DEAN REMOURS
January 1 st 1932. Liverpool Post and Mercury
By John Peel.
W.R. Dean, the Everton centre-forward, has had to deny another rumour. The latest one appears to have emanated from Spain. The Spanish footballers, who played England in London recently, were greatly impressed by the Everton centre, and a rumour was published by a Madrid paper yesterday, that the Madrid Football club, has made overturns to the England International, to join the club. Dean told me last night, "I have heard nothing whatever, of the offer, nor any rumours of such an offer." The Madrid Football Club denies that the management made overtures to Dean. Sometime ago there where reports that America clubs officials were anxious to secure Dean's signature. Many clubs would like to have the assistances of Dean, but he will remain an Everton player.

EVERTON AT BIRMINGHAM’S LUCKLESS GROUND
Liverpool Echo - Friday 01 January 1932
Bee's Notes
Just one more “LANCE.”
Dean and his club are cut up that it should be necessary to deny one further football story suggesting that Dean was going to Madrid. How do they invent these ridiculous things? Asked an Everton official.
EVERTON'S AWAY STOCK
Everton at Birmingham; it makes a homely appeal to me. Everton's away fixtures read Birmingham, Manchester City, Blackpool, Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle, Chelsea, West Bromwich, Leicester, and Middlesbrough—whereas their home stock is represented by Sunderland, Liverpool, Arsenal, Sheffield United, Villa, Huddersfield, West Bromwich, Grimsby, West Ham, Bolton, and Portsmouth—formidable names, but you will notice that the list shows more home games than away games by two notches, and as Everton have earned a reputation for home wins, the league chart looks the more certain of its topping line. But it is a long race, and to-morrow “the usual side “has to face men of the stamp of Grosvenor, Stoker, and Smith, as well as Hibbs (a turret), Barkes (a lump). Bradford (a heart of forward strength) — which means that Everton will do well if they escape the recent embargo on bonuses for away matches. It is said that Everton should have lost their last four away games. They can deny the impeachment by a victory to-morrow at St. Andrew’s. I go there to consider the lilies of the Midland field, how they grow! Birmingham F.C. have never been so happy about their personnel; they have lost the unfashionable manner, and threaten to produce another Buchan in Grosvenor. Having beaten West Brom twice in a week, they have done Everton a good turn. It is up to Everton to offer them the other cheek and—then walk away with the points and pounds! Everton's team is too well renowned and remembered to give in full here. It is “the usual side."

EVERTON RES V DERBY RES
Liverpool Echo - Friday 01 January 1932
With a few minutes of the finish of the Central League game at Goodison today (5,000 spectators) Everton led Derby County by five goals to nil.  Martin, Cunliffe, McPherson, Worrall, and Birtley were the scorers.  Cunliffe’s goal was a splendidly taken drive from outside the penalty area.  McPherson’s was characteristically neat, Everton had all the better of the game, but until a quarter of an hour from the interval they had not scored, and did not look likely to score.  Webster, Cunliffe, and McPherson were outstanding.  Final Everton Reserves 6, Derby County Res 0.
NEW BRIGHTON RESERVES V EVERTON “A”
Everton “A” were the better of two poor sides, but just on half-time Parker put through his own goal.  Half-time; New Brighton Reserves 1, Everton “A” 0. 

DEAN BEING TREATED FOR LEG INJURY.
January 1 st 1932. Evening Express.
But expects to be fit for tomorrow.
By the Pilot.
Dixie Dean has been undergoing treatment this week, for a leg injury. But there is no cause for alarm, it is expected that he will be fit enough to take his place in the Everton team against Birmingham City at St Andrews tomorrow. Everton will thus be unchanged for the ninth consecutive match. Two goals against The "Brums" will being the Blues another post war goal-scoring record. No club in the Football league has secured 80 goals in the first 23 matches of the season, and Everton to date claim 78. Having beaten Birmingham at Goodison park on the opening day of the season by 3-2, Everton have an opportunity of completing their first "double" of the seasons. Teams; Sagar; Williams, Cresswell; Clark, Gee, Thomson; Critchley, White, Dean, Johnson, Stein. Birmingham (probable). Hibbs; Liddle, Barkas, Stoker, Morrall, Cringan, Briggs; Grovesvenor, Smith, Bradford, Curtis.
Sports Pie.
•  Jack O'Donnell, the former Everton back returns to the Blackpool League team tomorrow for the first time since his trawler trip.
New Brighton Reserves v Everton "A"
Everton "A" had more of the play although playing up the slope and against heavy rain. New Brighton, however, broke away a couple of minutes before the interval and Parker, under pressure put through his own goal. Halt-time New Brighton 1 Everton "A" nil.
Reserves v Derby County Reserves.
There would be 5,000 spectators at the Reserve match at Goodison Park. The first item of note was a strong drive from the Derby left winger, which passed close to the upright. Everton replied, and from a McPherson centre Martin with a hook shot just topped the bar. Later Martin had a great chance, but the outstretched foot of a defender deflected the ball from goal. At the other end, Bowden, although badly angled drove in Strongly for Coggins to save. After Martin had opened the score the Blues shared better finishing, Cunliffe quickly added a second goal. Subsequently the Derby goal had a lucky escape. Near the interval McPherson netted to gave Everton a 3 goals lead at the interval. Halt-time Everton Reserves 3 Derby County Reserves 0. In the second half Everton went further ahead, a Derby Defender deflecting a shot by Worrall into the net.

EVERTON'S STIFF TASK
January 2 nd , 1932. Liverpool Post and Mercury
By John Peel.
One of the stiffest tasks Everton will be called on the face this year is that at St. Andrews where Birmingham have proved vigorous and crafty opponents for the best. The fact that they have taken four points from the Albion must convince Everton that their best Goodison Park form is essential today to lower the colours of Hibbs, England's goalkeeper, and his worthy team. With the club immediately behind pressing on Everton cannot afford to slacken the pace, which has set the club on a pinnacle and if they are to retain their lead every possible point must be fought for. The players may be expected today to put in all they know to improve their "away" record.
Dean Absent.
I understand Dean's injured foot has given him some trouble this week, and he is not expected to turn out today, His lost of course will be a great blow, to the team, I believe Martin or Reed, the promising young forward from the North-East who has been doing well with the Reserves, will be called on. Reed is a dashing leader, and is likely to turn into a most useful player. Teams; Everton; Sagar; Williams, Creeswell; Clark, Gee, Thomson; Critchley, White, Martin or Reed; Johnson, Stein. Birmingham; Hibbs; Little, Barkas; Stoker, Morrall, Cringan, Briggs; Grovsenor, Smith Bradford, Curtis.

EVERTON RESERVES 6 DERBY COUNTY RESERVES 0
January 2 nd , 1932. Liverpool Post and Mercury
Central league (Game 22)
Everton, who played Martin at centre forward, altogether outclassed Derby County at Goodison Park in a Central league game yesterday. Fifteen minutes before the interval Martin scored, being followed by Cunliffe and McPherson before the interval. Worrall and Birtley (twice) scored in the second half, Webster, Cunliffe and McPherson were outstanding Everton players, Cunliffe goal being a brilliant effort taken outside the penalty area. There were 5,000 spectators. Everton; Coggins, goal; Bocking and Lowe, backs; McPherson, McClure and Archer, half-backs; Birtley, Cunliffe, Reed, Martin, and Rigby, forwards.

CRESSWELL HURT
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 02 January 1932
After Playing The Game Of His Life
THREE QUICK GOALS
HELP BIRMINGHAM QUIET EVERTON
By Bee
Everton were beaten by a score such as they have been in the habit of serving on others. Birmingham, thrice winners in week, now took toll of a heavy-laden team. Creswell, after the greatest half-hour of art I have ever seen, was hurt, and finally went to outside-left, Stein becoming a back. Thomson also limped, but before this Everton had lost three goals in double quick time after the interval blank score sheet. Everton had been wretched in attack without Dean's presence, and all Critchley's brilliance went for nought. Birmingham had three reserves, and they played like terriers, wanting first-team places. The game was lost by Everton's forwards it the first half. They were crafty, but could not could not convince with a shot save one from Johnson that Hibbs turned into an historical one-hand save. The injury to Cresswell is, of course, the most unfortunate thing about this defeat.

EVERTON WITHOUT DEAN
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 02 January 1932
A BLANK HALF AT BIRMINGHAM
BLUES’ TWO CHANCES TO ONE
CLEVER FOOT CRAFT BY LITTLE FINISHING POWER
Everton; Sagar; Williams, Cresswell; Clark, Gee, Thomson; Critchley, White, Martin, Johnson, Stein.  Birmingham;- Hibbs; Booton, Liddell; Stoker, Fillingham, Cringan, Briggs, Grosvenor, Heywood, Bradford, Curtis.  Referee; Mr. Tom Crew.
Everton went to Birmingham to-day with a hope and belief that they would start the New Year well by escaping the away-match complex. Things did not pan out too well for them, as, first of all, Dean was troubled by his damaged ankle, and there was uncertainty whether he would play. However, there was an air of confidence about the side that turned out at St. Andrew's, and it was a pity, therefore, that the weather broke down, because this was to be the greatest game of their successful season—here was a team competent to beat West Bromwich Albion twice by a score of one goal to nought. That was form such as the Brume had hardly believed possible. So they were much bucked to-day in receiving the leaders of the League, a team that his suffered Cup losses on this ground. Everton naturally had a double-eye to-day—they had a desire to make a further lead in the ladder, and hoped Liverpool would aid them by pushing Newcastle back a peg. Everton also had a "weather eye" upon the meeting of next Saturday—the Cup-tie at Goodison Park versus Liverpool, the tie of the tournament in the city's estimation.
MARTIN DEPUTISES
Dean was unable to play, and Martin came in as deputy. Birmingham also had changes, Heywood at centre for Smith, Fillingham for Morrell at centre half, both of these local boys, introduced not for the first time in First Division football, I think. Barkas was absent, and Booton took his place, Liddell crossing over. The referee was our good friend, Mr. Tom Crew, whom I met at New-street Station, the pair of us having cut the train time to a split second. The kick-off had been arranged for 2.15, and was put back to 2.30. This helped the sire of the crowd, but the rainfall and the cold air had its effect upon the attendance, which was described as one of the worst crowds they have had. They have been having 65,000 gates recently, and therefore looked upon to-day's figure as almost paltry. Covered accommodation is scarce here, but they have a band in person and a radio. It is said that the radio has no popularity. It was rather interesting to see Charlie Buchan here, in conference with another former player, Jack Sharp, as it is claimed that Birmingham forward, Grosvenor, is "a second Buchan." Grosvenor certainly resembles Buchan. Jack Thomson was Everton's leader, and the cheer the side got was a kindly one. There were many Evertonians present. Thomson won the toss. Everton wore white jerseys to save the clash of colour, and Johnson began by delaying his pass, and Martin was offside a moment later.
HIBBS BREAKS NET
Everton had the value of a gusty wind at their back. Gee and Williams passed and re-passed with the ability of a forward pair, and from Gee's forward pass Critchley got a chance. He went beyond his back with great ease, and then was crumbled by a trip by a full back. This kept the ball in the Brum goal for some time, although Hibbs made a punch-away, and then did an unusual thing, burst his own net by crashing into it. When this had been repaired. Cresswell came in sweetly twice, and Thomson made a lovely pass that caused a race between Hibbs and Critchley. It was a daring thing for a goalkeeper to run so far, but he had no option, and he won the race to the vicinity of the touchline. Cresswell's icy -cold tackling of a forward made the home people stare with astonishment and then applaud with warmth. Thomson did likewise, moving the ball on eighth of an inch, or so it appeared, to make a dribble. Johnson had a great chance to score early on through the up-pass of Martin, but he never seemed comfortable, and the shot went outside, after which White made a shot that Hibbs saved, although the whistle had gone to say “foul." Sagar saved equally well when Heywood made a nice shot, but never bothered Sagar's sang friod. Martin and White passed together to and fro, yet taking distance all the time, and Critchley again raced his man too easily to describe. Critchley, however, went a step too far and ran the ball out. Briggs was charged over without a foul, and Curtis also made ground in a Birmingham breakaway, and the cry "Go on Bradford” was raised until Cresswell came to the opposite wing and took the ball from his toes with an ease and grace that charmed the people. It also annoyed them. Critchley again raced beyond Liddell with yards to spare, and Liddell then seemed to go lame, and play was stopped whale he had attention.
CRESSWELL'S ASTONISHING DEFENCE
Birmingham started to play inside-forward combination, and it went well until Cresswell thought about two moves in front of everyone else and thus took charge of the ball once more. An astonishing quarter of an hour's defence unequalled in my history. Grosvenor advertised his passes too much, so that Clark was able to stem his progress, and now Cresswell and Johnson limped. In fact, Cresswell was still limping when play might have been stopped, and Bradford threatened to score. Gee stopped this incident. Stoker, the half-back, linked up with Bradford when the latter went right out of position to outside-left, but the young half-back overran the ball and wasted all the good work. Gee did some hefty work, and, remembering Everton's last three away games, one must say that their form was to-day more nearly approaching their home games standard.  Each side stepped up to make offside verdicts plain to everyone. Gee slipped up most unfortunately, and his tackle dribble was stopped. Bradford put too far ahead again, and away went Everton, Martin smothering a clearance, that became nearly a corner. Critchley collared it by the flag, and centred so well that Hibbs had to dive and fall awkwardly to stop Johnson’s right-foot shot. After this Booton headed cleverly to turn another Critchley centre out of the goal for a corner, from which Thomson tried a shot through a crowd of players, the ball travelling feet out of the goal mark. Williams went half-back, and made a shot so powerful that Hibbs had to save, or at any rate make a catch. Sagar made one, too, just as easily. A much more important save was that of Sagar at his right-hand post from Bradford, a strong shot and a very clean intervention. Martin had not been seen to any extent till now, yet he kept going up towards Hibbs and bothering his kicks clear.
ENCOURAGING MARTIN
He once dispossessed him, and later offered him a placed shot. Hibbs took that lying down, as it were. This encouraged Martin, and an up-pass from Gee gave him his chance. He took a rather hasty fine at the ball, and as Hibbs had left his goal yard behind and could not reach the effort, he and we watched the trail of the ball to the empty goal. It went a foot from success, an exciting moment. White fell back to help his defence when William had gone down to a heavy charge. Heywood headed in neatly after Briggs and Grosvenor had done some flogging work, and then Everton had their fortune. Grosvenor centred across the goal- mouth, and Curtis, running in, seemed assured of a score, only to find the ball hit the bottom of the upright and escape. Everton had their chances when a back duffed his kick away. Johnson seemed to swerve away from the ball, and when he shot with ferociousness he merely drove the ball outside. Two chances to one, that was the summary to date. Gee ran back to make a corner rather than a goal, and the corner was awkward, as Curtis got to a point at which Williams and Sagar were standing. The half ended with White shooting over after Critchley had made a capital chance, Critchley beating his back with ridiculous ease and centreing a ball that stole beyond everyone and passed a foot outside. Half-time—Birmingham 0, Everton 0.
An offside verdict from a linesman cost Everton a goal right away. Critchley's speed, which had been the reigning factor, beat the linesman's judgment. No one was there to say no to this goal, Johnson having started the, move with his swing pass to outside right. Johnson came a second time through Stein's improved work, and the shot was a ten-tonner. Hibbs leaped up and made a one-hand save of life-long memory. His save made him spin round and round, but the ball had gone over the bar. Long after the play had gone into other channels Hibbs was still being cheered for his mightiness. Cresswell was limping, and now in three minute the game turned round. Heywood ' scored unmarked through Cresswell, being damaged.   Heywood had done nothing first half.  Now he drove in a great shot to the right hand side of the goal. In two minutes the ball was crossed from the right, Cresswell half heading it, and, the ball turned inwards, Briggs helping it towards Heywood, who scored a goal that roused St. Andrews. Heywood two in two minutes, the second one not a well-worked goal, yet counting just as much as if it had been a gem. Everton had their chances. They got another chance, a wonderful one. Martin with no one to stem him except the goalkeeper. He shot outside. It is no idle remark to say that Dean was missed, and that Critchley's work in the first half should have been sufficient to ensure a four goals toll. Bad positioning was noticeable among the forwards, and on the left there had been a patent weakness.  The one shot of note had been turned away by a save of a generation by Hibbs. Curtis clinched matters with a great long drawn-out shot from far out, yet deadly in the way it spin beyond Sagar deadly in the way it spun beyond Sagar’s left hand effort. It was another surprise goal, and made Birmingham's third successive win in a week. Birmingham with three reserves had got into a mood and measure of success that was not giving a thought to the name and fame of their rivals. Once again Everton had faltered away from home and when Thomson limped his way through the rest of the' game, difficulties arose to make Everton a shadow of their known selves. Cresswell went outside left, Stein was a left back, and Thomson was limping through injury Curtis knocked Clark head over heels by the force of a shot six yards from goal.  Stein did his part as a full-back quite well. Martin and White changed places without appreciable change of front. Thomson joined the forwards and Clark started to shoot.  Cresswell left the field a few minutes from the finish. Bradford scored a second after this. Final Birmingham 4, Everton 0. 

EVERTON RES V LEEDS RES
Saturday, January 2, 1932-The Liverpool Echo
United were the more dangerous in the early stages, and smart intervention by Bocking prevented the resourceful Yorkshire forwads snapping an early goal. Everton improved all round, and with Birtley crossing some ideal centres, an Everton goal looked imminent. The outcome of one right wing centre was a penalty to Everton, for Dunn was brought down unceremoniously by Jolly after the Leeds keeper had carried clear a shot from Reed. Lowe scored with the penalty, and Leeds raced away for Roper to head the equalizer from Turnbull’s centre. Coggins saved brilliantly from Roper and Turnbull, and then Reed adroitly headed Everton's second goal. Griffiths, on the left wing scored the third, and Reed before the interval added the fourth. Everton in the closing stages of this half were playing sound football. Half-time.—Everton Reserve 4, Leeds United Reserves 1. 
Hydes scored a second and third goal for Leeds United.  Final-Everton Res 4, Leeds United Res 3.

STUB MARKS
Saturday, January 2 1932-The Liverpool Echo
By Louis T. Kelly

• Everton, however, are hoping that it will be a case of “minutes taken as read” in recording a triumph.
• Bettridge the Chelsea back, who died the other day, took part in the 1915 final v. Sheffield United
• Blackburn Rovers took more money in the match v Everton than in their preceding five home games.
• Whilst their percentage from the Everton match at Goodison on Boxing Day would probably exceed some of their gross home match receipts.
• When Everton get the loud-speaker arrangement installed, it should prove very useful in announcing team changes, which cannot be seen by everyone when the board goes round. 
• Also in helping the crowd in the matter of “packing,” and for urgent message purposes. 
• It is not yet ready; all the same, there will be plenty of loud speakers in evidence seven days hence!
• Everton’s ever-present are; Sagar, Cresswell, Gee, Johnson and Stein
• Leicester City have lost five games in succession, beginning with that 9-2 thrashing at Everton
• Everton had their biggest crowd since January 1930, on Boxing Day.  That was on the occasion of Liverpool’s last visit.
• Everton’s Sagar has very little past as a player; nearly all future.
• In reply- Everton and Bootle, we believe, have met once at Goodison Park; that would be in 1892-93 season.
• Bootle became defunct the following year.
• Everton fans are wondering if Tommy Lucas is being kept as a rod in pickle for Saturday next
• Jasper Kerr hopes to be discharged from the infirmary this week-end

ALL UP IN ATTACK
Saturday, January 2 1932 –The Liverpool Echo
EVERTON’S METHODS MAY BE RISKY, BUT THE GOALS DO COME
SAYS WARNY CRESSWELL, OF EVERTON
How comes it that Everton, in the Second Division last season, are now occupying the top place in the First Division, with a record of goals scored far in excess of the total put up by the next best? These are questions which I have been asked repeatedly in recent times. I am not sure whether I can give really conclusive answers. Indeed, my inclination is to get out of answering the questions at all by saying that these things have happened in football in the past, and that the game will be no longer the game we know when they cease to happen. I will try to give some real reasons for the progress of the Everton side. I am convinced in my own mind that the success which has attended the Everton team this season cannot wholly be separated from the successful time we had in the Second Division, when we swept everything before us. Now in football there is nothing which succeeds like success, and I am confident that the successes had the effect of giving the whole of the people associated with the Everton club a feeling of confidence. Almost invariably, since the start of the season, we have played in that confident way which takes a side such a long distance on the road to victory. There is nothing like the feeling that you will win a match as a quick means of winning it. Our present side is not very different in make-up, in fact, from the side which went down to the Second Division at the end of the season before last. Only three players are playing regularly in our team now who were not regularly in the side which went down to the Second Division. Then I think that in another respect the spell in the Second Division did the Everton side good. The side which would successful in the Second Division must play hard, fast football. The players must not dilly-dally; otherwise the determined tackling will prevent them from doing much good with it. The Second Division experience of Everton speeded up our game, decided us as a principle, to take the frills out of our play, and go for goal by the shortest possible route. We have carried out the same idea in the First Division this season, and for the most part it has proved to be a paving policy. The open game, which we now play-or perhaps I should say the varied game--has been beneficial to the team, and particularly to our ever-dangerous centre forward. When the play is open: when the ball is swung about quickly, yet scientifically, it is very difficult for any centre half to keep an eye, all the time, on the centre forward. Ever if the centre half does the shadowing effectively, this does not necessarily lead to defeat as long as the other members of the attack can do their share in the goal-getting line.
ALL THE FORWARDS CAN SHOOT
One of the big features of Everton's goal scoring this season has been the fact that all the forwards have taken their part in it. Another reason we have so often run up the goals is because we have insisted, in most of our games, in throwing almost everything into the attack. We have been criticized for this; have been told that it lays our defence open to concede goals.  This may be true. It is true. Surely, however, the critics will allow the team which does throw everything into attack is likely to produce more attractive football, from the watchers' point of view, than the team which has mainly defensive, or destructive ideas. Is it not very necessary, in these times, to play the game attractively? What if we lose an occasional match by throwing all into the attack provided we win most of our games? A last word to our trainer. He is so often forgotten—there are few bouquets for the man with the towel. But the work of Harry Cooke has been a contributory factor.

BIRMINGHAM CITY 4 EVERTON 0
January 2nd 1932. The Evening Express Football Edition.
Clever work but no goals.
Critchley-White in Artisty in Hursting Birmingham Game
By the Pilot.
A pulled thigh muscle kept Dixie Dean out of the Everton team, which met Birmingham in a return game at St. Andrew's. Dean had been under special treatment from Trainer Harry Cook during the week, and was at Goodison Park every day, endeavouring to right the wrong, but yesterday he had to say "no play." Perhaps it is as well in view of next week's Cup-tie. It would have been utterly useless to have risked Dixie; consequently George Martin, who got one goal against Derby County Reserves yesterday, was brought in as leader of the attack. This was his second outing of the season, for he was centre forward at Huddersfield some weeks ago, when Dean was helping the Football league. Birmingham also had to make changes as compared with last Saturday Booton, Hayward, and Gillingham deputising for Barker, Smith and Morrall. Everton had almost a full directorate present, and Common was again on reserve. Several of the players had been troubled with cold during the week. It had rained hard at Birmingham all the morning and was still pouring when the teams took the field. The Midland City was having a great football day with the Arsenal at West Bromwich, and so the bad weather was really hard luck.
Teams; Birmingham City; - Hibbs, goal; Booton and Liddell, backs; Stoker, Gillingham, and Cringan, half-backs; Briggs, Grosvenor, Hayward, Bradford and Curtis, forwards. Everton; - Sagar, goal; Williams and Cresswell, backs; Clark, Gee, and Thomson (captain), half-backs; Critchley, White, Martin, Johnson and Stein, forwards. Referee; Mr. T. Crewe, Leicester.
The Game.
Everton had the wind and rain at their backs, and Johnson failed when he waited to get a ball to his left foot to feed Critchley. Martin broke through and was pulled up for offside, and then, when a Martin pass had sent Critchley going the winger was brought down by Liddell. Clark's free-kick was returned to him and he let go with his right and saw his shot turned aside for a corner. This was a promising start for the Blues. White and Cresswell cleverly mastered the Merseyside bogymen –Briggs. Hibbs had to race out to kick away as Critchley bounced forward like a hare in pursuit of Martin's pass. He missed an open goal. White sent the ball up the centre, and Martin gave the dummy on the right before turning a clean through pass for Johnson to race through. Johnson's left foot shot was two yards wide. Everton were contributing, good attractive football, and the forward work was especially good. Critchley ran through by clever footwork before failing victim to a tackle. Critchley and White brought further delight with direct interprassing until Critchley ran the ball over the dead line. Bradford wavered a scheme, which was nipped in the bud by Cresswell. Liddle was injured in vainly trying to stop Critchley. He soon resumed. Williams tackled Grosvenor in the nick of time and Booton was there to baulk Martin when the leader was making tracks. Bradford moved over to the right wing and got the Blues on the run, until Stoker came through and lost possession. Cresswell was limping following a tackle, but was their to help Sagar when the goalkeeper punched away from Briggs. Everton were playing better football than they had done in any away game since the visit of Villa Park. There was a thrill when the ball came against Martin and ran well for Critchley. Critchley beat Liddle and though Hibbs punched away to the centre, Johnson let go a right foot shot, and Hibbs went full length to save. Birmingham were powerless to hold Critchley, who now beat Hibbs with a cross only to find Booton ready to head away from the goal mouth.
Band of Shooters.
Thomson, joined the band of shooters before Everton won themselves out of a ticklish corner with a rare heading bout. Curtis had a chance, but miskicked, and when Williams had an opportunity to score he also miskicked. The ball travelled to the safe hands of Sagar, who also gathered a sharp centre from Curtis. There were plenty of incidents and god football, but the Blues should have been a goal up by now. Their play merited it. Martin was a second, too late with his shot, before Hibbs dealt with a distant drive from Clark high up. Martin had a splendid chance of getting the first goal when White's pass gave him a through run, but he shot from too far out, and though Hibbs was beaten the ball swept by the post. He could well have gone on a few yards.
A near Thing.
Birmingham went within an ace of a goal when Grosvenor got through and his centre was turned across, for Curtis to cut in and shoot. It seemed all over but the ball struck the foot of the post and rebounded into play. Everton's forward work continued to be good, and when Critchley put across Booton scooped the ball out, so that Johnson once again had everything in his favour. However, he sliced the ball, and Birmingham breathed again. This should have been a goal. Following from a Briggs' corner Curtis shot on the drop and was only a foot out. The home men never hesitated to put the ball back to Hibbs when the Blues were becoming dangerous. Hibbs had a couple of long drives to deal with, but these came easy to the International. The Everton right wing was again playing well, some of their raids being irresistible in their accuracy. Critchley swept the ball across the face of the Birmingham goal, but there was no one near enough to give the ball a mere touch, which would have meant a goal. On the interval Briggs netted, but not until a little time had elapsed following the referee's whistle for offside. Half-time Birmingham City nil, Everton nil.
Birmingham Thunderbolt for Everton.
Amazing turn to St. Andrews.
Succession of Shocks.
Critchley got away again immediately on the resumption yet when he enlisted Martin's aid and ran into position, he found himself offside. Cresswell raced across to pull up Curtis before Hibbs made one of the greatest saves I have ever seen. Stein made ground and turned the ball across to the in-running Johnson, who let go with all his power. Hibbs leapt up and with one hand turned the ball over the bar before falling to earth.
Goal a Minute.
Three minutes after the resumption Haywood gave the "Brums" the lead, and moreover, added a second goal before another minute had elapsed in the first place there was faulty Everton interception, and Haywood got though on his own. He got the ball under control and placed into the corner of the net, Sagar having no chance. Right from the kick off Birmingham made ground on the right, and Briggs cut close in to goal before levelling a short centre, which Hayward promptly turned into the net. This was a thunderbolt for in the first half it had been Everton's game in every respect. The whole team had been playing well, and the understanding forward was delighted in its accuracy. Cresswell, Critchley, and White had taken the honours.
Critchley Tries Hard.
Critchley tried hard to bring Everton a scoring chance, and Martin got one only to shoot weakly outside. Then when Stein centred, Martin got the ball with his body, and Hibbs said, "Thank You." Thomson was far from happy against Briggs, and now Cresswell was limping even worse. After 57 minutes Curtis made it three for Birmingham with a shot which Sagar should have saved without difficulty. Willaims had run up to intercept and the ball bounced awkwardly up and struck his arm. It ran to Curtis, who from the edge of the penalty area let go with his left foot. Sagar appeared to have the ball covered, but it swerved over his shoulder into the net. Bradford scored a fourth goal for Birmingham after 83 minutes. Final; Birmingham City 4, Everton nil.
EVERTON RES. 3 GOALS AHEAD.
Early Leeds attack checked.
The Leeds attack caused Everton's defence some anxiety during the early stages. Only a clever intervention by Bocking prevented a goal. The Blues improved, and after Moore had saved from Reed, Dunn fastened on the rebound and would have scored but for being brought down. From the resulting penalty, Lowe gave Everton the lead. A few minutes later came an equaliser, Roper beat Coggins with a header which, it appeared, the keeper might have saved. Birtley was prominent in the home attack. His centres were always well played. Everton were much the better side, and Griffiths and Reed scored a third and fourth goal respectively. Hykes scored two goals for Leeds.

