Mark Dean (footballer)

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Mark Dean
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-11-18) 18 November 1964 (age 58)
Place of birth Northwich, England
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
1981–1982 Chester
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1983 Chester 25 (0)
1983–1986 Northwich Victoria 89 (0)
1986–1987 Caernarfon Town
1987–? Witton Albion
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Dean (born 18 November 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played in The Football League for Chester. He later played for hometown club Northwich Victoria in the Conference National.

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Playing career

A full back, Dean was a product of Chester's youth policy and broke into the first–team ranks near the end of 1981–82 as a 17-year-old. He made his professional debut in Chester's 2–1 defeat by Brentford on 24 April 1982 [1] and ended the season with four league outings to his name. [1] Earlier in the season he had been part of the Chester youth side which took Sunderland to a replay in the FA Youth Cup. [2]

The following season saw Dean make 19 league starts and appear twice as a substitute. [3] But he was one of eight players released by manager John Sainty at the end of the season as the club halved its wage bill. [4]

This marked the end of Dean's professional career but he then enjoyed a three-year stint with Northwich Victoria, where he made 89 league appearances. [5] This spell also included an appearance at Wembley Stadium in the 1984 final of the FA Trophy against Bangor City, which Northwich won after a replay. [6] After a spell with Caernarfon Town, [7] Dean returned to Cheshire by joining Witton Albion. [7]

Honours

Northwich Victoria

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References

  1. 1 2 Sumner (1997), stats section (season 81-82)
  2. ↑ "From the youth to the first team". chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
  3. ↑ Sumner (1997), stats section (season 82-83)
  4. ↑ Sumner (1997), p 99
  5. ↑ Harman (2005), p 488
  6. ↑ Williams (1997), p 67
  7. 1 2 Williams (1987), p 554
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