Jimmy Husband.

[Joey66]

Why do so many footballers die in their seventies?

So sad a spate of them atm John Hurst two weeks ago .....

 

[Joey66]

A great read this link sums Jimmy up -https://www.toffeeweb.com/season/12-13/comment/editorial/24608.html

 

[BigMick]

I think it was v Chelsea. I remember chatting to a lad on here about it but not 100% if that’s the goal we agreed about. The papers were full of “the greatest goal at Goodison”.
The Puskas thing was despicable! They trained at Liverpool’s training ground and my dad was incandescent that Shankly had tipped them off!! They didn’t need any help with the dark arts to be fair and it was a heartbreaking run of games in Spring 1971.
Ironically he was playing for Luton the night we lost there in a run of bad defeats that cost us the league in 1975, I think-Carlisle, Sheff Utd, Luton.

Carlisle, Sheff Utd and Luton - the stuff of nightmares. 2-0 up against Carlisle at home and Sheff Utd and lost 3-2, 1 up at Luton, battered them, let in two goals in 4 minutes and lost.
Lost the league by 3 points

 

[allezlesbleus]

Carlisle, Sheff Utd and Luton - the stuff of nightmares. 2-0 up against Carlisle at home and Sheff Utd and lost 3-2, 1 up at Luton, battered them, let in two goals in 4 minutes and lost.
Lost the league by 3 points

Perfect description = the stuff of nightmares!!!

 

[Iana]

Perfect description = the stuff of nightmares!!!

Don’t forget the 1-1 draw against Burnley on the Friday night before the National… Peter Baldy Noble!!!

We drew 18 games that season whereas Derby only drew 11…what an opportunity we had that season.

 

[trebilcock66]

Remember my Dad going to fa cup game away at Forest & jimmy was brilliant that day
Scoring two goals unfortunately we lost the tie 3-2

Was at that game. Great match. Jimmy was motm for me. Think it's on YouTube.

Same day that outsider Foinavon won the Grand National. Loads of blues with radios glued to their ears.....

 

[trebilcock66]

I remember him especially from the 69-70 title winning season.

I think it was the season before we smashed Leicester 7-1 at home, Joe Royle got a hat-trick with all the assists probably coming from Jimmy's crosses (Jimmy scored a penalty). I was 8 years old, nearly 9, and it was one of the first matches if not the first match I went to without my Dad (went with a mate).

The number of assists he must have given to Joe Royle over time as well. Went to Luton after us and then USA.

RIP Jimmy.

Was in the Upper Bullens for that one. Jimmy Husband was brilliant. The mostly forgotten Gerry Humphreys scored two I think. Fern for Leicester.

 

[roy vernon]

Was at that game. Great match. Jimmy was motm for me. Think it's on YouTube.

Same day that outsider Foinavon won the Grand National. Loads of blues with radios glued to their ears.....

Skippy was the second best player on the pitch that day, the best was Ian Story- Moore, he scored a hat trick and tore us a new one.

 

[Joey66]

Skippy was the second best player on the pitch that day, the best was Ian Story- Moore, he scored a hat trick and tore us a new one.

Frank Wignall led Labby astray that day - a former no9 we let go sought revenge - no one out played Labby - Frank had a point to prove - Jimmy played no 9 that day for us scored 2 goals - Big Joe was out injured ..... in the bag I thought then David Coleman gave the score out 3-2 defeat at the Grand National course - I was mortified ....

 

[roy vernon]

Frank Wignall led Labby astray that day - a former no9 we let go sought revenge - no one out played Labby - Frank had a point to prove - Jimmy played no 9 that day for us scored 2 goals - Big Joe was out injured ..... in the bag I thought then David Coleman gave the score out 3-2 defeat at the Grand National course - I was mortified ....

I was at the game Joey, Story Moore was terrific, so was Slippy. We were the better team on the day but we just couldn't cope with Story Moore.

 

[Marc bolan]

Was in the Upper Bullens for that one. Jimmy Husband was brilliant. The mostly forgotten Gerry Humphreys scored two I think. Fern for Leicester.

Leicester goalie that day a certain Peter Shilton

 

[Dario Terracotta]

I was at the game Joey, Story Moore was terrific, so was Slippy. We were the better team on the day but we just couldn't cope with Story Moore.

My old man was there too,his overriding memory was at the end coming out of the ground and my dad with his blue and white scarf had forest fans shaking his hand saying "great game wacker"......... different times I guess!!!

 

[Jokerdan]

Unfortunately, my abiding memory of Jimmy was 'that' miss of a header from just under the bar in the '68 Cup Final. But I'm old enough not to take away from a player who played his heart out whether in Everton blue or with whoever. RIP Jimmy.

 

[Marc bolan]

Was at that game. Great match. Jimmy was motm for me. Think it's on YouTube.

Same day that outsider Foinavon won the Grand National. Loads of blues with radios glued to their ears.....

Talking about the grand national I remember my dad watching Highland Wedding win the 1969
National then going to watch Everton v Chelsea evening kickoff we lost 1-2
The times I heard that story

 

[Joey66]

My old man was there too,his overriding memory was at the end coming out of the ground and my dad with his blue and white scarf had forest fans shaking his hand saying "great game wacker"......... different times I guess!!!

Scouters were called Whackers back then - the saying in Liverpool was our you alright Whack ....