The previous year it had taken England all their time to beat the full German team in an international and I had taken with me the programme from that match.

McIntosh arranged to meet him at the Woodside Hotel in 1925. He was known as a sporting player never booked or sent off during his career despite rough treatment and provocation from opponents. Personal life and post-football career
Dean became a Freemason in 1931 while playing for Everton and England.

Dean played the majority of his career at Everton before injuries caught up with him and he moved on to new challenges at Notts County. A statue of Dean was unveiled outside Goodison Park in May 2001. William Ralph Dean (22 January 1907 – 1 March 1980) better known as Dixie Dean was an English football player.