@evertonheritage.bsky.social
A voluntary group - researching, chronicling and celebrating the history of Everton FC.
www.efcheritagesociety.com.
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@evertonheritage.bsky.socialBorn on this day in 1931, Jimmy O'Neill. Although sometimes overshadowed by his predecessor Ted Sagar, Jimmy was a fine, athletic goalkeeper who made 213 EFC appearances and played 17 times for Ireland.
@efcstatto.bsky.socialReposted by @evertonheritage.bsky.socialKiernan Dewsbury-Hall's goal against Hull was assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles. This was the first time in #EFC history that two players with hyphenated surnames combined for a goal in a competitive match.
@evertonheritage.bsky.socialBorn on 12 October 1917, Tommy Jones, known to Toffees as T.G. Jones. A superlative centre-half whose career was interrupted by the Second World War. An Everton Millennium Giant & a significant figure in North Wales football with Pwllheli & Bangor City. 17 Wales appearances.
@evertonheritage.bsky.socialA double-helping of Steve Zocek articles on our website, this week, about goalkeepers Gerry Peyton and Mike Stowell.
@evertonheritage.bsky.social120 years ago, Everton FC and Liverpool FC were reigning FA Cup holders and Football League Champions, respectively.
Kieran Smith has written about the defining 1905/06 season in Scouse Supremacy. Read about the book and a Q&A with the author, here:
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@evertonheritage.bsky.socialThe Toffees meet the Tigers, today. Earlier this week, @EvertonHeritage member Jamie Yates gave a presentation to the Senior Tigers group on the links between the two teams. Read his report on the day (which was also filmed by @lewisroyden.bsky.social ), here:
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@evertonheritage.bsky.socialCheck out some brilliant recent articles on our website:
efcheritagesociety.com/george-bumpe...
efcheritagesociety.com/peyton-place/
efcheritagesociety.com/he-took-my-b...
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✍️ Jamie Yates, Steve Zocek, Becky Tallentire, Paul McParlan
@evertonheritage.bsky.social10 October 1970: Johnny Morrissey scored in a 1-1 draw with Derby County - one of the 50 goals he scored in a decade as an EFC first team player.
Join us on 30 October, as we celebrate his career and present him with the Dixie Dean Memorial Trophy.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-35th-d...
@evertonheritage.bsky.socialEFC 1986-89
@evertonheritage.bsky.socialOur member Paul McParlan (pictured here with Neville Southall) recalls his first trip to watch the Toffees, in the harsh winter of 1962:
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@evertonheritage.bsky.socialOur very own Jamie Yates gave a talk to Hull City's senior supporters group, today, which covered links between the Tigers & the Toffees. He was joined by the son of Cliff Britton, who managed both clubs. We'll share more information on the event in due course. Well done Jamie!
@evertonheritage.bsky.social‘He Took My Breath Away’ – Celia Morrissey.
Read this great article by Becky Tallentire on our website:
efcheritagesociety.com/he-took-my-b...
Book here to see Johnny Morrissey receive the Dixie Dean Memorial Award on 30 October:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-35th-d...
@evertonheritage.bsky.socialA new article on our website by Steve Zocek explores the Everton career of goalkeeper Gerry Peyton. The Irishman acted as understudy to Neville Southall when the Welshman was still in peak form.
efcheritagesociety.com/peyton-place/
@evertonheritage.bsky.socialOn this day, 40 years ago, the Toffees beat Newport County 5-1 in the second leg of their League Cup tie. Paul Wilkinson grabbed a hat-trick for the visitors. It was a 9-1 aggregate win.
@evertonheritage.bsky.socialThere is still time to purchase a ticket for the Dixie Dean Memorial Award evening, organised by @evertonheritage.bsky.social . Everton wing great Johnny Morrissey will be receiving the trophy, in the company of the likes of Peter Reid and Ronny Goodlass.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-35th-d...
@evertonheritage.bsky.socialTwo of the Toffees’ finest forwards share a birthday on 6 October: John Bell, a Blues hero of the Victorian era who lies at rest in Anfield Cemetery. Tommy Lawton, heir to Dixie Dean’s goalscoring crown at Goodison Park (pictured here with Peter Alliss).
@evertonheritage.bsky.social📢 New website article:
George ‘Bumper’ Clarkson: An Original Original.
Jamie Yates writes about an Everton superfan, shareholder, unofficial official and arguably the club’s oldest ever player and goalscorer!
efcheritagesociety.com/george-bumpe...
@efcstatto.bsky.socialReposted by @evertonheritage.bsky.socialA piece on a match between Everton's reserve team and the Orange Free State Bantu team, the first all-Black team to play at Goodison Park. #EFC #BlackHistoryMonth www.efcstatto.com/goodison-par...
@evertonheritage.bsky.socialWest was the best (certainly in the black & white era, with Big Nev excelling in the colour era).
Read about the twilight of Gordon West’s stellar playing career in this new @PROwens1979 article:
efcheritagesociety.com/gordon-west-...
@evertonheritage.bsky.socialDon’t miss a very rare public appearance by the one and only Johnny Morrissey, as he receives the Dixie Dean Memorial Trophy on 30 October at Goodison Park.
More info & tickets, here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-35th-d...
