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.

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Gallery

Everton FC squad 1959/60 pictured on the Park End/Bullens Road training ground.
Colin Green in on the back row, third from the right
Colin only discovered he was playing shortly before kick-off replacing Tommy Jones, hence his omission from the matchday programme
Colin Green debut – full report Liverpool Daily Post, 6 September 1960
Extract from the news report above
Liverpool Football Echo, 10 September 1960
Colin Green debut from the Alex Parker column, above newsreport
Colin Green, Welsh International
Colin photographed at home in 2024 with one of his many Welsh caps

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Colin with Mike and Lewis Royden 2024
Colin with presenter Rob Sawyer

Written and presented by Rob Sawyer

Filmed and Edited by Lewis Royden

Directed, produced and website layout by Mike Royden

By Mike Royden

1 Comment

  • A really memorable time spent here listening to our former players . I was lucky enough to be around when we had our millionaire team , not so great now but Everton will always be my team .

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