Jimmy Husband, one of the heroes of Everton’s 1969-70 championship-winning side, has died at the age of 76.
Though born in Newcastle, he joined Everton as a teenager and was a member of the team that won the FA Youth Cup for the first time in 1965, the same year he made his senior debut for the Blues.
Jimmy was instrumental in getting Everton to Wembley in 1968, scoring two goals in the FA Cup Quarterfinal, with the team ultimately losing to West Bromwich Albion in the final.
But he lifted the domestic game’s top prize two years later, as Harry Catterick’s team won the First Division title for the second time in seven years.
He left Everton in 1973, joining Luton Town before finishing his career in the United States.
Jimmy passed away peacefully yesterday following a short illness.