3.1.15

William Ralf Dean - 60 goals

A record that will never be broken.
During the course of the 1927-28 domestic season Bill Dean of Everton, known (to his displeasure) as Dixie, scored 60 League goals for Everton. He also scored 3 FA Cup goals and 4 goals in international friendlies.
During the record breaking season he scored 7 hattricks and was responsible for 58.8% of Everton's League goals (102).
Everton had sealed the championship before the final game , and 48,715 fans were at Goodison to watch the Arsenal match. Dean was on 57 goals. Arsenal went ahead after 2 minutes - Dean equalised a minute later, and in the 6th minute scored from the spot after he was fouled. The record-breaking  goal came in the 82nd minute, Dean heading in from a corner (a third of his 431 career goals were headed).


Football League Division One
Goal
27.08.27
Everton
4
0
The Wednesday
Goodison
1

Dean scored Everton’s 3rd.


03.09.27
Middlesbrough
4
2
Everton
Ayresome Park
2

1926-27 59 goal sensation George Camsell bagged all 4 of Boro’s goals.


05.09.27
Bolton Wanderers
1
1
Everton
Burnden Park
3



10.09.27
Everton
5
2
Birmingham
Goodison
5



14.09.27
Everton
2
2
Bolton Wanderers
Goodison
6



17.09.27
Newcastle United
2
2
Everton
St James’
8



24.09.27
Everton
2
2
Huddersfield Town
Goodison
10



01.10.27
Tottenham Hotspur
1
3
Everton
White Hart Lane
12



08.10.27
Everton
5
2
Manchester United
Goodison
17



15.10.27
Everton
1
1
Liverpool
Goodison


Dean’s first blank of the season, game 10.


29.10.27
Portsmouth
1
3
Everton
Fratton Park
20



05.11.27
Everton
7
1
Leicester City
Goodison
23







12.11.27
Derby County
0
3
Everton
Baseball Ground
25







19.11.27
Everton
0
1
Sunderland
Goodison








26.11.27
Bury
2
3
Everton
Gigg Lane
27







03.12.27
Everton
0
0
Sheffield United
Goodison








10.12.27
Aston Villa
2
3
Everton
Villa Park
30







17.12.27
Everton
4
1
Burnley
Goodison








24.12.27
Arsenal
3
2
Everton
Highbury
31







26.12.27
Everton
2
0
Cardiff City
Goodison
33

Dean’s previous best season tally was 32 (1925-26).

27.12.27
Cardiff City
2
0
Everton
Ninian Park








31.12.27
The Wednesday
1
2
Everton
Hillsborough
35







02.01.28
Blackburn Rovers
4
2
Everton
Ewood Park
37







07.01.28
Everton
3
1
Middlesbrough
Goodison
39

Dean passed Bert Freeman’s club record of 38 goals, set in the 1908-09 season.
        

21.01.28
Birmingham
2
2
Everton
St Andrew’s








04.02.28
Huddersfield Town
4
1
Everton
Leeds Road
40







11.02.28
Everton
2
5
Tottenham Hotspur
Goodison








25.02.28
Liverpool
3
3
Everton
Anfield
43







03.03.28
West Ham United
0
0
Everton
Boleyn Ground








14.03.28
Manchester United
1
0
Everton
Old Trafford








17.03.28
Leicester City
1
0
Everton
Filbert Street








24.03.28
Everton
2
2
Derby County
Goodison
45

The previous record for most goals in a First Division season was 43, scored by Ted Harper of Blackburn Rovers in 1925-26.


06.04.28
Everton
4
1
Blackburn Rovers
Goodison
47







07.04.28
Everton
1
1
Bury
Goodison
48







14.04.28
Sheffield United
1
3
Everton
Bramall Lane
50







18.04.28
Everton
3
0
Newcastle United
Goodison
51







21.04.28
Everton
3
2
Aston Villa
Goodison
53







24.04.28
Burnley
3
5
Everton
Turf Moor
57







05.05.28
Everton
3
3
Arsenal
Goodison
60

George Camsell scored 59 goals for Middlesbrough in Division 2 in 1926-27.



FA Cup

14.01.28
Preston North End
0
3
Everton
Deepdale
1







28.01.28
Arsenal
4
3
Everton
Highbury
3











Internationals

22.10.27
Ireland
2
0
England
Windsor Park








28.11.27
England
1
2
Wales
Turf Moor








31.03.28
England
1
5
Scotland
Wembley








17.05.28
France
1
5
England
Colombes
2







19.05.28
Belgium
1
3
England
Antwerp
4