My Greatest Everton, by Alex Young

by Danny O’Neill  |   08/06/2025  3 Comments  [Jump to last]

For those who follow the Everton Heritage Society on social media, there is an interesting old article with Alex Young.

My Greatest Everton, by Alex Young

Some obvious, but also interesting choices from the Golden Vision:

Gordon West
Gary Stevens
Brian Labone
Kevin Ratcliffe
Ray Wilson
Trevor Steven
Tony Kay
Alan Ball
Kevin Sheedy
Roy Vernon
Joe Royle

He gives mention to many others, but that was his first 11.

I am sure we will all have our views, which will mostly be generational.

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Michael Kenrick
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1 Posted 08/06/2025 at 09:35:35
Nice one, Danny.

I think I've heard of some of those players.

Where's Derek Temple? I guess a fit of pique from the Golden One because he scored in the 1966 FA Cup Final and Alex Young didn't.

Or did he have a goal disallowed in the first half?

Ray Roche
2 Posted 08/06/2025 at 09:46:17
Michael, Temple was a left-sided player, so, Temple or Sheedy?

I may have started Danny off with that…,

Michael Kenrick
3 Posted 08/06/2025 at 14:24:31
No! Not Sheedy, please!

Oh, sorry, Danny, I was going to add a link to that story this morning but — you'll love this — I had to walk the big brown dawg, who was pestering me no end.

She's flaked out now, so let me see if I can find it…

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