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The end is near for Bellefield
With the debate still raging over the future site of Everton's proposed new ground, it may have gone unnoticed in certain quarters that Everton are about to leave Bellefield their old training ground of many years. In a few weeks Moyesy will take his first team squad to a purpose built training facility in Finch Lane, Knowsley, and with that in mind Everton today put in an application to Liverpool City Council proposing to build seventy large detached homes on what will soon be their old Training Facility.
Why we have been forced to move our new training ground outside of the border of Liverpool, is very similar to the reason why we will eventually be forced to move from Goodison Park to Kirkby, Knowsley. All this is simply down to Liverpool City Council and there one-visioned plan for the huge revenue the City will gain when Liverpool FC become the sole residents.
Now for a geographical look as to why it is all about what the City looks like, and the massive profits Liverpool City Council will make in 2008, "European Capital Of Culture, Liverpool 08" and exposing the flaws the Local Council clearly have.
One main route into Liverpool City Centre by road runs parralel to a stretch of road that as for years, been in desperate need of major improvements. Exiting the end of the M62, you arrive at Edge Lane Drive/ Edge Lane. At this moment we have the Edge Lane poject going on when this stretch of road was not particularly in need of change. However, because it is a major coach route for tourists, it as taken high priority in being a pleasant sight for visitors. Kensington and Prescot Road from the Stanley Abatoir "city bound" however is such a run down stretch of road that should have come first in re-development. It would be very interesting if and when a RTA occurs around Edge Lane/St Oswald Street,Rathbone Road and the traffic is backed up as far as Durning Road, to which route coaches would then take. My guess would be to turn left into Rathbone Road to avoid the crumbling Kensington. Well that will be in Liverpool City Councils mind.
They have simply got their priorities all wrong, thinking solely on what the City can gain financially, avoiding the real subject of what the people of the city need. As i have said Liverpool are a far more profitable opportunity than of Everton. Click here Comparible Finances - Everton FC, Liverpool FC and what is most notable, is the absence of Liverpool's Merchandise and Commercial totals. These missing totals, hide what the club makes from tourists and visitors, that is not the clubs fault, but Liverpool City Council have jumped on this profit making phenomenen and have basically turned a blind eye to area's that also need addressing. This is the reason why the council are so reluctant as to keeping Everton in the city, although run down area's should always recieve the first most attention before a football club moving to a new stadium.
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Everton should complete a club record £11.25 million deal by signing Middlesbrough striker Yakubu tomorrow. The Nigerian will almost take the vacant famous royal blue shirt number 9. Yak's will quickly learn how important and what an honour it is to adorn such a squad number at the club.
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Good to bring in Yakubu, just what we need.
Only hope he plays well and doesn't get picked for Nigeria for African Nations Cup 2008 due to some poltical interference or something - i hope!!
If that happens, he can be as grumpy as hell and take it out on the opposing teams defence with vast amounts of goals!!
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A statement from Everton Football Club - August 24, 2007
Everton Football Club acknowledges that a majority of those Evertonians who were eligible to vote in the ballot do support the Club in its desire to relocate to a new home in Kirkby.
We are the only major club in Europe to have handed over a decision of such importance and magnitude to its fan-base – something which simply serves to underscore the enormously high regard in which we hold our supporters.
We now have a mandate to carry on negotiations with our two project partners – Knowsley Borough Council and Tesco.
The Club’s Board of Directors, the management staff and the players would like to thank all those who participated in the ballot.
We would also like to thank the Electoral Reform Services who ran the ballot on our behalf in a diligent and wholly professional manner.
Whilst we concede that the proposed move has undoubtedly provoked a heated and sustained debate, it is reassuring to know that the majority of Evertonians do support the Club as it pursues its long-held desire to provide a world-class stadium for its world-class support.
The result comes at the end of a transparent, democratic process and we believe that now is the time for all supporters of Everton Football Club to set aside any differences of opinion and unite for the common good.
The simple truth is, we all want the same thing – a thriving, ambitious and prosperous club away from the field of play and an attractive, competitive team on it.
Number of voting packs dispatched 36,662
Number of votes received 25,761
Number of votes found to be invalid 63
Total number of valid votes 25,698
Turnout 70.27%
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Based on the foregoing information, the Board is inclined to pursue the building of a new stadium in Kirkby.
The Board promised to ballot Evertonians to ascertain their views on this move.
The question is: Are you in favour of relocating Everton Football Club to Kirkby?
