"As a player, it was terrific for me. There was a wonderful atmosphere in the game we had at Goodison. I think there were over 60,000 at the game and the memory of that night will stay with me for the rest of my life." - Alex Young
#16.Everton 1-0 Tottenham. 20th April 1963. – “Our biggest rival was Tottenham and thanks to the work of Jimmy Gabriel and Tony Kay, we slaughtered them at Goodison. It was a tremendous effort and I was thrilled to score the golden goal. I must admit that it was a pretty good header.” - Alex Young Everton came into this game level on points with Tottenham at the summit of the league table. The next six games would be a straight sprint for the title. Alex Young, on seventeen minutes, hung in the air as he headed in a Roy Vernon cross and won Everton this game. Young’s leap was...
In celebration of Moyes’ ten years in charge of Everton, we’re dipping into the Dixie’s 60 archives to find some of our favourite moments. This post was originally published by me on Jan 16, 2010. Pele was woeful, Alex Young was worse, and Moyes will get Everton relegated Fan 1: What about last season? Fan 2: What about it? Fan 1: They were rubbish. They were f***ing rubbish. Fan 2: They weren’t that bad. Fan 1: They were f***ing rubbish last year. And they were f***ing rubbish the year before. And I don’t care if they are top of the League, they’ll be f***ing rubbish this year, too. And...
Back in the mid 60’s Blackpool were a solid top division club, able to field a team containing England internationals like keeper Tony Waiters, full back Jimmy Armfield and the prolific Ray Charnley, a lanky old-fashioned centre-forward, who scored 193 goals in 363 appearances for the club. Saturday’s FA Cup tie against Blackpool at Goodison evokes strong memories. It was for the Tangerines that the legendary Alan Ball first played professional football, where he learnt his trade, and it was events at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool on Saturday January 15 1966 that turned out to be a watershed in the history of Everton Football Club. It may well have been the day that manager...
Ed gives us his Ultimate Everton XI, and there are a few surprises amongst the more obvious names...
Bio: I was born in Walton Hospital within earshot of the Goodison Roar and was brought up in Bootle. My father had no interest in football whatsoever but my brother was a Kopite, he used to go to the reserve games at Anfield in the late 1950s but because I was younger I wasn’t allowed to go and he didn’t want me there anyway . It 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 pictured Dave Hickson as a Super Hero…...
Our aim is to interview 60 Evertonians from all walks of life and all corners of the globe. #21. Dr David France is an Everton legend. I was lucky enough to be able to interview the man behind numerous Everton initiatives, including the Former-Players’ Foundation and the wonderful Everton Collection. His love for all things Blue shines through – have a read and find out … Q1.Why Everton? Well I was brainwashed by my father and my grandfather. We came from Widnes, a Rugby League town, so going to Goodison for the first time was a big event – a rite of passage for me. My dad took...
5. Alex Young “The Golden Vision” (1960-68) 271 appearances, 87 goals “I left Everton Football Club in 1968. But I can honestly say that Everton has never left me.” Alex Young was the beatific poster boy for the School of Science. Bought for £42,000 from Hearts, Young bewitched all with his skill and it soon became fluorescently obvious to Evertonians that they had someone truly special. “The Golden Vision” with his vicar’s collar and blonde locks was an elegant, gracile forward who – for a slight man – had wonderful heading ability. So acute was his reading of the game that he could deliver exquisite passes without even checking...
