1890-1899 – Page 6 – Everton FC Heritage Society

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Jan

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1890-1899, 1930-1939, 1960-1969, Articles, History, Tony Onslow

Why Leicester Fosse?

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

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Apr

By David Prentice

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1890-1899, Articles, David Prentice, History, Lyndon Lloyd, Players, Rest in PeaceAlec Brady, Celtic, Everton

Alec Brady – Anfield legend honoured by Everton Heritage Society

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…

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Apr

By Peter Lupson

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1890-1899, Articles, Directors, History, Members Work, Peter Lupson

Across the Park

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

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By Billy Smith

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

Everton Suspension of 1887

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…