SOME OF THE STORIES FROM THE HISTORY OF FOOTBALL.. . .
DIXIE
DEAN'S
RECORD 60 LEAGUE GOALS in 1927/28
 When
George Camsell scored a record 59 Football League goals for Middlesbrough in
1926/27 he must have believed that his record would last for years. In
reality it
lasted just one season before being bettered by William Ralph Dean - Dixie Dean.
Not that it was easy, with two matches remaining he needed seven goals to
beat the record. Four of them came against Burnley in the penultimate
match and on Saturday 5th May 1927 48,715 Everton fans were at Goodison to
welcome the newly-crowned League champions and to see Dean get a hat-trick
to take the record from Camsell. Arsenal opened the scoring after two
minutes - Dean equalised a minute later. In the 6th minute Dean was fouled
in the box and converted the penalty. The record equalled and plenty of
time to beat it but it wasn't until 8 minutes from the end when Alec Troup
sent in a corner for Dean to head home the record-breaking 60th goal.
Dixie Dean remained at Goodison until the 1937/38
season having scored an amazing 349 goals in 399 League appearances. He
died on 1st March 1980 at Goodison while attending Everton's match against
Liverpool.
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Everton's Division 1 matches 1927/28 |
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His Goals |
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| Sat |
Aug |
27 |
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Sheffield
Wednesday |
Home |
Won |
4-0 |
1 |
| Sat |
Sep |
3 |
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Middlesbrough |
Away |
Lost |
2-4 |
1 |
| Mon |
Sep |
5 |
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Bolton Wanderers |
Away |
Drew |
1-1 |
1 |
| Sat |
Sep |
10 |
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Birmingham |
Home |
Won |
5-2 |
2 |
| Wed |
Sep |
14 |
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Bolton Wanderers |
Home |
Drew |
2-2 |
1 |
| Sat |
Sep |
17 |
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Newcastle United |
Away |
Drew |
2-2 |
2 |
| Sat |
Sep |
24 |
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Huddersfield Town |
Home |
Drew |
2-2 |
2 |
| Sat |
Oct |
1 |
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Tottenham Hotspur |
Away |
Won |
3-1 |
2 |
| Sat |
Oct |
8 |
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Manchester United |
Home |
Won |
5-2 |
5 |
| Sat |
Oct |
15 |
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Liverpool |
Home |
Drew |
1-1 |
0 |
| Sat |
Oct |
22 |
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West Ham United |
Home |
Won |
7-0 |
dnp* |
| Sat |
Oct |
29 |
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Portsmouth |
Away |
Won |
3-1 |
3 |
| Sat |
Nov |
5 |
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Leicester City |
Home |
Won |
7-1 |
3 |
| Sat |
Nov |
12 |
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Derby County |
Away |
Won |
3-0 |
2 |
| Sat |
Nov |
19 |
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Sunderland |
Home |
Lost |
0-1 |
0 |
| Sat |
Nov |
26 |
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Bury |
Away |
Won |
3-2 |
2 |
| Sat |
Dec |
3 |
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Sheffield United |
Home |
Drew |
0-0 |
0 |
| Sat |
Dec |
10 |
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Aston Villa |
Away |
Won |
3-2 |
3 |
| Sat |
Dec |
17 |
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Burnley |
Home |
Won |
4-1 |
0 |
| Sat |
Dec |
24 |
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Arsenal |
Away |
Lost |
2-3 |
1 |
| Mon |
Dec |
26 |
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Cardiff City |
Home |
Won |
2-1 |
2 |
| Tue |
Dec |
27 |
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Cardiff City |
Away |
Lost |
0-2 |
0 |
| Sat |
Dec |
31 |
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Sheffield Wednesday |
Away |
Won |
2-1 |
2 |
| Mon |
Jan |
2 |
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Blackburn Rovers |
Away |
Lost |
2-4 |
2 |
| Sat |
Jan |
7 |
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Middlesbrough |
Home |
Won |
3-1 |
2 |
| Sat |
Jan |
21 |
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Birmingham |
Away |
Drew |
2-2 |
0 |
| Sat |
Feb |
4 |
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Huddersfield Town |
Away |
Lost |
1-4 |
1 |
| Sat |
Feb |
11 |
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Tottenham Hotspur |
Home |
Lost |
2-5 |
0 |
| Sat |
Feb |
25 |
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Liverpool |
Away |
Drew |
3-3 |
3 |
| Sat |
Mar |
3 |
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West Ham United |
Away |
Drew |
0-0 |
0 |
| Sat |
Mar |
10 |
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Portsmouth |
Home |
Drew |
0-0 |
dnp* |
| Wed |
Mar |
14 |
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Manchester United |
Away |
Lost |
0-1 |
0 |
| Sat |
Mar |
17 |
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Leicester City |
Away |
Lost |
0-1 |
0 |
| Sat |
Mar |
24 |
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Derby County |
Home |
Drew |
2-2 |
2 |
| Sat |
Mar |
31 |
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Sunderland |
Away |
Won |
2-0 |
dnp* |
| Fri |
Apr |
6 |
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Blackburn Rovers |
Home |
Won |
4-1 |
2 |
| Sat |
Apr |
7 |
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Bury |
Home |
Drew |
1-1 |
1 |
| Sat |
Apr |
14 |
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Sheffield United |
Away |
Won |
3-1 |
2 |
| Wed |
Apr |
18 |
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Newcastle United |
Home |
Won |
3-0 |
1 |
| Sat |
Apr |
21 |
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Aston Villa |
Home |
Won |
3-2 |
2 |
| Sat |
Apr |
28 |
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Burnley |
Away |
Won |
5-3 |
4 |
| Sat |
May |
5 |
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Arsenal |
Home |
Drew |
3-3 |
3 |
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Total |
60 |
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*
dnp - did not play
And he scored 3 more goals for Everton in the FA
Cup that season! |
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