Dean was an apprentice at Spurs, but when first team football was not an option, he found himself playing for Brackenhall United in the Huddersfield League, in his home town. It was here that he was spotted by Emley, in 1997 He played for the Clarets for three years, before moving down the road a few miles to Bradford Park Avenue. He was a highly regarded player at his time at the Horsfall stadium, and it took a ?5000 price tag from Accrington Stanley to prise him across the boarder and into Lancashire in 2002. In his first season with Stanley, he made a big impression, but his second season saw him make only 6 starts and 13 appearances from the subs bench (he did manage to score a goal in that time), and when Stanley made the move to full time football for the 2004/2005 season, Dean was not part of this move, and joined Celtic instead. After stuggling with injury, he never got a decent run in the starting eleven, and was sent on loan to former club Bradford at the end of the season, before joinging them permanently at the start of the 2005/06 season. | Date | Opposition | Competition | Season | H/A | Score | Lineups | Goals | Assists | R | Y | Sub |
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| Tue 08 February 2005 | Solihull Moors | Vanarama National League North | 2004/2005 | H | 2-2 | Subbed Off | |||||
| Sat 05 February 2005 | Ashton United | Vanarama National League North | 2004/2005 | A | 2-3 | Subbed On | |||||
| Wed 02 February 2005 | Bradford Park Avenue | Setanta Shield | 2004/2005 | H | 1-0 | Subbed Off | |||||
| Tue 25 January 2005 | Gainsborough Trinity | Vanarama National League North | 2004/2005 | H | 2-2 | Subbed On | |||||
| Sat 22 January 2005 | Bradford Park Avenue | Vanarama National League North | 2004/2005 | A | 0-1 | Subbed On | |||||
| Sat 11 December 2004 | Barrow | Vanarama National League North | 2004/2005 | A | 2-1 | Subbed Off | |||||
| Tue 07 December 2004 | Harrogate Town | Vanarama National League North | 2004/2005 | H | 1-3 | Subbed On | |||||
| Sat 27 November 2004 | Whitby Town | FA Trophy | 2004/2005 | H | 0-1 | Subbed On | |||||
| Tue 23 November 2004 | Lancaster City | Setanta Shield | 2004/2005 | H | 4-2 | ||||||
| Sat 13 November 2004 | Hucknall Town | Vanarama National League North | 2004/2005 | A | 3-0 | Subbed On | |||||
| Tue 09 November 2004 | Vauxhall Motors | Cheshire Senior Cup | 2004/2005 | H | 3-4 | Subbed Off | |||||
| Sat 06 November 2004 | Harrogate Town | FA Trophy | 2004/2005 | H | 3-2 | ![]() | Subbed On | ||||
| Tue 07 September 2004 | Harrogate Town | Vanarama National League North | 2004/2005 | A | 2-0 | ||||||
| Sat 04 September 2004 | Barrow | Vanarama National League North | 2004/2005 | H | 1-2 | ||||||
| Mon 30 August 2004 | Alfreton Town | Vanarama National League North | 2004/2005 | H | 2-3 | ||||||
| Sat 28 August 2004 | Droylsden | Vanarama National League North | 2004/2005 | A | 0-0 |