Players

The George Fleming Story
16
Aug
By Jamie Yates
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1878-1889, Jamie Yates, Latest, Players

The George Fleming Story

Jamie Yates The build-up to Everton’s departure from Goodison Park, their home of 133 years in the summer of 2025, triggered a range of emotions and set the members of the Everton Football Club Heritage Society (EFCHS) off on various quests to delve deeper into the history of the old stadium, to commemorate records set there, celebrate watershed moments and hopefully unearth a few hidden historical gems along the way. Recent seasons have been turbulent, even by Everton standards, and I have taken huge solace in burying myself in the stories of some of the key moments and early heroes…
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Trevor Finnigan –  From Right-Back to Non-League Striking Legend
14
Aug
By Richie Gillham
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1970-1979, Latest, Players, Richard Gillham

Trevor Finnigan –  From Right-Back to Non-League Striking Legend

  Richie Gillham In the rich and sometimes forgotten annals of English football, certain names burn a little brighter in the hearts of those who watched them, those who knew them, and those who now tell their stories. One such name is Trevor Finnigan, a cult hero whose journey from a young Everton hopeful to non-league legend is as gritty, spirited, and dramatic as any tale in the footballing world. This is the story of a man who went from warming the benches at Everton, to a striking icon at Runcorn, Weymouth, and Yeovil, and whose crowning glory came not…
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The Bobby Parker Grave Restoration Appeal
26
Jun
By Rob Sawyer
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1910-1919, Articles, Latest, Players, Rest in Peace, Rob Sawyer

The Bobby Parker Grave Restoration Appeal

Rob Sawyer To mark his contribution to Everton, football and his country, EFCHS has undertaken a project to restore the grave of league title winner Bobby Parker. Were it not for the First World War, there is every likelihood that the name Bobby Parker would be uttered in the same breath as Dixie Dean, Tommy Lawton, Fred Geary and Bob Latchford when putting forward the club’s finest goalscorers. Alas, that terrible conflict, injuries he sustained in it and subsequent illness meant that he would fail to rescale the heights of 1914/15, when his 35 goals propelled the Toffees to the…
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Dixie Dean Memorial Trophy – with award winner Derek Temple
14
May
By Mike Royden
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2020-2029, Events, Goodison, Ken Rogers, Latest, Mike Royden, Players

Dixie Dean Memorial Trophy – with award winner Derek Temple

The 34th Dixie Dean Memorial Award, 12 May 2025 Mike Royden reports, David Moyes presents the 34th Dixie Dean Memorial Award to Derek Temple (photo: Tony McArdle EFC) https://youtu.be/gVGwVuSywcg?si=TFnDTOu-hK7f00k0 Click to play the short newsreel of the event (filmed and edited by Lewis Royden) David Moyes speaking at the end of the evening to Ken Rogers and Everton FC Heritage Society, reflecting on Derek Temple's life and career On 12 May 2025, Everton FC Heritage Society hosted the final public evening event at Goodison Park in the Alex Young Suite. Members, guests, and fans, were there to honour club legend…
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Derek Temple – an interview with an Everton Giant
17
Mar
By Rob Sawyer
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1960-1969, Film and Media, Latest, Lewis Royden, Mike Royden, Players, Rob Sawyer

Derek Temple – an interview with an Everton Giant

With Rob Sawyer https://youtu.be/Wi01ixepwoE (Click to play) Derek Temple is, quite simply, an Everton treasure. His association with the club as ground staff member, player and supporter, spans seven decades. Scoring the winning goal in the  thrilling 1966 FA Cup Final has sometimes overshadowed the Dovecote-born man’s other achievements. Joining the Blues as a prolific teenage centre-forward in 1954, he debuted for the first team in March 1957 before having his career paused for two years due to National Service, some of it in Kenya. On his return, he had to reacclimatise to English football. Blessed with pace and excellent…
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‘Tosh’ – The Tommy Johnson Story
19
Feb
By Rob Sawyer
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1930-1939, Articles, Latest, Players, Rob Sawyer

‘Tosh’ – The Tommy Johnson Story

Rob Sawyer Tommy Johnson's most memorable goalscoring feat may have come as a Manchester City player at Goodison Park but he would go on to help Everton back into the top flight in 1931 and lift both the title and FA Cup in successive years. .................................. In September 1928, Tommy Johnson achieved one of the finest scoring feats accomplished at Goodison Park. Sadly for Toffees supporters, his spectacular five-goal haul was achieved two years before he swapped the sky blue of Manchester City for the royal blue of Everton. Once he did make the move to Goodison, ‘Tosh’ - an…
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Alan Grenyer – An Everton and North Shields Stalwart
03
Feb
By Rob Sawyer
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1910-1919, Articles, Latest, Players, Rob Sawyer

Alan Grenyer – An Everton and North Shields Stalwart

Rob Sawyer Alan Grenyer 1919-20 For understandable reasons, Everton’s 1914/15 season team had less coverage and kudos than the other six to achieve the impressive feat of winning the Football League Championship. The season was played with the backdrop of the First World War, which had got underway in July 1914. Perhaps believing that the conflict would be over by Christmas, the regular Football League and FA Cup competitions went ahead. This was in the face of dissent from much of the population at large, who felt that young and fit men should be joining the armed forces, rather than…
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The Life and Sporting Career of Robert ‘George’ Pilch
30
Oct
By Richie Gillham
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1900-1909, Articles, Players, Richard Gillham

The Life and Sporting Career of Robert ‘George’ Pilch

Richie Gillham Early Life and Football Beginnings Robert 'George' Pilch (Photo: Bob Goodwin, 'The Spurs Alphabet: Complete Who's Who of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.' (1992) ) Robert Pilch, more commonly known by his middle name George, was born on 12 October 1877 in Holt, Norfolk. From a young age, George showcased his athletic prowess, particularly in football. Although born into a family with a rich cricketing heritage (his great-uncle, Fuller Pilch, was a legendary cricketer), George focused on football. His father was also heavily involved in sports, organising the Norwich Church of England Young Men’s Society (CEYMS) ground. This family background…
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Colin Green: The Brymbo Boy and Everton full-back – in conversation with Rob Sawyer
13
Oct
By Mike Royden
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1950-1959, 1960-1969, Film and Media, Interview, Latest, Lewis Royden, Mike Royden, Players, Rob Sawyer

Colin Green: The Brymbo Boy and Everton full-back – in conversation with Rob Sawyer

In 2024, Rob Sawyer of EFCHS met with former Welsh international Colin Green in his Wrexham home. Signed by Everton as a schoolboy in 1957, Colin made his first team debut in September 1960, going on to play eighteen times for the Blues, before making 183 appearances for Birmingham. Now eighty-two years old, a fascinating time was spent in the company of Colin, learning about his life in football, most especially his time at Everton between 1957 and 1962. https://youtu.be/0ues-4XqkcE ............................................................................. Gallery Everton FC squad 1959/60 pictured on the Park End/Bullens Road training ground. Colin Green in on the back…
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