18. Howard Kendall (1966-74, 1981) 274 appearances, 29 goals “I’ve had love affairs with other clubs, with Everton it’s a marriage.” Harry Catterick beat Liverpool to the punch in the spring of 1967, and how history could have been different if Howard Kendall had ended up a red. As a player Kendall was a member of the Holy Trinity – a gang of three lads who were anything but likely – and someone with an important foot in both the 1970 and 1985 championship camps. Kendall was, in modern parlance, the ‘holding’ midfielder who facilitated the rapier thrusts of Harvey and the ‘free’ role played by Ball. Whereas Alan...

