Harry was the dead-image of Clark Gable with a moustache, grey-black hair and big with size ten feet which stood out - he couldn't kick or anything. Were our readers indulging in a little rose-tinted nostalgia? Something went wrong, please try again later. 00:17:09, Posted I was Captain of Birkenhead Schoolboys and then I played for Cheshire County Schoolboys. The lure of heading back to the States proved too attractive for Gabriel though, as he returned in 1997 as assistant manager before holding other coaching roles in the country. Joe Everton . When Eugene mentioned footie cards, I had a Proustian moment. I had two good years but they were struggling for money. Did Jimmy Husband score the greatest goal Goodison ever witnessed? Something went wrong, please try again later. Jimmy Harris The Man From Across the Mersey - ToffeeWeb Straight away Harry Cooke said Come on were taking you back to your digs grab a suitcase as youre going off with the 1st team. I then worked in another sales job and Ive been retired about 7 years now. I left my transfer request hanging there and then suddenly Alan was dropped and I was back in the team for the rest of the 1970-71 season. The club's first captain was Nick Ross, who captained Everton during the 1888-89 season. 16/05/2013 at Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Versatile and intelligent, he'd have been worth a lot of money these days. We had played Inter Milan in the semi-final and I scored three goals over the two legs - we beat them over there, 2-1, and 2-1 at home. Angry Bobby told me after their third round defeat: "This performance was a disgrace to a great club. Dunn, born in Glasgow and nicknamed "ginger" due to the colour of his hair, [4] started his senior career in 1920 when Hibernian signed him from his local Junior side St Anthony's. He stayed eight years with the Edinburgh club (304 matches, 103 goals in the Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup) [5] helping them to consecutive Scottish Cup . 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By then I was 32 and the USA was the in thing for players in their later years like Muller, Pele and Beckenbauer. I was born in Newcastle; as a kid my dad used to take me to every home game at St James Park. It was very hard and I hardly saw the kids for two years as I was either in bed or at the pub when they were at home. It's Bebington Hawks not Bebbington Hawks. He was the type of lad who could and would play anywhere, and I will never forget the first time when - out of necessity he played up front and instantly looked like a real Everton centre-forward. Things were so much different then. Harry Haslam, their manager, was totally different to Harry he was always telling jokes and wasnt a disciplinarian - it was so much easier going. As with Billy at Everton, David wanted his own people in. My debut came in Easter Monday 1965 at Fulham: I had played for the reserves in the Central League but when we got back to Goodison the 1st team coach was still there which was strange. It was much later (I think with the Dutch side) that I first heard about 'free roles'. Here's the little report from the Daily Mirror of 11 January 1960: Everton's 3-0 FA Cup drubbing by little Bradford City may be followed by a sensational transfer request from their 25,000 Scottish star Bobby Collins. On a less savoury note he is also remembered as the recipient of on-pitch knee-surgery (without anaesthetic) courtesy of Derbys Dave Mackay in October 1968; despite popular opinion that he was never the same player again, Jimmy was playing again within 5 weeks. Bob Latchford on an ice rink against Birmingham in a 5-2 triumph. I was near the end then. 11:26:36, Posted Get rid of these ads and support ToffeeWeb, Bet on Everton and get a deposit bonus with bet365 at TheFreeBetGuide.com. "George Kirby came into my place in the team, then Dave Hickson came back again so I moved to the right wing and made a new career for myself as a "raging winger". And there was one contender which cropped up over and over again. Having initially joined the Sounders as a player/coach, Gabriel soon stepped into management full-time, taking the team to the championship game with the likes of Bobby Moore and Sir Geoff Hurst in his side, only to lose to the Cosmos. Lumsden was briefly linked with the vacant Southampton job in 2014 but insisted he was too busy with his allotment. Jimmy recalls that the boot debacle precipitated an 8-2 defeat. Now the two attackers have got no chance against four defenders. He also spent time on the dole after being let go by United. 00:18:26, Posted He has been captain since Phil Jagielka left the club in 2019. The longest-serving captain is Peter Farrell, who was club captain for 9 years - from 1948 to 1957. Over 40 years ago a softy-spoken Geordie with a penchant for Bob Dylan, performed the same role with great aplomb over 199 appearances, scoring 55 goals. I mean everyone else had a completely fixed position, which you could tell by watching where they played. jimmy never evertonfeminine form of lent in french. 