Old Everton Pictures

[Major Gowen]

That's when the lower league sides were mainly in the old League cup , and first division teams it was either optional or they never bothered entering it ?

There was a lot of snobbery, certainly initially, about the League Cup; and a lot of the top teams unquestionably viewed the tournament as a pain or a useful opportunity to blood youngsters. But that attitude changed by the late 60s, even with us - even though our record was lamentable!

 

[Joey66]

Roy Vernon scores v the other lot in a 3-1 win for the Blues -

 

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Imre Varadi scores and is just to get a pie in his face -as we beat that lot in the FA cup -

 

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The Catt -

 

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Gordon Banks {RIP} with Bobby Mimms and Neville Southall while he was a goalkeeping coach at Everton during the 1986/87 season.

 

[Major Gowen]

Gordon Banks {RIP} with Bobby Mimms and Neville Southall while he was a goalkeeping coach at Everton during the 1986/87 season. #EFC

Two of the finest goalkeepers ever to grace the British game. If Nev had been English, his greatness would have been much more widely acknowledged.

 

[Joey66]

A young Colin Harvey pointing the way -

 

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Bill "Dixie" Dean, Billy Liddell and Michael Charters doing a phone-in c. 1976

 

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Alan Ball shoots for goal away at Coventry - {Dave Clements much later to join us watches on}-

 

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One for @BigMick -

 

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The great Tommy Lawton -

 

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Our most successful manager, and a great player for us -

 

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The Nearly Manager -