The Result
Yes 15,230 59.27%
NO 10,468 40.73%
Evertonfc.com
Any who believes the above figures being correct, are simply being fooled. We all knew what the outcome of the voting would be if it had been carried out totally above board, but we now have to put up with a fixed result. Unfortunately, politics as ruled the whole situation and now us fans have to put up being laughed at by are neighbours about being lodgers at a new ground, "have'nt we been down that road already?" We are still teased to this day about us not being able to pay rent, and that happened over 100 years ago.
Kenwright and co can keep there money in their pockets now they will be getting a stadium for next to nothing, and Liverpool City Council can celebrate the fact that they have successfully removed Everton Football Club in all departments out of the City. Well i for one will not set foot in this new stadium. What a complete scam  .
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what happened to the 10000-11000 who didnt vote?surely they would want to have their say?did they get the form to vote?did it get lost in the post?did the no votes get put in the bin or shredded?no one really knows how many votes arrived but im sure there were more than 25000 evertonian season ticket holders or ex holders who would want to have a say!the whole situation stinks and the board were just looking for a percentage majority in favour no matter who voted to move!if they had got 50.1%they would still go ahead.im really gutted and i hope they win tomorrow for rhys jones rip 
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what happened to the 10000-11000 who didnt vote?
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We are the only major club in Europe to have handed over a decision of such importance and magnitude to its fan-base – something which simply serves to underscore the enormously high regard in which we hold our supporters.
I have to laugh. Why both asking the fans in the first place if you are then going to "fix" the result. Surely most clubs or organisations wouldn't bother? If it was cost-effective/better for them for whatever reason surely they would just do it.
Could it simply be that more people than you personally think actually support the move? "Democracy" doesn't always get the result you would expect or hope for after all - just ask any American Democrat...
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Everton had a very poor first half against blackburn when they went down 1-0 it should have been 3-0 but in the second half everton played better and made it 1-1 everton need to inprove on there passing and there defending, well i guess 1 point is better than no points.
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Could it simply be that more people than you personally think actually support the move? "Democracy" doesn't always get the result you would expect or hope for after all - just ask any American Democrat...
Oh dear badger, have you witnessed at first hand experience what most fans wanted. You seem to have been blinkered at the fact that just under 11,000 ballot papers were not recieved by the club, the vast majority of those votes would have been against a move to Kirkby. Sure, most blues want a move or Goodison to be re-developed, but most, "more than Everton FC have made you believe" are against a move outside the city boundary.
Just a bit of personal information that occured today. Whilst i was watching the Everton game in Yates, Queen Sqaure, an unsavioury charachter arrived three quarters into the game. He started chanting in this order, Knowsley, Knowsley. Tesco, Tesco. Buy one get one free. Woolybacks, Woolybacks. There is only one team in Liverpool. Do you really think Evertonians want years of this taunting that they know they will recieve, of course not. Speaking of bitterness, this said charachter then made slurs at McFadden's sexuallity, and chanted Will Young's name, then made comments regarding the colour of Anichebe's skin, and we are bitter and sick ones, hmmmmmmmmmm ............. i think not somehow! All this on a day when the match was dedicated to Rhys Jones, how very, very sad .
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Whilst i was watching the Everton game in Yates, Queen Sqaure, an unsavioury charachter arrived three quarters into the game. He started chanting in this order, Knowsley, Knowsley. Tesco, Tesco. Buy one get one free. Woolybacks, Woolybacks. There is only one team in Liverpool. Do you really think Evertonians want years of this taunting that they know they will recieve, of course not.
Which is another case against "democracy". Why would Everton Football Club want their future decided by the sensitivity of their fans to what some W***er in Yates wine bar has to say? My view is that Everton were stupid to "ask the fans" in the first place. The people in charge should have the "cojones" to make the decision they think is best for the club & stick with it. Putting their trust in "the people" to make the right choice. Desperate!
It's pretty clear that if there's a sizeable number of fans (whether the majority or not) that share your opinion the club are going to get a fair amount of stick however they make/made the decision anyway.
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that dickhead had probably been out all day watching the match early on and hopefully ended the night in the gutter were he belongs.i agree the stick is going to go into overdrive if we move out of the city!but the bigwigs dont see this!
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Barclays Premier League
Saturday 25 August 2007
Everton 1 ------- Blackburn Rovers 1 (Goodison Park)
McFadden 77 -- Santa Cruz 14
Referee: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).
Bookings: Ooijer 5, Pedersen 88.
