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Can anyone identify the location of this scene with Peter Reid? Outside his parents' house it seems. But where?

An update on the tragic story of James Lynch, who fell to his death from the hoarding on Goodison Road after he climbed up for a free view (see page 2 of the thread). Recall that secretary Dick Molyneux appeared at the coroner's inquest, saying they'd tried taking measures to stop people...

Yeah, that bit stood out for me too. It reminds me of the stories of the famous promotion game at Oldham in May 1954, with thousands locked out. Tar and barbed wire had been put on top of the Boundary Park perimeter walls to stop people climbing over, but according to reports, 'fans used the...

Lots more to add on this. First, the tragic story of James Lynch, the Everton fan who died when he fell from a hoarding on Goodison Road during the game against Liverpool on September 24th 1898 (just as Dixie's Uncle Ralph was being filmed playing for West Brom at Ewood Park). I've been...

I've posted here before - always about some aspect of history, but never about this topic. I might have posted a link to an article about a Leicester v Fulham game from the 1920s that had a similar feel. A reminder that I usually write historical pieces on foxestalk, the Leicester City forum...

See the note at the bottom. Of course I called him 'D**k' but when I did so the forum had an auto-correct that substituted 'poor language'. Hence Richard!

It's all been said, hasn't it? There is nothing more to learn about the life of Dixie Dean. There have been several books, and any gaps they may have left have surely been filled by the army of diligent chroniclers of the past among the club's fanbase. But in fact, there ARE still new tales to...

That fixture list is really fascinating. Not least because there is no distinction made between Football League games and other fixtures. This was the first season of the League, of course, and it took a while for people to appreciate what it was all about. Even the Football League themselves...

Key goal in the 1963 title race. Alex Young's header v Spurs on April 20th. Photo from the Sunday Express:

Ted Sagar in action at White Hart Lane, March 3rd 1934. Photo from the Sunday Express: And a close-up:

With this fixture in mind the Goodison ball-in-the-face story been updated: https://www.thefosseway.net/viewpoint/leicester-city-everton-face-crowd

I've been speaking more to the guy who got hit in the face with the ball. He said this about going to Goodison in the early 60s: My memories of Everton sneak-ins are the ladies dressed in hooped skirts and wearing Bo-Peep bonnets, with their cane baskets full of toffees that they'd chuck to...

Thanks for all the comments. If you like this kind of story, try this one: https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/128469-the-remarkable-story-behind-one-filbert-street-photo/#comment-6382421

Thanks, Everton Heritage. (just a small correction to the heading - the lad wasn't one of the ball boys in the story)

Important correction. Cheers.