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Dixie Deans (John Kelly Deans) was born on 30 July, 1946 in Johnstone, Scotland, is a Scottish footballer. Discover Dixie Deans's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?
| Popular As |
John Kelly Deans |
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| Age |
77 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
| Born |
30 July, 1946 |
| Birthday |
30 July |
| Birthplace |
Johnstone, Scotland |
| Nationality |
Scotland
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He is a member of famous footballer with the age 77 years old group.
Dixie Deans Height, Weight & Measurements
At 77 years old, Dixie Deans height is 5ft 6in .
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5ft 6in |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Dixie Deans Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Dixie Deans worth at the age of 77 years old? Dixie Deans’s income source is mostly from being a successful footballer. He is from Scotland. We have estimated Dixie Deans's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
footballer |
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Timeline
John Kelly "Dixie" Deans (born 30 July 1946) is a Scottish retired footballer.
He played as a centre forward in the 1960s and 1970s, primarily for Motherwell and Celtic, and was a prolific goal-scorer.
Deans joined Motherwell from Neilston Juniors in 1965 and spent six seasons with the Fir Park side.
He signed for Celtic in a £17,500 deal on 31 October 1971 but was unable to play for Celtic immediately as he was, at the time, serving a six-match ban; during this period he spent his free time working in the Paisley office of the Evening Times.
He is also remembered for the part he played in the semi-final of the 1971–72 European Cup, when Celtic were paired with Inter Milan, whom they had beaten in the final five years earlier.
The two legs and extra-time failed to yield a single goal and so the tie proceeded to penalties.
Deans, who had come on as a substitute, took the first kick for Celtic and missed.
Inter then scored all five of their penalties and moved on to the final against Ajax.
He 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.
The six goals he struck in a defeat of Partick Thistle in the 1973–74 season is a post-war record for a single game; Thistle's goalkeeper was the Scotland goalkeeper Alan Rough.
Deans played in two international matches for Scotland, both in 1974.
He was nicknamed "Dixie" in honour of legendary Everton and England centre-forward Dixie Dean.
Deans earned two caps for Scotland, both in 1974.
He was left out of the Scotland squad for the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany.
He had made the initial 40 man squad, but missed the final cut of 22, as Donald Ford and Denis Law were selected instead.
Deans was eventually capped in October 1974, in a 3–0 win against East Germany, and a month later won a second cap in a 2–1 defeat against Spain.
In his autobiography There's Only One Dixie Deans, he claimed that whilst living in Australia, he met Bob Marley, who asked him, "Are you the Dixie Deans who used to play for Celtic?", and mentioned that he envied Deans for having played at Celtic Park.
Deans is now a match-day host at Celtic Park, where he entertains guests along with other former Celtic players.
He is also 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.
He played for Celtic until 1976, and during this time he scored 125 goals in 186 games, and set several scoring records.
In 1976, Deans was transferred to Luton Town in a £20,000 deal.
He spent a month on loan to Carlisle United in 1977 and played briefly with League of Ireland side Shelbourne (5 league games, no goals) before moving to Australia to play for Adelaide City.
He is still a hero to the Adelaide fans for his goal-scoring abilities when he was the leading scorer in Australia in 1977/78.
With the club he also won the Australian Cup of 1979, defeating St. George in the final 3–2.
He returned to Scotland with Partick Thistle in 1980, where he retired.
