Old Everton Pictures

[Eggs]

Is that David O’ Leary failing to stop the ball on the line?
And that big ginger haired centre half of Arsenal who I’m struggling to recall his name?

...O’Leary was 7 in 1965, I don’t think he was that tall.

 

[Eggs]

1965 Everton Youth team beat Arsenal to win the Youth cup - Hurst , and Husband were involved -

....distinctly remember watching that cup run, Jimmy Husband was a star. Games were at Goodison, they played cinema type music over the tannoy and the programme was a single white sheet of paper.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Jeez, small world. I worked with Davids dad when I was an apprentice toolmaker in Speke. A lovely man was Tommy and very kind to me when I was a kid, a gem of a bloke. Poor fella had a very toxic job there as well in the heat treatment room, so toxic he was suffering with the effects then god bless him.

I knew David was doing well and spoke with Tommy about it a lot.
I started playing for the factory team in the Liverpool Shipping league at 16 and although his lad was on the brink of Liverpool's first team squad he used to come to some of our games and heap out praise, I was tickled pink by that.

He took some flak from the blues though when Davy scored against us at anfield lol. Great memories there guys.

That was my first derby over at their place,I got Davy to sign my programme, at least it's something tangible from an awful day for us blues!!

 

[hallamblue]

Is that David O’ Leary failing to stop the ball on the line?
And that big ginger haired centre half of Arsenal who I’m struggling to recall his name?

Are you thinking of Willie Young?

 

[T LEAFE]

Are you thinking of Willie Young?

Yes I am!
Thank you
But I guess he was only 3 then?

 

[hallamblue]

Yes I am!
Thank you
But I guess he was only 3 then?

Well I remember him for ruthlessly hacking down Paul Allen in the 1980 cup final when Allen was just about to become the youngest ever scorer in a final for West Ham. He was probably mid to late 20s then, so guessing he was born in about 1953. (just checked he was born in 1951)

 

[Toffeelover]

My older brother went to that game - bloodbath - Temple got kicked off the pitch - Sandy Brown got studded by Giles in the first minute down his chest.... then immediately punched his lights out = sent off - oh and we lost 1-0 ........
The players were taken off it came close to being abandoned ......

I was there, that Bell should have been sent off but back then under Revis the whole Leeds team were animals.

 

[T LEAFE]

Well I remember him for ruthlessly hacking down Paul Allen in the 1980 cup final when Allen was just about to become the youngest ever scorer in a final for West Ham. He was probably mid to late 20s then, so guessing he was born in about 1953. (just checked he was born in 1951)

So it could have been him at 14 and OLeary at 8 playing in the Youth cup final then!

 

[Major Gowen]

Wished we'd had Sandy and Johnny at Millwall last week......they'd not have been scared

In fairness to our current shower of overpaid invertebrates, they weren't scared because it was Millwall - they're gutless everywhere, including Goodison.

 

[Joey66]

....distinctly remember watching that cup run, Jimmy Husband was a star. Games were at Goodison, they played cinema type music over the tannoy and the programme was a single white sheet of paper.

I went to every home game in that youth cup they played great football. My older brother took me on the bus with instructions to get me back early school next day - he must have been working for the final overtime - doh

 

[Joey66]

A mention here about the apology from Emlyn Hughes on his outburst when he shouted to Blues and Red fans welcoming that lot home - Everton are tragic -Liverpool were magic .....

 

[Joey66]

 

[Joey66]

1st September 1973 John Connolly slots home the first goal against Ipswich following good work from a corner in a 3-0 win for the Blues - Is that a certain David Johnson ex blue soon to become a red looking on.........

 

[Joey66]

11th May 1963. Fulham players congratulate Everton on winning the league title by beating them 4-1, at Goodison Park. England wing half Bobby Robson (centre) looks suitably impressed by the occasion. -

 

[Joey66]

Everton centre forward Joe Royle in action against Burnley at Goodison -1969 - in a 3-0 win