Old Everton Pictures

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DIXIE SAYS ‘THANKS’
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 20 January 1970
…AND G.P.O PROVE THEY REMEMBER
The Post Office has proved that it has a heart -and a good memory—at least as far as Bill (Dixie) Dean, the former Everton, Notts County and Tranmere soccer wizard is concerned. After Bill had paid a visit to Prenton Park last week for the first time in 45 years he has had so many letters as the result of the Echo story that he has asked us to thank the writers on his behalf. One item in his mail-bag came from Warrington-the envelope is shown here-and such is Bill’s fame that it took no time before the postman delivered it to his Bebington home. Bill told the Echo; “I have been very moved by the comments in these letters. It was very kind of these people to write to me. “I was amazed with the one from Warrington-the postman had no difficulty in finding me.

 

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EVERTON ARE FOILED BY THE MAGNIFICENT McFAUL…
Liverpool Echo - Monday 26 January 1970

 

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SWIM TWINS AMONG THE GOLD
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 28 January 1970
Everton star Johnny Morrissey last night presented gold medal awards of the Amateur Swimming Association to members of the swimming section of the 19th Aintree Scout Group. Two recipients were the 15-vears-old Swift twins, Paul (left) and Phillip, seen here receiving their awards.

 

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The only goal v Wolves programme above keeps the Blues on top -

 

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The old front of the footie echo symbol to how each team had done that day -

 

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Everton V wolves 1970- won 1-0 -

MOTORWAY SOIL FOR GOODISON?
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 31 January 1970
By Mike Charters
FROM the Wirral motorway may be used on the Goodison Park pitch next summer to complete the work which has already greatly improved the playing surface this season. A Turf Research Institute expert advised last year that soil to a depth of several inches should be replaced to enable water to drain more readily. But there was not sufficient time in the brief close season to obtain the top quality soil needed. The experiment of moving a couple of inches of top soil and mixing it with sand was adopted—and it has produced the best Goodison pitch for 10 years, in my view.
But the club decided to earmark sufficient soil to carry out the expert's recommendation this year. Test borings were carried out along the length of the Wirral motorway excavations and soil of the right quality was found. The contractors are now storing more than 2,000 tons of soil for Everton's use.
The turf expert will be visiting Goodison in the next week or so and is bound to be impressed by the improved surface. External work on the first section of Everton's new stand is now completed, but there is plenty of activity out of sight of spectators. The dressing rooms are expected to be completed by the end of February, and the escalators from the first floor to the top level should also be installed at the same time. Seats are being fitted in the top tier but this will not be used this season because all entrances and exits will not be completed in time to satisfy safety regulations. The centre section of the old stand at ground level, where the current dressing rooms are situated, will probably be the site of a shop and pools offices when the rest of the stand is completed by 1971.