Quiz: Name these 25 Former Everton Players who have played in the NASL/MLS/USA Soccer Leagues

[ToffeeDan]

Between 1967 and the present day ..

I believe there are at least 42 but there might be one or two more obscure ones..

Clues

1 Also played for the RS, Portuguese
2 Derby and England
3 Scored an FA Cup final winner
4 Started career at Rochdale
5 Keeper who never played for Everton first team but did for Lancashire rivals
6 Donkey kick
7 Defender who never scored for Everton but did net once in USA
8 Local lad (forward) who played in 1970s (two correct answers!)
9 Had a hole in his heart
10 Early foreign import who played in first PL season
11 Played in goal in an FA Cup final for another team
12 Played in Canada and also for the RS
13 Played once for Everton and also played for West Ham and Man City
14 Northern Ireland international who signed from Coventry
15 Lead Everton on a Mini revival
16 Played in World Cup finals for Scotland, also managed in the PL
17 Local lad who made his Everton debut aged 16
18 Turned out for Everton after he finished playing professionally
19 Northern Ireland international who also played for Man Utd
20 Manchester legend who scored in an FA Cup semi final before being sent off
21 Played in 4 World Cup Finals
22 Scored for Everton from within his own half!!
23 Won an FA winners medal and League title with Everton in the 60s
24 Famous for scoring penalties and liked a ciggie..
25 Signed for Everton after winning the highest honour in football

 

[SailorBlue]

Between 1967 and the present day ..

I believe there are at least 42 but there might be one or two more obscure ones..

Clues

1 Also played for the RS, Portuguese
2 Derby and England
3 Scored an FA Cup final winner
4 Started career at Rochdale
5 Keeper who never played for Everton first team but did for Lancashire rivals
6 Donkey kick
7 Defender who never scored for Everton but did net once in USA
8 Local lad (forward) who played in 1970s (two correct answers!)
9 Had a hole in his heart
10 Early foreign import who played in first PL season
11 Played in goal in an FA Cup final for another team
12 Played in Canada and also for the RS
13 Played once for Everton and also played for West Ham and Man City
14 Northern Ireland international who signed from Coventry
15 Lead Everton on a Mini revival
16 Played in World Cup finals for Scotland, also managed in the PL
17 Local lad who made his Everton debut aged 16
18 Turned out for Everton after he finished playing professionally
19 Northern Ireland international who also played for Man Utd
20 Manchester legend who scored in an FA Cup semi final before being sent off
21 Played in 4 World Cup Finals
22 Scored for Everton from within his own half!!
23 Won an FA winners medal and League title with Everton in the 60s
24 Famous for scoring penalties and liked a ciggie..
25 Signed for Everton after winning the highest honour in football

Steve Seargent, Roger Kenyon & Jimmy Gabriel, Ernie Hunt, Brian Kidd immediately spring to mind

 

[Sinski]

Preki gotta be in there. And Rooney.

 

[Bluechew]

Asa Hartford , Ronnie Goodlass and Abel Xavier? Oh and Peter Beardsley

 

[ilikecheese]

McBride, Donovan, Howard, Moore, Preki, Hahnemann, Rooney, Johnston...can't think of any others right now

 

[Kever10]

Between 1967 and the present day ..

I believe there are at least 42 but there might be one or two more obscure ones..

Clues

1 Also played for the RS, Portuguese

Abel Xavier

2 Derby and England

Wayne Rooney

3 Scored an FA Cup final winner

Paul Rideout

5 Keeper who never played for Evertoni FIrst team but did for Lancashire rivals

Carlo Nash

6 Donkey kick

Ernie Hunt

9 Had a hole in his heart

Asa Hartford

10 Early foreign import who played in first PL season

Robert Warzycha

12 Played in Canada and also for the RS

Peter Beardsley

13 Played once for Everton and also played for West Ham and Man City

Ian Bishop?

15 Lead Everton on a Mini revival

Joe Max Moore

17 Local lad who made his Everton debut aged 16

Jose Baxter

18 Turned out for Everton after he finished playing professionally

Richard Gough

21 Played in 4 World Cup Finals

Tim Cahill

22 Scored for Everton from within his own half!!

Tim Howard

24 Famous for scoring penalties and liked a ciggie..

Roy Vernon

25 Signed for Everton after winning the highest honour in football

Alan Ball

 

[larbert toffee]

Between 1967 and the present day ..

I believe there are at least 42 but there might be one or two more obscure ones..

