RING CARRIED OFF AND BLUNSTONE HITS AN EQUALISER
Saturday 1 October 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
Chelsea 3 Everton 3
By Leslie Edwards
Chelsea; - Matthews; Sillett (J), Sillett (P); Venables, Evans, Anderton; Brabrooks, Greaves, Livsey, Brooks, Blunstone.  Everton; - Dunlop; Parker, Jones (captain); Gabriel, Labone, Harris (B); Lill, Collins, Harris (J), Vernon, Ring.  Referee; Mr. J.E. Carr (Sheffield).  Everton went to Stamford Bridge hoping for their sixth successive victory and Chelsea had a similar target.  They have beaten Everton the last five times at Stamford Bridge.  Everton played in their alternative colours of white with a multi-coloured lateral band.  Some of Everton’s rounds of passing in the early minutes were appreciated by the crowd but twice when Gabriel came up to add his weight to the line the ball was lost and good moves came to nothing.  Greaves drifted to inside left and hit a good shot when badly angled and challenged by Brian Harris but Dunlop saved without difficulty.  Then 17 years-old Venables placed a cross shot high over the bar.  But Chelsea took the lead after seven minutes through Greaves.  There was indecision in the Everton defence not for the first time, and Greaves moving to inside left, found the ball running perfectly for a drive which Dunlop saved, only for the ball to find the roof of the net and fall over the line. 
Chance
Everton should have been level straight from the restart but Jimmy Harris put completely through elected to round the goalkeeper and was shaping to put the ball into the empty net when the defence descended to him and took the ball from his feet.  Greaves with a assaying run left the defence running and all but found a way through for a second Chelsea goal.  They again broke through and Dunlop had to face it and a sizzling long drive by Brooks which flew that outside the post.  I took a great one-handed save by Dunlop and a further clearance by Labone as the ball was dropping on the line to stop an effort by Livesey who had outpaced and cut manoeuvred three defenders.  Ring and Jones linked up well-down the left wing with Jones going to outside left, but Jones could not find a way through.  From a throw in Referee Carr awarded Everton a penalty kick.  Apparently Sillett (P) pushed Vernon in the back, but everyone was surprised by the verdict and it seemed to take Everton some time to appreciate that they had a chance to level the score.  Collins placed the ball on the spot and netted with a cracking shot, but Referee Carr saw an infringement and ordered the kick to be retaken.  This time Matthews diving to the left saved but the ball rebounded to Collins who had followed up and he easily side-footed it into the net after 25 minutes play.  Almost straight from the restart Brabrook went down the right wing and crossed a ball when Dunlop did not grasp.  The ball had hardly touched the turf when Livesey hit it into the net to put Chelsea ahead again, and it took a sterling one-handed save by Dunlop to prevent Brooks making it 3-1. 
GREAVES MISS
Greaves was having a brilliant game, but he blundered when he missed from point-blank range after Anderton had served up a peach of a through pass.  Dunlop brought off a tremendous save from a Blunstone cannon-ball shot, palming the ball away to the wing before Everton’s best move finished with Lill shooting into the hands of Matthews from a bad angle.  Lill and Ring now came into the picture and one outstanding attack led to an equalising goal in 42 minutes,  Vernon’s pass to Ring enabled the winger to centre the ball to the far post where Lill managed to get it and turn it towards goal, with his head.  Half-time; Chelsea 2, Everton 2
During the interval a message came from the Everton dressing room that Harris (J) was credited with the Everton goal but in my book the ball was over the line from Lill’s header before Harris following up, followed it into the net.  Dunlop’s work had been first class and he continued with Brian Harris in extricate the defence to a moment of crisis.  Everton were now playing with great confidence. 
STORMING SHOT
Matthews appeared lucky to save a storming shot by Vernon but before the corner could be taken Sillett (P) needed the trainer’s attention. Chelsea appeared without success for a penalty against Labone before Vernon went on to but another great shot which was slightly too high to cause Matthews any trouble.  Ring put Everton ahead after 58 minutes.  Collins and Lill began the move, and Vernon and the scorer with a good movement in continued made it a picture goal when the winger scored with a well-hit shot from the inside right position.  Ring’s hitch kick which he used to make the opening when closely challenged, was typical cheeky and effective.  Again Harris (J) went to outside left to centre and Ring was in position to flick the ball towards goal, with his head but without enough pace to trouble Matthews.  Then Blunstone was within an inch off scoring when Dunlop missed his punch from a corner. 
STRETCHER CALL
When right back Sillett (J) passed back he did not realise that he was placing the ball to the foot of Ring who went down in a tingle with Matthews as the goalkeeper advanced beyond the penalty spot.  Matthews cleared the ball but infringement to Ring and even before trainer could come on all the players grouped round the winger calling for a stretcher.  The accident happened with 15 minutes play remaining and it was prompted of ambulance within the two trainers which carried Ring to the touch-line.  Lill roamed about the forward line trying to make up for Ring’s absence and Everton’s play was to maintain possession in the Continent way to maintain their lead.  Blunstone was not far wide with a cracking shot and one forsaw nothing but hard work for an Everton who were now up against it.  Parker was now limping and Dunlop did well to go down to save a low shot from Brabrook.  Then Matthews had to come out to the edge of the penalty box to beat Harris (J) after a perfect pass by Gabriel.  News from the dressing room was that ring had a suspected broken left leg. 
EQUALISER
At 84 minutes Blunstone and Chelsea level with a shot raised into the roof of the net, after the ball had bobbed about at the other side of the goal without anyone being able to get a head to it, to clear it effectively.  Livesey slowed the ball across the goal from the closet range.  Ring had a suspected fracture of the left leg below the knee.  Ring was taken to St. Stephens Hospital.  Matthews had to make a one-handed save to save a header from Gabriel from creeping under the bar and then the goalkeeper made a first class save on the line from the corner he had conceded.  Final; Chelsea 3, Everton 3.  Attendance 31,457. 

I PLAY WITH THE MIGHTY MANNION
Saturday, October 1, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
THE FINNEY MATCH WAS MEMORABLE SAYS ALEX PARKER
Long after many League games have faded from my memory, the night of September 26, 1960, will still stand out, even though I only played in a friendly match.  In fact, it couldn’t have been more friendly, for it was Tom Finney’s benefit, and I shell always remember my selection as being one of the highest honours I ever gained.  When you remember that there were such players present as Matthews, Mortenson, Frankie, Mannion, Wright and Bill Shankley, you will understand what I mean.  Without actually asking everybody his age I deduced that I was the youngest player on the pitch and at the kick-off I had the same feeling as when I played in my first international at 19 with a lot of older players.  As I mentioned in this column the other week, Tom Finney wrote to me and asked me if I could play and a few days later sent another letter telling me all the players would be meeting at a hotel in Preston at 4-30 on the day of the match.  So at the appointed hour yours truly prevented himself.  Prior to the meal that was laid on the players mingled together talking.  Most of them knew each other and those they didn’t know they recognised and waited no time in introducing themselves.  Billy Wright wife, joy, was also there with her two sisters.  After the meal, I stood chatting with Tommy Docherty and the Liverpool manager Bill Shankley and at about 6 o’clock was set off for Deepdale.  When we arrived Tom Finney presented each of us with a portable radio set.  A very nice gesture and one much appreciated by the players.  As Tom gave me a pair of football boots just before a Hampden Park international three years ago he is in no danger of being labelled ungenerous by me.  When I got to our dressing room I discovered that was were to play in blue shirts although I don’t suppose I should really have been surprised.  I played IN THE BLUE FOR Falkirk, Scotland, Everton and my Army battalion team’s colours were-blue. 
GREAT EXPERIENCE
The teams walked on side by side, ours led by Stan Matthews the skipper.  Naturally the result didn’t matter, although for the record the Preston X1 won 9-4.  But what a great experience to play with those stars.  It must have been a nightmare to play against them when they were at their peak, although wonderful to play with them.  And don’t let anyone tell you Sam Matthews is finished.  He still looks a great player to me.  I never thought I would live to see the day when I would be playing in the same team at the Mortenmen, Lofthouse, Mannion, Wright, Franklin and the rest.  Most of them I had either played against before or had seen, but two were complete strangers.  One was Neil Franklin and the other Wilf Mannion.  It’s still obvious that Franklin was a great player but of the players on the pitch the one that impressed me most was Mannion.  Even taking into account the type of game it was the former Middlesbrough man showed that he must have been a fabulous player.  Many of you reading this will have seen him and, I am sure must agree with me I would love to have seen him on his heyday.  On a night of 13 goals two of the three Nat Lofthouse scored stand out, and the Bolton man didn’t show any sign of his injury. 
ENTHUSIASM
Stan Mortensen showed flashes of his old speed and we all know what Billy Liddell can do.  Another player to show the crowd a thing or two was Bill Shankley, even though he did put one through his own goal.  He displayed tremendous enthusiasm and if he manage Liverpool the same way and I believe he does, it should not be long before they prove my forecast of the other week correct and start rising.  After the match we all went into the directors room for a chat and in all the excitement I noticed many of the players slide over to Bert Trauntmann and Jimmy Armfield to congratulate them on their selection for the Football league side.  I am sure everybody in football must be delighted at this honour for the Manchester City goalkeeper for he has proved himself one of the outstanding personalities and performances in British post-war soccer.  I was talking to Jimmy about runs of defeat and victories which came about as a result of my reminding him that we had won five matches on the trot.  As you know, Jimmy’s club Blackpool are having a bad time at the moment and he told me that in a run of 15 matches for England, his club and friendlies he had been on the winning side only once. 
Our game with West Ham last week was more interesting than usual for the Everton team, and supporters, for it give us a close look at the new 4-2-4 formation.  I think that with the right players it’s a good thing, and the Hammers proved so in the first half.  They fell away after the interval but I can see why they are persevering with it. 
A BRICK
I wrote in last Saturday’s article that as Mickey Lill had once been on West Ham’s books he was keen to do well against them, and he wasted no time in doing but that scoring in the fifth minute.  And Tommy Ring verified my story that his chip shots are not lucky by kidding the goalkeeper for our second.  Yet will remember that Jimmy Gabriel hurt his head but when the team gathered round him and suggested he went off to have the cut seen to all Jimmy would say was “No, it’s all right I’m a brick I’m a brick.”  Nobody was quite sure what he meant by this, so I as a fellow Scot, was called over to translate I couldn’t help them, either so as nobody knew what Jimmy meant we decided that perhaps he wanted to stay on.  So he stayed on.  I must remember to ask Jimmy what it means and if he knows I’ll tell you.  We were all glad to hear of Albert Dunlop’s selection for the F.A X1 to play against the R.A.F at old Trafford.  He is the third Everton player to gain representative honours this season, although it is long overdue.  However, it means he will miss the “derby” match at Anfield.  But we reckon we can manage without him for one match.  When we heard that Wales had beaten Eire last Wednesday somebody remarked that whereas Everton had won five games on the run, Roy Vernon had six victories behind him.  That’s all very well, but remember who managed the beaten side? Our manager. 

EVERTON RES V STOKE CITY RES
Saturday, October 1, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
Everton Res;- Mailey; Parnell, Bramwell, Jarvis, Gorrie, Meagan, Temple, Peat, Wignall, Ashworth, Webber. Stoke Res;- Hickson; Wilson (D), Wilson (R.); Windor, Moor, Fallcott, Ward, Matthews, Walters, Randle, Dean.  Referee Mr. L Shelton, (Leyland). 
After a quite opening, Stoke were the first to be dangerous with a raid on the right but Bramwell in close attendance, Ward’s hurried centre finished on top of the goal netting.  Everton could not get going for some time, but eventually Webber made an inside pass from which Wignall shot, hopelessly wide.  Neither attack however, could make much impression on the respective defence and much of the play was lacking purpose.  Mailey showed good anticipation in holding a volleyed drive from Mathews who received the ball from Bramwell’s clearance.  Shortly before the interval Webber forced a corner from which Wignall had a header saved near the post.  Half-time; Everton Res nil, Stoke Res nil. 

RING INJURY COST EVERTON A POINT
Monday, October 3, 1960. The Liverpool Daily Post
Chelsea 3, Everton 3
By Leslie Edwards
Everton were leading 3-2 after being down 1-0 and 2-1, it was fifteen minutes from the end of the game at Chelsea, Tommy Ring fractured his left leg.  If Ring had not crash into collision with the out-coming goalkeeper, Matthews, the chances are that he would have scored to put the issue beyond doubt, instead, in trying to round his man, he lost his footing.  As soon as other player helping Matthews rushed to his aid.  Now Everton manager Mr. John Carey was taking Ring in hospital when Chelsea profiting by Everton’s handicap got the goal which gave them a point.  Even them Matthews was forced to make a brilliant save from a splendid shot by Gabriel to prevent Everton snatching both points at 4-3.  Everton thus came to the end of their run of five consecutive victories; Chelsea attempting to beat Everton at Stamford Bridge for the sixth consecutive time were also denied, indeed, except for Ring’s injury they must have finished losers. 
CHELSEA HOODOO
And so the hoodoo of Chelsea for Everton, remains.  It is a ground where they seem fated not to win a League match.  They tried most gallantly to offset the disadvantages of being a forward short for the final quarter hour but Chelsea seized their only real chance and ironically it was Blunstone, twice a victim of broken legs, who got the equaliser.  When Greaves one of the really great forwards of the game contemporarily, put Chelsea ahead after seven minutes the Everton defence was caught indecisive and yet Dunlop got his hands to a very hard-hit shot and was a little unfortunate not to succeed in edging the ball over the bar.  Chelsea looked the better side until Referee Carr, from Sheffield adjudged a Chelsea defender to have given away a penalty by pushing.  The crowd thought this a very hard decision and said so.  I do not mind confessing that if there was an offence I did not see it!  Collins scored from the penalty spot but the kick was ordered to be retaken, Matthews saved, but the ball rebounded to Collins, who scored at the second attempt. Chelsea went ahead again immediately.  Dunlop failed to grasp the slippery ball from a Brabrook slippery ball from a Brabrook centre and Livesey coming in fast, hit it into the net with admirable promptitude.  Lill with a difficult heading chance from a centre by Ring, Matthews might well have cut this one out contrived to head the ball over the goalkeeper for the equaliser three minutes before the interval. 
REMARKABLE GOAL
The goal Ring got to put Everton in front after the interval shows themselves to be winner of bother points, Collins and Lill began it, Vernon played his part and finally Ring with a jink past his man and a calculated shot to the far goal angle, crowned a first-class move.  It was not long afterwards that Ring picking up the ball from a reverse pass by J. Sillett-the biggest blunder of the match- received his injury, when if he had been luckier he might have scored and escaped damage.  Blunstone shot the ball to the roof of the net from close in six minutes from the end to make Everton pay toll for their ten-men position.  Only for a short spell in the first half did Chelsea look like winners.  Dunlop’s goalkeeping then, and especially from shots by Brooks, was excellent.  The side as a whole with so much more belief in themselves kept plugging away, with good football, at a Chelsea whose attack is as live and dangerous as their defence is lethargic and lack-lustre. 
UNLUCKY HARRIS
Gabriel was worth what would have been his first goal.  Jimmy Harris, whose performance against a man like Scottish international Bobby Evans was surprisingly good, deserved a goal for his quick pivot and shot shortly before the interval.  This fierce drive cracked the bar and rebounded back into play.  Collins and Vernon, once they really got started, showed again but they are the guns of the Everton team.  They had admirable support from both Gabriel and Brian Harris, whose tackling was uncompromising and quick and both were going just as strongly at the end has as at the start.  Jones was too often beaten by Brabrook for anyone comfort, but his use of the ball was again remarkable good and I congratulate him and his tutor whoever he is for the transformation.  Lill scored one and had a hand in another.  This honest business like man is a go-getter and has the inspiring others with enthusisium.  Chelsea; - Matthews; Sillett (J), Sillett (P); Venables, Evans, Anderton; Brabrooks, Greaves, Livsey, Brooks, Blunstone.  Everton; - Dunlop; Parker, Jones (captain); Gabriel, Labone, Harris (B); Lill, Collins, Harris (J), Vernon, Ring.  Referee; Mr. J.E. Carr (Sheffield). 

FORWARDS HAD OFF-DAY
Monday, October 3, 1960. The Liverpool daily Post
Everton Res 0, Stoke City Res 0.
Two poor teams gave a tedious display in this Central League game and they seldom looked like scoring until the game was more than three-quarters old.  Neither set of forwards had sufficient guile to outwit close-marking defences, though Stoke if anything showed slightly more enterprise.  At least the City did have a shot on the target in the first-half but Mailey saved splendidly.  The Everton goalkeeper showed sound judgment on his home debut, while young Parnell at right-back played constructively whenever possible.  The lack of adequate service from behind, however probably reduced the effectiveness of Everton’s attack in which Temple and Wignall faired best. 

WHO TO PUT IN FOR THE MATCH AT ANFIELD?
Monday, October 3, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
By Leslie Edwards
The problems posed by the accident to Everton winger, Tom Ring, who broke his left leg against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday is “Who will go in his place against Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday and will Ring’s absence for many weeks disturb an attack which has been getting goals in bundles during the last four or five weeks?”  The name of his deputy is anyone guess until Mr. Carey makes his decision but I gather that it is unlikely that Brian Harris will be asked to move into his old position.  The absence of Ring could be telling.  His arrival coincided last season with his club’s revival.  He played brilliantly at times at Chelsea and given a less slippery footing would almost certainly have escaped injury in collision with Matthews to say nothing of getting a fourth goal which would have gained Everton their sixth win in a row.  When one looks back at many similar accidents-Joe Mercer’s, John Linday’s, Eddie Wainwright’s, Eddie Spicer’s-the odd thing is how easily they happen.  Ring knew immediately players came to his aid that his leg had gone.  He told them;”  “Don’t move me, I know it’s broken.”  It was a solicitous white-faced Matthews who cleared the ball and immediately rushed to Ring to see what could be done.  Chelsea earned further good marks when their managed, Ted Drake, went to St. Stephen’s Hospital in the Fulham Road yesterday to assure himself that Ring was comfortable and that there was nothing he needed.  Everton have arranged for Mrs Ring to go to London tomorrow to visit her husband for a few days.  It was left to Everton manager, John Carey, to tell her of the accident on his return from London on Saturday night. She and her family had been to the cinema and had, mercifully, not heard of it before then. 
MISSED THE AGONY
Mr. Cary had gone to hospital with Ring fifteen minutes from the end of the game and thus missed the agony of suspense, which afflicted us when Everton, leading 3-2, were called to play the last quarter hour under the handicap of a man short.  The stop the Everton party made en route from Stamford Bridge to Euston was a grim reminder that a professional footballer’s life is not all bonus and banqueting.  Finally Mr. Manager and trainer Gordon Watson reappeared from St. Stephen’s with Ring’s gear to assure us that Tom was comfortable and happy and that he hadn’t sent a few bob for the benefit of the card school.  I wish him an early return to full fitness and who knows he might still be in time to collect a League or Cup winner’s medal.  Everton matches at Chelsea are notoriously unhappy ones.  Two seasons ago the teams took part in the battle of Stamford Bridge and John Bramwell, one of the innocents was sent off.  Now Ring collected a broken leg and the side only one point where, if things had gone normally they would have taken their run of five wins a stage further.  But the party did make the 5.50 p.m. train.  And so did three schoolboy autograph hunters who wished they handn’t.  They were busy collecting signatures when the train moved out of Euston.  Their schoolboy waits of dismay were soon quieted by a guard who threw out messages to signalmen asking that the train be stopped as soon as possible.  The three of them departed at Tring, wiser young men, who would get back to London in better time for breakfast than for tea.  Trainer Watson’s ulcers-he goes for specialist examination shortly-would not be improved by the agony of the final fifteen minutes. It struck out a smile that this was Chelsea’s in expected and perhaps underserved chance to make their winning run against Everton in London six in a row.  Ironically, it was Blunstone once of Crew, and a man who has twice broken a leg, who got the equalising goal a few minutes before the end. 
HE’S A BRICK
Even then Jimmy Gabriel’s first with his hard-as-brick- head and then with his foot came within inches of putting Everton in front again and I am told that if he had scored his first goal for Everton his colleagues in the Everton team would never have been able to catch him to congratulate him!  Everton were down 1-0 and 2-1 and it says much for their new belief in themselves that they were able to fight back to 3-2 and if Ring had been luckier 4-2.  There is no doubt that Ring’s absence cost them a point on if the defence had been more experienced and less liable to anxiety in those final fifteen minutes they still might have got away with it.  Greaves got a fine goal, and Collins one from the penalty spot at the third attempt, before Livesey profiting from the fact that Dunlop could not hold a cross from Brabrook-put Chelsea in the lead again.  It was then Dunlop made the finest saves-a one-handed one which kept out a spinning shot by Brooks, Chelsea’s best and most persistent striker.  No one seemed convinced except the referee that Chelsea had given away a penalty and I am told that the him of the match on television gave little evidence of anything to merit an award.  That Lill headed the goal by which Everton-equalised, shortly before the interval there can be no doubt.  And in spite of a first advice from the dressing room that the goal should be credited to Jimmy Harris, Lill’s name will go on the official register.
NO MATTER...
As Lill and Harris said.  “What does it matter?  The main thing is that the side got it.”  Harris certainly deserved a goal for producing quickly and with a neat pivot a shot which cracked the bar with Matthews not at home.  Although missed yet another sitter by trying to round the goalkeeper-a facsimile miss of the one against West Ham-he did splendidly so often and worked so hard he may yet quiet his critic and settle-down to making the position his by right.  His work when interchanging positions with Ring was excellent and the winger might easily have scored three times, if not four.  Collins and Vernon gave London a taste of the stuff we have seen from them so often.  There is purpose and menace in every department in the Everton attack and Ring, Collins, Vernon all had a part in the move which ended in Ring picking his spot and carefully guiding the ball into it for memorable third goal.  There was no lack of effort anywhere in the Everton side.  I though Greaves and Livesey at times were allowed too much time and score to make penetrations which either led to scores or failed narrowly.  Chelsea have a good attack, but their brotherhood of full-backs, the Sillietts are rather flat-footed and not urgent enough in their work.  Young Venables is a good prospect at half-back and Blunstone and Brabrook kept Parker and Jones at full stretch all the time.  Jones improvement in his use of the ball is the most surprising and pleasing feature of Everton’s play.  He is taking up some good positions, like Parker, too, and the fact that he has been able to change his full-back game at an advanced stage of his career shows him to be a more than usually intelligent man and a more than usually anxious one to fit into the new scheme of things.  Well done Tom. 

LEISHMAN OR MILNE AT LEFT HALF
Monday, October 3, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
LIVERPOOL’S PROBLEM
EVERTON GAME
By Leslie Edwards
Liverpool who have won their last three League matches, play Leishman or Milne at left half against Everton in the first of the season’s Floodlit Cup matches at Anfield on Wednesday.  Otherwise the team will be as against Derby County.  Everton who have a Youth Cup game tonight against Burnley at Goodison Park have left choice of their team against Liverpool until tomorrow. 
Tom Ring the outside-left who suffered a double fracture of the left leg at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, had a comfortable night, in St. Stephen’s Hospital, Chelsea.  The damaged leg has been set in plaster but he is not likely to be able to get home for at least another week. 
NO TAYLOR MOVE
It is not likely that Everton will make any move towards signing an inside left replacement for Ring before Wednesday.  The man they have watched more than once recently, Colin Taylor of Walsall might suit them very well but Walsall have not the slightest intention of transferring him-at any price.  This was the attitude this morning of Walsall manager Mr. W. Moore.  He said. “I know Mr. Carey had watched him play recently but he has not approached us. 

EVERTON SLAM BURNLEY IN GREAT F.A. YOUTH CUP DISPLAY
Tuesday, October 4, 1960. The Liverpool Daily Post
CENTRE-FORWARD WEBBER SCORES FOUR
EVERTON YOUTH 7, BURNLEY YOUTH 2
Everton’s Youth team did not so much defeat Burnley in the F.A Youth Cup at Goodison Park last night as annihilate them with a second half display of streamlined purposeful football that left their East Lancashire opponents wilting.  Actually the 7-2 winning margin was something of an injustice to Burnley’s excellent footballing ideas in the first half hour, but once Everton got going it was nearly one-way traffic.  Cardiff boy Keith Webber who last Saturday was playing in the Centre League team at outside left, had a joy day at centre forward.  He cracked in four and had two disallowed because of infringements.  His second was a cracker-jack.  Be beat a couple before rocketing a 30 yard shot which flew into the net with Burnley keeper Leaver groping. 
Scarcely a weakness
All told there was scarcely a weakness in the Everton team which was well nigh irresistible.  Jarvis produced an extremely good display at right half and Morton did well in pinpointing his passes, two of which were the means of Webber collecting goals.  Burnley looked a first rate side up to the half hour, but they carried little sting and the Everton defence was not seriously extended.  Edwards from Chester’s corner, gave Everton the lead ten minutes before the interval to be followed by two in the next five minutes from Webber.
Govan reduced the lead after the interval and further goals came from Tyrer and Morton (Everton), Igvine (Burnley) and Webber (2) for Everton.  If this display is any indication Everton have a number of youngsters with a great future.  They thoroughly deserved their ovation by the 8,000 crowd at the end. 
RING IN HOSPITAL ANOTHER WEEK
OMMY Ring, Everton’s Scottish international outside-left who suffered a double fracture of his left leg in the match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday has a comfortable day in St Stephen’s Hospital, Chelsea.  He is not likely to go home for another week.  His broken leg has been set in plaster. 

