Dixie Deans

This article is about the Scottish footballer. For the RAF pilot and POW camp leader, see Dixie Deans (RAF airman).
"John Deans" redirects here. For the New Zealand pioneer, see John Deans (pioneer).
Not to be confused with the English footballer Dixie Dean.

Dixie Deans
Personal information
Full name John Kelly Deans
Date of birth (1946-07-30)30 July 1946
Place of birth Johnstone, Scotland
Date of death 9 December 2025(2025-12-09) (aged 79)
Position Centre forward
Youth career
Neilston Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965 Albion Rovers (trialist) 1 (0)
1965–1971 Motherwell 152 (78)
1971–1976 Celtic 126 (89)
1976–1977 Luton Town 14 (6)
1977 → Carlisle United (loan) 4 (2)
1977 → Partick Thistle (loan) 6 (2)
1977 Shelbourne 5 (0)
1977–1980 Adelaide City 57 (30)
Total 360 (207)
International career
1974 Scotland 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Kelly "Dixie" Deans (30 July 1946 – 9 December 2025) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward in the 1960s and 1970s, primarily for Motherwell and Celtic. Deans played in two international matches for Scotland, both in 1974. A prolific goal-scorer, Deans was nicknamed "Dixie" in honour of Everton and England centre-forward Dixie Dean.

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