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Don't fancy Shane Duffy in midfield - although he could probably do a job as striker. I remember that goal aginst Chelsea in 1971 - if only they had the same TV coverage then as they do now - it was a goal that we would watch over and over.And yes Kev that match against Panathinaikos would I am sure have been won had Jimmy Husband not been injured and very unfairly injured - they clearly targeted him for some rough treatment - I seem to recall at that stage of the season Jimmy was in fine form. Richarlison's brilliant gesture and other moments you might have missed from Everton's win over Leicester, What went wrong for Tom Davies last season - and why he he is now resurgent under Marco Silva, Jurgen Klopp already knows his Roberto Firmino replacement and it could save Liverpool millions, Liverpool will bid farewell to Roberto Firmino at the end of the season, Liverpool transfer news LIVE - Jude Bellingham boost, Goncalo Inacio scouted, Moises Caicedo decision. We then had a game at Forest but I had the flu - when I got up from bed, there was a letter for me saying "not retained". Always a pleasure to read. After a dip in fortunes at Everton, and adventures at Luton and in the United States, Jimmy is now happily retired in Bedfordshire. 21:42:06, Posted I must admit, Ray, I was only a nipper at the time and my main memory of him was scoring that disastrous diving header in the derby. "So we pulled the studs out of the boots and wrapped thick tape around them. Jimmy Harris scores in the infamous 10-4 defeat to Spurs in October 1958. Watching Jimmy actually threw me a bit, I think my kid's brain wanted him further forward IN the forward line, or further back in midfield (football OCD? Kevin Ratcliffe, who captained Everton during their most successful period in history, is Everton's most decorated captain. 20/05/2013 at "I was about 15 when I had a trial with Everton as my Aunt Elsie had put a word in. Its impossible to say. Underrated player, played in almost every position for us. 07:29:00, Posted Most appreciated. There it is, in 72pt Century Bold type, from the Daily Post of Monday, January 18, 1971. I passed two directors after the match and overheard one of them say, "He didn't do much today did he? This guy was the one who Harry Cooke would look to for the nod if I asked a question. They won the All American University Soccer Tournament twice whilst he was there and hes now a fireman-paramedic. 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.. In the 1969-70 season I lost my place through a minor injury which necessitated me missing 2 or 3 games so Alan Whittle came in and scored something like 4 or 5 goals in important games. At his peak he was as good as Ronaldo was at United. 14:25:55, Posted He got us back on the rail. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. The pub was only three miles from another village called Everton so a guy approached me and the Liverpool Echo came down and ran a story with me turning out for Evertons village football team. He came to Everton's attention having scored 61 goals in a season for Bebington Hawks and dreamed of following in Dixie Dean's footsteps from the Wirral to Goodison Park. Apparently not. The whole Everton staff, from youngest to eldest, went down to Wembley for the 1966 FA Cup Final I just remember the game with Mike Trebilcocks double and Derek Temples thunderbolt. Bellefield was run like a military camp whereas Luton was more easy come easy go. New era, new Blues? The Posts Horace Yates, then a venerable sage of the press box, added: I doubt I will see a more brilliant goal than that with which Everton lit up the scene after only eight minutes. ROB this and your other past-player posts are wonderful. Harry eventually moved on to Sheffield United and David Pleat replaced him. Lumsden was briefly linked with the vacant Southampton job in 2014 but insisted he was too busy with his allotment. We use cookies to enhance your experience on ToffeeWeb and to enable certain features. Afterwards not a word was said to anybody! We got to the final of the 1961 Inter City Fairs Cup. They lost 8-2. Everton returned to St James' Park in November 1959, presumably with the correct footwear. He was an integral member of the Harry Catterick-led Everton team that won the Clubs sixth league title in 1962/63, playing 40 of 42 matches and scoring five goals. Against Panathinaikos their skipper took me out in the Goodison leg with a similar challenge to Dave Mackays so I missed the return leg and within the space of a week we were out of the European Cup and the FA Cup. My favourite era. By then I was 32 and the USA was the in thing for players in their later years like Muller, Pele and Beckenbauer. Specialties: Jimmy John's spend 6 hours prepping every day. 02/07/2014 at It was in my second or third year at Everton when Bellefield was opened up as a complete training complex with dressing rooms, showers, baths, physio facilities, offices upstairs for the coaches and manager plus a dining room where we had lunch after training. The 'feud' continues. Today we would be raving over him. 17:24:25, Posted Why haven't we won away this season? 