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Celebrating Everton's long and rich history and tradition
The Life of Barrie Rees
Rob Sawyer
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 afterwards06/06/2023
One of Our Aircraft is Missing
Pete Jones
80 years ago a promising young outside left was lost over the Mediterranean at the height of WW2. Pete Jones tells his story through the letters his family have preserved and sets his loss against the pivotal period of the war24/04/2023
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 business30/03/2023
A Night of Acclaim for Everton’s Pioneering Women
Everton Heritage Society
Shortly before kick-off of the women's Merseyside derby on 24 March, a fitting tribute was paid to the achievement of the Everton women's team of 1997-98 in winning the national league title for the only time, so far, in the club’s history28/03/2023
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 America09/02/2023
What’s our name? Everton’s and the British influence on early South American football
Jimmy Milner
After Southampton travelled to take on Everton last weekend, it's not just the mighty Blues who can claim to have their fingerprints on the early days of South American football.Â24/01/2023
This week... 1 year ago
David Hardman
David Hardman recalls the tumultuous recent history of January 202221/01/2023
Johnny Holt — Everton’s Little Devil
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 Devil07/01/2023
This Week: 35 Years Ago
David Hardman
‘This month†would be a more accurate description, as it took four matches throughout January 1988 to separate Sheffield Wednesday and Everton in the FA Cup.07/01/2023
A Final Farewell to Neil Robinson
Rob Sawyer and Mike Royden
Last Monday, people came from far and wide to pay their final respects to former Toffee, Neil Robinson who passed away suddenly on 24 November, at just sixty-five years of age.Â17/12/2022
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
This Week — 24 Years Ago
David Hardman
While Everton were playing Newcastle on a Monday night, moves were afoot off the pitch that would see Duncan Ferguson sold to the Magpies in controversial fashion by then Blues owner, Peter Johnson28/11/2022
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
This Week — 28 Years Ago
David Hardman
Joe Royle succeeds Mike Walker as Everton manager and, with the help of hero-in-waiting, Duncan Ferguson, marked his first game in charge with a memorable Merseyside derby victory at Goodison Park22/11/2022
This Week — 33 Years Ago
David Hardman
Looking back to November 1989, a watershed for Everton after which they could no longer be considered a force at the top06/11/2022
This Week — 38 Years Ago
David Hardman
A double-header against Manchester United in 1984-85 gave Everton the perfect opportunity to build on their win at Anfield and really make a statement28/10/2022
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 196324/10/2022
This week — 28 years ago
David Hardman
Slim pickings this week as it’s usually International Break. In fact, the last time there wasn’t a break in early October was back in 1994, so let’s go there.07/10/2022
This week – 15 years ago
David Hardman
Back to nice round numbers this week in 2007 as Everton made the long trip to Kharkiv hoping to finally make progress in Europe04/10/2022
The Birth Of The 'Grand Old Lady'
John McFarlane [Senior]
With the rapid progress being made on the new Everton Stadium project at Bramley-Moore Dock, I find it an ideal time to reflect on the time spent, and the highs and lows of the current home of Everton FC.29/09/2022
There’s Only Two Tommy Fleetwoods…
Rob Sawyer and Pete Jones
Celebrity Blue, golfer Tommy Fleetwood, has a namesake who is one of Everton’s greatest unsung heroes28/09/2022
This Week — 23 years ago
David Hardman
If you’d said to me back in 1999 that this would be Everton’s last win at Anfield for 21 years and their last one in front of a crowd, I’d have said you were crazy.26/09/2022
This week — 12 years ago
David Hardman
An ugly home defeat to Newcastle killed any momentum gained from a hard-won point against Manchester United the week before and marked the first time for this author where it felt like David Moyes had taken Everton as far as he could16/09/2022
This week — 16 years ago
David Hardman
David recalls a nice emphatic derby victory from what seems like a very long time ago.12/09/2022
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
This Week — 34 Years Ago
David Hardman
Everton travelled to Highfield Road hoping to build on Tony Cottee’s debut hat-trick.05/09/2022
This Week — 30 years ago
David Hardman
Looking back at an early-season midweek fixture in August 1992 when Aston Villa were the visitors at Goodison Park28/08/2022
The Opening-Day Curse?
David Hardman
Looking back at the win over Manchester United in 2012 that sparked an 11-year run of opening-day fixtures without defeat for Everton19/08/2022
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 land12/08/2022
This week — 5 years ago
David Hardman
Ronald Koeman is in charge, Wayne Rooney has returned and Everton are in Europa League action either side of a season-opener against Stoke City12/08/2022
On this week... 25 years ago
David Hardman
Looking back at similarly unsettling times as today as Joe Royle struggled to reproduce the promise of his first few months in charge at Goodison Park06/08/2022
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