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English former footballer and manager

Dean Stokes
Personal information
Full name Dean Anthony Stokes
Date of birth (1970-05-23) 23 May 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Rochdale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Castleton Gabriels
Armitage 90
Redditch United
1992–1993 Halesowen Town
1993–1998 Port Vale 60 (0)
1998–2000 Rochdale 30 (0)
2000 Leek Town 5 (0)
Alsager Town
Managerial career
2007–2008 Alsager Town
2009–20?? Rochdale Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dean Anthony Stokes (born 23 March 1970) is an English former footballer and manager. A former professional with Port Vale and Rochdale throughout the 1990s, he spent time with numerous non-League clubs before moving into management with Alsager Town and later Rochdale Town. He helped Port Vale to promotion out of the Second Division in 1993–94 and played in the final of the 1996 Anglo-Italian Cup.

Playing career

Stokes was a quick left-back, who after initially turning down Rochdale played for non-League sides Castleton Gabriels, Armitage 90, Redditch United and Halesowen Town.

He returned to the Football League in January 1993, signing for John Rudge's Port Vale of the Second Division. Halesowen Town eventually received £5,000 in payment due to appearance clauses. His professional debut came on 18 December 1993, at the age of 23, in a 1–1 draw with Burnley at Vale Park. He enjoyed regular football for the rest of the 1993–94 promotion winning season, though he did lose his place in April. After undergoing ankle surgery in August 1994, he hardly played in Vale's 1994–95 First Division campaign. He hardly featured in the 1995–96 season either, though he did come back into first-team plans in March 1996. He played in the 1996 Anglo-Italian Cup final, as Vale lost 5–2 to Genoa.

One of the most successful seasons in Port Vale's history was 1996–97; Stokes played eleven games, ten of which were in the league. In 1997–98, he again appeared infrequently, with just nine games that season; he was allowed to leave upon its conclusion. He returned to the team of his youth – Rochdale, who were, as ever, in the basement division. He was injured again after eleven games of 1998–99. Stokes enjoyed consistent football in 1999–2000 for the first time in a long time. He played 26 games, six of which were cup encounters. However, at the age of 30, he dropped out of the Football League to play for Leek Town. He played five games for Leek in August and September 2000.

Management career

A veteran of the non-Leagues, Stokes became player-manager of Alsager Town in 2007. He quit the post in March 2008, and became part of the coaching set-up at Eccleshall.

In June 2009, he was made head coach at Rochdale Town. The club finished bottom of the North West Counties League in 2009–10.

Post-retirement

Stokes worked as a P.E. teacher at Abraham Moss High School. As at 2024, he is now teaching at Falinge Park High School, Rochdale.

Career statistics

Source:

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1993–94 Second Division 21 0 3 0 1 0 25 0
1994–95 First Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1995–96 First Division 18 0 0 0 8 0 26 0
1996–97 First Division 10 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
1997–98 First Division 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
Total 60 0 4 0 10 0 74 0
Rochdale 1998–99 Third Division 11 0 0 0 3 0 14 0
1999–2000 Third Division 19 0 3 0 4 0 26 0
Total 30 0 3 0 7 0 40 0
Leek Town 2000–01 Northern Premier League
Premier Division		 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

Honours

Port Vale

References

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  3. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 281. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  4. "ROCHDALE : 1946/47 – 2007/08". Neil Brown stat site. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
  5. ^ "PlayerStats – LeekTownSE". leektown.net. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  6. "Stokes resigns his job at Alsager". BBC Sport. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
  7. "OLD AND NEW FACES AT ROCHDALE TOWN". NonLeagueDaily.com. 27 June 2009. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
  8. Dean Stokes at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  9. "Anglo-Italian Cup 1995/96". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
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