OCTOBER 22 MAY BE A BLANK AT GOODISON
Tuesday, October 4, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
By Leslie Edwards
If, as may well happen, the Scottish selectors ask Everton for two or more players for the match against Wales at Cardiff on Saturday October 22, the prospects are that Everton’s game against Manchester City on that date will be postponed.  The fact that Wales will almost certainly want Vernon and that City could be asked for Sears, their full back, gives further point to the possibility of the League game at Goodison being held over.  Alex Parker and Jim Gabriel toured with the Scottish side during the close season and were under the eye, on Saturday, of Scottish selectors and Heart’s director, Nicholl Gilgour at Stamford Bridge.  Bobby Collins is playing so well it could be that he, too, would be required.  The chances of Bobby Evans getting the centre half berth were not improved by his display for Chelsea against Everton.  There was feeling in Scotland recently that no Anglo-Scots should be found places in the nations eleven.  This was generated incidents in the close season when certain Scots with English club demanded money for appearing in practice matches.  Now, it seems all that is forgotten and Scotland realise that if they are to make any show in the home international they will need to recruit their best players, whether they are playing at home or abroad.  White, Mackay, Law and Leggatt all with London clubs and Parker and Gabriel with Everton, would seem likely to get further caps.  Andy Beattie, the Scottish manager will be visiting Scotland in a little over a week’s time and the result of the Selection Committee deliberation will be awaited eagerly at Goodison Park. 
DUBLIN’S MYSTERY MAN
Football is full of mystery men and mystery voices.  Time was during the war, when Liverpool gave a trial to a goalkeeper and from him better in his own imagination than he was on the field. 
John Carey, the Everton manager, was telling me of the curious mystery man, aged about 18, who found the inner circles of soccer last week and all but expected himself to Britain from Dublin as a soccer star.  The Everton manager was at the practice ground with his Eire team when the youngster stepped into the dressing room with a cheery “Morning Johnny.  Everton doing much better now?”  Mr. Carey couldn’t find anyone who knew the stranger who proceeded to strip and join the Eireside in the laps and exercises and eventually kept goal in a seven-a-side match.  “And he didn’t look too bad either,” was Carey’s rating of him.  In the evening when the match was played the mystery man contrived to get into the ground and on to the bench alongside the Eire trainer.  When an Eire player was injured and left the field for a time the mystery man was all for getting changed and doing the substitute act.  “I think we should have made a draw if they let me go on them,” he confided to the Eire manager later.  To Mr. Carey’s surprise at the dinner to the teams that night there was the stranger at one of the tables and looking perfectly at home.  When Joe Wickham the Eire secretary was told of the intrusion, he said; “Don’t ask him leave.  He’s doing no harm.”  At the airport next morning Mr. Carey was about to emplane when he found the mystery man at his side again imploring him to take him with him to England.  This was getting beyond a joke.  To be sure that he did not find himself responsible for a stowaway, the Everton manager advised the immigration men that he was travelling alone and that if anyone else said otherwise they were mistaken.  “That’s all right, sir “said the officer “We know him all right.  His father will be down to collect him soon.  He hasn’t been home all night so he must have come straight from the dinner to the airport.” 

TYER MOVES TO THE WING
Tuesday, October 4, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
By Leslie Edwards
OUTSIDE LEFT IN “DERBY” GAME
Seventeen-years-old Alan Tyrer will deputise for Tom Ring on the Everton left wing at Anfield tomorrow evening 97-15).  The occasion is the first leg of the Floodlit Cup competition.  Thus, in his few first team outings Tyrer is Liverpool boy, has already appeared at outside right, inside right and now outside left.  He was twelfth men in London for the Chelsea match in which Ring broke his left leg.  Another change in the Everton side is caused by the appearance of Albert Dunlop in the F.A goal against the R.A.F X1 at Manchester.  Young Scot Willie Mailey, who is 17, takes his place-his first appearance for the first team.  Everton; Mailey; Parker, Jones; Gabriel, Labone, Harris (B); Lill, Collins, Harris (J), Vernon, Tyrer. 

BRAMWELL WANTS TO LEAVE GOODISON
Tuesday, October 4, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
MR. CAREY AGREES
REASONABLE FEE
By Leslie Edwards
Everton F.C and there full back, John Bramwell have agreed to part on the friendliest of terms.  The player, who sought an interview with Everton manager John Carey to clear the air regaining his position, told me today; “I see the club’s view and they see mine.  My chat was very friendly and I have no grievances whatever I feel that I would benefit from a change.  When you are in the Reserve side and there is little hope of making the first team again you lose confidence and cannot play your real game.”  Bramwell has played between seventy and eighty first team games.  He lost his place to Tom Jones when Brian Labone came in at centre half, and when Jones was injured this season his place was taken with success by the young Welsh boy Green.  Bramwell said “Tommy Jones is playing so well and Green is such a fine prospect-I think he’ll make a great player-there seems no room for me.  I would like to find a club in the South.  My wife would prefer living there.”  Standing 6ft tall and weighing 12 ½ st, Bramwell who joined Everton as a half-back from Wigan in season 1957-58 should not have much difficulty in getting a new niche in football.  He is a sensible chap, married with a family and at 23 years old has plenty of time and opportunity.  The fee Everton will ask I understand will be a reasonable one. 

EVERTON CHOOSE FIVE NEW TO FLODLIT CUP FINAL GAMES
Wednesday, October 5, Liverpool Daily Post
By Horace Yates
Prospects of seeing Everton and |Liverpool join battle in a full scale League encounter are not very bright just now and consequently will have to content themselves with the Floodlit Cup competition the first leg of which is played at Anfield tonight, kick-off 7.15 p.m.  The last game played between these sides on October 28 last year attracted the poorest attendance since the series was initiated-20,408 compared with 58,771 for the 1957 introduction to floodlit “derby” football.  If there is marked falling off in the enthusiasm aroused by Liverpool, this season, not for some time has there been as much interest in Everton activates.  Add to that the fact that “derby” football still carries an attraction of its own and we may still see an attendance worthy of a meeting of these clubs.  Last night manager Bill Shankly was unable to state definitely what the Liverpool team would be in addition to the Milne or Leishman bracketing for left half club skipper Ronnie Moran became a doubtful starter when he injured a leg in training.  If Moran is found to be unfit it would be his first absence since the end of the season 1958-59.  Gerry Byrne’s and by a case of need.  The Everton team announcement is interesting among other things because nearly half the side are new to games against Liverpool.  Mailey, Gabriel, Lill, Vernon, and Tyrer are Evertonians who will be having their Anfield initiation.  Mailey plays because Dunlop is representing the F.A in Manchester but for Alan Tyrer seventeen-year-old inside forward is the opportunity to prove that he measures up adequately to the task of filling the outside left breach caused by the injury to Tommy Ring at Chelsea. 
TYRER’S IMPRESSION
In the second half of Mondays Youth Cup game Tyrer whether by accident or design spent a lot of time operating on the left and apparently created sufficient of an impression for Manager John Carey to offer him a return to first class football.  Tyrer made his League debut as an outside right at Fulham last January and subsequently played two games at inside right and another at outside right before the season closed.  Liverpool have developed an unfortunate habit of playing to the class of their opposition.  Give them ordinary opponents such as we see all too often these days in the Second Division and they rarely rise above the standard.  Against better class they respond accordingly.  That being so, there could be a most enjoyable game at Anfield for undoubtedly Everton have the class, and unless Liverpool rise to the occasion the Goodison side may reveal they have disconcerting scoring punch as well.  Although appearances suggest that Everton should win the match almost in a canter, I do not believe for a moment any such thing will happen.  The bigger margin in the Floodlight Cup was Liverpool’s 3-0 win at Goodison last season.  I refer to think that Liverpool will rise to the challenge and we will see a match worthy of the traditions of the two teams.  Liverpool; Slater; Molyneux, Moran or Byrne; Wheeler, White, Milne (or Leishman); A’Court, Hunt, Hickson, Harrower, Morrissey.  Everton; Mailey; Parker, Jones; Gabriel, Labone, B. Harris; Lill, Collins, J. Harris, Vernon, Tyrer. 
BRAMWELL MAY MOVE
No great surprise was occasioned yesterday by the announcement that Everton were willing to receive offers for the transfer of John Bramwell who has not played in the League side this season.  The decision has come about through the player’s approach and if parting there is to be, will be on the most amicable terms.  Bramwell believes a change of club may bring about a change in luck, and he fancies a move South.  He first came into the limelight with his league debut on September 9, 1958 in a home game against Burnley.  This was abide promotion for he had joined the club during the previous closed season, as a half-back from Wigan Athletic.  Pressed from service because of Everton needs at left back, he was unable to prevent the opening run of five defeats.

LET’S HAVE A FOOTBALL EXHIBITION, PLEASE...
Wednesday, October 5, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express.
By Leslie Edwards
Two young boys from the Everton nursery, Alan Tyrer and Willie Mailey will get their first taste tonight at Anfield of the intensity of a “Derby” match between the senior teams of this city.  Mailey who comes from Duntocher, near Glasgow will keep goal instead of Albert Dunlop (engaged in the F.A eleven against the R.A.F at Manchester) and Tyrer will deputise for Tommy Ring whose injury at Chelsea could not have come at a more inopportune time for him or for his club.  Tyrer has played several times before in the senior side but Mailey has not.  Both are 17 rather a young age to be pitch-forked into the heat of a match which often developed into a battle.  I hope there will be good sense on-field and off and that players will remembered that the crowd prefer to see an exhibition of football rather than a match ruined by contention and temperamental  outburst of not worse.  There is little indeed at stake and even less now Everton lack two of their best units so let’s have to fussi’ and fuedin’ it just ain’t worth it. 
FOLLOW THEIR EXAMPLE
The sportsmanship and level-headedness of the two captains Tom Jones and John Wheeler should be the target for all, it is a matter of academic interest which side is the better on the night and everyone known or should that there is little gulf between clubs of the two leading divisions.  Everton, wits their Bobby Collins and Roy Vernon, have the edge in attack but Liverpool usually manage to find some unexpected inspiration in games of this kind and it could be that the margin will be slight.  What fans want is a game as much like the Liddell Testimonial as possible.  The teams will draw more spectators that way than by the introduction of any “needed” atmosphere.  Liverpool; Slater; Molyneux, Moran or Byrne; Wheeler, White, Milne (or Leishman); A’Court, Hunt, Hickson, Harrower, Morrissey.  Everton; Mailey; Parker, Jones; Gabriel, Labone, B. Harris; Lill, Collins, J. Harris, Vernon, Tyrer. 

IT WAS LIVERPOOL WHO LOOKED MORE LIKE A FIRST DIVISION TEAM
Thursday, October 6, 1960. The Liverpool Daily Post
LIVERPOOL 3, EVERTON 1
By Horace Yates
Look at the score line again.  There is no mistake and what is more the result was no fluke.  Liverpool stormed back after their recent too-bad-be-true displays with a heart-warming performance that makes all the more mysterious their inability to produce such attractive and effective football in Second Division games.  Not only was this outstandingly Liverpool’s best display of the season, but it proved what most of us had begun to doubt that this team is better than their record suggests.  It helped to confirm one theory –that the higher class the opposition the more meritorious can Liverpool appear to be.  This was a match well won on their merit’s and not scored with any battering ram tactics with the end justifying the means.  Oh no.  Theirs was a cool calculating approach that did them the greatest credit.  Indeed in the first half when it was Liverpool almost the whole of the way I heard the question posed, “Which is the First Division side.”  This was no question in gest, or it would have been difficult to answer “Everton” if class of football had been taken to decide the issue.  Possibly Everton had a poor night, but the fact remains that here they are poised in third place in the premier football league in the land while Liverpool have struggled up into the top half of the Second Division, aided as much by fortuitous events as by their own efforts.  No sound or suggestion of the slow handicap in this first leg of the Liverpool Floodlit Cup at Anfield last-night.  It was cheers all the way and though one result does not make a team, at least this sound back to favour should help Liverpool to regain that confidence in their own ability which they were so greatly in danger of losing.  Everton of course, lacked the services of their experienced goalkeeper Albert Dunlop and outside-left Tommy Ring, but looking for excuses I would not seriously advance the absence of either man in extenuation. 
WELL-BEATEN
They were well and truly beaten in my opinion, the three goals which beat Mailey would have beaten Dunlop just as certainly and the youngster needed not reproach himself in any way.  One of the outstanding recollections of the night was a magnificent header by A’Court, the likes of which I doubt if anybody has ever seen him make which was flying towards the target seemingly a certain goal when somehow Mailey got to the ball to make a save of which any goalkeeper could have been proud.  What went wrong with Everton?  They were thrust right out of their rhythm by a quick tackling, eager and persistent side, who made their opponents fight for everything they accomplished.  Any lack of accuracy in passing was fatal, for the alert defence never lost an opportunity to make an interception.  At times there were disconcerting gaps down the middle of the field where Everton were concerned and they could obviously take lessons from the way in which Liverpool held tight.  Never had it been more obvious just how much Everton owe to Collins for their attacking approach.  Brian Harris more than most realised that if Everton were to snap the shackles that bound them, Collins was the man most likely to do it and every opportunity he soon-fed the Scot but it was a peril of which Liverpool were well aware and had planned for it accordingly.
HARROWER’S NIGHT
Vernon’s understanding with Collins was most marked but it was not until late in the game that he became any real problem.  If Collins was the schemer artist and craftsman, how much better was he on the night than Liverpool’s Harrower.  Not at all would be my answer.  Harrower was my man of the match.  Possibly not quite so twinkling in his movements Harrower was more direct and forceful and his control was remarkable.  The number of balls he wasted were few.  Indeed it is not often that Harrower takes a game so firmly between his teeth as he did last night.  It is almost as though when in opposition to Collins he makes up his mind to show everybody that he can’t be to Liverpool what Collins is to Everton.  The biggest regret is that he has not always shown the consistency and staying power of Collins.  Curiously enough and all unknown to Harrower, Birmingham City manager, Mr. Gill Merick had travelled to Liverpool specially to see how closely Harrower measures up to First Division requirements.  Mr. Merrick could not have failed to be delighted with what he saw.  Few inside forwards could have battered this terrific display by the Scot and it was not at all surprising when after the match Mr. Merrick asked for an interview with manager Bill Shankly.  Birmingham my need Harrower’s type of player very badly indeed, but Liverpool simply cannot afford to worry over Birmingham troubles.  Liverpool need of this top John Harrower is every bit as urgent and pressing as Birmingham and probably more so.  Liverpool cannot now consider letting such a player go.  Everton can scarcely claim to have been surprised by the footballing excellence of Morrissey for they have been so impressed previously that they made overtures to his transfer.  Yet doubt if Morrissey has ever played better than he has done since regaining a first team place this season.  Parker is the type who never gives up no matter how hard the going but lesser full backs might have despaired at the amount of effort needed to curb the speedy raiding of players whose confidence is rowing match by match. 
GABRIEL HOOTED
Often Gabriel went in to help his colleague but had his fingers burned just as severally.  There were times when Gabriel failed hopeless to measure Morrissey moves on one occasion rightly earned the hoot of the crowd when after being given the run around most mercilessly he whipped Morrissey’s legs from under him.  I doubt if such was Gabriel’s intention but so completely was he beaten at each twist and turn that it may have been an act of desperation.  Fouls there were from time to time more in enthusiasm that in earnest but for a “derby” encounter it was singular free of real vice.  Labone’s never showed the same command as his opposite number? White who almost put Jimmy Harris completely out of the game.  In the air it was White first, second, third and all the time, with Harris simply nowhere and on the ground he was just as sure of himself.  When Liverpool scored their first two goals there were ugly defensive gaps where Everton could least afford to leave them, and the same thing applied when Mailey came to the rescue of saving from A’Court.  We had to wait eleven minutes for the first shot but there was plenty of interesting play from the start and it took fifteen minutes to produce the opening goal. 
HICKSON’S GOAL
Morrissey was the boy who hanged the ball over right to the head of Hunt, instead of smashing it goalwards Hunt who was very much more like his old self, although still a trifle hesitant with his shooting, nodded forward immaculately to the unmarked Hickson who hooked the ball into the net.  It would be difficult to decide who was the more jubilant Hickson or the crowd but the goal produced a roar in the best Anfield traditions.  In 29 minutes Liverpool were two up and it came from Gabriel’s foul on Morrissey.  With studied again, Harrower lobbed the half right in the head of Hunt into the net at such speed that while Mailey managed to touch it he could only deflect the ball into the roof of the net.  Everton’s nearest approach was when Collins skipped through to find Slater taking the ball off his toes.  Down 2-0 at half time Everton resumed as though to prove that they come back fighting in the second half.  It was no fault of Lill that the arrears were not reduced promptly on the resumption.  He beat Slater with a beautifully judged centre and to their eternal discredit the rest of the Everton forward line was marked absent the gift offering was presented.  Tyrer could scarcely take the example from his seniors, for it was not a very thrilling sort of lead they were giving and so grabbing courage in both hands he hit one of Everton’s best shots-just over the bar.  Without Collins this Everton attack might have disintegrated for he it was who took advantage off a foolingly conceded corner kick to drop the ball on to the advancing Gabriels head and from 15 yards or so the half-back hurled the ball into goal his first score since joining Everton.  This was the signal for an all out Everton drive, and some of their football was more in keeping with their ability and reputation.  Gabriel began to win back some of the masks he had lost.  Threatened for the first time Liverpool returned to their attacking game and Hunt in Morrissey’s outside left position dressed the ball perfectly to Luishmen who with commendable judgement lobbed up and over to the waiting Morrissey who pulled the ball well away from Mailey for Liverpool’s third goal in 79 minutes.  If this is the way Liverpool play against First Division opposition they cannot reach that status too quickly.  The moist certain manner to guarantee such achievement is to carry on where they left off against Everton, with the same grand of football.  Liverpool; Slater; Molyneux, Byrne; Wheeler, White, Leishman; A’Court, Hunt, Hickson, Harrower, Morrissey.  Everton; Mailey; Parker, Jones; Gabriel, Labone, Harris (B); Lill, Collins, Harris (J), Vernon, Tyrer.  Referee; Mr. A. Edge (Liverpool) Attendance 29,800. 

LAST NIGHT THEY WERE BACK WHERE THEY BELONG?
Thursday, October 6, 1970. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
Let us not for the moment talk about Liverpool’s great victory let us consider the effort of 22 players to entertain and thrill us.  Never was there, in my memory, a game to bring such credit to both Everton and Liverpool; never a match between neighbours and rivals so free from fouls from bickering.  Who would worry what division their team played in if we could be sure, each Saturday, that we should come away so satisfied with the game as it should always be played as it was meant to be played?  The teams put on a show worthy of Wembley and one which deserved filming in full.  The handshakes at the end meant something.  They were not, as is so often the case, a mockery.  I don’t know who marked the cards of both teams before they went out but whoever it was he deserves the thanks of 30,000 people.  This was a most notable contribution to the city’s desire to put its football reputation back where it belongs.  There were no eruptions on either side; the occasion brought nothing but credit to winners and losers.  Liverpool victims a day or two ago or derisive slow clapping put themselves back into the heart’s of their followers with a win as satisfying and as spectacular as the one they scored in the Cup against the same opponents at Goodison Park years ago when experts gave them no chance.  It was almost as though Liverpool rubbed some of Everton’s glamour on to themselves.  As if Everton brought out the best in them- and a very, very good best.  Liverpool may not be in Division 1, but they were certainly back where they belong for ninety minutes last night.  They left the impressive that if they do regain status they will be perfectly at home.  They played some gorgeous stuff of the kind which gave the impression that there were fifteen of them and only eleven in blue.  They matched Everton skill by skill and emerged the better.  Their defence covered so well Slater’s only real save for an hour came from a Collins shot so angled that only a goalkeeping blunder could have led to a score. 
DOUBLE IRONY
How ironic that Hickson should get such a goal –against his off side; how ironic that the Liverpool-lad whose play in the first floodlit game at Anfield so impressed Everton, Morrissey should once again jink and jink the defence into the indecision which allowed his side to take a hold on the game and go from strength to strength.  Hickson’s goal gave his side the confidence they lacked initially against an Everton moving smoothly and threateningly, if without a great deal of punch.  When Hunt made it two at 30 minutes it became Liverpool in excels is and not until Gabriel scored his first goal for his club-what a bullet of a header it was- was a situation created to give Everton hope of a draw.  Then with ten minutes of this rousing, fast ebbing and flowing match remaining, Morrissey with a miscue, completely beat the 17-years-old Mailey in the Everton goal and Liverpool were home and their fans were happy.  There remained only the deserved ovation for both teams and if the second leg match at Goodison Park is going to be as well fought there’ll be never 60,000 than 30,000 there to see it.  I cannot bring myself to the critical of anything or anyone, though there were of course in the beaten side players who did not for a variety of reasons, touch peak form, I single out Harrower, Wheeler, Morrissey and White of Liverpool for special mention because their part was so great because they compared favourably with rivals whose standards are as high as any in the game in this age.  Harrower was the little gentleman last night got on with his game refused to retaliate when he had caught out Brian Harris with a cheeky throw-in ruse, and masked his intent and his passes like those other geniuses at the same art, Collins and Vernon.  No wonder Liverpool turned down straight away Gill Merick’s offer to make Harrower a Birmingham player. 
REC LIGHT WENT ON
Someone should tell Harrower that his restrained, balanced game is the thing which will make Scottish selectors and clubs everywhere sit up and take notice Morrissey, waving eternally weaving got the Everton defence so wrong-footed it began to lose some faith in itself.  His goal was a fluke, but there was nothing flukish about the inroads he made against Parker and company and once he started his manoeuvrings on the left the red light went on for Everton.  Wheeler uncorked for the special occasion one of the best games he has produced for his club since he joined them from Bolton.  His passes were telling the old head saved the old legs.  He general led the side well and with Harrower was the brains behind well-sustained moves.  I rate White’s contribution equally good because he kept such a tight rein on Harris J, and scarcely put a foot wrong.  And with Harris J, played right out of the game and Collins and Vernon chased at every turn, Liverpool had renewed most of the sting from the other front line.  I was left wondering whether or not I was right to suspect that Collins and Vernon were bent above all on self preservation.  This must be, for those who saw the match, a matter of opinion.  But these two great players still showed in turn, some fantastic artistry of the sort which takes your breath away-Collins mostly in the first half and Vernon once after the interval near the Anfield Road end when he went through a phalanx of defenders moving the ball with a succession of out-of-this world feints. 
STAGE BY STAGE
Everton were in command for 15 minutes and Lill’s right foot shot from a pass by Brian Harris had the kop anxious before Hickson scored with a hook shot after Morrissey had flung the ball through.  Then the practical little Tyrer who proved Everton’s best striker drifted into time a Gabriel beautifully and give Slater one of his few fierce shots, one of his few moments of anxiety.  Hunt, at the half-hour beat young Mailey with a header from a free-kick (against Parker for a foul on Morrissey) by Harrower.  Hunt who had a header edged over the bar and A’Court with a header Mailey saved one-handed then put further pressure on and it was left to Collins with a flick of the ball over his man and a fine attempt to half-volley it in as it dropped to end a momentous first half.  With a similar flick over Slater, Lill nearly made it 2-1 and would have done if Molyneux had not removed the ball as it bounded towards an empty goal.  There followed a fine cross-shot by Morrissey, a Wheeler left-foot drive which flew just wide and a Tyrer right-foot “dipper” which just beat the bar.  Then Labone under the noses of the Kopites extricated himself, when faced by three forwards from a desperate position and did it with the ease and phlegm of a Wright or a Franklin.  The crowd rose to him.  Next came Gabriel’s goal- a matter of great personal satisfaction and as Mr. Carey suspected, it took them all their time to catch and congratulate him.  It was left to Morrissey, who shook a loose leg at the right moment (and found his half-hit shot finding the mark) and Collins with a despairing hard-hit shot down a fine angle to bring down the curtain on one of the finest Liverpool-Everton games in the long series.  There was no disgrace in the defeat it came from a first-class side.  And it is a victory which does Everton no harm and Liverpool a power of good. 
NOTE
The Wirrall F.A who produced George Sharples, the Everton wing-half chosen to play for England against Switzerland in a youth international on Saturday. 

