Old Everton Pictures

[Groucho]

http://bluekipper.com/players/inter...rview_with_everton_legend_fred_pickering.html

For more on Fred and the background to the picture, have a read of the above.

Seems to be very pragmatic about it, and not bitter.

HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT BEING LEFT OUT IN THE 1966 FA CUP FINAL?

I wasn't fit. I was upset. If there had have been substitutes in those days I would have definitely played. With it being a Cup Final.

The turf there (Wembley) was different to every football ground in the country. soft, spongy and that type of a turf and twist 's and turns and at the end of the day I wasn't fit. I was only 75% fit so there was a 90% chance that I could have got taken off so it wasn't worth the risk.

I was disappointed that Harry (Catterick) never told me that I wasn't playing than getting the Chairman to tell me. I only found out when John Moores came to me on the morning of the game.

When we travelled down on the Thursday I wasn't going to build my hopes up because I knew my knee wasn't right.

I played a couple of games leading up to the final, got a couple of goals I think was at Villa Park but my knee just wasn't right.

For some reason, he (Catterick) just wouldn't play me at home. I thought that there was something strange here, are they after getting rid of me?

In those days cartilages and ligaments took ages to heal and the physio's would have a word with him (Catterick) but he was never the type of person to tell you to your face, he would get someone else to do his dirty work.

All the players that were leaving when I was there, you could tell that there was frictions with each other as some of them night not have been doing so well or some may have been injured but Catterick would sniff em out. That's the sort of guy he was.

If you weren't in the team and you wasn't doing the right things he would blank you.

It got into that position with me that through my injury that he didn't want to know me.

 

[summerisle]

Seems to be very pragmatic about it, and not bitter.

Especially missing out on the World Cup.

 

[summerisle]

1913, the King visits Goodison. Interesting article on the 442 Website about Archibald Leitch, designer of many grounds, including GP.

 

[summerisle]

1950

Gordon West

 

[summerisle]

Johnny Morrisey

 

[Joey66]

70 goals in 115 appearances including consecutive hat-tricks ; must have been a hell of a player.

He was the chant used to be "Pickerin bang um in" , and he did he was a prolific goalscorer until his knee went probably in these days it could have been fixed!
We signed him as he was a thorn in our side every time we played Blackburn started off as a full back too!

 

[Bluesoulrebel]

Is that really Tommy Wright jumping alongside Labone? That wispy fair hair looks like that of Ray Wilson.

Could it be sandy brown?

 

[allezlesbleus]

Could it be sandy brown?

I was sure it was not Ray Wilson and therefore thought it was TW. But you may be correct!! Going on Everton results now!!

 

[allezlesbleus]

Could it be sandy brown?

I was sure it was not Ray Wilson and therefore thought it was TW. But you may be correct!! Going on Everton results now!!

Arsenal away in 1968-69 season our full backs were Wright and Brown!! Radford listed as ninth player in Arsenal line up.
Arsenal away first game of 1969-70 our full backs were Wright and Brown!! Radford listed as 11th Arsenal player which would fit in with the 11 on the Arsenal player's back.
Arsenal away 1970-71 our full backs wereWright and Newton. Labone not playing. Radford listed as their 9th player.
So I am still voting for Tommy Wright in the first game of 1969-70 season, excellent away win for us 1-0 John Hurst (84)!

 

[Groucho]

Fella on the right is the fella who first called us the school of science.

 

[royvernon39]

Arsenal away in 1968-69 season our full backs were Wright and Brown!!

Thanks for the research. Your reasoning looks spot on but I am convinced that it is not Tommy Wright. Tommy had a full head of full dark hair then. The no.2 in the pic was sandy/fair haired and losing a bit of hair already consistent with a lighter strand. The program line-up is indicative but circumstantial evidence.

I believe the mystery has been satisfactorily resolved, my dear Dr. Watson.

 

[allezlesbleus]

Thanks for the research. Your reasoning looks spot on but I am convinced that it is not Tommy Wright. Tommy had a full head of full dark hair then. The no.2 in the pic was sandy/fair haired and losing a bit of hair already consistent with a lighter strand. The program line-up is indicative but circumstantial evidence.

I believe the mystery has been satisfactorily resolved, my dear Dr. Watson.

I know exactly what you mean!
Btw Sandy Brown sat very near me in the disabled section of the St End a season or two ago! Showing his age of course but eyes as bright as anything and loving the match!! I am just near that section.

 

[summerisle]

 

[allezlesbleus]

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Still hurts that Inchy was not in that photo. So unlucky. Good to see him on the lap of honour for the league win in another photo in this thread.

 

[royvernon39]

For futher evidence of his hair colour, check this Tim Howard moment out.