12:30:04, Posted We won the League Cup in 1963 which I played a big part in. article. We would have won the European Cup in 1971 if Husband hadn't have been crippled in the home leg of the Panathanaikos tie. But I did witness Wayne Rooneys, remember the name strike and an Adrian Heath effort from the title season of 86/87 and both deserved inclusion. Sean Dyche could now name 'obscene' star in Everton squad - HITC However, the Everton Board minutes of 6 January 1959, three days after a 4-0 defeat at Newcastle, record that Johnny Carey accepted full responsibility for the players not having rubber-soled boots. As for a utility player in this day and age, despite Moyes penchant for multi-tasking players, I struggle to name one who could play anywhere across the back and also up front and not disgrace himself. This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Everton. "One of the best goals I've ever seen, says Catterick.". Liked your very apt title. Every inch of the Baseball Ground was like that. Out of the blue Jamie then got a sports scholarship in the University of Miami and he has lived out there ever since. Skippy was the scorer, in January 1971, of one of the greatest Goodison goals in living memory a volley past Peter Bonetti after swift interplay between Hurst, Harvey and Ball. Gabriel was part of the 1963 Division One-winning side, led by Harry Caterick, as well as the team that lifted the FA Cup three years later. Gabriel (top row, 4L) pictured with the Everton squad ahead of an FA Cup match v Man City in 1966, Paul Mariner dead: Ex-England, Arsenal and Ipswich striker dies age 68, Isco future to be determined next week as Tottenham and Arsenal monitor situation. James Dunn - better known as Jimmy - was born on 25th November 1900 in the Calton district of Glasgow, the son of John and Sarah. I have great faith that together, we can build upon the success this club has enjoyed over many years."[3]. Experienced Advocate & Positive Voice for Hillsboro . 12:39:57, Posted At this time Colin Harvey and Tommy Wright had already broken through whilst John Hurst and I were in the same age group we were two years ahead of Joe Royle. Posted 16/05/2013 at When I asked them why they said "Britton's been sacked! Id had enough of football by then so we moved back into our house in Bedfordshire and I did what a lot of players did: by taking over the tenancy of a pub in a nearby village for two years. That means if you're in the zone or in-store, you can always count on a Freaky Fresh sandwich made Freaky Fast . Tony Kay was a great player - hard as nails but a great tackler and inspirational and on the verge of becoming an England regular, he may have played in the World Cup. It wasn't the first time Dave MacKay crippled one of players. Had the passing of time lent greater lustre to the moment? I was reasonably fit and scored a few goals but by Christmas they ran out of money and that was that. Then, before you knew it Bally was off to Arsenal. We lost 1-0 to a penalty by Duncan Edwards. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut. He had a guy with him called Harry Wright, an ex-army sergeant from Aldershot, doing the training - a big bully. Jimmy came from a different era as I did. We spent a week there in nice digs and trained each day with the youth team. I remember when I passed my 11+ and found out I was going to a school in West Derby, I presumed that was in the same neck of the woods as Clough's team. "When we were walking out for the final in Rome, they stopped and we kept walking. Ridiculously muddy. 15/05/2013 at The stuff of nightmares.. Sandy Brown - ice cool or what? We played some really excellent football from 1967 to 1971its arguable that we were the best footballing team in Britain and thats why many Everton fans think of us as one of their best teams ever. Loved Sandy Brown, ungainly but would and did play everywhere (even in goal!?) Sheedy scooped high over their defence and Inchy blasted into the roof of the Gwladys Street to round off an excellent team performance and the start of a period of games in and around Xmas and new year where we were absolutely unstoppable.. So Harry had every managers dream and heartache of making a choice once I was back fit; he chose to leave Alan in and made the right choice as Alan scored lots of goals. The pitch was as hard as concrete. Eugene; Jimmy would certainly qualify as one of those reasons to be cheerful. If you were late more than twice in a week you had to come in for training in the afternoon, like detention, so I had a couple of them. Everton took the lead with a Husband goal that deserved to be put on film for the majesty of its creation and the power of its finish, he reported. Colin was great short ball player with wonderful first-time touch whilst Howard was a great long player of the ball with good vision - he didnt have that much pace but didnt need it. That is something I can never forget. Jimmy Harris was a hero of mine, watching him from 1956-57 until he left us. 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In the Semi we would have got Red Star Belgrade I think - and I don't think they would have stopped us. The longest-serving captain is Peter Farrell, who was club captain for 9 years from 1948 to 1957. Breasting it down on the turn, Husband hit the ball as it fell and away it soared, unstoppably, into the roof of the net. He was fearless and terrifying to the opposition. Jimmy Kimmel jokes he hopes Matt Damon never gets an Oscar nom again One of the best goals Ive ever seen, says Catterick.. But my Dad, who was an engineer at Cammell Laird, wouldn't let me do it - he made me have a trade. A league championship and FA Cup winner at Goodison Park following a transfer from Dundee in 1960, Gabriel - who would declare long after retirement the Club was "in my blood" - scored 37 goals in 303 appearances during seven years as an Everton player. He subsequently enjoyed management roles at both Bristol City and Rochdale before going back to the dressing room as First Team Coach at Preston, then in the Second Division, under the stewardship of David Moyes. Winners of the European Cup in 1971? I had an achilles injury there and no-one knew what an achilles was in those days - they tried to tell me to run it off! This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 20/05/2013 at The Goodison Park club confirmed the former Scotland . Thoroughly enjoyable, it was! ROB this and your other past-player posts are wonderful. The midfielder returned from injury to play with their U21s . So it was exciting to get the opportunity with Memphis Rogues, Eddie McCreadie was manager and knew me well as a player as he usually marked me when we played Chelsea.