DID WE WIN? INJURED RING’S QUERY
Friday, October 7, 1960. The Liverpool Daily Post
EVERTON SUPPORTERS WAIT AT STATION FOR NEWS OF SCOT
By Roy Vernon (Welsh and Everton)
In a week in which many of the Everton players were given their first taste of Liverton “derby” football (and found it slightly bitter), I think I can say without fear of contradiction that the one topic which has outlasted all others and which has been constantly in our thoughts was the distressing accident to Everton outside-left, Tommy Ring, at Chelsea on Saturday.  It was the first time I have ever played in a game in which a player has broken his leg.  I cannot state too emphatically that I sincerely hope it will be the last.  What a sickening experience it was, painful though it is, I feel that so popular Tommy Ring quiet and unobtrusive but a most likeable fellow for all that the many thousand of his admirers would like to know what happened.  That the accident made a deep impression was obvious for the moment our train drew in from London on Saturday night.  We were met by Everton followers, all anxious for an up-to-date report on Ring.  Left me try to reconstruct the scene as best I am able to.  We had gone in at Stamford Bridge at half time all square and we knew very well that we had played far and away below our normal form.  The impression we had was that if we could hold Chelsea playing like that we could win if only we managed to hit form. 
THE CARETAKERS
Jimmy Gabriel and Brian Harris resolved they would take care of Chelsea danger men Greaves ad Brooks, and they certainly did.  Tommy Ring put us ahead with a beautiful goal and the game was passing more and more into our keeping.  All the lads were certain that another victory was to be added to our run of successes.  Then, in a flash the position was completely changed.  I saw Tommy move up into goal.  The turf was slippery and as Reg Matthews came out Ring’s feet shot from under him.  I was running into position at the time in case there could be a rebound from Ring’s shot until it was a shot that was never made.  I distinctly heard a sickening crack and to the referee at my elbow I said “He’s broken his leg sir.”  Where the ball went I did not know, I didn’t seem to care very much either, for I dashed over to Tommy lying on the turf.  Don’t touch me, he said “My leg is broken.”  I have never shown a feeling quite like it.  We were all unnerved and shocked, but suddenly as if to say “if we don’t put ourselves together we will be letting Tommy down” we have got to win this match now for his sake,” and quickly to “and the ten men really prove mentally to give Tommy the one scrap of comfort we felt in our power to after. 
BAD LUCK PERSISTS
But bad luck persisted in the incident which led to the Chelsea equaliser, Brian Labone was parentally fouled when going up in a high ball but the referee cannot see everything and he did not see this push which made all the difference in our gaining possession and the ball going to Chelsea.  To make matters worse, as we were going into the dressing-room Tommy was just being carried out to the waiting ambulance.  White faced and obviously distressed as Tommy was we choked when we heard his words.  “Did we win?” he asked.  I cannot recall a more painful task than having to tell him.  “No Tommy.  We drew. ““Hard luck” he said as he was whisked away.    As upset as anybody was Reg Matthews the Chelsea goalkeeper but all our lads did what they could to put his mind at rest.  “You couldn’t help a Reg,” we said.  “It was a pure accident. “  I have never known quite such a sorrowful party as we presented on our return journey.  To find an vacant seat in your compartment at the table only helps to bring memories flooding back and if we were truthful I think we would all admit that we faint uneasily last Saturday night. 
CLUB THAT COUNTS
It is strange how incidents like this can affect your outlook.  We at Goodison admit that we have been watching results very carefully this season.  Our progress has given us much pleasure and has acted as a spur to farther success.  Tommy Ring has been a key man in our advance and there were signs that he was really coming into one of those inspired periods, which has made him such a ready favourite with the crowds.  Yet only now, days after, have we asked the questions.  How will we get along without him?  Who will take his place?  The game may be greater than the player’s and as the legend has with the stage, so it with football.  The game must go on but no matter how keenly players may complete with each other, even within clubs, we are just one big family in reality and unless we can all say, “It’s the club that count” team spirit is lacking.  Tommy, I am sure, will be wishing us well at this moment just as our thoughts are very much concerned with him, and I guarantee the best topic possible for him will be to hear that Everton are going from strength to strength.  It goes without saying that we all wish him a complete and speedy recovery.  We hope to welcome him back just as quickly as possible, with his skill, determination and confidence completely unimpaired.  What a day it will when Tommy trots out onto the field alongside us again.  May the day be speeded.  I went along to Goodison this week to see our youth team play Burnley in the Youth Cup.  What a pity there were no more spectators to see the match.  There was some beautiful football and that Everton have talent in abundance is quite obvious.  The lads were a credit to their coach Les Shannon and I know he was tickled pink that they should put one over his old club Burnley.  Those who maintain that players are most receptive to instruction when they are in their teens were certainly provided with ammunition in this match, for it seemed obvious to me that several of the moves produced were those which had been carefully laid down in practice.  I think those responsible for building the future of the Everton club are working on very substantial foundations.  The team is simply bristling with possibilities. 

EVERTON, NOT FINNEY, WILL PROVIDE THE ENTERTAINMENT
Friday, October 7, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
By Leslie Edwards
No Tom Finney in the Preston side at Goodison Park tomorrow and thus no gala occasion, though Evertonians who judged their side to be very unlucky at Stamford Bridge –and they were right- will be there in force.  No matter what the opposition the present Everton are always good for entertainment value alone.  It is argued in football circles that a mid-week game tends to spoil the gate the following Saturday.  But if I resort things correctly, that memorable Liverpool-Everton game would do nothing but encourage people to see more and more soccer.  I could watch that sort of stuff day after day, no matter what the competition.  The pity is we get so little of it.  Any match which brings to Goodison the side-managed by the former Everton half-back, Cliff Britton, has a needle aspect to it.  But Mr. Britton may not be present having important scouting to do, and neither unhappily, will Tom Ring and the former Everton winger, Derek Mayers who has been out of the side recently through a persistent injury. 
WON’T BE BOTHERED
Preston are said to be a side aging so fast there is little future for them, but I noticed that the Britton Youth X1 is not doing at all badly and the Preston chief believes that when some of his famous figures drop out he will be able to replace them immediately from his nursery.  My view is that Everton will not be bothered the slightest bit by their only defeat for weeks and that Vernon and Collins will be as strong as ever on the ball now the issue is vital.  Dunlop will be back and what could be quite a momentous week-end should start fittingly with father evidence that Everton are nearer than many of their fans and friends think to that aim of making themselves a team of international repute.  Meantime the thousands of fans who suffered disappointment (and too much professional tennis) when awaiting the film on television of the match-between their club and West Ham recently will be pleased to hear that some good has come out of the miss.  The B.B.C wrote Everton saying how sorry no place could be found for the film and offering a copy of it to the club.  Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Jones; Gabriel, Labone, Harris B, Lill, Collins, Harris J, Vernon, Tyrer. 

EVERTON STEP UP SEARCH FOR NEW PLAYERS
Firday, October 7, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
ACTIVITY HAS RANGED AS FAR AS SCOTLAND
By Horace Yates
Because Everton field their normal side for the visit of Preston North End at Goodison Park, today, with the exception that Alan Tyrer is the inexpensive replacement for the injured Tommy Ring at outside left, do not imagine that this has been a week of inactivity so far as player-recruitment inquires are concerned, for the reverse is the case.  Everton have been active in several directions and their approaches have ranged over a wide area from Scotland to nearer home.  Money is a formidable ally in excursions of this nature and Everton are fortunate to be able to back their ideas with substance, but not for the first time they have learned that cash is not the key to automatic success.  Indeed, with some of the inquires at least they were not even encouraged to the point of advancing a figure, so firmly convinced are clubs that players wealth outweighs all consideration of cash.  This is not a new experience for Everton and they have past results to encourage them in persist where they consider the prize worthwhile.  Undoubtedly this is what will be done.  Everton have not advanced so far, so spectacularly that they will lightly take the risk of suffering any major setback for lack of endeavour.  At Sheffield today where United entertain Scunthorpe, I expect several clubs to be represented with more interest in the performance of one man –centre forward Barry Thomas –than in the match result.
SCORING FEAT
The £250 bargain from Mansfield Town has hoistered himself into the headlines with two scoring feet and whether or not he becomes too hot for Scunthorpe to hold remains to be keen.  If Everton turn back the pages to last season they have much for which to be thankful.  When Preston were last at Goodison, Everton had won only one of the previous eight games with six lost and the 4-0 trouncing of North End was in the nature of a fillip for of the concluding eleven fixtures four were won and four drawn.  It is remarkable how the figures four has dropped up in Goodison meetings between the two teams as the following results will show 4-0, 1-4, 4-2, 1-4, 0-4.  If there is another four in today’s score line, I cannot see it being put there by Preston who boost but four wins and a draw in a season which may see them struggling hard before the end.  The leading scorer of recent seasons Tommy Thompson who helped himself back to the first team by using Billy Liddell’s testimonial game for a fitness test has had only a fleeting contact with First Division football this term, for he loses his place after a single outing to Spravin and Sammy Taylor is recalled at outside left for Lambert.  Everton also have Albert Dunlop back in goal.  Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Jones; Gabriel, Labone, B. Harris; Lill, Collins, J. Harris, Vernon, Tyrer.  Preston N.E; Else; Cunningham, O’Neill; Fullam, Singleton, Wylie, Alston, Sneddon, P. Thompson, Stravin, Taylor. 

EVERTON CAN REGAIN WINNING FORM
Saturday, October 8, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
PRESTON NOT THE SAME WITHOUT KING-PIN FINNEY
By Leslie Edwards
Everton’s aim at Goodison Park today, will be to get back to winning and to forget their misfortunes at Chelsea and the surprising, but quite deserved victory of Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday.  My view is that they will not only beat the team managed by Cliff Britton, Preston North End, but that they will them convincingly.  If Tom Finney were still in the side the story would be different.  Preston like Liverpool have now to get along without the man who has been their king-pin for seasons.  Isn’t easy but Liverpool at least have proved that it can be done.  In Finney’s day Preston often made a meal of Everton at Deepdale or in this city, but there is no one of his football statues to be afraid of now and with Everton so full of confidence following their long unbeaten –in the League – spell there is little fear that Everton will not produce a solid victory to keep them nicely in touch with Spurs and Wednesday who are fairly scorching along at the top of the table. 
COMMONSENSE
Albert Dunlop returns to goal where young Mailey, the small but thoughtful Scottish boy, deputised against Liverpool.  Did you notice how Mailey played for time when a co-defender’s boot laces came untied?  This was put gamesmanship, but commonsense and showed that the boy has more “upstairs” than a knob on which to perch a goalkeeping cap.”  The incident was not lost on Mr. Carey.  Perhaps like me he believes that players in all positions should be thinking all the time not merely going through the motion of being interested in what goes on around them.  In the forward line thinking and thinking quickly is most essential.  There are forwards who would get themselves off-side much less if they took the trouble to line themselves up with the last-but-one line of defence.  Fans who follow Everton can now go to watch their sides with the certainly that they will be entertain.  Vernon and Collins between them will see to that.  The other new boys Lill and Gabriel have contributions to make too and the club could not be happier with the type of man, they have recruited to convert their side from the ordinary to the extra-ordinary.  Preston have dropped Tommy Thompson, a forward who scored 114 goals in 176, league games for them and one when hat-trick .  Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Jones; Gabriel, Labone, B. Harris; Lill, Collins, J. Harris, Vernon, Tyrer.  Preston N.E; Else; Cunningham, O’Neill; Fullam, Singleton, Wylie, Alston, Sneddon, P. Thompson, Stravin, Taylor

ATTACKING EVERTON UP AGAINST GRAND DEFENCE
Saturday, October 8, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
FINAL STING LACKING IN FRONT OF GOAL
EVERTON 0, PRESTON 0
By Mike Charters  
Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Jones (Captain); Gabriel, Labone, Harris (B); Lill, Collins, Harris (J), Vernon, Tyrer.  Preston; - Else; Cunningham, O’Neill; Fullam, Singleton, Wylie, Aliston, Sneddon, Thompson (P), Sparvin, Taylor.  Referee; Mr. E.T. Jennings (Stourbridge). 
Heavy rain kept the attendance down to the lowest of the season at Goodison.  The terraces were bare in parts, but there were many thousands packed under the double-decker stands.  Everton were quickly into an attacking stride with a wonderful pass from Lill to Collins.  It took a last-second interception by singleton to stop the inside forward from scoring.  Jimmy Harris took an alarming number to the track surrounding the pitch after he had been obstructed by Singleton.  He was quickly back in action to see Collins make a first class glancing header from Gabriel’s free kick.  Else saved magnificently.  Singleton, a big strong player, had the crowd irate with his robust against Harris, but Everton were settling down well to play some attractive football. 
DOMINANCE
Tyrer was getting through a lot of work and from one good pass Vernon, side-stepping his opponent, hit a ground shot just wide.  Everton were so completely on top that it looked just a question of one goal starting an avalanche.  Parker was frequently moving up into the attack and, on one link-up with Jimmy Harris and Lill he fired a shot just wide off the far post from rather a difficult angle.  The power of Vernon’s long-range shooting was never better when he tried one from fully 35 yards and it took another save from else to turn it round for a corner.  With Gabriel injured in midfield, but the referee allowing play to go on, a left wing Preston attack gave Alston in easier chance of the match but he completely mis-kicked.  This, after 22 minutes was Preston’s first attack.  Vernon’s distribution was magnificent.  He opened the way with two passes to either wing in successive attacks, but the Preston defence playing confidently, beat off the attacks.  On the balance of play, with Dunlop having touched the ball three times in half an hour.  Everton should have been well in front. 
MUCH TO ADMIRE
This game badly needed a goal because Everton’s pressure was becoming almost monotonous.  There was much to admire in the brilliance of Vernon, and the clam stand the Preston defence was making.  Preston got their first corner after 34 minutes when a shot from Fullam rochetted off, Brian Harris.  The kick did at least give Dunlop a little activity and he made a splendid catch to clear easily.  Lill moved inside to try a left foot, but Else a fine positional player, was right there to collect it low down.  Tyrer cut in from the wing to try a shot from 30 yards which went just wide-one of the few Everton shooting chances they had created in this game, which now had become rather dull.  In fact, from Everton’s point of view, never has so much pressure produced so little.  Everton had kept their play too close against a firm Preston defence.  Half-time-Everton nil, Preston N.E nil. 
Lill and Gabriel linked up well for the half back to go through and try an angled shot which hit the side netting for Everton’s opening move of the second half. 
OFF THE LINE
From a long free kick by Parker, Jimmy Harris back-headed the ball on the Collins whose quick lob shot beat Else but Cunningham came across to kick-off the line.  Everton’s wing halves were moving up into the attack and it was no surprise when Brian Harris in the centre forward position headed Tyrer’s centre just wide.  Jimmy Harris was fouled by Singleton just outside the area and the free kick was floated over the defensive wall and over the bar as well.  Before the goal kick was taken the referee had a word with Harris and Singleton.  The incessant rain obviously made playing conditions very difficult but Everton attack of snap and urgency made them a very difficult side from the one in some of their previous home games.  There was no doubt that Preston were now coming into play in an attacking sense.  Else made his first mistake when he only palmed out a hard cross from Parker but got away with it as there were no Everton men up to take advantage. 
HOOK SHOT
A hook shot from Collins following a right wing corner surprised all the Preston defence except Else who was there for the pickup in the usual confident style.  Alston had been guilty of several misses for Preston, but none worse than when he headed out a cross from Wyle which had beaten Dunlop.  Collins brought some much needed life into the game but bursting through and taking the ball off Lill’s toes to hit a tremendous shot off the run which was deflected by a Preston defender with Else beaten.  This got the crowd excited for the first time this half, but Lill but a damper on it by sending his corner kick over the line.   Preston were guilty of the worst miss of the match when Sneddon spooned over a pass from Alston on to the top of the netting.  Everton were driving all out for a goal in the last ten minutes but this had been their most disappointing home performance of the season.  Final; Everton nil, Preston nil.  Attendance 36,717. 

LIVERPOOL COULD WALK IT ON THIS FORM
Saturday, October 8, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
ALEX PARKER LOOKS BACK ON ANFIELD “DERBY” THRILLER
I have been saying this season that if Liverpool could regain their confidence with one or two really good display they would soon get back into the promotion race but I didn’t realise they would gave their best form for a match against Everton.  It’s only the second time I have seen them this season, and have no hesitation in saying that if they can keep that up they should “walk” the Second Division.  It’s just two years since I came home from Cyprus and the first game I saw in England was a “derby” match at Goodison Park.  Liverpool won 3-2 and if I remember correctly Jimmy Harrower had a “blinder.”  Well, he did it again on Wednesday.  He had a great game and I only hope he doesn’t reproduce it for the return at Goodison.  Dick White also played well.  On the few occasions I have seen him, he always looks a good centre-half.  Still, the whole team hit form.  Naturally everybody at Goodison would be delighted if Liverpool could, kept it up and get back into the First-Division so we could have more “derby” games.  Our only regret is that we happened to be the team they struck against.  It must have been quite a night for Willie Mailey, our 17-years-old goalkeeper, but while we were disappointed at losing, nobody in the team could blame him.  In fact, but for a couple of great saves we might have gone down by more. 
CONSOLATION
Another Everton player who gained consolation in defeat was Jimmy Gabriel for he scored his first goal for the club.  His rocket header from 12 yards was for my money, the best goal of the match.  Last Saturday, proved again that Stamford Bridge is an unlucky ground for Everton.  Of course I am referring to Tommy ring’s broken leg.  Before I do any further I would like to mention that all the Everton party and that includes Tommy realised it was an accident and Chelsea ‘keeper Reg Matthews was in no way to blame.  Tommy was going through to get what he thought was our fourth goal when he slipped and collided with Matthews.  It was as simple as that.  Roy Vernon, who was the nearest Everton player to the accident tells me that Tommy knew his leg was broken as soon as he fell, for he said “Don’t touch me,” It’s broken.”  He was taken off on a stretcher and as we arrived in the dressing-room at the end of the match Tommy was being carried into an ambulance, on his way to hospital.  Our manager went with him.  Soon after the injury Chelsea equalised and I am certain that but for our being reduced to ten men we would have won. 
UNUSUAL
Naturally, there was an unusual atmosphere on the pitch after Tommy had been carried off.  It had been a very clean game, and even the Chelsea players seemed up-set, particularly Frank Blunstone who has been two fractures himself.   Reg Matthews came into our dressing room afterwards to say how sorry he was, but the Everton team told him that nobody considered it was his fault.  After the match I left a message at Tommy Docherty’s house and I see from the papers that the Arsenal players called at the hospital.  I also know that Chelsea manager Ted Drake and Reg Matthews called round.  I went to see Tommy’s wife on Sunday, and when I arrived Roy Vernon and Mickey Lill had already been.  She told me that even then Tommy had numerous visitors including players, Everton supporters, Chelsea supporters, Scotsmen living in London and people he didn’t know, but who thought they would call in because they had read in the paper he had broken his leg.  So it doesn’t look as if he will go short of visitors.  As it is a clean break there are hopes that he will not be out of the game as long as was first feared I should think that everybody connected with football in general and Everton in particular will hope this is the case. 
BETTER ONE
Last Monday night I went to Goodison to see our Youth team play Burnley in the F.A Youth Cup.  It history now that our youngsters won 7-2  and good as our side was last year I think Len Shannon has got an even better one together now.  Unfortunately only 3,000 turned up to see the game, but they were among the luckiest people in Liverpool last Monday for they saw a really good game.  Everton did not score seven against a bad side, for Burnley proves they can play good football, but they stood little chance against the shooting of Keith Webber.  He scored four goals one from 30 yards, and doubt if even a First Division goalkeeper would have stopped them.  It looks as if the Welsh are showing in at Goodison, with Roy Vernon, Alan Jarvis (another Youth team star) Graham Griffiths our young goalkeeper and Keith Webber.  If our supporters will take my advice the next time the youth are playing they will go along and see them. 
FOR ENGLAND
Another member of the team, left half, George Sharples has been picked to play for England so they are doing very nicely.  Congratulations George.  As you probably know, footballers play a lot of golf, and I was reminded the other day of a funny incident that took place a couple of days before the match at Chelsea.  Jimmy Gabriel, Tommy Ring and I were playing and after a while Jimmy asked if he could borrow my golf glove! Couldn’t oblige because Mickey Lill, who was playing in front of us, had it.  So Jimmy shouted to Mickey to leave the glove on the green and he would pick it up when he got there.  Mickey remembered to leave the grove but Jimmy forgot to pick it up.  Nobody noticed this until sometime later so we all went back to look for it.  By this time I was beginning to feel that my glove (which I wasn’t using) was just a little more trouble than it was worth.  At least to me.  The green was still there when we arrived (which is something) but the gloves had vanished.  So the gloveless Parker play on accompanied on the gloveless Gabriel and following the gloveless Lill. 
HANDED IN
We decided that Jimmy would not be allowed to forget this incident-and he won it.  When we arrived back at the club-house Tommy Ring discovered that the glove had been handed in.  But he didn’t tell Jimmy.  We went into the dining room and the waitress put a disc, compare with cover, in front of Jimmy.  He was busy apologising for the loss but was told him that it was too late to worry about it and it would be best if he got on with his meal.  We left him in no doubt we were pretty annoyed about the whole business.  So Jimmy decided it would be best of the kept quiet and get on with his meal.  He fitted the cover and on his plate was one beautiful golf glove-we all burst out laughing particularly Jimmy, who was obviously very pleased to be back in our good books again.  The whole idea was Tommy Ring’s and when he asked Jimmy afterwards what he thought about it, he said, “It tasted O.K but I thought it was a bit underdone “One up to Jimmy. 

BURNLEY RES V EVERTON RES
Saturday, October 8, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
Burnley Res; McDonald; D. Smith, Buxton, Walker, Talbot, Scott, Meredith, White, Lawson, Fenton, Tower.  Everton Res;- Mailey; Parnell, Bramwell, Jarvis, Gorrie, Meagan, Temple, Peat, Webber, Ashworth, Edwards.  Referee; Mr. D. Pritchard (Blackpool).  Everton were soon on the attack at Turf Moor, and inside left Ashworth was conspicuous.  A free kick by Bramwell was turned away for a corner, and from Edwards’s flag kick Ashworth was just over the bar with a header.  Peat and Ashworth both fired shots wide and ex-England goalkeeper, Colin McDonald, leapt sideways to save brilliantly from Edwards who had moved into the centre.  Against the run of play Burnley took the lead with a rather fortunate goal.  As the ball came across from the right White miskicked completely but the ball ran on to Towers who drove the ball past Mailey.  Burnley lacked a marksman.  Half-time; Burnley Res 1, Everton Res nil. 

EVERTON LACK INSPIRATION AND INGENUITY
Monday, October 10, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
EVERTON 0, PRESTON NORTH END 0
By Jack Rowe
The day was dull and wet and little more can be said about a match which saw Everton so unlike the slide which uplifted us with the victory over Wolves.  To say they were disappointing is putting it mildly, and if the continuous rain and consequent greasy pitch and skidding ball were not helpful, it is not the explanation why they failed to take the expected two points.  And the fantastic angle was that while Everton did most of the attacking and produced more first half shots, it was Preston who managed to carve out the clear-cut openings and did not win simply because of two incredible misses, first by right winger Alston and then by inside right Sneddon.  If Preston had won it could not have evoked much complaint from Everton because the Deepdale side were just as good if not better, in the second half when one was forced to a conclusion that when the Everton attack is not functioning with power and devastation the defence can be strangely suspect.  The measure of Everton’s first half superiority in the territorial sense can be judged by the fact that Dunlop handled the ball three times in the first 30 minutes-two back passes and a catch from a centre. 
SOLID DEFENCE
Yet, while Everton were promising much in midfield with Vernon especially good in his control and willingness to shoot it was significant that not once could they prise open a well drilled and competent defence, built round the solid and often uncompromising Singleton and into which the forwards fell back so repeatedly and so effectively.  Everton lacked inspiration and certainly ingenuity to conquer a Preston defence which stayed so good all through that Everton only really looked like scoring when full back Cunningham kicked off the line from Collins with Else beaten.  Unfortunately for Everton this, and a first time shot later was the best we saw from Collins and it seems that when the little man is not in the groove-and he cannot be 100 per cent every time-the whole Everton side is devoid of zest and penetrative ideas.  Preston did not have them either in the first half, but astoundingly they did manage to spread-eagle the Everton defence twice and poor Alston was again the culprit in failing with two opportunities, which were infinitely better than anything Everton had.  If Alston was conscious of his lapses, how bitter he must have felt in the 69th minute when again a cross from the left put the Everton defence in the discard so that even Dunlop was beaten.  All Alston had to do was to nod the ball forward or even sideways and he must have scored, but the spectators were treated to the amazing sight of seeing him actually heading the ball backwards and away from the open net.  No wonder he held his head in despair, yet a few minutes later came a miss just at incredible.  This time it was Alston who engineered the move, with Taylor on the left which enabled the right winger to go to the line and pull the ball back to within about two yards of the line, which Sneddon unmarked and not an Everton player near enough to do anything about. 
UP AND OVER
In Sneddon tried all weekend he could not scoop the ball up and over as he did, and so Everton escaped a defeat.  Preston, with a much less vaunted attack, made most chances and what will not have been missed is that the Everton defence each time was caught on the wrong foot by the ball which went quickly from the left wing to the far side of the goal to –an unmarked winger.  Because their second half forward recovery took some of the weight from an excellent defence, Preston were well worth this point, and Everton found that the attack as fielded on Saturday, is not the answer if their high league position is to be maintained.  Young Tyrer did the best, but wherever else he may make good it does not seem likely to be on the left wing.  With Ring out for so long, this clearly is a Goodison priority in the scouting for new players.  Centre forward is another position which must be under constant review and I am not convinced that the defence can be left alone in any strengthening moves.  Dunlop was secure and Parker often thrills with upfield excursions, but what a gap they can leave.  Of the forwards Vernon and Lill were the pick.  If Preston’s defence-how well Cunningham and Wylie played-takes the honours, such a game even allowing for the conditions provides support for those who believe that soccer today is more often a bore than an entertainment.  Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Jones (Captain); Gabriel, Labone, Harris (B); Lill, Collins, Harris (J), Vernon, Tyrer.  Preston; - Else; Cunningham, O’Neill; Fullam, Singleton, Wylie, Aliston, Sneddon, Thompson (P), Sparvin, Taylor.  Referee; Mr. E.T. Jennings (Stourbridge). 
Attendance 36,717. 

