Conversation so far:
Who or what is Everton?
Everton Football Club is an English professional football club based in Walton, Liverpool.
Why did Dixie Dean and Everton secretary Thomas H. McIntosh meet at Woodside Hotel?
Dixie Dean said Mr McIntosh asked me did I want to play for Everton, and that was that.“
When Dixie Dean went to a football game when he was eight years old, who won?

Question: When did he start playing himself?
Self-contained rewrite: When did Dixie Dean start playing football himself?