John Kelly "Dixie" Deans was born on 30 July 1946 and is a Scottish retired footballer.
13 Facts About Dixie Deans
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Dixie Deans played as a centre forward in the 1960s and 1970s, primarily for Motherwell and Celtic, and was a prolific goal-scorer.
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Dixie Deans was nicknamed "Dixie" in honour of legendary Everton and England centre-forward Dixie Dean.
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Dixie Deans joined Motherwell from Neilston Juniors in 1965 and spent six seasons with the Fir Park side.
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Dixie Deans played for Celtic until 1976, and during this time he scored 125 goals in 186 games, and set several scoring records.
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Dixie Deans is the only player in Scottish football history to twice score a hat trick in a major cup final, achieving the feat in the 1972 Scottish Cup Final and the 1974 Scottish League Cup Final, both against Hibernian.
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Dixie Deans, who had come on as a substitute, took the first kick for Celtic and missed.
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Dixie Deans spent a month on loan to Carlisle United in 1977 and played briefly with League of Ireland side Shelbourne before moving to Australia to play for Adelaide City.
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Dixie Deans returned to Scotland with Partick Thistle in 1980, where he retired.
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Dixie Deans was left out of the Scotland squad for the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany.
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Dixie Deans had made the initial 40 man squad, but missed the final cut of 22, as Donald Ford and Denis Law were selected instead.
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Dixie Deans is a match-day host at Celtic Park, where he entertains guests along with other former Celtic players.
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Dixie Deans is involved with business interests in Glasgow, owning "Dixie's" pub in Rutherglen, and was involved with former Celtic player Tommy Callaghan in the firm Esperanza Property Development.