1890-1899 – Page 5 – Everton FC Heritage Society

Alex Lochhead, the Everton Wing Half from Neilston

0 Comments1890-1899, Articles, History, Members Work, Players, Tony Onslow

Over the years many Everton players have been asked to make their debut in some tough 'must win' situations. But the first of these must surely be a young Scotsman who arrived in Liverpool during November 1891 at a time when his new club were challenging to take the Football League Championship away from Preston North End. Alexander Lochhead had been born 27 June 1865 in the rural community of Neilson in Renfrewshire, where he began his football career playing for the village team. His style of play soon caught the eye of a talent scout, who invited the young…

The Life and Times of John Cameron

0 Comments1890-1899, 1900-1909, 1910-1919, Articles, History, Members Work, Players, Tony Onslow, WW1

It had been just four weeks since the first football knockout competition, won the by The Wanderers, had taken place on the Kennington Oval ground in London, when a boy was born on the South West Coast of Scotland. He was destined to make FA Cup history. John Cameron was born on 13 April 1872 in the Newton district of Ayr, where his family, who were in the grocery business, had finally come to settle. The 1881 census recorded the business premises on Waggon Road, where John was by then an eight-year-old scholar. He later attended Ayr Grammar School. In…

From Leicester Fosse to Leicester City…

0 Comments1890-1899, 2010-2019, History, Lyndon Lloyd, Members Work

The Premier League champions are at Goodison Park this afternoon but did you know that the club played for 25 years after its formation before becoming Leicester City? Today’s visitors were formed in 1884 by a group of young men from a local evangelical chapel who decided to form a football team that they chose to call Leicester Fosse. This suffix was selected because the old Roman Road, known as the Fosseway, had once passed through the area. The group then all agreed to pay nine old pence membership fee and another nine pence was collected to purchase a football.…

The Holy Trinity of Our Forefathers Part III: Dr James Clement Baxter

0 Comments1890-1899, 1900-1909, Directors, History, Members Work, Peter Lupson

Previously there has been a concerted effort by the Everton FC Shareholders Association, and particularly by one fellow Evertonian, Paul Wharton, to endorse our song And if you know your history. Paul has been dubbed the Everton Sherlock Holmes. He has been driven to find out the true story behind our clubs formation and the founder fathers who delivered to us this fantastic club. When I read about our club's past it really does make your heart go whoohhoo! It is now generally accepted that the following gentleman were the driving force in forming and making Everton; Ben Swift…

Why Leicester Fosse?

0 Comments1890-1899, 1930-1939, 1960-1969, Articles, History, Tony Onslow

History will be made today when the present Premier League champions take to the field for what is their first ever FA Cup tie at Goodison Park. The visitors were formed in 1884 by a group of young men from a local evangelical chapel who decided to form a football team that they chose to call Leicester Fosse. This suffix was chosen because the old Roman Road, known as the Fosse Way, had once passed through the area and a military encampment was constructed to protect it from attack near to the spot where it forded the River Soar. The…

Alec Brady – Anfield legend honoured by Everton Heritage Society

0 Comments1890-1899, Articles, David Prentice, History, Lyndon Lloyd, Players, Rest in PeaceAlec Brady, Celtic, Everton

Everton's first title winner - at Anfield - has his grave rededicated Alec Brady EVERTON and Celtic supporters share a line from a famous old song. Separated by 200 miles and a national border, both sets of supporters still sing about “a grand old team to play for” - and in that song celebrate each club’s “history.” Those words were made real last weekend, when the Celtic Graves Society and the Everton Heritage Society joined forces to rededicate the grave of a Victorian pioneer who graced both clubs. Alec Brady was an Everton original. A Scottish inside…

Football historian Peter Lupson sheds light on the 1892 Liverpool and Everton rent row

0 Comments1890-1899, Articles, Directors, History, Members Work, Peter Lupson

Peter with his book 'Across the Park' IT’S the most famous rent row in football history. Except football historian Peter Lupson has now shed new light on the 1892 argument which saw Liverpool Football Club emerge from a split with Everton. And living up to Liverpool stereotype, it was a row over a drink – or rather attitudes to the demon drink – which caused the seismic shift. Even fans with barely a passing acquaintance of the history of this city’s two soccer giants know that Everton came first, until a row over rent at their Anfield home led to…

Everton Suspension of 1887

1890-1899, Articles, Billy Smith, Directors, History, Members Work

Transcribed from the local press by Blue Correspondent, Billy Smith The Football Field December 12th 1887 A Chat with Mr Nisbet How the club came to the front As all the world knows by this, the Everton F.C. have been adjudged guilty of infringing the laws relating to professionalism and importation, and suspended for a month, the sentence remaining in force until January 5, and thus depriving the club of the benefit of the New Year fixtures. The following seven players have been declared professionals; - Dick, Watson, Izzatt, Murray, Weir, Cassidy, and Goudie. In obedience to our commission, our…