John Giles selects his all-time Everton XI

by Brian Hennessy | 12/06/2020

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Former Leeds and Republic of Ireland midfielder, John Giles, has been selectingÂ all-time XIs for several clubs and international sides during the recent break, for Irish radio station Newstalk's Off The Ball show.

This week, it was the turn of Everton, with Giles selecting his all-time XI from the 1960s to now, which unfortunatelyÂ ruledÂ out (among others) Dixie Dean.

Giles opted for a 3-4-3 formation but did mention that, if he had to selectÂ two full-backs, he would have gone for Seamus Coleman (right-back) and Ray Wilson (left-back).

Some of the names shortlisted for each position and his final selections will certainly raise a few eyebrows among Evertonians as will his recollectionÂ of an incident at Goodison between himself and Sandy Brown where Giles believes he was an innocentÂ party! It is nonetheless certainly worth a listen:

The John Giles all-time Everton XI is as follows:

Neville Southall
Kevin Ratcliffe
Derek Mountfield
Brian LaboneÂ
Howard Kendall
Alan Ball
Colin Harvey
Trevor Steven
Bob Latchford
Alex YoungÂ
Andy Gray

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