Name that late-1960s choir leader

[Major Gowen]

A feature of our away support in the late 1960s was a choir leader, ordinarily behatted, whose ability to levitate above the crush – I assumed it was a Flower Power thing - was an achievement of minor wonder in itself. Two sightings to jog memories. The predictable questions: who was he; and what became of him?

First up, at Wolves in the 4th round of the FA Cup in February 1967 (only plays on Youtube - the figure I'm referring to can be seen 18 seconds into the MOTD preamble to the match):



Second, Old Trafford at the (August) start of the 1968-69 season:

 

[Deleted member 28206]

Crikey! Tough one this mate.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Looks a character!!I remember Fozzie bear leader of the street end in the 1970's!!

 

[roy vernon]

I think Paddy White was the guy who was normally hanging off the stanchion in Gladwys St. back then, but, I don't remember him wearing a hat like that he did go to most of the always as well.

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

Looks a character!!I remember Fozzie bear leader of the street end in the 1970's!!

Them were the days ! I often wonder if he's still around.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Them were the days ! I often wonder if he's still around.

I know mate, he was there every week, looked a real cool dude to me as a kid,silky scarf days, badges on your denim and all that

 

[stanleypark]

I think Paddy White was the guy who was normally hanging off the stanchion in Gladwys St. back then, but, I don't remember him wearing a hat like that he did go to most of the always as well.

Was there an Everton song then to messing about on the river?

 

[Major Gowen]

Was there an Everton song then to messing about on the river?

Worth a punt: "There's nothing so nice as beating Liverpool twice..."

Personally, I never got over my love for "St John's body lies a mouldering in the grave....As the Blues go marching on, on, on..."

As a hard-faced young get, I once sang that to Saint's face when he came round to collect his lad after a kickabout in the back garden. He took it with characteristic humour. He was thoroughly nice bloke, off the pitch at least.

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

I know mate, he was there every week, looked a real cool dude to me as a kid,silky scarf days, badges on your denim and all that

Yup , remember it like it was yesterday, Fozzie conducting the crowd and Blackbeard giving it evils at the whole St. End.

 

[Bazlar]

1966/67. Didn't we get knocked out in the quarters by Forest 3-2. Jim Baxter getting a hatrick? No idea who the songster was though

 

[Major Gowen]

1966/67. Didn't we get knocked out in the quarters by Forest 3-2. Jim Baxter getting a hatrick? No idea who the songster was though

Ian Storey-Moore got all three for them, Husband got our pair. Match highlights:

 

[stanleypark]

Worth a punt: "There's nothing so nice as beating Liverpool twice..."

Personally, I never got over my love for "St John's body lies a mouldering in the grave....As the Blues go marching on, on, on..."

As a hard-faced young get, I once sang that to Saint's face when he came round to collect his lad after a kickabout in the back garden. He took it with characteristic humour. He was thoroughly nice bloke, off the pitch at least.

You should have locked him in your shed!
Can I ask, was that 'take my advice..' you put down a complete guess, or did you hear it and it was along the lines of that?

 

[Joey66]

Ian Storey-Moore got all three for them, Husband got our pair. Match highlights:

Big Joe injured!
Rankin, and Labby were shaky that day!
Ex player Frank Wignall had a blinder too?

 

[Big Neville Southall]

Anyone remember of one of of the more fairy well known Evertonians from that era called Woolly? Big lad from the Bootle, went everywhere?

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Worth a punt: "There's nothing so nice as beating Liverpool twice..."

Personally, I never got over my love for "St John's body lies a mouldering in the grave....As the Blues go marching on, on, on..."

As a hard-faced young get, I once sang that to Saint's face when he came round to collect his lad after a kickabout in the back garden. He took it with characteristic humour. He was thoroughly nice bloke, off the pitch at least.

The St John song was in the Golden Vision documentary,changed the words though to "and Alex young.goes marching on"!!