Old Everton Pictures

[Joey66]

Everton's Alan Whittle (second from left) is pulled away from the ball by Arsenal's Peter Storey in October 1970 Whittle (second from left) is pulled away from the ball by Arsenal's Peter Storey in October 1970 in a 4-0 defeat for the blues -

 

[Joey66]

Former Everton players Derek Mountfield Mike Pejic and Alan Whittle (third from left) at the Alex Young testimonial match

 

[Joey66]

 

[Alan Whittle]

....I recall going to Crystal Palace as a young lad in the 60’s. They weren’t in the top flight but I had relatives who lived near the ground in Thornton Heath. I think Bill Glazier was in goal for Palace that day. I also have a memory that Palaces nickname was the Glaziers, which I always thought a coincidence.

I’m sure @Alan Whittle will correct me if I’m wrong.

Yes, we were The Glaziers until the mid 70's. Changed at the behest of Big Mal.
Bill Glazier was our keeper in the early 60's and (from memory) was a British transfer record for a keeper when sold to Coventry City for c£65,000.

 

[Alan Whittle]

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1972 saw a round badge adopted with the club's initials and nickname "the Glaziers" before Allison changed this too. The nickname became "the Eagles", inspired by Portuguese club Benfica, and the badge adopted an eagle holding a ball.
spot on @Eggs

God, we've had a few versions in between.

 

[wba83]

This guy was so underrated .... oh and Jack Charlton thought the world of him =not-
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so underrated outside of Everton my dads generation loved him

 

[Alan Whittle]

....relatives who lived near the ground in Thornton Heath.

Oh, and it's Fort Neef, by the way!

 

[Eggs]

Oh, and it's Fort Neef, by the way!

...we used to think it was so posh. They had a house backing onto the railway line and ‘Fort Neef’ station. Very happy memories.

 

[Alan Whittle]

...we used to think it was so posh. They had a house backing onto the railway line and ‘Fort Neef’ station. Very happy memories.

Well it is in leafy Surrey you know...lol. I think from the Victorian era to the beginning of WW2 Croydon and it's immediate suburbs were respectable middle class commuting areas. Not so much now....

 

[Eggs]

Well it is in leafy Surrey you know...lol. I think from the Victorian era to the beginning of WW2 Croydon and it's immediate suburbs were respectable middle class commuting areas. Not so much now....

....yep, I stayed in Croydon for work about 5 years or so ago. Had to go to the Government building in central Croydon and it was certainly not leafy. Lovely going to and from London, though, because it took me through Thornton Heath station.

 

[Alan Whittle]

Had to go to the Government building in central Croydon

Hard to believe that Lunar House was once considered futuristic rather than a dilapidated cack hole.
Suspect need to get back on topic. Sorry @Joey66

 

[Joey66]

Ex-Man United winger Andrei Kanchelskis

 

[Joey66]

1960. Old Trafford. Manchester United v Everton. Referee Arthur Ellis leads Manchester United's Bobby Charlton off the pitch at the end of the game.
Football, English League Division 1, 1960, Old Trafford, Manchester United v Everton, Referee Arthur Ellis leads Manchester United's Bobby Charlton off the pitch at the end of the game - in a 4-0 defeat the blues - revenge today ...... -

 

[Joey66]

Tommy E Jones
Everton gets the better of Newcastle centre forward White..

 

[Joey66]

Bally when He was at Stoke City with his son James -