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. 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. *Author's Note: Jimmy recalls that the boot debacle precipitated an 8-2 defeat. Lovely post, Rob. My grandson, Robert, is a season ticket holder in Bullens Road. John Hurst won the ball in our penalty box, passed to Harvey standing on the edge of our area and he hit a 20 yard pass to Bally wide out on halfway line (standing in front of the players tunnel). Apparently not. There were no substitutes in those days and when they introduced one it was usually Sandy Brown the sub was for injuries, never used tactically, and you shuffled the team round. Andy King came into the team in my second year there; at the annual PFA awards in London I got talking to Billy Bingham and he said to me Weve been looking at Luton recently what do you think of this Andy King?. Andy Grays header v Sunderland not the Reids cross, Gray! bullet, but his other header in the same match. I had something like 17 or 18 top flight clubs wanting to sign me, including Villa, Leeds, Sunderland, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Everton and Burnley. 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. Loved Sandy Brown, ungainly but would and did play everywhere (even in goal!?) My sons are both Evertonians, they didn't follow me into football but they go to Goodison now and again. jimmy never evertonfeminine form of lent in french. This was largely the team that had come up from the Second Division and they were on the wane - how Cliff Britton never changed it I don't know. Jimmy had some speed but Dashing Dave had all the fight and made space for others around the box. Most of the team are only interested in what they are going to do when they return home. 00:18:26, Posted Harry Haslam, their manager, was totally different to Harry he was always telling jokes and wasnt a disciplinarian - it was so much easier going. The next season I was mostly in the reserves and if any forward got injured there was a good chance Id be the first call. His career later took in spells at Southampton, Bournemouth and Brentford, as well as a loan stint at Swindon Town. Ha-ha! I had digs in Tuebrook with a landlady for 3 years one of my colleagues was the England Schoolboy Captain and centre-half called Eric Curwen, a Blackpool lad. 02/07/2014 at "I stayed in digs in Oldham as I didn't marry until I had finished as a player. I was a really big fan of Jimmy Harris. The stuff of nightmares.. Sandy Brown - ice cool or what? Or Neville (RIP). Adrian Heath v Norwich December 1986, wrote one reader. 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. Always a Blue, he told me and always a legend to those lucky enough to have witnessed his dedication and commitment to the blue shirt. 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. My call-up came as a bit of a shock as Dave Hickson was the "bees-knees"- although I thought he had no pace and was all bustle. Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut. 17:06:07, Posted "I got a job as a scheduler at Vauxhall until I retired about 20 years ago. Interesting article - especially as this week I received a present of the Daily Mirror of the day I was born - 11 January 1960..and as that day was a Monday, I went straight to look for how Everton had done a couple of days earlier. Former Everton footballer Jimmy Gabriel has sadly passed away at the age of 80. Good to hear of him, one of three Harrises we had then: Brian, of course, originally a left winger and the goalkeeper Albert whom I remember playing in a white top which was very flash for the 1950s when goalies all wore green. In the end they didnt sign him as a pro but that was no disgrace as they did have an excellent youth team then. The club could sign you pro at 17 but they would often wait until you were nearer 18, but I actually signed within days of my 17th birthday. Good memories there, Rob. They bring great qualities in their respective fields and I know that, like me, they feel that this is a challenge to relish. Jimmy had pace, a good shot and worked hard. The dashing Dave Hickson scoring two goals for them against the Villa. Jimmy Husband was a FA Youth Cup and League Championship winner with the Blues. Footballers come and go at clubs but at Everton we have many who seem to have been there forever Jimmy Gabriel was one of those. Disclaimer. I'd fallen out with manager Gil Merrick a bit but he asked me if I would play two games at Easter as he was desperate. Bursting onto the first team scene as a 21-year-old in 1955, he notched 21 goals in his breakthrough season. By then Eddie had moved on to the Major Indoor Soccer League with Cleveland Force and offered me a one-year contract. I could have gone to Tranmere but I didn't want to go local - I knew I wasn't the player I had been and didn't want people on Merseyside to see me at my worst. 