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Football and How to Survive It

Rob Sawyer

This is the title of the second instalment of Pat Nevin’s memoirs, picking up with the author enjoying the happiest times of his playing career

16/06/2023

Turning pro in 1961, the versatile Rhyl-born player made his senior bow for the reigning Champion Toffees during the 1963-64 season before leaving for Brighton and tragically losing his life not long afterwards

06/06/2023

Goodison Avenue — Everton’s Celebrity Street

Rob Sawyer

Between the 1930s and 1950s, on this modest terraced cul-de-sac backing onto Goodison Park, you could have chanced upon Everton stars of their day going about their daily business

30/03/2023

Sam Chedgzoy — A Star on Both Sides of The Atlantic

Rob Sawyer

The Ellesmere Port-born player spent 16 seasons with Everton, forced a change in the rules of the game with his famous corner in 1924 and went on to have a 13-year career in North America

09/02/2023

Johnny Holt — Everton’s Little DevilÂ

Rob Sawyer

T.G. Jones is widely cited as the club’s finest centre-half, with the next generation of fans also holding Brian Labone in the highest of esteem. But let us not overlook Johnny Holt, the Little Devil

07/01/2023

Remembering 'Chick' Meagan

Rob Sawyer

The death, at 88, of Mick Meagan this week reduces the illustrious cadre of players who contributed to Everton’s first post-war League Championship title to just five. Rob Sawyer and David France pay tribute to 'Chick'

30/11/2022

Tom Walker — Nonagenarian Toffee

Rob Sawyer

In April 2022, Rob Sawyer and Sarah from Mint Collective caught up with venerable Toffee, 93-year-old Tom Walker in a café near his home in Upton.

26/11/2022

From Barry to the Blues — The Keith Webber Story

Rob Sawyer

The Welshman's time at Everton got off to a dream start but he would later admit to ruing the decision to leave Goodison Park in search of first-team football in 1963

24/10/2022

Warney Cresswell — The Prince of Full Backs

Rob Sawyer

A natural tendency to favour players we have seen with our own eyes and the tactical evolution of football makes ranking players spanning many decades fraught with difficulty. But this cerebral, balding, defender, who played for Everton into his 39th year merits his place in the pantheon of great ‘number threes’

07/09/2022

Tom Griffiths: The Player with More than one String to his Bow

Rob Sawyer

T.P. Griffiths may have understandably been overshadowed at Everton by his countryman and fellow centre-half T.G. Jones but he enjoyed a distinguished career with some of the greatest clubs in the land

12/08/2022

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