#12.Everton 2-1 Man Utd. 14th February 1953.
“I’d break any bone in my body for any club I play for…but I’d die for Everton.” – Dave Hickson
Valentines Day. Stuck towards the bottom of the second division, Goodison looked to the FA Cup for hope. A crowd of almost 78,000 saw Dave Hickson and his blonde quiff go into battle against reigning champions Manchester United.
Hickson, the Cannonball Kid, threw himself head first into this game, and got a gruesome gash above his eyebrow for his efforts. Hickson had his wound stitched up, unexpectedly returned to the fray, scored the match winner, and even tore his stitches open later in the game. He was carried off the pitch a hero, and a Goodison legend was born.
Hickson would ricochet around other clubs, including Liverpool and Tranmere – but he was first and foremost an Evertonian and lifted spirits in a dour decade for our club.
[...] was in school where I heard about Everton from my mates, they told me all about a guy called Dave Hickson, he was their hero. Listening to them was like having a Superman Comic read out to you, my mind [...]