THE PILOT PLUMPS FOR EVERTON.
January 2 nd 1932. Evening Express Football Edition.
League Form as Best Guide.
Home Record Brooks No Argument.
By the Pilot.
The burning topic of the moment is next Saturday's F.A. Cup clash at Goodison Park.
It will be the greatest football match ever staged in the city, and the only sad reflection is that one of our favourite clubs will not see round four of the tournament. There is the determination in both camps to win, but I cannot conceive Everton being the losers. It is my firm opinion that if Everton reproduce their usual home form than they are certain to clear the third hurdle. One must be ruled by results, and the Blues' home achievement brook no argument. Let us hope it will be a real sporting encounter, both from a playing and spectators point of view. The crowd can make or mar this tie. I appeal to them to give the players opportunity to give us classic football. Full details regarding the crowd arrangements will appear in the Evening Express early next week, but I advise all to get to the ground early and avoid congestion. Moreover, please pay attention to those who will be doing their best to pack the people?
Cup-tie Flavour.
Not only are Everton in the threes of F.A. Cup-ties, but every league match, and especially those away from home, strongly resembles cup-tie. Every team the Blues visit is anxious to lower the colours of the League leaders, and they really play above themselves in their endeavors. This was precisely what happened at Blackburn. As a matter of fact, I have rarely seen a side so different in all particulars as were Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park and Goodison Park. The whole truth is that at home these opponents are straining every muscle and nerve to conquer Everton's wonder team, and they are urged on by the shouts of their followers. It was so with Blackburn Rovers, I was told that their play against Everton was on a par with their best of the season yet at Goodison Park, where the bulk of the vocal support was for the Blues, they were made to appear quite an indifferent combination. I appreciate the fact that Everton have not quite such a vital force away from home recently, but the fact that they have a clear points lead in the league table makes them stand out as the best team in the country at the halfway stage. The Blues have performed splendidly away from home. This can be gathered by a glance at the records. In their first seven away engagements they won five and have claimed another away victory since in addition to forcing a draw at Huddersfield. The strength of Everton's position is that in addition of their lead, they have played two more matches away than at home. Good going this. It has been wonderful encouraging first half of the season, and there is not the slightest sign of their "cracking." It is not often that the Second Division champions go right through to the top of the First Division and, in addition deliver such deadly "knock-outs" to the big wigs as they have been doing. The more grueling part of the campaign is to come with its mixture of cup-ties and league matches, but I am convinced that a continuance of Everton's present form will bring them the championship for the second time in five seasons. They have excellent opportunities of breaking all manner or records. They have been doing it up to the present, and I attribute it chiefly to the fine spirit among the players and officials of the club. A bad period is almost certain to come along –few championship winners have escaped it –but I think the spirit of the Blues will pull them through. They are set on the championship, and, between ourselves, I think they would prefer winning that honour to the cup itself. May I take this opportunity of thanking all those well-wishes who sent me seasonable greetings and of expressing the wish that 1932 may be their record year. To quote my friend, Mr. Tom McIntosh, of Everton, "May the best of your pass be the worst of your futures."

VIEWS ON THE GREAT F. A. CUP TIE CLASH AT GOODISON PARK
By Ijay
Quiet confidence at Anfield.
Better News of Injured Players
Can Bradshaw hold Dixie Dean.
The Cup news from Anfield is much more hopeful than it was a week ago. I can now state that Lucas and Wright can be regarded as certain if the directors desire to utilise their services. What will be the outcome of the match, against Everton in round three? This is the question to which every football enthusiast is trying to find an answer. To my mind will depend on the conditions obtaining on January 9. It the ground is ice-bound or covered with slush and snow, it is bound to have an effect on the result. At all events it is going to be one of the greatest Derby games ever from the point of view of excitement and attendance, if not as regards the standard of play. Liverpool are keen and quietly confident. They realise that they are faced with a tremendous task, but they believe they have the nesscessary attributes to pull through. They have certainly played no better Football this season than at present, and as I have said before, I have seen no finer "last six" in any side this canter. Defence cannot win matches; it is able, true they can save points, and for this reason I believe Everton are going to have one of their hardest tasks. Everton cannot win until they have scored, and Liverpool are going to make a big effort to save that first goal which means so much. Everton, it must be remembered, have scored more home goals than any club in the Football League, but Liverpool tie with the Villa for second place. As the Cup-tie is at Goodison Park, Liverpool's task is indeed a serve one, but is admitted everywhere that they are just the club to rise to the occasion. Next Tuesday when the selectors choose their team for the game, they will have to make up their minds about two important positions. Will McRorie or McPherson be left out for Wright, who is certain to play so long as he perfectly fit, and will they leave out Jackson, whose last match it will be until nearing the end of the season, and bring in Lucas. These questions may take a lot of answering, but we can rest assured that the directors will view the situation from every angle.
Centre Forward Quest.
In the meantime the Reds' officials are still searching for the elusive centre forward who, it is hoped will solve their centre problems. He is very hard to find but perhaps, when he is eventually landed at Anfield (may be this weekend) the new life and dash necessary in the line will be infused. The Reds did well over the holiday periods to take three of the four points at stake against Sheffield Wednesday, but once more it must be admired that in the main they were earned by a really solid defence, which never tired under much heavy pressure. Steel is improving with every game, and this is high praise indeed when we recall his successful debut against Derby County three matches ago. He is probably the best back on the books of the Anfield club just now. His refusal to be flurried is one of his great assets.
Bradhsaw in the Breach.
Bradshaw, too, has never played more delightful or effective football. He stood between the side and defeat at Hillsborough. His vast experience stood him in good stead. He has the happy knack of bringing the best out of his colleagues when it is most needed. It may well be that the Jan 9 problem will boil itself down to whether Bradshaw can hold Dean. Bradshaw has the height, the weight and the skill to do his task effectively.

CUP TIE MEMORIES OF LONG AGO
January 2 nd 1932. Evening Express Football Edition
Liverpool – Everton Games recall
Famous Figures in Epic Struggles.
By the Pilot.
On Saturday next, at Goodison Park, Everton and Liverpool will meet for the fifth time in a Football Association cup-tie. Already I have received many queries regarding the hectle battles of yesterday –who played goal for Liverpool in the 1905 tie? Who scored Everton's winning goal in the 1911 match? And such like. I have been through the files of The Liverpool Evening Express, and taken notes of those former Merseyside cup "Derbies." The table to date is;
1901-02 Liverpool 2, Everton 2 (at Anfield)
Liverpool 2 Everton 0 (at Goodison Park)
1904-05 Liverpool 1 Everton 1 (at Anfield)
Everton 2 Liverpool 1 (at Goodison Park)
•  Everton 2 Liverpool 0 (at Villa Park)
1910-11 Everton 2 Liverpool 1 (at Goodison Park)
It will be seen that on three occasions the Blues have won through, and in 1905-06 they went on to win the Cup which is the only occasion it has found a resting-place on Merseyside. Below I give a brief summary of the previous cup meetings of the clubs.
Jan 13, 1902. Anfield. Round 1. (Receipts £800) Liverpool 2; Everton 2. Teams; - Liverpool; Perkins; Robertson, Dunlop; Wilson, Raisebeck, Goldie; Robertson, Hunter, McGuigan, Fleming, Cox.
Everton; Kitchen; Balmer, Eccles; Wolstenholme, Booth, Abbott; Sharp, Taylor, Young, Bowman, Bell. Referee Mr. John Lewis.
Terrfic Struggle.
Liverpool showed as the superior combination, and led at the interval through a penalty goal by Robertson. Kitchen saved Robinson's first shot. The Liverpool player following up and netted. Five minutes after the interval Booth provided Taylor with the opening to equalise before Cox put in a splendid run before crossing to Hunter, who restored Liverpool's lead with a beautiful shot just under the bar. A terrific struggle ensued until, following a foul against Raisebeck, Eccles placed accurately for Jack Sharp to equlise and force the replay. During this game no fewer than three free kicks were placed direct into the net, but under the prevailing rules these did not count as goals.
Jan 30, 1902 –Goodison Park. Replay (receipts £710). Everton 0; Liverpool 2.
The only change was the substitute on of Bert Sharp for Eccles at left back for Everton.
Much clever football was seen with Liverpool enjoying the better of the exchanges, the Blues often being penned into their own half for long periods. Abbott missed an open goal before Liverpool took the lead in 40 minutes. Bert Sharp brought down McGuigan and Balmer, in trying to clear Raisbeck's free kick, placed into his own goal. Eight minutes after the interval Hunter added Liverpool's second and later McGuigan struck the post. Game become uninteresting towards the end owing to definite superiority of Liverpool, who played with greater dash and vigour throughout.
February 4, 1905. (Anfield) Round 1 (Receipts £1,070)
Liverpool 1, Everton 1.
Teams; Liverpool; Doig; West, Dunlop; Parry, Raisebeck, Fleming; Goddard, Robinson, Parkinson, Raybound, Cox. Everton; Roose, R. Balmer, Crelly; Makepeace, Taylor, Abbott; Sharp, McDermott, Young, Settle, Hardman.. Referee Mr. John Lewis.
Wonderful Doig.
Had it not been for the wonderful goalkeeping of Doig Everton would have taken the lead. The report states "Everton swarmed around Doig like bees, but the goalkeeper held them at bay." Parkinson, gave Liverpool the lead following good work by Cox and Robinson. Hardman netted shortly after resumption, but was ruled offside, and it was not until near the end that Makepeace equalised from a penalty for a foul on Young.
Jan 8, 1906 (Goodison park) Replay (Receipts £1,020)
Everton 2, Liverpool 1
The only change was that Carlin appeared at inside right for Liverpool in place of Robinson, and within three minutes McDermott had given Everton the lead following clever inter-passing with Sharp. Dunlop was found at fault in this instance. Liverpool fought back well, Roose saving Everton on several occasions, Raisebeck was the inspiration of the Reds. Four minutes after the interval Goddard equalised. Thrilling exchanges followed, and it was not until five minutes from time that Sharp broke through for a centre which enabled Hardman to give Everton victory.
Match 13, 1906 (Villa Park) Semi-final (receipts £1,701)
Everton 2, Liverpool 0
Teams; Liverpool; Hardy; West, Dunlop; Parry, Raisebeck, Bradley; Goddard, Robinson, Carlin, Hewitt, Everton; Scott; R. Balmer, Crelly; Abbott, Taylor, Makepeace; Sharp, Bolton, Young, Settle, Hardman.
Liverpool were handicapped through forward changes, but opened favorites. It was 33 minutes before a corner was forced –this went to the Blues, who enjoyed the balanced of play, and would have gone ahead it not been for Hardy, who played one of the best games of his career.
Won on their merit.
There was no score at the interval, but after 10 minutes of the second half Abbott scored with a shot which seemed to be reflected by Dunlop. In the next raid Hardman headed the second goal. Liverpool became ragged after this, and Everton won on their merits.
Feb 4, 1911 (at Goodison Park) Round 2 (receipts £1,150)
Everton 2 Liverpool 1
Teams; Everton; Scott; Stevenson, MaConnachie; Harris, R. Young, Makepeace; Gourlay, Lacey, Magner, A. Young, Beare. Liverpool; Hardy; Longsworth, Crawshaw; Robinson, Harrop, McConnell; Goddard, Stewart, Parkinson, Orr, Uren.
Liverpool scored first though Parkinson, and it was a curious goal. Following a free kick the ball was twice charged down before Parkinson managed to lob it out of Scott's reach. Everton appealed that the ball had crossed the line, when hardy made a magnificent save from Gourlay, but the referee ruled against them. Liverpool held their lead to half-time. Everton were the better side after the interval, and after Beare had missed with a good opening he centred perfectly for A. Young to head a pretty goal. Stewart failed with an absolutely open goal, and then Sandy Young got his second and the winning goal with curling shot from the edge of the penalty area, which hardy reached but could not stop. Incidentally, Sandy Young was the outstanding player on the field, his footwork being astonishing in its accuracy. Hardy was the best Red on view.
Jan 9, 1932 (Goodison Park); Round 3
Everton ? Liverpool ?
Yes, we must wait and see.

FOUR SUCCESSIVE AWAY DEFEATS
January 4 th 1932. Liverpool Post and Mercury.
Everton Miss Dean's Thrust.
Injury To Cresswell.
By "Bee."
Birmingham is a better side today than for many years, and their win against Everton would have been convincing enough if only the two teams had been on equality regarding strength in the second half. As it was, Cresswell, who had played a remarkable game in the first half, became outside left through a strained ankle, and Thomson was limping. Stein went full-back, and shaped very well there, after having had a lean period, chiefly through the fact that he was not prompted with passes by his fellow-forwards, the scheme being to keep Critchley, the outstanding forward of the day, on the move against a slow moving back, whom he outpaced at will. Critchley's centres went for nought –there was no head to nod them back or back or forward; there was a gaining void in the attack, due to the absence of Dean, for whom Martin appeared. On the other hand, Birmingham were with out their usual centre-forward and Heywood not only got two goals but played well in the second half.
Sporting Game.
It was a clean sporting game throughout, and it produced Birmingham's sixth win in eight attempts, while Everton lost their fourth successive away game suggesting that they are nowadays a purely home team. However, in this game the necessity for increased effort in the attack was patent. Dean was absent. How could they best make up for this tremendous influence? By shooting well when the chance came. They did nothing of the kind; they shot outside to the easy chances; there was a time when a forward had but the goalkeeper to beat and he could not do it. Each time, instead of the ball "just going in," it went just outside," That would not have been a trouble so much if the team had kept sound, and if Hibbs had not turned the game with a masterly one-hand save from Johnson's best shot. A marvellous save of international character, and from it Birmingham went on to score two goals in two minutes.
Briggs the Raider.
The Birmingham, with their three reserve members fought tenaciously and well; and backs who had passed with a degree of ease suddenly found their strength while all through Briggs was a dangerous raider. Everton became despondent though they fought heartily and well to the end. White changing places with martin without much improvement in the goal-front aspect. All though the first half Everton played with such a delightful artistry and effect that it was absurd to think they had not made the most of their chances. Good football of this character was only the more galling when one found a shot was lacking.
Cresswell's Injury.
Of what avail was this easy manipulation of the ball; of what avail the robustness of Williams and the supreme and delicious quality of Cresswell's footwork a manner and method the crowd had never seen before? It meant nothing and one feels that the great difficulty of this defeat is not the result so much as the result of that result; a falling confidence in the Everton team and a realization of the worth of Cresswell; his injury means so much to the side that it cannot be minimized. Sagar played well; throughout and the half-backs did their part; in fact one could only expect goals when the teams at full strength had failed to deliver their goal mission to its crowning point. When the team was chopped and changed and Cresswell had a spell at outside left to try to "warm" his injury the Midland side was well on top in attacks and more definite in front of goal. Curtis got a long range goal and Bradford scored near the finish; after Grosvenor had shown what a good young forward he is going to be, and after Stoker had played a storming game at half-back. The turning point was the security of Hibbs against the few good shots rained at him, he reigned just as supreme as Cresswell had done. Cresswell left the field just before the finish of a game well handled by Referee Tom Crewe of Leicester, and well fought from first to last. The ground was soft but quite true-playing, and the standard of play throughout was of a fine rousing character, with plenty of good football served up from the opening moment to the end.
Well Beaten.
Everton were in the end well beaten deservedly beaten, and much perturbed about the personalities of their side. Throught it all one saw the lithe figure of Critchley darting away, dribbling in and out, centering ably, and marvelled that not a goal came from this source. This was the rock-bottom factor in Everton's defeat. They were offered goals and delayed or dallied till the chance was gone. Yet Birmingham with three reserves for famous names shown a hearty spirit and a good deal of enthusiasm as well as football craft. Teams; Birmingham City; - Hibbs, goal; Booton and Liddell, backs; Stoker, Gillingham, and Cringan, half-backs; Briggs, Grosvenor, Hayward, Bradford and Curtis, forwards. Everton; - Sagar, goal; Williams and Cresswell, backs; Clark, Gee, and Thomson (captain), half-backs; Critchley, White, Martin, Johnson and Stein, forwards. Referee; Mr. T. Crewe, Leicester.

EVERTON RESERVES 4 LEEDS UNITED RESERVES 3
January 4 th 1932. Liverpool Post and Mercury
Central league (Game 23)
Had Everton's forwards accepted all the chances afforded the margin would have been considerably more in the victors' favour. As it was Leeds fought back valiantly and might easily have snatched a draw for Everton, after having the game well in hand lost their grip of it, and in the closing stages the home defenders were hard pressed to hold the lively Leeds attackers. Birtley in the first half was conspicuous with some sound wing work. Lowe opened the scoring with a penalty, but Roper soon registed Leeds equalser. Reed adroitly headed Everton's second goal and Griffiths scored the third. Coggins was then responsible for some brilliant clearances from Roper and Alderson, but before the interval Reed scored Everton's fourth. A fairly evenly contested second half found Everton missing opportunities in front of goal, and when Hynes scored two goals for Leeds the issue became very open. Everton however, managed to hold on to their lead.
Bluunderllsands v Everton "A"
Liverpool Challenge Cup
Cancelled owing to state of the ground.

EVERTON IN DISTRESS
Liverpool Echo - Monday 04 January 1932
FAMOUS PLAYERS INJURED-GENUINE CASES
BIRMINGHAM'S FOUR-FOLD WIN
Bee’s Notes
Walter Abbott looked on the Birmingham win against Everton with a double-eye. The Rover," who had a long service with both sides enjoyed all the match; so did everyone who forgot to interpret the full extent of Everton's loss of Creswell by half time. Here was a defender playing superb supreme football; I have never seen him play such intricately beautiful football as the old Sunderland man played; for half an hour it was historic. Then came a blow; Grosvenor, Buchan's double in colour and height and position, trod upon the old man of the party and his ankle would not have been so bad if the teams had changed round straightaway, but they didn't, and the injury never " warmed up." although Warney went outside left. Actually the light was so bad that a 2.15 kick-off was the rightful one instead of a 2.30 kick-off, and Everton in the gloaming might have lost some more goals, but for Sagar's eagle eye. It was fine football; clean, without malice, without a stoppage of note, and yet to Everton it seemed to strike a warning note. Birmingham had three reserves and people said, "Saving them up for the cup tie." Everton had not Dean and without this master mind the forward line appears like sheep without a shepherd. His very presence is an incentive. Add Cresswell to the Dean injury—both very genuine cases, unfortunately, and you have the outstanding men of the season in doubt. This, with a Liverpool cup tie on Saturday cannot be forgotten even at 'the Lord Mayor's feast to the clubs tonight.
A GOODISH SIDE
Let us not take Birmingham at their wrong angle. They are playing better to-day than they have played since the days of Devey (oh, yeah, Devey played for them), Weldon, Spiller, and a host of others whose frame-work now hangs up on the boardroom walls. They have produced some young lads of merit notably Grosvenor Stoker (a great sharp-witted and sharper-footed half-back, this boy.) and with a revival of the tubby Curtis and Briggs on the wings, and the model stylist of a goalkeeper in Hibbs, together with the uniformly good method adopted by the wise old bird Joe Bradford, the side is well built and not of furious measure but rather of the stem, relentless and capable character. Birmingham have won six out of their last eight engagements, so Everton went, down to a good side, if not so good a side as Villa, who have played five games in nine days, the latest best of all, with Brown, once wanted by Everton from Huddersfield, as a reversal for Wareing, taking five goals. Man could do no more at his only chance this season, could he?
THE TURNING POINT
This game, the fourth successive away engagement that Everton have lost, went by the board once Cresswell was injured, but I think the result would have been the same in any case, became the Everton line without Dean was unable to show a punishing course near goal. The simpler the chance the more certain they slued the ball out of range, with one notable exception, when Johnson shot so hard that one imagined he must break the arm of Hibbs. An historic save, one that lives in the memory, and people with grey beards in 1951 will say do you remember Harry Hibbs at the St. Andrew's end turning that shot over with one hand and striking an Eros like figure that remains in the memory also. The score will be forgotten; the save will be remembered. That was the turn of this sporting game with hardly a foul and a stoppage; s game well handled by Tom Crew, of Leicester, and a game that was creditable to both sides if we be charitable to the forward line of the losers' side. Here was a right winger's day. Critchley carried the game into the heart of goal. He was hardly, ever stopped; he applied every brake in his twist and turn when a sweeping and slow full back would have been at him with both feet; he centred well; he outpaced everyone. There was no one there to head the centre; there was no one there to make the driving force tell its tale. Everton's superiority in skill was shown up by the fact that the forwards did not bother Hibbs sufficiently. The side gets a lot of headed goals; there was no fear of that at Birmingham; it was a shot or nothing; and there was little powder in their shot. I blame no one, but I do claim that Stein could not improve his game by lying in wait for a pass that did not come. Johnson, as usual, tried to cross the field with his known passes for Critchley's benefit, but a wind was blowing and he could not reach him accurately; when Stein became a full-back he did uncommonly well, and, it is said that he can keep goal, too, if an emergency arises, but one hopes it will not, especially as Sager is doing so well. People will talk of Everton being “homers," as they have lost their fourth successive game away from home. It should have been five, but let me read the away record right; at Bolton there was ice and a team imbued with the Griffiths signing; at West Ram tactics tumbled down; at Blackburn four penalty kicks; at Birmingham a crowning disaster in the loss of Cresswell for forty-five minutes and Johnson also limping. Gee, Williams, and Clarke did great work, and the whole team fought to the last, but the leading line was as retiring as Sims Reeves used to be.

EVERTON'S INJURED CUP FIGHTERS.
January 4 th 1932. Evening Express.
Latest News of Dean & Cresswell
Both hope to be fit for Saturday.
By the Pilot.
Everton have two of their best players on the injured list and the great F.A. Cup-tie with Liverpool is only six days away. The players are Dean and Cresswell. Dean has a pulled thigh muscle and Cresswell strained an ankle in the match against Birmingham. The bulletin from Goodison Park to day is that Dixie Dean is making splendid progress and himself is confident that he will be able to lead the attack. Cresswell's conditions is hardly as encouraging for his ankle is still swollen, but it has improved over the week-end. It is not yet known, however, whether he will be fi or not for Saturday. Dean was under special electrical treatment all last week for the thigh trouble, which prevented his playing against Birmingham, on Saturday, when the Blues lost their fourth successive away match. In this game Cresswell, after playing brilliant football for half-an-hour, went to kick a ball when Briggs had "checked" with his foot, and Cresswell strained the ankle ligament. He continued to play in the hope that the injury was not serious, but after a spell at outside left in the second half he had to retire altogether. In addition to Dean and Cresswell, Thomson also slightly injured an ankle at Birmingham, but I do not anticipate that it is serious to keep him inactive.
Freak Result.
The Birmingham game was highly interesting but had a freak result. The "Brums," were never four goals better than Everton; in fact had Dean been playing I am convinced the Blues would have had the match in their pockets before the interval. Dixie was missed. I say with all due deterrence to Martin, who tried hard but adhered too strictly to the inside forward type of game, which is his real pursuit. Everton enjoyed fully three parts of the play and provided cleverer, more accurate football than the home men, who, however, had the faulty of being able to take chances. It was in this alone that Everton failed. Hibbs played a magnificent part in keeping the points at St. Andrew's. Some of his work was marvellous, and I shall never forget the save from Johnson, which really turned the tide in Birmingham's favour. The Birmingham defence was splendid all through and they had need to be, for though they were in arrears the Blues continued to do the bulk of the work in the later stages. Critchley was irresistible, and played his best game for seasons. He was unstoppable and received fine support from White and Johnson. Stein was a stranger to the role of full back, which he occupied, in the second half, but he pulled out his best and was not a failure. Clark was the best half-back, though Gee was a vital factor in defence. Cresswell was the better back, though Williams was handicapped by a severe cold. Sagar might have saved the third goal, but otherwise did well.

EVERTON INJURIES
January 5 th 1931. Liverpool Post and Mercury
Everton have two of their best players on the injured list, and the moment both Cresswell and Dean are doubtful starters for the Cup-Tie against Liverpool at Goodison Park. Dean has a pulled muscle, which kept him out of the League match at Birmingham on Saturday, while Cresswell was injured at St. Andrews. Dean is making good progress, and I understand he's almost certain to be fir for the Cup-tie, but there is a doubt about Cresswell being able to turn out, he strained ankle is still swollen, but it has improved.

WAITING FOR THE BIG WHISTLE.
January 5 th 1931. Evening Express
The Great Day is Saturday. Zero hour is 2.30. Thirty-two whistles will start the big battle for the F.A. Cup. Only two of the hopeful 64 clubs who enters the fray on Saturday will live to fight out the final at Wembley. Our hopes are Everton, Liverpool, Tranmere Rovers and Southport, and as the first two mentioned clash at Goodison Park the maximum possible for the next round are automatically reduced to three.
There is bad news for Everton. Cresswell who was injured last Saturday, is still limping, and he said to the Evening Express today, "I hold out few hopes that I shall be fit."
Dean Will lead Everton.
By the Pilot.
Dixie Dean, the Everton centre-forward is a certain starter for Saturday's great Cup clash between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park. This is cheering news for the Everton supporters, but a doubt remains regarding the possibility of Warney Cresswell taking his place at left back. I do not anticipate that a final decision will be made until late in the week. Dean has made a rapid recovery from his muscle injury, and the fact that he was not risked against Birmingham has helped matters considerably. Today he was training with all his usual enthusiasm. Cresswell is still limping slightly and said to me; "I hold out few hopes that I shall be fit. It will be a great disappointment to miss this game, and though my ankle has improved it will have to make much better progress if I am to take my place." I expect the directors, who meet tonight, will select Bocking as Cresswell's deputy. Bocking, McPherson, and Martin are included with the regular eleven, from which the Everton team will be chosen.

