Old Everton Pictures

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Dixie Dean’s most cherished medal comes home​

Dixie Dean’s most prized medal came home at the weekend - and Everton have been given the opportunity to secure it for good. Famed memorabilia collector Gordon Wallis bought Dixie Dean’s 1927/28 League Championship winning medal - the season he set the Football League’s 60-goal scoring record - at auction in 1991. But to commemorate the 90th anniversary of Dixie’s remarkable achievement Mr Wallis agreed to bring the cherished medal back to its spiritual home. And at a special event organised by the Everton Heritage Society to celebrate the medal’s return, Mr Wallis hinted that it could one day enjoy -

 

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The Catt -

 

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Harry Catterick and Colin Harvey at Bellefield, circa 1969 -

 

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John Moores, Gordon Lee, Dixie Dean, Harry Catterick and Philip Carter at a 1978 event -

 

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Harry Catterick retired a disciplinarian of a manager -

 

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Bally & Andy Rankin - for @Eggs & co -

 

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The game that put Dave Hickson into Everton Folklore -

 

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