Attendance: 33,850.
Everton: Howard, Hibbert (Anichebe 64), Yobo, Stubbs (Lescott 46), Baines, Arteta, Carsley (Jagielka 42), Neville, Osman, Johnson, McFadden. Substitutes Unused: Wessels, Pienaar.
Blackburn Rovers: Friedel, Emerton, Samba, Ooijer, Warnock, Bentley, Savage, Dunn (Mokoenia 85), Pederson, McCarthy (Derbyshire 73), Santa Cruz (Roberts 90). Substitutes Unused: Brown, Tugay.
A week after the Blues' first defeat of the season, David Moyes' side left it late to save themselves from a repeat scoreline. It may have been a 212 minute wait for a goal - but it was well worth it. James McFadden, starting his first game of the season, popped up with 12 minutes left on the clock to equalise for the Toffees, who had fallen behind as early as the 15th minute.
It was a sweet finish from the Scotland international as he connected to a teasing centre from Mikel Arteta. Having lost 1-0 at Reading a week earlier, it was a momentous relief for the Blues. But they weren't done there - they pushed as hard as they possibly could for a winner.
And they had their accomplished visitors rattled. But a share of the spoils was the outcome. A point from proceedings was not ideal but acceptable. There were also a number of pluses from the game for Moyes. Leighton Baines, in his full debut, showed signs that he can become a great attacking full-back for the Club, whilst Phil Jagielka made his home bow in place of Lee Carsley at the end of the opening half and produced an outstanding display as a holding midfielder.
McFadden's goal - a low first-time effort inside the near post, will also have provided the Scot with a timely boost as Yakubu's arrival moves a step closer. But at the end of the opening half it was clear the tea-time kick-off at Goodison was struggling to produce a feast for the home fans.
That was thanks to an early effort from Peruvian hitman Roque Santa Cruz - a summer signing from Bayern Munich. He found the target in the 15th minute and, despite Everton's best efforts, the Blues could not find a response in the remainder of the half.
Blackburn certainly showed their credentials with a physical and athletic performance. Indeed, they created a number of decent chances to extend their lead during a period of superiority in the first period. But the second half was a different story. Tony Hibbert was sacrificed to make way for an additional centre-forward, with Victor Ancihebe coming on.
The momentum was all one-way. Jagielka was hugely unlucky in the 58th minute when he sent a header from a Johnson centre wide of the target. That came moments after another header, this time from McFadden sailed wide of the same post.
Arteta was pulling the strings and there was more bite in the home side's play. The warning signs of the opening half were present inside just four minutes, with Santa Cruz having the first sight of goal, firing weakly at Tim Howard after finding himself in a good position.
Brad Friedel was called into action twice in the minutes that followed, first by a fierce Andrew Johnson half volley and then a driven Alan Stubbs free-kick. Had his stray parries found their way to the feet of an Everton player the complexion of this game could have changed. Instead, questionable defending allowed Blackburn to take the lead. Morten Gamst Pedersen beat the offside trap to guide an overhead kick against the crossbar in the 15th minute. As Everton scrambled to recover Santa Cruz reacted quickest to scuff a shot beyond Tim Howard.
Blackburn thought they had made it two minutes later when Christopher Samba sent a header goalwards from a corner but Baines was on hand to head off the line. A superb effort from David Dunn moments later forced Howard into an acrobatic finger-tip save as the Blues came under increased pressure.
Blackburn continued to enjoy spells in the ascendancy. But with 14 minutes of the opening period remaining a superb 'out' ball from Arteta combined with a great first touch from McFadden presented the Blues with an opportunity. The Scot centred at the second time of asking, picking out Carsley. Unfortunately, the Republic of Ireland international's free-header from eight yards was weak and cleared by the visitors.
Late in the game, David Bentley saw a deflected free-kick strike the crossbar before being hurriedly cleared by the Toffees - and in the four minutes of injury-time Everton turned the heat up on the Blackburn defence. But a winning goal did not materialise for either side - with both teams underlining why they are sure to be competing in the upper-echelons this term.
Report from evertonfc.com
Woody's view: Personally, i felt Everton got out of jail in this game. Blackburn were the far superior side here, and deserved all three points. The Blues improved in the second half, mind you, they could not have played any worse than they did in the first period. Blackburn seemed to be out to prove something to Arsene Wenger and the comments the Arsenal boss made towards the clubs playing style. Well Arsene, that was the best opposing team performance, i have seen at Goodison for a long, long time. My man of the match goes to Tim Howard as he kept us in the game with several decent saves and comanded his area in general.