GAME OF MANY INCIDENTS
Monday, October 10, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
Burnley Res 2, Everton Res 0
This central League clash at Turf Moor was played to a chorus of boos during the second half.  In the first half Burnley full back Smith kicked Edwards in the face as the Everton left winger headed for goal and then centre half Talbut laid out Ashworth as the Everton man shot into the side netting.  The inside left, who had been Everton’s danger man, was carried off but came back after half-time.  At the start of the second half Everton goalkeeper, Mailey after twice being charged by Fenton, lashed out with his foot and left the Burnley man writhing on the ground.  It was fitting that Towers should score the goal which put Burnley on top, for the left winger was always trying to be constructive with the limited opportunities he was given.  The other goal was scored by Meredith. 

WHEN ELSE PLACES ‘EM THEY STAY PLACED..
Monday, October 10, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
By Leslie Edwards
Just as well Preston North End manager, Cliff Britton missed the game at Everton.  He would have spent much of the second half tearing his greying hair.  Here was one-time centre forward Alston with three, if not four chances to get the only goal of the game and he couldn’t make anything of any of them indeed, on one occasion when the ball needed only the touch of the forehead to turn it over the line he contrived to steer it out towards the corner flag as though he were a defender doing a rescue act; John Carey, the Everton manager might well have done a little hair-tearing too, but the little he has got is too precious.  Maybe he pulled harder on the stem of his faithful pipe and pondered on the misfortunes which cost his side Ring and a point at Chelsea and a point on Saturday at Goodison Park.  No doubt about it the Everton attacks is not the same without the man whose drifting, stop-go style often has a defence puzzled, but this will only serve to make an already aware manager more aware of his emergency needs.  Everton will move to bridge that gap.  Compared with the sort of football, Everton have been giving us the Preston game was below par, but I hope the 36,000 people who tucked themselves away from the wind and rain 9it seemed the attendance was nearer twenty-six thousand than thirty-six) took into account the conditional difficulties.  It is so easy to be critical of players trying to steer the ball through a half-gale to say nothing of almost persistent rain.  The team also looked as though they had three games in eight days and one wonders whether the glut of League Cup ties about to burst on us will have similar effect.  It is to be hoped not. 
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
A half-sheet of paper sufficed to cover all the notes of major incident in a match which produced much more credit for Preston than for Everton.  And if were nearly always on top we could not have complained they had used their chance in a second half which they were nearly always on top we could not have complained at defeat.  It was something of a triumph for a mixed and quite inexperienced Preston side which may have moved too laterally and sometimes even appeared to be working the ball towards their own goal.  The most praiseworthy performance of all came from the Wigan boy, Else, in goal-not for the shots he saved but for his value in putting his own side in possession from kicks from hand.  The Britton plan, apparently is for there to be no waste in this important department, Else therefore found a forward or a half-back time and again (the reverse was true of Dunlop) with a clearance made at half-strength and lobbed gently not as far as possible upfield, but short of the half-way line where it was collected unerringly by a man in white.  True, this goalkeeper was saved when Collins flicked the ball over his head and “Legs” Cunningham dropped back to clear from the line, but he was worth this bit of good fortune and if England have a better, for size and sense, I have yet to see him.  His save from a bullet of a shot from Collins-one of the few really well-hit shots of a disappointing game was also top-drawer stuff.  Tyrer in the Ring spot started as though he meant to repeat his practical game at Anfield earlier in the week; he did much that was good and more than once look up position so well a goal was on the cards for him.  Then he right-inclined too frequently crowded the middle and forgot the man who had gone into his position when trying too slavishly to fine Harris (J) or some other in one of the inside forward positions. 
GRIPPED AND GRAVELLED
Collins proved himself the most dangerous, Everton forward, but even he found it hard to make the ball behave in the swirling wind and rain and Vernon whose form is more mercurial found no inspiration once he had failed in the first half with two or three surprise long distance shots him with characteristic unexpectedness.  Harris J soon came to grips with the massive Singleton and with the gravel of the running track.  His to as must have shaken him more than somewhat and that was not the end of the buffetings he got from a centre half as uncompromising as he was effective.  Maybe Everton began by thinking it was all too easy, if they did they were mistaken.  Preston’s collection of young and old, fired by Cunngingham, Fullam and Sneddon gained in confidence the further the game went and in the end, let’s face it, were playing the better.  How Sneddon managed to get the ball so the top-netting from point-blank range a few minutes from time only he knows.  With so many ill attack playing below form-Lill who took a knock to the body never seemed to get going again- it was not surprising Everton went goal-less; there was some hesitation, once nearly fatal, from Labone, too, and for once Parker did not impose his will fully on the game and on the other attack.  But perhaps I am being hypercritical.  That strong wind and the unrelenting rain (what stickers are out-in-the-open, spectators to endure it) they have had more to do with the game’s emptiness that anyone suspects.  You cannot keep on the top line all the time a League record of 21 goals against 12 since September 3 is sufficient indication that the team are getting goals and results and will do so again when they have repaired the important omission of Ring. 

BINGHAM EXPECTED TO SIGN FOR EVERTON
Tuesday, October 11, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
LUTON AGREE TO EXCHANGE WINGER FOR JOHN BRAMWELL AND ALEC ASHWORTH
By Horace Yates
Everton yesterday came to terms with Luton Town for the transfer of Irish international winger Billy Bingham in exchange for John Bramwell a left back and Alec Ashworth an inside forward.  I now only remains for the players to give their consent for the deal to be completed, but I understand that all of them were kept in the picture while negotiations were taking place and something unforeseen would have to crop up for the exchange to fall through at this stage.  No cash is involved in the transaction.  This result crowns a week of intense activity by Everton in an effort to solve a dilemma in which they found themselves following the injury to Tommy Ring at Chelsea.  This is not the first move they made but where failure greeted them in other directions they appear likely to succeed this time.  Obviously Everton could not afford to improvise in the situation in which they found themselves for no matter how promising their reserves may be, it is clear they had to replace experience with experience and that is precisely what they have tried to do.  It is not Everton’s worry that the removal of Bingham from the Luton forward line will deprive it of its most potent weapon and there is no doubt the advent of the Irishman would give a new punch and power to the Goodison attack.  Bingham is a current international for he was a member of the Irish team beaten by England on Saturday. 
SPECTATULAR GOAL
Liverpool have already seen him in action twice this season.  At Anfield he earned a point for Luton with one of the most spectacular goals seen on the ground for quite a time, finding the net from something like 35 yards.  Among the spectators at the game was Everton’s manager Mr. John Carey and he could scarcely help making a mental note of the winger’s performance.  No doubt when he heard a week or two ago that Luton were willing to allow Bingham to go to Arsenal in an exchange deal, a proposal which fell down, because of the Arsenal players refusal to move he stored the knowledge away just in case it might be useful.  How soon such a situation would arise he was not to know, but following the Ring tragedy, he moved in promptly and now appears to be on the verge of concluding a goal which will provide the best possible immediate solution for his team’s needs.  Before any approach was made Mr. Carey wisely and thoroughly called in Mickey Lill Everton’s outside right and told him exactly what he had in mind and sought the player’s reaction.  Mr. Carey, must have been tremendously impressed by the wonderful team spirit shown by Lill was immediately offered a way out of a situation which would have produced two right wingers for one position by volunteering to move over to the left, Lill played at outside left for nearly a complete season while with Wolverhampton Wanderers. 
SPEEDY RAIDER
Bingham is a speedy and direct raider and his power of shot makes him a scoring menace of his own account.  Bramwell will probably welcome this early opportunity to find a new club for when his request for a transfer was granted last week he expressed a desire to move further south.  He has fifty-six senior games to his credit, and with youth on his side plus the ability to play either at half back or full back his prospects are good.  Ashworth a native of Southport, has not enjoyed as much first team football as Bramwell and was unlucky enough to receive a severe knee injury while playing for Everton against Bolton Wanderers at Goodison Park on Boxing Day last year.  Happily he has now completely recovered and not only has he been playing regularly with the Central league side but he is the team’s leading scorer.  Mr. Stan Bratram the Luton manager has already interviewed the Everton players.  Incidentally Tommy Ring has now returned to Liverpool and is at present in a nursing home, but manager Carey expects to be able to take him home today.  He is making satisfactory progress. 

AND BINGHAM IS HIS NAME-O!
Tuesday, October 11, 1960 The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
By Leslie Edwards
Everton fans who have been puzzling their brains to discover the name of the outside-left to fill the blank caused by injury to Tom Ring now have the answer.  He’s an outside right and Billy Bingham his name-o.  This much capped Irishman, once with Sunderland, now with Luton Town will all going well, come to Goodison Park in a straight exchange for Everton back John Bramwell and utility forward Alec Ashworth.  The clubs have agreed terms and Bramwell, for whom there is no niche here had already said he would like to move South.  The Carey plan is clearly to play Bingham on the right and move Mickey Lill to partner Roy Vernon on the left.  To get Bingham, one of the few top class wingers of the day, is a grand move of the sort the Everton manager has made unerringly ever since he appreciated that the money was there for him to spend if the right players were available.  Bingham is a lion hearted sort, if not a big un’ who has already appeared in this city.  At Anfield, he scored a typically brilliant goal from 30 yards and impressed Mr. Carey as he did all others, I put him in the class of Walsh of Cardiff City, and of Connor, one of his famous predecessors at Sunderland-a player of the highest class and one who should restore to Everton the attacking balance they lost when they lost Ring.  And, if I am not mistaken, yesterday’s negotiations are not the end of the line for an Everton, who simply cannot be kept out of the headline. 

EVERTON’S TRASFER DEAL TOMORROW
Tuesday, October 11, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
THREE PLAYERS INVOLVED
BINGHAM VISIT
By Michael Charters
Everton manager John Carey expects the three-man transfer deal involving Irish international Billy Bingham, moving from Luton Town to Everton to be completed tomorrow.  Bingham, who has already said he would be very happy to join Everton was coming from Luton with his wife this afternoon.  They were being net at Manchester, by Mr. Carey and then journeying by road to Liverpool to inspect housing accommodation.  It is not anticipated that this domestic arrangement will set a problem and the probability is that Bingham will agree to the move quickly.  The Everton players involved in the straight exchange deal- full back John Bramwell and inside forward Alec Ashworth-are going to Luton tomorrow to meet Luton manager Sam Bartram and also inspect houses.  Bramwell is taking his wife and as he has already stated he would prefer a move to a Southern club, there seems little doubt that he will accept Luton’s terms.  The three players will give their decisions tomorrow.  As the clubs have agreed their side of the transfer the signings will them be completed. 
LILL ON THE LEFT
Everton team to play Accrington Stanley in the first round of the Football League Cup at Goodison tomorrow (7 p.m) indicates the shape of things to come.  Mickey Lill has been switched to outside left where he will play regularly if the Bingham transfer goes through.  Lill played many times on the left wing when with Wolves and is happy with the switch in accommodate the probable incoming of Bingham.  On the right wing tomorrow will be Jimmy Harris moved from centre forward for this match with Frank Wignall taking over in the middle.  This will be Wignall’s first senior game of the season.  Otherwise the team is unchanged.  Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Jones; Gabriel, Labone, Harris (B); Harris (J), Collins, Wignall, Vernon, Lill. 

GOODISON LOOKS GOOD TO ME-BINGHAM
Wednesday, October 12, 1960. The Liverpool Daily Post
EXCHANGE LIKELY TO BE COMPLETED WITH LUTON TODAY
By Horace Yates
Billy Bingham, the Luton Town outside right, is in Liverpool and when I met him last night I gathered the impression that if he is not an Everton player in time for Saturday’s visit to Fullam he will be as disappointed as most of those with Goodison connections.  After his arrival he spent time visiting players houses in company with the chief scout, Mr. Harry Cooke, who took over the role as deputy for Mr. John Carey, the manager who was prevented from greeting Bingham because of a prior private engagement.  When Billy meets “the boss” today there are one or two points to be cleared up, but Billy pointed the way when he said; “I would like to join Everton.  Nobody needs to tell me of the reputation of the club for its treatment of players.  That’s well known almost professional footballers everywhere and I have always looked on Goodison Park as one of the really tip-top grounds of the League.”  Because Mrs Bingham, who is a Sunderland girl, was away on a visit to relatives hen Luton Town manager Mr. Sam Bartram, broke the news of Everton interest to the player on Monday, and as she only reached Luton just before Billy had to set out for Liverpool she decided not to accompany her husband on his exploratory visit, having complete faith in his decision. 
NO OBJECTION
In any event Liverpool is a lot nearer Sunderland than Luton, and on that account I fancy Mrs Bingham is unlikely to have any objections to a move.  Both Bingham and his wife have been to Southport and like it, and the nearer Southport can be accommodated the better they will be pleased.  Bingham reminded me that during last season in one or his newspaper articles he had forecast that Everton would be one of the teams of this season.  “Nothing would please me better than to be able to play some small part on making that come true,” he said.  Joining Sunderland in 1951 from the Irish club Glentoran, Bingham left them for Luton two years ago and he has played at Goodison Park several times with Sunderland.  Luton and once for Ireland against England.  His is a splendid record.  He has figured in 41 consecutive games for his country, has taken part in two F.A Cup semi-finals with Sunderland and went to Wembley two seasons ago with Luton Town.  He was no passenger in that progress to Wembley for he enjoyed the rare distinction of scoring in every round.  For Sunderland he scored about 60 goals and in his first season with Luton claimed 14, followed last season which was a relegation season for his club with 16.  So far this season I have hit three.  It looks as though, I shall have to make up for lost time if I am to keep-up my average,” he told me.  Scoring potential such as Bingham would bring, could and a new and decisive punch to an attack which might be reinforced in another vital position before very much longer. 
INTERESTED CLUBS
I had heard that Leicester, West Brom and Wolves had all been making inquires about me,” he said.  When the manager called me in, I wondered which of the three clubs it would be, I can say quite definitely that Everton make more appeal to me than any of those, and I hope nothing will stand in the way of my signing.  “I know their style of play and the set-up at Goodison Park, and it took very good to me, I had noted that Everton had lost Tommy Ring wing with a leg injury but because I thought they would be chasing an outside left I had never considered them as a possibility until the news of their interest was broken to me.”  In face of such enthusiasm I can only think that if Alec Ashworth and John Bramwell are as happy with the outlook at Luton when they arrival for the interview with Mr. Bartram today, Everton will get their man.  Bingham told me that he remembered Bramwell quite well, having played against him.  “I thought he seemed a very competent player” he said.  So far the League Cup competition has not been a money-spinner, but those who are getting ready to write it off will probably have to revise their ideas a little later on, as the rounds become more interesting.  Last night at Oldham, the lowest attendance of the competition so far as was recorded 3,630.  It will be interesting to see just how great an appeal, the visit of Accrington Stanley make at Goodison Park tonight (kick-off 7 p.m).  If Everton could have included Bingham in their side, what an attraction that would have been but in any event Everton’s figures will compare very favourably with those of other ties.  After an run of 22 games as leader of the attack, Jimmy Harris is switched to outside right, with Mickey Lill taking up the outside left berth which will be his as a regular thing if the Bingham signing matures.  At centre forward will be Frank Wignall, whose first team experienced is limited to six League and one Cup game last season.  Accrington Stanley make one change compared with the team beaten 4-1 at Hartlepool’s on Saturday.  David Sturrock appearing at outside right for new signing Malcolm Bailey who is Cup-tied.  Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Jones; Gabriel, Labone, B. Harris, J Harris, Collins, Wignall, Vernon, Lill.  Accrington Stanley; McInnes; Forrester, Lord; Smith, Stones, Hamilton; Sturrock, Swindells, Hudson, Tighe, Devine. 

CUP RULE WOULD HAVE PUT BAN ON BINGHAM
Wednesday, October 12, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
By Leslie Edwards
Even if Everton had completed the transfer of Billy Bingham from Luton Town in time, the Irish international outside right, could not have played for them tonight against Accrington Stanley in the first round tie of the Football league Cup at Goodison Park (7 p.m.).  The 14-day qualification rule applies to this new competition in the same way it does to F.A Cup-ties, so it is probable that Bingham will make his debut for Everton at Fulham on Saturday.  There seems little doubt that the three-man exchange deal involving John Bramwell and Alec Ashworth moving to Luton Town will be finalised today, as the players seem satisfied.  The rapidity of Everton’s move for Bingham once again proves that the club-directors and manager mean to keep their team on foot with the acquisition of class players when emergency arises, as it did with the injury of Tommy Ring.  Bingham will occupy the right wing spot for Everton when the deal goes through, and this means the switch of Mickey Lill into Ring’s position for tonight’s match to give a taste of what is to come.  Lill, of course, is no stranger to this wing as he played there many times for Wolves and this enthusiastic two-footed player is likely to make of good a job on the left as he has on the other wing.  For this match, Jimmy Harris will be on the right wing and the former Horwich boy, Frank Wignall, comes in at centre forward for his first senior game of the season.  Wignall signed full time terms this season after a couple of years in a part-time basis, and his additional training has been reflection in his play.  This lad has a powerful shot and usually does well in his few first team appearances.  “Attendances at Football League ties throughout the country have been disappointing so far (an average of 10,000 for the first 15) and it will be interesting to see what the gate tonight against Fourth Division Accrington, whose player-manager Jim Harower (no relation to the Liverpool player) told me; “Our lads are looking forward to playing on the great Goodison Park ground.  He has no illusions about his team’s chances but hopes for a good game and most important to this struggling club, a share of a good gate.  Accrington have gained a reputation in recent years for the number of Scottish players on their books and there are likely to be six of them in the team tonight.  With Everton’s trio of Scots, it is hardly a night for the Sagrenachs! Mr. Harrower also a Scot has forward doubts and will choose his attack from seven.  Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Jones; Gabriel, Labone, B. Harris, J Harris, Collins, Wignall, Vernon, Lill.  Accrington Stanley; McInnes; Forrester, Lord; Smith, Stones, Hamilton; (from) Ferguson, Enthwistle, Logue, Swindells, Hudson, Tighe, Devine. 

EVERTON AND BINGHAM WAIT FOR CALL
Wednesday, October 12, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
GOODISON MEN VISIT LUTON
EXCHANGE DEAL
By Leslie Edwards
Everton F.C., manager, John Carey and Luton Town international winger, Billy Bingham held a watching and waiting brief at Goodison Park today.  They waited for the telephone call from Luton Town manager, Sam Bartram, advising them that the deal between the two clubs for the exchange of Bingham for full back John Bramwell and forward Alec Ashworth was ready for completion.  Bramwell and his wife, and Ashworth motored to Luton early today to confer with Luton officials.  The house which will be offered to Bramwell is the £4,000 one at present occupied by the Binghams.  Bartram said today “I fore-see no snags and expect the deal to be completed late this afternoon.  I think both players will do well here.  If they sigh they will be in the first team no Saturday at Derby.  They will be returning “home” next Wednesday for the Cup-tie against Liverpool at Anfield. 
QUITE HAPPY
“Billy Bingham was quite happy here but h was anxious to play in First Division football and we did not want to stand in his light.  Everton were far from being the only club who wanted him.  Everton’s former player Wally Fielding who joined Luton as trainer-coach after a short spell as manager at Southport is the man who has done most to convince Bartram of the potential of Bramwell and Ashworth. 

LITTLE GOOD CHEERS IN THIS LEAGUE CUP
Thursday, October 13, 1960. The Liverpool Daily Post
TWO GOALS FOR WIGNALL COULD EARN HIM FIRST TEAM CHANCE
EVERTON 3, ACCRINGTON STANLEY 1
By Horace Yates
The League Cup, we are told, is not intended in any way to be a rival to the F.A Cup, and after Liverpool’s first taste of the competition at Goodison last night, I should say the warning a entirely superfluous.  Although in the end the attendance was one of the biggest attracted by the League Cup so far, ten minutes before the start it almost looked as though someone had omitted to open the gate, so deserved was the ground and little that happened subsequently produced the sort of atmosphere we have come to expect from Cup-tie football.  From time to time, particularly in the second half when Vernon had taken over the role of marksman-in-chief, and was banging in shots of some ferocity just a yard or two wide of the target we were reminded that there was a crowd present, but not by any stretch of imagination can it be said yet that this is the Cup that thrills. Some of Everton’s play was delightfully academic and Accrington moved the ball along the ground in a cultured sort of way, which did credit to Fourth Division football, but it was hard to get really excited.  Possibly the fact that Frank Wignall collected a goal in five minutes to make an Accrington task which was sufficiently mountainous in the beginning almost impossible, helped to convince everybody that whatever surprises there might be between now and the final, this was not to be one of them. 
PRACTICE ATMOSPHERE
There was a practice match atmosphere about a large part of the game and the consolation undoubtedly is that if the tournament warms up to fever pitch at a later date Everton are still with a chance of being concerned in it.  Even the wearing of Liverpool red shirts by Accrington did nothing to decisive anybody.  Whether the League Cup can justify itself under its present arrangement is a matter of doubt and it may be that changes in the playing or preliminary rounds may become necessarily to give spectators a better guarantee that their journey to the games will be worthwhile.  Watching the match and keeping each other company were Tommy Ring the injured Everton outside left, and Billy Bingham, who actually took part in training at Goodison yesterday.  They saw an exhibition from the Everton wingers that could scarcely have made them envious and as a matter of fact, there was more progress and more danger presented by the Accrington pair.  Storrock and Devine although it should be noted that Tommy Jones took up Jimmy Harris position after about half an hour causing a major reshuffling of the team.  Brian Harris went to left back, jimmy Harris moved to inside right and Bobby Collins became the emergency left half.  That of course, was not calculated to improve Everton’s display and it seemed to me that whoever should be taken from the forward line to case of injury it should not be Collins.  The Scot is too much a major part of the Goodison attacking scheme to have his opportunity restricted in any way. 
INCREASED DIFFICULTIES?
Instead of helping to solve Everton’s difficulties this game might well have increased them for Jones limped to the wing almost directly after making a fierce shot and the fact that he retired 18 minutes from the end, must raise some disquiet.  Lill resumed after half time with a pronounced limp, but this wore off as the game wore on and he finished the game quite strongly.  In addition to a headed goal beautifully taken after five minutes, Wignall collected another immediately before half time with a well directed shot, after a Vernon drive had been charged down.  He came close to collecting a third later on, but no one will claim that he is the heaven-sent answer to the centre forward problem.  Of course, no-one has any right to expect that he would be just that, but I would not be at all surprised if Wignall did enough to put himself into Everton’s team at Fulham.  Jimmy Harris managed to put the name among the scorers for the first time since the seventh game of the season against wolves, but neither the goal or his display did very much to increase confidence in him.  The game 77 minutes old before Sturrock retaliated with a goal for Accrington and though they almost scored another in circumstances which would have provided a prime talking point there was never sufficient fight back to lift this game out of its luke-warm atmosphere.  Parker had been winded in stopping a centre from Devine and while Gordon Watson was running on to the field in answer to the referee’s signal to administer attention Stones the Accrington centre half was seen to be injured in midfield. 
TRAINER ON FIELD
Without any permission from the referee on went the Accrington trainer, and he was still attending to him as Devine following Parker’s recovery, swung over a corner kick.  The referee was following play at Hudson hit the ball with resounding force and Dunlop made quite a creditable save, before the referee’s attention was drawn to the presence on the field of the Accrington trainer.  Stones limped off, so that both sides finished with ten men.  Smith and Forrester were other Accrington players who impressed and Dunlop gave no sign of undue discomfort in dealing with any of the assaults on his goal.  Both Parker and Gabriel spent an usual amount of time on attack, and with a little better directed efforts each might have scored.  The only development that could have saved the game would have been a second half goal storm by Everton or a determined challenge by Accrington.  Neither materialise and so we must await the arrival or Walsall in round two in give the League Cup a second chance of making an impression unless the visit of Luton to Anfield next Wednesday can set the fans roaring.  Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Jones; Gabriel, Labone, B. Harris; J. Harris, Collins, Wignall, Vernon, Lill.  Accrington Stanley; McInnes; Forrester, Lord; Smith, Stones, Hamilton, Sturrock, Swindle, Hudson, Tughe, Devine.  Referee; Mr. A.J Howbottom (Walsall).  Attendance 18,246 (Receipts £2,586). 

BINGHAM DEAL IS DELAYED
Thursday, October 13, 1960. The Liverpool Daily Post
There were no developing yesterday in Everton’s efforts to sign Billy Bingham, Luton’s Irish international outside right in exchange for John Bramwell and Alec Ashworth.  The Everton players were in Luton yesterday and the deal cannot be completed until a three player agree.  Bingham it is understood is ready to sign and the fact that the deal did not go through yesterday does not imply that major negotiation difficulties have been experienced. 

