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 April 24, 1982 and ended the season with four league outings to his name. Earlier in the season he had been part of the Chester youth side which took Sunderland to a replay in the FA Youth Cup.
The following season saw Dean make 19 league starts and appear twice as a substitute. 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.
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. 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. After a spell with Caernarfon Town, Dean returned to Cheshire by joining Witton Albion.
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