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Everton Roll Call
No,Player,Place/Date of Birth (Upper case);07/08 Stats,Everton Career Stats and Total Career Stats (lower case)
28 Victor Anichebe Kono, Nigeria, 23.04.88, Height: 6'01", Weight: 12 st 08 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 3(1),Gls 1;Cup Apps 0,Gls 0; Ttl Apps 3(1),Gls 1;Eve Ttl Apps 10(20),Gls 6;Career Ttl Apps 30,Gls 6
6 Mikel Arteta San Sebastian, Spain, 28.03.82, Height: 5'09", Weight: 10 st 01 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 4,Gls 0;Cup Apps 0,Gls 0;Ttl Apps 4,Gls 0;Eve Ttl Apps 88(5);Career Ttl Apps 161,Gls 27
3 Leighton Baines Kirkby, Liverpool, 11.12.84, Height: 5'07", Weight: 11 st 10 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 1,Gls 0;Cup Apps 0,Gls 0;Ttl Apps 1 Gls 0;Eve Ttl Apps 1 Gls 0,Career Ttl Apps 146,Gls 4
29 Patrick Boyle Glasgow, 20.03.87, Height: 5'10", Weight: 11 st 09 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 0,Gls 0;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 0 Gls 0;Eve Ttl Apps 0 Gls 0;Career Ttl Apps 3 Gls 0
17 Tim Cahill Sydney, Australia, 06.12.78, Height: 5'10", Weight: 10 st 11 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 0,Gls 0;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 0 Gls 0;Eve Ttl Apps 94(4) Gls 27;Career Ttl Apps 348 Gls 84
26 Lee Carsley Birmingham, 28.02.74, Height: 5'09", Weight: 12 st 00 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 4,Gls 0;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 4 Gls 0;Eve Ttl Apps 140(13) Gls 12;Career Ttl Apps 424 Gls 34
2 Tony Hibbert Liverpool, 20.02.81, Height: 5'09", Weight: 11 st 05 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 4,Gls 0;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 4 Gls 0;Eve Ttl Apps 156(10) Gls 0;Career Ttl Apps 166 Gls 0
24 Tim Howard North Brunswick, USA, 06.03.79, Height: 6'03", Weight: 15 st 00 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 4,Gls 0;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 4 Gls 0;Eve Ttl Apps 42 Gls 0;Career Ttl Apps 119 Gls 0
16 Phil Jagielka Sale, 17.08.82, Height: 5'11", Weight: 13 st 01 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 0(3),Gls 0;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 0(3) Gls 0;Eve Ttl Apps 0(3) Gls 0;Career Ttl Apps 290 Gls 22
27 Lukas Jutkiewicz Southampton, 28.03.89, Height: 6'01", Weight: 12 st 11 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 0,Gls 0;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 0 Gls 0;Eve Ttl Apps 0 Gls 0;Career Ttl Apps 42 Gls 5
8 Andy Johnson Bedford, 10.02.81, Height: 5'06", Weight: 10 st 00 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 4,Gls 0;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 4 Gls 0;Eve Ttl Apps 39 Gls 12;Career Ttl Apps 302 Gls 109
5 Joleon Lescott Birmingham, 16.08.82, Height: 6'02", Weight: 13 st 00 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 3(1),Gls 1;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 3(1) Gls 1;Eve Ttl Apps 43(3) Gls 3;Career Ttl Apps 281 Gls 16
11 James McFadden Glasgow, 14.04.83, Height: 5'10", Weight: 10 st 10 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 1(1),Gls 1;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 1(1) Gls 1;Eve Ttl Apps 66(54) Gls 14;Career Ttl Apps 190 Gls 46
18 Phil Neville Bury, 21.01.77, Height: 5'11", Weight: 11 st 11 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 4,Gls 0;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 4 Gls 0;Eve Ttl Apps 84 Gls 1;Career Ttl Apps 470 Gls 9
21 Leon Osman Wigan, 17.05.81, Height: 5'08", Weight: 09 st 11 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 4,Gls 2;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 4 Gls 2;Eve Ttl Apps 102(23) Gls 18;Career Ttl Apps 156 Gls 23
20 Steven Pienaar Johannesburg, South Africa, 17.03.82, Height: 5'09", Weight: 10 st 06 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 0(2),Gls 0;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 0(2) Gls 0;Eve Ttl Apps 0(2) Gls 0;Career Ttl Apps 136 Gls 17
