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*)

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 and Everton Giant, Derek Temple, the recipient of the 34th Dixie Dean Memorial Award, instituted in honour of the legendary Dixie Dean.

Paying tribute to Derek, and sharing their personal Goodison memories, were former seventies players Martin Dobson and Ronny Goodlass, and eighties heroes Peter Reid and Derek Mountfield. They were joined by another former eighties player, and present Everton FC Assistant Manager, Alan Irvine. Finally, added to that auspicious list, our special surprise guest – Everton FC manager David Moyes, who joined us to present the memorial award to Derek.

After a few introductory words by our two presenters, Ken Rogers and David Prentice, there were a few words about the player who inspired the award – William Ralph ‘Dixie’ Dean – followed by a rendition of the ‘Ballad of Dixie Dean‘ by Gerry Markey.

[Ken Rogers, who co-organised the event, is the chairman of Everton FC Heritage Society. He is the former Sports Editor for the Liverpool Echo and has been involved in every one of the thirty-four memorial awards. David Prentice, is also a member of the society, and he too was former Sports Editor of the Echo, before becoming PR Manager (Football Media) for Everton Football Club in 2022. As they said on the night, both are certainly ‘True Blues’]

*‘The Ballad of Dixie Dean’* sung by Gerry Markey *(photo: Tony McArdle)*

As Everton’s Goodison Park farewell game against Southampton looms ever closer, it was an occasion for supporters to revel in memories from across the decades. It was fascinating, and certainly nostalgic, as each of our guests regaled us with aspects of their careers with frequent humorous anecdotes. From Derek’s earliest memories of ‘keeper of the broom’ as a young apprentice learning his trade, to his fantastic cup winning goal in 1966, he had many a story from his eventful years at Goodison and Bellefield to keep everyone enthralled. Different times indeed.

**Derek Temple receives a standing ovation after his introduction by Ken Rogers** *(*photo: Tony McArdle*)*

**Derek Temple interviewed by EFCHS chairman Ken Rogers.** (*photo: Tony McArdle*)

While we were reviewing Derek’s career we showed a short clip of the 1966 Cup Final, which we had edited from the Pathe News colour film. Here is the full film, although still only 9.26 minutes in length.

Once the interview with Derek was concluded, Ken Rogers called upon our special surprise guest, Everton FC manager David Moyes, to come forward and present the Dixie Dean Memorial Award to Derek Temple.

*Left to right:* EFCHS chairman Ken Rogers, **Derek Temple, David Moyes and David Prentice** (*photo: Tony McArdle*)

**Derek Temple with David Moyes and the Dixie Dean Memorial Award** (*photo: Joe Brennan)*

**Everton FC Manager David Moyes interviewed by David Prentice** (*photo: Joe Brennan)*

Following the presentation, manager David Moyes spoke with David Prentice about his first period at the club, before focusing on the leaving of Goodison, and his hopes for the future at the Everton Stadium.

**Everton FC Manager David Moyes interviewed by David Prentice** (*photo: Tony McArdle)*

**David Moyes being interviewed before the gathered throng in the Alex Young Suite** *(photo: Mike Royden)*

**Alan Irvine greeting Peter Reid** (*photo: Tony McArdle)*

**Alan Irvine greets Ronny Goodlass** **while David Moyes looks on** (*photo: Tony McArdle)*

Derek Temple chatting with Alan Irvine *(left)* and Ronny Goodlass *(seated) (photo: Tony McArdle)*

**Martin Dobson is warmly applauded by fans and guests** (*photo: Tony McArdle)*

**Peter Reid greets David Moyes (***photo: Tony McArdle)*

**Tony Wainwright of EFCHS gets that important photo of his son Joe with David Moyes** (*photo: Tony McArdle)*

**Bradley Cates of EFCHS (aka Everton Statto!) shows David Moyes some of his favourite stats, or it could be his recent appearance on Countdown.** (*photo: Tony McArdle)*

**David Moyes and Mike Royden** *(photo: Lewis Royden)*

**Derek** Temple with Mike Royden (**EFCHS vice-chair and event co-organiser),** and Lewis Royden, photographer and film maker for EFCHS

During the second half of the evening, we were treated to a series of interviews with our guests – former players Ronnie Goodlass, Peter Reid, Derek Mountfield and Alan Irvine, all stepping forward to be interviewed by Ken and David about their Everton careers and memorable moments.

Finally, we rounded off the interviews with a short discussion with Brendan Connolly, past chair of the Everton FC Heritage Society, about the broad work of the society.

We ended the evening with two films, both taking a nostalgic look at Goodison.

The first – Grand Old Lady by Kenny O’Connell ;

The second film was put together by Mike and Lewis Royden as part of the Memories of Goodison Park film for Everton FC Heritage Society. This special edit, created to draw our evening to a close, featured the collage of goals from the end of the original film. There are so many nostalgic and iconic moments, that it came as no surprise to see many of our audience wiping away a tear during the final moments, now that the reality of the move was really hitting home.

Click below for the goal collage only, and below that for the full film, featuring two of the most knowledgeable experts in the study of Everton history – Ken Rogers and Rob Sawyer.

Goals collage extract taken from the full film, shown at the Dixie Dean Memorial Award evening

Memories of Goodison Park (Full Film)

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While setting up for the evening’s events, there was an opportunity to take it all in once more, and an absolute privilege to have ground to ourselves for the last time…

**Lewis Royden of EFCHS and brother Liam**

In September 2024, we were invited by Derek into his home to carry out an in-depth interview. The cameras just rolled for an hour without interruption, as Derek, in conversation with Rob Sawyer, covered every aspect of his career and even his time on National Service in Africa. It was enthralling to listen to this Everton legend, as we sat back to take it all in – without a pause, nor a ‘cut!’ to be heard. Click below to play the film;

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Derek Temple Gallery

A very short clip of the West Germany v England game when Derek won his one and only England cap. Nevertheless, it features Derek getting an ‘assist’ after his powerful run down the wing, to provide an assist for Terry Paine to score.