20/05/2013 at We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. "The fellow who made the difference, when he came, was Bobby Collins. But my Dad, who was an engineer at Cammell Laird, wouldn't let me do it - he made me have a trade. 2 min read. Like all great teams its not the 11 best players, its the balance of the 11 as England proved in the World Cup. Bursting onto the first team scene as a 21-year-old in 1955, he notched 21 goals in his breakthrough season. They were the days when a player scored and shook hands with his teammates trotting back to the middle. 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. 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Some prefer a long range piledriver. They can't get back quickly enough.". Angry Bobby told me after their third round defeat: "This performance was a disgrace to a great club. I played Inside-right forward with Derek Temple on the left, Alex Scott on the right and Fred Pickering at centre-forward. It was in a match between the league champions and the FA Cup holders. That survey was topped, with 16 per cent of the vote, by Leon Osmans Europa League strike against Larissa. The particular smell of the accompanying chewing gum wafted in front of my nostrils for a second. Everton Football Club is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the Club's exceptional former midfielder Jimmy Gabriel. 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. "When we were walking out for the final in Rome, they stopped and we kept walking. 23:15:25, Posted I didn't get involved in as much trouble as Dave did. He was the fastest centre forward I had ever seen. "On the half volley he immediately passed it on to Husband running towards the Chelsea box and as the pass landed, Jimmy hit a superb first time half volley past (I think) Bonnetti. I'd have ballooned it over the bar, no question. Now I go to Goodison all the time thanks to the Former Players Foundation. That is something I can never forget. "In my first season, everything went well for me but early the next season I pulled a hamstring but stayed on for about 60 minutes. Gabriel was in manager Cattericks side when Everton produced one of the greatest of all FA Cup final comebacks, overturning a 2-0 deficit to beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 in 1966. Everton Chairman, Bill Kenwright, paid tribute to truly one of the Clubs greats. Lumsden - a superstitious man - has never worn the same socks since. The next three in the list were all headers perhaps underlining Evertonian appreciation of proper centre-forwards Dixies 60th, Duncan Fergusons first v Liverpool and Alex Youngs soaring header against Spurs while there were honourable mentions for Graeme Sharps volley v Spurs and Trevor Stevens strike against Sunderland. 16/05/2013 at We use cookies to enhance your experience on ToffeeWeb and to enable certain features. 16:50:41, 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. I always played at inside-forward until one day they were short of a centre-forward in the A team at Skem - a top team. By Craig Nigrelli Published : Feb. 23, 2023 at 5:27 PM CST It's Bebington Hawks not Bebbington Hawks. 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. Sean Dyche could now name James Garner in a matchday side for the first time as Everton manager at Nottingham Forest. At school, I started as a left-half but, as I got a better shot and got faster, I was altered to inside-right. I used to go up to Merseyside three or four times a year for former players dos, which was nice, but with the recession they have gone on the back-burner. The Carters were friends with the Smiths . Did you see the state of the goalmouth? 20/05/2013 at When Billy Bingham came in he wanted to rebuild so Howard was off to Birmingham and Colin was off to Sheffield Wednesday. 21/05/2013 at She had had a grocer's shop and one of the Everton directors, Norman Coffey, had a firm which supplied small shops like hers - he must have called in the shop and they got talking. I thought it was an island off Crete. So it ended up with John Falconer and I sailing off into the western sunset with our families. On 1 July, Manchester United announced that Lumsden, as well as former Everton assistant coach Steve Round and goalkeeping coach Chris Woods would be following the incoming David Moyes to the club. The trouble was we had no full-backs - we had to score three to get a draw! Jimmy joined Everton FC in the summer of 2002 as Head Coach, assisting David Moyes and Alan Irvine. And even 40 years on, plenty of our readers recalled it vividly. In the 1969-70 season he was the equivalent of Harper or Richardson in the mid 1980's sides. But others in the should be in the top 10 section included: Tommy Eglingtons header into the Park End goal v Arsenal, 25 August 1954, to win the game 1-0. 