30John Ruddy St Ives 24.10.86, Height: 6'04", Weight: 15 st 01 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 0,Gls 0;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 0 Gls 0;Eve Ttl Apps 0(1) Gls 0;Career Ttl Apps 72 Gls 0
25 Anderson Silva de Franca Sao Paulo, Brazil, 28.08.82, Height: 6'02", Weight: 12 st 11 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 0,Gls 0;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 0 Gls 0;Eve Ttl Apps 0(1) Gls 0;Career Ttl Apps 70 Gls 2
15 Alan Stubbs Kirkby, 06.10.71, Height: 6'02", Weight: 12 st 12 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 4,Gls 1;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 4 Gls 1;Eve Ttl Apps 174(10) Gls 7;Career Ttl Apps 594 Gls 28
12 Iain Turner Stirling, 26.01.84, Height: 6'03", Weight: 11 st 00 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 0,Gls 0;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 0 Gls 0;Eve Ttl Apps 5(1) Gls 0;Career Ttl Apps 47 Gls 0
19 Nuno Valente Lisbon, Portugal, 12.09.74, Height: 6'00", Weight: 12 st 04 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 1,Gls 0;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 1 Gls 0;Eve Ttl Apps 40(4) Gls 0;Career Ttl Apps 279 Gls 4
7 Andy van der Meyde Arnhem, Holland, 30.09.79, Height: 5'10", Weight: 12 st 01 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 0,Gls 0;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 0 Gls 0;Eve Ttl Apps 14(7) Gls 0;Career Ttl Apps 196 Gls 25
14 James Vaughan Birmingham, 14.07.88, Height: 5'11", Weight: 12 st 08 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 0,Gls 0;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 0 Gls 0;Eve Ttl Apps 7(11) Gls 5;Career Ttl Apps 18 Gls 5
31 Bjarni Vidarsson Iceland, 05.03.88, Height: 6'01", Weight: 11 st 08 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 0,Gls 0;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 0 Gls 0;Eve Ttl Apps 0 Gls 0;Career Ttl Apps 6 Gls 1
33 Stefan Wessels Rahden, Germany, 28.02.79, Height: 6'02", Weight: 13 st 03 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 0,Gls 0;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 0 Gls 0;Eve Ttl Apps 0 Gls 0;Career Ttl Apps 99 Gls 0
4 Joseph Yobo Kano, Nigeria, 06.09.80, Height: 6'02", Weight: 11 st 00 lb
07-08 Lge Apps 3,Gls 0;Cup Apps 0 Gls 0;Ttl Apps 3 Gls 0;Eve Ttl Apps 155(12) Gls 6;Career Ttl Apps 236 Gls 2
Anderson Silva da Franca is currently on a one month loan deal at Barnsley.
Figures in brackets relate to substitute appearances for Everton. Career total stats include all appearances made, including those as a substitute. 07-08 season stats are indicated in the three sections from left to right, followed by Everton's total appearances/goals then finishing off by the Total Career statistics.
Stats up to and including Saturday 25 August 2007.
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Fernandes to Valencia ???
Bad, bad news. Manny it appears has signed for Spanish outfit Valencia in a £10m deal on a five year contract. We don't know the pro's and con's of Everton's failure to nail down the Portuguese midfielder, but we are led to believe that the transfer broke down due to the third party ownership of Manny, which the FA, and Everton were uneasy about, all alledge I may add, So with Yakuba's deal in the pending tray, and Johann Vogel's (remember him) not willing to buy himself out of his contract in Spain, it seems a busy week ahead for Moyesy, Bully Beef, Blue Bill and their legal teams before the deadline day hits. Don't you just love the Toffeemen , they just never let you down, not much.
Valencia Spokesperson says: "Valencia have reached an agreement during this morning, pending medical tests, for the signing of Portuguese midfielder Manuel Henrique Tavares Fernandes for six years with a buyout clause of 60 million euros. The 21-year-old midfielder, a product of the Benfica youth academy, will be presented in the next few days by the Mestalla club." (26/08/07)
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# 94 Harry Makepeace
Born: Middlesbrough, 22 August 1881.