EVERTON CRUISE THROUGH AGAINST GALLIANT ACCRINGTON
Thursday, October 13, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
By Michael Charters
Everton cruised smoothly through to the second round of the Football League Cup by defeating Accrington Stanley 3-1 at Goodison Park last night.  Nothing dramatic about that of course, and the only remarkable features was that the expected avalanche of goals did not come.  Fourth Division Accrington played bravely and well, and all credit to their defence for keeping cool when Everton at times threatened to overwhelm them.  This was a bloodies victory for Everton, but it brought injury trouble with it.  Skipper Tom Jones was only in the game for half an hour when he suffered a recurrence of his old thigh injury and limped on the right wing for the best part of an hour before going off altogether when Everton were three up.  There were moments too, when I noticed as though Parker and Gabriel were going to be injury, victims but they recovered.  Accrington’s centre half Stones also went off five minutes from the end.  With Lill suffering from a painful boil behind his left knee which kept him at half pace, Everton were playing with only three effective forwards for most of the game, but even so their midfield command was so complete that there was never any danger of a shock result.  Stones and right back Forrester played very well for Accrington with wingers Sturrock and Devine also getting through much useful work.  But they lacked drive in the middle and Everton were so much faster to the ball that many Accrington moving were cut off almost before they got under way.  Altogether it was rather luke warm entertainment for the 18,246 crowd with Everton’s superior-class and speed failing to kick as intent that Accrington were struggling all the time.  However, it was good to see the crowd giving them a arousing reception at the end for their galliant attempts.  With five Scots in the side Accrington always tried to play good football and no doubt appreciated the fact that Everton were prepared to let them do it which must have been a pleasant change from the rebust atmosphere of the Fourth Division. 
HEADED GOAL
Everton had two purple patches.  Early in the first half when they went ahead after five minutes with a fine headed goal by Wignall from Gabriel’s cross, their craft and drive was delighted but their finishing was not so good.  They slackened the pace midway through the half, playing well within themselves but it was not until seconds before half time that Wignall hammered in another after a smart bit of combination between Jimmy Harris, Collins, and Vernon had everyone wondering, where the next pass was going to.  The game slipped in interest after the interval and Harris chased a long pass from Vernon which was misfielded by goalkeeper McInnes and he slipped it smartly into the net for a well taken goal from an angle.  This was after 65 minutes and for a time Everton’s three forwards played as though they were quite willing and happy to take on the whole Accrington defence.  Vernon had the crowd roaring with a few typical 30 yard rocket shots which veered wide with the exception of one which brought a storming save from McInnes.  At the other end Sturrock hit am equally good shot which Dunlop saved at full length, and then scored a good goal when Everton’s defence was out of position because they were so attack-minded. 
A PICNIC
I though Brian Harris played particularly well, both in his own position and when he moved to left back after Jones was injured.  The whole defence was study firm and used the ball delightfully with Gabriel and Parker having something of a picnic in Ipping through the wide open spaces Accrington allowed them.  Collins and Vernon, I felt must have enjoyed this match more than somewhat.  They produced all the tricks, feints swerves and dribbling which the class inside forward possessed but does not always have the room in which to display them.  Collins left half and forward gave a starting exhibition of command and capacity for work, which even he has rarely equalled.  Wignall revealed a welcome desire to shoot hard and often and is certainly quicker of the ball than he was last season.  His two good goals may well have earned him another run in the League side.  There was never any real Cup tie atmosphere about this game.  Making the difference of Accrington had been at Goodison in an F.A Cup tie!  As it was it become little more than a football friendly with Everton so much superior at every position and stage of the game.  All praise to Accrington however, for their sportsmanship and insistence on trying to play cultured football which was the highest credit to them. 

JUST THE MAN
Thursday, October 13, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
By Leslie Edwards
Billy Bingham arrival at Goodison would mean Mickey Lill reverting again to the left, a position he occupied for nearly all one season in his Wolverhampton days.  Many players might be upset at being switched from one position to another but Lill, here only for a few months has already demonstrated his soundness on and off the pitch.  He is just the man to undertake a new job and make a success of it, for the sake of the club.  Bingham, who signed professional forms for Gentoran the day he reached his 17th birthday, was signed by Sunderland immediately after he had appeared for the Irish League against the Football League at Blackpool in 1950.  For £8,000.  In 1956 when he was still with Sunderland Mr. T.V. Williams and the late Mr. Roberts of Liverpool made approaches to Sunderland for his services.  I am sorry John Bramwell is going.  He is the better type of footballer and his play lacked only one quality-the ability to recover quickly.  In all other respects he was very good indeed. 

BINGHAM EXCHANGE DEAL
Thursday, October 13, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
POINTS TO BE CLARIFIED
FORMS READY
By Leslie Edwards
The deal in which Everton got Irish International winger, Billy Bingham of Luton Town, in exchange for full back John Bramwell and forward, Alec Ashworth, is expected to be completed later today.  Any move involving three players is inevitably protracted and since the announcement that the clubs had agreed on the exchanges there have been a number of points to be ratified or tied up.  Bingham has gone back to London-taking the signing form with him-and once he heards from Luton Town that Bramwell and Ashworth have settled points with manager Sam Bartram he will sign and will link up with the Everton [party in London tomorrow in readiness for the match at Fulham.  Bingham will play on the right wing and the change are thought Mr Carey will not announce his team until tomorrow-that Mickey Lill will be on the left, despite the boil on the leg which cramped his style a bit in the Cup-tie at Goodison Park last night.  Lill is so keen the injury is not likely to affect his playing.  Tom Ring who is back at home attended the game last night on crutches.  The club specialist attended his broken leg at Louran Nursery home revelled that all the pins greeting well and is is now just a matter of time. 
SCRAP RELEAGTION FOR THREE SEASONS!
Friday, October 14 1960. The Liverpool Daily Post
INTERESTING THEORY, BUT NOT PRACTICABLE, SAYS ROY VERNON
Gates are one million and a quarter down on last season’s figures and there are no signs that the slide is coming to a halt.  The reverse is the case and the position already serious could soon assume dangerous proportions for several League Clubs.  Unless a remedy can be found and applied there is a real possibility that some familiar names may soon be missing from the League tables.  I don’t think any of the Division 1 clubs will go into that category but from Division 2 down the distress signals are becoming alarmingly apparent.  I am not an alarmist and make no apology for spotlighting a position which affords satisfaction to nobody for I believe that when we talk of this disagreeable feature of the football industry at least there is a chance of something being done and action cannot come soon enough.  Supporters clubs cannot be praised too highly for the efforts they make to keep their teams in being out really football should be able to support itself.  If we cannot make our national sport pay what a reflection it is on our sporting reputation.  If football is not attractive enough and all the critics cannot be wrong then what can be done to put it right I admit the solution is not easy and some there are who maintain that we must face the inevitable and realise that certain clubs will have to go to the wall.  What a shocking prospect.  These clubs bearers of famous names are not mushroom growths.  They have been with us for years and years.  What is there about football today which is less attractive that it has been down the years.  Maybe standards are not a great deal lower but in the old days there was less competition for the public’s money.  The people either went out to see a football match or they had a weary afternoon performing some far less agreeable task.  Now there is more competition for their leisure time, people are now selective, entertainment is dearer and a is so easy to switch on the television set and sit back to be entertained. 
CUT-THROAT
In such a serious position we are duty bound to examine any suggestion seriously and I think our legislators should be spending sleepless nights seeking to evolve a remedy.  Only the other day I heard a keen student of the game suggest that it was cut-throat competition that was running into game, I nearly fell off my seat with surprise for I had always accepted the theory that competition is the lifeblood of soccer, just as it is with most sports.  Take away competition and the will to win, and what is there left?  Clubs today, he maintained were in moral dread of relegation.  Every match they played left them with one eye on the points and an insurance policy against the dreaded drop.  Before they started to win the majority of clubs had to make sure they did not lose.  Hardly the ideal setting for the playing of attractive football.  “Remove that dread” the speaker went on, “and you will find players performing more naturally more freely and more skilfully.  They could concentrate on their game without wondering whether or not if they attempted something not strictly according to book, whether it might lead to a goal against a defeat for his side and at least a wiggling for his stupidity.  How true!  A footballer plays within the limits of his knowledge of his own ability.  How much better it might be if the horizon were to be broadened and the only sure way to accomplish that would be by trial and error in actual practice.  Suppose promotion and relegation were to be scrapped for a trail period of three years he said.  “If clubs could not play football under those conditions they could not play it under any.  Not only players could take the brakes off.  Similarly managers could blood youngsters at an earlier stage give them a longer opportunity to make good, and try not schemes which at present remain pipe dreams. 
NO CHAMPIONS
“If 4-2-4 really is the formation for the future this would be the ideal opportunity of proving it.”  Was there really something to the argument?  I thought it over most carefully, I could hardly imagine football without League tables for while somebody might collate the results, they would not mean anything.  No champions or clubs relegated.  From a player’s point of view there would be no talent money either for finishing in the leading positions.  There is the dangerous possibility that if spectators get into the routine of not caring whether their team won or lost, it would not be a very far step to the trial defeating its object by eliminating interest entirely.  What would be the reaction for example for a club like Liverpool, who have had one object in view for years- promotion?  Anfield followers will never rest content until they are back to Division 1- and I don’t blame them.  If they played every match as they played against us I cannot see anything preventing them reaching their goal this season, but apparently they do not always perform as if they were playing Everton.  I can well see that the scheme would probably promote more classical play, play to satisfy the purist, but for me half the thrill of a game is the battle for victory to improve our position in the table and give our supporters the joy of following a successful team.  Maybe Division 1 clubs would run a leaser risk than that taken on by their subordinates but to cure the pain in one phrase and increase it in others would achieve nothing.  It is the football family which is sick and in need of treatment, not just a few distinguished members of it.  Of course, that is the trouble all the way along the line. It is so terribly difficult to suggest workable solutions and so terribly easy to shoot down in flames most of the suggestions.
NO CURE-ALL
Worshipper though I am at the shrine of finance, and I will applaud any increase in remuneration which may come our way as heartily as the next man, I think the subject of reward is a question apart from the topic of improving football.  We shall get our increase or not, either because it is deemed that we are in need of it or we are not.  I don’t think that by paying a man £5 a week more, you will have produced the cure-all for football ills.  Not a bit of it.  Let us have the cash, but let us face up honestly to the position.  Speaking personally I will not be able to give £5 worth of extra endeavour if my wages are increased for the simple reason that, I am giving to the game all I am capable of giving.  It is for others to decide whether my efforts are misdirected and if they are to assist me to re-directing them.  I think extra pay for players is justified, but it will not have the magical properties of a wave of the fairy wand.  We must keep payments high, so that we can attract the better class of players to make football a profession.  As a long term policy the results might be forthcoming but an overnight remedy, I am afraid it’s not the answer I would be very interested to hear suggestion on the subject from any of my readers. 

GABRIEL CAPPED
Friday, October 14, 1970. The Liverpool Daily Post
THE Scottish selectors sprang surprises when they named the team to meet Wales at Ninian Park, Cardiff on Saturday October 22.  They dropped Tottenham’s goalkeeper Brown lasts eason’s captain and centre half Evans and inside forward Denis Law, Britain’s most expensive footballer.  Jimmy Gabriel of Everton wins his first full cap. 

BINGHAM STILL HAS NOT SIGNED-TODAY’S THE DAY
Friday, October 14, 1960. The Liverpool Daily Post
By Horace Yates
Last night Billy Bingham, Luton Town’s Irish international outside right still had not signed the transfer form which would make him an Everton player, although both the Everton men concerned in the exchange deal, Alec Ashworth and John Bramwell had gone through the signing requirements at the other end, but the deal first envisaged last Saturday is confidently expected to be completed today.  Bingham, I understand, took back with him to Luton when he left Liverpool yesterday, the transfer form with only the space for his name left vacant.  One or two trifling points remained to be clarified at the Luton end, but it would be surprising indeed if Bingham did not appear for the first time with the Everton team at Fulham tomorrow.  Ashworth has already been provisionally selected to play for Luton at inside-left in the Second Division game at Derby and Bramwell’s name has been pencilled in at left back.  The Luton chairman Mr. P. G. Mitchell, told me last night “As far as I know Bingham is perfectly satisfied with the move and doubtless he will sign in his own good time which now assume will be tomorrow.  There is no-one at the ground to receive the form tonight.  Nobody is worried about the position.”  If Ashworth and Bramwell accompany Luton to Anfield in the League Cup game next Wednesday it will be in the role of spectators only for the 14 day qualification rule applicable to F.A Cup game applies similarly to the League Cup. 
GABRIEL’S ADVANCE
Everton officials were not unduly concerned about the position, for I understand both the manager Mr. John Carey and secretary Bill Dickinson went over to Old Trafford to see Manchester United v Real Madrid match, rather than deem it necessary to wait at the end of a telephone.  In the circumstances it is hardly surprising that the announcement of the Everton team has been left over until today.  Jones had a pulled muscle and there is just a doubt as to whether or not Wignall will be fit, should he be required.  Hearty congratulations to Jimmy Gabriel on his selection for Scotland for their match with Wales.  It was a measure of manager Carey’s confidence in the player’s ability that unhesitatingly he paid a fee which was nearer £35,000 than £30,000 when he signed him from Dundee last season.  The Scot has advanced by leaps and bounds since those days and this may be only the first of many honours likely to come his way.  With Gabriel in the Scottish team it will be his task to break the scoring possibilities of his club colleague Roy Vernon in the Welsh side on October 22.  They will have to forget their friendship for an hour and a half.  Despite the fact that Manchester City have surprisingly not been called upon to supply Law to the Scottish team, Everton are now in a position should they so wish, to ask for their home game with City to be postponed.  If consideration has been given to the problem, no statement is yet available as to the club’s intentions. 

A LAST LOOK
Friday, October 14, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
By Leslie Edwards
Everton’s millionaire chairman, Mr. John Moores will take a last look at the team at Fulham prior to flying off next day on business to the United States.  The game will be a severe test for young Colin Green, the Wrexham boy who made his numbers as a potential first-teamer at Blackpool against Matthews.  But he did so well there he will have few fears about his first full-scale match in London.  Everton supporters Federation, Wavertree Branch members will be there in full force, having an invitation from Fulham supporters to attend a show and dance after the game.  On Sunday members will see the sights of London.  The Everton match against Manchester City tomorrow week may be postponed after all, in spite of the fact that Denis Law of Huddersfield Town has not been chosen to play for Scotland.  Everton have two players involved in the Wales v Scotland match at Cardiff that day-Roy Vernon and the newly-capped Jimmy Gabriel.  Gabriel’s choice will please all Everton fans who see in the young boy from Dundee one of the finest wing half backs in the game for years to come. 

BINGHAM SIGNS FOR EVERTON
Friday, October 14, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
TO PLAY AT FULHAM
OUTSIDE RIGHT
By Leslie Edwards
To the question on the lips of fifty-thousand Evertonians today, the answer is.  “He has!” the protracted transfer negotiation by which Billy Bingham, Luton Town’s Irish international winger comes to Everton in exchange for John Bramwell and Alec Ashworth ended at mid-day when Bingham after consultation with the Luton Town manager Sam Bartram and after doing his training stint signed for his new club at the Luton ground.  He will play at outside-right in the Everton team at Fulham tomorrow.  And he will play as ever without shin-guards-probably the only man in the game, contemporarily to do so.  Despite this lack of protection Bingham, one of the toughest little men in the game rarely gets an injury and when he does he still managers to be fit for the next match.  Ashworth and Bramwell who will be in the Luton team at Derby tomorrow signed yesterday but if there had been any hitch in the Bingham side of the negotiation one wonders whether their forms would have been invalidated or not.  It is reported that Everton also paid a five-figure fee. 
EVERTON FLAVOUR
Now Ashworth and Bramwell are installed, Luton Town have an extraordinary Everton flavour.  Frank King, the old Everton goalkeeper is trainer, Wally Fielding is coach, George Martin an old Everton forward is chief scout and George Cummins is still on the books though he is convalescing after a cartilage operation.  Besides the switch of Lill at outside left there are other Everton changes Jimmy Harris returns to centre forward and Colin Green the young Brymbe (Wrexham) boy goes over to left back for the injured Jones.  Jimmy Hill stays in the Fulham side.  Last week he replaced Johnny Haynes absent on international duty and now that Haynes returns Hill switches from inside left to inside right with O’Connell. 

BILLY BINGHAM SIGNS AND PLAYS AT FULHAM
Saturday, October 15, 1960. The Liverpool Daily Post
DEBUT ON GROUND WHERE HE SCORED TWO GOALS FOR LUTON LAST SEASON
By Horace Yates
After only twelve games in the Second Division, Billy Bingham returns to top flight soccer with Everton at Fulham today, having put all doubts at rest by signing the transfer forms, to end his association with Luton Town, shortly before noon yesterday.  Mickey Lill, Everton’s joint top scorer with Roy Vernon, switches to Ring’s left wing position to allow Bingham to play on the right, but if I know Bingham the fire power associated with Lill will be there in just as ample measure in spite of the switch.  Fulham may remember Bingham from last season, for not only did he score twice against them at Fulham, but he scored another in the return game, and it would appear that Everton new possess the most goal-worthy pair of wingers they have had for many year.  There is every reason to believe that Bingham will fit naturally into his new club’s attacking style and in association with Collins the player Scotland cannot afford to ignore but keep on doing so, should quickly regain his scoring rhythm.  It is worthy of note that Bingham has not scored in his last six outings and that the last time he registered was with that cannon-ball effort which rocked Anfield early last month.  Two drawn games in succession may not be bad going by comparison with other sequences in other seasons, but it is not good enough for Everton to realise their ambition to go right to the top, and indeed before they can hope to reach home dizzy heights it seems that yet another forward change may have to be made. 
POOR FORM
Jimmy Harris cannot complain of lack of opportunity or of lack of confidence shown in him, for he has led the line in every game to-date and holds his position at Fulham. His form has been too bad to be true.  Last season when he took over from Shackleton he missed scoring in only two of his first eight outings.  Compare this with two goals in twelve games this season, and the reason for disquiet must be obvious to everyone.  Colin Green the eighteen-years-old Welsh boy, whose high promise in his two League games earlier in the season convinced manager John Carey that he could afford to release John Bramwell who with Ashworth the other player to figure in the exchange deal for Bingham assists Luton Town at Derby today, again deputising for the injured Tommy Jones at left back.  Everton will come to reply more and more on this boy as his promise develops.  In the Fulham side, Jimmy Hill, who last week stood in for Johnny Haynes is retained but with the return of Haynes switches from inside left to inside right.  With Macedo still in hospital Hewkins continues in goal.  Fulham only one point behind Everton have taken eleven points from six games at home but defensively they are not so sound that they cannot be riddled by the Everton attack if it can only switch on one of its most penetrating display.  Attack has not featured very prominently in Everton’s two visits to Fulham in the last eight seasons, for they have been goal-less.  There is no reason for that state of affairs to continue any longer and Everton must have a first class chance of scoring their third away victory of the season.  Fulham; Hewkins; Cohen, Langley; Mullery, Bentley, Lowe, Key, Hill, Cook, Haynes, Leggatt.  Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, B. Harris; Bingham, Collins, J. Harris, Vernon, Lill. 

EVERTON DEMAND A BIGGER WIN BONUS
Saturday, October 15, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
LEAGUE CLUBS TO DISCUSS MAJOR PAY INCREASES
TV OFFER AGAIN
By Michael Charters
Everton and Liverpool are making proposals of far reaching significance which will be considered at an extraordinary general meeting of Football League clubs in the League head-quarters, Lytham, St. Annes, on November 8.  Everton demand increased bonuses for winning teams, and also more money for first team players.  In addition there are a large number of other proposals concerning players wages.  The general trend of them is such that it seems certain there will be some increase approval in pay, bonuses and appearance money.  Club chairman will also be told of an alternative offer from ITV for the live television of League games.  It will be recalled that the original acceptance of ITV proposals caused a storm of protest from clubs led by Everton and only one match was televised.  The first plan was shelved pending further investigation by the League and the TV authorities.  Now a “secret alternative has been suggested which is believed will be acceptable to the robot clubs. 
GRADED PAY
On the question of players wages, Burnley propose that the weekly wages scales shall be Division One £30, Division Two £20, Division Three £16, Division Four £14.  Wolves in putting forward a similar proposition stipulate wages for a full time player aged 20 and over.  They also suggest a graded scheme as follows; £30 Division One, £25 Division Two, and £20 for Division Three and Four.  Present regulations stipulate that the wages of a player of recognised first team status may be increased to £20 per week in the playing season and £1 in the close season.  Manchester United propose an extra payment of £5 per match to each player making a first team appearance.”  A further Manchester United suggestion is to increase to £5 per appearance the extra payment for players, taking part in matches additional to the club’s normal programme.  At present the payment is from £2 to £3. 
MORE FOR TV
Propositions by the Managerment Committee will be viewed with delight by players.  At present players taking part in televised matches may receive up to £2 of the TV fee.  The clubs will be asked to substitute £10 for £2.  This payment will not apply when only short excepts are filmed for later transmission.  Players under 20 stand to benefit from increased minimum weekly wages scales.  The Management Committee suggest this goes up from £5. 

JIMMY HARRIS SNATCHES A LATE WINNER FOR EVERTON
Saturday, October 15, 1960. Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
FULHAM 2 EVERTON 3
By Leslie Edwards
Fulham; Hewkins; Cohen, Langley; Mullery, Bentley, Lowe, Key, Hill, Cook, Haynes, Leggatt.  Everton;- Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, Harris (B.); Bingham, Collins, Harris (J), Vernon, Lill.
Referee; Mr. P.H. Carr (Redditch).
Everton’s new signing Billy Bingham from Luton, linked up with his new club at mid-day and confessed that seasoned though he is, he was a bit apprehensive about his debut at Craven Cottage. 
NARROW ESCAPES
Everton won a couple of corners in the first few minutes in which Bingham was much in the picture, but they had two desperate escapes immediately afterwards first when Hill and then Cook completely missed the ball as it came over Luton the right wing leaving Leggatt with a wonderful opportunity of hitting it into the net from just outside the six yards line.  Fortunately for Everton the winger sleeved his shot wide.  Another centre this time from the left caused Everton almost equal embarrassment, but gradually they settled but gradually they settled down well and Fulham were lucky to find a deflected shot by Vernon dipping just over the bar and not just underneath it.  Bingham’s best effort to date was to come into the centre position and take a through pass from Vernon before juggling the bat from our foot to the other and trying a lob shot which may have surprised Hewkins, but which passed a few feet over the bar. 
FULHAM TAKE THE ELAD
Little Collins was courageous and hard working, but Brian Harris rather unlucky loss of the ball after trapping it well in midfield led to Key crossing a good length centre which just bent the far goal angle, with Dunlop vainly trying to make contact with it.  The game’s first goal when it came was a peach in the making with the Fulham right-wing working with incredible certainly and Key put through so completely that he could shoot at his leisure.  Dunlop might well have saved this one, but it spun out of his grasp and into the net.  A minute later, after 18 minutes, Everton were level again.  Langley and Bentley both stood rather flat-footed as Jimmy Harris shaped to do something about a long through pass, with the result that the Everton centre forward nipping in, smartly between them and catching Hewkins unprepared.  He volleyed the ball in extraordinary well to get one of his few goals this season at a most opportune moment.  Leggatt, crowded out by Parker, his fellow Scot, swung a loose left leg at the ball and dropped it neatly on top of the bar and so out of play with Dunlop unsuccessfully trying to fall back to deal with a desperate situation. 
BUSY BRIAN HARRIS
Brian Harris rescued young Green magnificently hereabouts, and completed his clearance move brilliantly.  Fulham were misplacing too many passed to be considered possible winners, but Leggatt’s long low, fast shot which Dunlop handed away one-handed needed another defensive touch by Brian Harris before the critical situation was resolved.  Dunlop never did better than when saying at point-blank range from Haynes and for the second time.  Bentley getting his forehead to a shot-this time from Collins-all but deceived his own goalkeeper who must have been very relieved again to see the ball dip just over the bar. 
EVERTON BEHIND AGAIN
Fulham went in front again three minutes before the interval.  The goal arose out of a foul by Parker on Leggat.  The Everton defence lined up against a possible shot by Haynes but when all was set, Haynes slipped the ball to the left, and Langley lashed in a left-foot shot which swerved so violently there was scarcely a hope of Dunlop preventing it from finding the net just inside the post.  The scorer leaped for joy and for the first time Fulham really looked as though they had a grip on things.  Fulham now began to pay some good stuff and had the Everton defence slightly panicked for the moment.  Half-time; Fulham 2, Everton 1.
Haynes hit a low shot inches wide of the upright in the first seconds of the second half that Leggat hit one very high and wide from a characteristically Langley.  Bentley, got the better of Jimmy Harris when the odds should have been on the Everton man than Bentley and Hawkins centre when shaping to take a ball from Bingham and the melee which followed had Collins and Langley getting at cross purposes. 
VERNON EQUALISER
A hit or miss left-foot by Lill from a neat pass by Vernon went astray.  Vernon put Everton level on 53 minutes with a goal which shook Fulham and showed how brilliant the Welshman can be at startling and finishing a goal.  For once Bingham who thought he was offside, got all clear, and found, Vernon with a hard pass which needed to be breasted down and taken forward before there was a shooting opening.  Vernon went to shot and Hewkins came so far out that the chances were the opportunity would be ruined but Vernon side-footed the ball in which appearing to have lost possession for the moment.  A moment later Gabriel put almost through his own goal when poking the ball away for a corner.  Labone was having a good innings against the useful Cook and Fulham now felt the well weight of Everton superiority with Bingham unlucky not-to-pick up a glorious chance, Parker and Gabriel firing wide from five yards outside the penalty box.  The pitch was a little greasy from the results of rain which fell during the interval but in the circumstances the footing was fast and very entertaining. 
THE MIGHTY ATOM
Everton’s shots had been few and far between and when Vernon tried one he mistimed badly, and Hewkins had the easies of pick-ups.  The two mighty atoms Bingham and Collins were playing well now, and when Parker made one of this typical forward moves he completely with a fierce shot at a tied angle, which Hewkins had safely covered.  Bingham’s ability to float a ball across to the right spot was demonstrated more than once, but although they were on top at the moment, Everton’s finishing was not impressive.  While the battle raged on the field, there was trouble in the stand immediately behind the Press box with spectators who got across-purposes and who resorted in the finish to fists.  Police were soon on the scene to separate the warring factions.  Vernon with a short pass from Jimmy Harris was in full flight for goal from the half-way line when Cohen rapped his ankle from behind just outside the penalty box, but a first-class chance went west with Collins’s free kick rebounding solidly from the line of defenders. 
GAME’S HIGHLIGHT
Then Vernon put Gabriel through and the Scots boy hit a cracking shot-the best of the match-to force from Hewkins the save of the match.  This was the game’s highlight moment.  The first stoppage of the game was for injury to Langley who recovered quickly in time to help his side to weather a corner kick from Bingham.  After a Fulham free-kick had been twice taken, the referee went to Vernon and “booked” him.  Three minutes from the end Vernon pulled the ball down cleverly and after appearing to have let the defence get absolutely not to meet his pass, edged the ball through to a Jimmy Harris who was in full flight in vain did Hewkins come out to meet him and try to prevent him from edging the ball into goal from the closet range.  Final; Fulham 2, Everton 3.