BALL-TOPIC ON THE CIVIC RECEPTION
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 05 January 1932
SEALING THE SPORTING SPIRIT
EFFECT OF THE HISTORIC OCCASION
Bee’s Notes
TOWN HALL, Monday Night. Cloak-room first to the right, downstairs. Six foot four inches of physique, plush-fours and scarlet ahead; by the side the excellent Police Band, with the Pickwickian drummer rolling out a rally for notable football friends. We climb the stairs; football is holding its first court in this city; it is an historic occasion. It is too much for me. I leave the rest to a sunburnt, silent member that stands his ground (taken from Sefton Park) in the middle of the august sporting assembly. Yes, there was a ball at the Town Hall last night; not the customary flouncing affair; a real ball—THE ball to be used next Saturday in the Cup-tie meeting between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park. I give up my task to-day. Let THE ball carry on the conversation:
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I felt thoroughly puffed up; tightly laced, yet nestling comfortably in the knowledge that no one could give me a sly kick in the back. I rested on my greensward—Lord Mayor Cross christened it thus!—and saw and heard everything. It was all so peaceful to view of what is to follow to my hide on Saturday. And it was all so fascinating. The glow of the lights; the flowers by my side recalling that one or other of the teams must go out this week-end, but each has a chance to win the League honour. Say it with flowers; yes, on one side the red light of a bulb that suggested Anfield as fighters to the last minute; on the other side a reminder of Chamberlain's innocent token an orchid. Three tape on the table, and I thought the referee had got to work. It was the 6ft. 4in. of plush, powder and puff. The "game" had started. What a company of sportsmen, and what acoustic properties (talking well off) this magnificent room holds. My neighbour (" Bee ") told me he had heard Princess Bibescue, lan Hay (one of the "First Hundred Thousand"), the best of all after-dinner speakers, Consul Griffiths (U.S.A.), Pett Ridge (writer of fun), Lord Derby (who had broken all existing records by insisting that there should be no speeches all night)— he had heard them all in this stately mansion. And here, where the mighty had been, stood the ball that will take its hiding like a sport next Saturday, and then, having lost all its wind, will pass to the Lord Mayor of Sport, Alderman James Cross, signed by all officials and players, to become an heirloom of the first civic reception football has had in this great city. We are getting on!
REPRESENTATIVE
The Ball at the Hall goes on: I greet the captains. Dean has lost a greyhound pup (10 months old) around Aintree. Chestnut, with short head and body, he says. And he can't live without it. It is a fine grouping of sports-people, apart from the football officials. Venerable Mr. John McKenna, the League resident, councillors of sport and city’s care, boxing, ancient and modern—Pa Taylor happy in the remembrance that he is shortly to celebrate his Golden Wedding; Major Bennett. 0. B. E... and Johnnie Best, who are just now pondering the possibility and probability of Nel Tarleton and Al Brown having a boxing contest at the Liverpool Football ground—a greater treat than the Belt contest offered; Jack Sharp, Harry Makepeace, and Tom Crompton, former Everton footballers—yes, the Liverpool chairman, Mr. Tom Crompton, is a former Everton player. Don't ask me if a partisan can change his spots? The Lord Mayor asked me how people became Red or Blue. Without taking the sails out of me. I could have referred him to this discussion in this Notebook which indicated that one became Ref or Blue by a simple process: whichever ground you first visited, that was your football love to the end. Although I turned hot as the night went on and my auburn appearance cannot have escaped the people I was not asked to respond to anything —except to the sporting character of the game on Saturday. So I could not reply publicly! They ate, they drank coffee, they smoked and fumed and meantime a gang of “Duds” came to the aid of all the good people. Ralph Collis got into the wireless tangle. Wm. McMullan fingered his ring and ringed his finger as if to get his most golden tone; Tom Griffiths rang true to note and tone; Wilson Redding rapped out his staccato tonic, and Eric Dawson added the tonic so far that he kept the piano hot, but never bothered—a fine collection of Good-fellows, with their best joke at the end of the awe-ful evening. Naturally, the players could not do a Highland fling. They looked upon it as an event historic, and calling for their usual table manners. This led Ralph Collis to tell the story of the cods-heads. It is a classic.
THE THINGS THEY SAY
The Ball at the Hall goes on : Speaking as the only "tight member" at the Hall., I should say the civic recognition of football in this city has done more to cement the good fellowship of players, officials—and spectators-than anything done or said in the last twenty-five years. And the credit must go one way—it is the sporting Lord Mayor who has worked this oracle and miracle. I should love to tell you all the things that were said, but that is impossible. Lord Mayor Cross hit the nail on the head when he referred to the asset of a football club to the city; he referred to the Rev. Paxton (present, sir, on my left) and a sermon on the St. George's " Mount," where once " Bee " got the needle, four inches of it in the cushioned seat of the pulpit!  He called back the days of Cup-ties between Bolton and Everton, and got mixed in his scorers, so an old footballer tells me—Settle for Abbott was the scorer; told of the joys of being “It," which means that you are “a pseudo-director for a day "; recalled Harry Lauder's 5 pounds worth of amusement for sixpence outlay. Lender only knew one 'player, Hughie Bolton, and he” called “him all through the game —" Come awe, Hughie; come awa'. The Lord Mayor concluded with a reference to the two-by-two process which was invented in this city—a gesture that, white enemies in a football sense, they are still friendly on and off the field. And then—this is why "Bee" Is over, come to-day and cannot write the notes. Alderman Cross paid tribute to the Press, and was bold enough to say that “Bee" was the “finest sports writer in the country." He marvelled how he slipped a note on a paltry piece of paper, then went back to The Hive and wrote columns on the game. At which up spake Mr. Cuff, the Everton chairman, saying that he was glad to hear the Lord Mayor's explanation of how these things were done. He had often wanted to know, because on occasion he wondered whether he had been watching the same game after he had read the criticism. At which there was laughter, but Mr. Cuff went on to pay tribute to the same avenue. . He said it was the invention of the ' Hive that the players went out two by two. They talked on. Mr. Tom Crompton short and pointed; Mr. Cuff clear-cut, concise, and convincing; Alderman Dowd acting the part Simple Simon in football knowledge which extends over thirty-five years (Mr. Dowd recalled the cocked-billycock of Mr. Bainbridge fifty-four years before—Mr. Bainbridge was present, gentlemen, a director of both our team. in his time); Mr. McKenna offered thanks on half of the F.A. an the League wished the " presiding genius and his good lady" good health and re-election next November—" then there's a chance of getting back here." he concluded, with that stern Irish laugh of his! Meantime the Duds went on entertaining; I smiled at their gibes. I roared inwardly and to my inner tube when one of them said, " When two go past Elisha Scott he's heard to remark 'Dear, dear, Dear" I enjoyed the rational and sporting speeches of Tom Bradshaw and Dean, captains of the sides, and know that whatever they do to my skin next Saturday, they will do nought that is unfair to the good name of the city, to the good name of these "Derby " games, and to the good names of the clubs. For me it will be a joyful afternoon, because it has got the Mayoral seal; it has got the genuine sporting ring; it has the voice of authority behind it. Merseyside is an example to all other football clubs, I am told, in regard to the cleanliness of all their games. On with the good work, my masters!

DINNER NEXT TO "DIXIE"
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 05 January 1932
The Lord 'Mayor, in telling the children what an honour it was to be the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, referred to the dinner he gave last night to the Everton and Liverpool Football Clubs. "Just imagine I had my dinner sitting next to Dixie Dean, the football idol of the country'," he said. To which there were loud "Oh's" from “Dixie’s” ardent supporters in the hall. Afterwards the Lord Mayor called for cheers for Everton from the “Evertonians" and cheers for “Liverpool" from the "Reds." both of which nearly raised the roof.

LIVERPOOL AND EVERTON CONCERNED WITH POSITIONS
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 06 January 1932
WHAT THIS RAIN MEANS TO LIVERPOOL'S CHANCE; TRANMERE'S CHANCE
Bee’s Notes
Make no error about it; this continual downpour of rain means that Liverpool's chance of success in the Cup-tie has grown perceptibly. Their side is so built that they must do better in heavy going than in the lighter-ball conditions. Everton had been known as a great mud team in their days of tremendously heavy conditions, but they have got so accustomed to the new turf and its fine texture that they may be troubled to cope with a scooting ball and heavy going. Liverpool plough their way through these conditions, and Tranmere are likewise of belief that they will do all the better because the elements have poured out their wrath upon the already tough “Tranmere turf. But at the moment the team-sheet is the main consideration. Both Everton and Liverpool show their difficulty. With Everton it is Cresswell's possible chance of playing. Bocking or Common —that would be the difficulty if the Shields man could not play. In Liverpool's case it is a forward attack. The team has been chosen, and it is the one that is automatic in every phase except this forward line. There the selectors have to face the possibility of David Wright being recovered. Wright has been “on holiday “after abnormal work for weeks when he ought not to have been played. The team shows McRorie at outside right and McPherson or Wright at inside left. The selectors' task is a weighty one, and, remembering the height and weight of the Everton half-backs, and the big men of Liverpool F.C., I should say this will be a match in which the weighty members will be dominant. Wait and see!
SAY IT WITH A MEGAPHONE
"Pac Wicomfort” writes a sensible letter: - Your extensive notes are often responsible for righting the wrong, and will no doubt help to prevent similar errors to those at Goodison.  The control of the crowd outside the ground was a very obvious error.  My friends and I were fortunate by joining a queue, by the schoolyard, with the intention of going into the stand, but before long found we were mixed with “prospects” for the paddock.  Before we reached the turnstile the stand entrance was closed, the result being a general rush for a paddock entrance that had been idle for some minutes before. Arriving in the paddock we had ample room, and noticed more room behind the north goal, whilst inside the chapel entrance the crowd was swaying. Now for my suggestion—probably an old one, but, I am sure, effective with the sporting public, who are generally very unselfish. The club should arrange for two or three powerful and clear speakers with megaphones and more than the average share of wit, to be by the side, of the playing pitch to direct the crowd and so fill up the “thin spots," thereby easing the congested quarters. It may be argued that a patron would object to being asked to leave the proximity of his chosen spot. I suggest it will be unnecessary for this, to any great extent, if our good-humored megaphone' friend uses his discretion and directs the crowd "slightly back “or " to your right” or “left" to allow the more unfortunate patrons to pass along in front and "obtain relief" for their sorely "taxed” physical strength. The success of the scheme depends entirely on a suitable megaphone operator, who will find his work difficult at first, but will eventually, by appropriate wit and clear directions, be an asset to the football public and the club.
SPURIOUS
"Ardent Reader " writes:—l would like you to take up the cudgels for many of the Everton supporters. While a spectator of the Everton and Leeds United Reserve game, we had many conflicting and spurious results of the Everton Birmingham game from a section in the clock stand. I do not what benefit it does them, but gave us the result that Everton were winning 2-0 before half-time. For benefit of a good many people, and to lave arguments I hope you will use your influence to put a stop to this rot. Carry on with the good work of fair criticism and best reports for 1932. Perhaps the club concerned could publish their own final of the first team. Sheffield does it.

HOW TO SEE GOODISON CUP-TIE IN COMFORT.
January 7 th 193. Evening Express.
Do's and Don'ts for The 70,000
It is odds-on Wright playing for Liverpool
By the Pilot.
Of course, you will be one of the 70,000 spectators who will see Saturday's super cup-tie at Goodison Park and, of course, you want to see the game in comfort. Well, it is up to you! There is room for you, and the admission arrangements are admirable. All you have to do is to go early, take your place in the right queue, tender the correct fee or ticket, and don't loiter –remember there are others who want to see every minute of the game. Two hundred stewards and police will do their best to direct the crowds. Carry out their instructions and you won't have any trouble. Everton's team will be chosen tomorrow. Cresswell is still a doubtful starter. Good news for Liverpool. Wright is mending rapidly and it is an odd-on chance that he will play. It is easy matter to pace a 70,000m crowd. If you think it is, ask Mr. Tom McIntosh. He knows. That is why he has instructed the following Do's and Don'ts for Evening Express readers. Do –if you are a ticket-holder –read carefully the instructions on your ticket. Don't confuse the block letter shown with the row letter. Do if you hold a ticket for blocks A,B, or C in the Goodison –road stand, enter by the turnstiles opposite Oxton-street. Do if you hold a ticket for blocks D, E or F in the Goodison-road stand, enter by the turnstile just beyond the club office. Do if you hold a ticket for blocks G or H in the Goodison-road stand, enter by the two turnstiles near the church. Do if you hold a ticket for block K in the Goodison-road stand, enter by the turnstile on the corner of Goodison-road. Don't forget to watch the indication letter cards above the entrances. Do if you hold a ticket for the north section of the Bullens-road stand, enter by the Gwladys-street end turnstiles. Do if you hold a ticket for the south section of the Bullens-road stand enter by the turnstile at the Stanley Park end. Do if you hold a members' or shareholders' ticket enter by the centre turnstiles in Bullens-road. Don't confuse the colour off your tickets. Members' are pink and shareholders' ate purple. Do it your ticket is for the goal double Decker stand make sure of your correct turnstiles. Yellow-and White ticket-holders will be admitted through the Goodison-road entry turnstiles, and White –and Red ticket holders through the first two turnstiles nearer Stanley Park. Don't fail to go early. You should be seated by 2.15. Do hand the larger portion of your ticket to the gateman and retain the smaller portion. Do form into single-file queues. Do keep the gangways clear inside the ground. Do –if you are not a ticket holder –tender correct money at the turnstiles. Don't forget the ground and paddock gates will be opened at 12-30 p.m. and the stand entrances at 1 p.m.

THE HOUSING PROBLEM
Thursday, January 7, 1932. The Liverpool Echo
ACCOMMODATION FOR 60,000
AIDED BY ONE HUNDRED POLICE AND SPECATORIAL SENSE
ALL ABOUT THE GOODISON CUP-TIE ARRNAGEMENTS
Bee’s Notes
My friends and I have been inquiring of various football fans in this district for information re the accommodation at Goodison on Saturday next, but nobody seems to know exactly the position. I know of dozens from here, and no doubt there are hundreds from elsewhere, who are puzzled about this same question, and all wish to be present. Would you be kind enough to enlighten us, through your invaluable notes, as to this question: Are there any 2s seats to be had, or any stand accommodation; or is it standing only? –True Blue (West Kirby).  –over 10,000 tickets have been allocated, and for the rest the public are faced with this outlook; the charge for admission is 1s, paddock 1s 6d

These figures show the accommodation at 1s and Is 6d. The ground has already held 67,000—for a game with Liverpool. It is very interesting, in these days of overcrowding, to think what is necessary to the management of a football club to accommodate a crowd of nearly 70,000. For that reason I sojourned with the Everton secretary, Mr. Tom McIntosh, asking for information, and watching the planning of "the course" (of events) by Mr. McIntosh and his helpmates, Messrs., John Fare, T. Kelly, and Mr. "Dobbie" Barker, acting as the unseen hand. The officials have always contended, said Mr. McIntosh, that this compact ground can accommodate the huge figures with a certain amount of ease, providing the public will just act upon the requests of the club. We have ordered more police out for Saturday's Cup-tie than for any match in our history. A posse of one hundred will be there, and there are just as many stewards. How would you act if you were an intending spectator, with no ticket and your only chance of entry was by shilling “stile “of the paddock at sixpence extra? I asked Mr. McIntosh to put himself in the role of a spectator paying to go in. -He replied; perhaps A would be best to start at the beginning. So often people with tickets find more trouble than the man without a ticket. Every ticketholder should read carefully the instructions on the ticket regarding the entrance into which the ticket admits, whether it be Goodison side or Bullens-road side. For instance, they should not confuse “Block D" in Goodison-road stands with Row D in Bullens-road stand. There is no connection between the two.
DOUBLE-DECKER
Now to those people going in the double-decker stand at the back of the goal—the 3s 6d seat, marked “Entrance Goodison-road side." Go in through the two turnstiles down the entry. These tickets are printed white, with a yellow stripe. Tickets for the goal-decker entrance is Bullens-road are white with a red stripe, and the entrance for them is the first two turnstiles nearest to Stanley Park. The goal-decker is practically cut in two. There should be no confusion. To prevent confusion may I ask the ticket-holder to “Have another look at your card." This, said Mr. McIntosh, refers to the Goodison-road stand tickets: The stand is divided into blocks A, B, C. D, E, F, G, H. K, Block A Spellow-lane end, and Block K Church end. Seven turnstiles—Goodison-road be it noted—provide ample ingress to this much patronized stand. Blocks A, B,C, are entered through two stiles almost opposite Oxton-street, Blocks D, E, F, through other two further up Goodison-road, just beyond the office door (usual 3s 6d entrance), and Blocks G, H a little further along, with Block K on the corner of Goodison-place. Large signs showing the block numbers will he shown above the entrances, and a glance at these will again show the correct way in. Now proceed to the other side of the ground:—Bullens-road's “Twickenham Stand," divided into North and South ends, with the " Shareholders " and " Members" sandwiched between. To the stranger North is Gwladys-street end, South is Stanley Park end. Surely no difficulty here. Two entrances for South end, blue tickets, two for the North end, primrose colour, while the members stand tickets are pink, and the shareholders purple. Ample signs appear above each twin turnstile. We ask seat-holders to be in their seats at least a quarter of an hour before kick-off (2.30). Give the stewards on duty in each section ample time to deal with you. Tear your ticket into two pieces, hand the larger portion to the turnstile attendant, retaining the smaller portion for production to the stewards.
THE SHILLING CROWD
Now, the "ground" spectator, the backbone of every club. They have not been forgotten. Special arrangements are' being made to cope with a large crowd, but the directors ask that if queues are, necessary the spectator should take his correct turn, keep orderly, assist the' police, and there will be no breaking of queues. Everyone desirous of seeing the match will get in quickly and in comfort. Give the turnstile attendant the correct money. Changing notes causes delay. There will be eleven turnstiles with direct entrance to the ground working at the Spellow-lane end of Goodison-road; between the office door and the church end there are other twelve, while on the Bullens-road side there are two at each end, making 27 turnstiles in all for the 1s,spectator.Thie paddock at Is 6d is a splendid "spec," well supplied with entrance gates, but, as stated above, it is up to the crowd themselves to keep in the queues sod keep good order. Turnstiles will be open at 12.30. Finally, said Mr. Mclntosh:—Cut out the portion of the particulars that affects you, and keep in single file to enter the special turnstile which you intend using. This will enable the police to keep the, queues intact. Once in, pack as closely, as possible, and leave gangways open.

WHO WILL WIN THE "GREATEST EVER DERBY."
January 8 th 1932. Evening Express.
Liverpool Start Favorites for Goodison Park Battle.
Cresswell Unfit; Bocking to play left-back for Everton.
Wright not yet certain but a probable starter.
By the Pilot.
The preparations are finished, arrangements are complete; the only one doubt remains. It is who will play at inside left for Liverpool –Wright or McPherson –at Goodison Park tomorrow in the greatest ever Cup-tie staged on Merseyside.
Everton
Cresswell is unfit and will not play. Bocking, usually a right back, will take his place. There is the solo change from Everton's regular side. Dean definitely will lead the attack. The ground is on the soft side, but in good condition. This will be Clark's first local "Derby" game.
Everton's Team.
Sagar; Williams, Bocking; Clark, Gee, Thomson; Critchley, White, Dean, Johnson, Stein.
Liverpool.
The problem of Wright's fitness will be decided tomorrow morning. Strong hopes are held out that he will be able to play. Liverpool Start favourities, but their mascot black cat was killed yesterday in an accident. It is an omen? McRoie and Steel are making the local "Derby" debuts.
Liverpool Team.
Scott; Steel, Jackson; Morrison, Bradshaw, McDougall; McRoie, Hogson, Barton, Wright (or McPherson), Gunson.
There is no blinking the fact that Liverpool start general favorites for tomorrow's Cup game. This is due to the fact that since the announcement of the draw when Everton, by reason of their commanding hold on the League leadership were made the popular fancy, Liverpool have not lost a single game, and have reduced the margin of Everton's League lead to three points. On the other hand, Everton have lost all their three away games. But the confidence in Liverpool must be tempered by the realisation that Everton still hold the League leadership in spite of the fact that they have played three more matches away than at home. One thing is certain, the Reds always play better at Goodison Park than at Anfield, and already this season they have defeated the Blues on the ground in a minor cup competition. Yet the superstitious will feel unhappy. Why? Well, for seasons past we have all noticed the lovely black cat, which stalks the Anfield ground. When it walks on the field before a match it is accepted as a happy omen. Well, Liverpool's lucky black cat died yesterday –suddenly. It met with an accident. You might say, "Ah that is only a matter of luck," but I feel convinced luck will play a large part in tomorrow's match. In such a cup-tie it is bound to do –the run of the ball; the mere winning of the tess might be vital factors.
Blues Advantage.
On form Everton should win particularly as they have ground advantage although Mr. George Patterson, the Liverpool secretary-manager, said to me yesterday. "Why, for our boys to play at Goodison Park is as good as playing at home. We shall be before out own supporters." A true word, but there is no doubt that knowledge of ground is a decided asset. Let us look at the form book. Everton have played 10 matches at home and won nine, the only defeat being that inflicted by Manchester City by the only goal. In the ten games they have scored no fewer than 51 goals against 15 by opponents. One can, in summing up the form, only look at Liverpool's away form. Undoubtedly their best performance of the season to date was the 2-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns, but other matches achievements have been the victory at Newcastle and another north-eastern success over Sundrland. Still, whereas the Reds claim only three away victories in ten matches, Everton have won six out of 13 away games. Everton's stick, however, has gone down because of their four successive away defeats, whereas the Reds have not been defeated since December 12, when they visited Portsmouth.
Form Pointer.
The biggest form pointer in favour of Everton is the fact that they defeated Liverpool by three goals to one at Anfield. At that time Everton were not the dynamic force they subsequently became. Liverpool have been the most-criticized team in the country this season. I have not seen them a great deal, but everyone has been anxious to tell me that they are a poor side. Candid, I do not believe it. Results speak for themselves, and when I glance at their record I cannot be convinced that a team with 28 points from 23 matches is a poor one. It will surprise me if there is a wide margin at the finish, but I can see no other result than that Everton will figure in the fourth round. Liverpool will reply on Barton and Hodgson to get the goals, and I expect their three wonderful half-backs –the backbone of this team –to adopt the down the middle method. It will be a good one, for both Hodgson and Barton can shoot, and Gunson is an adept at cutting in for a cross drive. Everton will no doubt adopt the open methods, which have brought them the crop of goals. They will certainly keep the ball swinging from wing to wing, but they have the faculty of serving up the close work if necessary. The vital period of the game is can Bradshaw stop Dean. He could not do so at Anfield, because he adopted the wrong methods, but if he acts differently tomorrow and can keep Dixie in subjection, then the Reds have a great chance.
Goodison Tram Services.
There will be an extended service of Corporation Tramcars and Omnibuses in Liverpool tomorrow for the Everton-Liverpool cup-tie. It has been decided to place into services more than 100 extra cars to operate Victoria-street to the ground. They will commence to run at 12 noon, and there will also be services from all the suburban termini. In addition, there will be a special service of Omnibuses from Bankhall station for the benefit of visitors coming in from the Southport line areas. There will also be a similar return services after the game.

GOOD AND SUFFICIENT REASONS FOR ESTIMATING THE GREATEST CUPTIE OF THE CITY
Liverpool Echo - Friday 08 January 1932
EVERTON V. LIVERPOOL
CRESSWELL'S DISTINCTION AND EXTINCTION
BOCKINO OR LOWE DEPUTY (?)
L'POOL STILL IN DOUBT ABOUT THEIR FORWARD LINE
WRIGHT'S TRY-OUT, AND TRY-ON
Bee’s Notes

The cause of all the bother—Everton v. Liverpool, at Goodison Park. 2.30; occasion, the Football Association Cup; kick off. 2.30 Be early, be steady; be assured that the Everton team will not be able to field its customary eleven. Cresswell finds that his ankle will not allow him to play. A lot of talk has gone the Cup-road regarding Cresswell's bad ankle. I can tell you that he has two of a kind.  One ankle has been bad all the season, and he has desired a rest but could not afford to take one.  Now the other ankle is so swollen that he cannot play.  This is a blow. 
It is a remarkable fact that until a week ago Cresswell had never before been unable to finish a match. This was his first offence in a lifetime of football that has been renowned for its artistry and for its ability to keep clear of giving offence and taking a knock. Cresewell is naturally perturbed that he not able to play, but in an exclusive interview he said: It will be idle to think of playing. I am sorry to miss the match. I have not missed one this season, and last season I did not miss a League game or a Cup-tie. So that my record has been a persistent one. But to think of taking a risk would be unfair to the public, the team, and the officers of the club. I would not dream of doing it.
BOCKING OR LOWE?
So the Everton club will have to ponder over a vital position; full back. Shall it be the Stockport player Bocking, who did so well when Ben Williams was nursing an international injury; shall it be Lowe, of Southport memory, a young back who has been stylish and competent? That is the burning question. I think it will be found that Lowe has the post of honour, but nothing is settled. Liverpool F.C. are in a similar position. Their difficulty is at forward, and the question is whether David Wright will be fit. He is not to be tried out till to-morrow morning, and if he succeeds then the Anfield attack will gain something in height and weight. But if not McPherson will take the place he has held from the moment he arrived here from Glasgow Rangers. Whatever happens the going is sure to be heavy. I saw the ground a day of two ago, and it had suffered something through its drenching. Players will find it hard to pull up their legs. Such conditions will favour Liverpool more than Everton—so I said, Dean, tackled about this, said, "You're wrong there. We all love the sticky turf.' That is Dean's authoritative statement. People come to me asking me to put a noose round my neck, and declare: “Whom do you think will win?" In years gone by--stretching nearly thirty years in connection with these "Derby games—l have resolutely refused to suggest a drawn game. Only twice in that spell have I leaned upon a draw. To-day who can say? Who would dare be so foolish as to suggest one or other club can win? At the Lord Mayor's function everyone expressed the pious hope that “the best side would win." I would go further. I hope that the better side wins, and the players never betters! If you want evidence for my enforced sitting on the fence in the selection business this meson. I will give you chapter and verse:— Once upon a time Everton went out of the Cup-ties through the following clubs: Crystal Palace, Fulham, Wolves, West Brom (semi-final), Glossop, and such-like. Once upon a time Liverpool went out of the Cup-ties through the following clubs: Birmingham (at home), Cardiff (at home), Southampton (away), Sheffield United, Fulham, and, further back, Norwich City (home). Now history tells us that records repeat almost as shockingly as onions, and the list I have given up above creates in my mind a fear that the city is not a Cup favourite, and that the only good thing we can bank upon this time is that one or other of our clubs must go marching on into the fourth round of the Cup—which is a nice thought. The players will come out two-by-two, the token sporting friendships. The game will bear the imprint of the fine Merseyside decency. What, then, will be the turning point of this game? It will be the fragile bit of hack; the mis-kick; the foul throw; the sliced pant; the stewed clearance; the very thing one never dreamed of. That is how goals are born of such a meeting u Everton v. Liverpool. I do not propose to go into the channels of prematch discussion regarding plans of campaign. No one but the players themselves knows what plan will be adopted and how soon it may be necessary to revise the plan, or whether the players can remember anything else except “My club, It’s of thee," when the battle begins to wage furiously. One team must eventually lose. Let us, before the game, determine that it shall be honour to the victor and vanquished, and the losers shall take the defeat in a sporting manner.
Join in
Music for the match at Goodison Park. All the items are popular ones, and I exhort the crowd to join in the choruses.  Aigburth Silver Prize Band (musical director, Mr. Harry Wearing) will render a Bert Feldman popular programme; March.  :Strolling Round the Town; fox-trot, “Tie a Little String”  Two-step;  “Butter-Cup Lane” selection; “Shamrock Land” fox-trot, “River Stay ‘Way From My Door” selection, “Community Land No 2”; fox-trot; Miss Elizabeth Brown”: “Blaze Away.” 
EVERTON “A” CUP TEAM
Everton “A” team to Blundellsands in the second round of the Liverpool Challenge Cup, at Endbutt-lane, Great Crosby 2.30 is;- Holdcroft; Parker, Jackson; Edwards, Chedgzoy, Lloyd, Worrall, Cunliffe, Davies, Fryer, and Leyfield. 

CUP-TIE CHANGE
Liverpool Echo - Friday 08 January 1932
BOCKING FOR CRSSWELL IN EVERTON TEAM
Bocking will be deputy for Cresswell, who, as announced in “Bee’s” notes, is unable to play in the Cup-tie tomorrow.  The rumour that Bradshaw was unfit, and unlikely to play for Liverpool,. Seems unfounded.  When an Echo man saw him at noon, today, the big centre-half looked fit, said he was, and that he anticipated a great game. 

GOODISON'S FAITHFUL
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 09 January 1932
ECHO" ARTICLE
At seven o'clock this morning there were enthusiasts outside Goodison Park for the great Liverpool Cup-tie "Derby." Less than an hour later there were small queues at all the entrances to the cheaper part of the ground, and the first of the plutocrats for the more expensive seats had also arrived. And as the clock advanced towards noon, those queues became long, solid lines. The morning gave promise of ideal conditions for a great game. But it was not the ideal weather for queueing. There was a fierce nip in the air that whipped complexions into a bluey hue, and the first in the queue was a lucky fellow for he could snuggle into what shelter the entrance door could offer. The cold was forgotten in the warmth of discussing the merits of Jackson's ability to hold "Dixie." or the power of the Everton defence now that Cresswell was absent.
FROM FAR AFIELD
You did not need to eavesdrop to learn that Liverpool was not the home of many of this advance party of the great crowds. Dialects there were in plenty, and you realized that some had come many miles before they reached the queue. Some had not seen bed during the night. These were night-shift men who had just slipped home for a wash and breakfast and then made a bee line for the ground. Others had set their alarms early-they lived miles away and wanted to get a “workman’s" ticket on the train.
A WOMAN ARRIVES
The first woman in the queue came at 9.30 a.m., and she looked warm enough in her Wellington boots, great scarf enveloping her throat, and her heavy fur-cuffed coat. Favours were every-where amongst the crowds, and there were early hints of the cacophony to reign this afternoon. Small boys did a good trade running for cups of tea and coffee, and the men selling favours all reported “phenomenal business." There were great crowds by the time the gates were opened, but those with the statician mind shook their heads when any hint of a record was mentioned. The ground was well packed at two o'clock, and if the people were not packed as closely as one would have expected, still the Everton ground has rarely resounded with such cheering, ringing of bells, cat-calls, and the like. Everywhere around the ground bright spots of colour were made by favours and toppers fashioned in blue and white or red and white.
FEWER THAN EXPECTED
Special cars brought their full completion of passengers, and the policemen on duty along Scotland-road were soon arm weary regulating the continuous stream of traffic. At the kick-off the crowd was estimated at about 50,000--fifteen or twenty thousand fewer than expected The scenes were very orderly, and of only two ambulance cases one protested vigorously against being carted away after waiting two hours. The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Liverpool were present, also the Mayor and Mayoress of Bootle. 

