The Carey-Collins era turned the corner for Everton and sorry, Jimmy, but Vernon was just terrific. 17:32:38, Posted Why haven't we won away this season? "Birmingham was a good club with a good team - with Mick Hellawell on the right wing, Jimmy Bloomfeld from Arsenal, Ken Leek from Newcastle, Bertie Auld from Celtic and Trevor Smith. On August 18, 1927, in the small town of Plains, Georgia, nurse Lillian Carter delivered a baby named Eleanor Rosalynn Smith or Rosalynn, for short. Angry Bobby told me after their third round defeat: "This performance was a disgrace to a great club. Andy Grays header v Sunderland not the Reids cross, Gray! bullet, but his other header in the same match. Gabriel moved to the United States in 1979 to play for and coach Seattle and, for a short period, indoor team San Jose Earthquakes. The next three in the list were all headers perhaps underlining Evertonian appreciation of proper centre-forwards Dixies 60th, Duncan Fergusons first v Liverpool and Alex Youngs soaring header against Spurs while there were honourable mentions for Graeme Sharps volley v Spurs and Trevor Stevens strike against Sunderland. I was an inside forward and played for England Schoolboys at 15 so that attracted a lot of the big clubs scouts. However the thing I remember most was going to New Brighton baths with Alan Clare another fanatical Evertonian. Jimmy had pace, a good shot and worked hard. Experienced Advocate & Positive Voice for Hillsboro . Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Sean Dyche could now name 'obscene' star in Everton squad - HITC Brian, Derek and I weren't keen on Johnny Carey. Just another site. The coach was still waiting at Goodison and off we went a bit of a whirlwind! Forgot to say earlier: good work again, Rob. article. Over the next eight years he had spells with Greenock Morton, St Mirren, Cork Hibernians, Clydebank. RIP Jimmy.". We lost 1-0 to a penalty by Duncan Edwards. Perhaps). Dennis was the one to drop-off and help Jimmy Gabriel and Tony Kay in midfield he was the workhorse. I was travelling from Birkenhead to Bellefield two nights a week, Tuesday and Thursday. View the profiles of people named Jimmy Everton. "I stayed in digs in Oldham as I didn't marry until I had finished as a player. *. He undertook to ensure that players were, henceforth, correctly shod for the ground conditions. In the next game, we played West Brom at home, I scored early and we won 2-0. I had two good years but they were struggling for money. Bursting onto the first team scene as a 21-year-old in 1955, he notched 21 goals in his breakthrough season. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, Husband began his career with the youth teams of Everton.He turned professional in 1964, and was part of the side that won the First Division in the 1969-70 season; making 30 appearances and . "So we pulled the studs out of the boots and wrapped thick tape around them. Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut. Jimmy Dunn and Sons - Everton FC Heritage Society The particular smell of the accompanying chewing gum wafted in front of my nostrils for a second. 20/05/2013 at We beat them, I scored four so I kept my place as a centre-forward. Within weeks of me joining at 15, Harry Catterick called us up to the office and said what he hoped to do with us and that thought that I had great prospects He knew I was very homesick as well he was from the North East so he had a bit of sympathy with me. Ha-ha! He was the type of lad who could and would play anywhere, and I will never forget the first time when - out of necessity he played up front and instantly looked like a real Everton centre-forward. 22:26:20, Find out how to browse ad-free and support ToffeeWeb, Blunt Blues are crushed by rampant Arsenal, Everton U18s are humbled at Marine in the Liverpool Senior Cup, Lack of cutting edge costs spirited Toffees against Villa, Everton U21s walloped at Manchester City Academy, ToffeeWeb Podcast: The Missing Piece of the Puzzle, Everton torn apart by pure quality then abject stupidity, Leadership required urgently from Moshiri, Disastrous January continues to drag on Evertons survival hopes, That, my friend, is what you call a bogey team, Calvert-Lewin and the case of Martin Branthwaite, UK Government plans for regulating English football finally announced. I remember lying on the couch every afternoon, month after month, waiting for my hamstring to get better. The manager there was Colin Harveys brother Brian. But others in the should be in the top 10 section included: Tommy Eglingtons header into the Park End goal v Arsenal, 25 August 1954, to win the game 1-0. I used to go up to Merseyside three or four times a year for former players dos, which was nice, but with the recession they have gone on the back-burner. James Dunn - better known as Jimmy - was born on 25th November 1900 in the Calton district of Glasgow, the son of John and Sarah. One of the best goals Ive ever seen, says Catterick.. He wanted to take me to Blackburn Rovers when he was there. 