Old Everton Pictures

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There was a Special General Meeting on 15th March 1892, where Houlding was voted out of the presidency by 500 votes to 10.

 

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Goodison Park became the first purpose built ground for a football club and opened for business on 27th August 1892.

There were many firsts for the Grand Old Lady, Goodison Park, including being the first club to have a church attached to its stadium…St Luke’s the Evangelist Church was until the Covid-19 pandemic the place where Everton Heritage Society welcomed home and away fans in the Church Hall before matches -

Liverpool Record Office Collections: Archibald Leitch plans for the main stand at Goodison Park 1908.

 

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As previously mentioned the Everton Collection Minute Books allow us to see what was discussed and what decisions were made at meetings of the EFC Committee and then the EFC Board of Directors from 1887 until 1964. This gives us a great deal of information and insight about the history of the Club and football.

For example:

• 15 June 1891: It was decided to adopt red shirts with blue trimming as colours for next season
• 25 Jan 1892: It was agreed to select Goodison Road if Mr Houlding refused the Club’s offer.
• 9 May 1892: It was agreed that Cambridge blue shirts and white shorts were registered as the Club colours
• 17 May 1892: It was decided that EFC should be formed into a limited liability company.
• 30 Sept 1924: It was reported that W R Dean (Dixie Dean) of Tranmere Rovers was a very promising player
• 17 Mar 1925: The Secretary reported that W R Dean had been signed for £3000 (Dixie Dean scored 60 goals in one season for the League, something that has never been surpassed -

Goodison was that good in 1966 it was chosen for the World cup as a top venue -

 

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Everton & Liverpool shared programme 1st September 1934. The blue shirt on the front means that Everton were at home and Liverpool away.

 

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Despite the resulting rivalry, Everton FC and Liverpool FC have often worked together. One instance is during the First World War when Rifle Practice was carried out on alternate Tuesday afternoons, one week at Goodison Park and the next at Anfield. The two clubs shared programmes for many years, probably to ease the financial burden of printing. It’s a testament to the longevity of both teams, and their place in the hearts of their supporters. It’s also worth mentioning here that when John Houlding died, players from both teams carried his coffin as a mark of respect to him -

 

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Toffee Lady​

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Before every home match Everton mints are still thrown out into the crowds of supporters before the game, these days with young supporters dressed as Everton’s Toffee Lady in a blue dress with a white apron and mop cap. The original Toffee Lady was Old Ma Bushell, she owned a toffee shop close by the ground when Everton played at Anfield, and she invented Everton toffees. When Everton moved to Goodison Park they were closer to Mother Noblett’s toffee shop and this was the lady who invented Everton mints.

for @Bluerover

 

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Dixie Dean leads the way -

 

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Frank Casper throws an arm up in delight after scoring Burnley's first goal against Everton -

Everton scored in the 53rd Minute with a goal from Newton and three minutes later Everton caught Burnley napping with a swift counter raid down the right wing, Johnson moving through a whacking gap to score a debut goal.

 

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Gordon West, the Everton goalkeeper, is caught on the wrong foot as David Thomas puts Burnley ahead at Goodison Park from the sharpest of angles. The other Everton players are Keith Newton and Brian Labone, and Burnley's Ralph Coates can just be seen running in behind Labone -

 

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More action from the match.
From a longer article by Keith McNee. Everton 1, Burnley 1.
Gone was the tension, the collective anxiety of the disappointing Liverpool match. This was a bolder, braver, more determined Burnley, and despite fierce pressure from Alan Ball and company in a lively, exhilarating struggle the defence never wilted.
Dave Thomas, hailed this week by Billy Bremner and other top players as soccer's likeliest lad of the moment -

 

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Patricia McKenna Smith - Everton's Toffee lady -

 

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The Cannonball Kid Dave Hickson -