How did you become an Evertonian?

[duncs pigeon]

Alan Ball

 

[Daytripper]

Dad is a red, took me to Anfield 1985, they won but I wasn’t feeling it at all. Brother who is blue took me to Goodison a while later, felt right, loved it, been depressed ever since….

 

[davids]

My first game was Liverpool v Birmingham City midweek match think Liverpool won 4-2 I was taken by my Dad's mates then went to Goodison on the Saturday in the boys pen. We beat Blackpool 5-0 and that was that.

 

[Nymzee]

Amanda Holden

 

[Walken]

Entire family were reds, I only knew at 4 years old of two teams that existed. Clearly I was an early developer in being a bellend and chose the antagonistic option and true to form I ended up damaging myself more than anyone else

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

My dad’s a Tranmere fan, but when I was a kid mum and dad both worked, and I used to spend most week days with my mum’s parents who lived a stone’s throw from Goodison - my grandad went to Gwladys Street School as a kid. He was a rabid Evertonian.

My first Everton memory is of us signing Tony Cottee in 88 (which is bloody frustrating considering what happened 12 months earlier).

I was very excited at us breaking the British transfer record, but my grandad didn’t rate Cottee, so he made me a deal. He said he’d give me £1 every time Cottee scored, and £5 if he ever scored a hattrick.

One debut hattrick later and as a 6 year old in 1988, I was basically rich.

 

[kev]

Back in the day, my Uncle CyriI always cycled to Goodison and he would take me along on his crossbar. We had good times.

 

[blue to the bone]

Back in the day, my Uncle CyriI always cycled to Goodison and he would take me along on his crossbar. We had good times.

Are you sure it was his crossbar ?

 

[Seathestars]

Grew up on Everton Brow, then the piggery’s and the four squares.
Loved throwing bricks at the Orange Lodge marches.
What else could I be.

 

[ayoung]

6th February 1958, I was 3 and I told my brother, who was 5 that I wasn’t going to support Man united any more because they had no players left. He said you can’t support Liverpool because I support them you’ll have to support Everton! I have 2 brothers, a sister, wife, numerous nephews and nieces and all in-laws who are all reds, Never regretted it, (well maybe the last few games last season).

 

[blue to the bone]

Kevin Sheedy.
My Da's cousin. Thankfully he left the Rs when he did !

 

[Dario Terracotta]

6 year old glory hunter in 1970.

Ditto but only 5 in my case

 

[ClausThomsen]

As a little wool the catchment area was either follow my Dad (Man U) or choose between Everton and the RS. I much preferred the colour Blue and every RS I knew seemed like a bit of a bell.

I do remember previously being quite enamoured with QPR and Sheff Wed after seeing them on the TV - must have been the blue or maybe their comparatively elaborate names. Swerved two bullets there.

 

[mahermi1]

I blamed my Dad, in fairness my Son blames me.....

 

[RufusCat]

None of my family were interested in football (though my sister became a red in later years). I loved football and my preferred team was QPR as I saw Rodney Marsh play on the telly and thought he was the bees knees. My best mate was an Everton supporter and I went with him to my first match in Sept 1973 EFC v QPR, Everton won 1-0 with a Mick Lyons goal and I came out of the ground an Evertonian - going to as many games after that that I could afford.