Old Everton Pictures

[Joey66]

 

[Joey66]

The Holy Trinity -

 

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[Joey66]

 

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[blue61]

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This should be plastered all over Goodison. How far we've fallen.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Can never quite understand when viewing these pictures and others of the 84/85 season how our average attendance was only around 31,000, particularly when you take account of the density of the crowd on the terraced sections in those days.

I think Man Utd were averaging around 40k,the RS 33k and we had 32k,dark,dark times for the economy, unemployment around 3 million, football was frowned upon by the establishment,I was on a Youth Opportunities Programme cable jointing with British Telecom around then earning the princely sum of £23.50 a week and following the Blues here, there and everywhere lol

 

[Joey66]

Roger Kenyon not Hursty -

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Roger Kenyon not Hursty -

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Moggsy waiting to kick Osgood when he lands lol

 

[Joey66]

This should be plastered all over Goodison. How far we've fallen.

He ran our club like his successful Littlewood empire pools plus shop & Catalogue -a true businessman shifted a lot of dead wood on becoming Chairman - your right he would not suffer fools like today's set up

 

[Joey66]

I think Man Utd were averaging around 40k,the RS 33k and we had 32k,dark,dark times for the economy, unemployment around 3 million, football was frowned upon by the establishment,I was on a Youth Opportunities Programme cable jointing with British Telecom around then earning the princely sum of £23.50 a week and following the Blues here, there and everywhere lol

Thatcherism killed of our big industries to defeat the trade Unions - killed the attendances - could not wait to ban clubs from Europe too ....political stats that affected attendances way back then for sure - the slump may have come it was certainly in that era sped up by her Governments - sad but unfortunately true - the days of working man's football in all respects was ending sadly .... admission prices rose etc -

 

[Joey66]

On the right our first real investor, Dr Baxter with others set up the new EFC board broke away to give EFC an interest free loan to build Goodison Park on a disused Market Garden on Goodison road that set the tone of the rivalry from day one....

 

[Joey66]

 

[Joey66]

The GV -