Dean reckons that his name always attracts jocular comments, but it is his football that has impressed. He started his career with Halifax Town in 1985, making nearly 200 appearances over 6 years and becoming club captain, before moving on to join Scunthorpe United, where he made a further 100 appearances, including one at Wembley against Blackpool in the third division play off finals. After first being ent on loan to Rochdale in 1995, he decided to join them full time, where he played in an FA Cup match against Liverpool, the team he supports. After a couple of stints on loan back at Halifax, he joined Celtic in February 1998, then in midfield. After us, he joined Lancaster City, where he stayed for a couple of years before becoming part of the budding Bradford Park Avenue squad. When he was released by the Yorkshire outfit, he decided to return to the best of his previous clubs - Celtic. However, after not getting enough first team football, there was an animacable parting of the ways. | Date | Opposition | Competition | Season | H/A | Score | Lineups | Goals | Assists | R | Y | Sub |
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| Tue 03 December 2002 | Barrow | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | H | 4-3 | Subbed On | |||||
| Sat 16 November 2002 | Droylsden | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | H | 2-1 | ||||||
| Wed 13 November 2002 | Accrington Stanley | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | A | 4-1 | ||||||
| Sat 09 November 2002 | Worksop Town | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | A | 1-1 | ||||||
| Thu 23 April 1998 | Cheltenham Town | Conference Premier | 1997/1998 | A | 2-0 | ||||||
| Sat 18 April 1998 | Farnborough Town | Conference Premier | 1997/1998 | H | 1-1 | Off @60mins | |||||
| Mon 13 April 1998 | Rushden and Diamonds | Conference Premier | 1997/1998 | H | 2-4 | ||||||
| Sat 11 April 1998 | Kettering Town | Conference Premier | 1997/1998 | A | 3-1 | ||||||
| Sat 04 April 1998 | Hereford United | Conference Premier | 1997/1998 | H | 2-3 |  | |||||
| Wed 25 March 1998 | Gateshead | Conference Premier | 1997/1998 | A | 3-3 | ||||||
| Sat 21 March 1998 | Welling United | Conference Premier | 1997/1998 | H | 2-1 | ||||||
| Sat 28 February 1998 | Rushden and Diamonds | Conference Premier | 1997/1998 | A | 3-0 | On @60mins | |||||
| Mon 23 February 1998 | Kidderminster Harriers | Conference Premier | 1997/1998 | A | 5-0 | ||||||
| Sat 21 February 1998 | Morecambe | Conference Premier | 1997/1998 | H | 3-1 | ||||||
| Tue 17 February 1998 | Gateshead | Conference Premier | 1997/1998 | H | 2-2 | ||||||
| Sat 07 February 1998 | Dover Athletic | Conference Premier | 1997/1998 | H | 1-0 | Off @60mins |