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History Archive – Aug

Villarreal Revisited

24/08/2023

Eighteen years ago today (24 August 2005), we boarded a flight to Valencia from Stanstead, in the hope that Everton could overcome a 2-1 first-leg deficit in the third qualifying round of the Champions League against Spanish side Villarreal. The meagre allocation of 1,100 tickets for an August game on one of the Costas meant […]

Champagne at Highbury

22/08/2023

Tommy Lawton recalls in his own words the Arsenal v Everton game at Highbury in September 1938

Don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched

18/08/2023

By Joe Mercer – Everton, Arsenal, and England. During a temporary stoppage about 4 minutes from full time, with the score 2-0 in our favour in the 1950 Liverpool vs Arsenal FA Cup Final , my old friend Walley Barnes said to me,  “What does it feel like to win a Cup medal?” My words […]