12:35:53, Find out how to browse ad-free and support ToffeeWeb, Blunt Blues are crushed by rampant Arsenal, Everton U18s are humbled at Marine in the Liverpool Senior Cup, Lack of cutting edge costs spirited Toffees against Villa, Everton U21s walloped at Manchester City Academy, ToffeeWeb Podcast: The Missing Piece of the Puzzle, Everton torn apart by pure quality then abject stupidity, Leadership required urgently from Moshiri, Disastrous January continues to drag on Evertons survival hopes, That, my friend, is what you call a bogey team, Calvert-Lewin and the case of Martin Branthwaite, UK Government plans for regulating English football finally announced. Jimmy would go on score 72 goals in 207 Everton first team appearances; he would have grabbed more were it not for hamstring woes and redeployment as an outside-right. Jimmy is going well, he" Lumsden began his coaching career as Eddie Gray's assistant at Leeds, but was fired along with Gray in September 1985. "Carey then brought Alex Young in but I stayed for a couple of weeks as he was injured. 07:29:00, Posted "George Kirby came into my place in the team, then Dave Hickson came back again so I moved to the right wing and made a new career for myself as a "raging winger". James Husband (born 15 October 1947) is an English retired professional footballer who played in England and the United States as a striker.. Club career. * Jimmy "scored" twice at the San Siro but one is officially classed as an own-goal. The year I joined, Everton were the reigning champions. Anyway Jimmy Husband, like all that side, are burned forever in my mind because of a poster that was on my bedroom wall. New documentary promises never-seen-before stories about - CBS News This guy was the one who Harry Cooke would look to for the nod if I asked a question. "So I met Gil Merrick - I was glad to move as I wanted to play centre-forward and at Everton they didn't encourage you - you just turned up, played and went away. THE final word on our greatest Goodison goal debate should go, appropriately, if indirectly, to the . We had Alex Young as centre-forward, Roy Vernon at inside- left and Dennis Stevens at inside-right. 28/06/2014 at We played some really excellent football from 1967 to 1971its arguable that we were the best footballing team in Britain and thats why many Everton fans think of us as one of their best teams ever. Its impossible to say. 16/05/2013 at Against Panathinaikos their skipper took me out in the Goodison leg with a similar challenge to Dave Mackays so I missed the return leg and within the space of a week we were out of the European Cup and the FA Cup. Over 40 years ago a softy-spoken Geordie with a penchant for Bob Dylan, performed the same role with great aplomb over 199 appearances, scoring 55 goals. Jimmy Everton Profiles | Facebook 20/05/2013 at Had a drink and a chat in the ring o bells Widnes one monday night ( tuborg lager imported direct from denmark better than the only other option, Greenhall bitter or mild ) around 71, I think it was when he was injured. Lovely post, Rob. Of course, he couldn't do anything about away matches but we certainly didn't get the coverage we deserved. He scored some great goals for the Blues, and was at times a un-sung hero for Everton. When I asked them why they said "Britton's been sacked! jimmy never everton jimmy never everton - homatrading.com The fans just remember the foul being awful but I came back and scored 20 goals in the season. They sacked him whilst I was at Sheffield so I didn't know anything about it; when I got to Buxton, where Everton were having special training, all the lads had the Liverpool Echo out. However, the Everton Board minutes of 6 January 1959, three days after a 4-0 defeat at Newcastle, record that Johnny Carey accepted full responsibility