# Dean Stokes > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dean_Stokes > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dean_Stokes.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Stokes > Source revision: 1345293700 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|English former footballer and manager (born 1970)}} {{use British English|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Dean Stokes | image = | caption = | fullname = Dean Anthony Stokes{{Hugman|18902|accessdate=9 March 2017}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|05|23|df=y}} | birth_place = [Birmingham](/source/Birmingham), England | height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}{{cite web|title=261 Dean Stokes|url=https://clarkechroniclersfootballers.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/261-dean-stokes.html|work=clarkechroniclersfootballers.blogspot.co.uk|date=20 January 2011 |access-date=28 April 2012}} | position = [Left-back](/source/Defender_(association_football)) | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [Rochdale](/source/Rochdale_A.F.C.) | years1 = | clubs1 = [Castleton Gabriels](/source/Rochdale_Town_F.C.)| caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = | clubs2 = [Armitage 90](/source/Armitage_90_F.C.)| caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = | clubs3 = [Redditch United](/source/Redditch_United_F.C.)| caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 1992–1993| clubs4 = [Halesowen Town](/source/Halesowen_Town_F.C.)| caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 1993–1998| clubs5 = [Port Vale](/source/Port_Vale_F.C.)| caps5 = 60| goals5 = 0 | years6 = 1998–2000| clubs6 = [Rochdale](/source/Rochdale_A.F.C.)| caps6 = 30| goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2000| clubs7 = [Leek Town](/source/Leek_Town_F.C.)| caps7 = 5| goals7 = 0 | years8 = | clubs8 = [Alsager Town](/source/Alsager_Town_F.C.)| caps8 = | goals8 = | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | manageryears1 = 2007–2008| managerclubs1 = [Alsager Town](/source/Alsager_Town_F.C.) | manageryears2 = 2009–20??| managerclubs2 = [Rochdale Town](/source/Rochdale_Town_F.C.) }} '''Dean Anthony Stokes''' (born 23 March 1970) is an English former [footballer](/source/Association_football) and [manager](/source/Manager_(association_football)). A former professional with [Port Vale](/source/Port_Vale_F.C.) and [Rochdale](/source/Rochdale_A.F.C.) throughout the 1990s, he spent time with numerous [non-League](/source/Non-League_football) clubs before moving into management with [Alsager Town](/source/Alsager_Town_F.C.) and later [Rochdale Town](/source/Rochdale_Town_F.C.). He helped Port Vale to [promotion](/source/Promotion_and_relegation) out of the [Second Division](/source/Football_League_Second_Division) in 1993–94 and played in the final of the [1996](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_Anglo-Italian_Cup) [Anglo-Italian Cup](/source/Anglo-Italian_Cup). ==Playing career== Stokes was a quick left-back, who after initially turning down [Rochdale](/source/Rochdale_A.F.C.) played for [non-League](/source/Non-League_football) sides [Castleton Gabriels](/source/Rochdale_Town_F.C.), [Armitage 90](/source/Armitage_90_F.C.), [Redditch United](/source/Redditch_United_F.C.) and [Halesowen Town](/source/Halesowen_Town_F.C.).{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=281|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}} He returned to the [Football League](/source/English_Football_League) in January 1993, signing for [John Rudge](/source/John_Rudge)'s [Port Vale](/source/Port_Vale_F.C.) of the [Second Division](/source/Football_League_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](/source/Burnley_F.C.) at [Vale Park](/source/Vale_Park). He enjoyed regular football for the rest of the [1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_Port_Vale_F.C._season) [promotion](/source/promotion_and_relegation) 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](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_Port_Vale_F.C._season) [First Division](/source/Football_League_First_Division) campaign. He hardly featured in the [1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_Port_Vale_F.C._season) season either, though he did come back into first-team plans in March 1996. He played in the [1996 Anglo-Italian Cup final](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_Anglo-Italian_Cup), as Vale lost 5–2 to [Genoa](/source/Genoa_C.F.C.). One of the most successful seasons in [Port Vale's history](/source/History_of_Port_Vale_F.C.) was [1996–97](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_Port_Vale_F.C._season); Stokes played eleven games, ten of which were in the league. In [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_Port_Vale_F.C._season), 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](/source/Football_League_Third_Division). He was injured again after eleven games of [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_Football_League). Stokes enjoyed consistent football in [1999–2000](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_Football_League) 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](/source/Leek_Town_F.C.).