T LEAFE
Player Valuation: £40m
I stood next to Damon from Brookside when we won the title at Norwich in 87
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jaycee
Player Valuation: £60m
He used to sit in front of us in the upper Gwladys,hes a sound lad never had any airs or graces about him
..I think that’s Sean Doherty in the centre. Sean is bizarrely resposible for Seamus Coleman joining Everton in that his dad, Mick, was an Everton scout. Sean moved from Everton to Fulham, ultimately ending up playing for Sligo in Ireland. Mick went over to watch his son, spotted Seamus and the rest is history.
tommytowne
Player Valuation: £50m
Oft repeated by me. He scored a hat trick for Blackburn beating us 4-1 at home on my first (and almost last according to my uncle who took me) game at Goodison.Fred Pickering
Squad No: 0
Position:
FW
D.o.B: 19/01/1941
Birthplace: Blackburn
Appearances: 115
Goals: 70
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Everton smashed the British transfer record in March 1964 when Harry Catterick signed Blackburn Rovers forward Fred Pickering in a deal worth £85,000.
The reaction from Evertonians was one of bemusement and anger as they saw the new arrival as a direct threat to the place of terrace hero Alex Young.
Catterick, however, felt he needed to add more firepower to his side, with the Blues just two points off the top of the table and competing for the First Divison crown.
His decision was instantly justified when Pickering, selected ahead of Young, netted a hat-trick on his debut against Nottingham Forest at Goodison Park.
Another win in the next game, against Pickering’s former club Blackburn Rovers, saw the Blues go top, but they would ultimately fail in their title bid, finishing five points adrift of champions Liverpool.
The striker was surprisingly omitted from the 1966 FA Cup side in favour of Mike Trebilcock, who similarly went onto to vindicate his inclusion with a dramatic brace in a 3-2 win over Sheffield Wednesday.
Pickering scored 70 goals in 115 appearances for the Toffees before leaving for Birmingham City in 1968.
The next time at Goodison he was our player and I went with my birthday money and he instantly became my hero.
A massively under rated player for us.
A knee injury finished him for us could of been an Everton folkhero and who knows what we might of won.
BigMick
Player Valuation: £20m
That looks like that midweek game that was an afternoon kick-off due to floodlight restrictions caused by strikes - 71-72 I think. Big Bernie Wright gracing Old Trafford in the background as Denis Law takes a ride on Tommy Wright, watched by Sir Michael Lyons.
tommytowne
Player Valuation: £50m
It was the knee that kept him out of the team at Wembley. Possibly the one time that fate dealt us a winning hand when Trebilcock took his place.
Some pics of Fred at recent old player gatherings are available. Instantly recognisable. Great player.
