Old Everton Pictures

[Joey66]

 

[bcblue1878]

Labby with the most relaxed keeper ever -
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Mr Motson I think Joey!

 

[Joey66]

Bally -

 

[bcblue1878]

....he looks like John Motson on that pic.

Beat me to it, again !

 

[Joey66]

Mr Motson I think Joey!

Specsavers for me

 

[Joey66]

From the Everton match day programme in October 1999: Abel Xavier (pre-King Neptune styling) in action against Coventry City. Abel made 49 appearances for the Blues before moving across the Park. He remains the only EFC player to have a surname beginning with X

 

[Joey66]

 

[Chris O'Connor]

1901 we played there and won the Cup this was in the background - a magnificent structure supposed to last forever........
By the early years of the 20th century the venue was established as the home of the FA Cup. In 1905-06 Everton won their first major honour by beating Newcastle United by a goal to nil. The Toffees were defeated the following year, going down 2-1 to Sheffield Wednesday, while Wolves completed the double in 1907-08 by inflicting Newcastle United's third FA Cup Final defeat in four years. Crystal Palace Park did not seem to favour the Magpies.

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Great research Joey, I had the third photo down myself on my old computer but archived and hadn't synced it - I know easily available if I did a Google search but great to have it together with the information on the famous Crystal Palace itself. As you said it was inadvertently destroyed by fire I think in the 1930s but not checked recently so may be out - before the war anyhow.

 

[PSB1]

Great research Joey, I had the third photo down myself on my old computer but archived and hadn't synced it - I know easily available if I did a Google search but great to have it together with the information on the famous Crystal Palace itself. As you said it was inadvertently destroyed by fire I think in the 1930s but not checked recently so may be out - before the war anyhow.

1936. Dad was over from Ireland to take part in an athletics meeting & actually saw it burning

 

[Joey66]

1936. Dad was over from Ireland to take part in an athletics meeting & actually saw it burning

He never dropped the Ciggie did he -
TBH it was the biggest event in our history a massive outlay by Albert & Victoria-
Designed by Joseph Paxton, the Great Exhibition building was 1,851 feet (564 m) long, with an interior height of 128 feet (39 m).[1] It was three times the size of St Paul's Cathedral.[

TBH I used to be an avid collector in fact almost a dealer with my good lady & on a car boot house clearance massive removal van I came across this old book - all in photographs like as big as an encyclopedia..... I just looked at the index - noticed a chapter on the very building .... being a dealer you learn not to be keen so you don't show the seller too much interest.... I haggled him down from a fiver to £2.00 ... licking my lips with original photos got home .....and the whole section on the Crystal Palace had been removed
Still a nice book on other subjects though ....doh.....
I collected anything Everton related too......

 

[Joey66]

The very ground at Crystal Palace - THE WEDNESDAY V EVERTON 1907 FA CUP FINAL we lost 2-1.......got our own back in 1966

 

[Joey66]

OK name them all -

 

[Methuselah]

1936. Dad was over from Ireland to take part in an athletics meeting & actually saw it burning

That was the year I was born, on St Patrick's day. Don't remember Crystal Palace burning down though. lol

 

[Joey66]

That was the year I was born, on St Patrick's day. Don't remember Crystal Palace burning down though. lol

84 years old and using the internet well done sir - done my cap to you

 

[The Trinity.]

Labby with the most relaxed keeper ever -
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John Motson . Sorry.....just noticed that that's been pointed out.