Old Everton Pictures

[Marc bolan]

Fred Pickering scoring record with us - spoke to my older brother last night and he reckons he was one top striker as a no 9- only for his knee injury he would have gone on to great things - just look at his strike rate for us below -

In total, Pickering scored 70 times in 115 matches for Everton – an average of a goal every 1.6 games. Such numbers are pretty impressive for a failed left-back who was converted to centre-forward by Blackburn boss Jack Marshall in what proved to be an inspired gamble for @edge & co -

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Did not get to see Fred in a blue shirt remember asking my dad about him he said Fred would shoot on site
With such power ( boomer ) some times he would miss by a country mile dad would say he just turn to the crowd
With a huge grin on his face

 

[Joey66]

Hursty - Labby & Colin Harvey show their heading skills at Bellfield -

 

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February 1980 - as a prelude to the Rovers FA Cup tie v Aston Villa, the Rovers boss, Howard Kendall invited ex Rovers greats Keith Newton and Bryan Douglas to join the training session. Keith, Duncan McKenzie and Howard look on as Bryan Douglas prepares for action. -
when I lived in NE Lancashire Bryan had a DIY stall on Clitheroe market with a sign up ex Blackburn rovers striker - how times change -

 

[Joey66]

1958/59 the Army v Everton -

 

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Bally 1970 -Mexico -

 

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Colin Harvey jumps for joy after his lobbed goal goes in - an under strength Blues side won 4-0 at the pit - My older brother state the 4th by Morrissey at the Kop end was a thunderbolt, and the Kop emptied my older brother was there - purple hearts on display before the game after former keeper false allegations had hit the press -

 

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Whittle chips in at the other lot at the pit in 1970 - I was there in the KOP - 2-0 up playing them off the park, & 15 minutes to go we got beat 3- 2 - a few blues fans were crying that day as i came out - we were robbed - for @Alan Whittle & co -

 

[Joey66]

Dixie in the Dublin packet pub with all his medals -

 

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A vital win on a snowy day - @T LEAFE and I were in the Bob Lord stand with hot air blowing on our feet ...not knowing one another .....-

 

[Joey66]

Our favourite reffed this one Whittle 1-0 important win in our run in for the title 3rd time of asking this game was played -