Dixie Dean

Bluerover · March 10, 2021

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 · March 10, 2021

Bluerover said:
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 · March 10, 2021

PSB1 said:
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 · March 10, 2021

blue1948 said:
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! lol

Jim Hopper · March 10, 2021

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 · March 10, 2021

Toffeelover said:
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 · March 10, 2021

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…

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Joey66 · March 10, 2021

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

Joey66 · March 10, 2021

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 · March 10, 2021

WR Dean at Notts County -

Jamo Martinez · March 10, 2021

Charles Hawtrey said:
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 · March 10, 2021

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

Jamo Martinez · March 11, 2021

blue1948 said:
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 · March 11, 2021

blue1948 said:
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

PSB1 said:
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 · March 11, 2021

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.