TOMMY DOCHERTY TV “APPEARANCE”
Saturday, October 15, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
RING SENDS THANKS FOR MANY INQUIRES, SAY ALEX PARKER
Well, the big news at Goodison Park has been (a) the signing of Billy Bingham and (b) the return from London of Tommy Ring, and as so many fans appear to be very interested in Tommy judging from the questions I have been asked this week, I shall deal with him first and try to answer some of them.  Firstly, Tommy has asked me to thank the numerous people who have visited him in hospital have inquired about him, and went him presents.  He said he didn’t think it possible that football supporters would be so concerned about a player, particularly him, breaking a leg.  Obviously he cannot thank everybody personality, he doesn’t even know the names of many but he made me promise that I would do it for him in this column.  To give you some idea of how the Everton fans have gone out of their way to inquire about him, Tommy tells me of the long distance lorry driver from Liverpool who was in London and called to see how our outside left was doing! There aren’t many clubs that have supporters who travel over 200 miles to see injured players.  He also told me that when Tommy Docherty went in to see him on the day following the accident he looked about the ward and said “I think I had better fix you up with some entertainment.  I’ll bring you a TV set in tomorrow. “ 
SISTER WORRIED
The ward sister didn’t think this was an awfully good idea but sure enough, on the Monday Doc (as the Arsenal player is known) came in with a portable TV set.  Watched by the rest of the patients in the ward, Doc put the set on a table, plugged it in and with it blaring away he was shouting “Is that all right.  Trig.  (Tommy Nickname).  Are you sure that’s all right- When he finally got it to Tommy’s liking Doc said “Well that’s you fixed for night time entertainment.  Now, we have to do something about the daytime.”  He paused for a minute and then said.  “I’ve got it, I’ll bring a tape recorder in for you”  But Tommy thinking about the sister’s reaction, said the TV would do and he would spend the day reading.  The question we players are asked more than others by fans is “When will Tommy Ring be playing again?”  Well of course, nobody is certain but Tommy said he hopes to be fit sooner than most people seem to anticipate.  In fact, don’t be surprised if he is in one of our teams round about Christmas.  I know this seems rather quick recovery from a broken leg, but Tommy was lucky in a way.  After he fell, and before he realised the leg was broken, he moved and the broken limb slotted back into place.  It was so perfect that at the hospital all that required to be done was to put the plaster on.  He was in there a week and is now at home in Maghull.  One or two mornings he has been up to the ground to watch us training.  I am told that before our Football league Cup match with Accrington the biggest cheer of the night went up when Tommy and Billy Bingham appeared in the stand together.  I met Billy before the game and he told me how much he was looking forward to playing for Everton.  Only a few weeks ago I he scored for Luton at wrote about the great goal Anfield against Liverpool.  I hope he can repeat it for us a few times.  I have played against him in international matches, but you won’t need me to tell you how good a player is who has over 40 International caps. 
INTERNATIONAL ATTACK
So at Fulham today we fielded an attack including an Englishman, an Irishman a Scotchman and a Welshman.  Before the match against Accrington I met a few old Scottish pals, a particular one being goalkeeper Willie McInnes who was at Falkirk with me.  I took three of them round Goodison and showed them the offices, dressing rooms &c, and then took then out on the pitch.  To say they were impressed in putting it mildly and one of them told me afterwards that even though they lost they enjoyed the experience of playing on such a good ground.  They said that unlike many of the Fourth Division grounds their play on they felt they had plenty of room to work in and that they were given a better chance of playing football.  More representative honours at Goodison this week with Brian Labone picked for the F.A X1 to meet the Army, Roy Vernon getting another Welsh cap in the match against Scotland and Jimmy Gabriel being chosen to oppose him in the Scottish side. 

EVERTON RES V MAN CITY RES
Saturday, October 15, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
Everton Res;- Mailey; Parnell, Gannon; Jarvis, Gorrie, Sharples; Boner, Temple, Webber, Tyrer, Edwards.  Manchester City Res;- Dowd; McDonald, Leigh; Cheetham, McTarvish, Oakes, Haydock, Pearson, Dyson, Allison, Wagstaff.  Referee; Mr. G. Ollerton, Preston. 
The City were the first to attack but the pressure on Everton’s goal was relieved when Aimson shot over.  Mailey made a brilliant diving save to prevent from opening the City’s score.  A couple of nice passes by Tyrer to Boner put Everton on the attack and on one occasion Boner forced a corner.
In the 7th minute Everton went into the arrears when Aimson headed through following a centre from the left.  The Everton defence was rather slack during this period and the City were allowed to go through for Pearson to increase the lead after 14 minutes play.  A minute later, however, Everton reduced the arrears when Webber headed through from a centre by Edwards.  Everton were now shaping much better and almost equalising when Webber deflected a drive from Temple against the crossbar.  The Everton wing halves had now taken a grip on the game with the result that the forwards were beginning to show to greater advantage.  From a through pass by Jarvis, Webber not the City defence in a tangle only to see his shot finish a foot the wrong side of the post.  Half-time; Everton Reserves 1, Manchester C Reserves 2. 

EVERTON MAKE TOP BID FOR SCOTS LEADER
Monday, October 17, 1960. The Liverpool Daily Post
By Jack Rowe
Everton F.C are all set to but the highest transfer fee in their history for Alex Young, the Hearts and Scotland centre-forward and if their moves over the past few days are successful, this much sought after attack leader will be at Goodison Park in time for the next Football League match, against Manchester City next Monday night.  A figure of £35,000 has already been mentioned as Everton’s offer to the Scottish club, but if this is not tempting enough it is certain that the Goodison Park club will not drop out of any race for Young’s signature if it means a re-assessment of the value, to Hearts of the centre forward.  Everton are not the only club interested in Young and should Hearts say they are prepared to consider any offers, they would have competition from several of the leading First Division clubs, including Arsenal and Wolves. 
THE MAN THEY WANT
Hearts, however, have not made any statement about any offers they have received which is not surprising because Young is not on the transfer list, but it could be significant that ant rejection they may have already made has not been accompanied by a flat refusal to discuss an approach, provided it carries sufficient financial backing.  One thing is certain that once Everton decide to go for a player these days they will not be lightly put off by price considerations, and all the indications are that Young is the man they want.  So if Hearts have said they are in a listening mood –and at the moment there is nothing to say they are not, Everton will stay in right to the end and I would be surprised if £35,000 or near it, is the selling price they are prepared to offer.  When I asked Mr. John Carey, the Everton manager about the interest in Young his reply was “I have no comment to make about it all.” 

NOTABLE PARTNERSHIP
Monday, October 17, 1960. The Liverpool Daily Post
HOW BINGHAM AND COLLINS CAN PROSPER
FULHAM 2 EVERTON 3
By Leslie Edwards
Everton took their fourteenth point from the last sixteen when they won at Fulham after being led 1-0 and they were just about worth the victory which came from a goal by Harris J, a few minutes from time.  Although they had taken command of the game at that stage one began to despair of them proving it with a goal.  In the event Vernon reached a position from which it seemed he could hardly part with the ball effectively.  Harris J anticipating a short through pass cleverly was on the move as the ball came and went clear of a hesitant defence to tap the ball past the goalkeeper as he advanced.  The Everton manager must have had three salient doubts before the game.  One could the new player from Luton Bingham, fit in effectively at the first time of asking with player, he had met only an hour or so prior to the kick off.  Two, would right-winger Lill lose anything by being switched to the other flank to accommodate the newcomer and, three, how would the young Wrexham back Green stand up to his first baptism of football in a big match in London.  Bingham answered question number one affirmatively; Lill left the second question unanswered –possibly because he is still suffering from the fear of cartilage which kept him out of the team earlier in the season and Green’s performance suggested that he would profit from further experience in the Central League side, though his second half was immeasurably better than the first. 
HALF-CHANCE
For a time one did not know how the game would go.  Then Fulham finished properly for once and Key the flying wing man young Green found so hard to stop drove in a shot which found the net via Dunlop’s hands.  This shot, I thought, Dunlop might have saved.  Fortunately for Everton the counter-stroke came immediately.  Harris J who has been so profligate of his chances this season now took a half-chance really well and left Bentley and Langley looking pained and pointedly at each other by nipping between them and volleying a nice shot for the equaliser.  Fulham went ahead again with a goal extraordinary in all aspects Parker brought down fellow –Scot, Leggat, politely assisted him to his feet and then joined the wall of defenders ready to take the full force of Haynes free-kick.  But Haynes thought the rapier better than the bludgeon.  He slid the ball a yard or two to the left and full-back Langley running on to a chance which now offered some sort of opening scored with a violently swerving drive that Dunlop could hardly have seen until it was well on its way.  From this point Fulham turned on the heat until the interval but after the break Everton settled down with more resolution and their second equalising goal was only a matter of time.  It arose out of a Bingham pass flung so hard and high to Vernon that the Welshman appeared to have no chance of doing anything save flick it on with a header-instead he drew himself up to his full height, breasted the ball down, took it forward past a surprised defence and then when appearing to lose possession had sufficient resource to side-step in gently past Hewkins.
NO GOOD REASON
The outstanding Everton contribution were by Collins and Labone.  The middle man was particularly strong in the air and on the turf and has infused into his game the element of “devil” without which any centre half is not complete.  Collins using the ball well, ranging here, there and everywhere took my eye as his did Fulham’s and his strength on the ball and his cleverness, even when he was dummying a defender out of position by jumping over it, was very impressive indeed.  Vernon, if only for his incomparable timing of the ball quickly was worth his bonus but he would do himself and his side a service by not getting himself booked for no good reason.  Parker who took a blow to the ankle, has time in which to recover to be ready for the Manchester City game.  He was seldom beaten, in the personal battle by Leggat and carried through his extra role as attacked with the finality his manager desires knowing that once he changes his role he need bother no further about someone taking his place.  Bingham, lively and always looking for the ball and for scoring chances, was unlucky in one respect.  His keenness and anticipation put him into position where, I maintain, he was wrongly flagged offside.  He is a man who has the knack of varying his game and its pace.  His partnership with Collins should be a notable one of mighty midgets.  I do not see how he could have done more at such short notice.  Three times he got his head to the ball when others might well have feared to put their foot at it!  If Everton can still go on wining away where a season ago, they went match after match without getting as much as a point shows that the team has solidity, confidence and ability in enough places to get results consistently.  One can only surmise how good the eleven would be if every department were filled with talent.  Yet it is possible that the blend would not be as effective as the one which obtains now.  Fulham; Hewkins; Cohen, Langley; Mullery, Bentley, Lowe; Key, Hill, Cook, Haynes, Leggett.  Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, Harris (B.); Bingham, Collins, Harris (J.), Vernon, Lill.  Referee; Mr. P.H Carr (Redditch). 

WEBBER ON THE MARK
Monday, October 17, 1960. The Liverpool Daily Post
EVERTON RES 2, MANCHESTER CITY RES 2
Making their first appearance of the season at Goodison Park, Everton Res had to be content with one point from an exhilarating game.  Defeat seemed inevitable when Almson and Pearson put City two goals up inside fourteen minutes.  A quick reply from centre forward Webber, however, transformed this young Everton side, which included no fewer than nine current members of the youth team.  What Everton lacked in experience they made up for in enthusiasm and teamwork.  But most important of all, they played good football and were duly rewarded when Webber again snapped up a half chance after 61 minutes. 

THE TEA COULD WAIT; VICTORY COULDN’T...
Monday, October 17, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
By Leslie Edwards
Mick Meagan, the Everton twelfth man, had just left the trainer’s bench at Fulham a few minutes from half-time to make the tea in the dressing room when Fulham scored and went to 2-1.  At the same moment in the second half when Everton led 3-2 he said to Trainer Gordon Watson; “I think I’d better go and make the tea again,” Watson’s reaction kept him sitting rigidly where he was; “You’ll do nothing of the sort! You sit here.  You don’t want Fulham to score again, do you.”  Such superstition is not unusual in football, but when a case crops up it is always good for a laugh.  Fulham is of course the team which boasts the Players’ Association big-wig, the bearded inside forward Hill.  They tell me that when Hill demanded a pass from his full back Cohen in a match recently and didn’t get it a wag on the terraces shouted.  “Why don’t you do as the Rabb tells you?”  I’ll swear Everton defenders treated their union chief with some deference of maybe it was only my impression, but Hill was not a conscious success and nor was Bentley of Lowe and for that reason Everton just got the edge on their opponents won a late goal by Jimmy Harris to give them their 14th point of the last 16.  This was their eighth match without defeat, too, and though Mickey Lill’s cartilage fears still bother him and Alex Parker got a painful kick on the ankle it seems likely that both will be fit to take their places in the next home match-a week tonight against Manchester City.  Next Saturday which should be a blank at Goodison Park, may be utilised all going well, to put on a Youth Cup game of the sort which would attract 30,000. 
IT GOES TO SHOW
That Everton could still win 3-2 after being led 1-0 and 2-1 with Lill plainly not fully fit and at outside left proves the theory that the side shrugs of nowadays the damaging effect of goals in away games.  Time was when most of them “purled up” and accepted defeat as inevitable.  To get a victory like this with young Green still far from ripe for first team duty and with Billy Bingham almost introducing himself to other members of the team as he ran on to field adds point to the belief that Everton know they can win and are not abashed if things go against them temporarily.  They suffered an indifferent goal by Key (who was having things all his own way against Green) on Saturday and this was one of the few, so far as Albert Dunlop is concerned which he handles but does not step.  Happily Jimmy Harris with a volley which took goalkeeper and Bentley and Langley by surprise made the score level in the next minute and even when Langley swerved a shot just inside the post near the interval the blow, far from crushing Everton reacted in the reverse way.  On a bumpy pitch made even more tantalising by rain which fell during the interval they settled down again so well it was clear the second equaliser was en route.  Vernon breasted down a high pass by Bingham, took the ball through close to goal and there, in spite of almost losing control, slid it gently past Hewkins to start his side’s great revival.  A few minutes from the end Vernon found Jimmy Harris rarin’ to go and pushed the ball through, for an equally easy, and clinching score.  So Jimmy Harris, with two goals on the register where he has so often come off with a blank, may plan all the better for this change of fortune. 
MIGHTY ATOMS
Lill, with knee trouble and out of position, never looked happy, but Bingham pitch-forked into strange company in higher-class football came out of his debut with great credit.  True, he was caught off-side three or four times, but that was the fault of the linesman who penalised the innocent when he rained his flag on a man who had not been offside when the ball was last played.  Bingham and Collins mighty atoms, have enough pluck and ability to make their name afresh as the mighty-atom wing.  They are masters of pace and of the delayed pass which spread-eagles a defence.  Their partnership could be one of the greatest strengths of the side.  Collins with Labone was quite outstanding against a team which contains brilliant players like Langley and Haynes but too much old (if not dead) wood in the form of old valiant like Eddie Lowe and Bentley.  That Bingham could make his mark against an unrelentingly stern back like Langley (even to having tilts of physical strength) showed how astute the Carey move was to bring the little Irishman to his team.  The thousands of pounds which became part of the transfer deal were hardly mentioned until Bingham actually signed, but from what I hear they put Bingham in the £30,000 class which is where he belongs.  Once again Everton have enlisted that important football personage-a good type.  Labone whose father watches all his games home and away must have delighted father s he did me.  This was his most commanding game with enough “devil” in his work to promise that he will emerge sooner or later as a Cullis type, but perhaps without the rough edges Stanley’s play had at times.  Parker had a conspicuously good game; too, against fellow-Scot Leggatt.  Gabriel’s best was a stunning shot, the best of the day, which Hewkins saved brilliantly.  Young Green need not fear that one disappointing game will mar our approval of his tackling of his use of the ball of his general value.  But he needs time and more experience.  The pity is that Tom Jones pulled muscle may keep him out against Manchester City. 

CARTILAGE OPERATION FOR MICKEY LILL
Wednesday, October 19, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
EVERTON FACE ANOTHER WING PROBLEM
By Horace Yates
Mickey Lill the former Wolves outside right, switched to outside left by Everton after Tommy Ring had broken his leg at Chelsea will have a cartilage operation on the left knee today.  “Lill first injured the knee on August 24, when playing against Manchester United and it has been troubling him ever since.  He is likely to be put out of the game until after Christmas.  The injury to Lill means that Everton now have to cope with another wing problem.  When Ring broke his leg Lill moved to the outside left to enable new signing Billy Bingham to play on the right.  Before Bingham’s signing young Tyrer had two games at outside left. 

EVERTON’S WINGS ARE CLIPPED
Wednesday, October 19, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
LILL TO HAVE AN OPERATION
KNEE TROUBLE
By Leslie Edwards
In the space of less than three weeks, Everton F.C have lost through injury, the services of their two first-class wingers, Tom Ring and Mickey Lill.  Ring broke a leg at Chelsea a fortnight last Saturday, Lill after struggling hard for weeks to overturn the effect of a suspect cartilage which he damaged in the first match of the season at Tottenham, has had to give way to the injury and was today in a nursing home in Liverpool for an operation.  This means that he must be out of the side for many weeks.  Manager John Carey, who signed Billy Bingham for the right wing so that Lill could switch to the left to replace Ring, is now faced with the task of producing a left winger in time for the postponed League match next Monday at Goodison Park against Manchester City.  The snag about making a big name signing would be that when Ring and Lill are fit again he would be faced with an embarrassment of wingers.  For this reason, I think he may well decide to improvise for the time being with the talent available to him. 

TWO CITY FOOTBALLERS HAVE OPERATIONS
Thursday, October 20, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
By Leslie Edwards
Two city footballers had operations today, Mickey Lill, the Everton right winger had a cartilage removal by the club specialist at Lourdes Nursing Home and Liverpool winger, Johnny Morrissey an operation on his face at Broadgreen Hospital, to but right the cheekbone depression he suffered in collision at Anfield on Saturday in the match against Portsmouth.  Lill’s cartilage had been troubling him since the beginning of the season; Morrissey’s injury sustained it is thought by contact of knee and cheekbone left him so dazed he knew nothing at the interval and played the second half hardly knowing where he was.  The same sort of injury, but fortunately not so serious was suffered by Dave Hickson last night in the Cup game against Luton.  He was concussed by a severe blow under the eye and the injury left him dazed though he played on till the end. 

NEW IDEAS NEEDED IF WE ARE TO LEAD THE SOCCER WORLD AGAIN
Friday, October 21, 1960. The Liverpool Daily Post
By Roy Vernon, Wales and Everton Inside-Forward
Will the time ever come again when England will lead the world on the soccer field?  Naturally it would be nice to be able to say yes, but at the moment one could only say it without any great conviction, for the simple reason that while football of one sort or another is played in almost every town and village throughout the length and breadth of the land it is not enough.  We will never grow great in 1960 or the foreseeable future by trying to get there with 1920 ideas.  We will never muddle through to stardom by accident or wishful thinking, and while the Home Internationals are all very well in their way by providing us with some glitter games and the incentive for players to hit the top, I think the time is at hand when we must oppose our foreign foes, not of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, but as Great Britain.  If that suggestion were to be adopted overnight I still do not believe we would have achieved the short cut to greatness again, but I am convinced that as a first step it would mark very real progress.  Starting from there I think it is essential that the potential pool of Great Britain players should be brought together not to or three days before a competitive game is at hand, but for weeks and months as other countries manage to do.  All right I can hear you say; “What about the clubs during this period.  Are they to be deprived of their ace attractions, their match winners for long and important parts of the season.”  No, that would be too great a sacrifice to expect any clubs to agree to willingly, and it could well put our clubs games back as far as it advanced our national cause. 
SACRIFICES
Players would have to be released for their club matches except in the weeks in which an international match is to be played.  That is not the ideal for club men like to play together as often as possible to prefect moves and to obtain greater understanding to each others play, but sacrifices have to began somewhere and it is not every year that a World Cup series comes around.  It is a fact that about this stage of the season some clubs discontinue entirely practice experience has proved that once peak fitness has been attained comparatively little endeavour is necessary to maintain that pitch.  In any event, what do practice matches prove? Nothing.  More often than no reserve sides beat first teams.  Yet who would suggest acting on results and switching the teams for League football?   It may be a revolutionary thought that clubs should only see their accepted stars at week-ends but something revolutionary is needed to stop the draft and start the upward climb.  It would be a fair bet that Tottenham Hotspur would beat any of our nations sides in a match against opponents who are drawn together only for the occasion.  Year by year one or more great teams emerge and if there were no birth qualifications to worry about so far as Scots, Welsh, Irish and English players are concerned a really outstanding club team could well provide the bulk of our representative team as we find happening from time to time overseas.  Do I think such a thing will ever come to pass?  Well ever is a long time, and I think it will take a long time before enough courage is found to make such a realistic approach, the wisdom of the Welsh selectors for I have twelve caps to date and only on very rare occasions have I considered that I merited a national place and did not get one.  No they do a good job, first as I am sure the selection of a other countries do within limits.  If we are to have professional football and we have it, then is it not equally important that we should have professional officials in the shape of managers and selectors?  It may be said that a club manager can only see the opposition to his own club and because of his commitments cannot cover as much ground as others who are free to move around without clubs ties, but my suggestion would be for three or four of the top managers to be appointed for the purpose of choosing the Great Britain X1. 
TRAINED MIND
Those people are not paid considerable salaries for nothing.  They earn them and when they stop earning them they are usually replaced.  Any manager worth his salt can tell you all about the more famous players of the day their strengths and weaknesses and it is sometimes very illuminating to find a player analysed by a competent manager, I am sure his trained mind, spots much more and more quickly than the well meaning amateur, no matter how enthusiastic.  Possibly progress will be denied so long as the same restricted views of our legislators remain, I would like to see full use made of the footballing brains and knowledge.  It would b a happy day when we find many of our greatest players of the past occupying seats in boardrooms and in the highest councils.  I do not need to be told that all our greatest footballers would not qualify for inclusion among our greatest legislators, but a lot of them would I know there are some players who are nothing like as good off the field as they are on, but there are others who have clear-thinking minds and fertile brains who are just allowed to rot once their playing days are done, unless they happen to be in the elect circle who take a chance and turn their careers to thoughts of managerships.  Look at Stan Cullis.  He has whipped a fine team together for many a season.  This year there are signs that he is struggling a bit more than usual, but that he will put things right in a far shorter time than comparatively inexperienced amateurs could, goes without saying in my view.  An even more trying time is being experienced by Matt Busby, Manchester United are now so low in the League table that it almost hurts one’s eyes to read their name, but that everything will come right in the end no one seriously doubts and moreover that end will not be anything like as far removed as if United had to pilot their ship without such a shrewd and accomplished skipper.  The old saying that it pays to buy, the best applies to nothing more forcibly than to football.  It may seem costly at the outset and there may be no results to rave about for some time, but in reality a worthy, manager is undoubtedly the most economical and the quickest short-cut to the top.  History has proved it and will go on proving it.  How long must we wait to see ideas as daring as some of those I have outlined adopted as national policy?  Too long I am afraid. 

VERNON AND GABRIEL
Friday, October 21, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
By Leslie Edwards
The Scottish team which meets Wales at Cardiff, tomorrow, is as inexplicable to some Everton fans as it is to followers of Manchester City.  In short, why no Bobby Collins, no Alex Parker, no Dennis Law?  True, there was in Scotland during the summer much antagonism against Anglo-Scots dating back to the close-season tour when certain players seemed to think it reasonable that they should be paid not only for playing but for training, but much of this has died.  It was felt that Scotland would forget the past and concentrate on putting into the field, irrespective of prejudice, their best team.  The absence of Law alone shows that this has not been done.  Scotland’s prejudice is raised in a letter from Mr. J.B Clark from 6 Scott Avenue, Huyton, who congratulated Everton half-back Jimmy Gabriel on his first cap, and continues; “What have Parker and Collins to do to get into their national side?  Both have been playing at the top of their form and they have not even been included in the shadow side.  This must be because selectors have a pretty prejudice against Anglo-Scots.  Surely they are bringing the standard of the national side down by not including Collins and Parker and Denis Law? “I wish Gabriel and our other cap in the match Roy Vernon of Wales (they are to direct opposition), good luck and freedom from injury.  The game on Monday evening at Goodison Park against Manchester City is a doubly important one, and with Lill and Ring out of action for considerable periods we cannot afford further misfortune.  I have a feeling that no usually good Welsh side may make Scotland pay for leaving out players who should, on the evidence of form this season, have gone into the team. 