CUP-TIE STUDS
Saturday, January 9 1932 The Liverpool Echo
By Louis T. Kelly

• It is interesting to note that Sandy Young claims the distinction of being the only player-either Everton or Liverpool-who has figured in all six F.A Cup-ties to date between our two great Merseyside rivals. 
• Yet he did not once find the net until the last match of the six
• Goal scoring in these games has always been low; two being the highest by either side to date.
• To show how gates receipts have gone up since the war one has only to mention that when Reds last faced Blues in the Cup the receipts at Goodison were but 1,500 pounds.
• And in their first meeting at Anfield only 800 pounds
• In this match the respective teams were;- Liverpool; Perkins; Robertson (ex-Stoke) and Dunlop; Wilson, Raisebeck, and W. Goldie; Robertson, “S” Hunter, McGuigan, Fleming and Cox.  Everton; Kitchen; W. Balmer, and Eccles; Wolstenholmes, Booth and Abbott; Sharp, Taylor, Bowman, and Bell
• The scorers were Robertson (Penalty), Hunter, Taylor and Sharp
• In replay B. Sharp took Eccles’s place in the Everton team; Hunter found the net in this match, and Balmer turned another shot into his own goal.
• “Unbiased” asks “Did L.R Roose play for Everton when they won the English Cup, or did he sign for them after they won the Cup?”
• Roose played for Everton before they won the Cup in 1904-05, when they lost to the Villa in the semi-final
• Scott was on Everton’s books at that time, but was injured in mid-season- hence the advent of Roose, who had not assisted Stoke that season.
• At the close of the season Roose returned to Stoke, and Scott resumed in goal for Everton for 1905-6 when they won the trophy.
• Towards the end of 1907-8, Roose, for the second time, left Stoke (now in Division 2) and joined Sunderland.
• After a few seasons on Wearside the famous amateur keeper threw in his lot with Aston Villa, so that he had the unquie experience of keeping goal for four First division clubs.
• It is a curious coincidence that a year ago Everton and the Albion were first and second, as now, in their table when the new year was ushered in.
• Charlie Joliffe was not Everton’s earliest goalkeeper.  This distinction we fancy, was held by one named Chalmers, or Chambers a schoolmaster on the Indefatigable
• Today’s great Goodison duel will probably be retold at many a tea table tonight.
• And many an appetite will be spoiled or whetted as the case may be, unless the fight has ended honours even.
• Scott has had a long time to wait ere fate has decreed him today’s Goodison appointment.
• Last Saturday’s result caused Everton to recede somewhat as hot favourites for today’s big bout.
• Whereas Everton’s luck of the season changed somewhat, with their two greatest stars, Cresswell and Dean being placed on the injured list.
• Of the teams that last met in an Everton-Liverpool Cup-tie (twenty-years ago) Billy Lacey alone is still in the game; he took part in an Irish Cup-tie last week.
• In reply; Johnny Holt was not a member of the Bootle Club when they were in Division 2.
• He was first capped when playing for Everton at Anfield-road, before they moved to Goodison.
• In fact, Everton were assisted by several ex-Bootle players in the early nineties, these including “Watty” Campbell, a dark-visaged defender, who fractioned his leg whilst with Everotn.
• Alex Latta joined Everton from Dumbarton Athletic in 1889-the second year of the league
• It is not generally known that the famous Jack Bell and “Dicky” Boyle were “almost” signed players for Liverpool prior to joining Everton.
• Mr. John McKenna made several fruitless journeys North in the hope of securing this fine Dumbarton pair, but it was said “it seemed to require the wealth of a Croesus and a Liverpool shipyard thrown in to tempt them South.” 
• The Everton “tinklers,” however, succeeded in ringing the Bell; and also brought the Kettle to the Boyle.
• In the early days we had umpires where we now have linesmen; and red-hot partisan at that.
• Their usual “fees” were –sixpence for each home match, and sixpence plus railway fares for away games.
• Everton suffered their heaviest defeat on Saturday since their visit to the Arsenal ground two years ago.
• Everton have an average of over seven goals per match for their last six home League games

 

THROBBING EVERTON-L ‘ POOL CUP-TIE
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 09 January 1932
Mighty Crowd Looks On At Goodison—" Bee's" Special Story Of the Contest
GUNSON LEVELS DEAN'S FIRST-MINUTE GOAL
Liverpool Volleys Bear Fruit Near Half-Time; Scott And Sagar's Fine Saves; Anybody's Game At Interval Everton; Sagar; Williams, Bocking; Clark, Gee, Thomson; Critchley, White, Dean, Johnson, Stein.  Liverpool; Scott; Steel, Jackson; Morrison, Bradshaw, McDougall; McRorie, Hodgson, Barton, Wright, Gunson.  Referee; Mr. F.P. Harper. GOODISON PARK, January 9th, 1932
Imagine a policeman patrolling a tin shed by the result board at the ground here. He is like a lost soul in a wilderness, without companion, with a perfect view of the meeting of Everton and Liverpool in the F.A. Cup, but with an icy outlook on life. He is one of a crowd of 50,000 spectators. This, then, is the first sensation the F.A. Cup meeting between the city teams of Liverpool! Every precaution had been taken by the Goodison Park management to ensure there being no repetition of the New Year's Day occurrence when thousands of people were left outside. It would appear that the arrangements were too perfect, and that some people in the 1s and 1s 6d portion fought shy of the difficulties of seeing the game. Instead of the estimated 65,000 spectators being here, there was room for thousands more in the cheaper portions. Superintendent Hughes told me that at one o'clock there were 25,000 people in the ground. Mr. McIntosh said the orderliness and the early arrival of the crowd had been such that by two o'clock there was no one entering the ground. It was a fine, cold, winter's day, and the ground had much improved since its day of deluge in the middle of the week. The game aroused more talk than any previous meeting of Everton and Liverpool in their age-old history. There were only two ambulance cases, and one of these took real objection to leaving the ground, insisting that he had not waited for a couple of hours to be taken off the ground at the last minute. In addition to the policeman on the terrace there was a remembrance of Wembley and the grey mare, except that in this case at Goodison Park it was one of the famous Liverpool police horses, chestnut coloured, and keeping watch over the flock that might fight their way between the goal-decker and the paddock. Nearby this mounted policeman there was a giant super-horse shoe, with blue ribbon attached, hanging from the stand. Colour was also lent to the proceeding by the appearance of a red and a blue follower standing shoulder to shoulder, rattle-to-rattle, on one of the crush barriers. Time passed rather slowly. Toy balloons floated across the ground, but for the first time in history not a mascot was allowed on the ground. The sporting Lord Mayor of Liverpool (Alderman James Conrad Cross) and his good lady, together with the Mayor and Mayoress of Bootle (Mr. and Mrs . Hankey) had a royal welcome, and that really ended the pre-match interest.
SOME HUM
The music of the band was practically drowned by the hum of conversation. Cresswell was acting as steward in the Press stand. The police very kindly thanked the Echo for its aid in the comfortable control of the traffic, and the Everton gate chiefs. Messrs, McIntosh and Berker, added their tributes to the, same thought. As evidence of the fear of the public to join in and sing “Here we are again," it was easy to walk in any portion of the clock, and the vendors of books, &c., had an easy passage in and out the throng. There was no eleventh hour sensation, although there had been rumours about Bradshaw not playing. This morning the club announced that not only Bradshaw but Wright would play, so that the Liverpool side was in perfect trim. Everton had the chance to play Bocking or Lowe at left back so soon as Cresswell had found both ankles unfit. They elected to bank on age and experience per Bocking, rather than the more youthful Lowe, of Southport. Dean's return was Everton's special joy, and the only fly in the ointment of this, the third round cup-tie between the two teams drawn out last of all the clubs just before Christmas Day, was that Warney Cresswell could not take his part.
THE TOSS
It was a sell-ordered crowd. The teams arrived on the ground two by two—" the Echo fashion "—and in hall a minute Bradshaw and Dean were tossing up and welcoming each other. Dean won the toss, and, apparently having sized np elements at midday, at once said: We will kick towards the Aintree goal." The players puffed and blew through the rather wintry conditions, but instantly the game opened one could see the nervous tension in certain directions. For instance, Jock Thomson hesitated whether he should swing round with the ball at his foot or pass back, and his slight delay caused thousands of hearts to beat abnormally. It was merely the prejudge and preliminary to a sensational outburst on the part of Dean.  Little things bring ghastly big results.  For instance the ball was lobbed high in the air by Sagar and Morrison and Bradshaw between could have cleared.
DEAN’S FIRST MINUTE GOAL
Each was is the other’s way and the crowd gasped as to when the effect might be.  Actually Bradshaw like Thomson, delayed his killing of the ball, with the result that it went out to Dean.  At once fear must have entered the hearts of the Liverpool defence.  A blunder or a half-blunder on the part of two men had opened a way for the crack scorer of the game.  Dean in a flash affected a body swerve to the defenders suggestive that he was going one way whereas he was going the other. He sprinted forward with a deadly eve for goal, and everyone could see a chance of a goal. The only question was one of balance and control, and here Dean with his left seemed to shoot to the wrong end of the goal, according to all theories, but actually it paid him best because, although Scott went down tardily, the ball escaped the Irishman's right hand and entered the net after slightly touching the left upright. Dean leapt into the air, and the new red jerseys of the Liverpool side seemed to wear a wan appearance. Here was a Cup sensation of the primary order. Here was a goal in sixty seconds, being the tick of a clock. Liverpool have for years been troubled with Cup sensations of this character. One remembers Newcastle amongst a rather unfortunate collection. Not that this game was anywhere near won by this goal. There were eighty and nine minutes left for prime sensation and a host of football incident.
SCOTT BOWLED OVER
For instance, James Jackson was adjudged to have committed something worthy of a free-kick. McDougall went lame for a foul, and a free-kick against Clark for a trip of David Wright was ominous until McRorie kicked round the ball and sent it wide. A free-kick against Hodgson, which led Johnson to double in his mid-riff, led to a surprise and a debate. The free-kick led the ball into the goalmouth, where Scott punched away at the moment Dean elected to time his charge on the Irishman, who fell backwards and near the post. But the ball bad been cleared and well, in fact. Bradshaw had faltered a second time after the crushing blow of a goal, but after his second miss he revived ably, and two of his tackles on Dean were good enough to stop a goal possibility. In addition, he found Jackson raced by " Springer" Critchley, and the captain went to the parson's aid and stopped the electric spark on the right wing. Hodgson's towering figure was seen in front of two rivals, and Liverpool now got busy on the left, where Gunson was very deadly and enthusiastic. He has the Cup spirit, and when Hodgson. McRorie, and Barton introduced a fine sense of open combination. Barton made his first appearance of note with a shot that skimmed the cross-bar. The old-fashioned phrase, but very suitable for this particular incident.
GOALKEEPERS' GALA
Liverpool were just now having a tremendous influence on the attack division, and when McRorie shot he seemed to be unsighted for a goal space, yet instinctively aimed at the right spot. I reckoned that Sagar was also unsighted, but he went down to the ground to make a magnificent full-length save which was the beginning of the goalkeepers' gala day. Scott wen: on with a perfectly-timed run-out to stop Dean making a sure second goal, even though Dean drew his right sole across his left heel with the thought of catching the ball in the most novel way of all. Scott had a pat on the back from his captain, Bradshaw, for a further fine save, and then Sagar, becoming jealous, went down to grip with unerring accuracy a truly ferocious ball shot in by Gunson, who was apparently having a go at anything and everything. This, so far, was the save of the day, and from the point of view of sporting and football skill the game had been above the ordinary Cup-tie standard, because there had been so much good football and rousing play in the first twenty minutes. There was enough incident in twenty minutes to last a lifetime. It had a further niche when Liverpool, still the more often the attack, got a ball on the way to goal, Sagar having left his charge empty to try and catch a centre front the right wing, when Ben Williams, the Swansea boxer and footballer, raised his big thigh and kicked the ball out of its equalizing state.
 SIX LIVERPOOL SHOTS TO ONE
This was a very vital stage for Liverpool. They had shot six times where Everton had shot once. They had been on the attack more than their friends the enemy, who bad skirted the crossbar and the defence, and had seen their goalkeeper save twicely wonderfully, and now a full back was joining in the goal-line episodes. After McDougall had been hurt, the game went on just as fast and fall of urge.  Critchley, as a week ago, found it very easy to exploit his pace, and he got across centres one imagined must have a connection with the cranium of Dean, but Bradshaw and Steed between them kept the ball from going to anything more than a nodding acquaintance with Dean. Yet Johnson was noticeable for some very hard-working, close-fitting dribbles, in which he always found the man who was unmarked.  It was anybody’s game.  The team that had been leading was being led in actual play. Bocking showed his forte by full-length driven of unusual length, and White shook his hand in disgust when he slewed the ball away to the right. McRorie was playing without good fortune to aid him. He centred no more than a foot out, and he followed up with another centre when Sagan, bothered by his full back, turned a somersault as he punched the ball away. Here was real excitement tucked away in the thousandth part of a second. McRorie had sent the ball over to the left of an empty goal. The ball seemed to hang in the gusty wind, and nearly 60,000 looked on, wonderingly curious to know whether Gunson could stretch his neck far enough to say “How d'ye do" to a ball that was always travelling slightly away from him. He had not the neck of a giraffe, although he had the energy and the enterprise to go after the half-chance.
THREE CAMEOS
Let me give you three cameos to follow. After Stein had made a shot that hung a good deal, Bradshaw failed to trap the ball, and virtually made a perfect pass to Dean. Dean lives by his opportunities.  He shod Scott saved! Dean followed with a header, thanks to Williams being rousing and arresting, and the ball bumped out of Scott s hands no more than an inch; but Scott, with his keen eyes, never relaxed his look at the thing that matters, the ball, and recaptured the missing link. Clark made a header of some strength, and Dean this time made an astonishing left-foot hook intensely earnest and Strong, but the ball speeded two yards too far to the left. Dean now went through practically on his own, and was very cleverly baulked by Steel, the ball bouncing back to Dean, who was rather wild in his shot. Referee Harper had no use the squeak-easy to Wright and Clark, whose legs crossed each other’s. Bocking also got into the free-kick range, with an unhappy result to the home side. Booking swept McRorie's feet from under his trunk (and Morrison was about to take the free kick when other counsels prevailed, and McRorie, who had lain down hurt, got up to use the kick that had become free.
GUNSON EQUALISES
It was an ordinary placed kick with no suggestion of a goal until Jock Thomson failed to get the ball away with his body, and the ball become the property of Gunson. As I have said from the start, Gunson was the one made who accepted the Dean tradition. If you would score you must shoot all the time.  Gunson shot from his left flank out of Sagar's reach, and brought a golden goal for the jovial Reds, who are never better than when they have scored an equalizer to goal No.1.  In fact, they were capital value for a score of 1-1 after 38 minutes, and they were mightily encouraged with their success. Hodgson went up with an uncommon solo run, in which Gee, with arms akimbo, missed his mark, but did not create a foul. The last breath of the pulsating forty-five minutes was a gem. Gunson trapped and pushed the ball along every four yards in fine vigour, but when everyone was expecting him to make a centre he stabbed the ball backwards to Wright, who had full knowledge of the course of events and knew what to expect. THEY SOUGHT A PENALTY KICK
If Wright had shot instantly there must have been a goal. Instead, he moved the ball on a yard or two, and Gee, without further ceremony, went into the tackle, Wright going down " ploomp," and three red Jerseys held a mission meeting with Referee Harper: It was the quickest missionary meeting ever held. They wanted a penalty, but Harper was never weakly. The finger said "Goal-kick," and it was so.  Half-time.—Everton 1, Liverpool 1.

LIVERPOOL CUP-TIE SCENES
January 9 th 1932. Evening Express.
Goodison gates Closed 10 Minutes Before Kick-Off.
The Man who waited from 7 A.M.
Astonishing Cup-tie day scenes were witnessed in Liverpool today. From an early hour thousands flocked to Goodison park, with Everton and Liverpool as their only topic of conversation. Never before has such a hustle been seen in the vicinity of the famous Goodison ground. Mereseyside had caught the cup-tie fever badly. Ten minutes before the kick off the gates had to be closed. It was a "full-house." The first Cup-tie spectators arrived at Goodison Park at 7 a.m. He was a Liverpool supporter and he came from waterloo. He took up his stand outside a turnstile in Goodison road while it was yet dark. In his coat was a hugh red and white rosette. "I arrived here at 7 a.m.," he said to The Evening Express. I have not missed a Liverpool match for years, and I was determined to see the match today." "Yes, it was rather cold when I first arrived, but it is worth it." This ardent enthusiast was joined by half a dozen other fans about 8.30, and by 10.30 there were more than a hundred forming three queues, outside the turnstile. Every minute others arrived. Nearly everyone sported a red or Blue favour. Some of the fans carried rattles. The first woman to arrive took her place in the queue at 1030 a.m. She had come from Walton. There was a nip in the air, though not the sort of nip that warms a Scotsman, and people in the queue shivered and turned their coats collars up as they settled down for a four hours wait –until the turnstile started clinking at 12-30. The portable breakfast was in criqence. Spectators who had carried a meal from home in pockets or cases are as they discussed the Great Match prospects. The early arrivals of course were only the merest handful compared with the crowds which came later, for –in the modest words of the showman –"The Greatest show on Earth."
Today's Motto.
Apart from the mounted police, more than 100 police constables were on duty on the ground, and more than that number of stewards were on duty to marshall the crowd. "The more you are together, the more of you will see" was their motto. Many Cup-tie fans combined the advantage of an early arrival with cheap train transit by booking workmen's ticket to Liverpool. To do this they had to leave their home stations not later than 8-30. They did not all make their way at once to the ground. Some of them had a look round the city first and wandered into cafes and restaurants. The Hatton Gardens headquarters of the tramways had worked out a scheme to transport the bulk of the spectators to the ground by tramcar and Omnibus. More than 100 tramcars were on through express services. The first tramcar to leave Victoria-street at 11-30 was quickly filled, and then a followed a successive of tramcars filled to capacity by the waiting queue. Order tramcars were concentrated in Castle-street, at Garston, Woolton, Smithdown -road, and Seaforth. Special tramcars were put on outside Bankhill Station, for the benefit of people from Southport. It did, not need a Sherlock Holmes to pick out intending spectators. The blue and white rosettes of Everton and the red and white favours of Liverpool were seen everywhere. There were busy scenes at the Liverpool railway stations. At Exchange Station, trains from Southport and district arrived crowded with fans. Special excursions from Llandudno and Holyhead arrived at Lime-street and during the morning Cup tie spectators poured in from Wigan, St. Helens, and Runcorn. At Central Station, trains from Manchester were well filled. The four quenes at Goodison-road grew rapidly as the hours passed. As they waited the fans amused themselves by cheering one another and shouting, "Where's Dixie." Rattles, swung vigorous kept their owners warm, while all kinds of Red and Blue favours were being sold by Vendors who met with a ready sale. These favours ranged from red or blue roses to celluloid dolls dressed in red or blue, names of star players being stamped of them. The crowds were boisterously cheerful. "All seats now guaranteed," was one catch phrase they shouted. Some of the fans wore Blue or Red bowlers and sashes of similar colours. There was a great demand for hot tea and coffee, which was supplied from the shops in the vicinity. There were remarkable scenes outside the Goodison ground soon after the gates were opened. Queues, which seemed never ending, stretched from Goodison-road into Walton-lane. By 1 p.m. thousands of spectators were already in the ground but still they came. Crowded tramcars arrived every minute, while motor cars taxicabs and Omnibuses set down hundreds more. A strong force of foot and mounted police marshalled the crowds. There were happy crowds. What was a bump or a push on a day like this? Rapidly though the turnstiles worked, spectators arrived even more rapidly.

EVERTON 1 LIVERPOOL 2 (Fa Cup Game 132)
January 9, 1932. Evening Express.
57,000 see sensational start to the cup battle.
Dean scores in 15 seconds!
Reds' Fighting Reply.
Gunson Equlaisers; Thrilling a Minute struggle
By the Pilot.

Everton 1, Liverpool 1 –a fitting representation of a first half packed with thrills. Undaunted by a lighting shock –Dean scored in 15 seconds. Liverpool staged a great fight back and Gunson's goal ten minutes from the interval was well deserved. Liverpool had the better of the exchanges, and Sagar saved Everton on several occasions. Critchley stood out as the best on the field, with dean a wonderful leader.
How the Teams lined up.
Everton; Sagar, goal; Williams and Bocking, backs; Clark, Gee and Thomson, half-backs; Critchley, White, Dean (captain), Johnson and Stein, forwards. Liverpool; - Scott, goal; Steel and Jackson, backs; Morrison, Bradshaw (captain) and McDougall, half-backs; McRoie, Hodgson, Barton, Wright, and Gunson, forwards. Referee W.P.Harper, Stourbridge. The days to days, the match of matches so far as Merseyside is concerned –Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park. I have rarely seen conditions so orderly and quite in Goodison Road, but inside the ground there were more than 50,000 spectators, with the start of the game three quarters of an hour away. At one o'clock there were 25,000 spectators on the ground. Obviously the local enthusiasts had taken the tip of the Evening Express and arrived early. There was the usual banter among the crowd, in fact, it was one deafening din with balloons, coloured hats and favours much in evidence. Fortimately there was little crushing, and the ambulance men had not so much work to do as I expected. Wonders! The bottleneck at the end of the Goodison-road stand was one of the most sparsely packed spots in the enclosure. Everton had taken good precautions. Three policemen were posted on the roof of the popular covered stand –theirs was a cold job! The ground had been sanded as a precaution against frost.
Ground conditions.
It appeared on the soft side, but the surface was far from slippery. Liverpool were in the fortunate position of being able to field a full-strength side. Wright reappearing after some weeks absence owing to injury, and Bradshaw turning out despite the fears of pleurisy. Everton were not quite so fortunate. Warney Cresswell was absent for the first time this season. Bocking, who played at right back in the opening matches of the season, appeared at left back. The Lord Mayor, Alderman J.C. Cross was given a real Liverpool cheer when he entered the directors' box. There were two spectators in the crowd who had come all the way from Aberdeen. There was a sharp and tricky wind blowing across the field. The general weather conditions were good. Everton had three times overcome the Reds in former cup meetings. The Blues must have been encouraged by their 3-1 League victory at Anfield, but still, from the talk around the main stand, Liverpool were expected to prevail on this occasion. Ten minutes before the start the paddock was becoming uncomfortable –so much so that the gates had to be closed. They were swaying in this portion, but the remainder of the ground was not overcrowded, though of course, well packed. The boys' pen was closed before two o'clock. The Game. There was a tremendous cheer from the teams took the field, and another when Dean and Bradshaw went out to toss. Bradshaw guessed wrongly, and so the Blues had the advantage of the wind. Liverpool looked strange in their somewhat vermilion coloured jerseys.
They're Off!
"They're off" There was a shout reminiscent of the racecourse. The ball is worked to the Liverpool left flank, Everton miss a tackle. Hodgson weaved a scheme but Thomson intervened and Ted Sagar, who cleared with a big kick. Dean anticipated better than Morrison, gained possession and in feinting to feed Stein turned the ball inwards keeping it under control. Bradshaw came across, but again Dean gave the dummy, then worked cleverly towards the centre. Another dummy, and Steel had been given the go-bye, finding Dean with only Scott to beat. The crowd were on their toes, and everybody was shouting "Shoot." Dean did it with his left foot, and as Scott went full length the ball scraped the post and entered the net in 15 seconds. What a sensation. Fifteen seconds, and the Blues a goal to the good. Liverpool rolled up their sleeves but when Critchley was getting away Jackson fouled him. McDougall cleared the free kick. Sagar, helped Williams by coming out to gather, and when Liverpool piled on the pressure Everton scrambled the ball away. Critchley raced past all opposition and won a corner. This returned to White, who screwed the ball over the ball. After a bout with Gunson, Williams carried a mark over his eye, and then McRorie, getting away with a good field, weakly placed over the dead line.
Wright's cleverness.
Wright dribbled on the proverbial six-pence and was fouled. McDougall took the free kick and tried to find Hodgson. The ball travelled a little too fast. Critchley came back with a timely intervention dribble before Stein turned the ball into Scott's arms. This was really intended for a centre. Hodgson was pulled up for a foul on Johnson, and Gee's free kick was pereintorily fisted away by Scott with Dean striving hard to get his head there. Liverpool won their first corner when Williams adopted the sliding tackle to hold up Gunson. Then when Critchley had easily out maneuvered Jackson, Bradshaw intervened, with delightful skill and precision. Liverpool were battling merrily, so much so that Sagar had to run out to save a corner and then Barton receiving from McRorie flashed a lovely drive over the bar. The Reds piled on the pressure, and with Gunson centring precisely, McRoie let go a lovely ground shot, which Sagar turned out in beautiful style.
A Thrill.
This was a thrill, Everton became panicky, and when McRorie put across a low pass with no colleagues in position Sagar and Williams had a misunderstanding only for Sagar to prove equal to the occasion. Scott saved Liverpool on two occasions in the next minute. Dean accepted a through pass, but the ball ran too fast, and Scott was able to come out and clear. Dixie wheeled round Jackson, and was in the act of shooting when Scott came out and took the ball from his toes. This was 100 per cent excitement, and there was a further thrill when McRorie slashed the ball across to Gunson, and the Chester boy took a flying shot with his left foot, which Sagar saved in miraculous fashion. Bradshaw beat Dean in a heading duel them, following a free kick to the Reds, William's anticipation alone prevented the equalising goal. Everyone, including Sagar, misjudged the kick, and the ball was travelling towards the net when Williams turned it out with a last minute kick. The ball came across to Wright, who could not get through the barrage, and Everton survived the raid only by unceremonious kicking and interception.
Lucky for Liverpool.
It was now Liverpool's turn for a narrow squeak. Critchley was finding Jackson comparatively easy meat, and now good work by him saw the ball being edged back from Dean to White and Johnson. White took the shot, while realising his mistake in not allowing Johnson to take a pot, and the ball screwed off his foot many yards wide. The Reds attack was a lively one; in fact, Liverpool had enjoyed slightly more of the territorial advantage and were fighters every inch of them. Sagar fisted away from Morrison before McRorie placed straight across the goal, with Gunson unable to get up in time to try a header. Stein tried a long shot without getting direction before some brilliant Everton tackling got them out of difficulty. Following Thomson's free kick Dean shot on the top, Scott making a wonderful save. Everton kept it up, and Dean swerved before making another great drive, which Scott again saved.
Scott Safe.
Critchley was right on the quivive, and he left McDougall gasping before centring and giving Dean another chance to test Scott. Scott was as safe as the Bank of England. Bradshaw said, "Thanks you" when Johnson and Stein had a misunderstanding and Barton appeared to be on good ground. He elected to enlist Gunson's aid, and re you could say "Jack Robinson" the Everton tackle had won. Clark and Wright were given a word of advice by referee Harper before Dean was baulked by Stein as he was looking goalwards. Again Gunson was there, but Clark's tackle made things right for Everton though he suffered an injury, which did not keep him inactive long. Hodgson delivered the through pass, which Barton hit first time, Sagar being right on the spot. There were many free kicks for minor offences, and from one Williams headed away for Johnson to send Critchley away happy. Critchley did his work well, but Scott just stopped Dean, and when Stein headed in Dean was adjusted offside.
The Equaliser.
The 38 th minute saw Liverpool draw level, and it was no more than they deserved. Gunson was the score, and the goal followed a free kick for a foul on McRorie by Bocking. McRorie was cutting towards goal when Bocking tripped him from behind. McRorie took the free kick himself, and placed hear the far post. Thomson had time to clear, but made a fatal dally, and ere Everton could recovered Gunson had turned the ball into the roof of the net. Justice was served, for there is no doubt that Liverpool had been plugging in right royally. Despite their early reverse they had battled away with an honesty of purpose which was a positive joy to see. Their forward work was a treat. It was a stern game. There were fouls, but these were the born of enthusiasm more than intent. Gunson made a glorious run through at top speed before turning the ball across to the unruning Wright. The ball ran top fast for the inside left. The quick tackle also helping to keep him at bay. Liverpool made an appeal for a penalty, but this was quickly turned down. Liverpool were on top when the interval was sounded.
Half time Everton 1, Liverpool 1.
The first half had seen Liverpool enjoying more of the exchanges. As a matter of fact their tactics had upset the Everton machine to a great extent. Their attack was good, though hardly as methodical as Everton's in which Critchley stood out as their best man on the field, with Dean a wonderful leader. Barton had done well but Liverpool owed most to Bradshaw and Scott. McRorie was proving a real winger. On resuming Everton were once again into their stride, and Dean was running large when he went between the defenders, Liverpool escaping with a corner. Everton kept it up, and following another raid from the right, Dixie sprang through as a likely scorer, until Bradshaw nipped across and did the nesscessary. Then Clark took a long chance but was off the mark, and when Hodgson made away Sagar had to be quick to clear. Dean adopted the fast-header pass just before Wright was getting clear, Liverpool suffering the misfortune of the ball running over the dead-line. From every spot around me I could heard the words" A reply on Wednesday. Well, these were two equally matched eleven's fighting with the energy which only cup-ties produce. Dean was criticized for a non-intentional foul on Jackson and Liverpool used their first half methods for the kick and rush game, which turned many balls running too fast into goal kicks.
Cup-Tie Fever.
From a throw in Wright jumped his usual and headed the ball just over the bar. The crowd had caught the excitement, and there was incessant cheering in matter where the ball was, which side was attacking, or who was doing the good work. Liverpool were certainly marking as they had need to for Dixie was in one of his best moods. After Thomson has burst through and tried his well-known head passing, but Johnson's shot was off the mark. Williams had to be quick to intercepted when Wright and Hodgson were looming close. Sagar saved a cross shot from Gunson shot, Dean turned the ball over for Johnson to sky over the bar. Everton were overcrowded in a pack and Dean trying to give his inside forwards a chance and then when Critchley middled Bradshaw won the ball and was injured for a matter of minutes. Thomson kicked away when Liverpool flashing work brought the home goal in jeopardy. McRorie was improving on the left wing and when he received a straight tackle from Gee. This brought a penalty claim, which, of course, came to naught.
Liverpool Steadier.
Liverpool were playing with more confidence than Everton, who were pressed to be over anxious in their passing. This was proved with three successful mistakes when there was plenty of time and no worry. Following a quickly taken free kick Critchley found himself away. Received a centre and Dixie's them with a nod gave Stein the opportunity for a cross shot. Stein's effort went right across the goal to rest just behind the dead line. The game proceeded at a terrific pace, and Everton far from their usual self owing to the tenacious work of half-backs. Jackson pulled up Dean with a brilliant tackle. Critchley was still standing out as the best man, who could not be stopped, and now he passed a ball, which Stein nodded in, to the goalmouth. Dean could hardly reach the ball to place himself a scoring chance.
Liverpool Lead.
Liverpool took the lead in 71 minutes with a grand a goal as I have seen for years. Hodgson made one of his well-known runs, and Gunson received. Instead curling the ball, Gunson slashed it into the goalmouth and Hodgson from ten yards to head into the net in good fashion. It was a great goal, beautifully executed and the Liverpool supporters jumped with excitement. As it was Everton's turn to buckle in, as if ever a team tried, they did. Critchley placed to the goalmouth in all out attack and Dean made a brave header, which seemed a certain goal until the evergreen Scott let out to pulled the ball down with two hands. In my mind this was the greatest save this day. Everton piled on full pressure, and consequently on top, so much so that Williams ran almost to the Reds' dead line to place balls in front of goal. It was a wonderful struggle with the scales moving one way and then the other with Liverpool adopting usual produce in falling back on defence. It was raining slightly, but who cared. Everton were monpolising the game, but Jackson, after a poor first half was having marvellous football, saving his team when everything seemed lost. Just after fully eight minutes contested pressure Liverpool broke away Barton squared the ball Sagar saved to prevent Gunson shooting. Everton were inclined to keep the ball moving, Stein on the left was almost through. Everton's crying hopes were raised when Stein was fouled close in. Stein's free kick brought the shooting chance, but no one was there quick enough to give the necessary tap, as Liverpool fortunately scrambled it away. Everton had a corner which Stein but swiftly behind. Then McRorie centre to Sagar's arms Hodgson fell into the net. Their were tremendous scenes of excitement when the final whistle blew, there is no doubt that the more deserving side had won its way into the fourth round. Liverpool's secret plan had obviously been to put Everton off their game, and despite an early reverse they had done it. The Everton machine had been harnessed, and one could put admire the fighting spirit of the Liverpool defence once they had gained the lead. It had been a great struggle, one in which there had been plenty of fouls, but nothing evil. The heroes of the match had been Scott Jackson, (for his second half work), Bradshaw and Gunson for Liverpool. Dean, Critcley, and Williams were the best players on the losers' side. Final. Everton 1, Liverpool 2.
CUP TIE TIME TABLE
By Ijay.
12.32 –Ground open.
2.15 –Lord Mayor arrives amid tremendous cheering.
2.28 –Teams enter ground together.
2.29 –Dean win toss.
2.30 –Wright kicks off.
2.30 –Dean scores for Everton, Misunderstanding between Morrison and Bradshaw.
2.35 –Gunson was offside with all Liverpool forwards waiting for a centre.
2.36 –Morrison makes a great tackle on Johnson.
2-39 –Scott makes a good save from Johnson's drive, 30 yards range.
2.41 –Gunson forces a corner from Williams, while Bradshaw brilliantly holds up Critchley.
2.43 –Sagars saves well from Gunson's centre after wonderful work by Wright.
2.44 –Barton shoots inches over from outside the penalty are. Sagar makes a wonderful save from McRorie
2.46 –A misunderstanding between Williams and Sagar may easily have cost Everton a goal, but no Red forward was up.
2.47 –Sagar makes another glorious save, this time from Gunson.
2.48 –McDougall injured, but recoveries and is able to carry on.
2.51 –scenes of tremendous excitement in front of the Everton goalmouth when Williams kicked away Hodgson's header practically off the goal line.
2.53 –White misses a great chance of adding a second for Everton, slicing the ball when he shot.
2.55 –McRorie beats two men, cleverly, but fails to keep his centre in play.
2.57 –with Sagar and Williams on the ground, McRorie crosses the ball in front of the Everton goal, but Gunson racing in, had no chance to reach it.
2.59 –Steel given a great ovation for two smart pieces of work in holding up Stein and Gee.
3.0 –Stein shoots over, and then tests Scott with both head and foot.
3.1 –Barton provides Gunson with a chance, but instead of going through he passes back.
3.2 steel again holds up Dean in great fashion.
3.4 –Clark's foot injured. Resumes after treatment.
3.5 –Barton receives the ball and races through, but Sagar makes another good save.
3. 8 –Gunson equalises! This goal came after Bocking had fouled McRorie.
3.15 –Halt-time; Everton 1, Liverpool 1.
3.25 –second half begins
3.27 –Everton force a corner.
3.32 Johnson headed outside, after Jackson had partially cleared.
3.36 –McRorie has a clear run, but is ruled offside.
3.37 –Sagar makes a sure catch from Gunson.
3.38 –Johnson shoots behind from Stein's centre.
3.39 –Gunson sends in a glorious shot, Sagar saves in marvellous fashion, foot of the post.
3.40 –Gunson again shoots behind.
3.41 –Steel comes to rescue with an excellent clearance just as Stein is about to shoot.
3.42 –Bradshaw winded, but recovered.
3.44 –Clark tries a first time kick, but is off the target.
3.46 –Stein misses an open goal after a perfect pass.
3.47 –Barton almost through, but is crowded out.
3.50 –Jackson brilliantly holds up Dean.
3.51 –Hodgson scores for Liverpool, Gunson started the movement.
3.52 –Scott makes a glorious save from Dean.
4.0 –Everton pilling on pressure, but Liverpool defending strongly, Jackson playing the game of his life.
4.1 –Liverpool break away, but Barton and McRorie cramp each other.
4.3 –Bocking miskicks, but Williams comes to the rescue.
4.4 –it is something to see Liverpool attacking again.
4.5 –Only five minutes to go, and Liverpool still leading.
4.6 –Hodgson has a great chance of scoring, but shoot's wide.
4.8 Sagar's saves from McRorie and also from Barton.
4.10 –All over now –Liverpool have won 2-1 and have reached the 4 th round amidst scenes of tremendous excitement.
Blundellsands v Everton "A"
Liverpool County Combination.
At Great Crosby. Everton took command and Blunderllsands had little chance against a resolute defence. Only five minutes had elapsed when Fryer scored for Everton. Blunderllsands made several breakaways but were poor in front of goal. Everton should have scored at least three goals but they spoiled their chances. Half-time Everton "A" 1, Blunderllsands 0.

