Who is our greatest striker of the post-war era?

Number_25 · January 31, 2018

Paul Rideout.

peteblue · January 31, 2018

d4kyxx said:
The stats suggest Lukaku

Just one again highlighting the stupidity of us selling him

The stats do not suggest Lukaku. Both Roy Vernon and Gary Lineker have a better scoring record........

BernieH · January 31, 2018

Gary Lineker, wish we could have kept hold of him, despite not winning the league that year.

dholliday · January 31, 2018

Eggs said:
..questions like this are really difficult because some players time at the club was fleeting. Rather than asking who was the best, it’s probably better to ask who was the most effective Forward for Everton.

Factoring longevity, ability, teamwork and success i’d certainly go for Graeme Sharp. The likes of Rooney and Lineker were fleetingly outstanding. I wasn’t the biggest fan of Alex Young, whereas Joe Royle was the only other worthy of serious consideration.

@Frank Halfcoate this is a solid explanation for why Lineker is sometimes left out of such discussions.

blueboy1945 · January 31, 2018

Got to be the great Roy Vernon for me, devastating turn of pace, great striker of the ball, ace penalty taker and great captain on top of that. 101 goals in 176 games just incredible! Proud to say I was at GP for most of his games, and his link up play with Alex Young was a sight to behold.

SantaClausisanEvertonian · January 31, 2018

It's Big Bad Bob Latchford all the way for me.
He stands out from the list of great names; great with the exception of Gary Lineker, who used us as a stepping stone to "better things."

blueboy1945 · January 31, 2018

SantaClausisanEvertonian said:
It's Big Bad Bob Latchford all the way for me.
He stands out from the list of great names; great with the exception of Gary Lineker, who used us as a stepping stone to "better things."

Yes, big Bob was a super striker. Think Fred Pickering was a good one too.

dholliday · January 31, 2018

blueboy1945 said:
Got to be the great Roy Vernon for me, devastating turn of pace, great striker of the ball, ace penalty taker and great captain on top of that. 101 goals in 176 games just incredible! Proud to say I was at GP for most of his games, and his link up play with Alex Young was a sight to behold.

Always enjoy hearing about Roy Vernon, sounds like he would be excellent in todays' game too.

dholliday · January 31, 2018

Old Blue 2 said:
Fred Pickering. Seriously.

blueboy1945 said:
Think Fred Pickering was a good one too.

Shamefully I never knew about him. Very good goals-to-games ratio!

blueboy1945 · January 31, 2018

dholliday said:
Shamefully I never knew about him. Very good goals-to-games ratio!

Think he had a bit of a bad attitude if I remember right but he was a big strong lad who could bang 'em in! Iknow I sometimes look at our distant past players through rose tinted glasses but I'm sure any on that list would walk into our current "team"!

dholliday · January 31, 2018

blueboy1945 said:
Think he had a bit of a bad attitude if I remember right but he was a big strong lad who could bang 'em in! Iknow I sometimes look at our distant past players through rose tinted glasses but I'm sure any on that list would walk into our current "team"!

Your views, and those of other older heads in the forum, will be fascinating too in the next thread about midfielders. I'll start that one up at some point.

Old Blue 2 · January 31, 2018

blueboy1945 said:
Think he had a bit of a bad attitude if I remember right but he was a big strong lad who could bang 'em in! Iknow I sometimes look at our distant past players through rose tinted glasses but I'm sure any on that list would walk into our current "team"!

Fred Pickering was a superb striker. Was injured in the 0-0 derby game at Goodison in March 1966. Went down, no tackle involved. Only got back to fitness at the Cup Final stage, but was not risked by Catterick. He was never the same after that injury, unfortunately. I was at his debut for us when he scored a hat-trick in a 6-1 win against Nottingham Forest at home. I was at Goodison earlier in the season also, when he came with Blackburn and absolutely murdered our defence! 70 in 115 appearances for us is some strike rate!

blueboy1945 · January 31, 2018

Old Blue 2 said:
Fred Pickering was a superb striker. Was injured in the 0-0 derby game at Goodison in March 1966. Went down, no tackle involved. Only got back to fitness at the Cup Final stage, but was not risked by Catterick. He was never the same after that injury, unfortunately. I was at his debut for us when he scored a hat-trick in a 6-1 win against Nottingham Forest at home. I was at Goodison earlier in the season also, when he came with Blackburn and absolutely murdered our defence! 70 in 115 appearances for us is some strike rate!

I have, due to my advancing years, a rather poor memory now, but I remember both those games like they were yesterday! You're spot on, he absolutely murdered us for Blackburn then the next thing he's turning out for us! Thanks for reminding me!