Dean Holdsworth signed 10 x 8 colour photo

Born 8 November 1968 in Walthamstow, London, Dean is an English professional football player. He previously played for a number of clubs, most notably Wimbledon, where he was a member of the infamous Crazy Gang alongside Vinnie Jones, John Fashanu and Dennis Wise, and Bolton Wanderers for whom he was, at the time, their record signing. When there he made 97 league appearances and scored 39 times. Holdsworth also earned an England B cap in the 4-2 win against Northern Ireland B on May 10, 1994 at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, scoring the 1st goal for England's B team. He started his career at Watford and had several loan spells out of the club before joining Brentford. At Brentford F.C. he was to prove himself as a prolific goalscorer, scoring 38 goals in the Third Division championship winning season of 1991-92. This proved to be his final season with the club, as his exploits led to much interest from higher level clubs and he signed for Wimbledon F.C. in the summer of 1992. He also had a spell at Derby County, where he was also the assistant manager. While at Derby Dean played at centre back. Dean was first bought as coach only but sales at the club left the club short of numbers. Dean left as Phil Brown was sacked, he worn the number 22 shirt which since has not been retired by the club. Holdsworth joined Newport County on a short term contract in February 2007 and was released at the end of the 2006-07 season. Holdsworth was appointed player-manager of Ryman League Club Redbridge FC in July 2007. Holdsworth is a member of the Wimbledon Old Players Association and is a popular member of their Masters and XI side. Holdsworth was involved in tabloid scandal in 1996 when he had a highly publicized extra-marital affair with the 36GG Page 3 girl (now porn star) Linsey Dawn McKenzie. He has most recently appeared in reality television series Deadline where ten celebrities had to produce their own weekly celebrity magazine. He was the sixth celebrity to be sacked by Janet Street-Porter. Dean's brother David was also a professional footballer who most notably played for Birmingham City.