{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/rochdale/rochdale.html|title=ROCHDALE : 1946/47 – 2007/08|work=Neil Brown stat site|access-date=26 July 2009}} He played five games for Leek in August and September 2000. ==Management career== A veteran of the non-Leagues, Stokes became [player-manager](/source/player-manager) of [Alsager Town](/source/Alsager_Town_F.C.) in 2007. He quit the post in March 2008,{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/7282735.stm|title=Stokes resigns his job at Alsager |date=7 March 2008|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=26 July 2009}} and became part of the coaching set-up at [Eccleshall](/source/Eccleshall_F.C.). In June 2009, he was made [head coach](/source/head_coach) at [Rochdale Town](/source/Rochdale_Town_F.C.).{{cite web|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=58832 |title=OLD AND NEW FACES AT ROCHDALE TOWN |date=27 June 2009 |work=NonLeagueDaily.com |access-date=26 July 2009 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929162820/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=58832 |archive-date=29 September 2012 }} The club finished bottom of the [North West Counties League](/source/North_West_Counties_Football_League) in [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_North_West_Counties_Football_League). ==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== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{ENFA}}{{cite web |title=PlayerStats – LeekTownSE |url=https://leektown.net/players/PlayerStats?name=Dean%20Stokes |website=leektown.net |access-date=11 April 2022}} |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|[FA Cup](/source/FA_Cup) !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|[Port Vale](/source/Port_Vale_F.C.)||[1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_Port_Vale_F.C._season)||[Second Division](/source/Football_League_Second_Division)||21||0||3||0||1||0||25||0 |- |[1994–95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_Port_Vale_F.C._season)||[First Division](/source/Football_League_First_Division)||3||0||0||0||0||0||3||0 |- |[1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_Port_Vale_F.C._season)||First Division||18||0||0||0||8||0||26||0 |- |[1996–97](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_Port_Vale_F.C._season)||First Division||10||0||1||0||0||0||11||0 |- |[1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_Port_Vale_F.C._season)||First Division||8||0||0||0||1||0||9||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !60!!0!!4!!0!!10!!0!!74!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|[Rochdale](/source/Rochdale_A.F.C.)||[1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_Rochdale_A.F.C._season)||[Third Division](/source/Football_League_Third_Division)||11||0||0||0||3||0||14||0 |- |[1999–2000](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_Rochdale_A.F.C._season)||Third Division||19||0||3||0||4||0||26||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !30!!0!!3!!0!!7!!0!!40!!0 |- |[Leek Town](/source/Leek_Town_F.C.) |[2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_Northern_Premier_League)||[Northern Premier League](/source/Northern_Premier_League)
Premier Division||5||0||0||0||0||0||5||0 |} ==Honours== '''Port Vale''' *[Football League Second Division](/source/Football_League_Second_Division) second-place promotion: [1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_Port_Vale_F.C._season) *[Anglo-Italian Cup](/source/Anglo-Italian_Cup) runner-up: [1996](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_Anglo-Italian_Cup){{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/angloit96.html|title=Anglo-Italian Cup 1995/96|publisher=[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation](/source/Rec.Sport.Soccer_Statistics_Foundation)|access-date=12 July 2010}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stokes, Dean}} Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands Category:English men's footballers Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:Black British sportsmen Category:Rochdale Town F.C. players Category:Armitage 90 F.C. players Category:Redditch United F.C. players Category:Halesowen Town F.C. players Category:Port Vale F.C. players Category:Rochdale A.F.C. players Category:Leek Town F.C. players Category:Alsager Town F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Northern Premier League players Category:Men's association football player-managers Category:English football managers Category:Schoolteachers from Warwickshire Category:20th-century Black British people Category:21st-century Black British people Category:20th-century English sportsmen Category:21st-century English sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dean Stokes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Stokes) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Stokes?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.