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Mike Gaynes
1 Posted 11/12/2013 at 00:42:25

Thoroughly enjoy your history lessons, Tony.

Steve Green
2 Posted 11/12/2013 at 00:44:36

Bootle Cricket Club has also had a long standing affiliation / asssociation with EFC and Australian Aboriginal Touring Teams.

I used to own a publication (Orange cloured) circa 1984 which traced the history of Bootle CC and it was rich with info of an Aboriginal Cricket Touring Team playing at Wadham Road in early cricket years. Unfortunately an ex partner thought it was her priviledge to give it to the local authority refuse disposal officers. And no, I don't love her any more...! Bootle CC and EFC Forever from my Hampshire roost

Denis Byrne
3 Posted 11/12/2013 at 08:56:37

Tony, truly wonderful stuff, many thanks for posting these histories.

You make a fascinating reference:-
"...in existence for some time at St Saviour's, which would be called 'Everton United Church Club'. The club, as we now know, only existed for a short while but it is the reference, made by Canon Trench, to an already established football club at St Saviour's which makes one wonder, just how long had it actually been in existence?"...

Could this possibly allude to a longer history than '1878'? The relationship between the two churches appears strong so is there any evidence that the morph into Everton FC is bound up with St Saviour's, and in which case, do we need to re-evaluate '1878'?

Might mean a few tattoos need adjusting...

Ian Burns
4 Posted 11/12/2013 at 09:28:25

Tony - what a great read - thoroughly enjoyed that interesting piece of history. Love to read anything about the history of EFC, fascinates me. Thanks Tony.

Bob McEvoy
5 Posted 11/12/2013 at 09:39:40

Tony... I salute you . Marvellous stuff!

Rob Sawyer
6 Posted 11/12/2013 at 10:09:38

Tony, excellent research as always. It would be wonderful to uncover more about the links between St Domingo's and St Savior's. Thanks for all your work on this.

Rob Sawyer
7 Posted 11/12/2013 at 10:21:26

I note that Thomas was also President of Heaton Moor Cricket Club once he moved to Stockport. Clifton Road is lovely (my friend lives on the next street) so Thomas must have done well in life. His son, James, another cricket enthusiast, was born in Garston and died fighting at the Somme in 1916. Living not far from Heaton Moor I will try and seek out the family grave one of these days and forward any information I come across to Tony.

Richard Tarleton
8 Posted 11/12/2013 at 11:15:53

An interesting and impressive read, Thank you.

Tom Evans
11 Posted 13/12/2013 at 14:22:47

A very interesting article and one that caught my eye for obvious reasons.
"Tom Evans played for Everton"
In my dreams.

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