HOW LIVERPOOL WON
January 11 th 1932. Liverpool Post and Mercury.
Jackson Part in Turning Game.
By "Bee."
Cup-tie football can be awfully perverse; sometimes paltry when one brings into action the sporting rule; sometimes puerile in its football talent. This meeting of Everton and Liverpool was not of that character; it was pulsating sensational in many respects, and wound up on a note of triumphant for a team that had suffered a goal in less than one minute. There was nothing puerile about this game. There was a lot to admire; there was a lot that counted for class football, and test of all, it was undeniable that the better side on the day had won by a rightful margin of 2-1. The style of play must be considered, and the fact that there was a gale of wind that grew more intense as the day wore on must not be lost sight of. The Liverpool side, in their thoughtful and sharp way, went out for some enlivening processes. Wright's return to the forward line meant that there was good balance; he was there to ride away at will, wandering hither and thither, taking the ball with him; rolling it along the ground, twisting and turning at every appearance of a half-back or full back. Barton, at centre-forward had few changes, yet one sensed danger in all that he did. On the left wing Gunson got the notion of having a shot at any angle. One marvels how so strong a shot can hide his light in League matches, albeit, he has scored consistency in the last four or five games. Gunson caught the right note for Liverpool.
Gunson's Swift Moves.
Everton seemed to fear Hodgson more than anyone else. Actually Gunson was the man that did most damage. He was quick, he strode out far beyond the heavy-timbered backs, he shot instantly, he pulled the ball back so that Wright might take his stance and shot. Sagar and said them nay for a long time through fine judgement, and some dashing dives and catches. But Liverpool were playing better forward-method than for months past. So long has their defence held them secure that one feared this would be another case. But the cup-tie game took a new channel; Jackson had started the game with sliced clearances; Bradshaw in his enthusiasm had got into the way of others, and twice had failed to take the simple ball –once so glaringly that Dean was able to go ahead and score with a moderate shot that passed under the arms of Scott. This was the first minute sensation of an historic game and the most notable 45 minutes of football ever served up in the meetings of those two sides, who, true to their modern custom, entered the field together side by side. Bradshaw felt the loud of mischief heavy upon him. He did not settle down for half an hour, but by degrees got back to his appointed place and form with a relish that made him a valued member –one of eleven valued members. The game, however, brought to light the most remarkable revival one has seen in the course of thirty years and more.
Jackson Takes Charge.
James Jackson got into one of those relentless moods of his. Inspired by the voice of the public, and by the fact that Gunson had scored through a silly free kick granted through the folly of Bocking, acting as Cresswell's deputy, Jackson began to take charge of both sides. He was " in the way" of his own side; in the way of Everton forwards; glued his eye upon the ball and refused to let Dean do any more dribbling with effect; his tackle was deadly; his inspiration was catching; he imbued his side and the opposition side with the thought that " I will take charge of the business from now onward." His work was of astounding character; a busy man who, having started shakily, wound up with a dependency and ability leading him to the applause of the crowd. Jackson turned the game by his personality and play. Hodgson got the second goal through Jackson making a tackle and a punt to Gunson, whose, "cross" was taken by the tall Hodgson. So that goals had come in a minute in thirty-eight minutes and in seventy-five minutes. Everton must be praised for their highly interesting and almost effective reply to the lead. They brought up all their guns; they fought best and hardest at this point. Time was beating them, however, and they were stressed to give their football skill licence, and yet could not produce a shot to beat Scott. Scott may have been at fault with the opening goal, but from that point onwards he gave one of his most superb displays, and his catch of an on-coming header from Dean in the last moments of play was the catch of the season. He seems to get a position that is right before the forward has decided which way he will take his shot. It is intuition.
Accuracy Counts.
The battle abbed and flowed. They lack of shot from the home team was palpable. It is true there were more shots at goal by Everton than Liverpool, but Liverpool's line bore the honours for accuracy and Everton's attack seemed to be unable to reproduce its machine made goals through Johnson being off the target and White finding his way cast in awkward places. It was stange that the most successful forward of the day should be on the losing side, yet that was the fact; Critchley was outstanding. His speed was not his only armour; he feinted well; he centred well; he might have shot if he had not been so confident about his co-forwards –a confidence misplaced in a game that had no stoppage worth the name; an occasional chat from Referee Harper, of Sturbridge, and a fund of incident and real good football spirit. The half-back standard of Liverpool was high; all three eventually won honours in spite of Bradshaw's early lapses, yet I thought no half-back quite so good as Thomson, and few did better than gee and Clark in a rather rugged manner. So that having said that Williams and Bocking were not faulted one is left with the knowledge that the difference in the sides was the difference forward. Everton would not take a chance; they desired to make too sure of their direction and decision and they fell into grip of Jackson, with whom the young man Steel played a quietly dominating and delightful game.
Wasted Kicks.
The losers had not the balance or the shot of the winners. Stein tried hard to do big things, and finally, when the weight of woe was upon the whole side, he committed the unpardonable sin of wasting two kicks (a free kick and a corner) at a time when every second was vital and Everton were trying to master Scott and Jackson. Johnson was lacking in his goal sense in the second half, particularly, and he had no time to "right" his foot where taking an easy chance or two in the first half-a period when dean should have got goals. Dean made some striking hook-shots from chance balls, but he was generally trying to master three opponents, and the mystic Scott. All the more reason, then for expecting that the inside forwards should have better. It was all entrancing and enjoyable; fair and above aboard, if hard; and the verdict went the right way. The odd thing about the fixture was the attendance. It was a case of "the men who stayed at home." They must have been afraid of a crush after their experience at the home game with Blackburn. They had false notices of the crowd; it was orderly, and it was easy of accommodation through the work of the police and the Everton club management. They will know better another time. And so we close another chapter in the meeting of Everton and Liverpool –a game graced by the Lord Mayor of Liverpool (Alderman Cross) and the Mayor of Bootle (Alderman Hankey). The Ball will be inscribed and presented to the Lord Mayor as a souvenir of the team's first civic reception in the City. James Jackson went back to Cambridge with a light heart to continue his ministerial studies. He will be "free" for Liverpool again in time for the semi-final tie –if required. Teams; Everton; Sagar, goal; Williams and Bocking, backs; Clark, Gee and Thomson, half-backs; Critchley, White, Dean (captain), Johnson and Stein, forwards. Liverpool; - Scott, goal; Steel and Jackson, backs; Morrison, Bradshaw (captain) and McDougall, half-backs; McRorie, Hodgson, Barton, Wright, and Gunson, forwards. Referee W.P.Harper, Stourbridge.

MANCHESTER UNITED RESERVES 3 EVERTON RESERVES 2
January 11 th 1932. Liverpool Post and Mercury
Central League (Game 24)
Blundellsands 0 Everton "A" 4
Liverpool Challeng Cup- Second Round.
At Enbutt Lane. Blunderllsands played a man short throughout. The visitors took command early on and never relaxed their hold. Fryer scored for the visitors after ten minutes. On resuming the visitors dominated the play. Leyfield, Worrall, and Fryer adding goals. Jackson Fryer, Parker Holdcroft, and Leyfield were most prominent for the visitors, while Maycox, Walmsley, Bretland, Worsley and Duffy were conspicuous for Blundellsands.

HISTORIC MEMORY
Liverpool Echo - Monday 11 January 1932
BETTER SIDE WON THE GAME AT EVERTON
Bee’sNotes
Two or three minutes from the end of the Goodison Park Cup-tie between Everton and Liverpool I looked into the, deeper portions of the crowd—the shilling portion. The noise was not pestilential—it was catching; men jumped for joy; they clapped their hands; they talked sweet, nothings; they jumbled together in the state known as “excited." which means that, in a measure, they are not really responsible for what they do. I had never witnessed such a curious crowd phenomena. Why did they jump, what did they gabble, why did they roar even when the ball was not in play? It was a psychological feature of a great game that will never be lost to my memory cell.
PHASE TWO
I have been at home so rarely this season, and have had so little chance of seeing the finale of a Goodison or Anfield match, that to me this was a striking conclusion. Dean shook Jackson by the hand. Scott broke into a sweet seraphic smile for the first time in an hour and three-quarters as be made his way towards the subway. Bradshaw, looking pale and delighted, walked off with a victor's crown and a blotting out of the memory that he had helped to create the Dean goal that might have turned the game into a glut of goals. Bravo, Bradshaw! Behind him came James Jackson, stalking in that curious gait of his that makes him "stick out a mile" as the phrase has it. My sight of him is blurred a little, for up in front of the Goodison Park press box come a hundred and one hats —all thrown to the winds, all forgetful of the 'flu epidemic, and the cold and the wet. Liverpool have won—that was the spectatorial song. And the hats fled up before the grand stand as though mocking the goal machine of the home players.
PHASE THREE
The Hive, a spot of work lasting nearly seven hours, interspersed with a taxi to Holy Trinity Church, there to meet the Evertonian vicar who had arranged with James Jackson to give a fine lecture of his " Playing with the ball." The stage is so well lighted that I cannot see my way or his audience. Neville White has set them buzzing and humming with a crackerjack set of jokes, all appropriate, some biting, something new something slashing, always topical, and never touchy. The Misses Stud Marks arrive in full force to sing their way into the hearts of the assembly. James Jackson combs a flowing lock; he is still busy; he is introduced in a 200 word paragraph, thanks me for my part on behalf of the footballers—how little clubs or people know what goes on in that conglomerated congregation that gathers at the Hive every day, every year!—and then tells me he was really proud to have been in the " Derby' Cup-tie game. If it had been drawn I don't know what I should have done; I simply could not have taken Wednesday off to play.  So it was good it went to Anfield, and there was no draw. Jackson beamed, said no more, though I knew he was thinking ahead—he was remembering that he would be back in Liverpool again in time for the semi-final if needs be! He Left Lime-street to-day for Cambridge for his ministerial studies. Jackson has been one of the most potent forces for good in this city of football and life that Liverpool has ever known. No one can tell from whence comes his energy, his fascinating leadership; he does not harangue; he does not push his wares; precept seems to be his compelling force. We follow on, looking on a great sportsman and a great man.
PHASE FOUR
This is the critical stage. Yet I would fain give up the task this week. Anyone who could not enjoy the latest Derby game, with its fluctuations and fiery interludes, its freshness in a gale of wind, its ability, which was shown up in chunks, of fine combined or solo movements, should give up football games. The verdict was just; there was a balance in the Liverpool side that was not to be seen in the losers' side—the left flank was not in good order, and, though Everton had the more shots at goal, the Liverpool shots were of striking character, and Sagar's display was superlative. The half-backs of either side were extraordinarily good once the game had settled down. Bradshaw (captain) felt the heaviness of his first mistake, and Jackson was “a hero of an hour;" his early play for half-an-hour was a succession of faulty kicks to touch. No one but the players seemed to realise that while the stands cloaked the spectators the players found conditions very testy; there was a real gale of gust-wind; there was also some rain. So that the standard of play was better than usual. I liked the abandon with which the twenty-two went into the charge, their tackle, their attack. Scott's work in goal showed the man's mastery of anticipation and positioning. When he left his goal to cut in for an expected hack-header by Dean he showed himself the best in the land. When close on finish a corner came his way, and he could not see through the muster of players, the hall struck his chest—that was his benefit-second. He had earned a minute of such fortune.
PHASE FIVE
Critchley was Everton's best forward, albeit Dean might easily have got a hat-trick in less than a half-hour of play. Yet Liverpool by playing back so stoutly in five minutes—after a crashing, crushing blow—showed a heartiness that was simply wonderful. Hodgson ploughed on and took humps of joy (or the opposition) when he scored; they hugged him to the floor in scrum-fashion; Gunson struck me as made for this game. He had life, virility, pace, and strength to go forward to shoot and to sting at every turn. Thomson struck me as the best half back on the field, but no one seems to agree with me. Gee went in body and soul, boot and elbow. Clarke and the dominating David (Wright) had many stout tussles, and a few chats upon current affairs, and McRorie showed his special shooting boot, which has a power behind it that only goalkeepers can realize. McRorie not the hurly-burly footballer, he makes a lot of use of the ball when he moves off, and is intricate in his movements. In short, Liverpool had the heart. Everton had the leadership complex." Their's not to slam and slash: theirs to arise in their might through combined and cohesive football. They scored goals by taking the ball right up to the goalkeeper. Not so on Saturday; Jackson, starting like a novice, became the star of the day, the hero of the hour. Steel, the jockey type, gave him every help. Everton were caught in the meshes of the Anfield net. Great football; sporting football; graced by Mayoral robes and silky hats; a pleasure to witness; a memory for old age—twenty-five years hence—a surprise to the natives; a surprise to those who talked of Liverpool as having little chance. I told you two days last week that all that rain was helping to turn Liverpool's chance into a favourable light. And it was so.
PHASE SIX
This is inquest time. This is the time when Evertonian is chaffed unmercifully by Liverpudlian I can vouch for a young man attending two church services yesterday so that he could escape the obloquy of his football sins; he wanted to escape a sight of his Anfield friends. The game will be debated from its first kick to its last corner kick, which was quite a case for the coroner to utter a warning to the “witness" that “in such cases a ball that is pulled outside is in the neighborhood of criminal waste. This was the time to save the football “life.'" Crowd good; ground good; police satisfied; everyone delighted save the Evertonians, who took their defeat in a calm and sporting manner. Football and the city is all the better for such noteworthy meetings between friend and foe. Long may they reign to rule the "Derby” day games with the rod of sportsmanship.

FATHER OF L'POOL PRESSWORKERS
Liverpool Echo - Monday 11 January 1932
MR. JOHN ELLIS DIES IN HIS 84th YEAR

The death took place this morning at his residence, “Stanna House," Richmond-terrace, Liverpool, of Mr. John Ellis, the oldest employee of the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo. Mr. Ellis, who was in his eighty-fourth year, had been associated with the firm for sixty-nine years. Until two years ago, when he suffered an attack of sciatica, he had enjoyed splendid health. On Saturday night he had a seizure from which he never regained consciousness, passing away at four o'clock this morning. Mr. Ellis, who might rightly be termed the Grand Old Man of the Liverpool Press world, joined the staff as a boy in the days when the Daily Post was published in Lord-street. In those days every shopkeeper in Lord Street lived above his own shop, only the merchants being able to live in the suburbs. . . During his long association with the Daily Post and Echo Mr. Ellis saw many changes and developments, and the steady advance of the papers to their present stage of prosperity. His work was mainly concerned with the publishing side of the business, and lie rose to be the publisher of the Daily Post and Weekly Post, holding that position for over forty years. Mr. John Ellis. He had many memories of old Liverpool, some of which were the, subject of a lecture by the secretary of the Society of Lovers of Old Liverpool few years ago.
BOY AT TRIPLE EXECUTION
Looking at things with twentieth century eyes, some of Mr. Ellis's experiences seem incredible. On one occasion, when a boy of fourteen, he was sent to Kirkdale Gaol to receive the “copy” of a Daily Post reporter, who had to record a triple execution. He was admitted to the gaol, and saw the wretched men being led from their cells to an open-air scaffold, on which they were pinioned in the sight of a yelling mob of both sexes. The sight was too much for the boy, and he turned his head away in order not to see the hanging.
A BEAU BRUMMEL
Mr. Ellis was known in the city as the Beau Brummel of old gentlemen. Meticulously careful in regard to business details, he exercised the same care in regard to his attire. Shortly after he had attained his eightieth birthday Mr. Ellis was introduced to a rather famous lady. The lady had first noted him from the back and had been greatly astonished when told he was eighty years of age, but her astonishment was even greater when he was presented to her, his clear-cut features, sharp eyes, and excellent teeth completely belying his age. He took a tremendous interest in all kinds of sport, and was a veteran follower of racing at Aintree. Many people, knowing his curious good fortune at horse-racing, followed him round the course seeking his advice. In 1925, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis celebrated their golden wedding, when Mr. Ellis was the recipient of a cheque from the firm. For a great number of years Mr. Ellis was the treasurer of the Newsboys' Charity, an organization which came to an end during the war. It was created to supply deserving newsboys. With an annual summer outing and a winter treat at St. George's Hall.
FIFTY YEARS CHURCH WORK
One of the features of this fund was an annual football match, between the Press and Railway men, the fixture taking place on Boxing Day, at Anfield and Goodison Park, alternately. Mr. Ellis was also an ardent church worker, and for some fifty years was closely identified with the Everton-brow, now Clubmoor, Welsh Presbyterian Church. He was a life member of the management committee, and also a put treasurer. He also took a keen interest in the Young Wales movement. Mr. Ellis, who lost one son in the war, is survived by his wife, two sons, and three daughters.

DIXIE SAYS "WELL DONE."
January 11 th 1931. Evening Express
Dixie Dean, the Everton captain made a special journey across to Anfield on Saturday evening to personnel to congratulate Liverpool on their success. In a short speech he said, "Everton owe Liverpool a lot for you have been beating some of the best clubs in the League and helping us to keep our lead. I hope you will continue the good work, especially against Aston Villa on Saturday."

IMPORTANT EVERTON EXPERIMEMT.
January 13 th 1932. Evening Express.
Phil Griffiths Outside Left.
By the Pilot.
Everton make an important experiment for their match with Sunderland at Goodison Park on Saturday. Phil Griffiths the former Port Vale outside right who played in that position for the Blues in the early part of the season, is to be giving a run at outside left in place of Stein. Stein, who will be missing his first game of the season, has not been in good health lately, and the directors have wisely decided to gave him a rest. Grififths has been playing excellent football on the left wing in the Central League, and the Blues have high hopes that they have discovered his real position. This is the only change in the Everton side from last Saturday, but Cresswell, having recovered from his ankle injury, resumes to the left back position for Bocking. The match will provide a splendid opportunity for Everton to register their first "double" of the season, having won at Roker Park by 3-2 early in the season. Griffiths scored a goal on that occasion. Sunderland have been rather unconvincing of late, but they hope that a short stay at Birkdale will help them. After today's cup-tie with Southampton they will journey direct to Birkdale in readiness for Saturday's meeting. Everton; Sagar; Williams, Cresswell; Clark, Gee, Thomson; Critchley, White, Dean, Johnson, Griffiths.
Sports Pie
•  Everton have provisionally re-arranged their League match with Manchester City for Wednesday, January 27, at Maine road. The game will take place provided the Manchester City-Brentford Cup-tie is concluded on January 23.

CRESSWELL BACK? SIEIN LEFT OUT
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 13 January 1932
Bee’s Notes
Everton at home to Sunderland bring back Cresswell and make the first change of forced-note for their whole season-save that White came in fir Dunn early in the season.  Phil Griffiths of Port Vale, is to be tested vice Stein-Griffiths has been an outside right, but is given a chance on the left flank. 
Everton have provisionally arranged to play Manchester City at Manchester on January 27 instead of January 23, subject to City's Cup-ties bring finished and the sanction of the League Management Committee.
THE CROWNING "GLORY"
"An Old Player" (Mr. Walter Witham) crowns all the criticisms of the local clubs' meeting. He save “George Green and you boosted Everton up so much that they were over-confident." I knew I should be blamed for the defeat, but not on this count, as it is common knowledge that I have been critical rather than fall for slobbering over a side that had gone back perceptibly; in the last month or five weeks. I said so, and was probably very unpopular with some of the people Goodison Park way. Yet the critic named above comes along to tell me I am to blame for the defeat. Read on, reader: The same correspondent adds: “I have an idea your name is Edwards and you used to play forward for a team, and in those days you had ginger hair and you were called Ginger. I am an old Everton and Liverpool player, and was with the team at the parting of the ways. Did you play for the Press team?" Answer.—Latter question the answer is Yes" Ginger? No, sir!

SUNDERLAND AFTER EVERTON'S SCALP
January 14 th 1932. Evening Express.
Taking a tonic at Southport.
Their New Centre-Forward.
By the Pilot.
Sunderland are not content with their surprising victory over Southampton in yesterday's Cup replay. They are intent on Everton's scalp and to make themselves particularly fit for Saturday's league match at Goodison, they have arranged to take the air at invigorating Southport. They travelled from Southampton today, and will remain at Southport until Saturday morning. Fifteen players were in the party, including Harry Bedford, they new centre forward, whom they secured from Newcastle last night. The team will not be selected until Saturday. The acquisition of Bedford should considerably strengthen the Roker Park team, for they have been troubled with the centre forward position all the season. Gurney has been suffering from injury and Sunderland had to call on the former naval man, Poalter, for their Cup match. Bedford is a native of Chesterfield, and was with Nottingham Forest before joining Blackpool, where he sprang into the limelight as a prolific goalscorer. Next he had four seasons with Derby County, and was transferred to Newcastle United last season. He lost his place at the beginning of the season, but recently registered a hat-trick when deputising for Allen.

