1922 - Everton 6-2 Huddersfield Town. A Good Friday afternoon league victory at Goodison for the Blues, with the win lifting EFC out of the relegation zone. Hat tricks from Sam Chedgzoy & Bobby Irvine sealed the win.
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1999 - Everton 2-0 Coventry City. A non-televised Sunday game for the Blues, moved to Sunday to avoid clashing with the Grand National the previous day. Two goals from Kevin Campbell secured victory for EFC.
1973 - It was announced that Harry Catterick had departed as EFC boss after 12yrs to take up a non-exec EFC role. An all-time great, he won 2 titles & 1 FA Cup. The reality was Catterick continued to oversee 1st team affairs with Tommy Eggleston until the end of season.
How the Glwladys Sings The Blues fanzine marked the arrival of Joe Royle as Everton manager in 1994.
Sagar, Cook, Greenhalgh, Mercer, Jones, Thomson, Gillick, Bentham, Lawton, Stevenson, Boyes & co.Everton’s stellar Class of 1939 is examined in Broken Dreams: Everton, The War and Goodison’s Lost Generation.
1931, Gwynfor Lewis. One of a number of pupils at Bangor’s Friars school to enjoy a career in sport. Gwyn had to settle for being understudy to Dave Hickson for much of his time at EFC. He moved on to Chesterfield FC .
Ted Critchley. Ted joined EFC from hometown club Stockport County & succeeded Sam Chedgzoy. League winner in 1928 & 1932. Unlucky to lose out to Albert Geldard in the 1933 FA Cup Final team selection. 230 EFC appearances, 42 goals. Became a publican.
John Morrissey Sr. Two league titles won at EFC after joining from LFC in 1962. Pictured here in 1971, with Henry Newton looking on.
1961, Everton appointed Harry Catterick Here's an article from Everton's Greatest Games about the first title he brought home, The Mersey Millionaires.
Sam Chedgzoy.A bona-fide Everton great, the Ellesmere Port man had a career straddling WW1. Won the league in 1914/15 & later mentored a young Dixie Dean. Settled in Canada in later life. His son was on EFC’s books.
George Beare.Arrived at EFC via Southampton & Blackpool FC in 1910. 118 EFC appearances & 19 goals at EFC. Described as: ‘An expert card manipulator, a trick cyclist of no little repute and an excellent billiards player.
Everton Vs Chelsea, nostalgia from January 1949. Everton won, 2-1, but lost the cup tie against the same side a week later.
