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Dean began the 1925/26 campaign in the reserves. He was called up to the first team for the fifth match and scored a hat-trick against Burnley on 17 October 1925. In his first full season as an Evertonian he scored 32 League goals, 6 short of the League record of 38 held by Bertie Freeman, a former Everton player.
Editorial from the Leeds United programme, 24 October 1925, commenting on Dean's hat-trick against Burnley