CRESSWELL AND SAGER ABSENT
January 16,th 1932. Liverpool Post and Mercury
By John Peel.
Their chances at the moment, situated as they are at the top of the table, are second to none, and if the players forget the Cup shock and go all out for the leading prize they ought to make up for lost ground. There is no doubt that the absence of Dean, at Birmingham, and the inability of Cresswell to turn out in the cup-tie, seriously interfered with their prospects and today the men must make a special effort to overthrown Sunderland, with apparently, have run into their best form. Cresswell unfortunately, is not yet fit, and he will miss his first League match for two seasons. Lowe, the former Southport player, is to deputise, while Griffiths turns out on the left wing in place of Stein. With Sagar also unable to take his place owing to injury, Everton will be without three of their regular players, who miss their first League game of the season. Coggins will keep goal. Everton's chances are reduced, but I fancy they can pull it off. For Sunderland, the former Rhyl player, Leonard plays at centre-forward because Vinall is required to keep his Cup-tie position at inside left. Bedford makes his first appearance for Sunderland. The kick off is at 2-45, and the teams are; Everton; Coggins; Williams, Lowe; Clark, gee, Thomson; Critchley, White, Dean, Johnson, Griffiths. Sunderland; Thorpe; Hall, Murray; Hastings, McDougall, Devine (or Morris); Temple, Bedford, Leonard, Vinall, Connor.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP CONSOLATION.
January 16 th 1932. Evening Express.
Everton's Aim after Cup Defeat.
A Review of the Position.
Tightening-up needed all Round.
By the Pilot.
"Hope springs eternal" –it is so with Everton. No sooner had Liverpool given them the shock of their lives by defeating them in the F.A. Cup than they were turning their eyes towards the Football league championship. That Liverpool success certainly unbalanced the Blues. They could hardly believe it; they had been so certain of themselves. Yet they contributed to their own undoing. I was delighted that they took the defeat in such a thoroughly sporting manner. It was typical of the club and its traditions. Just think of the splendid gesture of Captain Dixie Dean in going over to Anfield the same evening to personally congratulate the Reds. Let me say at once that the Liverpool boys really appreciated this.
Friendly Enemies.
As a matter of fact both clubs are real friends, and the wish of the Evertonians that Liverpool will go forward to win the Cup is secured. It would be a great thing for Meresyside if the Reds did win the cup and the Blues the League. Everton's chances is a good one. Inspite of the defeat, they have so much in its favour as the Goodison Park bridgae. In the first place they hold a lead of two points over West Bromwich Albion and have a match in hand. They are three points ahead of Aston Villa, Newcastle United, and Liverpool, and they have a similar lead over Sheffield United with a game in hand. That is not all. They have played more away games from home than any of the immediately challenges with the exception of the Arsenal, who, however, have only 26 points. It is at Goodison Park that the Blues have been putting in their best work, yet they have only appeared their ten times compared to 13 away engagements. The Albion have played 12 games at home and a similar number on foreign soil. Newcastle have played 12 matches away and 11 at home, but Liverpool have travelled but ten times as against 13 home games.
Disappointing.
The Blues have disappointed sadly in recent away games, and following the Cup defeat I can only deduce that they have struck the indifferent patch which comes to all aspiring sides. Yet, the general play at Birmingham Blackburn and Bolton did not indicate it. What is needed is an all-round tightening up. The Cup defeat must not be taken to heart, and the players must set their wills towards winning the League. Jimmy Stein has not had much good luck for the past few weeks owing to indifferent health, and the directors have wisely decided to give him a short rest. Stein knows full well, that he has not lost his form, and, I believe, welcome the opportunity of regaining his confidence while inactive. In the meantime the experience of playing Phil Griffiths at outside left is being made. I understand that this erstwhile outside right has been playing fine football in his new position for the reserve team, and this prompted the selectors to give him a run with the chiefs. I hope he has done well today against Sunderland. It will be recalled that he secured his first goal for Everton against the Roker Park men. Let us hope he repeats it today. Griffiths is a straightforward player, who can cross a useful ball, while his speed is good. All that he has needed is more punch and incisiveness in his general fieldwork. By the way, Arthur Rigby is quite sound again and if he can recapture his old scintillating form he will be a strong candidate for a place in the first team.

BIRMINGHAM RESERVES V EVERTON RESERVES
January 16 th 1932. Evening Express.
Before about 8,000 people at St. Andrews. Birmingham won the toss and after an attack by the visitors Horseman got away for Birmingham, put a centre across the goal, which Calladine turned into the net, the visiting goalkeeper apparently slipping in his effort to stop the ball. The ground was very soft, Birmingham attacked again, but the ball ran outside. Randle dispossessed Rigby at the expense of a corner. After another corner Tremelling saved prominently from the ensuing scrimmage. Birtley almost got through and Randle gave away another corner before the danger was averted. A free Kick to Birmingham was relieved, and Keating made a solo effort, but Bocking cleared the danger without diffculty. Play went in favour of Birmingham and Gregg scored after 16 minutes. Nine minutes later a good movement by the visiting right wing saw Dunn score a capital goal. The Birmingham forwards now put on pressure and Keating scored for Birmingham after 38 minutes. Gregg added a fourth just before the interval. Halt-time Birmingham Res, 4, Everton Res 1.

FIRST-TIMERS AT EVERTON
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 16 January 1932
COGGINS-LOWE, AND PHIL GRIFFITH ON VIEW
SUNDERLAND REDUCE EVERTON’S REALY LEAD
By Stork
EVERTON’S FIRST DOUBLE
SUNDERLAND LOSE BY 4 GOALS TO 2
A PATCHY GAME
UNPELASENT INCIDENTS IN SECOND HALF
Although Everton won 4-2, the game against Sunderland could not be voted a good one. There were patches which were hardly worth watching, and Everton did not impress me after their first half-hour's play. They were better than Sunderland, but that was not saying a great deal, for the visitors were weak forward, while their defence seemed to be afraid of the Everton attack. At least Shaw was nervy of Critchley, although he had a better second half. Added to the dull minutes of the game, there were unsavoury spells which did not tend to make matters any better. In fact, it was a game that could be well forgotten. One thing it did, and that was to provide Everton with their first double of the season. Everton; Coggins; Williams, Lowe; Clark, Gee, Thomson; Critchley, White, Dean, Johnson, Griffiths P.  Sunderland; Thorpe; Hall, Shaw; Hastings, McDougall, Morris; Temple, Bedford, Leanard, Vinall, Connor.  Referee; Mr. W. Walden, Derby. 
For the time for some weeks, Everton were forced into making a change or two. Sager was unable to keep goal, although they had worked at him all week; so Coggins came into the side for the first time this season. Lowe, one nine Southport, deputised for Bocking at left back, and Stein gave way to Phil Griffiths, who joined the club as an outside right, but for some weeks has been operating on the left flank with the reserve team. Sunderland also made alterations.  The newly-signed Bedford changed places with Leonard, the Sunderland-cum-Rhyl-cum-Sunderland player, who went centre forward. Devine was injured during the week, and his place was taken by Morris. There was a good crowd at the start, and as there were many outside the ground the gate was likely to be quite a big one in spite of last week's blow. Everton started in their usual manner, and a Critchley centre found its way to Griffiths' head, and this dark fellow's effort at making an early and startling goal was an excellent one, and Thorpe in the Sunderland goal had to drop down quickly to keep the ball from trickling over his goal-line just inside the upright. Connor and Vinall made play on the Sunderland left flank, the ball ultimately reaching Bedford, whose pass forward became of no use because of the fact that Leonard and another had got themselves entangled in Everton's offside scheme. A widely-flung ball to the centre of the field enabled Dean to beat McDougall and send Critchley away, and it was from this that Everton took a goal in four minutes.
GRIFFITHS AND WHITE
Critchley ended a smart dibble, and gave White a chance to lob the ball over towards his left hand, Griffiths making a good goal. Even at this early moment I saw a display of nerves in the Sunderland rearguard. First their goalkeeper, Thorpe, pleaded to Shaw to kick the ball away and out of touch rather than risk a pass hack which Shaw teemed about to make. Then there was Shaw's call to McDougall and Hall to come to his assistance when Critchley, whose speed had been all too much for the full back, was making one of his solid raids. Shaw was undoubtedly troubled with the fast moves and perfect passing bouts of the Everton right wing pair, Critchley and White, and it was from this pair that Everton obtained their second goal at eight minutes. Still, I cannot tell you of goal without bringing in name of Dean, for when Critchley got the ball into the goal area the Sunderland defence had centred so much on Dean that the centre forward had no chance of making a goal for himself, but he made a simple one for colleague White by dropping a header right in front of goal, so that White had only to hit out at the ball to put the second goal on the score sheet. Thorpe did manage to make contact with White's shot, but could not prevent the ball from travelling into the back of his net. So far little had been seen of Sunderland's attack, and the best thing they did in the first quarter of an hour was to hit the side of the netting. Temple undoubtedly adopted the right line when he elected to shoot, for a pass into the middle would have been of no account for than were no Sunderland men handy enough to have taken it up, whereas there were two Everton defenders ready and willing to make the clearance if need be. Everton were right on their toes. They were out to prove to their supporters that last week's defeat was all wrong, and for about five minutes they simply battered the Sunderland defence into ribbons, and their shooting was both hard and true. Several times the Sunderland goalkeeper was saved from duty by the fact that a colleague got right in the way of shots by Dean, Johnson, Griffiths, and White. A clever movement on the part of Redford enabled Vinall to race through to what appeared a perfect goal-scoring chance, but Gee stuck to Vinall like ivy sticks to a wall, finally to dispossess him and then make a dribble and pass on his own behalf. So far Lowe had shown an admirable front to the Sunderland right wing, and his understanding with Williams was grand, so much so that the Sunderland attack was never prominent. That remark could not be applied to the Everton front liners, for they were always a menace and very often a source of worry to Sunderland.
A DANGEROUS HEADER
For once in a while Sunderland took up the offensive, and although there did not appear to be a lot of danger in their advance, a goal might very easily have been the ending of it, for Jock Thomson made a header to his goalkeeper, and Coggins had to spring up in the air to keep the ball out. Even then the danger was not cleared, for Leonard came up pell-mell obviously with the idea of bumping the goalkeeper, who was in possession, over the line. Coggins, however, has a unique, if not quite legal plan of dealing with such situations of stooping down and setting a back for Leonard, who went hurtling into the goalmouth. I did not care for Thorpe's goalkeeping when the ball was anywhere near his crossbar. True, he had got rid of them all safely enough, but it was not cleanly accomplished, and when Dean headed an inch or two lower than the crossbar Thorpe grabbed the ball and threw it away as though it were red-hot. Still, Griffiths picked it up, and with a great shot struck the far upright, while Johnson missed an easy one when right in front of the Sunderland goalmouth. Griffiths had been quite a success. He was, without doubt, an improvement on what Stein has been providing during the last few weeks. A misunderstanding by Clark and Williams gave Leonard a chance to make fame, hut before he could get himself under way Lowe had dashed across and prevented an awkward situation. The Everton right-wing was still one of Everton's danger spots from a Sunderland standpoint, but Critchley was rather inclined to send his centres too far, thus the ball became of no use to Dean and it was left to Griffiths, who very often found himself outnumbered. Bedford, from a corner kick, delivered a smashing drive that was cruising over the cross-bar. Such was the pace of the ball that I doubt if Coggins could possibly have saved it if it had been a shade lower.
LEONARD SURPRISES
Just as we had settled down in anticipation of an Everton lead of 2-0. Sunderland came along to surprise us with a goal at forty-four minutes. It started through Connor, whose centre was swept out by Coggins, the ball ultimately coming out to Leonard, who shot through a ruck of players, the ball bumping up against the upright before finally lodging at the back of the goal. Half-time.—Everton 2, Sunderland 1.
In the first half Griffiths, White, and Leonard scored. For the first time during the match Sunderland started to play as if they really meant business, and Everton found them difficult to hold; and in the first five minutes of the second half Coggins made two errors which might have proved costly if luck had not been on his side. His first mistake was made when he dashed out of goal to pick up a low shot from Temple, but allowed the ball to peas out of his hands and through his legs. He made a good recovery by flinging himself backwards and clutching the ball just as Leonard was about to touch it into the net. Later Goggins, going out to catch a long, dropping ball, mishandle, but as there was no Sunderland man at hand he got away with it. At this point the spectators were railing upon Everton to do something. The public has a fickle mind. Not many weeks ago their Everton team was the best in the whole land; to-day it got few handshakes from the crowd, who had become ironical and were coaxing Sunderland to come on, while I heard another voice shout, "Go on, Port Vale!" I will readily admit that Everton were not so good in this half, and when Williams handled in the penalty area there was an immediate call for a spot kick, but the referee ignored the claim, although the linesman had waved his flag in support of Sunderland's claim. Griffiths missed an open goal, but four minutes after the hour a free kick enabled Everton to increase their lead. Dean heading a perfect goal. Immediately after this there was a row, Coggin, had saved from Leonard, who, following up, swept the feet from under the goalkeeper, who fell headlong. Williams resented Leonard's action, and went up to the Sunderland man, adopting n fighting post. The situation looked nasty until the referee decided to have a word with his linesman about the affair, the result being that both Williams and Leonard were spoken to.
GRIFFITHS AGAIN
It was amazing how ninny times an Everton pass went to an opponent. Yet it was Everton who took the next goal. The initial work was uncommon: for White made a fancy pass as if he did not care a thump what happened, but the ball went straight to an Everton man, who promptly middle it, so that Dean was still to back head it towards goal. Griffiths had the “noose “to close in in anticipation, and he simply had the task of tapping the ball beyond Thorpe. Just on time, Lowe conceded a penalty for a foul on Temple and Shaw made no mistake with the spot kick. Final; Everton 4, Sunderland 2. 

STUB MARKS
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 16 January 1932
By Louis T. Kelly

• In the seven F.C cup-ties between Everton and Liverpool neither side has exceeded two goals in a match.
• Everton to date had lost four of their last five matches- a big change this from what had gone before.
• Tommy White unfortunately was feeling none too well during the match on Saturday.
• Whilst Cresswell was playing a stewart’s part, Clark and Thomson seemed even more at sea.
• Captain “Dug” Livingstone, who is doing so well for the Rovers, made his English League debut for Everton on the Manchester United ground in 1921-22
• After being signed at a fee of over 2,000 he came into the side vive “Dicky” Downs and in his very first match was just about the best man on the field.
• In answer to R. Jones (Tuebrook), it was Roose who kept goal for Everton in their 1905 Cup replay with Liverpool at Goodison Park.  W. Scott had been out of the team for some time through injury.
• Youth and football age were represented, in the rival goals at Everton last week, and there wasn’t a pin to choose between the two.
• The Blues were subjected to electrical treatment by the Reds
• The score in the local Cup-tie duels now stand at 3-2 in Everton’s favour.
• Mr. Crompton the Liverpool chairman, figured at centre forward in Everton’s League team the same season that Mr. Jack Sharp joined the club-1898-99
• Fifty thousand pounds in hard cash was taken in Saturday’s Cup-ties.
• 1905-6 Chesterfield came to Everton in the Cup, and Sam Hardy came to Liverpool the same season, when Merseyside created a League and Cup double.

EVERTON “A” V. PEASLEY CROSS
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 16 January 1932
Everton had most of the play during the early stages, and Fryer gave them the lead.  Davies later added a second, but Roberts relieved for the visitors Cunliffe added a third near the interval.  Half-time; Everton “A” 3, Peasley Cross 1.

EVERTON 4 SUNDERLAND 2
January 18, 1932. Liverpool Post and Mercury.
Points for Leaders.
But Everton not at their Best.
By "Stork."
Everton have fallen from their high estate. A few weeks ago they were known far and wide as the wonder team of the season. If there were any people present for their game with Sunderland who had not seen them before they would wonder how they had earned such a great name. Is it that they are becoming stale, or is it just a lapse of form, which comes to all teams at some point of the season? I am inclined to think the latter fits the case, for I can recall a similar fall away the year they won the championship in 1927. The first half-hour's display was quite good, too good for Sunderland, in fact, whose defence became unsettled under the heavy pressure of work the Everton forwards piled upon it, and if the Goodison-road eleven had taken their chances, or had not been luckless in seeing worthy scoring shots bit a defender or striked the woodwork, they would have had a comforting goal crop to open up the second half, instead of which it was their duty to hold on to a slender lead, and battle against a side which, in the first "45" had never threatened real danger to goalkeeper Coggins.
Everton on the Run.
Sunderland immediately on resuming began to play for the first time during the match, and with ordinary luck would have got on equal terms, if not actually taken the lead, for their open game kept, Everton on the run and battling strongly to retain their lead. Twice Coggins created a sensation when he mishandled, the first when he allowed a ball to slip through his hands and which trickled on towards the open goal. Leonard saw the opening, but before he could connect with the ball Coggins had made a great recovery by throwing himself sideways and snatching the ball away from the former Rhyl player's feet. It was a tense moment, and a let off for Everton. Sunderland claimed a penalty, when Williams handled in the penalty area, and I thought they should have been granted a spot kick, for Williams was able to get the ball under control through his handling, and although the linesman waved his flag frantically, the referee ignored the claim. During this half there were times when the football was of a very low standard. Passes went astray, nasty tactics crept in, there was a show of fists and a warning note from the referee, and a big call by the Everton spectators for Everton to wake themselves up. They wanted livening up, too, for they were distinctly poor at this stage, for Sunderland, while not being anything to boast about, were playing well enough to snap an equaliser, and goodness knows, what would have happened them, for Everton had gone to sleep. There was no thrust in their game, the ball going anywhere but where it was intended, and it was only when Dean scored from a free kick that Everton canme to life again, but never at any time did they produce the form which had laid low such teams as Sheffield Wednesday, Chelsea and Leciester City.
Critchley's Speed.
For one thing Johnson could do nothing right. He tried hard enough, but the ball would not do his bidding, and so the whole line suffered. Critchley's speed was too much for Shaw, considered one of the best backs of the game, and he and White did fine work in the opening half, while Griffiths who scored two goals, was an improvement upon what Stein has been producing for the past few weeks. I liked Gee best of the half-backs, and young Lowe did well against an experienced player like Bedford, and a nippy little winger like Temple. Dean was well watched, but offered some easy chances in the first session. Sunderland, on this display, are in their rightful position in the League chart (20 th ). Nervy in defence, there was no bite in their attack. Even the great Connor could not find his shooting boots, and that when he had two big chances, and I would not say that Leonard was a success at centre-forward. Goalkeeper Thorpe pulled from under his bar a number of shots, but I did not like the manner in which he did it. He did not convey confidence, and appears to fear a charge, and was determined to take no risks. He offered Everton opportunities and it was not his fault that they were not accepted. To be frank the game for the most part was uninteresting, and best forgotten. Teams; - Everton; - Coggins, goal; Williams and Lowe, backs; Clark, gee and Thomson, half-backs; Critchley, White, Dean (captain), Johnson, PH Griffiths, forwards. Sunderland; - Thorpe, goal; Hall, and Shaw, backs; Hastling, McDougall and Morris, half-backs; Temple, Bedford, Leonard, Vinall, and Connor, forwards. Referee Mr. W. Walden, Derby.
Scores from Division One.
Arsenal 3 Birmingham 1; Aston Villa 6 Liverpool 1 (Brown scored four); Blackburn Rovers 5 Portsmouth 3 (Esson of Portsmouth Hat-trick); West Brom 2 Blackpool 1; Sheff Wed 4 Bolton 2; Huddersfield 2 Chelsea 1; Man City 5 Leciester 1; Middlesbrough 3 West ham 2; Newcastle 3 Derby 1.

BIRMINGHAM CITY RESERVES 6 EVERTON RESERVES 3
January 18, 1932. Liverpool Post and Mercury
Central league (Game 25)
Gregg scored four times.
The Midland eclipse of the Merseyside teams was completed by Birmingham, who led 4-1, at the interval. Common was injured near the end, but Everton, in the circumstances, did well, and Birtley wound up with two goals from centres by Rigby, who played well throughout. Dunn had scored Everton's other point in the first half, and the Midland scorers were Calladine, Cregg (4), and Keating. Gregg was the outstanding figure on the Birmingham side.
Everton "A" 5 Peasley Cross 3
Liverpool County Combination
At Stopgate Lane. Peasley Cross were deposed from the leading position on goal average. Fryer opened the scoring after five minutes, Davies increased the home side's score and Roberts later netted for Peasley cross, but near the interval Cunliffe scored a third goal for Everton. The visitors had a dangerous spell early in the second half, and despite good saves by Corry. Littler reduced the home side's lead. Afterwards Everton had most of the play and Cunliffe, who was an outstanding player, scored two good goal. Near the end Roberts scored a further point for Peasley Cross.

EXPECTING TOO MUCH
Liverpool Echo - Monday 18 January 1932
By Stork
Having seen Everton whip such prominent sides as Sheffield Wednesday, Leicester City, and Chelsea, with football that had been the talk of the football world. I naturally expected to see them do something similar against Sunderland, a team much lower in the League table, but apparently Everton's big scoring feats have made me expect too much. On paper a 4-2 victory is good enough for anybody, but every man jack around the ground wanted another goal riot. They had been led to expect it, and when it did not come there was keen disappointment. These self-same people a few weeks ago had nothing but praise for their team, but against Sunderland the past was forgotten, which shows how fickle is the public mind. It makes no allowances: the machine must keep working at top speed, forgetting that the players are but human, and, consequently, may not be as good to-day as they were yesterday.  I am not making excuses, for I tired of the game long before it was over, and that is not like me, for I love my football.
SUNDERLAND TAKE HEART
With the slightest bit of luck Everton would have run up a big score before the turn round, for they were so much on top, with the Sunderland defence non-plussed. Shots were blocked, the ball hit, the woodwork, and Thorpe was fortunate to scoop the ball from under his bar when he seemed all but beaten. Up to half-time Sunderland had not conveyed to the onlookers that they would make Everton fight to maintain their lead, but they did more. They had Everton palpably upset and unable to continue with their usual methods. Leonard's goal five minutes from the interval had given them heart, and on resuming they swept through the Everton ranks, which made me wonder what they had been doing to let Everton have it all their own way in the first “45.” They took up the offensive and nearly sneaked a goal through an error by Coggins, and with the score 2-1 they should have had a penalty award, which would most likely have levelled matters and made things much more difficult for the leaders.  Williams undoubtedly handled.  I dread to think what would have happened if Sunderland had been granted that spot kick and scored with it.
TURNCOATS

They were fighting back with flashes of good football, and had Everton on toast for a spell, so much so that the spectators begin to take sides with the Northerners, urging them on to another goal. Their own side seemed incapable of getting another; such was the slump in their play from what they had provided earlier in the day. What was the cause? It was not that Sunderland were so much better, but simply because Everton had become nettled. They were over anxious, and when you are in that frame of mind matters seem to run against you. They did against Everton, who found their passes going wrong, among other things, so that there was no concerted attack, and the Sunderland defence, which had previously displayed signs of fright, now became confident of itself, and easily held up their rivals' advances. It was an uncommon turn round. Sunderland had their chances, particularly Connor, before Dean nodded a goal from a free kick to make the score 3-I; and it was only then that Everton got back to anything like their proper form, and so worked their way to a fourth goal and a victory, despite a last-minute rally by Sunderland, which produced a penalty award for a foul on Temple, who was sailing headlong for goal when brought down by Lowe. This young back had done excellent work throughout. I particularly liked the way he kept the ball in play, sending it along the touch-line to Phil Griffith, the scorer of two of his side's goals. Griffith was an improvement on what Stein has been producing in the last few weeks, but the man of the forward line was Critchley. His speed was used to great effect, but it was his trickery with the ball that upset Shaw and made him “windy." Everton did not convince. They were patchy. They were not the Everton of a few weeks ago, but I think it is only a temporary lapse, and one that need not shake the confidence of their supporters, as it did on Saturday.

GOING UP, NOT DOWN!
January 18 1932. Evening Express.
Everton working back to their dazzling ways.
O.K. Reserves .
By the Pilot.
"They won, but they are slipping," was an ardent Everton's supporter's comment after the game with Sunderland. This fundamental view in a variety of expressions was repeated to me frequently during the week-end. I do not agree. Everton are not going downhill. The case is just the opposite. They have gone downhill and now they are climbing up again. A few weeks ago I had personal misgivings concerning Everton's ability to stay the long, arduous league course. Today I am distinctly optimistic. People forget that as league leaders every club in the country puts forward special efforts to lower their colours. For Everton every match is a cup-tie. This sort of thing takes it out of players, and because they are human they are bound to feel the strain. Against Sunderland the Goodison men took the field conspicuous of the Cup-tie defeat against Liverpool, yet in the first eight minutes they got two goals through their spirited play. This start was not sustained, this is true, but frequently during the game we Shaw flashes of Everton's sparkle. Next Saturday the players will enjoy a day off. It will do them good. As Dean collective expressed said "It will gave us a chance to forget our failures and start afresh." I believe they will.
Good Reserves.
The Sunderland match was important from the viewpoint that it demonstrated Everton's possession of reliable reserve talent. Phil Griffiths in Stein place, Lowe for Cresswell, and Coggins in for Sagar, all showed that in case of injury, Everton will not need to be unduly worried. Griffiths got two goals with luck it would have been four and his fieldwork was direct and rapid. Lowe, who took Cresswell's place at left back, a position occupied by Bocking in the Cup-tie was the best back on the field, and Coggins, playing in goal for Sagar, proved that he retains all his old skill. I admit that this was not a dazzling exhibition by any means. Everton were right on top for half an hour, but then they fell back into the rut of close maneuver, and the second half saw them still lacking in initiative as far as open tactics were concerned. The ineffective of their attack for long periods was the primarily to the fine defence of the Wearsiders. McDougall, the brother of J8immy McDougall of Liverpool was the outstanding personality on the ground. He adopted a new method of stopping Dean, he made interception and not, the direct tackle his strong suit –and found it a success. Shaw and Hall were sound backs to complete a triangle, which had understanding and power. Gee was the best of the Everton half-backs, though Thomson infused much more snap into his work and gave many a nice workable pass. Grififths and Critchley were the best of the forwards. White played rather a stereotyped game and Johnson was not a quick as usual in making up his mind. Dean had little room in which to work, but was always a source of danger.

GOALS ARE SCARE THIS SEASON.
January 19, 1932. Evening Express.
Yet Everton chance of New Record is Rosy.
By the Pilot.
Appreances are deceptive. The average followers of football would tell you that this season has been a good one for goals, and he would point to a lengthily list of big scorers to justify his view. But he is wrong. To date this season the goals obtained total 3,820, but on the corresponding date last season the clubs had gathered no fewer than 4,105 goals. The figure this season are Division one 1,083; Division Two 960; Division Three (Northern Section) 811; Division Three (Southern Section) 960. Last season's total were Division One 1,83; Division two 995; Division Three (Northern Section) 979; Division Three (Southern Section) 1,048. Of course, it must be remembered that this season there are only 87 clubs in the league as compared with 88 last season. Wigan Borough having withdrawn, but there must be better defensive work in all League seeing that the total in the games are down.
The Difference.
The main difference lies, not with the leading clubs of the divisions but with these at the bottom. Last season at this stage Everton were the leading scores with 78 goals with Aston Villas second with 72 and Tranmere Rovers third with 71. This season Everton (82) and Aston Villa (72), again lead the way, but Wolverhampton Wanderers with 71, are the only other team to touch the 70 mark. At the other end of the table New Brighton are the lowest with 14 goals, whereas last season Barnsley, the lowest club, claimed 21. Despite the lower aggregate total, however, Everton, for one, have a splendid change of reaching the record total of 128 goals set up by Aston Villa last season. They have ten more goals to their credit than had the record making Villa on this date. Dean, the Everton leader, has regained equality with Bourton (Coventry City) in the individual goal-scoring race

ALBERT VIRR'S NEW LINE
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 20 January 1932
Bee’s Notes
A former football star, who found his livelihood gone when a serious injury to the knee put him out of League football, is courageously fitting himself for another career as a school teacher. He is Virr, the former Everton half back, who is now a student at the Cheshire Training College, Crewe, undergoing the most serious training he has ever known. A fine specimen of a man, Virr has had to face the fact that first-class football is a thing of the past for him. He has turned out several times this season with the college football team, displaying the touch of an expert in his play, but his knee will never stand the strain of English League matches. Virr travels backwards and forwards from Liverpool, where his wife lives, to Crewe, daily.  His teachers say that he is not only pre-eminent physically, but has shown real aptitude for his studies.

