Mike Royden – Everton FC Heritage Society

Desert Island Memorabilia: David France and The Everton Collection

04

May

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David Prentice, Everton Collection, Film and Media, Goodison, History, Interview, Latest, Lewis Royden, Mike Royden

Desert Island Memorabilia: David France and The Everton Collection

The first in a series of three films featuring the legacy of 'Dr Everton.' In a pastiche of the famous radio programme broadcast since 1942, where guests pick eight pieces of music, a book, and a luxury item to take to a desert island; Dr David France OBE has selected ten items of Evertonia, mostly from The Everton Collection, plus a book, and just one piece of music, to take to his island amid a sea of blue. The David France Collection was put together over several decades, and it is a unique collection of artefacts, letters, medals and other…

Dixie Dean Memorial Trophy – with award winner Derek Temple

26

Apr

By Mike Royden

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2020-2029, Events, Latest, Mike Royden, Players

Dixie Dean Memorial Trophy – with award winner Derek Temple

Everton FC Heritage Society Event – 12 May 2025 Tickets available only online at Eventbrite – Click here for direct link Join us for a special event, and likely to be the final public evening event at Goodison Park, hosted in the Alex Young Suite, Main Stand, Goodison Park, where we will be presenting the Memorial Trophy instituted in honour of the legendary Dixie Dean. This year, we are delighted to have club legend, Everton Giant - and our esteemed award winner - Derek Temple, as our guest of honour. Paying tribute to Derek, and sharing their personal Goodison memories, will include former players…

Everton v Newcastle United – 8 April 1955

27

Mar

By Mike Royden

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1950-1959, Film and Media, Goodison, Latest, Lewis Royden, Mike Royden

Everton v Newcastle United – 8 April 1955

by Mike Royden . https://youtu.be/rssPxIh3jCM The cine-film (enlarged view below) In this age of multimedia, with every archive film clip seemingly now available online, it is rare that an undiscovered gem becomes available. Yet, that is what has come into the hands of Everton FC Heritage Society. In the form of a 16mm cine-reel, it is the filmed record of the First Division match between Everton and Newcastle United, played at Goodison Park on 8 April 1955. It is also especially valuable because it documents at length (one hour of footage survives) a match from the 1950s - a rarity…

01

Feb

By Mike Royden

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1910-1919, Articles, Latest, Mike Royden, WW1

Joe Mercer and the Football Battalion

by Mike Royden Some years ago, I was working on an extensive project to research and document the history of Ellesmere Port during the First World War, which covered life on the home front, those that served in the forces, and those who sadly did not return. I created a website to share the research and stories, which also covered the recording of the biographies of the servicemen listed on the town's war memorials. One name sprang out while scouring the newspapers of the time - that of Joe Mercer. It was an interview he gave to a local journalist,…

14

Dec

By Mike Royden

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Film and Media, Goodison, Ken Rogers, Latest, Lewis Royden, Mike Royden, Rob Sawyer

Memories of Goodison Park

A Film by Everton FC Heritage Society This is the latest of our Society-made films, which in this episode features a nostalgic look at the history of our great stadium. Our presenters, Ken Rogers and Rob Sawyer - who you will have met before in the 'Everton Village and the Birth of Everton Football Club' film - take us on a memorable journey, through the step-by-step development of Goodison Park from its foundation in 1892, through to the impending ground move on the banks of the Royal Blue Mersey. View the full film by clicking here: https://youtu.be/xLeg70CN928 View the full…

The Opening of Goodison Park! – A Picnic, a Firework Display, a Friendly, the First League Game

14

Dec

By Mike Royden

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1890-1899, Articles, Everton Collection, Goodison, History, Latest, Mike Royden

The Opening of Goodison Park! – A Picnic, a Firework Display, a Friendly, the First League Game

Mike Royden The year 1892 was iconic in the history of Everton Football Club, famous for the dispute with John Houlding, which cumulated in the potentially club-ending gamble of moving to a new, undeveloped site, in time for the opening of the forthcoming 1892-93 season on 3 September. It was a tall order of course, but once the decision had been made, the directors and club officials went into overdrive to ensure their dream move would become a reality in the very short time available to them. Work began in May 1892, contractors were engaged, and the pitch area –…

‘Everton Village and the Birth of Everton Football Club’

13

Dec

By Mike Royden

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Film and Media, History, Interview, Jamie Yates, Ken Rogers, Latest, Lewis Royden, Mike Royden, Rob Sawyer

‘Everton Village and the Birth of Everton Football Club’

Presented by Rob Sawyer in conversation with Ken Rogers. An EFCHS original film Everton FC Heritage Society have made a new film about the role and effect of Everton Village in the history of Everton Football Club, featuring the Queen's Head pub, the two toffee shops, and, of course, the lock-up which adorns our club crest. Only the lock-up still remains in situ, but the sites are all within just a few yards of each other. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw1kHgjMH_w&ab_channel=EvertonFCHeritageSociety Well-known Everton FC author and member of EFCHS, Rob Sawyer, met up with former Sports Editor of the Liverpool Echo, Ken Rogers (Chairman…

02

Dec

By Mike Royden

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1878-1889, 1890-1899, 1900-1909, Articles, Goodison, Latest, Mike Royden

George and Annie Jane Goodison

Towards the Foundation of a Stadium, and how Classical Egypt came to Waterloo Mike Royden The name ‘Goodison Park’ has always had a touch of class about it, but it so easily could have been called ‘Mere Green’ or possibly ‘Walton Stiles’: Mere Green being the land leased (and later purchased) for the new Everton FC stadium, and Walton Stiles being the ancient footpath that once ran from the Walton Church area, approximately along what is now Goodison Road, down Spellow Lane and on to County Road. But where did the name originate, and how did it become the name…

15

Nov

By Mike Royden

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The Story of Bellefield

From its Early Nineteenth Century Origin to a Seventy Year Association with Everton FC Mike Royden When Everton finally left Bellefield for the last time on 9 October 2007, it brought to an end an eight-decade association with the training complex which commenced in the 1930s. Previously, the senior side had utilised a variety of grounds, including Stanley Park and Walton Stiles, but from the turn of the century, training was centred on the Goodison pitch and the adjacent training ground behind the Park End stand. But how did the club come to use Bellefield and what was the estate…

12

Nov

By Mike Royden

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Remembrance at Goodison Park 2024

Armistice Day Service, The Fallen of Everton FC Memorial, Goodison Park Representatives of Everton Football Club; Darren Griffiths; Richard Kenyon; former player Ian Snodin; and the Reverend Henry Corbett (Chaplain to Everton Football Club and member of Everton FC Heritage Society). Many thanks are due again to Paul Kelly of Everton FC Heritage Society (supported by his wife Jean), in organising the service, despite continued poor health – this is an event they have now organised with dedication for over a decade. The service was conducted by the Reverend Henry Corbett, Chaplain to Everton Football Club, and the Reverend Lynn…