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1928 Everton League Champions Dixie Dean Coin/Stamp Gift Set From the ‘Football Legends’ range: visit our ebay store to view the full range (multiple buy to compound carriage) at: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/historiccoinandstampsetgiftsEverton won the 1927/28 Division One League Championship scoring 102 goals in 42 matches.  Incredibly, centre forward Dixie Dean scored 60 of these goals.The set contains eight coins all issued and dated from the year, namely: halfcrown, florin, shilling, sixpence, threepence (these five all struck in 50% silver), penny, halfpenny and farthing.  It also contains the 1996 GB postage stamp, depicting Dixie Dean, which was issued to commemorate football legends. The coins and stamp are housed within a display that is held in a protection case, sized just over 17cm x 12cm.  The display and case are in New/Mint condition.  All of the coins are in Fine (or better) condition and the stamp in unused, Mint condition as issued.Our manufacturing process includes a precision laser cutting method to create the necessary holes in each display for the required coins to be inserted and held, safely recessed, in the correct position.This would make a wonderful and original gift for an Everton supporter.The product can be removed from the protection case, to allow frame mounted display, if so desired. UK Payment: Paypal (preferred) or Postal OrdersOverseas Payment: By Paypal only William Ralph Dean (Jan 22nd 1907 – March 1st 1980), popularly known as Dixie Dean, was an English football player, one of the most prolific centre forwards in English football history, who is best known for his exploits at Everton. As a centre-forward he was a truly outstanding player, and a real legend of the game. His dribbling, running and shooting were all exceptional, but his rare talent was for headers – Dixie was known as one of the most remarkable headers the game has ever seen. Born in Birkenhead, Merseyside, Dean initially played for his local club, Tranmere Rovers, before moving to Everton for a fee of 3,000 in 1925, and immediately made an impact, scoring 32 goals in his first full season. Despite a serious motorcycle accident in 1926, in which he suffered a fractured skull and jaw, Dean fully recovered and went on to greater success at the club. He is still the only player in English football to have scored 60 League goals in one season (1927/28); in the same season Everton won the Division One title. Although Everton were relegated to Division Two in 1930, Dean stayed with them, and the club subsequently won the Second Division in 1931, followed by the First Division again in 1932, and the FA Cup in 1933. By then, Dean was captain of the side. However, the harsh physical demands of the game took their toll, and he was dropped from the first team in 1937. Dean went on to play for Notts County and then Sligo Rovers in Ireland. After retiring, he went on to run a pub and work as a security manager for Littlewoods. In total, Dean scored a total of 383 goals for Everton, in 433 appearances, an exceptional strike-rate. With modern scoring rates being much lower, both that record, and the record of 60 League goals in a season, are unlikely to ever be broken. He was also known as a very professional player, having never been booked or sent off throughout his entire career. He also made 16 appearances for England, scoring 18 goals. Dean died from a heart attack in 1980 at Goodison Park, Everton’s home ground, whilst watching a match against their closest rivals, Liverpool. In 2001, a statue of Dean was erected outside the Park End of the stadium. In 2002 Dean became an Inaugural Inductee to the English Football Hall of Fame.  The year that was 1928… In March, Egyptian schoolteacher Hasan al-Banna forms the Society of Muslim Brothers, later known as the Muslim Brotherhood From 1 October, Stalin begins the first Five-Year Plan in the Soviet Union, aimed at developing the country’s economy On 6 October, Chiang Kai-shek is elected president of China In the US presidential election on 6 November, the Republican candidate Herbert Hoover wins British scientist Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin in London. Its use as an antibiotic is later made possible by the work of Howard Florey, Ernst Chain and Norman Heatley at Oxford during World War II German scientist Fritz Pfleumer invents magnetic tape In Berlin, Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s Die Dreigroschenoper (Threepenny Opera), the product of a left-wing bohemian milieu, is first performed American film-maker Walt Disney creates Mickey Mouse. European films include G W Pabst’s Pandora’s Box British novelist D H Lawrence publishes Lady Chatterley’s Lover privately in Florence, but soon the book, with its scenes of explicit sex, is banned in several countries Anthropologist Margaret Mead publishes Coming of Age in Samoa, a study that has an impact on sexual mores in the West Sporting 1928… Football League Champions were Everton, the Toffees leaving Huddersfield Town in the runners up spot Huddersfield also suffered heartbreak in the FA Cup Final, Blackburn defeating them 3-1, two goals from James Roscamp and one from McLean secured the win for Rovers The Grand National winning horse was Tipperary The Cheltenham Gold Cup winning horse was Patron Saint The Epsom Derby winning horse was Felstead Golf’s British Open was won by Walter Hagen Cambridge won the Boat Race by ten lengths over Oxford Snookers World Championship Final ended Joe Davis (England) 16-13 Fred Lawrence (England) The Wimbledon tennis singles tournament saw victories for Rene Lacoste of France (mens) and Helen Wills Moody of USA (ladies) American Sport The first Super Bowl did not take place until 1967 The first NBA Championship did not take place until 1947 Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees 4-0 St. Louis Cardinals

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