BEE’S NOTES
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 21 January 1932
In my “Bee "-flight I happened on a well-known old landmark of sport on his 70th birthday this week. Frank Sugg looks to be as good a seventy-year-older as anyone in or out of sport, and right glad was to see him blanketing Father Time so well. My glimpse of him conjured up cameos of memory of Frank's wonderful career, many phases of which came “close-up" to my regardful view. 'Tis a far cry (it seems age') to his connection with the Everton Football Club as a centre half-back, his football, by the way, being far more head-ball than Footwork. His bulk enabled him to do most of his execution by heading —and the memory tablet shows him to be a veritable sprat amongst the minnows! There is also that memory of a wonderfully rapid scoring with Archie McLaren at Taunton, a record for quick scoring which has never since been surpassed. I have rarely seen a safer catch, his huge hands proving bigger than a jug even when he was galloping, and Johnny Briggs often looked ruefully alter Frank's throw-ins, which always dropped near the wicket and stung his hands in the catching. Frank, in initial overs, was often a somewhat streaky bat, nervous and dubious until set, but afterwards there was no finer bat to watch, and he did Trojan work for Lancashire and England, being a wonderfully fast scorer and mighty hitter.  When Australia put Lancashire out for 36, at Aigburth (including a six hit by McLaren over the railway) Frank was out to McKibbin with a ball so wide that he didn't even attempt to stop it—but the miraculous break on a sticky wicket emptied out the astonished Frank ! Heigh ho them was the days ! He was for long lessee of Stanley Track and tried to introduce Northern Union football to Liverpool after an experiment with a Soccer venture, Sugg's Athletic. It seems a pity that such a good umpire should he discarded for county cricket on the merest Anno Domini pretext because his eye was as keen as his judgment was ripe and his experience sound. Frank, after coaching King William's College, Isle of Man, is now a cricket coach at Merchant Taylor's School. Crosby, and umpires for Waterloo Cricket Club. All the very many sportsmen throughout the country will give a thought to a grand old veteran, who is certainly not even approaching the veteran stage in physical fitness or appearance.
Sympathy
We raise our hats in sympathy of the passing of genial soul well known and respected in Everton circles and in the other walks of life;-
Mr. John Blacoe was one of the older school of Everton Shareholders, and for many years was a familiar figure at the annual meetings and social gathering of the club. 
Everton “A” (v. Liverpool “A” at Anfield on Saturday); Holdcroft; Parker, Jones or Kneale; Williams, Griffiths, Edwards; Worrall, Webster, Davis, Fryer, and Leyfield. 

OPERATION ON MR. T. H. McINTOSH
January 21, 1932. Evening Express.
Everton F. C. Secretary in Nursing Home.
Mr. Tom McIntosh, the popular secretary of the Everton Football Club, has entered a Liverpool nursing home to undergo a serious operation. Followers of football on Merseyside wish a speedy recovery to this fine sportsman. Mr. McIntosh was taken ill on Saturday, but following the Everton and Sunderland match and consulted his Doctor C. Baxter. A specialist was called in and he ordered that Mr. McIntosh should go into a nursing home for the operation. High hope are entertained that Mr. McIntosh will be able to resume his office at Goodison Park in about six week's time. It will be recalled that Mr. McIntosh suffered a long illness in the autumn of 1930.

EVERTON RESERVES
Liverpool Echo - Friday 22 January 1932
The Central League game at Everton, to-morrow, is the only game in the city, and, therefore, it assumes an importance not customary to the Central League game. Everton have chosen Jackson, the “A" team player, who has been with Marine, and they are trying Dunn at inside left, so that the promising Cunliffe can have a show at inside right. Chedzsoy, at centre half, is an uncommon choice. He has rarely appeared for the Central League team.  The propels of the Chesterfield Cup - tie will be made known periodically. Team: Coggins; Jackson, Lowe; McPherson, Chedzoy, Archer; Birtley, Cunliffe, Reed, Dunn, Stein.

EVERTON RES V MAN CITY RES
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 23 January 1932
Everton played Dunn at inside-left, and the Scot was early prominent, for, after tricking two opponents, he sent Reed away up the middle, but the centre's shot travelled wide. The City's response gave them a couple of corners, but Everton defenders cleared, and Dunn who was distributing the ball with amazing accuracy and skill, set Everton attacking again. Reed smartly tricked a couple of opponents, and the referee surprised many when he adjudged Stein offside, for the winger was beautifully positioned for a shot. After twenty-five minutes a sharp centre from Payne ended with Syme opening the score for the City, and six minutes later Rowley headed a second goal from Payne's corner kick. Everton were not convincing lacking the sharp, open methods that characterized Manchester's advances. After the first fifteen minutes Everton had faded out and the City deserved the interval lead. Half-time.—Everton Res. 0, Manchester City Res. 2.  The City defence faltered and Cunliffe scored for Everton a few minutes after the interval.  The home side, revealing a considerable improvement, went all out for the equalsier, and an outstanding incident was Walmsley’s brilliant save from Stein.  Both sides, however, in this half lacked accurate finish.

STUB MARKS
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 23 January 1932
By Louis T. Kelly

• Bryan, the New Ferry youth, and promising Everton half-back, who was injured at Anfield in October, 1930, has only played five minutes’ football since that date.
• Sam McClure, father of the present half back, was once given a trial by Everton, but did not strike the eye of the critic and returned to his Cumberland home.
• Later on, his native club, Workington, called the “Black Diamonds” visited Blackburn to play Park Road in an English Cup-tie and soon afterwards he was signed by Blackburn Rovers.

EVERTON RESERVES 1 MANCHESTER CITY RESERVES 2
January 25, 1932. Liverpool Post and Mercury
Central League (Game 26)
Everton's mediocre disappointed the big crowd that assembled at Goodison Park, for although the home side started well enough, and the attack benefited from Dunn's cleverness to such an extent as to harass the City defence they soon fell away. The City took some time to settle down, but when they did they quickness on the ball, open distribution and sharp shooting resulted in them having the best of matters. Everton certainly tried hard enough, and territorially had as much as the game as their Manchester visitors, but near goal the home forwards and halves revealed a lack of definite, quick action, and consequently they visiting keeper had little to deal with that was really difficult. Syme and Rowley scored for the City in the first half, following good work by the clever winger Payne, and after the interval Cunliffe scored for Everton. Dunn at inside left was conspicuous in the early stages and the promoted "A" team player Jackson (right back) and Chedgzoy (centre-half) will benefit from experience. Everton; - Coggins, goal; Jackson and Lowe, backs; McPherson, Chedgzoy and Archer, half-backs; Birtley, Cunliffe, Reed, Dunn and Stein forwards.
Liverpool "A" 2 Everton "A" 6
Liverpool County Combination.
At Anfield. Everton proved worthy winners. Baras gave Liverpool the lead after 15 minutes. Leyfield equalising from a good centre from Britton. Davies put Everton ahead near the interval. Keeping up a long spell of attacking after the resumption, Davies completed the hat-trick. Liverpool made several dangerous raids, in which Pescoed and Hanson were prominent, but the clever defensive play of Parker, and the splendid fielding and positioning of Holdcroft, which was one of the outstanding features of the game, thwarted their fine effort. Fryer and Worrall later added further goals for Everton. In the last minute Pescoed netted for Liverpool.

EVERTOR RESUME
Liverpool Echo - Monday 25 January 1932
Everton are doubtful about Creswell for their League game against Manchester City at Manchester on Wednesday However, it is hoped that he will be fit for the “Derby on Saturday, fading which Lowe is the probable deputy. Team; Sagar; Williams, Cresswell (?); Clark, Gee, Thomson; Critchley, White, Dean, Johnson, and Griffiths (P.).

EVERTON'S TASK AGAINST MUCH IMPROVED SIDE
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 26 January 1932
Bee’s Notes
Everton rested their weary legs on Saturday. and Dean went over to Preston to bid them both good wishes and to express the belief that Wolves would succeed—which only shows you that I am not the only one to err in this football globe! Everton at Manchester City's ground can rest assured they will be a vastly improved side. City have been much better than their figures in the league for three months, and are only just telling the world their full strength. They got through an easy Cup journey with Brentford so that the home side at Maine-road will be fit for the big task on hand. West Brom's defeat yesterday was a costly home failure; it meant that Sheffield United go right up to second place. But having two matches in hand Everton should not he perturbed about that factor. Yet Everton must go on winning, and must resume their away successes if they Ire to attain their high object of winning the league after making practically all the running. This is the Everton side:— Sagar; Williams, Lowe; Clark, Gee, Thomson; Critchley, White, Dean, Johnson, Griffiths (P). It is not to be forgotten that Manchester City is one of the few sides that can work a double win against Everton. They beat Everton at Goodison Park early in the season by a goal, Langford being the trouble to the Everton forwards.
EVERTON AT MANCHESTER CITY'S GROUND
Manchester City's manager, Mr. Peter Hodge, inform us that the team to play against Everton at Maine-road, to-morrow, is yet settled. It will be the Cup side, except that Cowan, the centre half is a doubtful starter. He was injured on Saturday, and had several stitches his eyebrow. Cowan is essentially a leader, and, therefore, the risk is rather unusual Everton will have a large number of followers, as supporters can take the 12.30 excursion or 1.30 from Liverpool Central. Everton are travelling by the latter train, returning on the 6.30 train.

TEAM THAT WON AT GOODISON
January 26, 1932. Evening Express.
Blues' Chance to get Equal Tomorrow.
By the Pilot.
Manchester City, are the only team to take away Football League points from Goodison park this season. Tomorrow, Everton will have a chance to avenge the defeat, for the return game will take place at Maine Road. This however, will not be the only reward, for victory will strengthened the Blues' chances of the championship, especially in view of West Bromwich Albion's defeat by Sheffield United yesterday. There is one player in the Everton team who has a long cherished desire to get the hat-trick against Manchester City. The player is Tommy Johnson, the Everton inside left. Johnson, of course joined the Walton club from Maine-road, and had the distinction of scoring five goals for City against Everton some season's back. Now he want's to repeat the show on Everton's behalf. This will be a stern task, for the City are a difficult team to defeat on their own ground. True, they have lost three times at Maine road, but that was earlier in the season, and at a time when they were not such a settled in quantity at the present. Everton defeated the City when last they went to Cottonopolis. Tommy Griffiths securing a magnificent goal. Everton tomorrow will have the assistance of Sagar, and Cresswell who return to their usual positions to the displacement of Coggins and Lowe. Phil Griffiths is again experimented with at outside left and the whole side indicates the power, which will be needed if the Blues are to emphasize that they are not merely a home team. Manchester will not select their side until later, owing to injuries following their cup-tie with Brentford. Everton; Sagar; William's, Cresswell; Clark, Gee, Thomson; Critchley, White, Dean, Johnson, Griffiths.

HALLIDAY GOAL IN THE FOG
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 27 January 1932
EVERTON MISS CHANCES V. MANCHESTER CITY
By bee
Manchester City; Langford; Felton, Dale; Busby, Marshall, McMullan; Toseland, Tilson, Halliday, Rowley, Brook.  Everton;- Sagar; Williams, Cresswell; Clark, Gee, Thomson; Critchley, White, Dean, Johnson, Griffiths.  Everton and Manchester City should have been a star performance, but unfortunately there was a deep fog at Maine road, and although the players seemed to find no difficulty in the gloomy atmosphere, the spectators had the greatest difficulty finding out what was happening.  Cresswell was able to play, and through the mist, aided by my field glasses, which for some unaccountable reason I had taken with me. I was able to see fairly well, although the threat of abandonment at three-quarter time was severe. Cresswell's resumption was as unexpected as it was pleasurable, and he began with a square pass to his partner, a happy reminder of his sense of touch. Gee went through his winding way with splendid acumen and ability, and a good pass to Critchley, hut there was more danger when Phil Griffiths made half-centre half-shot. Langford, who had been such a barrier to Everton in their only defeat at home, saved securely, and hands against White was too patent an offence to escape the referee's notice. After Johnson had made a fine cross-the-field pass to Critchley, he got a severe bang on the face from which he suffered quite a long time.
LANGFORD'S RISK
Manchester City attacked for a fair length of time, and after Sager had made one save from Halliday, Cresswell passed back so awkwardly that even Sager could not stop a corner kick. One of the oddities of football life was the sight of the referee being bumped over by Johnson, who was endeavoring to complete a corner kick taken by Phil Griffiths. Tom Johnson was keen to score against his former comrades and Langford rather dramatically ran far out of his goal, taking risk that was not justified after the referee had rightly given a foul against Cowan's deputy, Marshall, for a “back." Halliday versus Cresswell was an old-time remembrance of the day's when both played for Sunderland and Dean's appearance at outside-left was evidence of his enterprise and endeavour, and showed a facile way he has of making a pass with an ankle. Gee over-dribbled, thus causing an attack, which should not have been necessary against a team that bore three changes. Cresswell and Williams bore a lot of work, and in a breakaway Jock Thompson lobbed the ball some distance, White being but a fraction out with his header. This encouraged Everton to give the right wing more work, at which the crowd in the fog said Bravo!" because they had seen very little of the game on their side of the ground. Dean headed so near that I could have sworn the ball was in the net. It must have gone over. All the people in the grandstand, which was full, could see the artistic heading and passing of Cresswell allied to Thomson's anticipation. 
PHANTOM FORMS
They paired off like a wing forward couple rather than a defence couplet. It was patent that the players could see more of the game than anyone else. Instead of seeing classic match we were merely seeing figures of speech and phantom forms with fantastic notions. Manchester went near scoring, and there were two protests against a goal kick, after which Everton resumed the attack, Dean being near with a header from a corner. Griffiths at outside-right made a fine all-round run, but Toseland and Halliday were unmistakably the outstanding players and raiders of the Manchester City side. Yet Everton had nice chances to score. Griffiths first of all hesitating just that fraction too long, and White imitating him in the next moment. Fortunately, Sagar was in grand condition, and was saving them high up on the goal point as well as flinging himself to the foot of the posts to push the ball away.
DEAN BAFFLED
Critchley might have scored after cantering through, but in the gloom I could not see how he missed it. Gee and Sagar got into each other's way with the result that the ball got clogged in the goalmouth and threatened to go over the empty line. Right away there was an attack through Griffiths, and Dean had a simple chance to score. Unaffected, unhindered, unhampered, the chief goal scorer shot outside and then ribbed his head as though wondering whether he was awake.
Half-time —Manchester C. 0. Everton 0.
There was no interval, and although the fog got no worse, the view from the stands got no better. Dean failed to take a useful chance. Creswell crowded out Halliday, who was as usual, the thorn in the Merseyside side, one time crossing to inside-left to make a very oblique shot. Dean drifted to outside right and centred with force, making Langford catch, but Langford was having nothing like the time he had at Goodison Park. Gee was hurt for a moment. Rowley went near, and Sagar was sound in every link.
A HALLWAY GOAL
Clark was clever in attack, and only once was he over strong with his punt. At seventy-five minutes Halliday scored a point that was much debated when Brook ran on and in. It was impossible to say the cause of the debate, but it was plain to see that Manchester were on top, and when they netted again through Rowley the goal did not co t through some infringement.

REVEGE FOR THAT CUP DEFEAT.
January 27, 1932. Evening Express.
Everton will be all out against Liverpool.
They meet again on Saturday! Something of an anti-climax to their Cup struggle, yes; but whenever Everton and Liverpool face each other, city football "fans" get wound up with anticipation and hopes. Everton have a bitter memory to wipe out and every man in the team will be hoping to get revenge for their failure in the third round of the F.A. cup competition. On the other hand, Liverpool will take the field complete confident. Three this season their have met Everton and on two occasions in the F.A Cup and the other in the Lancashire Senior Cup, their have defeat Everton at Goodison Park. What was possible in these games is surely possible again. Victory in this game is particularly important from Everton's viewpoint and part from the hope of sweet revenge. They have the league championship to think about and every point at this stage is vital to their chances.
Wright and Lucas Doubtful.
These Derby clashes are always difficult to weight up, but there is certain to be another wonderful struggle. Jackson of course will not be available, and Wright and Lucas, who were unable to play against Leicester City today, are doubtful starters. Wright has been troubled some time with ankle and thigh injuries, while Lucas has not completely recovered from influenza. At the moment there is every possibility of Everton turning out at full strength and on this occasion I expect to see the Blues make revenge. Liverpool have had some hard games recently, but they have not played more effective of more decisive football for years, and a repetition of recent form should be quite capable of giving the Blues another shock. Liverpool must, however, keep to open tactics such as these used against Chesterfield in the early part of the match. Close passing must be avoided as much as possible.
Sports Pie
•  Mr. T. H. McIntosh, the secretary of the Everton Football club, is progressing well at Liverpool nursing home where he recently underwent an operation.

EVERTON GAME IN FOG
January 27, 1932. Evening Express.
Manchester City's strong attack
By the Pilot
Halliday's goal for Manchester
Sagar made a wonderful save from a point blank shot by Halliday. Then Griffiths broke through the defence and crossed the ball, giving Dean an open goal. There was no one near Dean and he sent the ball wide of the post. Half-time Manchester City nil, Everton nil. The interval was dispatched with immediately on the turn round, Dean missed following good work, by Griffiths . The ball dropping nicely for the centre-forward, but he banged over the bar. Halliday scored for Manchester City in 71 minutes. The centre forward broke through on his own and Sagar came out, and diver at his feet. The ball rolled on towards the net, and a scramble followed. There seemed to be some tail of a penalty, but the referee awarded a goal though it was impossible to see exactly how the ball reach the net. Just after Rowley pumped through and beat Sagar, but the goal was disallowed for offside.

MANCHESTER CITY 1 EVERTON 0
January 28, 1932. Liverpool Post and Mercury
Everton losing grip of lead.
By "Bee."
The Everton team was at full strength yesterday. Cresswell's return being hailed with delight. It meant Everton would have their confidence restored by the appearance of the masterpiece of defence, who has been absent for two or three games of important. Even though Manchester City were fighting a Cup-tie on Saturday, and Everton were resting on that date, Manchester City won worthily by the only goal, and although it took the City side a long time to get the point, one could not begrudge them their success.
The Double.
It meant that for the first time this season Everton had been defeated home and away, by one goal to nought on each occasion. At Goodison Park Langford was the solo cause of Everton failing; at Maine road, in a wretched fog that blotted out pretty near all the chance of the spectators seeing what promised to be a great game, Everton went so long on the defence that it was hardly right to expect their goalkeeper not to fail. Sagar could not be blamed in any case. He made some startling saves, judging by the applause and shouts of the crowd behind the goal, and in front of him Cresswell and Williams did more than their normal amount of work owing to the fact that the City forwards were very lively and well combined, if not too secure in the goal shooting portion
Dean Misses Chances.
Here was a match where one had expected a lot of goals to both sides, and disappointment was rife that there should be such faulty work in front of the posts. Dean, for instance missed two very easy chances, quite unlike his usual style, and Halliday striving to collect a number of goals, was only starved or steered away by the ability of Gee and the full-backs, and some smart goalkeeping. With all the difficulty of seeing from the standard it was plain to an unbiased eye that City had a great chance of winning the double event, and the surprise was that they did not take full value of the "toway" Toseland in the first half when this swift young winger weaved a way in and out of the defence, while apparently Brook was being indulged in a rest.
Disputed Goal.
In the second half the position was changed. It was Brook who was the damaging forward, and Everton gradually crumbled away, and he said to have fought a good battle to keep the margin to one goal. To offer any criticism would be unfair because no one on the stand could see more, than a yard or so beyond the nearest touchline. The players afterward said it was fairly easy to see the ball at all points, so that it was the spectators who had suffered, their view being blotted out. The only goal unfortunately aroused a storm of protest. Halliday appeared to be going through his centre-forward course when Sagar half stopped the ball, but Halliday found himself upset, and there was a thought that a penalty kick should have been the award. Interviewed afterwards however, officials said that Cresswell kicking clear, caught Halliday's body and the ball entered the net. The referee had other ideas, and they led to Everton's position at the head of the table being made less secure than usual. In fact Everton's away journeys for the last five matches have yielded them nothing. The long trial including West Ham, Bolton, Blackburn, Birmingham and now Manchester City. Teams; Manchester City; - Langsford, goal; Felton and Dale, backs; Busby, Marshall, and McMullan, half-backs; Toseland, Tilson, Halliday, Rowley and Brook, forwards. Everton; - Sagar, goal; Williams and Cresswell, backs; Clark, gee and Thomson, half-backs; Critchley, White, Dean (captain), Johnson and Griffiths, forwards.

TEAM CHANGES FOR GOODISON "DERBY."
January 28, 1932. Evening Express.
McRorie a Casualty; Rigby Likely to Displace Griffiths.
One team change and one positional change have been made in Liverpool's team to meet Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday. There is also likely to be
one alteration in Everton's eleven.
Rigby is almost certain to play at outside left in place of Griffiths. McRorie, Liverpool's outside-right was injured yesterday, and in consequence Barton has been moved from centre-forward to outside right. Wright will lead the attack, and McPherson will be at inside left.

EVERTON'S LEAGUE LEAD NARROWED.
January 28, 1932. Evening Express.
When we saw Griffiths play against Sunderland we hoped for great things –but Griffiths, against Manchester City yesterday was very disappointing. From the beginning to end he was unhappy. He exhibition two or three clever dibbles, but failed with his finishing. In the majority of cases he centred behind the gaol and his corner kicking was such failures that Tommy Johnson took the remaining corners. Its may candid opinion that Griffiths is severely handicapped when playing on the left for he is obvious an outside right. As indicated above Rigby, the regular outside left at the beginning of last season, is likely to be preferred to him for Saturday's game against Liverpool. Everton Team will be announced tomorrow. Everton's failure at Maine road may be attributed to the City's superiority at wing half. Neither Clark nor Thomson settled down to their true games, and were particular slow in interception. Too often were they lured into false positions, and were so busy, in trying to retrieve ground that they found little time to give the forwards the right support. Gee played a sound game, though leaning more to the defensive and Cresswell was a more certain defender than Williams, who, however, was handicapped with an ankle injury . The outstanding Evertonian was Sagar, who rose to heights of brilliance. The city forwards were quick in shooting, but Sagar displayed uncanny anticipation, saving in superhuman fashion time after time. The City were quicker on the ball than the Blues, and they made use of first time methods in the development of their moves. They were sound fore, and aft, and had they not won would have been unfortunate. Yet Everton had chances to win, and wonder of wonders, it was Dean who missed two easy chances. True Dean was not supported as much as usual, but neither of the inside forwards played to standard, and Critchley carried off the forward honours. It was a pity that the fog ruined the game for there were traces of good, sound competitive football to be seen. Everton will need to improve if they are to avenge their cup defeat at Liverpool's hands.
Sports Pie.
•  Everton have won more matches (16) than any club in the First division. Leeds United hold a similar distinction in the Second Division.

LIVERPOOL SELECT THEIR “DERBY” GAME SIDE
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 28 January 1932
EVERTON LEADING MOVE
THE CALL OF UP FORWARDS AND AT’EM
AWAY WITH THE W FORMATION
GOODISON PARK ACCOMMODATION NOTE
Bee’s Notes
It would be silly to waste words upon Everton's last game. It was a bright game judged by the shouts of the crowd around the goals, and the one thing certain was the, Sagar played a marvellous game. Oh, no, there is one other thing certain: Everton had the misfortune to revert. once again to the Exaggerated W formation, which has never done them any good.  When Everton were doing their best the inside forwards went up en bloc. At Manchester and elsewhere they have developed the going -back process, which has affected their League position so much that now Sheffield United are a danger mark. The truth is that Everton have gone a bit “heavy," and their forward line, adding to the malformation named above, is all pit-a-pat and heading: there is no stirring shot. The result is defeat. Perhaps Everton were luckless in the way Manchester City got their only goal: Halliday “scored and the players themselves didn't know how, or why, but knew when. I asked for information, and found that Halliday was brought down for a penalty kick, which the referee signalled, and would have given except that he thought fit to use his discretionary right, the ball having crossed the line. It crossed the Sagar line through Cresswell making a big clearance kick that caught Halliday's prone body. And that's how the game was won and Manchester had its double-edged victory. Some may think it was a pity Everton changed their train course. They were due to leave at 1.30. Central; changed their minds through the foggy atmosphere, mid went on the 12.30. The 1.30 train had its piston broken, and was delayed so long that the players, by taking that train, could not have got to Manchester before a 3.15 kick-off--which would have meant a fine, but which might have meant a fine result!
A word about the accommodation at Goodison Park. At every home match 235 seats are bookable. This is done as a matter of course. It is an age-old rule. So when the news in told that 235 seats are sold the public are apt to imagine there are no more stand seats left. Which is absurd. There are 10,000 stand seats bookable on the day—and not bookable before the game—first come to the ground first served. A thought comes to my mind that there is to be a strengthening of the Everton team by means of a rather famous forward, still in his teens. Liverpool have had considerable sickness in the official section of the club and in the players' room, but it is good to know that Torn Lucas may be playing for his club again on Saturday—for the reserve side. Liverpool have need of all their defensive' power just now. Just as the forward line was nicely balanced and live in every link a further break in their notions and team-sheet has arisen. McRorie's hurt of yesterday creates a vacancy at outside right for Barton—Wright goes to centre-forward again. Thus in the " Derby " game against Everton we shall see the winging Wright as leader and the flyaway Barton as a winger. Cresswell was perhaps hardly fit for service yesterday at Manchester, but he played in a manner that showed he could, if necessary, play with “one leg." Thus I expert there will be no radical change in the Everton side—if any change at all.

EVERTON CHANGE FOR " DERBY "
Liverpool Echo - Friday 29 January 1932
RIGBY COMES IN AT OUTSIDE-LEFT
 Everton to-day announce their team to meet Liverpool in the “Derby " game at Goodison tomorrow. It shows one change— Rigby for Griffiths (P.). The teams are therefore as under:— EVERTON Sagar Williams, Cresswell; Clark,  Gee? Thomson; Critchley, White, Dean, Johnson, Rigby Liverpool; Scott; Steel, Done; Morrison, Bradshaw, McDougall; Barton, Hodgson, Wright, McPherson, Gunson.
Rigby has been out of the side for some time. He is the experienced player who is likely to do well on a big occasion. The Everton club want the public to know that apart from the seats which already have been disposed of there are 10,000 still available by turnstile payment. It will interest and please everyone to know that Mr. Tom McIntosh, the Everton secretary, who underwent an operation a few days ago, is progressing splendidly.

EVERTON'S LOUD SPEAKER READY FOR "DERBY" GAME
Liverpool Echo - Friday 29 January 1932
ONE CHANGE LIKELY IN HOME SIDE
Bee’s Notes
Everton v. Liverpool—third chapter. The First was a meeting at Anfield, where Dean, having failed to score and having been near the point known as "dropping" from the team sheet, broke into a hat, trick performance. Chapter two was the historic Cup-tie win of Liverpool F.C., a win that remains making to my memory, because, for the first time in the history of the meeting of the two local clubs, a verdict was obtained by a goal margin, and no one on the losing side debated the justness of the verdict; it was the unanimous decision of 55,000 people that this Cup-tie was well won and there were no excuses to be offered by anyone. A great game, a lasting memory. And now we come to the third portion of this biting meeting. Everton have been slumping in the League table. They have lost the goal-glut through inability to realise that the all-up route was the successful way. They have become frail in front of goal, shot-shy, and possibly have lost confidence through the public demand that they must fill the newspapers with their stunt stories of their sevens or nines.
CAUSES
Little change has been made in the team because it was folly to remove any one of the eleven solid links. Hut after a while Stein dropped out for a fortnight's rest. He will be revived to the team sheet this week unless I am mistaken. The reason of this is that young Phil Griffiths has done quite well as a deputy, but he has not suggested that his left foot can deliver strong centres. I have only seen him in the mist, and not when he was getting goals from outside-left, so that I am quoting others when I give this opinion for what it is worth. Certainly the inside-forwards of Everton have lost their away form; they have lacked punch and confident rousing attacks; yet they are still a big farce at home, and in trying to take up the League leadership rung another peg to-morrow they will have the remembrance that there is no Jackson to bar their progress. The cause of Everton's away failures lately has been the heavy weight they carried in the cause of sensation. It bore them down; the leadership also bore them down. But Everton will fight back, and to-morrow's game is just the one they would like to make into their turning point.
LIVERPOOL JOYFUL
Months ago Liverpool had their sorry patch; they collected points, but knew quite well that their mission was to get some more strength to a forward line that was not succeeding to any great degree. Confidence begets confidence, and time shows how the Liverpool aide could rouse themselves to a typically Anfieldian effort. Merit wins against the Villa, and Everton were the sort of conquering steps that transformed Liverpool into a side having a good regard for itself, and showing, not only their customary enthusiasm, but also their marked rise in football ability. Defence has now become a difficulty with the club, and injuries have again stepped in at a point of inconvenience when the Cup-belief was strongest. Liverpool to-morrow have to play Barton outside right, l am sorry about this; I wanted you all to see Barton standing and delivering his attacks from the middle  Fate has refused that portion, so that we have to travel by the Wright way, which to many minds is the wrong route, because it is in David's blood that he must swerve, dribble on, and tantalize, and perhaps terrorize, a defence without producing the shot near goal just when one thinks he has placed himself right for a goal. It will be a fascinating duel, and I trust all the players will again bear in mind that this is a city duty; civically we have a duty to the sports world. Liverpool as a city is known for its intensely fair Derby days. Let to-morrow be `' just one more chance “to add to a history book that is full of high praise for the players. Be fair; keep it clean, lads. And new a word to spectator'. It cannot be too highly or more urgently declared that they must get to the ground as soon as possible. They must not break up the queues; there are plenty of entrances and turnstiles to accommodate the biggest of attendances. Get there early, get there at the first chance. Remember that although there are 235 outs booked there are no fewer than 10,000 stand seats ready to "park” you. It is first come, first served tomorrow at Goodison Park, and those present will be able to hear the new musical box —the Everton F.C. speakeasy. Aigburth Silver Prize Band (Director Mr. Harry Wearing) will give the following programme at Goodison to-morrow: — Two steps, “Carry on” (Peter Maurice); foxtrot, “The Changing of the Guard” (Peter Maurice)’ selection, “Community Land” (Feldman); foxtrot, “Just One More Chance” (Victoria Music Co.); foxtrot, “Smile, Darn You, Smile” (Victoria Music Co.); Selection, “Shamrock Land” (Feldman). 