ROY VERNON MAKES ONE, AND TAKES ONE FOR WALES
October 22, 1960 (Notes only)
Everton’s Roy Vernon (Wales) and Jimmy Gabriel (Scotland) played for their country today at Cardiff, Wales winning by two goals to nil.  Roy Vernon scoring Wales second goal after 75 minutes. 

UNHAPPY WEEK FOR EVERTON
Saturday, October 22, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
LILL’S OPERATION EXPECTED SAYS ALEX PARKER
Despite the win at Fulham and the signing of Billy Bingham, this has not been an all-together happy week for Everton, for last Tuesday we heard the news that everybody connected with the club had half expected for weeks, it was that Mick Lill had to have a cartilage operation which put us back where we were after Tommy Ring’s broken leg, despite the signing of Bingham.  As in everything else, football troubles never seem to come singly.  Bad as the news was, it came as no surprise for Mickey has been playing under a great handicap for weeks.  He had his left knee in our opening match at Tottenham and then damaged it as badly in the following match against Manchester United, that he had to go off and he missed a few matches.  But he was so keen to play again that he turned out even when he and we, knew the knee might go at any time.  What’s more he scored some very value goals.  It’s a great tribute to his pluck, and when our manager asked him if he would take over from Tommy Ring at outside left last week, he said “if you think I’m good enough I’ll play anywhere.” 
LOVES TO PLAY
Mickey is the type who will play anywhere for the team.  He loves playing for Everton and if he was asked to play in goal I’m certain he would have a go.  He had his operation on Thursday and I went in to see him yesterday.  He was quite cheerful and when I asked him if he was worried at all he replied.  “My main worry is whether we will beat Manchester City on Monday.  Here’s hoping he has a quick recovery.  Last Saturday morning about 11 o’clock Billy Bingham arrived at our hotel having signed for us the previous day.  Most of the team knew him quite well and those who didn’t were soon introduced.  He had his lunch with us and them we got off for Fulham.  Considering it was his debut he fitted in really well and is obviously going to prove a big favourite at Goodison.  We told him that being Irish was a big start in getting into the Everton fans good books for they have had many from his part of the world. 
MADE ONE
Talking to him after the match he told me he was delighted that he had been on the winning side.  And even though he didn’t score he made one for Roy Vernon.  During the game I noticed a familiar figure near the touch-line and after a few minutes it dawned on me who it was- Tommy Steele.  Tommy Trindler the Fulham chairman had invited him I was told that at half time Tommy Steele kept the crowd amused but with their side winning 2-1 at that stage they probably felt life was pretty good in any case.  As he plays outside right for the Tottenham All Stars X1 I mentioned to Billy Bingham that perhaps he had come along for a few tips.  Of course, as Roy Vernon and Jimmy Gabriel were selected for today’s Wales v Scotland game, our match with Manchester City will now be played on Monday evening.  City have opened a few people’s eyes this season, for after being involved in last season’s relegation battle they have become one of the best sides in the First Division now. 
MAN OF MOMENT
The signing of full back Barne Betts from Stockport County ad Jackie Plender with centre half from Hibs, has naturally had much to do with that but their man of the moment is obviously Denis law.  At 20 years of age he is better hailed as a world class player, and having played with him in representative football I will not argue about that, Jimmy Gabriel who has played with Denis more times than I have, is a great admirer of him and he is obviously the man we will have to watch.  I also know Jackie Plenderieth very well for we played together for the Army team.  Another reason for City’s success is from what I am told, the new class of life taken on by Liverpool-born George Hannah, who is making a big success of big deep lying centre forward role.  This is obviously a wise move by manager McDowall for George is not a heavily built man and by making his territory the centre circle he keeps out of a lot of trouble.  Yet, I hear he is passing the ball better than he has ever done.  Any side that can get a draw at Tottenham are not to be taken lightly.  We are obviously in for a hard game.  Incidentally, if we get a point from our match at Nottingham Forest on Saturday, we will equal the eight we gained on tour all last season. 

BEST BOOKED LEAGUE MATCH IN HISTORY
Monday, October 24, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
By Leslie Edwards
One of the most remarkable League matches in the history at Everton is the one which will be played at Goodison Park on Saturday, December 17.  Whatever happens on the field the match must have a niche all its own because even now more than six weeks before it is played, reserved stand tickets have gone by the thousands and the prospect is that all of them will be sold out within the next few days.  Indeed, I heard a whisper that when they cease to become available the club may see fit to issue tickets for places in the paddock.  To do this for a league game is an unheard-of-thing. 
Tickets for the Manchester City game this evening have also been sold by the thousands and such is the interest in the new Everton-the club announce that 7s 6d tickets are now available to be booked for the Walsall League Cup tie at Goodison Park a week hence.  Not everyone is happy about Everton’s increased prices for the game against spurs. 
Listen to Mr. A. Hughes of 231 Eaton Road, Liverpool 12.
“So Everton are to put up the prices of stand seats by reserving extra ones for Tottenham Hotspur match.  Surely if this action is correct in principle they should reduce the standard price when Everton are playing the bottom team of the League.  Also as this game could possibly attract many thousands more, causing crushing at the terraces which can result in spectators not seeing (in comfort or indeed in some cases hardly at all), a game they have paid to see.  Will they reduce ground prices. 
“Your report of the Preston North End match would almost convince me that I should have had at least a 25 per cent rebate at the gate on the way out, to say nothing of a negative display against Accrington Stanley, ..If payment is to based on display of skill.  “Is there not a law or regulation that once having announced their prices for the season they should have to stick to them” If not then f this is the temper of the present directorship one should be brought into being.  “Football form is such a vicarious thing that a slump in match-winning could so easily affect attendance that the present action could rebound with interest to Everton’s disadvantage.  “IO for one, consider this an unsportsmanlike action and hope that among your many other Everton fan readers a like opinion exists.  “Even thought I may be mistimed when an application for a Cup-tie ticket finds its way to Goodison Park, I still sign, as I do all my letters to the Press-A Hughes 231 Eaton Road, Liverpool 12. 

THRILLING RALLY BY LEEDS UTD
Monday, October 24, 1960. The Liverpool Daily Post
LEEDS UNITED RES 3, EVERTON RES 3
After an unspectacular first half in which Everton scored the only goal, no-one was ready for the thrills which followed.  Thirteen minutes after the resumption Leeds were three down.  Twenty minutes later after a spirited rally they were level.  Play was always at a fast pace and both sides put up an excellent show.  Scorers for Everton were Boner (13 minutes), Webber (52 and 58 minutes) and for Leeds McConnell (penalty 67 minutes), Wright (73 minutes), Murray (90 minutes). 

TEMPLE IS OUTSIDE LEFT FOR EVERTON
Monday, October 24, 1960 The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
CITY MATCH TONIGHT
ONLY CHANGE
By Leslie Edwards
Everton being in Derek Temple at outside left for their match to-night (7 o’clock) against Manchester City at Goodison Park.  It was felt advisable not to make more than one change to fill a vacancy caused by the cartilage operation last week to Mickey Lill.  Temple last played for the first team at outside right against Wolves on September 10.  Otherwise the team is the same as that which won at Fulham and Billy Bingham signed immediately before that game makes his bow at Goodison Park, before what seems likely to be a 50,000 to 60,000 attendance.  Gabriel and Vernon both engaged in the international at Cardiff on Saturday will be playing their second game within the space of three days.  Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, Harris (B.); Bingham, Collins, Harris (J), Vernon, Temple. 

THIS WAS GOODISON’S GAME OF GAMES
Tuesday, October 25, 1960. The Liverpool Daily Post
ROY VERNON AND COLLINS GIVE EVERTON THE REAL MADRID TOUCH OF CLASS
EVERTON 4, MANCHESTER CITY 2
By Horace Yates
What’s wrong with football?  Nothing, absolutely nothing, just so long as it is played as it was at Goodison Park last night.  Call Everton what you will the English Real Madrids, Barcelona’s of any other of the world’s great teams and they would not be flattered by the comparison.  This really was a wonderful show and the match included almost everything to delight the fan.  There was play and craft of the highest level, sportsmanship speed, action and a spot of controversy thrown in as make-weight.  Nobody would attempt to deny Everton’s entitlement on this showing to rank with the topmost names in sport.  It was a night to remember.  I was glad the last ten minutes brought goals to Manchester City through Haynes and Barlow for it would have been a travesty that all their brilliant work, particularly in the first half when they were still in the game with a chance, should have had no goals to mark it.  If the Everton supporters endorsed the view of the Scottish selectors in leaving Law out of their national side, it was only because they condemned them as heartily as lay in their power for not conceding the fact that Bobby Collins should have been an automatic selection.  It is a tragedy for Scotland and a disappointment for Collins that the selectors cannot fellow Everton around week by week, for then they simply could not fail to hoist the little inside forward onto the pedestal on which those more familiar with his game have already placed him.  Everton have not played better than this for years and years and if Tottenham supposedly the team of the season if results are to be criterional are serving up higher class football than this then those White Hart Lane supporters do not realise just how lucky they are.  The understanding between Collins and Vernon almost beggars description.  How wonderfully they run into position and how bewildering it must be for opponents who try to thwart them.  Over and over again we saw the ball apparently pushed to nobody in particular and then almost with a touch of the miraculous either Collins or Vernon would be found with the ball at his toe.  If Collins analysed is terrifically successful game that does not necessarily make him the man of the match for Vernon was simply terrific.  His control, his judgement, his feeding and his shooting were alike magnificent.  Law a obviously a highly talented player.  Only a fool would attempt to deny it, but the fact that last night he seemed to be merely very good was due entirely to his having to play in the reflection cast by two of the most successful inside forwards in modern football.  What a great pairing this is tireless as they are efficient it is a twin driving force, relentless in its surge of energy that commands unstinted admiration.  Why Blackburn Rovers did not go out of their way to make Vernon contest at Ewood Park must remain a major mystery for his release at whatever the fee strikes as being one of the blunders of blunders of recent history.  Not only is he gifted man beyond normal as a golden link in any chair but he has the additional gift of a shot laden with dynamic and directed with an arrow’s swiftness and accuracy. 
EFFICIENT PAIR
Once this terribly efficient pair took over, Manchester City were doomed, although much of their play was enterprising and entertaining, and they came near enough to score several times to give Everton their moments of anxiety.  What a pleasure it is to be able to record the improvement shown by Jimmy Harris.  He may have given a better performance than this during the season, but I did not have the pleasure of seeing it.  He was raiding with something like his aid speed, with a new rest, and with praiseworthy signs of increasingly accurate marksmanship.  He did not get a goal but he certainly would have done against a goalkeeper of ever calibre than Trauntmann, who although beaten four times, still did enough to warrant inclusion to any list of top goalkeepers.  The crowd rose to him many mines, more, more so than when he was twenty or thirty yards from his goal to play like a back.  Everton need not be the despondent that Bingham did not send the crowd into ecstasies on his first appearance at home.  We have only to think back to the day Vernon wore Everton’s blue for the first time.  Bingham was far better last night than was Vernon in his corresponding game, but everybody knows what has happened since.  Bingham’s shooting came near to making him, a scorer three times, and there need be no fears about him.  It was a masterly bit of judgment by Jimmy Harris, that allowed Bingham’s centre to by-pass him for there was Temple to drive the ball into the net for the opening goal in nine minutes.  Law had already gone within a foot or so of scoring with the cleverest of lobs over Dunlop and it was rank bad luck that it carried far too much loft.
NEAREST ESCAPE
Before the interval Law, with a thunderbolt of a shot sent the ball screaming only inches over the top with Dunlop completely beaten but this was not Everton’s nearest escape.  That came when Colbridge from the most extreme angle, hit a magnificent shot, which Dunlop did well to palm out but the ball seemingly developed such a vicious back-spin that it almost trickled over the line.  Dunlop was on it to push it wide of the post as Hayes swooped and the goalkeeper covering up with commendable speed completed a fantastic save.  Everton were deservedly ahead at half-time even if Manchester City could point to instance of exasperatingly close things.  I regard Everton’s second goal as a gift from the referee, Collins pushed the ball through and it became a race for possession between Jimmy Harris and Trauntmann.  In my view there is no doubt it was Harris who fouled Trauntmann, but the award went the other way and Collins scored from one of the most undeserved penalty kicks I have ever seen.  Everton’s grip-tightened so much that City’s attack almost completely disintegrated for a long period.  It was practically impossible to omit the name of Collins from the scoring approaches.  He it was who centred for Jimmy Harris to pull the ball back to Vernon who hammered a terrific shot into the net beyond Trauntmann at 60 minutes.  Six minutes later it was 4-0 and again Vernon was the scorer and Collins the inspiration.  After a display of heading that would not have been out of place in a head-tennis game he pushed the ball into the open space and there swooping on it, like some angry bird, Vernon lashed it into goal with a shot that was a score from the moment he made contact.  With the game won, and a margin proof against almost all eventualities, Everton eased up and City began to recover.  Dunlop could only beat out a shot by Hannah and Hayes hit the ball beyond him.  With only a minute to go Barlow scored another face-saver.  All the praise did not go to Everton’s attack for the half back line was an industrious and well drilled department.  They covered well and attacked with zest and those who consider left half one of the team’s weak spots certainly could not base their opinion on this display and the promise of Colin Green checked for recognition.  Well played both teams.  I don’t think I have ever seen a finer game and if there is anything better than this to come I can only await it impatiently.  Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, B. Harris; Bingham, Collins, J. Harris, Vernon, Temple.  Manchester City; Trauntmann; Betts, Sear; Barnes, Plenderleith, Shawcross, Barlow, Law, Hannah, Hayes, Colbridge.  Referee; Mr. L.J. Tirebuck (Halifax).  Attendance 53,781. 

NO MATCH FOR PIPE SMOKERS...
Tuesday, October 25, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
By Leslie Edwards
No match for pipe-smokers, this.  You daren’t put your head down and strike alight in case you missed something.  It was all so fast, so furious, so sustained, so packed with football sustenance, plus the trimmings there was scarcely a moment when the crowd was not roaring its approval, its appreciation.  In the end-one of some anti-climax I fear-Manchester City scored twice and went near to scoring so often the final ticket, 4-2 for Everton was as near right as makes no matter.  Let none say on the evidence of this ripe-roaring tide of football that British football is finished.  I may be only just starting! Tell me, if you can, when you have ever seen a better more satisfying, non-stud performance from two English teams?  Tell me, if you can when and where you have seen artistry of the sort provided not once, but almost continually by players like Collins, Vernon, Law, Hannah?  These four in their different and highly-individual ways set the game alight from the beginning and kept it alight and fizzing like a roman candle until exhaustion and the irresistible urge to replay with Everton leading 4-0, led to City finishing so formidably, with such power and penetration that what seemed certain to be a hollow victory was nothing of the sort.  And if Police Superintendent referee Mr. Tirebuck had not harshly given Everton a penalty they did not deserve and if Hannah and Hayes had not “touched wood” in the unluckiest of ways, it could have gone close to ending a draw, despite Everton’s long lead and the ecstasy it engendered in their faithful following.  Tottenham can never be safe while their sides are around.  How ironic that these teams, meeting at Manchester on the first day of the year, should convince everyone-and how right they were-that they would soon be struggling to keep their First Division places.  But Law and Hannah arrival at Maine-road and the coming of Vernon and Gabriel and others to Goodison Park has revolutionised and materialised them both. 
SPARKLING CHAMPAGNE
Where they were very small beer (and warm at that!) they are now sparkling champagne.  Football gates would swell not dwindle, if we got this sort of stuff week by week.  The Casey promise to produce entertainment was never better implemented by a splendid Everton team faced by almost equally worthy opponents.  The game flowed but mostly on the drenched turf, in fascinating move after move.  It was game which took hold of the spectator from the beginning and only in these (for Everton) disappointing last ten minutes in which City scored twice did Everton’s grip relax and some nervous apprehensive set in.  Just how good and how dangerous City can be was then made clear- painfully.  So the great joy of seeing an Everton comparable if not superior to many famous elevens of the past was rather blunted in the end and there was no heart-felt ovation for the players as there had been at the interval.  Yet the only man, it seemed who didn’t give the customers value for money was Mr. Tirebuck.  If we have arrived at the stage when we can only be cross with the referee we have come a long way from the days when Everton performances left so much to be desired.  A referee cannot please everyone and even though he “gave” Everton and Collins a penalty from an inevitable collision between Trauntmann and Jimmy Harris he still wasn’t popular.  One cannot be critical of anyone friend or foe.  All were good, but some were better than others.  Collins astonishing proper ally for being in attack one moment and in defence another would have been good enough, but he added for good measure one extra-ordinarily brilliant solo in which he got the whole defence in such a maze they couldn’t stop him finishing with a storming shot, which Trauntmann half saved and Bingham if he had not been so surprised by the arrival of the rebound must have scored.  Instead he slowed a shot which almost struck the far corner flag. 
VERNON CRACKS ONE
Only Trauntmann kept wee Bobby off the score-sheet again and it was typical of the sporting German goalkeeper who has won his way into the British hearts that he should threaten, at the outset to be unbeatable.  How the crowd loved the cut-of-the-penalty-box excursions which left him dependent on a pass from his feet and not from those sure under-cut throws of his Trauntmann made difficult saves not easy and if he slipped once or twice he was in fashion.  Even one of the linesmen, not proof against the spirit of the match, slipped up too!   That Vernon and Law were and are worth the thousands of pounds their clubs spent to get them can be in no doubt from their performances here.  The little Welshman who weighs little if any more than 10 stones and whose whole slim boot is positively scraggy was never more outstanding in his judgement of the pace of the ball, the pace or lack of it, or a tackler and in the split-second in which to release the pass.  He cracked a lovely goal he cracked some City hearts with his quaint and serpentine wavering and wanderings which he never complete until he is good and ready come what ill.  He will go down in history as the strongest light-weight ever to fasters on a ball.  Fasten in almost literally the operative word.  Collins jugglers before he made the opening for Vernon’s second which was drifted in rather than driven crystallised on a few seconds the supreme skill and talent of Everton’s mighty little inside pair whose prompt as must continue to produce great batches of goals.  The others in the side learning some of their arts, are helping to make the team one which doesn’t hope for goals, but positively guarantees them. 
ONE FROM THE BARGAIN BASEMENT
I place Law and Hannah (one from the basement bargain) little behind their rivals in blue, Law candles the ball as it were create to hit it, he slips it away to where it can do neat good faster and more accurately than any contemporary.  His speed out of possession and his positional sense make his neatly perpetual motion.  And the threat to the defence perpetual while he’s about.  City were worth more than two and if they had got what they were worth Law and Hannah, aided by a fine wing half-back in Shawcross (as surely rising as Hartley 25 years ago would have been the men to credit.  Hannah scarcely put a foot wrong for 45 minutes.  City, as well linked as Everton finished well, but not very fortunately and how easily the match could have gone the other way only Dunlop (and Mr. Tirebuck) can say.  It was Dunlop’s save from Colbridge-a one-handed, out-of-this world afford which enabled Everton to metalize the goal, Temple got one from a clever lob from Bingham. 

Bingham started well and they got rather left in the cold.  Temple did the reverse.  His ankle passes cross-goal were valuable and from one, of them Trauntmann was able to write a note of thanks beginning.  “Your rebound sedately to hand...”Yes he had his moments of good fortune as Dunlop did when Hannah’s shot edged off the foot of a post and Hayes’ header flipped the bar and bounded over.  Dunlop saved brilliantly from Barlow when Hayes scored City’s first ten minutes from the end.  Barlow’s goal was also a good easy a conversion of a pass from the left.  There are hardly sufficient superlatives in the book to describe this superb match.  The sore-head injuries of Sear, Jimmy Harris and company were merely incidental knocks in a fast, hard wonderful-thrilling encounter as good as any I have seen anywhere for a long, long, time. 

ALL STAND TICKETS SOLD FOR SPURS GAME
Tuesday, October 25, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
SEVEN WEEKS IN ADVANCE
EVERTON RECORD
By Leslie Edwards
All the available seating at Goodison Park, 14,000 places had been sold for the visit of Tottenham Hotspur on December 11th seven weeks on Saturday.  Never in Everton’s history has such advanced booking taken place in connection with a league fixture.  The club state that no further postal applications will be considered and would be bookings to despot.  The applications already received will be dealt with as quickly as possible.  Please do not telephone the club.  For those who pay at the turnstile on the day-and may it be free from rain- there is room for more than 60,000 at the ground and paddock.  Spurs League leaders and unbeaten sell out within ten days at forthcoming home League matches at they stand accommodation.  To sell out four huge stands as Everton have more than seven weeks before the match is played is unheard of. 

EVERTON’S ROY VERNON
Thursday, October 27, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
Monday’s night great game at Goodison gave Merseyside soccer its biggest lift for a long time.  Everton’s Roy Vernon says “gibe the people what they want and the stadiums will fill themselves.”  Roy Vernon develops this theme in his Friday article tomorrow’s Daily Post.

SUPER LEAGUE WOULD BRING BACK CROWD
Friday, October 28, 1960. The Liverpool Daily Post
FANS WILL GRADLY PAY TO SEE FIRST CLASS FOOTBALL
By Roy Vernon, Wales and Everton Inside-Forward.
Happy is the club which has no worries on the score of falling gates; but unhappily they are all too few.  Everton are basking in the sunshine provided by a great and ever-growing following.  Basically Everton have always had a tremendous following, but as in other towns and cities disappointments on the field left sizeable holes in the stands.  Everywhere the question is being asked- what can we do to halt the decline in attendances?  Has our great national game lost to hold on the public, it would appear to be so, and yet, when the great occasions come along, there is not enough room in the grounds for those who wish to attend?  Look at Everton’s match with Tottenham Hotspur as a case in point.  The fixture is not due to take place until December 17, and yet the game is a sell-out so far as stand seats are concerned.  I think I can almost guarantee that if the decision were taken to turn this meeting into an all-ticket affair they would be snapped up within a matter of days.  I am told that never in Everton’s history have tickets been allocated for any League game so far in advance.  This is not an isolated case.  The Sheffield Wednesday players told me they had a similar experience for their fixture with Tottenham.  You may have noticed that at Sheffield last week for a testimonial game between former players and a TV Stars side hundreds were unable to gain admission. 
MORE SELECTIVE
It may be argued that the sell-outs at Wednesday’s ground and at Everton were cases of everybody going for the cream, but with all the goodwill in the world I don’t think last Sunday’s explanation can go into that category.  I think the truth of the matter is that people have become more selective in their choice of entertainment.  Offer them what they want and they will be prepared to fight for a share in it.  Give them an inferior article and only a comparative few will make a move to take it.  We must face it.  The public are good judges.  They know what they want and only that is good enough for them.  Unfortunately the attraction in last Sunday’s Sheffield game was the appearance of stars in another sphere of the entertainment world, faces with whom they have been grown familiar through the television screen, I intend no disrespect to the former players, but I doubt if the names on their sides of the programme took more than a handful of the crowd to the match.  I think the results shown by the crowds appreciation of the big matches is pointing one way-that the super League, of which we have heard some talk in recent months, must one day come into being.  Undoubtedly a super-League will prosper only so long as there are minor leagues to support, it but it is not what happens inside the shop that attracts the customer...it is the window display and one day Britain will have to put all its best offerings into its shop window.  Suppose for the sake of argument, we were to group the best fourteen clubs in the country into one League, possibly less if there were not enough among them to maintain standards.  I thing the gate returns at those grounds would compare with anything in the past.
STILL DIE-HARDS
There is still a great football public.  Amongst it are the die-hard who will support their club through thick and thin, but there is also a vast floating population who decide their attendance on the fixture list.  It is not always the clubs in the biggest centres which boast the most successful teams, but if the upper League ever does come to pass, I think that potential receipts will help to dictate the membership.  I remember when our manager, John Carey, first came to Everton.  He said it was potentially the greatest club in the land.  To paraphrase he said, give them the football and the supporters will finish the job.  He looks like being proved right.  Look at the Everton attendance so far this season.  There were 51,602 for the visit of Manchester United; Wolves drew a crowd of 53,728 and on Monday night when there was far more excuse to settle comfortably in an easy chair in front of a fire, the biggest crowd of the Everton season was at Goodison to see Manchester City 53,731 of them.  Derby one gate had fallen below 50,000 and even that would make some clubs green with envy.  Success is not easily attained.  By no means is it automatic even in the cycle of events, which seems to bring greatness in its turn.  Courage drive energy and foresight are essential –and to back them all, is direction behind the scenes that comes from an expert knowledge of the game.  If half a dozen clubs had the same amount of money to spend on players the result would be nothing like a similar success can be brought providing one does one a shopping in the right quarters.  It is probably more difficult today than ever before, but this is where the great managers come into their own. 
LIVERPOOL’S CASE
Look at Liverpool.  There have dropped only one point in their last six games and yet at their last home League game there were only 26,302 spectators.  I have seen Liverpool’s play at close quarters and I was very pleasantly surprised at its quality.  If they were only able to play that type of game in First Division company, I don’t think there is much doubt that their gates would be rivalling those of Everton, it can, of course, be argued that before they taste the fruits they must earn them, but I know just how hard it is trying to get out of the Second Division.  You may read from time to time about players of repute with clubs in the lower divisions asking for a move in order that they can play with First Division sides, it is not entirely lack of loyalty or selfishness that prompts this.  They realise that their play is in danger of deteriorating out-side the top flight and a footballer’s career being as short as it is, they cannot always afford to wait for a team to come along.  It is not always a question of pounds, shinnings and pence.  Important though money is contentment and a place in the right atmosphere counts for a great deal.  I can never be sufficiently thankful for the fate which transplanted me from Blackburn to Everton.  I believe my contentment is reflected in my play, for unless a player is happy he can never give at his best with any degree of consistency. 