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1902-02 ---- 3 --- 0 ------ 1 --- 0 ----- 4 -- 0
1904-05 --- 19 --- 5 ------ 6 --- 2 ---- 25 -- 7
1905-06 --- 27 --- 2 ------ 6 --- 2 ---- 33 -- 4
1906-07 --- 23 --- 0 ------ 8 --- 0 ---- 31 -- 0
1907-08 --- 31`--- 2 ------ 7 --- 0 ---- 38 -- 2
1908-09 --- 33 --- 0 ------ 2 --- 0 ---- 35 -- 0
1909-10 --- 32 --- 4 ------ 7 --- 2 ---- 39 -- 6
1910-32 --- 33 --- 1 ------ 3 --- 0 ---- 36 -- 1
1911-33 --- 34 --- 1 ------ 5 --- 1 ---- 39 -- 2
1912-34 --- 10 --- 0 ------ 1 --- 0 ---- 11 -- 0
1913-35 --- 16 --- 0 ------ 1 --- 0 ---- 17 -- 0
1914-36 --- 23 --- 1 ------ 5 --- 0 ---- 28 -- 1
Total ------- 284 -- 16 ---- 52 -- 7 --- 336 - 23
Harry Makepeace represented England at both football and cricket - a distinction he shared with his Everton colleague, Jack Sharp. Although practically all his sporting life was spent west of the Pennines, he was born in Middlesbrough, moving to Liverpool when he was ten. He signed for Everton in 1902 and made his debutin an FA Cup tie against Manchester United in February 1903.
He began life as a forward but was quickly switched to the half-back line where his fearsome tackling and excellent distibution were better employed. He was a regular member of the side between 1904 and 1914 and played in the FA Cup winning team 0f 1906 and again in the 1907 Final.
He was chosen as England's left-half against Scotland on three occasions (1906, 1910 and 1912) and against Wales (1912). He also played for the Football League in 1910. His connection with Everton resumed after World War One when he was appointed coach.
An opening batsmen, he played in four Tests, all of them abroad, and scored 117 in the 1920-21 Melbourne Test. Makepeace died, aged 71, in Spital, Bebington on 19 December 1952.
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Did you no in 1928 when everton played liverpool dixie dean scored all three goals ,his goal tally was cam up to 60 in the league that season and went on to win the league the game finished 3-3.
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Correction, Dean scored his 60th League goal on 5 May 1928 against Arsenal, not Liverpool, scoring a hat-trick in a 3-3 draw on the last day of the season. Ironically, Dean beat Middesbrough's George Camsell's record of scoring 59 League goals the season before, a record that will never be beaten, well i doubt it will be beaten i should say.
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well your information is wrong or mine because my infomation is that they played on 25th/february 1928 liverpool 3 everton 3.
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Dean did score a Hat-trick on that day against Liverpool, but his 60th league goal was scored against Arsenal.
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# 93 Fred Geary
Born: Hyson Green, Notts, 23 January 1868.
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1889-90 --- 18 -- 23 ------ 2 --- 4 ---- 20 -- 25
1890-91 --- 22 -- 20 ------ 1 --- 0 ---- 25 -- 20
1891-92 --- 10 --- 6 ------ 0 --- 0 ---- 10 ---- 6
1892-93 --- 24 -- 19 ------ 3 --- 4 ---- 27 -- 23
1893-94 ---- 9 --- 8 ------- 0 --- 0 ----- 9 ---- 8
1894-95 ---- 8 --- 4 ------- 1 --- 0 ----- 9 ---- 4
Total ------- 91 -- 78 ------ 7 --- 8 ---- 98 --- 86
It would be fair to say that Fred Geary was the Dixie Dean of his day, leading the Everton forward line with his own particular and distinctive brand of robust front-running. Born in Nottingham, and once with Notts County, he was brought to Everton's attention while playing for Notts County. He went to Grimsby and was eventually signed by Everton in 1889, quickly establishing himself as an indispensible member of a side which firmly believed attack was the best form of defence.
He scored twice on his League debut for the club. He was capped for England against Ireland in 1890 (scoring a hat-trick in Belfast) and against Scotland the following year. He picked up one of the first gold medals struck in recognition of international service when he played in the inter-League fixture against Scotland three years later.
At that time the payment top professionals in such representative games was two guineas and the side expressed a desire to have a more tangible souvenir to commemorate the occasion. Famed for his penetrating runs, he once said that he was lucky to have played alongside Chadwick and Milward in the Everton team. He signed for Liverpool in 1894 and ended his playing days at Anfield. His last six seasons of League football saw him make only 56 appearances due to injury and loss of form.
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Edited by stephen_woodside (27/08/2007 18:16)
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