'I played against Everton's best side - look at the state of me'
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Chris Beesley Thu, 11 December 2025 at 12:53 pm UTC·18 min read Never mind 'across the water' - it feels like there’s something in the water when it comes to producing goalscorers in Birkenhead, the town that looks over the Mersey to Liverpool city centre.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The 383 goals that William Ralph ‘Dixie’ Dean netted for Everton is the most anyone has ever struck for a single professional English club and his 60 goals in the 1927/28 season is a record that will surely never be broken. His closest challenger in that respect is Tom ‘Pongo’ Waring, a fellow son of Birkenhead who, having replaced Dean as centre-forward in the Tranmere Rovers side, bagged...