Jimmy Gabriel (1960-67) Apps 301, Goals 36 “Everton is in your blood – that’s what happens when you play for them,” No matter the player, there is always one episode in their career that will rise above the rest and become their sporting epitaph. For Jimmy Gabriel, his lapidary moment was playing for time in the corner flag, helping to chip away at the final seconds in our remarkable FA Cup Final comeback against Sheffield Wednesday. Between 1960 and 1967, Jimmy played over 300 games for Everton and won League and FA Cup medals with us. A defensively minded player, he was bought for a hefty 30,000 pounds, becoming...
