summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Became our groundsman.
The original 12 founding members of the football league in 1888
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
From the Echo, 1889 :
Probably one of the greatest favourites with the Everton crowds is Fred Geary who is but a slender youth, weighting 9 stone, and being 5ft 7ins, above the level of the sea, so to speak, as it were, or words to that effect. Geary is a Nottinghamtonian – that’s a good word –and first saw the light in the Lace City on January 23, 1867.
A few years after this auspicious date he joined the Bothwell Rangers, playing both well and hard. He continued but one season with the Rangers, and then got on the books of the Basford Rovers, whom, however, he did not serve long, going to the Notts Rangers, with which club he played for three years. Inducements of a pleasant character were instrumental in securing his presence in the ranks of Everton.
He was in Liverpool soon after the close of last season, and during the Athletic term he went in for amateur sprinting, in which field he carried off three firsts, two seconds, and ditto of thirds –not at all a bad record for toeing the mark nine times only. He subsequently ran as a professional, and in August last he won a £20 handicap in a most easy fashion, although he was a rank outsider in the opinion of the knowing “bookies.”
Geary’s great speed, his lightness of foot, and his agility are eminently useful qualities, and it is a sight to him scouring down the field with the ball at his toe, puraned by hopeful but leaden-footed opponents. The estimation in which the speedy forward is held may be gauged to some extent by the result of a competition recently organised by an athletic paper, Geary being voted the best forward in England. Although that is a matter for discussion, there can be no doubt he is one of the best centre forwards in the country.
Probably one of the greatest favourites with the Everton crowds is Fred Geary who is but a slender youth, weighting 9 stone, and being 5ft 7ins, above the level of the sea, so to speak, as it were, or words to that effect. Geary is a Nottinghamtonian – that’s a good word –and first saw the light in the Lace City on January 23, 1867.
A few years after this auspicious date he joined the Bothwell Rangers, playing both well and hard. He continued but one season with the Rangers, and then got on the books of the Basford Rovers, whom, however, he did not serve long, going to the Notts Rangers, with which club he played for three years. Inducements of a pleasant character were instrumental in securing his presence in the ranks of Everton.
He was in Liverpool soon after the close of last season, and during the Athletic term he went in for amateur sprinting, in which field he carried off three firsts, two seconds, and ditto of thirds –not at all a bad record for toeing the mark nine times only. He subsequently ran as a professional, and in August last he won a £20 handicap in a most easy fashion, although he was a rank outsider in the opinion of the knowing “bookies.”
Geary’s great speed, his lightness of foot, and his agility are eminently useful qualities, and it is a sight to him scouring down the field with the ball at his toe, puraned by hopeful but leaden-footed opponents. The estimation in which the speedy forward is held may be gauged to some extent by the result of a competition recently organised by an athletic paper, Geary being voted the best forward in England. Although that is a matter for discussion, there can be no doubt he is one of the best centre forwards in the country.
Hinchcliffe's Corner
Player Valuation: £40m
Scored 200 league goals at the age of 23 years old, 12 goals in 18 games for England .....
England beat Scotland for the first time in an age 1-0 Dean the scorer ....
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
I bet nobody bothered to look, so I've done it for you you lazy God for nothings.Everything you wanted to know about Everton - but you never ever to go to the home page, so here it is :
Everton Honours & Records
Everton Football Club, a pillar of English football since 1878, carries a storied legacy defined by silverware and triumph. From domestic dominance to international acclaim, the Toffees have forged a proud history reflected in their trophy cabinet. Below, discover the full scope of Everton’s...www.grandoldteam.com
Below is an extensive list of some of the significant landmarks that Everton Football Club has accomplished since its birth.
- Founder members of the Football League.
- Founder members of the Premier League.
- First club to be presented with the League Championship Trophy.
- First Club to present medals for winning the Championship.
- First Club to stage an FA Cup Final.
- First Club on Merseyside to win the FA Cup.
- First Club to win a Championship on two different grounds.
- First Club to build a purpose built football stadium.
- First Club to boast all four sides of the stadium with double-decker stands.
- First Club to boast a triple decker stand at a Football Stadium.
- First Club to be visited by a reigning Monarch.
- First Club to issue a weekly matchday programme.
- First Club to wear shirts numbered 1-11.
- First Club to employ a Coach / Manager.
- First Club to have a church in it’s ground.
- First Club to use football nets.
- First Club to install Dug-outs.
- First Club to install under-soil heating.
- First Club to position floodlighting across stands instead of on Pylons.
- First Club to win a European Penalty shoot-out.
- First Club to play officially in Blue and White (1901).
- First Club to go on an Overseas football tour.
- First Club to play 3000 top flight matches.
