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.'
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It's Showtime! Harlem Globetrotters Hit the Target
Posted by Peter Harvey on May 17, 2008 8:35 AM
THE Harlem Globetrotters are surely the greatest entertainers in world sport - alongside snooker trickshot king John Virgo and that table tennis guy with mirrors and combs concealed in his bat.
I'm being ironic about the last two.
This Saturday morning is all about slam dunks, flip shots and dribbling in our house after Jack's visit with his cousins Alice and Michael to the Globetrotters at the Manchester Evening News Arena last night.
I've not even had my breakfast (c'mon Gaffer) but already I'm familiar with names like Showtime, Sweet Pea, Buckets, Handles and Slick. Oh, and Moo Moo...he's cool.
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'Mary Mary' Turns Jack into a Model Evertonian
Posted by Peter Harvey on May 16, 2008 6:02 PM
JACK is following in the footsteps of David Beckham and David James by doing a spot of modelling.
Unlike Becks he's not dressing in a skirt (sorry sarong) or, like Jamo, featuring in a grandstand-sized Armani poster on the wall of a building in Milan.
Instead, he's posed in his Everton kit for children's illustrator Mary Yoxall-Hannigan who is branching out into the lucrative children's football market.
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May 18, 1968: Astle Fires Brom to FA Cup Glory
Posted by Peter Harvey on May 12, 2008 6:29 AM
IT was 40 years ago that Jeff Astle went down in Everton club history - as the man who stole the FA Cup.
Just three minutes after the 1968 FA Cup Final had staggered into extra time at 0-0, up popped centre forward Astle to bag the winner and break Evertonian's hearts.
He didn't know it, as he gnarled his Farley's rusk, but 13-month-old Adrian Chiles was enjoying one of the best days of his life. The day belonged to Baggies. Young and old.
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Gerrard and Pienaar Top Study of Most Assists
Posted by Peter Harvey on May 11, 2008 10:32 AM
YOU may have expected Mikel Arteta or Tim Cahill to top the table of Everton's goal providers this season based on their creativity over the last few years.
You may also have expected them to chip in with 20 or 25 goals between them. If they had, the Blues could have been been nudging Arsenal for third place, never mind Liverpool for fourth.
However, the stats for all matches reveal, it was Steven Pienaar who is credited with the most assists (14) behind Arteta (10) and Cahill (4).
Here's the full list (up to May 11, 2008):
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Whoops, there goes another prediction!
Posted by Peter Harvey on January 8, 2008 10:28 AM
I SENSED a season of cup thunder at Goodison Park when I made my season's predictions for Everton back in August.
I even dared to suggest that David Moyes could recapture the spirit of 1995 and steer the Blues to FA Cup success in 2008.
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Everton: Magnificent Seven
Posted by Peter Harvey on November 24, 2007 5:23 PM
FOR those Everton fans who enjoy omens, here's a statistic to warm their hearts.
The media love trivial stats. Of course they mean absolutely nothing but they are a bit of fun.
The 7-1 thumping of Sunderland had me scurrying for the record books out of curiosity.
A bit of internet research revealed that the Blues have won 7-1 in the league on nine occasions (the last time being on November 16, 1996 against Southampton), including no less than three times against Sunderland.
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Classic Kits Make Top 50
Posted by Peter Harvey on November 17, 2007 12:39 PM
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.
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Everton: 1966 FA Cup Final
Posted by Peter Harvey on November 14, 2007 7:35 AM
EVERTON'S never-say-die team spirit (Chelsea got a dose of their own medicine on Sunday courtesy of Tim Cahill's last-gasp scissors kick) will have some Blues dreaming of a cup run.
Forty years ago, Everton were the original comeback kings when they overturned a 2-0 deficit against Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup final to win 3-2.
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Victor Anichebe versus Yakubu
Posted by Peter Harvey on November 9, 2007 12:06 AM
VICTOR Anichebe transformed Everton's UEFA clash against Nuremberg - terrorising the German defence with a combination of pace and power.
Within minutes of replacing Yakubu (who showed a bit more effort but little end product), Anichebe ripped through the defence to win a penalty before battling like Alan Shearer to swat a defender and score from a tight angle.
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Everton To Stage World Cup?
Posted by Peter Harvey on November 1, 2007 1:49 PM
THE FA's confirmation that England will bid for the 2018 World Cup is good news for Liverpool AND Everton.
If both clubs have finally built their new stadiums they could both stage games.
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Everton: UEFA Cup Draw
Posted by Peter Harvey on October 9, 2007 10:55 AM
SOME tricky teams worth avoiding in this morning's UEFA Cup draw for Everton. Notably Bayern Munich, Villareal or the Moscow teams, especially after the performance in Ukraine.
Mind you, some relatively unheard clubs like Aalborg (Denmark), Brann (Norway) and Mlada Boleslav (Czechoslovakia) would do nicely. So, what teams will be entertaining our Jack on a Thursday night this winter? We'll find out in the next few minutes....
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Birthday Blue
Posted by Peter Harvey on September 16, 2007 10:58 PM
BIT worried about The Gaffer's obsession with Everton's 1984 FA Cup winning team. During a rare moment of quiet, reading the Sunday papers (God, I haven't done that for years), I thought I'd quiz her over some celebrity birthdays.
You see, The Gaffer likes to think she's good at guessing people's ages. It's a woman thing.
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Yak Attack Stats
Posted by Peter Harvey on August 30, 2007 7:16 PM
A LOOK at the official Opta stats may worry Blues celebrating the arrival of Yakubu for a club record £11.25m.
His shooting accuracy for 2006/7 was just 40% compared to Andy Johnson (58%), James McFadden (54%), Victor Anichebe (43%) and James Vaughan (41%).
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On The Chopping Block
Posted by Peter Harvey on August 29, 2007 11:01 PM
2007/08 SEASON PREVIEW:
BEFORE you wonder. No, there's no money riding on this. And yes, I'll welcome any abusive comments next May when I'm looking like a silly ninny.
Send them
"...like bin-man, or windown cleaner?..."
"I think you will find that I am £1-50 up this mont..."
"This version might be better...it's a bit long but..."
"I'll definitely advise Jack and the others to purs..."
"'Big Issue!' Hope you wont be one of those sellers..."
"Thanks CSB. I'm hoping I'll never grow up. But if ..."