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27

Sep

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1990-1999, Latest, Players, Steve Zocek

Peyton Place

Steve Zocek At the end of June 1991, Everton manager Howard Kendall was looking for a back-up keeperfor the regular number one Neville Southall. At this time, Bournemouth’s Gerry Peyton hadrequested a transfer from Cherries boss Harry Redknapp, with the club failing to make theDivision Three play-offs. Everton’s Jimmy Gabriel had travelled to Lansdowne Road in Dublin where Peyton was fillingin for injured Pat Bonner as the Republic of Ireland played Chile. Peyton earned his 29th capin the 1-1 draw. On the recommendation of Gabriel, Kendall agreed terms withBournemouth for 6ft 3ins shot stopper. Gerry Peyton oozed experience. He was…

Mike Stowell: From North End to the Deep End

26

Sep

By Steve Zocek

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1980-1989, Latest, Players, Steve Zocek

Mike Stowell: From North End to the Deep End

At the age of sixteen, goalkeeper Mike Stowell had the chance to join Preston North End where club legend Alan Kelly was the manager. Mike was playing football in the non-league circles, progressing to a higher level with Leyland Motors of the North West Counties League, Blackpool Mechanics and, finally, Pickups Heating in the Sunday League. The young goalkeeper was serving a four-year apprenticeship with British Telecom at the time Preston came knocking. Mike’s father, on finding out of the interest, insisted that his son was to dedicate himself to seeing out his time as an apprentice. Stowell was already…

Sir Daniel E. A. Pettit – A Cambridge Blue

16

Sep

By Richie Gillham

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1930-1939, Latest, Players, Richard Gillham

Sir Daniel E. A. Pettit – A Cambridge Blue

Everton amateur footballer, Olympian, Wartime Major and Captain of industry Richie Gillham and Dr David France Daniel Pettit (Liverpool Footprints) Sir Daniel Eric Arthur Pettit was a Liverpool-born amateur footballer who represented Great Britain in football at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games and signed and played for Everton at amateur level in the same year. He served as an officer in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War and went on to enjoy a successful career in British industry. Pettit was born in Liverpool on 19 February 1915, one of six children born to Thomas Edgar Pettit, a bookkeeper…

16

Sep

By Rob Sawyer

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1930-1939, 1940-1949, 1950-1959, Latest, Players, Rob Sawyer

Cliff Britton – A Life in Football

Rob Sawyer Part 1 – The Player Cliff Britton was Everton’s first manager in the modern sense of the word, yet it is for his footballing feats at Goodison Park in the 1930s that he is most celebrated. His Everton playing career overlapped that of Harry Catterick, yet their experiences as managers and players at the School of Science contrasted sharply. Whilst Catterick’s modest playing career was a precursor to managerial triumphs. Britton’s, ultimately disappointing, tenure in the Goodison hot seat was at odds with a playing career which saw him hailed as one of the country’s finest half-backs. Clifford…

Singing in the rain with 10,000 Evertonians: the personal story of an FA Cup away day at Notts County in 1984

15

Sep

By Paul McParlan

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1980-1989, Latest, Paul McParlan

Singing in the rain with 10,000 Evertonians: the personal story of an FA Cup away day at Notts County in 1984

Paul McParlan During my years following Everton, it is often the unplanned trips to football grounds that end up being the best days out. On the evening of 9 March 1984, my mate Bart (real name Brian – don’t ask) called round to ask if I fancied going to watch Everton play the FA Cup quarter-finals away at Notts County the next day. There was only going to be one answer. Even better, it would involve a lift there and back, courtesy of his brother-in-law Frank, thus avoiding the horrors of a 1980s football special train. Football can surprise you…

Jessie Milne: The First Lady of Goodison Park

05

Sep

By Jamie Yates

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1940-1949, 1950-1959, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-1999, Articles, Everton Women, Goodison, Jamie Yates, Latest

Jessie Milne: The First Lady of Goodison Park

Reflections on a pioneering woman's half century of service at Everton Football Club Jamie Yates With women’s football firmly back on the map and growing once more in popularity, much has rightly been made in recent times of the abrupt ban placed in December 1921 on women playing the game at Football Association affiliated club stadia in England. Twelve months prior, on Boxing Day 1920, Goodison Park had hosted a record crowd for women's football of around 46,000 (with as many as 10,000 more locked out) for a match between St Helens Ladies and the famous Preston factory team Dick,…

Mike Lyons and Everton’s De La Salle connection

05

Sep

By Simon Hart

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1960-1969, 1970-1979, Books, Latest, Players, Simon Hart

Mike Lyons and Everton’s De La Salle connection

Simon Hart In late October 2002, as the interest surrounding Wayne Rooney exploded after his wondrous first league goal – that winning strike against champions Arsenal – the Guardian newspaper marked his 17th birthday with an article charting his path to the Premier League from “the terraced street in the working-class suburb of Croxteth” where he grew up – and still lived. [The Guardian: Today is Wayne Rooney's birthday but for Everton it feels like Christmas ] “Two miles away in the Everton club shop, Rooney's replica shirt is outselling all others and the Merseyside club are reportedly fending off interest…

04

Sep

By Rob Sawyer

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Heritage Talks/Social Evenings, Latest, Players, Rob Sawyer

Everton Goalkeepers History Evening

Everton FC Heritage Society’s talks and social nights September 2026-May 2027 Report by Rob Sawyer The autumn-winter 2026/27 programme of Everton FC Heritage Society’s talk and social nights got underway in fine style with an evening dedicated Everton goalkeepers through the ages – from George Bargery to Jordan Pickford and Courtney Brosnan. The Denbigh Castle pub once again proved a fabulous host venue for the evening, offering the Society the use of its downstairs function room. Society vice-chair and instigator of the talk nights, Mike Royden gave a brief update on Society activities, before the microphone was passed to fellow-member…

Everton Is Him and He Is Everton – Trish Lyons

28

Aug

By Becky Tallentire

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1970-1979, Becky Tallentire, Books, Latest, Players

Everton Is Him and He Is Everton – Trish Lyons

Becky Tallentire [Trish Lyons: Born Patricia Maloney, 2 June 1957, Dublin, Republic of Ireland] Dad was Irish and came over to England on business. He met and fell in love with mum and eventually took her back to Dublin with him. He was a tailor by trade and owned a shop called Louis Copeland on Capel Street in Dublin. Louis was his business partner and the master tailor; he cut the cloth and was the real craftsman in the partnership. It was the most acclaimed tailors in Ireland and probably still is, because it’s still running to this day. Mum…

28

Aug

By Richie Gillham

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1890-1899, Latest, Players, Richard Gillham

The Goodall Brothers and Everton FC

Richie Gillham with David France The Goodall brothers occupy an intriguing place in football history. Despite having Scottish parents and being raised in Kilmarnock, the brothers were ineligible to play for Scotland because of their birthplaces. John was born in London in 1863 and Archie in Belfast in 1864. As a result, they became the first brothers to represent different national teams - John scoring 12 times in his 14 appearances for England and Archie scoring two goals in his 10 outings for Ireland. While both Archie and John turned out for Everton in the pre-League era when the club…