Unluckiest Everton Players Ever

[Lloydystark]

Tony Hibbert....never got a move away

 

[weltonblue]

Martin Murray

 

[KaiserEFC]

From the more recent times: Vaughn, Oviedo, McCarthy too maybe?

 

[ganistuk]

Williamson. Didn’t he retire after only playing a few games having signed from West Ham?

 

[Groucho]

Mark Higgins is a good shout

Williamson. Didn’t he retire after only playing a few games having signed from West Ham?

Yes although hardly a worldie.

 

[aglee]

Adrian Heath - quality player, missed the end of our best season

 

[Kenshin]

Wayne Rooney

Sold as a teenager in a deal that took him away well before he made the team (according to Ferguson's autobiography).

Comes back to have hopefully a great season with us again and he gets the summer of Walsh, koeman trying to get himself fired and Sam allardyce all in one year.

 

[phil_t98]

wasn't Besic injured a lot to?

 

[Chewbacca]

Tony Kay
Paul bracewell
Joe Parkinson
Gbamin

Nothing unlucky about Bracewell. He was assaulted on a football pitch by a thug.

 

[Lord Buckethead]

Anyone with Ashley Williams as a Central Defensive partner

 

[brettangellnightporter]

Nothing unlucky about Bracewell. He was assaulted on a football pitch by a thug.

That's pretty unlucky

 

[caught]

Already referenced, but Joe Parkinson always comes to mind. I was young at the time but I remember seeing him slowly but steadily developing into a really good midfielder, his game becoming more expansive, especially in Royle's 95-96 season where we had the makings of a quality team. In addition to being a good combative defensive mid he was also showing signs of a real range of passing and a decent bit of skill at times, as well as being able to get up and down the pitch much more than our other midfielders - a little like James McCarthy in his first year here.

He was unlucky in the sense that his career effectively ended when he was 24-25, a series of knee injuries curtailing his development when he was being spoken about as an England call-up. A shame for him and for us as well.

 

[Eggs]

....it all worked out well, but Fred Pickering missing the ‘66 FA Cup Final must’ve been devastating for the fella given he said he was fit to play and had a magnificent goal scoring record for us.

On a general point, spare a thought for any young player having their dreams extinguished after released by the club.

 

[blue1948]

....it all worked out well, but Fred Pickering missing the ‘66 FA Cup Final must’ve been devastating for the fella given he said he was fit to play and had a magnificent goal scoring record for us.

Often missing in lists of our best no. 9's but he was magic loved the guy in a blue shirt .

 

[mikey 62]

Bryan Hamilton ........... courtesy of Clive F.....G Thomas!

Mark Higgins , Bob Latchford , Mick Lyons