Clues

1 Also played for the RS, Portuguese
2 Derby and England
3 Scored an FA Cup final winner
4 Started career at Rochdale
5 Keeper who never played for Everton first team but did for Lancashire rivals
6 Donkey kick
7 Defender who never scored for Everton but did net once in USA
8 Local lad (forward) who played in 1970s (two correct answers!)
9 Had a hole in his heart
10 Early foreign import who played in first PL season
11 Played in goal in an FA Cup final for another team
12 Played in Canada and also for the RS
13 Played once for Everton and also played for West Ham and Man City
14 Northern Ireland international who signed from Coventry
15 Lead Everton on a Mini revival
16 Played in World Cup finals for Scotland, also managed in the PL
17 Local lad who made his Everton debut aged 16
18 Turned out for Everton after he finished playing professionally
19 Northern Ireland international who also played for Man Utd
20 Manchester legend who scored in an FA Cup semi final before being sent off
21 Played in 4 World Cup Finals
22 Scored for Everton from within his own half!!
23 Won an FA winners medal and League title with Everton in the 60s
24 Famous for scoring penalties and liked a ciggie..
25 Signed for Everton after winning the highest honour in football

Can't spot him amongst the clues but John 'Tiger' McLaughlin played in the States, there is a Pele shirt hanging in one of my local pubs which he had swapped with the great man.
Just think somewhere in Rio de Janiero there is a Tiger shirt hanging in a bar confusing the locals.

 

[ToffeeDan]

Abel Xavier

Wayne Rooney

Paul Rideout

Carlo Nash

Ernie Hunt

Asa Hartford

Robert Warzycha

Peter Beardsley

Ian Bishop?

Joe Max Moore

Jose Baxter

Richard Gough

Tim Cahill

Tim Howard

Roy Vernon

Alan Ball

you got 5 wrong

 

[ToffeeDan]

Between 1967 and the present day ..

I believe there are at least 42 but there might be one or two more obscure ones..

Clues

1 Also played for the RS, Portuguese
2 Derby and England
3 Scored an FA Cup final winner
4 Started career at Rochdale
5 Keeper who never played for Everton first team but did for Lancashire rivals
6 Donkey kick
7 Defender who never scored for Everton but did net once in USA
8 Local lad (forward) who played in 1970s (two correct answers!)
9 Had a hole in his heart
10 Early foreign import who played in first PL seasonr
11 Played in goal in an FA Cup final for another team
12 Played in Canada and also for the RS
13 Played once for Everton and also played for West Ham and Man City
14 Northern Ireland international who signed from Coventry
15 Lead Everton on a Mini revival
16 Played in World Cup finals for Scotland, also managed in the PL
17 Local lad who made his Everton debut aged 16
18 Turned out for Everton after he finished playing professionally
19 Northern Ireland international who also played for Man Utd
20 Manchester legend who scored in an FA Cup semi final before being sent off
21 Played in 4 World Cup Finals
22 Scored for Everton from within his own half!!
23 Won an FA winners medal and League title with Everton in the 60s
24 Famous for scoring penalties and liked a ciggie..
25 Signed for Everton after winning the highest honour in football

Correctly answered
1 Abel Xavier
3 Rideout
6 Ernie Hunt
9 Asa Hartford
10 Bob the Pole
12 Peter Beardsley
13 Ian Bishop
20 Brian Kidd
21 Tim Cahill
22 Tim Howard
24 Roy Vernon
25 Alan Ball

A few others were mentioned correctly in passing but weren't in the quiz.. more clues below


2 Derby and England - defender, late 70s, also played for Sunderland
4 Started career at Rochdale - may not have played many for us
5 Keeper who never played for Everton first team but did for Lancashire rivals - Man U in 1960s
7 Defender who never scored for Everton but did net once in USA - a personal favourite of one person on here..
8 Local lad (forward) who played in 1970s (two correct answers!) - both youth products, one famously walked straight down the tunnel.
11 Played in goal in an FA Cup final for another team (Arsenal)
14 Northern Ireland international who signed from Coventry
15 Lead Everton on a Mini revival - not JMM - think Minis!!
16 Played in World Cup finals for Scotland, also managed in the PL (Arsenal etc)
17 Local lad who made his Everton debut aged 16 - and did rather well
18 Turned out for "Everton" after he finished playing professionally
19 Northern Ireland international who also played for Man Utd - played in title winning side
23 Won an FA winners medal and League title with Everton in the 60s

 

[4737carlin]

Joe Max Moore?

 

[Bishop Thumpety-Thump]

Carlo Nash did play one game for the first team, dead rubber against BATE Borisov, on the coldest night I've ever experienced at Goodison.

 

[Bishop Thumpety-Thump]

Is 23 the late, great Jimmy Gabriel?

 

[Jacob]

7.... Terry Darracott played in Oklahoma... Tulsa Roughnecks I think.

 

[klingklang]

2 Colin Todd
11 Geoff Barnett
14 Dave Clements
15 Duncan McKenzie
16 Bruce Richards
19 Tommy Jackson

 

[klingklang]

15 Bruce Ri

2 Colin Todd
11 Geoff Barnett
14 Dave Clements
15 Duncan McKenzie
16 Bruce Richards
19 Tommy Jackson

15 Bruce Rioch..predictive text !!!