They had a famous FA Cup run in the early 1990s, eventually being knocked out by Crewe 3-1 in the 3rd round. Roly Howard was manager for a record 33 years (1972-2005), although he will always be remembered by some fans as Kenny Dalglish's window cleaner. TV presenter Ray Stubbs once asked: "How's business, Roly?" to which Roly replied "Oh you know - ups and downs."
Former players include Michael Ball (Everton and Rangers) and Stephen Wright (Liverpool and Sunderland). The club motto is 'To Enjoy, Not Destroy.'
EVERTON and Liverpool's classic round-necked kits from the 1960s and 1970s both make it into The Times Top 50 kits.
It's not a scientific survey. Far from it. But few would disagree that they deserve their place.
Just thinking of the kits conjures up memories of Alan Ball, Howard Kendall, Chris Lawler and Peter Thompson.
When I was lad (ey up, we had to bath in the kitchen sink and we ate coal) replica kits were almost unheard of. A few of my mates had them, but not many.
I asked if Father Christmas might bring me one, but was told FC didn't do football kits.
Instead, my mum said she'd have a rummage in the lost property box at school where she taught. "If there's one in there and no-one claims it by the end of term - it's yours," she declared.
I was simultaneously mortified and delighted.
The end of the term arrived without any takers so I became the proud owner of a musty Liverpool top, which I dreamt was once worn by Peter Cormack, Steve Heighway or Kevin Keegan.
There's an interesting website called iaskedmygirl.com which studies Liverpool's kits since the 1960s. It illustrates the home, away and third choice kits for each season. Remember the famous 'ecru' or cream-coloured kit of 1996/7? I've got one hanging in my wardrobe.
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Byasen wrote...
I will always remember Christmas 1970 when I was just discovering football as a snotty nosed seven year old. Despite Manchester United winning the European Cup a couple of years earlier, and George Best being the most famous person on the planet, I decided that the mighty Liverpool were the team for me. So I asked my mum, please, please, please could I get a Liverpool kit for Christmas? These were the days before manufacturer's logos all over the place, before corporate sponsorship on the front of the shirt, and even before,in most cases, team badges became the norm. So my mum went down to the 'local' sports shop, where ever that was and asked for a (not 'the') Liverpool kit. Unfortunately, the woman behind the counter didn't know her Brian Hall from her Entrance Hall, or her Brian Kidd from her Billy the Kid and duly gave my mum the Manchester United kit, which at the time was Red top, white shorts and red socks. You can imagine my disappointment on Christmas morning holding up a pair of white shorts instead of red, then going to play football in Victoria Park with all my mates and getting skitted for supporting Man U. Mind you, this was nothing compared to the stick I got a week or so later, when after my mum put the white shorts in with the red top and socks into the laundrette, and my new kit was red top, PINK shorts, and red socks. I'm still having counselling...
Posted by: Byasen | November 19, 2007 10:47 PM