- First Club to achieve 5000 points in the League.
- First Club to achieve 100 years in the Top Flight.
- First and only club to have a player score 60 league goals in a season – Dixie Dean.
- First English Club to have an England International striker win The Golden Boot at a World Cup (Gary Lineker).
- First British Club to stage a World Cup Semi-Final.
- First club to appear in a live, fully televised football match. The fixture was Arsenal versus Everton in 1936.
- Everton were the first English club to complete five consecutive years of competing in European competitions – 1962/63-1966/67.
- First Club to have a scoreboard half-time/full-time facility.
Blast_of_Cannock
Player Valuation: £15m
Weren't we the first to have corner flags? Think I heard or read that in the distant past.
First team to get the corner rule changed by the FA - when our winger dribbled it from the corner flag into the box - Sam Chedghoy - the FA changed the rules after the game to what they are today ....
Alex Chico
- turned out to be a star fast winger for us ....
Chico Alex Scott in 1963 on debut took his first corner, a flying winger signed from Rangers - he kicked the corner flag taking his corner
- turned out to be a star fast winger for us ....
First Everton player to score at Goodison too wasn't he
Everton's nickname is the Toffees, or sometimes the Toffeemen. This comes from one of two toffee shops that were located in Everton village at the time the club was founded. Both Ye Anciente Everton Toffee House and Old Mother Nobletts Toffee Shop claim to have started off the nickname.
….i love us being The Toffees.
One of the most famous mottos in the English game is at Everton, whose motto is the Latin phrase “Nil Satis Nisi Optimum”, which translates into English as “Nothing but the best is good enough”.
The Merseyside giants are reported to have adopted the motto in the 1930s after the team experienced brief success. The motto served as a reminder of the standards of the club after they had suffered its first-ever relegation to the second tier of the English game.
The club has used the motto for close to a century. In 1991, the club added the motto to the kit under the club’s crest. In 2013, the club revealed a new badge, which did not include the motto.
Evertonians hated the design, and 22,000 people signed a petition to get it changed. The Toffees officials apologised for not consulting the fans about changing the badge.
In the end, the club only used the unloved badge for one season, and the motto was back on the shirt on the 11th version of the club badge, which is still used on the current kit.
Various schools and colleges also use the phrase as their motto, including Carlton le Willows Academy, Clifton Hunter High School and Loughborough University.
Why did the club adopt the motto “Nil Satis Nisi Optimum”?
The Merseyside giants are reported to have adopted the motto in the 1930s after the team experienced brief success. The motto served as a reminder of the standards of the club after they had suffered its first-ever relegation to the second tier of the English game.
The club has used the motto for close to a century. In 1991, the club added the motto to the kit under the club’s crest. In 2013, the club revealed a new badge, which did not include the motto.
Evertonians hated the design, and 22,000 people signed a petition to get it changed. The Toffees officials apologised for not consulting the fans about changing the badge.
In the end, the club only used the unloved badge for one season, and the motto was back on the shirt on the 11th version of the club badge, which is still used on the current kit.
Everton are not the only organisation to use the motto
The Merseyside club are not the only organisation to use the motto “Nil Satis Nisi Optimum”. One of the other famous organisations that use it is the 967 Squadron of the Air Training Corps.Various schools and colleges also use the phrase as their motto, including Carlton le Willows Academy, Clifton Hunter High School and Loughborough University.
Tommy Chong
Player Valuation: £60m
Nice one, Eggs.One of the most famous mottos in the English game is at Everton, whose motto is the Latin phrase “Nil Satis Nisi Optimum”, which translates into English as “Nothing but the best is good enough”.
Why did the club adopt the motto “Nil Satis Nisi Optimum”?
The Merseyside giants are reported to have adopted the motto in the 1930s after the team experienced brief success. The motto served as a reminder of the standards of the club after they had suffered its first-ever relegation to the second tier of the English game.
The club has used the motto for close to a century. In 1991, the club added the motto to the kit under the club’s crest. In 2013, the club revealed a new badge, which did not include the motto.
Evertonians hated the design, and 22,000 people signed a petition to get it changed. The Toffees officials apologised for not consulting the fans about changing the badge.
In the end, the club only used the unloved badge for one season, and the motto was back on the shirt on the 11th version of the club badge, which is still used on the current kit.
Everton are not the only organisation to use the motto
The Merseyside club are not the only organisation to use the motto “Nil Satis Nisi Optimum”. One of the other famous organisations that use it is the 967 Squadron of the Air Training Corps.
Various schools and colleges also use the phrase as their motto, including Carlton le Willows Academy, Clifton Hunter High School and Loughborough University.
Here's a list of some of the other club's mottos if anyone's interested:
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