16/05/2013 at players, and for the current squad see the main Everton F.C. Get rid of these ads and support ToffeeWeb, Bet on Everton and get a deposit bonus with bet365 at TheFreeBetGuide.com. Anyway Jimmy Husband, like all that side, are burned forever in my mind because of a poster that was on my bedroom wall. We had Alex Young as centre-forward, Roy Vernon at inside- left and Dennis Stevens at inside-right. The right-winger made more than 300 appearances for the Toffees during a seven-year stay at Goodison Park, scoring 37 times in the process. You could see Tranmere's ground about 400 yards away but my Dad used to take me to Everton. Jimmy Comer - Profile. I had a trial on the Friday, told them I wasn't fit and then found myself on the pitch at Old Trafford on the Saturday afternoon! 3,999 Likes, 50 Comments - Everton (@everton) on Instagram: ""They've [Garner and Patterson] been out a while, and they both need games. 17:32:38, Posted I see no reason to change my mind at this late date. In the unlikely event that the FA decides to turn back the clock on that one, who would make a good number 12 in the current squad? A transfer request from Collins would shatter Everton fans, whose loyalty has already been shaken by the club's failure to sign new stars. 16/05/2013 at Within a week or two Andy actually signed for Everton. It wasn't the first time Dave MacKay crippled one of players. Nowadays, it's all screaming and dancing even when it's a penalty scored. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, Husband began his career with the youth teams of Everton.He turned professional in 1964, and was part of the side that won the First Division in the 1969-70 season; making 30 appearances and . We deliver within 5 minutes of our stores and not farther to maximize freshness. James Dunn - better known as Jimmy - was born on 25th November 1900 in the Calton district of Glasgow, the son of John and Sarah. It is an indication of just how superb our first team was in those days that he usually only played to cover injuries. I never played for two months and then went in plaster and that was more or less the end of me. By then I was ready for a change; Billy had played at Luton and had connections there so thats possibly how I ended up there and had four great years I never heard about any other clubs in for me. "Les McDowall, who had been manager of Manchester City in the 1950s, came to see me and I signed for Oldham. The coach was still waiting at Goodison and off we went a bit of a whirlwind! He left for Southampton 12 months later and had five years with the south coast team before playing for Bournemouth, Swindon Town and Brentford. After the 1966 World Cup Harry had reached a stage where he was rebuilding the team that had won the 1963 championship and the FA Cup. Undisputed WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes . However the thing I remember most was going to New Brighton baths with Alan Clare another fanatical Evertonian. Were our readers indulging in a little rose-tinted nostalgia? The Goodison Park club confirmed the former Scotland . 00:17:09, Posted 00:08:11, Posted Just another site. Jimmy Gabriel, who won a league title and FA Cup with Everton in the 1960s, has died at the age of 80. They lost 8-2. English teams were always getting beaten in Europe so we had to follow with the flat back four. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. We didn't see the first teamers as we were playing on Saturday afternoons. I remember thinking weve found our new Dave Hickson!!! 20/05/2013 at Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. I guess I'd be okay in the modern game; I would probably play right-midfield.". Let's take a look at the predicted WrestleMania 39 match card. In those days of little television analysis such movement was not fully appreciated by us supporters, but he really was a canny footballer. He was a player ahead of his time who would have prospered in today's turbocharged game. Now retired and living in Prenton, Jimmy was engaging and frank company when looking back at his life in football: "I grew up on Temple Road in Prenton. It mustn't have been a good period for EFC (late-50s/early-60s waiting for the 62-63 season). Gabriel became the most expensive player to leave Scotland when he joined Everton from Dundee in 1960 before later appearing for Southampton, Bournemouth and Brentford among others. Gabriel was awarded the "Golden Scarf" by Seattle Sounders in 2009 for his services to soccer. "Mrs. Lillian Carter, the 68-year-old mother of State Sen. Jimmy Carter, leaves Tuesday for a two-year tour of duty with the Peace Corps in India . "Carey then brought Alex Young in but I stayed for a couple of weeks as he was injured. 