Everton's penalty takers

[Minimeister]

Just listening to Radio Merseyside talking about penalty takers and how successful players have been past and present.

Even though I went home and away on the 80's, I always had it in my mind that Sheedy was the penalty taker but it said Tricky Trevor had taken 23 and missed 6. I'm struggling to remember one now thinking about it. I remember we got the odd dodgy one at home but certainly none in the bigger games.

With Bainesy scoring a dozen after Sunday, it begs the question, if you had to rely on one Everton player past and present to knock home the winner it the last minute from the spot, who'd it be?

 

[Furey1878]

Carragher, 100% record for us.

 

[sw blue]

David Unsworth was pretty boss if memory serves me right...

 

[BlueLlama]

Hibbo

 

[Eric Djemba-Djemba]

Definitely Bainesy.

Arteta and Beattie were good penalty takers though iirc.

 

[wandyr79]

David Unsworth - He was a beast from the penalty spot.

I may be completely wrong in my memory but I think his record was something like 22 from 23 and the one he missed he scored from the rebound.

 

[canuckblue]

Yeah, I'd go with Rhino as well.

 

[noharmdone]

Diamond.

We owe him so much for that penno.

 

[Eggs]

...Roy Vernon in the 60s. I suspect he had a very decent record.

 

[royalblue66]

...Roy Vernon in the 60s. I suspect he had a very decent record.

Missed one at the old Main road ground I think, he was known to tell the goalie where he was going to place it, like against United in the Charity Shield he placed the 1st inside Gaskills right post, had to retake it, same again, 3rd attempt Gaskills asked Royston where he was going to put it ? And he replied same place, and did so, real character was Royston.

 

[Groucho]

Didn't Unsworth only ever miss one, and even that was scored on the rebound?

David Unsworth - He was a beast from the penalty spot.

I may be completely wrong in my memory but I think his record was something like 22 from 23 and the one he missed he scored from the rebound.

Sorry mate, posted this after you had.

 

[BlueLlama]

Phil Neville took a boss peno - just saying.

 

[RFUS]

What's the point when we get about 1 pen every 2 seasons?

 

[Groucho]

What's the point when we get about 1 pen every 2 seasons?

These days, totally agree.

 

[Minimeister]

DAVID UNSWORTH'S PENALTIES:1. December 5, `94 v Leeds (3-0); 2. March 15, `95 v Manchester City (1-1); 3. September 14, `95 v KR Reykjavik (3-2); 4. December 11, `95 v West Ham (3-0); 5. January 13, `96 v Chelsea (1-1); 6. August 17, `96 v Newcastle (2-0); 7. December 26, `96 v Middlesbrough (2-4); 8 and 9. August 14, `99 v Tottenham (2-3); 10. December 18,'99 v Watford (3-1); 11. January 3, 2000 v Leicester (2-2); 12 and 13. January 8, 2000 v Birmingham City (2-0); 14. April 15, 2000 v Bradford City (4-0); 15. March 3, 2001 v Newcastle (1-1); 16. March 31, 2001 v West Ham (20); 17. April 16, 2001 v Liverpool (23); 18. February 2, 2002 v Ipswich (1-2); 19. August 31, 2002 v Manchester City (1-3); 20. November 6, 2002 v Newcastle (3-3).

The ones that got away: 1. September 29, 1996 v Sheff Wed (2-0); 2. August 25, 1999 v Wimbledon (but David did score from the rebound in a 4-0 win!); 3. May 19, 2001 v Sunderland (2-2).

THE only players to score 10 or more penalties for Everton since the war have been:

David Unsworth 20 goals 23 attempts.

Trevor Steven 19 goals 21 attempts.

Roy Vernon Thomas Royston "Roy" Vernon (14 April 1937 - 1994) was a Welsh international footballer who played for Blackburn Rovers, Everton and Stoke City.

Vernon was born in Ffynnongroyw in Flintshire, Wales. He made his debut for Blackburn Rovers at the age of 18. attempts. T E Jones attempts. Joe Royle15 goals 1612 goals 1811 goals 15attempts. Graeme Sharp 10 goals 13 attempts.

Alan Ball attempts. 10 goals 15