RIGBY AT OUTSIDE LEFT FOR EVERTON.
January 29, 1932. Evening Express.
Club's Chances in 62 nd Liverpool "Derby" Match.
By the Pilot.
Arthur Rigby will make his first appearance of the season in Everton's league side tomorrow. He will play at outside left at Goodison Park in the 62 nd "Derby" match against Liverpool. Rigby displaces Phil Griffiths, and this is the only change in the side. This is a vital important to both sides. Two points to Everton will strength their hold on the leadership, and a Liverpool victory will bring them within two pints of the Goodison side.

50,000 WATCH AN EVEN STRUGGLE
January 30 1932. Evening Express.
By the Pilot
The announcement that the Everton internationals, Gee and Cresswell, we enable to play owing to injuries following the mid-week tussle at Manchester came in the nature of a bombshell half an hour before the kick off of the "Derby" match between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park today. McClure came in to centre-half, and it was curious that his first appearances with the senior side this side was against Liverpool, at Anfield, though on the occasional be figured at right half. Bocking disputised for Cresswell at left back, the position he occupied in the recent Cup-tie between the sides. This was the 62 nd meeting of the rivals under League auspicious, and as far as the Goodison Park post-war games were concerned a deepler, seeing that both clubs claimed three victories, the remained five being drawn.
New Speakers.
Chief interest in the preliminaries centred on the new loud speakers, which supplanted the band. There were many critics of the new type of entertainment, but one thing is certain, everybody could hear this music and when the team changes were announced it proved how much more advanced this method is as compared with the small blackboard, which, though carried round the ground, was missed by many spectators. It was a quiet day for a Derby day. There was no rushing, and not much excitement. There were 10,000 spectators in the ground before the kick off, and 20 minutes later there was plenty of room to move about in all areas, the exception of the grandstands. Teams; - Everton; Sagar, goal; Williams, Bocking, backs; Clark, McClure and Thomson, half-backs; Critchley, White, Dean (captain), Johnson and Rigby, forwards. Liverpool; - Scott goal; Steel and Done, backs; Morrison, Bradshaw (captain) and McDougall, half-backs; Barton, Hodgson, Wright, McPherson, and Gunson, forwards. Referee Mr. G.E. Lines, (Birmingham).
The Game.
Dean won the toss,
Then Clark thought he had time to view the ball, but in the meantime McPherson had slipped through to feed Gunson. Gunson centre, however, fell behind. When the ball came from the goal kick Dean came across to tackle McDougall and the half-back was injured. This gave the Liverpool supporters a chance for booing, and the referee ordered Hodgson back field, while he gave a word of advice to Dean.
Dean breaks Through.
McDougall soon returned to the game after attention on the touchline. Dean broke through on the left following Johnson feeding, and the ball came across to Critchley after Johnson had found his shot charged down. Scott was there to intercept the centre, Dean was pulled up for pushing Bradshaw in the back, but in common fairness it must be said that Bradshaw previously had twice committed the same offence on Dean and got away with it. Wright looked to be running on good ground after he had outwitted McClure and swerved around Bocking, but when he passed to Gunson, Clark was too quick for the winger. Liverpool went within an ace of a goal when a Barton centre, which seemed to be going over, stuck the face of the bar and bounded to Gunson. Gunson turned it towards the goal, but here Hodgson could get to work on it. Williams and Thomson were there to avert danger. Next came Everton's turn to provide a goalmouth thrill. Receiving from Clark's throw in, Dean turned the ball to the goalmouth, but the inrunning Johnson, who was beaten by the quick interception of Steel.
Scott in action.
Next, Scott took a Rigby centre near the post, and when Thomson returned the ball to the goalmouth ran out to pick up. Rigby and Thomson were doing good work on the left wing, and when next the due got into game as the ball was running nicely for Dean, but a bounced up and struck his arm, the whistle sounding a hold up. Williams anticipation was perfect when he intercepted first Barton's centre and than McDougall's long pass. Hodgson found a loophole on the Everton left with a swinging pass, but Gunson centred too hard and the first corner resulted. This came to nought and away raced Dean on the left wing. He dribbled and tended orderly, and made his way up to the goal line. At the crucial moment he passed back to Rigby, whose scoring effort was crowded out by Bradshaw. The ball ran to Clark, whose shot brought a corner, which Critchley placed behind. There was little to chosen between the teams; but if anything Liverpool were slightly quicker on the ball. The balance of play was strangely even, but Bradshaw was proving a better pivot than McClure, who still seemed to be in the settling down stage.
Dean Well Watched.
Bradshaw was keeping a remarkably close eye on Dean. White and Rigby did the long passing double act, and Rigby cut in to let go a brilliant left foot drive, which Scott beat it down at full length. This was the best effort at direct goal getting so far. The Everton defence stood still for a moment and Barton broke away clear to fire across the goal. I was pleased with the play of the Everton backs, and also with the manner in which Rigby was getting down to his task. Still, Liverpool's half backs carried more power. Gunson tried a direct centre, which Wright headed inches over the bar, before Barton forced a disputed corner. From this Sagar saved from Wright, and was bowled over the line, for a second corner. Wright tried acrabies, then Bradshaw came into the shooting gallery Sagar pulling the ball down from under the bar. Dean was getting little change out of Bradshaw. Everytime he went to head a ball he was pulled up for a foul.
Wright's goal.
Liverpool took the lead in 27 minutes, Wright being the scorer. Gunson did the good work, racing within inches to the goalline, before turning back a peach of a centre to Hodgson. Hodgson header was pushed away by Sagar, but not far enough, and Wright standing by the goal-post, had little difficulty in netting. Just before this Rigby had been fouled while going through, but the subsequent honours were claimed by Scott. Critchley rolled up his sleeves, and Rigby broke through again to level a centre which did not reach White, but which was edged away to dean. Now Dixie had a chance with his left foot, but his effort was poor, and the Reds were able to breathie once again. The game continued on even lines, with Williams easily the outstanding personally. When Bocking tackled Barton, the winger was injured, and had to go off, then when Dean beat Bradshaw in a heading duel he lost complete track of the ball, and was gazing round wondering where it had gone, little imagining that it had dropped between Bradshaw and Scott.
Too Late.
However, he did not know, and here he realised his good position the ball had been scrambled away. Following good work by Johnson there was a scramble from Rigby's centre, and with Critchley in attendance McDougall fell on the ball and obviously handled it as he lay on it. This should have been a penalty to Everton, but the referee ignored the incident. Everton drew level in 39 minutes, a foul committed by Hodgson laying the foundation of the goal, which White secured. Bocking took the kick well in his own half and placed accurately into the Liverpool goalmouth. Dean gave a characteristic flick of the head, and White had the open road to goal. Scott came out two yards from goal, and caught White's shot on his outstretched arm, but such was the pace that the ball travelled on and into the net. Everton kept it up, and Rigby did further good work, while Scott had to run out and gather in fare of Dean. Barton, whose centring was the acme of perfection, forced Sagar to fist over from under the bar, and then Bradshaw weakly ballooned his clearance to give Everton a corner. This landed on top of the bar. Liverpool won a corner on the interval, but Barton failed to use this in the manner he had done with his direct centring.
Half-time Everton 1 Liverpool 1.
Liverpool had been quicker on the ball in an even and fairly interesting first half. If anything the Reds showed up in better vein as potential goalgetters, mainly through Wright, Barton, and Gunson. There is no doubt that Everton should have been awarded a penalty when McDougall handled. Williams, though playing with an injured leg, was standing out head and shoulders above any other player. I was also pleased with work of Rigby and Bocking, while there is no disputing the fact that this forward line is the best Liverpool can field with their present personal.

LIVERPOOL RES. AT THEIR BEST.
January 30, 1932. Liverpool Post and Mercury
Everton Defend well in Anfield "Derby."
Everton Reserves were forced to make last minute changes in the Derby game at Anfield today with Liverpool Reserves. McPherson came into the half-back line in place of McClure, and Parker displaced Bocking. The opening play was in favour of the home side, and Coggins was kept busy dealing with centres from both the Liverpool wingers. Edmed displayed excellent form, and a through pass from him led to Smith having a glorious opportunity of giving Liverpool the lead. The centre, however, pulled his shot wide of the upright. Everton attacked, and Rigby saved a good effort from Leyfield. Lucas made several clearances with his old-time skill. At the other end Smith came close to diverting a shot from Roberts past Coggins. Everton broke away, and a pass by Dunn led to Leyfield netting. The referee, however, refused to allow the point owing to off-side. Liverpool were easily the better side, and their continuous attack would have led to goals, but for the clever defence of Common, whose interventions saved Coggins great trouble. Hancock was on the mark with two good drives, and Roe shot inches over the Everton crossbar. Reed darted through and looked like scoring until Charlton intervened. Savage and Roe did good half-back work. Half-time Liverpool Res 0 Everton Res 0.

SEE HOW THEY RAN,
Ijay'S Derby Timetable.
2.59 –Dean wins toss before 50,000
3. 0 –Wright kicks off.
3. 4 –Dean has two shots blocked.
3. 2 –Sagar saves well from Barton.
3. 3 –McDougall carried off injured.
3. 4 –Barton centres behind and McDougall returns.
3. 8 –Scott saves from Johnson.
3. 9 –Barton hits the crossbar.
3.10 –Bocking cleverly holds up Wright
3.11 –Johnson misses from Dean's centre.
3.12 –Scott saves from Rigby and Dean.
3.13 –Dean handles in front of goal after Johnson had lost a good shooting chance.
3.16 –Sagar saves from Morrison.
3.19 –Scott saves brilliantly from Rigby.
3.23 –Barton misses the upright by inches.
3.24 –Wright heads inches over.
3.25 –Gunson centres behind with all the inside forwards waiting for the ball.
3.26 Sagar saves well from Bradshaw.
3.27 –Wright heads through for Liverpool.
3.28 –White hurt, but recovers.
3.32 –Dean, miskicks right in front of goal.
3.34 –Wright handles while racing through.
3.35 –Barton collides with the wall and is attended to by the trainer and ambulance men.
3.36 –Dean misses open goal.
3.40 –White scorers for Everton after Scott had failed to hold the ball.
3.44 –Sagar puts behind from Barton's centre.
3.45 Halt-time –one each.
3.56 –Second half begins.
3.57 –White shoots high over.
3.58 –Wright almost scores, but slips at the crucial moment.
3.59 =-Scotts saves from Critchley.
4. 0 –Wright forces a corner for Liverpool.
4. 1 –A Misunderstanding between Williams and Sagar almost brought downfall of Everton goal.
4. 5 –A Neat run by Rigby, but he is held up by Steel.
4. 9 –Everton have a free kick only a few yards from goal, but off-side thwarts them.
4.10 –Critchley scores a second for Everton.
4.12 –Sagar makes a wonderful save from Barton and another from McPherson.
4.13 –Hodgson shoots inches over.
4.17 –Sagar runs over 20 yards to pick up a pass back.
4.23 –Wright shoots over five yards from goal.
4.25 –Liverpool definitely on top, but cannot get the equalising goal.
4.30 Dean heads over from Rigby's centre.
4.35 –five Minutes to go and Liverpool making desparate efforts for an equlaiser.
4.40 –Scott makes a magnificent save from Dean.

DRAMATIC GOALS IN EVERTONB-LIVERPOOL GAME
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 30 January 1932
THE RUBBER OF THE SEASON
ALL WRIGHT UNTIL WHITE MAKES AN EQUALISER AT GOODISON PARK
EVERTON'S DEPLETED RANKS - CRESSWELL AND GEE ABSENT
By Bee
Everton; Sagar; Williams, Bocking; Clark, McClure, Thomson; Critchley, White, Dean, Johnson, Rigby.  Liverpool; Scott; Steel, Done; Morrison, Bradshaw, McDougall; Barton, Hodgson, Wright, McPherson, Gunson.  Referee; Mr. C. Lyons, of Birmingham.
Never was a meeting of Everton and Liverpool quite so sombre in its prematch period. Here was a fine summery day, developing a little misty, but ideal for the onlooker and the player, and a Goodison Park gathering of probably 55,000. The reason for this rather below standard of attendance was doubtless attributable to the fact that the stand tickets were sold in the process of " first come first served." whereas in the Cup-tie they were all booked up long before the kick-off. This was the rubber meeting of Everton and Liverpool, and that in itself made the match awfully important to the partisan, but in addition a win for Everton would wipe out the memory of a defeat at Manchester, and would keep their League Leadership rather more secure than the chart suggested on Wednesday night. The Lord Mayor (Alderman James C Cross) gave a golden touch to the day, and there were many other notable people present, but somehow the proceedings before the game were dull and featureless, even though the club started its service with the speakeasy-radio invention which took the place of the band. The only time the radio was heard distinctly all-round the ground was when it announced two very vital changes in the Everton side. Then one could hear the heart-sobs of the Everton supporters when they learned that Cresswell was down with the 'flu and that Gee had a bad ankle, so that Bocking and McClure had to enter into the “Derby” day teams. They did not know that Williams was also playing despite the knowledge of an injury. The directors had chosen Rigby for P. Griffiths at outside left, and Liverpool had the team that was chosen in mid-week, so that Barton became outside right again instead of centre forward; Wright moved to the centre position, and McPherson, who had an inspired first-half against Leicester on Wednesday, was at inside left. All these changes were due to McRorie, the outside right, being injured. Mr. Charlie Lyons, of Birmingham, was the referee. There is no need for further introduction, except to say this was Rigby's first match in the senior team since November 8, 1930, and the Everton side contained only one Scotsman, Thomson, whereas Liverpool's had seven. I understand that Everton are seeking an outside left of no great height, a Scotsman, and a lively raider.
DEAN SHOTS BLOCKED
Dean won the toss and set his side to kick towards the town goal. He had scored in one minute in the Cup-tie, and he had thought of repeating the dose when Critchley, standing at outside right, made a square pass, from which Dean had a shot, and Steel got in the way of the ball, not knowing where it had gone. Actually Dean had a second chance as a consequence, and making one secure dribble of a couple of yards, he had another shot again blocked. Barton, fed by Hodgson, who had a rather easy task because Johnson and McClure left it to each other to make a tackle, proved the power of his right foot when he shot from a spot near the touchline, and Sager had to jump high and true to his left post to catch ball, otherwise it must have entered the net. A surprise shot and a good save.
PARTY CONFERENCES
Unfortunately, there now entered into the arena another talking machine; McDougall had his ankles swept by Dean. and in the conference that followed McDougall, Dean, Bradshaw, and Hodgson joined, the referee splitting up the party spirit, and thereafter the players began to settle down afresh and forgot to settle up any sort of differences, McDougall was off the field for a while, and Gunson got no response from the official when he complained of an action of McClure There was nothing of particular note except thrust and parry until Elisha Scott made play in a magnificent piece of judicious goalkeeping, the ball spinning away from its original "land " and Scott proving that he had anticipated the spin of the ball as it swerved away. Both sides could now claim that they should have scored, after Wright had made a promising run in his own centre forward channel, and after Clark had stretched out his legs to time a perfection tackle Liverpool had the first chance. Barton again taking long-distance range end making the ball travel so awkwardly for nor that the goalkeeper could not connect with the ball, but the crossbar did, and Gunson, as a consequence, had a chance of heading the rebound over the line. Thomson had fallen back to the full-back department, and he saved the goal.
A GOLDEN CHANCE
This made the Everton forwards realise that it was up to them to do something. Clark, with a throw-in. transferred the hail to the middle of the field. Dean could not quite reach the golden chance, and the ball travelled on, to Johnson, but he, too, was unbalanced, so that the easiest of chances went motley. A second time Everton had a golden chance, this time Dean, finding his position awkward, bringing his hand into play, which is not allowed in the beet of circles. Rigby was unusually prominent, although he was not lofting his centres sufficiently high for a player of Dean's heading notions. Now come a genuine, thrilling football feat. Dean showed the essence of football judgment, and even speed, when he trekked to the outside left berth. He practically dwelt upon the ball, having won the race, with Steel, and courted Steel's advance to make a tackle. Having drawn Steel towards him he edged the ball slightly forward, the ball again, and ran in towards goal, and then like the unselfish centre-forward that he is, he transferred the chance to White, but White was blundering up, too anxious and " pressing," with the result that there was no real shot to end the movement.
SPEEDING UP
Morrison, with mother and son looking on, tried to get a goal with a shot that went out of the goal mark, and Bradshaw twice gained the heading duels against Dean, while Steel, quiet and convincing, was doing a lot of good work. The pace of the game was approaching that of the famous Cup-tie, and the leaders of the League had now come to recognise, whatever their thoughts were before, that to win this game they had got to play extremely well. Rigby must have sensed that view, because at this point he shot very hard, Scott catching the ball as he stood by the right-hand post. Anything on the nature of a harsh tackle by Dean was the subject of a complaint from the Liverpool followers, and they now got the referee on their side for what is termed dangerous play. This free kick could easily have been a goal to Liverpool, Barton's shot beating Sager, but travelling still further across the goal and therefore beyond it. The difference between Everton and Liverpool was the difference between the attacks Everton manipulated the ball in making ground, whereas Liverpool were content to use the more practical method of the fast run and instant action near goal . As, for instance, the excellent ease of Gunson's centres and a header from Wright, that was so near that many people called goal in belief as well as anticipation. McClure did a lot of heavy work, and was sharp to move up with the ball, but when a corner kick came to the Liverpool side, Sagar caught the ball at the toot of the upright, and Hodgson lawfully charged the goalkeeper over the line for another corner kick.
WRIGHT EXTRAORDINARY
Tricks of the trade were brought into action by Johnson and Rigby, and, becoming jealous, Williams introduced his famous stab-back defence move, which does not turn the ball more than a foot. On top of that art came a goal, extraordinary in its makeup, because, in a word, everyone of the five forwards
helped to manufacture it, which in itself is a thing I never before remember. The only feature of it that was really moderate was the beginning, yet from this moderate beginning came the mighty end. One does not expect a goal to bloom from a centring seed when that centre is as forced as the worst rhubarb. That is to say, MacPherson had passed to Gunson, Gunson centred in a way that suggested he was shooting and so stern was his shot that the ball was going towards the opposite corner flag, when the Blackpool flyer, Barton, jumped and headed it back again towards goal. From there Hodgson headed it into the goalmouth, and Sagar was able to touch the ball but not clear it away, so that David Wright, running up, was able to squeeze it over the line. Twenty-nine minute, had passed and Liverpool had taken the lead. Everton were upset, unbalanced, as was proved by Dean kicking round the ball when attempting to shoot, and by Johnson shooting high over. Play was stopped a while through Barton being bumped into the concrete by Bocking, his ribs being hurt; but when he returned he made quite the best shot of the match, Sagar also, coming into the honours by catching the ball.  The biggest miss was when the ball was centred to the goal area, and Dean, having headed it down to the simplest of positions, lost sight of it. And so the poor centre had none.
WHITE EQUALISES
At this time no one was doing better than McDougall, whose play was convincing and undisturbed and clever, but Everton awoke five minutes from the interval to make an equaliser, White being the scorer. The goal was made more like a Liverpool point than an Everton goal. Dean headed the ball down, and White, running up, seemed to be so positioned that there should have been no doubt about the ,goal being scored, except, of course, when you are dealing with Elisha Scott. So it was that Scott stuck out his right hand, and came so near saving the equaliser that he struck the ball aside and apparently slightly forward, but actually the force of White's shot was such that the ball spun on after reaching Scott's hand, and, although the goalkeeper made a tremendous effort to de his cat-crawl after the ball, he was unable to reach his objective, and the scores wire level. The game, always interesting, had taken an equality turn and given the leaders new heart. McClure ended the first half with a praiseworthy individual run, and Wright came off the field with the mark of the football upon his bare head, making it appear that he was wearing a beret. Half-time; Everton 1, Liverpool 1.
An excellent first half and a correct verdict of equality. Everton had missed their chances, but Liverpool had shown them the way to make attacks by the simple route rather than the fanciful manner, and the opening chapter had shown Liverpool's forwards having a better driving sense than the home side. Everybody happy but tired taints, and Everton's depleted team, with Cresswell and Gee outstanding absentees, had dons excellent work.
EVERTON WIN THE RUBBER
Critchley Crowns A White Goal After Wright Had Led
GOODISON SIDE'S SECOND DOUBLE
It is not often two rival teams wend their way to the dressing-room at the end of a League match shaking hands with each other. The game ended as it began with the finest of sporting traditions—traditions that one finds in Liverpool and nowhere else. In Cup-ties the defeated side hands out the glad hand, in League matches never, yet to-day at Goodison Park, when Everton beat Liverpool 2-1 to take their revenge (eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth) of the Cup-tie defeat of a few weeks ago, the rival players shook hands with each other and each congratulated the other upon their work. A very fine game, a very fair game, and an “only just " verdict, typical of the way the game went. Nearly 60,000 people saw Everton complete their second double win of the season, the previous double being a week ago against Sunderland. Of the players, I shall say no more than that the twenty-two did themselves proud and played with extreme energy and enthusiasm, and in most cases with football skill. Sagar, Williams, Bocking, Thomson, and Rigby, with McClure in spasms, and Clark on a general level of excellence, were the prominent points of the winners' side, for whom White and Critchley scored. Liverpool scored first through Wright, and their forwards were the more punishing and penetrative. Sagar was their barrier. Everton were without Cresswell and Gee, therefore they rightly esteem this victory as sweet one, and they give credit to the deputies. One word for the referee, Mr. Charles Lines, of Birmingham.
In the first half Wright and White scored. The second half started breezily,  and should have been bounciest to the Everton side, because White shot high over the bar, and after McClure had done a good deal of hard ,work, he was bumped over by Wright, who over-dribbled to the point six yards from goal. One of the spiciest incidents of the game came when Bradshaw always acting  as third back, tried to rescue the Ball from Rigby’s legs when the Everton winger was on the ground six yards from goal. 
In such circumstances there is always lot of indifferent hacking without purpose, and eventually the referee threw down the ball as evidence that he had seen one man from each side commit a foul. The ball was thrown down, but before it reached the ground a Liverpool player had touched it so that a free kick came, and a goal could not come from it in the matter of a direct shot. There was the usual argument in such circumstances as to positioning and so on.  Dean and Rigby had a conference.
Rigby spoke to the referee, and eventually the kick was taken in such a manner that is was touched twice by Rigby, and so lost its point.
CRITCHLEY REDEEMS
But the danger was not over. Back came the restless Everton side, and from the left wing there was a transference that should have meant a simple goal to White, who, like a predecessor, simply banged the ball at goal and struck the goalkeeper's body. Fortunately for Everton, but not fortunately for Liverpool, the ball came back to Critchley, who redeemed his previous error with a shot to the right-hand corner of the goal, which meant that Scott's trusty' left hand could not reach its object. One hour, and Everton were in the lead, but the spirit of Liverpool was still alive, and in three minutes they had made telling advances, and the power of their attack near goal was such that only superitive goalkeeping by Sagar kept the score at 2-1. Barton's drive, for instance, was something of a spoon shot, but it had a lot of strength, and Sagar was clever to get near it. Following this, Sagar falling back towards his goal, had to punch away, knowing that Wright and McPherson were the only two people in his area.  Hodgson followed with one of his best shots, a stinging endeavor, inches over the bar. Thomson was doing well in spite of his injury, because he had to face the greyhound. Barton, who, by the way, was lifted out of the playing area by a well delivered charge. Steel, with a long clearance kick, hooked the ball inward for Wright to head it, and McPherson, running up, made a first-time shot which had to be hasty and yet only turned a yard outside the appointed spot. It was a let-off for Everton. Morrison debated a throw-in. Wright brought his charms to bear upon a lineman regarding a corner kick or a goal- kick, without getting the flagger to alter his notion Liverpool were now calling the tune again and jazzing their way through a rather jaded defence, who, having gathered the ball, found touch through indirect passing McClure broke into one of his earnest moods, and Bocking alone prevented Wright having a shot at goal from an easy mark, the Liverpool centre drifting slightly to the left and being angled out of a goal chance. A quarter of an hour from the finish of this continual excitement Hodgson and Wright changed places, and McPherson was so hasty with the ball that his captain shouted, “Hold it, Archie!" The war horse Williams was unperturbed to the finish, and in front of his goal he dribbled in and out Barton’s tackles with good results.  It was the lame Thomson who sent Rigby away to centre, Dean's header passing two yards over the bar. Ben Williams had taken the part and particular ground that James Jackson had held in the Cup-tie against Liverpool, and, after he had conceded a foul through his enthusiasm and dash. Done made one of his special dives and Sager caught the rocket shot in a manner that compelled friend and foe to agree that here was a great goalkeeper. Tiverton kicked anywhere in the fading momenta of a fierce, but glorious, and with the last kick of the Dean made a hook shot from a Scott saving admirably. It was a fitting finish.  Final; Everton 2, Liverpool 1.  The attendance figures were 55,000.  Receipts not divulged, but probably worth 3,400 pounds.  
“I’M SO HAPPY”
Everton give the glad tidings, to-day, that Mr. Tom McIntosh, their secretary, is due at his home to-morrow. We hope he has left the nursing home for ever. Let us all join together in singing from the blue book, “I’m so happy."

LIVERPOOL RES V EVERTON RES
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 30 January 1932
Liverpool Res;- Riley; Lucas, Charlton; Savage, Roe, Henderson; Edmued, Hancock, Smith, Roberts, and Quinn.  Everton Res; - Coggins; Common, Bocking; Britton, McClure, Archer; Stein, Cunliffe, Reed, Dunn, Leyfield.   At Anfield. Everton made two late-on changes, McPherson being given a trial at centre-half, and Parker of the "A" team coming in at left back. Liverpool revealed the more dangerous efforts of a lively opening, and it was the smart intervention of Common that prevented an accurate centre from Edmed causing trouble for Coggins. Liverpool kept up their early aggressiveness,  and there was an element of good fortune shout Parker's clearance when smith tried to round off some left-wing combination. When Everton attacked Riley pulled down a shot from Dunn, but the home right wing again transferred the attack, and in two minutes Coggins had to make two sharp punches to clear to prevent smith benefiting from convincing wing work.
DEFENCE BOMBARDED
After Riley had saved from Leyfield, Liverpool subjected Everton's defence to a gruelling spell, and so severe was the pressure that even Dunn had fallen back into the penalty area to help a defence that was finding it difficult to hold Liverpool's lively attackers. Everton were not convincing, and time and again good fortune favoured their defence, particularly when Britton got his second chance to clear from Smith close into goal. The Liverpool centre next picked up a down-the-middle pass, and after beating Common, he lost a great chance by placing wide. Everton occasionally broke away, but Lucas, who was revealing all his old power and skill as a defender, was aided by Charlton in breaking up many of the visitors' efforts. Nearing half-time Everton began to show a much-improved attack, but still it Liverpool who providing all the danger. Half-time.—Liverpool Res nil, Everton Rea, nil,
Five minutes after the restart Liverpool at last succeeded in piercing Everton’s last line of defence, for when Edmed broke away on the right and centred, Quinn opened the Liverpool score from close in.  Coggins carried on the good work, with a save from Edmed.  Reid surprised himself by heading over when favoured with a glorious chance for the equalizer.  A brilliant save by Riley from Reid was the next feature, and Everton were now playing better than at any other period.  Common saved a certain goal by clearing off the goal-line and ten minutes from the end Hancock scored Liverpool’s second goal.  Final; Liverpool Res 2, Everton Res 0. 

STUB MARKS
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 30 January 1932
By Louis T. Kelly

• Dean, of Everton, and the Birmingham Bradford’s birthday fall on the same date.
• It will be Alex James’s second League match appearance only at Goodison and he may be still looking for his first goal of the season.