AND EVERTON TOO
Friday, October 28, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
By Leslie Edwards
Talking about points gathering, Everton’s performance is even more impressive than Liverpool’s.  They have only dropped two from the last 18, and what a happy situation it is these days to be able to record that about our two senior clubs Everton’s chance of carrying on the good work is obvious from the visit tomorrow to Nottingham Forest whose new manager, Andy Beattie is so anxious about his side that he more or less quit his job as Scottish team manager by refusing to take charge of them before last week’s international, or to even see them play Wales, but preferred to stay with his club.  Forest are down among the dead men at the bottom of the table, having only won twice in 14 games.  How strange it is- and yet how often it happens-that a Cup Final team slumps alarming after a Wembley appearance.  When one remembers that Forest were triumphant at Wembley 18 months ago against the now Second Division Luton Town, it makes even more true the adage that the good teams win the League and his lucky ones the Cup Life is certainly stern down in the Forest these days.  Everton’s magnificent display to be beating Manchester City on Monday night makes them outstanding as the banker away win tomorrow.  It is likely that the team will be unchanged but manager John Carey will announce it later today after he has had a chance of seeing how Billy Bingham came through the World Cup preliminary match for Ireland against West Germany on Wednesday.  He anticipates no problems here. 

EVERTON AND FOREST UNCHANGED
Friday, October 28, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
NOTTINGHAM GAME
BINGHAM FIT
By Leslie Edwards
Everton play the team which beat Manchester City on Monday against Nottingham Forest, in Nottingham tomorrow.  Selection of the side was held up until this morning so that Mr. Carey could assume himself of the fitness of Billy Bingham who played for Northern Ireland against Germany on Wednesday.  Forest, who have only won one home game this season, will field the side which lost to Manchester United on Monday night.  This means that manager Andy Beattie preserve with John Quigley at outside left.  Later today Forest are expected to transfer centre forward Tom Wilson who led their winning F.A Cup side two years ago to Walsall.  Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, Harris (B.); Bingham, Collins, Harris (J.), Vernon, Temple.  Nottingham Forest; Thomson; Patrick, McDermitt; Whitefoot, McKinlay, Hay, Gray, Booth, Jullands, Quigley, Le Flem. 

LILL MAY BE PLAYING AGAIN BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Saturday, October 29, 1960. The Liverpool Daily Post
EXPECTS TO BE OUT OF HOSPITAL TODAY AFTER CARTILAGE OEPRATION
Mickey Lill, the Everton forward who had a cartilage removed recently is expecting to be discharged from hospital today and looks forward to being back in the game by Christmas and todays match with Nottingham Forest will be the last at which Gordon Watson will officiate in his capacity as trainer for a few weeks, for on Monday he becomes a patient at Walton Hospital where he is to have treatment for a stomach complaint.  Like everyone else he hopes to be at Goodison for the Tottenham game- and perhaps a bit before.  What a different twelve months can make.  In the corresponding fixture last year Everton were introducing Alan Shackleton for the first time as centre-forward.  Today he is in Non-League Football.  Then Everton were still looking for their first victory after five games-and not finding it, but returning with a meritorious draw.  Now Nottingham Forest are way down at the bottom of the League with no more than six points from 14 games and not a single point to cheer them on their way since, Andy Beattie took over as manager from Billy Walker five games ago.  The pointers are all in one direction-that Everton, retaining the team which carried and beat Manchester City 4-2 on Monday-will add another away win on their record to keep on the heels of the clubs currently leading the League but tradition warns that prospects of a draw should not lightly be disregarded.  This will be the 13th post-war meeting of the clubs.  Everton have won four to Forests three and five have ended all square.  Like Everton Forest play an unchanged side, rating their 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford an improved display.  Billy Bingham playing in his third game for Everton will be opposed by his former Sunderland colleagues Joe McDonald as he was in the Luton-Forest Cup Final.  Signs of the advance being made by young centre forward Keith Webber came from the fact that for the first time he travelled with the senior team as reserve. 
JOKE OVER
Manager John Carey and the Everton players, in their hotel at Nottingham last night were laughing their heads off at a report which reached them from Liverpool that a man giving his name as Alex Young and with his baggage marked “Everton F.C” Goodison Park, was outside a Liverpool station asking for directions to the ground yesterday.  Quipped Mr. Carey, “By love I managed to keep that one secret didn’t I?”  Of course this was a gigantic leg pull on somebody’s part.  Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, Harris (B.); Bingham, Collins, Harris (J.), Vernon, Temple.  Nottingham Forest; Thomson; Patrick, McDermitt; Whitefoot, McKinlay, Hay, Gray, Booth, Jullands, Quigley, Le Flem. 

VERNON IS SENT OFF AS EVERTON SNATCH VICTORY
Saturday, September 29, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
Nottingham Forest 1, Everton 2
By Horace Yates
Notts Forest; - Thomson; Patrick, McDonald; Whitefoot, McKinlay, Iley, Booth, Vowden, Quigley, Le Flem.  Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, Harris (B); Bingham, Collins, Harris (J), Vernon, Temple.  Referee; Mr. F Reid (Letchworth).  Because centre forward Julians was suffering from a cold, Vowden led the Forest attack.  A weak clearance by Iley sent Temple away, and when Collins attempted to go through he was obstructed but the free-kick came to nothing.  Vernon, and Collins Everton’s two key players were shadowed very closely from the start.  Nottingham quickly learned that it is not enough to shadow Collins to keep him out of the game, and he sent Bingham striding along the line to great style.  It appeared that Bingham had over-kicked, but he regained possession right on the bye-line to swing the ball menacingly across goal without Jimmy Harris being able to obtain a decisive touch.  A shot by Quigley had the steam taken out of it when it hit the legs of Gabriel, and Dunlop was able to pick up at his leisure.  Everton were somewhat lucky to escape from a desperate situation in front of their goal, for when Dunlop came out to punch the ball clear, it went to Quigley who shot over the bar.
Courageous Dive
Without victory since September 21, Forest were in desperate mood, and Green leaped, providence somewhat when he tried to tap the ball back to Dunlop without getting sufficient force behind the ball and it needed a courageous dive by the goalkeeper at the feet of Vowden to end the threat.  Everton were being rushed into mistakes and there was no doubting the determined intention of the home side to end their dismal run.  When Le Flem put the ball into the middle, he found Whitefoot there to force Dunlop to a diving save at the foot of the post.  Everton should have gone ahead in ten minutes with a move opened by Vernon and carried on by Bingham, Temple, centred beautifully and Collins racing up at full speed, had only Thomson to beat, but fired well wide.  Everton switched on a sample of their Manchester City form just for one fleeting movement, but it was great stuff while it lasted and it came to an end when Bingham was dispossessed by McDonald before he could offer the inside-forwards an opportunity to finish the attack suitably.  Booth gave Forest the lead after 16 minutes.  I thought there was some hesitancy in the tackle which enabled Gray to centre, and Booth headed past Dunlop for an opening goal. 
First-Time Tactics
First time tactics were paying off for Forest.  They gave Everton no opportunity to finesse and it was a question of immediately deciding what to do and doing it.  There was no time for second thoughts.  Whitefoot and Iley were constantly plying their forwards with the ball and a particularly dangerous looking move by Whitefoot caused Dunlop to leave his goal post-haste to beat Quigley for the ball right in front of goal.  It was Whitefoot at the other end who almost let in Everton.  He headed back to Thomson only to find Vernon nipping in smartly and it was a desperate goalkeeper who prevented the Everton man from turning the ball into goal.  Iley blotted his copybook when he whipped Collin’s legs from under him and the free kick lobbed by Vernon was only inches over the bar with Thomson beaten.   
Switch Pays Off
Everton’s pressure was mounting as the interval approached and a positional switch by Jimmy Harris and Bingham produced the equaliser.  Harris centred right in front of goal, when Bingham was able to take his time directing his priceless shot defeating Thomson after 43 minutes.  This was Bingham’s first goal since joining Everton and it could not have come at a better moment for Everton needed just such encouragement.  Half-time-Notts Forest 1, Everton 1.
The attention paid to both Vernon and Collins had the effect of applying the brake to the Everton attack, but it was good to see that neither player submitted to the challenge. 
Two Players “Booked”
The Everton goal came under pressure when Whitefoot lobbed Vowden’s pass just wide of the upright with Booth struggling vainly to make contact then Everton were glad of the commanding presence of Labone when first with his head and then with his foot he cleared menacing Nottingham approaches.  Quigley had his name taken in an incident with Collins, and immediately the two players were involved in another incident which resulted in Collins this time having his name taken.  Temple came into the picture by beating Patrick, but Jimmy Harris could not bring the ball under control before Iley’s tackle killed any hope of success.  Still this was the lead us to a goal for Everton after 57 minutes.  Brian Harris joined the attack and positioned himself beautifully in the penalty area, Vernon slid the ball through to him perfectly and Harris crashed the ball into the net.  This was the reward for sheer perseverance and it seemed that the Everton pressure was beginning to tell on Forest.  Dunlop did well to touch a shot by Iley from outside the penalty area wide of the post and Forest now exerted tremendous pressure. 
Driving Force
Whitefoot and Iley continued to be the driving force behind the Forest side, and disappointed with the result of their promptings, Whitefoot joined Iley in taking a pot-shot without getting his direction right.  Collins caught the ball in transit and again found himself the target for a lecture from the referee.  Parker damaged his knee and gamely tried to resume, but was unable to stand up straight and the trainer was summoned.  Parker left the field for attention but it was only a minute or so before he was back in action.  With only 17 minutes to go Temple with a fine display of dribbling moved into the penalty area and clear of all opposition except Thompson.  What a wonderful goal it would have been but Temple’s finish was not in keeping with his approach.  Iley who had played a great game for Forest, found himself with an opportunity to make himself the hero of the day when he took a first-time shot at goal only to send the ball high over the bar. 
Vernon’s Sent Off
Seven minutes from the end with Dunlop beaten, Le Flem’s shot hit the inside of an upright and was kicked clear.  Then Gray missed a great chance right in front of goal, and appeal for a penalty were turned down.  Four minutes from the end there was a sensation when Vernon attempted a tackle from behind on Iley.  Over went the half back, and Vernon was immediately ordered from the field.  Vernon’s was in my opinion terribly unlucky to suffer this fate for there had been far worse incidents which had been passed over without a penalty.  Final; Notts Forest 1, Everton 2.  Official attendance 20,770. 

MANCHESTER MATCH HAD EVERYTHING
Saturday, October 29, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
BIG CROWD GAVE IT ATMOSPHERE, SAYS ALEX PARKER
Last Monday night’s match against Manchester City was one of the best I have ever played in.  It had everything- two good teams, six goals, great saves, a big crowd to give it atmosphere and of course a win for Everton.  It was also one of the fastest matches I have experienced.  Before the game I was talking to Bert Trauntmann, Denis Law and Jackie Plenderleith.  The last time I saw Bert was at Tom Finney’s benefit match.  We were on the same side then and lost 9-4.  On Monday Bert said “I hope I don’t let another nine in tonight.”  Well, but for some great saves by him City would have been near to conceding nine.  But despite that, this is a good Manchester City team.  If they play only as well as they did against us they will win more games than they lose. 
Magnificent Turn-Out
I suppose the attendance of nearly 54,000 surprised a lot of people.  It was a magnificent turn out for a Monday night match.  It is amazing what a difference a big crowd creates on the pitch, and there can be few thrills to equal that of being four up and the best part of 50,000 roaring you on.  It was one of our best displays of the season.  Nobody had a bad game, but if I had to pick anybody out for special mention it would be Brian Harris.  Since his return to the side, Brian has played exceptionally well, and on Monday he was at his best.  And that against a gentleman called Dennis Law hailed and rightly so as one of the best players in the world.  I was talking to Billy Bingham afterwards and he was delighted with his reception of the home debut, and the big crowd.  He said; “I only hope we get that in Belfast on Wednesday for the match against West Germany.”  He was referring to Ireland’s international and I see there were only 40,000 there.
Visited Lill
I went to visit Mickey Lill the other day in the private hospital where he is recovering from his cartilage operation and he told me that in his opinion no praise was too high for the staff there.  He said they can’t do enough, not only for him, but for the other patients.  Mickey has a TV set in his ward and as I looked around I saw a radio, books, apples, oranges, grapes, orangeade, Lemonade.  In fact just about everything from the many visitors he has had.  I took Tommy Ring up to see him but I soon regretted it.  With Mickey in bed and Tommy leg in plaster, anchored in a chair, I was the general run about.  They both cashed in on their injuries and from the time we arrived to the time we left it was “Alex pass me this Alex pass me that, Alex get that for me.”  And so it went on.  I have a sneaking suspicion that I the only member of the trio with two sound legs was having one of them pulled. 
Ham and Eggs
Mickey told us that while he was in the operating theatre, Mr. Heron the specialist who looks after all serious injuries to Everton players asked him just before applying the anaesthetic “What would you like to eat afterwards Mick?  Ham and eggs” Right, just say good night.”   Mickey says that the next thing he remembers was coming to and shouting at the top of his voice “Where’s my ham and egg?”   Like everyone else with Wednesday afternoon off, I spent the time watching the England v Spain match on TV.  What a magnificent team England looked.  It was the best display by them I have seen for years.  Although a Scot, I was just as delighted as anybody to see them win so convincingly for it proved to the world that British football is far from finished.  In fact now that England have shown these Continentals can be beaten, I expect all the British home countries will do better against foreign teams. 
Playing Football
The thing that I noticed most of all was England’s determination to keep playing football all the time, despite the conditions and despite the Spaniard’s equalising twice.  It reminded of a game at Hampden Park, in May 1957, when we also beat Spain, also scored four goals-and the game was played in similar conditions.  Eli Stefano and Gento played in that match and I thought I was going to get my chance to play against the great outside left.  When I was picked for the match.  However my luck was out for I had just gone into the Army and a vaccination turned septic so I had to drop out.  Still Scotland didn’t miss me.  Although it is unusual in an international there was not one failure in the English side, but I thought Jimmy Armfield, Bobby Charles and Bobby Smith were outstanding and Ron Springett although he didn’t have much to do, always looked safe when the ball went near him.  Another cap at Everton this week.  This time it’s for our 17-years-old reserve wing half Alan Jarvis who was picked for the Welsh amateur side to meet England next month.  Everybody wants to get into the act at Goodison these days. 

EVERTON RES V NEWCASTLE RES
Saturday, October 29, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
Everton Res;- Mailey; Parnell, Gannon; Jarvis, Gorrie, Sharples; Boner, Tyrer, Wignall, Meagan, Edwards.  Newcastle United Res;- Garrow; McKinlay, Clish; Wright, Thompson, Delton; Hodgeson, McGuigan, Griffilan, Luke, Tushy.  Referee; Mr. R. Harper (Sheffield). 
Newcastle started strongly and Wright drove wide from a good opening while the Everton defence was also fortunate when a cross from McGuighan went over the line for a goal kick.  Everton were very much on the defensive in the early stages and Sharples was prominent in holding a strong right wing.  Tyrer at last gave Wignall a through pass but the Everton centre fired well wide.  Tyrer himself finished off a dribble by sending his shot just past the far post while a few moments later Edwards had a shot parried.  Everton, however, were not finding their men with the result that the Newcastle defenders repeatedly intercepted their moves.  After 33 minutes play Newcastle went ahead when McGiugan headed through from Hodgson’s corner.  Hodgson himself nearly scored a second but his drive flashed past the far upright.  In a brave attempt to equalise Jarvis fired inches over the bar following a brilliant solo run.  Six minutes before the interval, however, McGuigan increased Newcastle’s lead from a centre by Wright.  Half-time; Everton Res nil, Newcastle Res 2. 

VERNON DECISION A TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE
Monday, October 31, 1960. The Liverpool Daily Post
INNOCENT FOUL BRINGS EXTREME PENALTY
Nottingham Forest 1, Everton 2
By Horace Yates
The dismissal of Roy Vernon, four minutes from the end of the match at Nottingham was a staggering blow to Everton and a tragedy for the Welsh International forward, the more because it was so completely unwarranted.  If ever there has been a greater travesty of justice on a football field than this, I am thankful I have not seen it.  How the referee can even begin to justify his decision I do not know.  At the most Vernon was guilty of a technical foul.  Tackling from behind as he so often does! Vernon saw the ball rebound from Le Flem’s legs and over went the player, immediately Vernon rushed up to help his opponent to his feet with no sign of temper and with no show of feeling other than that of sympathy.  From ten or twelve yards range the referee raced up and promptly gave Vernon orders to leave the field.  The conversation was brief, but devastating.  “Off” said the referee, “What for sir,” queried an amazed Vernon.  “Off,” repeated the referee, and Vernon had to go.  It was in my view, a priceless error of judgement by a referee, whose verdict was completely at variance with everybody to whom I spoke. 
Not In Trouble
It was not as though Vernon had been in trouble before and this came as the last straw, I could not help wondering if the referee had been guilty of mistaken identity.  If Vernon had succeeded in his intention to flick the ball away from Le Flem, and the Nottingham player had not fallen, Vernon would have been cheered for his artistry.  The acceptance of this offence as the standard for dismissed would mean that few Football League matches would be finished with a full complement of players.  What a misfortune it was that this was not one of the games filmed for I am convinced that such a visual record could only have served to bring about honourable acquittal for the player.  In a by no means dirty game Collins (Everton) and Quigley (Nottingham) had their names taken by the referee, following an uncomfortable minute or two, but in view of Vernon’s experience two or three players must now be reflecting on their good fortune.  Slumped at the bottom of the First Division and with their club programme openly discussing the possibility of relegation, Forest did not lose this match for lack of determination, or because of the absence of a tactical plan.  Despite the result the home supporters regarded the display as Forest’s best of the season, marking a wonder improvement in spirit.  Plainly they had decided in advance that to apply the brake to Collins and Vernon was to take them well on the way to success and it was not for lack of effort that Whitefoot and Iley Forests’s outstanding players failed to halt Everton’s scoring machine.  They slowed it down to struggling point for quite a time, but Collins and Vernon were uneasy victims ever alert for the opportunity to break free. 
No Mean Task
If the remainder of the Forest team had been as effective as their half backs, Everton’s task would have been much more difficult for their forward line was really inept and only for five minutes of dying endeavour in the second half did there seem to be any danger of Everton being denied full reward.  Compared with the Manchester City spectacle this Everton showing was uninspired but football did not flow freely because it was Nottingham’s determination to stop it at source.  To defeat a bottom of the table team away from home can be task far beyond surface suggestions, and this was just such a proposition.  Forest adopted the only role which could have brought them success.  That it did not come off was plainly to the credit of Everton.  Nottingham had the encouragement of a leading goal headed by Booth from Gray’s centre in sixteen minutes in a movement which caught the defence out of position and not until two minutes before the interval did Bingham following a corner kick, in which he took up the centre forward position, steer a pass from Jimmy Harris into goal for his first Everton score. C loosely following an inspired exhibition of ball control which left defenders floundering.  Vernon demonstrated that it is not sufficient to prevent him from unleashing his lethal shots for with his shooting approach blocked he slipped the ball through to Brian Harris who had run into the penalty area most intelligently, for the half back to score what proved to be the match winner. 
Temple’s Miss
One of the outstanding recollections of the game was a second half attack by Derek Temple.  Comparatively quiet in the earlier stages he beat both Patrick and Whitefoot to dance into the penalty area, opposed only by Thomson.  With not another opponent near him he shot wide, when he could have sent his reputation soaring with the goal of the match.  Bingham too, was more successfully in the second half, but Jimmy Harris was tied down by competent McKinlay. 
Not surprisingly there were times when Green showed a lack of experience but he retrieved most of his slips by speed and gameness, and quietly without any exhibition.  Dunlop was a final barrier, which always promised to stand firm.  Labone never seemed to be extended but the fact that Vowden was so completely innocuous was probably the best testimonial to his work.  Both Gabriel and Brian Harris could point to almost featureless games by their opponents.  Notts Forest; - Thomson; Patrick, McDonald; Whitefoot, McKinlay, Iley, Booth, Vowden, Quigley, Le Flem.  Everton; Dunlop; Parker, Green; Gabriel, Labone, Harris (B); Bingham, Collins, Harris (J), Vernon, Temple.  Referee; Mr. F Reid (Letchworth).  Attendance 20,770. 

NEWCASTLE USED THEIR WINGERS
Monday, October 31, 1960. The Liverpool Daily Post
Everton Reserves 0, Newcastle United Reserves 2
Everton gave a disappointing display.  United probably looked a great deal faster simply because they cut out the frills and utilised their speedy wingers whereas Everton particularly the forwards were too often caught in possession through their indecision.  Inside right Tyrer tried desperately hard to give the Everton attack badly needed thrust but only Edwards at outside left responded to his prompting.  Goalkeeper Mailey and left half Sharples starred in Everton’s hard worked defence.  McGuigan got both Newcastle goals after 23 and 39 minutes. 

VERNON’S DISMISSAL WAS HARSH DECISION
Monday, October 31, 1960. The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
By Horace Yates
Everton extended their run without defeat to ten matches by scoring a hard fought win at Nottingham but the satisfaction over the performance was undoubtedly marred by the dismissal four minutes from the end of Welsh international Roy Vernon.  I have no hesitation saying that the decision to send him off was the hardest I have ever seen.  As I saw it the offence never came without a mile of being worthy of marching orders.  It was a typical Vernon tackle.  He raced up behind Le Flem and as he so often does, tried to take the ball from him from behind.  Down went le Flem and off went Vernon, when undoubtedly a free kick would have met the case admirably.  Compared with some of the incidents which had gone before, this seemed hardly worthy of mention.  Previously the referee had taken the names of Quigley and Collins so that there was some tension, but certainly there was no sign of venom in Vernon’s tackle. 
Their Only Hope
Moreover from the outset Notts Forest had made it clear that they realised that their only hope of beating Everton and ending a dismal run of lack of success was by first time tackling with particular attention paid to Vernon and Collins.  Whitefoot and Iley were the men delegated to look after the Everton stars and they played their roles extremely well.  To their great credit both Collins and Vernon fought back courageous and although their magic was never pulled out in the literal dozes to which we have been accustomed recently they were still able to show how attractively Everton can play.  Bingham too, preserved until the second half brought him a greater measure of success against McDonald than he had previously gained, and with Temple also improving as the game went on.  Everton began to look more like themselves. 
Bingham’s First
Jimmy Harris did not reproduce the improvement shown on Monday but he it was who collected a corner kick in Bingham’s position and crossed the ball to Bingham, who had taken up the centre forward role had the Irishman with his first goal for Everton, cancelled a goal scored earlier by Booth for Nottingham.  On level terms at half time Everton had seemingly weathered the worst of the storm for the half back line was keeping the Forest inside forwards in such a tight grip that they threatened danger.  In 57 minutes came the match winner and it was Vernon who gave Brian Harris the chance to beat Thomson.  In addition to being the corner stone of the Nottingham defence, Iley and Whitefoot spurred their team to attack and in a desperate five minutes the Everton goal underwent some very close shaves.  Le Flem hit the inside of the post and Gray completely missed the ball when he could not have been better placed. S till was a creditable Everton win.  It is not always the easiest of tasks to beat a team completing to get away from the foot of the table and if resolution alone had been enough then Everton’s lack would have been more difficult than it was.  Fortunately there was only a limited punch in Forest’s attack and the Everton defence in which Dunlop occasionally proved his soundness, took care of the raids. 

EVERTON GO ON HOLIDAY
Monday, October 31, 1960 The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express
BLACKPOOL TRIP FOR PLAYERS
By Leslie Edwards
Everton third in the First Division League table, and still in the League Cup competition are taking their players away for a few days holiday at Blackpool.  Two of the players who have helped them to be such a force in the game this season, Tom Ring and Mickey Lill, will go with them- though both are on crutches.  Ring as the result of breaking his leg against Chelsea and Lill after an operation for long-standing cartilage trouble.  These non-playing reserves are both fit to travel and ready for the ozone which will help them and others in the party refresh themselves after a very hard programme of two minutes per week with the promise of no lightening of that schedule for many weeks to come.  Roy Vernon whose wife presented him with a second son last week will stay at home as mother and babe are due home from the nursing home within a day or two.  Brian Labone too, will miss the Blackpool holiday because he will be playing for the England under-23 team against Italy at Newcastle on Wednesday.  “We feel that our players have well earned in little rest and recuperation” said Manager John Carey today “and we are glad that Tom Ring and Mickey Lill will be able to join us.  Tom is having a walking plaster put on his leg, Mickey whose stitches have been removed is also full of beans and looking forward to the day when he can make his return to the side.”  The party travel to Balckpool tomorrow morning.  They return in time for the home match against West Bromwich on Saturday.