Old Everton Pictures

For @Alan Whittle -

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I was at that game, but remember nothing about it, apart from William Ralph taking the kick off with a sidefoot
Just guessing Left to right Billy Stevenson, The Yard Dog, The Flying Pig, Sandy Brown? William Ralph, Tony Kay
& Jimmy Citheroe..
It was a mixed team match Scotland V England from both teams, a late testermonial game for one of our greatest players - Everton That
 
Everton's Royston Vernon hiding his ciggies in the photo lol my older brother collected his autograph he had nicotine all over his smoking hand - , but what a player for the Blues - The GV reckons if he had not smoked as a chain smoker - he would have been better that Greaves & Law in that era - lightning pace over 12 yards .... imagine that all over the pitch -

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Is it true that he was able to smoke in the shower without the cigarette being extinguished ?
 

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