget that Dixie's record was nearly beaten by Terry Paine ,he got 59 ,we have to be fair ,if we are who we are .
I have seen Everton fans hailed as the most knowledgeable ,if that is true a shout for both Paine and the other fella .
I concur Bally was overlooked in the world cup final aftermath but the one who matters is Harry who signed the best player I have ever seen in an Everton shirt the one and only Alan Ball .

I'm assuming you're mixing Terry Paine up with someone else as I couldn't find any record of him ever getting any where near 59 goals. The most he ever scored was 21 in the old second division.

Possibly thinking of George Camsell of Middlesboro

Assume you mean the Paine from S'ton? His highest league goal tally was 21.

George Camsell got 59 (for Middlesbrough)- but it was in the old second division.

 

[StevenSeagull]

Cheers for the warm welcome on here and some cracking stories about the great man. I agree, it's probably futile trying to get media to change the mindset so it's up to us fans to keep the memories alive.

I first heard about Dixie from a primary school teacher, I must have only been about 6 or 7 but this was mid-70s when every football loving child read the Rothman's Year Book like it was the bible, FA Cup Final day was the biggest event of the year and Shoot magazine's league wall chart was pinned to 000's of bedroom walls. So my teacher telling the story of the man who scored 60 goals in one season was manna from heaven.

He was younger than us at the time, a typical working-class Liverpool lad & far too young for Goodison. He could remember sitting at the kitchen table with his Mum when his Dad crashed through the door having been on a 2-day bender celebrating winning the League and Dixie getting 60 with a hat-trick on the last day. I can't do justice to how he described the scene nor how big a deal it was; the phrase "I'll be Dixie Dean" became a regular refrain in playgrounds and parks across the country for years after.

I'm pleased to note that Brighton finished above Palace that year. Not on goal difference but goals scored. Oh irony, how you mock me.