
Everton FC Heritage Society honour Anfield great
Alec Brady's grave to be rededicated
The EFC Heritage Society are to honour one of the heroes of 1891 as they rededicate the grave of former Everton player Alec Brady.
Born in the Cathcart district of southern Glasgow on April 2, 1865, the tricky inside forward started his career with Cowie Wanderers near Stirling before having a spell at Renton Thistle.
Brady moved south of the border to Burnley as the Football League kicked off in 1888 but midway through the following season he switched to Everton.
He netted an impressive 11 times in 15 outings in his first campaign at Anfield - including a hat-trick in the club's record 11-2 win over Derby County - and followed that up with another nine goals in 21 games in the club's first title-winning season of 1890/91.
The following year he returned home to join Celtic, helping them to win their first trophy in the shape of the Scottish FA Cup, before settling in Sheffield with the...