08:50:41, Posted Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. And it didnt even figure in a poll we ran to discover Goodison's greatest goal! Get rid of these ads and support ToffeeWeb, Bet on Everton and get a deposit bonus with bet365 at TheFreeBetGuide.com. 16/05/2013 at Many of us were saddened when he moved back to play in midfieldbut wherever he played he always gave his all and is truly one of the Clubs greats. Andy Rankin too. 12:39:02, Posted It was very neat and tidy, apart from Joe up front we were mostly 57 or 58 so it was pointless knocking balls in the air; we played to feet and were comfortable on the ball. I never did know who he was - something to do with the Littlewoods empire perhaps? 16:44:46, Posted Most of the Americans going to watch football in those days were just out for a good day out the weather was glorious and theyd go about four hours before kick-off with big pick-up trucks and have barbecues and cans of bear. I was an inside forward and played for England Schoolboys at 15 so that attracted a lot of the big clubs scouts. He returned to the Club as assistant to manager and ex-teammate Colin Harvey in 1990 and subsequently took charge of Evertons reserve team. Things were so much different then. He was a quiet, humble man off the pitch and Im honoured that I got to know him personally when he re-joined the Blues as Colin Harveys assistant in the early 1990s. Eugene, that hair cut. Jimmy Carter never visited Omaha Habitat for Humanity, but the impact he had on the organization and the community it serves shows every day. He was a very good player in an era when we had very few. 10:17:54, Posted Every inch of the Baseball Ground was like that. Brian, Derek and I weren't keen on Johnny Carey. Jimmy was a most unusual player. Sign up for the EFC email bulletin for all the latest Everton news. He spent a couple of hours with me looking back on homesickness, silverware, knee-high challenges, the joys of indoor soccer and playing for a village team calledEverton. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. A sublime goal from Jimmy Husband. They sacked him whilst I was at Sheffield so I didn't know anything about it; when I got to Buxton, where Everton were having special training, all the lads had the Liverpool Echo out. Kev, Sandy also played as an emergency centre forward, before they became strikers, something that evokes memories of Red Robbo and British Leyland, for people of a certain age, but it's sad that he's remembered for THAT goal, which I think was a finalist in the Goal Of The Season award, much to the delight of the RS. Very quickly he became a tough-tackling inspirational right-half, forming a terrific no-nonsense partnership with Bryan Harris on the left. Harry Cooke, the chief scout would occasionally bring an, immaculately dressed, mysterious man with him. A number of other players who have played an important role in a league title win have also been included for their for example Andy Gray. Now the two attackers have got no chance against four defenders. A great player and an intelligent player in a great side. We lost 1-0 to a penalty by Duncan Edwards. Every day we used to start at Goodison Park, where the 1st team through to the B team got changed and got coaches up to Bellefield where we trained. If it had gone to a replay you could have put your house on it that we would have won. It was the worst operation I ever had, the pain was unbelievable. Born in Scotland, Gabriel started his career at hometown club Dundee, before moving to Everton in 1960 for an at the time record fee for a Scotsman of 27,000. So I came back and started looking for a job. Bob Latchford on an ice rink against Birmingham in a 5-2 triumph. 17:47:14, Posted Jimmy Harris was a hero of mine, watching him from 1956-57 until he left us. Kev, Sandy Brown was a great servant to usI mean servant to EFC, I don't live in Downton Abbeyand the Mirror (I think) had a competition to find the player with the hardest shot in football, Lorimer won I but I think Brown was second. Brian Kidds free kick against Ipswich in an FA Cup quarter-final. Kevin Mirallas, our quicksilver striker, has been described as a wide-attacker. 03/07/2014 at Of course, he couldn't do anything about away matches but we certainly didn't get the coverage we deserved. "Britton was very strict, he kept the directors in place and that's why they eventually ganged up and got rid of him. Since 1888, 48 players have held the position of club captain for Everton. The school board reluctantly agreed for me to leave before I took my O levels part of the deal at Everton was that I was excused from trained every Monday to continue my studies near Woolton.

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