28 August 1965 NOT A GOAL, but still an important piece of Everton history. John Hurst becomes the first Everton substitute when he replaces the injured Fred Pickering with eight minutes remaining in the away game at Stoke. The final touch of the game came as John Hurst headed a corner into the net only for the referee to rule that he had blown the final whistle before the ball crossed the line -
14th September 1957; Sunderland goalkeeper Johnny Bollands unable to stop Everton centre forward Dave Hickson scoring, at Goodison Park w won 3-1 with Dave Hickson scoring a brace of goals -
7th May 1971; Everton defender Brian Labone shadowed by Stoke City striker John Ritchie, at Goodison Park Hursty never that far away - in a 2-3 defeat -