for the players not having rubber-soled boots. All the clubs over there are franchises and can be moved anywhere the owners want so after two years our franchise was sold to an oil millionaire in Calgary. When the stars started coming in I found it hard to play with Roy Vernon, he was a bit selfish whereas I never really played for myself - we were brought up as team players. Here's the little report from the Daily Mirror of 11 January 1960: Everton's 3-0 FA Cup drubbing by little Bradford City may be followed by a sensational transfer request from their 25,000 Scottish star Bobby Collins. Jimmy Harris was a ray of sunshine in a gloomy era for Everton. A sublime goal from Jimmy Husband. The Echo's Michael . Unfortunately they did not sign Eric as a pro and he went to play for Southport. Such was his impact that he was hailed as the "The discovery of 1955"by Don Kendall in the Evening Express. Out of the blue Jamie then got a sports scholarship in the University of Miami and he has lived out there ever since. Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Jimmy Husband was a FA Youth Cup and League Championship winner with the Blues. I made rapid progress and played a few reserve games within a year so, needless to say, my education went out of the window as I concentrated on football. But my Dad, who was an engineer at Cammell Laird, wouldn't let me do it - he made me have a trade. He was a very good player in an era when we had very few. I remember when I passed my 11+ and found out I was going to a school in West Derby, I presumed that was in the same neck of the woods as Clough's team. 15/05/2013 at Confirm anyone? Their chief scout, Jack Hixon, virtually lived at our house so I went to Burnley in the school holidays with a guy called Louie Henry I wouldnt go on my own. He used to flare up, after he had dished it out at home they were all waiting for him away from Goodison. In the 1969-70 season he was the equivalent of Harper or Richardson in the mid 1980's sides. But I did witness Wayne Rooneys, remember the name strike and an Adrian Heath effort from the title season of 86/87 and both deserved inclusion. They lost 8-2. There it is, in 72pt Century Bold type, from the Daily Post of Monday, January 18, 1971. He was the fastest centre forward I had ever seen. My call-up came as a bit of a shock as Dave Hickson was the "bees-knees"- although I thought he had no pace and was all bustle. "I had four seasons at Birmingham but, at the back end of my last season, I had knee trouble and didn't play much. We deliver within 5 minutes of our stores and not farther to maximize freshness. As for a utility player in this day and age, despite Moyes penchant for multi-tasking players, I struggle to name one who could play anywhere across the back and also up front and not disgrace himself. Alan, didn't Catterick take offence to remarks made by someone at the BBC and ban the cameras from Goodison for a while? "I played up front with John Willie Parker and there was Eddie Wainwright, Nobby Fielding, Tommy Eglington, Cyril Lello, Eric Moore, Jimmy Tansey and Jimmy O'Neill was in goal. 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I was there for two years but only played about 40 games. A league championship and FA Cup winner at Goodison Park following a transfer from Dundee in 1960, Gabriel who would declare long after retirement the Club was in my blood scored 37 goals in 303 appearances during seven years as an Everton player. Brian Harris and I made our debuts on the same day - we were the first young ones to break-through in two or three years. Tony Kay was a great player - hard as nails but a great tackler and inspirational and on the verge of becoming an England regular, he may have played in the World Cup. I wondered if Jimmy would have preferred to have been at the Odeon Cinema on the 14 May 1966 instead of hanging around off stage at Wembley that afternoon?. Versatile and intelligent, he'd have been worth a lot of money these days. My favourite era. 21/05/2013 at Jimmy Harris scores in the infamous 10-4 defeat to Spurs in October 1958. I had digs in Tuebrook with a landlady for 3 years one of my colleagues was the England Schoolboy Captain and centre-half called Eric Curwen, a Blackpool lad. It's Bebington Hawks not Bebbington Hawks. 17:47:14, Posted Myself, I had pace and okay ball control my left foot was adequate but I was mostly right footed. Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. ", "Buchan didn't have a clue, poor fellow - he was a PTI (physical training instructor) and didn't understand football. She had had a grocer's shop and one of the Everton directors, Norman Coffey, had a firm which supplied small shops like hers - he must have called in the shop and they got talking. My grandson, Robert, is a season ticket holder in Bullens Road. Apparently not. In the unlikely event that the FA decides to turn back the clock on that one, who would make a good number 12 in the current squad? Always a pleasure to read. The team were in the process of changing to 4-3-3 and neither Ernie Hunt and Alex Scott were suited to that system - wingers were virtually becoming a thing of the past. In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. The foul by Dave Mackay in 1968 is a bit of a myth. Having spent six years at Leeds United as a player in the 1960s, Lumsden returned to Elland Road as Assistant Manager to Eddie Gray between in the late 80s whilst the club languished in the middle reaches of the old Second Division. Jimmy Gabriel, who won a league title and FA Cup with Everton in the 1960s, has died at the age of 80. Watching, you knew (even as a kid) that Labby was a centre-half, Ball-Harvey-Kendall were midfield players and Joe Royle was a centre forward. There was Jimmy sunning himself like a Greek god. Jimmy was a most unusual player. 12:39:02, Posted "Mrs. Lillian Carter, the 68-year-old mother of State Sen. Jimmy Carter, leaves Tuesday for a two-year tour of duty with the Peace Corps in India . Harry Haslam, their manager, was totally different to Harry he was always telling jokes and wasnt a disciplinarian - it was so much easier going. If you were late more than twice in a week you had to come in for training in the afternoon, like detention, so I had a couple of them. James Murdoch Lumsden (born 7 November 1947 in Glasgow ), known as Wee Jimmy, is a Scottish former association football player and former first team coach at Manchester United and Everton. Breasting it down on the turn, Husband hit the ball as it fell and away it soared, unstoppably, into the roof of the net. We then had a game at Forest but I had the flu - when I got up from bed, there was a letter for me saying "not retained". Today we would be raving over him. By using the website you are consenting to our use of cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. Thoroughly enjoyable, it was! Luton were in the second division but were promoted in my first season there. By then Eddie had moved on to the Major Indoor Soccer League with Cleveland Force and offered me a one-year contract. Loved Sandy Brown, ungainly but would and did play everywhere (even in goal!?) For a list of all Everton players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Everton F.C. I went over to Ireland for a few months with St Patrick's Athletic - I might have been the only protestant to play for them. high speed chase sumter sc 2021 marine city high school staff marine city high school staff Born in Dundee in October 1940, Gabriel started with his hometown club and was twice capped by Scotland. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. The Goodison Park club confirmed the former Scotland . 20/05/2013 at 20/05/2013 at I guess they knew that I had the speed, although I wasn't quick as I was before the hamstring injury, and could score goals. My sons are both Evertonians, they didn't follow me into football but they go to Goodison now and again. I was more of a raider than a crosser - a bit like Kanchelskis was. Jimmy Comer | Love Everton Forum In the 1969-70 season I lost my place through a minor injury which necessitated me missing 2 or 3 games so Alan Whittle came in and scored something like 4 or 5 goals in important games. They can't get back quickly enough.". Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 16/05/2013 at Former Everton and Scotland midfielder Jimmy Gabriel dies aged 80 - Yahoo jimmy never everton Deep down the players felt that things were beginning to unravel and the nail in the coffin was when Harry had his heart attack. Harry disliked the TV cameras as he felt that Everton would have been on very often (as a top team) and that it would have enabled other teams' managers to rumble our tactics. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. On 1 July 2013, Everton FC confirmed that Jimmy Lumsden, along with Steve Round and Chris Woods had been released from their coaching contracts and would join David Moyes at Manchester United. Derby County were a big team in the early 70s, weren't they? I had gone to play for England Under 23's at Sheffield and was then due to play for Everton against Manchester City the following Saturday. At this time Colin Harvey and Tommy Wright had already broken through whilst John Hurst and I were in the same age group we were two years ahead of Joe Royle. The next season I was mostly in the reserves and if any forward got injured there was a good chance Id be the first call. Specialties: Jimmy John's spend 6 hours prepping every day. Players in Everton's early history are also included despite not necessarily playing 100 matches. When Dave went to Liverpool I moved back to centre-forward with Mickey Lill coming in on the wing. 00:17:09, Posted The lure of heading back to the States proved too attractive for Gabriel though, as he returned in 1997 as assistant manager before holding other coaching roles in the country. Did 1960s Everton FC ace Jimmy Husband score Goodison's greatest ever Fortunately I always had one eye on stocks, shares and savings to build up a nest-egg but it doesnt last that long especially if you smoke like I did! 21:42:06, Posted Jimmy Carter's impact on Omaha Habitat for Humanity Every off-season we came back to our families in Liverpool and Newcastle or stayed with friends in Bedfordshire. By Craig Nigrelli Published : Feb. 23, 2023 at 5:27 PM CST The players played with their hearts for peanuts most of them unlike today's overpaid prima donnas. John Hurst won the ball in our penalty box, passed to Harvey standing on the edge of our area and he hit a 20 yard pass to Bally wide out on halfway line (standing in front of the players tunnel). Gabriel was awarded the "Golden Scarf" by Seattle Sounders in 2009 for his services to soccer. It was in a match between the league champions and the FA Cup holders. One fan, perhaps a little ambitiously, declared: Not just a team goal but a fantastic finish akin to Jairzinho for Brazil. (Or did he mean Carlos Alberto?). We got to the final of the 1961 Inter City Fairs Cup. Substitute appearances included. "I didn't watch Everton much - I used to play at lot of golf at Prenton Golf Club - our house backed onto it. I knew he could play full back, centre back or midfield so he made a perfect sub in the days where there was only one sub. I asked for transfer, Harry never called me in for a chat but Wilf Dixon was trying to persuade me to stay. Like all great teams its not the 11 best players, its the balance of the 11 as England proved in the World Cup. Contents 1 Playing career 2 Managerial career 2.1 Preston North End 2.2 Everton 2.3 Manchester United 3 External links 4 References Playing career [ edit] At his peak he was as good as Ronaldo was at United. A transfer request from Collins would shatter Everton fans, whose loyalty has already been shaken by the club's failure to sign new stars. Everton returned to St James' Park in November 1959, presumably with the correct footwear. Of course, this will change on a show-by-show basis. 08:50:41, Posted Altogether now."Jim Jim Jimmy JimmyJimmy Husband..On The Wing..On The Wing" . That survey was topped, with 16 per cent of the vote, by Leon Osmans Europa League strike against Larissa. Adrian Heath v Norwich December 1986, wrote one reader. 20/05/2013 at How Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter First Met: A 95-Year Love Story - People Lumsden - a superstitious man - has never worn the same socks since. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. By then I was ready for a change; Billy had played at Luton and had connections there so thats possibly how I ended up there and had four great years I never heard about any other clubs in for me. At Everton I was constantly racing against time to get to Bellefield. Interesting article - especially as this week I received a present of the Daily Mirror of the day I was born - 11 January 1960..and as that day was a Monday, I went straight to look for how Everton had done a couple of days earlier. It was never my strong point, geography Don't talk to me about geography. After a year I jumped at the chance to get back to outdoor soccer at Oklahoma City Slickers in the ASL (for franchises that werent big enough for the NASL). Jimmy Dunn (footballer, born 1900) - Wikipedia