Everton FC Heritage Society

Back home, tomorrow evening.
Our matchday Heritage Centre is open from approx. 5pm until 7:30pm. Do call in on Fulton Street for great stalls plus the @EFC_FanAdvisory desk.
This short video shows where we are located.

On this day in 1903, 15,000 came to Goodison Park to watch the Blues dispatch Manchester United 3-1 in the FA Cup.
Walter Abbott, skipper Tom Booth and Jack Taylor (pictured with his family) found the net for the Toffeemen.

The latest article on our website sees @mikeroyden.bsky.social (pictured here with Ronny Goodlass) delve into the history of the Everton district and how it was mapped. He goes on to explain how the lock up tower came to be a symbol of EFC.
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Mapping the Lock Up and the History of the Everton Crest.

A fantastic deep dive by @mikeroyden.bsky.social into the history of the Everton district, the beacon, the lock up - and story of our famous club crest.
Top class Evertonia.
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35 five years ago, today, we saw one of the all-time great Goodison Park matches. Everton 4 Liverpool 4.
What are your memories of that crazy cup tie?
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YouTube video by The Everton Heritage Show Jamie Yates - The Everton Heritage Show - 011

A great conversation between Jamie Yates and @lewisroyden.bsky.social about the areas of EFC historical research carried out by the former (George Farmer, Thomas Keates and more).
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Today, some of our members had the pleasure of a tour of @evertonstadium.com .
We're very grateful to everyone who made us so welcome, especially Darren Griffiths.

Often cited as being born on 19th February 1889, but it was actually the 18th, Joe Clennell won the league with Blackburn Rovers and Everton before enjoying a widely-travelled career.
His story is on our website:
efcheritagesociety.com/joe-clennell...

Happy 82nd birthday, Henry Newton.
A big-money buy from Nottingham Forest in 1970, he was restricted to 85 Toffees appearances by illness and competition for places. The midfielder was sometimes deployed at left-back, ahead of namesake Keith. League winner with Derby County.

Here is a look at how the Toffees were seeking to protect their pitches from the elements at the dawn of the 1970s. Artificial surfaces were already being mooted.
A nice mention for groundsman Alan Storey, too. More on him, here:
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An excellent new Paul Owens article is up on our website. It's titled:
Earning their stars and stripes – international standard goalkeeping.
It draws on an interview Paul did with former Toffees & Lionesses goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis.
efcheritagesociety.com/earning-thei...

Two years ago, today, Séamus Coleman was presented with the Dixie Dean Memorial Award at Goodison Park by Dave Watson, during an event organised by @evertonheritage.bsky.social .
Read about the special evening, here:
efcheritagesociety.com/dixie-dean-m...

Who is the most impactful Toffees signing?
It’s hard to look past William Ralph Dean, but Bobby Collins, born 16 February 1931, helped to transform a dormant-feeling club in the late 1950s and propel the Blues in the 1960s. Leeds United supporters may concur on his influence.
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The new episode of the @evertonheritage.bsky.social Show has a fascinating interview by @lewisroyden.bsky.social with Jamie Yates. Jamie discusses his research into key early EFC figures, like George Fleming, George Farmer and Thomas Keates (the club’s first biographer).
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YouTube video by The Everton Heritage Show Jamie Yates - The Everton Heritage Show - 011

Episode 11 of the Everton Heritage Show is out, now.
Sit back and enjoy over an hour of Evertonia with @evertonheritage.bsky.social member and expert on the Blues' early history,
Jamie Yates. It's hosted by @lewisroyden.bsky.social .
youtu.be/MBa_JzrW-V4?...
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On this day, 42 years ago, the Toffees best Aston Villa, 2-0, in the first leg of the Milk Cup semi-final.
Kevin Sheedy and Kevin Richardson were on target; the latter also got away with a handball to deny a Villa goal.
The second leg was a week later.

Finally got hold of this one 🥰

Loads of great #Everton items like this at the Heritage Centre, get down there pre game for a mooch! #UTFT 💙🤍

Burnley supporters used the Dobo spelling, he explained

Happy Valentine’s Day - and a very happy birthday to former Blues midfielder Martin Dobson, who turns 78 today.
Have a wonderful day, Sir Dobbo!
Here’s our article about him:
efcheritagesociety.com/sir-dobbo-go...

Thursday 5th March

Not many tickets left (10 or so). #Free Entry

@evertonheritage.bsky.social lecture series

Paul McParland takes us through #Everton’s last title winning season of 1986/87

Hope to see some of you there

#EFC #NSNO #UTFT
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Less than 10 tickets remain available for the forthcoming free @evertonheritage.bsky.social
talk/social evening on 5th March at @denbighcastle.bsky.social .
Paul McParlan will be exploring the Blues’ outstanding 1986/87 season. Book here:
efcheritagesociety.com/heritage-tal...
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Born on this day in 1892, one of Britain’s great amateur multi-disciplinary sportsmen: Benjamin Howard Baker.
The Liverpool-raised goalkeeper is closely associated with Chelsea but represented the Toffees, too. He was also an Olympic athlete.
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New feature on our website: The Life Of Barrie Rees.
Rob Sawyer looks back at Barrie Rees, the versatile Welsh player who represented Rhyl, Everton & B&HA before losing his life in a road accident.
efcheritagesociety.com/the-life-of-...
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Thanks for the interest in our next social/talk evening, on 5 March at @denbighcastle.bsky.social at which Paul McParlan will talk about the Toffees’ successful 1986/87 season. It’s free, half of the seats have been already been taken. To reserve, visit:
efcheritagesociety.com/heritage-tal...

My Everton #78: 91-Year-Old Vera's Everlasting Love Lifelong Blue discusses being Dixie Dean’s neighbour and growing up in the shadow of Goodison.

We are sorry to hear that Vera Hickey, a lifelong Blue who was raised on Goodison Avenue, passed away on 3 February.
We passed her story to @evertonfc.com , who featured it in their My Everton series.
www.evertonfc.com/news/2023/ma...

Our third social/talk evening will be on Thursday 5th March at @denbighcastle.bsky.social . The subject is The Forgotten Champions: the Everton side of 1986/87. Expert on the subject, Paul McParlan will give fascinating insights.
It’s free - book here:
efcheritagesociety.com/paul-mcparla...

From Gwladys Sings The Blues (GSTB), an Everton magazine co-created by future EFCHS member James Corbett: a look at the Toffees career of Daniel Amokachi, at the time of his departure in 1996.

Happy 84th birthday to former Toffees, Birmingham City and Wales left-back Colin Green. We did a lovely interview with Colin a couple of years ago; you can watch it, here:
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Cymru male internationals born #OTD:

Dick Turner (1866) - 2 caps in 1891

Ray Mielczarek (1946) - 1 cap in 1971

Colin Green (1942) - 15 caps 1965-69

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On this day in 1915, the Toffees were pushing for the Football League title thanks to a 5-1 defeat of Aston Villa. Goalscoring sensation Bobby Parker grabbed three. We recently had Bobby's grave headstone in Glasgow re-erected.
More on Bobby, here:
efcheritagesociety.com/the-life-and...