Our last Trophy 1995 -
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
On our way to Wembley 1995 -
Methuselah
Player Valuation: £35m
T G Jones was my hero. Imagine a John Stones who could defend and you would be getting close. I chose my position, centre-half, based on watching him in the years after the war. Tried to model my game on him - which was impossible, he was so good. Fantastic memories, thanks again Joey.
On that day I was behind that goal in the centre, a little raised part of the terrace 3 or 4 steps up and directly below Row A Gwladys Street stand.
Cracking photos Joey!
Terrible loss those War years to us, T.G. Joe Mercer, Tommy Lawton and other clubs who lost the likes of Matt Busby and Frank Swift.
Cyril Done from the RS had some lovely words to say about the great T.G., but then Cyril was a gentle man himself, when Cyril finished playing
he became welfare officer for Napiers on the Lancs. and later welfare officer for English Elec. on Dunningsbridge Road in Bootle.
We lost Tommy Lawton too reading a great book on his life story right now..
By the way the nickname for T G Jones was Yango Jones.not Tango as I posted earlier..
Finch Farm 1951
Finch Farm now
chrismpw
Player Valuation: £70m
Hmmm Just south of Yew Tree farm. Good swerve Everton.
Methuselah
Player Valuation: £35m
Reading again the Tommy Jones narrative that Joey66 posted, it mentioned Tommy Jones defending a corner by heading the ball back to his goalie, Ted Sagar. Back in the late 1950's, I was playing for a club in the semi-pro Yorkshire League. The opposition had a corner, the ball came in and for some reason no one went for it. I was stood on the edge of the six yard box and the ball dropped on my head, never even had to jump. I turned towards our goal and cushion headed the ball into our goalie's hands. At half-time, our manager collared me and told me in no uncertain terms that he didn't want me to do it again. I remember saying to him 'Tommy Jones used to do it'.
My dad raved about TG - I was only young also lets not forget how our club treated him disgustingly - I have read his book the price of centre halves - he only joined our hall of fame then jumped in a taxi after the meal, and cleared off he was overlooked for the Managers job too given to the unqualified fitness fanatic Ian Buchan after all the European success TG had with Bangor FC - Ian Buchan was a complete failure too..........