James Dean (footballer)

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James Dean
Personal information
Full name James Andrew Dean[1]
Date of birth (1985-05-15)15 May 1985[2]
Place of birth Blackburn,[2] England
Date of death May 2021 (aged 35)
Place of death Oswaldtwistle, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Great Harwood Town
2006–2007 Clitheroe
2007 Northwich Victoria
2007–2008 Bury 4 (0)
2007 → Altrincham (loan) 3 (1)
2007–2008 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 11 (4)
2008 Stalybridge Celtic 13 (4)
2008 Hyde United 8 (2)
2008–2009 Harrogate Town
2009–2012 FC Halifax Town
2012–2013 AFC Fylde
2013–2016 Chorley
2016 → Ashton United (loan) 2 (1)
2016 Warrington Town
2016–2017 Padiham
2017–2018 Trafford
2018–2019 Padiham
2019 Bamber Bridge 6 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Andrew Dean (15 May 1985 – May 2021) was an English footballer who played as a forward for various clubs including Bury, Stalybridge Celtic, Chorley and Bamber Bridge.

Career[edit]

Dean began his career with Great Harwood Town, making his debut for the club on 8 April 2003, alongside future Premier League player Matt Derbyshire, in a 2–0 win against Daisy Hill.[4] In the summer of 2006, Dean signed for Clitheroe. Dean left Clitheroe in January 2007, signing for Northwich Victoria for a "four-figure fee".[5]

In the summer of 2007, Dean signed for Bury. During his time at the club, Dean made four Football League appearances.[2] In February 2008, following loan spells at Altrincham and Stalybridge Celtic, Dean terminated his contract with Bury via mutual consent.[6] Following his release from Bury, Dean rejoined Stalybridge Celtic until the end of the 2007–08 season.[7]

Following his time at Stalybridge, Dean signed for Hyde United, before moving to Harrogate Town. In 2009, Dean joined FC Halifax Town, playing for the club for three years, before signing for AFC Fylde in 2012.[8] In 2013, Dean joined Chorley, helping the club to promotion to the Conference North in his first season at the club.[9] In March 2016, Dean joined Ashton United on loan from Chorley.[10] In total, he made 130 appearances for Chorley, scoring 60 goals.[11] Following his time at Chorley, Dean signed for Warrington Town in May 2016.[12] Dean's time at Warrington was short lived, with Dean joining Padiham on 1 September 2016.[13] In May 2017, Dean signed for Trafford,[14] before returning to Padiham in June 2018.[15] Dean joined Buxton in November 2018, making his debut in a 5–0 home defeat to Witton Albion.[16] Dean played for Buxton for the remainder of the season.[17] On 29 October 2019, Bamber Bridge announced the signing of Dean.[18]

Personal life and death[edit]

During his early non-League career, Dean was an English champion kickboxer.[5]

On 6 May 2021, Dean was reported missing, with Lancashire Constabulary issuing an appeal for his whereabouts.[19] He was last seen on 5 May in Oswaldtwistle near Blackburn.[20] His body was found by Lancashire Police on 9 May, and his death was announced the next day. He was 35.[20] The police announced his death was not being treated as suspicious.[21] Warrington Town chairman Toby Macormac set up a crowdfunding campaign to provide support for Dean's family. The campaign reached over £12,000.[22]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Player search: Dean, JA (James)". English National Data Archive. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "James Dean". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  3. ^ "J. Dean". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Team play puts Harwood on a winning roll". LancsLive. 15 April 2003. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Clitheroe in the money". LancsLive. 8 January 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Sodje joins Bury from Gillingham". BBC Sport. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Player Profile - James Dean (16th Nov 2007 - 1st Jun 2008)". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  8. ^ "James Dean". Ashton United F.C. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Chorley: Club Connections". FC Halifax Town. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Ashton United add Dean to striker options". Non-League Daily. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  11. ^ "James Dean: Body of missing footballer found in Lancashire". The Independent. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Warrington Town sign striker James Dean from Chorley". Warrington Guardian. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  13. ^ Padiham F.C. [@padiham_fc] (1 September 2016). "We are pleased to announce the signing of James Dean from @theyellows. Welcome to the club" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Trafford Snap Up Prolific Marksman". Pitchero. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  15. ^ Padiham F.C. [@padiham_fc] (2 June 2018). "We are delighted to announce our second signing of the summer James Dean" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Trapdoor is open at Bucks after heavy defeat". 21 November 2018.
  17. ^ "Buxton | Appearances | James Dean | 2018-2019 | Football Web Pages".
  18. ^ "PLAYER NEWS; James Dean joins Brig!". Bamber Bridge F.C. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Police issue appeal after ex-Bury and Altrincham footballer reported missing". Manchester Evening News. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  20. ^ a b "James Dean: Missing 'goal machine' footballer found dead". BBC News. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Body found in search for missing footballer James Dean". Evening Standard. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  22. ^ "More than £12,000 raised for family of footballer James Dean". Lancashire Telegraph. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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