Can you name the line up for your first match?

davids · May 23, 2017

Gordon West Alex Parker Brian Labone Mick Meagan Jimmy Gabriel Brian Harris Ray Veall Billy Bingham
Roy Vernon Alex Young Dennis Stevens
5-0 V Blackpool in the boys pen.I had bunked in to the Gwlady's St for the 2-2 Derby game,but as I didn't see much it doesn't really count.God I feel old!

davids · May 23, 2017

Bluebonic said:
My first match, 1966 night game at Goodison, Brazil versus Portugal, my dad didnt usef to take to to the games bakc then as i was only 8 and he used to have a bevvie after the game, but he made an exception for this one as he said that if i live to be 100 years old, i'll never see the two players (Pele and Eusabio) equalled! Although i became a massive fan of Cruyff, i cant argue with his sentiments! So he blagged me in via the turnstiles, and i got to see Pele, Jairzinho (still my favourite player from that team) Denilson and Santos, and of course Eusabio, possibly the most elegant player i ever saw . I couldnt even tell you who my first Everton match was againt, i am ashamed to say

Pele got kicked all over the park that night.Lucky to see some of the best games at Goodison.The Korea v Portugal and the Hungary game really stood out.

davids · May 23, 2017

Dario Terracotta said:
Everton 1-1 v Panathinaikos,09/03/1971

Still don't know how we didn't win it!!

toffeeblue9 · May 23, 2017

I can, but only because I looked it up a little while ago

My first match was Everton vs Leyton Orient in the 2nd round, 2nd leg of The Littlewoods Cup, Tuesday 3rd October 1989

Neville Southall
Ian Snodin
Dave Watson
Kevin Ratcliffe
Neil McDonald
Pat Nevin
Norman Whiteside
Stuart McCall
Kevin Sheedy
Graeme Sharp
Mike Newell

tommypotts · May 23, 2017

blueboy1945 said:
Did you forget Stevens?

Yes i did

marmor · May 23, 2017

Had to look it up slightly as couldn't be sure, but we have a song that includes most of the players anyway.

November 9th, 1985 (my 8th birthday). Being from a family of RS, my uncle took me as a birthday surprise. Went into the dressing room before the game. Sheedy doing keep ups against the white walls, and meeting Gary Lineker outside the changes for a chat - he got presented with some small award from memory.

Anyway - we beat Arsenal 6-1 and Lineker got 2, Sharp & Trevor Steven (favourite player until Lineker at that time). On looking it up it turns out that Inchy got the other 2 - but I don't remember them.

I thought all games were like that at the time. I think we beat Southampton by the same score a few weeks later.

If only I knew.............

Everton 6 - 1 Arsenal

Everton lineup:

Goalkeeper Neville Southall
Defender Gary Stevens
Centre back Kevin Ratcliffe
Midfielder Alan Harper
Left back Neil Pointon
Midfielder Paul Bracewell
Midfielder Kevin Sheedy
Midfielder Trevor Steven
Forward Adrian Heath
Forward Gary Lineker
Forward Graeme Sharp

Everton Goals:

Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker
Trevor Steven
Adrian Heath
Adrian Heath
Graeme Sharp

Arsenal Goals:

Charlie Nicholas

Upper gaz · May 23, 2017

this was my first I can remember
Everton
7 - 1
Leicester

at Goodison Park
Saturday 30 November 1968
1968-69 - Football League Division 1
42,492

Everton scorers
J Royle 17', 60', 68', A Ball, G Humphreys,
J Hurst, J Husband 90' (pen)

Leicester scorer
R Fern 63'

G West
T Wright
S Brown
H Kendall
B Labone
C Harvey
J Husband
A Ball
J Royle
J Hurst
G Humphreys

Forgot all about humphreys

Bluebonic · May 23, 2017

mascoq66700 said:
Pele got kicked all over the park that night.Lucky to see some of the best games at Goodison.The Korea v Portugal and the Hungary game really stood out.

My dad always said Korea wouldnt have disgraced the final!

barneygumble · May 23, 2017

I'll have a crack

Southall
Thomas Watson Bilic Phelan
Thomson Speed Stuart Barmby Farrelly
Ferguson

My god if thats close, its appauling.

Blanshard96 · May 23, 2017

Wright
Hibbert
Yobo
Weir
Unsworth
Carsley (Stubbs 90)
Gravesen
Tie Li (Linderoth 55)
Pembridge
Radzinski (Rooney 80)
Campbell.

Subs Not Used: Alexandersson, Gerrard.

Got a season ticket for the 2002/3 season as a 6/7 year old but this is the first game I ever remember, it was that Rooney goal against Arsenal

samsonthedog1 · May 23, 2017

SLAVEN BILIC said:
Spurs 2002?

The Rooney game Vs Arsenal. What a game for 9 year old me to experience!

VentureBrosEFC · May 23, 2017

Martyn
Hibbert Kroldrup(lol) Yobo Pistone
Davies Cahill Arteta Kilbane
McFadden Beattie

Udinese friendly in 05

Simon Davies the last minute "hero"

Andy McGurk · May 23, 2017

Nott'm Forest
3 - 2
Everton

at the City Ground

Sunday 17 September 1995
(Live on Sky Sports)
1995-96 - FA Carling Premiership
Ref: Martin Bodenham
24,786
F Clark
(Managers)
J Royle

D Watson (og) 17', J Lee 20', I Woan 64'
(Scorers)
P Rideout 62', 81'

N Southall

E Barrett
D Watson
C Short
G Ablett (T Grant, ht)
A Limpar (S Barlow, 72')
B Horne
J Parkinson
A Hinchcliffe
D Amokachi
P Rideout

Barnfred 55 · May 23, 2017

Groucho said:
I'll have a go.

Southall
Stevens
Van Den Hauwe
Watson
Adams
Harper
Pointon
Sheedy
Steven
Sharp
Clarke

Can you?

Good god Groucho did you not start going the game until you were 30?. Apologies mate but I always assumed you were older than me.

Short answer is no. It was in the 73/74 season. I remember Lawson was in goal and Lyons, Kenyon and Harvey all played. Think Latchford may have been up front but wouldn't swear to it. Cant even remember who we played. Crap aren't I.