July 1963. Everton stars; wing half Jimmy Gabriel, centre forward Roy Vernon, goalkeeper Gordon West and full back Mick Meagan - FOR @westychan & @roy vernon -
For @degsy -
Dennis Stevens: The Players’ Player
Two members of the same family left Dudley for Lancashire to pursue careers in the top echelon of English football. Duncan Edwards joined Manchester United as an amateur in 1952, making his debut at 16, the following year. He won 18 England caps and two league titles as a star of the Busby Babes but lost his life as a result of the Munich Air Disaster in February 1958 at the tender age of 20. It is one of football’s great ‘what ifs’ – could he have inspired the England team to World Cup glory before 1966
Three greats in our history -
