Gary Lineker, the former Leicester City, Everton, Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, Grampus Eight, and England striker turned 60 today.Lineker scored 48 goals in 80 matches, going tantalisingly close to breaking Bobby Charlton’s record of 49. He won the Golden Boot in the 1986 World Cup after scoring In his club career, Lineker scored 103 goals for […]
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On This Day – 4th November
Joe Royle’s penalty is saved by Wolfgang Kleff The 1970/71 season was the first to see penalty shootouts used to separate teams that were level on aggregate and away goals. It was on this day in 1970 that the first shootout was played in the competition between Everton and West German side Borussia Monchengladbach. Both […]
Alternative Football History Part IX – Only Liverpool banned from Europe! 1989/90
Tony Adams, Steve Bould and David O’Leary (l-r) celebrate winning the 1988/89 league championship. Arsenal qualified for the European Cup the following season This is the fifth and final season of this particular ‘Alternative Football History’ in which I write about what would have happened if only Liverpool were banned from European football in the […]
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Iconic Moments in Football No.60
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the opening day of the 1990/91 season and involves former Everton goalkeeper Neville Southall.The Welsh goalkeeper was going through a tough spell at Everton, having handed in a transfer request that was denied by the club. Everton had been champions only four years prior, but the sixth place finish […]
On This Day – 11th October
Bill Nicholson made his debut in the Tottenham Hotspur dugout on this day in 1958 as Everton came to visit White Hart Lane.The Scot must have had a good impression on his new charges as they hammered the Toffees, winning 10-4! Previous manager Jimmy Anderson had handed in his resignation a few days before the […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.45
This week’s iconic moment comes from the 1985 FA Cup Final between Everton and Manchester United.Everton had already won the league title and the European Cup Winners Cup just three days before the Wembley final. An unwanted record was broken in the 78th minute of the game when Manchester United’s Kevin Moran sent Everton’s Peter […]
An Interview with…John Ruddy
I’m really excited about this interview as John is a current Premiership player. He has kindly taken some time to send me his answers between training sessions with Wolverhampton Wanderers ahead of the resumption of Premier League football. First of all, how have you been coping during lockdown?To be honest, I really enjoyed the unexpected […]
On This Day – 10th May
It was on this day back in 1986 that the first all-Merseyside FA Cup Final took place.Liverpool won the game 3-1 to become the first club since Arsenal in 1971 to win the League and Cup Double. Everton had finished the season as runners-up. Officially there were 100,000 fans in the Wembley crowd that day, […]
Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.3
Sandy Brown heads the most famous own-goal in a Merseyside Derby Sandy Brown made 251 appearances for Everton between 1963 and 1971 but will forever be remembered for an own goal that he scored in one particular game. The own goal came in a 3-0 defeat to arch-rivals Liverpool on 6th December 1969 at Everton’s […]
Heroes & Villains – Everton
Hero – Howard KendallHoward Kendall was a great player in his time, forming part of the ‘Holy Trinity’ in Everton’s midfield in the 1960’s alongside Alan Ball and Colin Harvey.Kendall joined Everton from Preston North End, where he reached the FA Cup Final in 1964. He played in the defeat to West Ham United at […]