CHELSEA GRAB POINT AT GOODISON
Liverpool Daily Post- Thursday, April 1, 1965
SANDY BROWN ARRIVES AGAIN- AS A HALF BACK
EVERTON 1, CHELSEA 1
By Ian Hargreaves
Merseyside got its first glimpse of the prospective League champions last night-and was not over-impressed with what it saw. Though Chelsea, who must now be favourites to take Liverpool’s title, played well enough to claim a valuable point at Goodison some of their tactics provoked the indignation of the crowd. Tempers first became fayed shortly before the interval, and there were a series of incidents in the second half which culminated in referee J.K. Taylor booking Everton Everton’s Brown after he had been provoked into retaliating. I was all so unnecessary, for when the teams concentrated on the ball rather than the players, they produced some attractive football. Everton’s goal in the third minute followed a complete mis-kick by Pickering which Gabriel headed into the net. Chelsea’s equaliser in the 15th minute came from a snap shot by Murray direct from a weak defensive clearance. For the rest there were precious few shots to show for a tremendous amount of hard work though Tambling did hit a post ten minutes from time and Murray forced West to a brilliant save from his rebound. The most satisfying feature of the game from an Everton point of view was undoubtedly the success of the experiment of playing Sandy Brown as a wing half back. Brown helped to complete probably the biggest half-back line Everton fielded for several years and certainly helped to give the defence an impressive solidity. After an uncertain start he played well, refusing to be bewildered by the swift interchanging of Chelsea’s forwards and frequently coming up into the attack. Indeed he produced two or three shots worthy of goals and vied with Gabriel the honour of being Everton’s outstanding performer. If their forwards had been nearly as effective, Everton would have won easily, but as on many other occasions only Pickering ever looked consistently dangerous.
LACKED ACCURACY
Morrissey streaked away down his wing on several occasions only to spoil his best efforts by over-elaboration and Temple’s passing larked its accuracy. The fiery little Venables stood out head and shoulders above everyone else is a mobile Chelsea team and would have been even more impressive had he been able to keep out of trouble. His style of play is often unnecessarily provocative had both he and Tambling were continually in the thick of one argument or another. Little was seen of Graham but Murray did many good things and showed himself to be a more than useful marksman. A draw was probably the fairest result of a hard fast game, but one feels that Chelsea will have to play better and show more self-control if they are to become worthy champions.

EVERTON v  CHELSEA
Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Thursday April 1, 1965
The imminence of the “Derby” game at Goodison Park makes certain results assume much importance. Liverpool beat Chelsea in the Cup; Everton at home last night only made a draw with them. Liverpool went to Leicester in the knock-out tourney and got a draw. It remains to be seen whether Everton can do as well, or better, when they go to Leicester on Saturday. The most rebid Everton fan last night would go home somewhat abashed that Everton should let Chelsea “off the hook” as they did when all early play suggested Everton could continue where their neighbours left off at Villa Park. This was a most disappointing 1-1 ticket and Chelsea looking not a bit, like potential champions, will have to play far, far better if they want to take consolation for Cup defeat with a League triumph. What Everton lacked, I thought was a player in attack to play the ball decisively, incisively as Vernon and Young, to name but two inside forwards, have in the past. Pickering, working tremendously hard, was fairly successful on his own account, but there was no one alongside him to tee up chances and the mediocrity on the night of both Harvey and Temple meant that the wingers, too, became ineffectual. I never saw Scott have less of the ball.
BROWN A SUCCESS
At wing half back Everton performance could scarcely have been more satisfying. Gabriel came up with a headed goal (and very nearly two others from the same forehead) and has rarely done his job better. Brown, lending height and weight to the defence, also played well. The trouble was the forwards just could not get moving as a line. Gabriel’s early goal was soon offset by Murray whose hard shot passed just inside an upright. In these early moments we had promise on a hard and in parts heavily-sanded pitch of an exhibition of football worthy of both sides, but the game soon deteriorated in more ways than one. The spoiling tactics of both sides meant that there was little pattern to play; it wasn’t long before we had a succession of reckless fouls from both sides and the prospect of real battle. Fortunately, the game reverted back to being a reasonable one. Though Everton were nearly always in command and the Chelsea defence looked uncertain time and again, it was Chelsea who came close to snatching a win. Tambling hit an upright in the last few minutes and Murray, coming in at full bore to hit the rebound was denied only by a superlative save by West -his best for months.  Chelsea’s lack of punch in attack was so marked this was really West’s only real save of the night. He should certainly have been beaten when Graham, turning the ball to his right foot, had Everton completely at his mercy. This much heralded Chelsea forward (and I take blame for that!) missed target and so put the finishing touch to the most undistinguished performance he is ever likely to give.

WILSON AND THOMPSON IN ENGLAND SOCCER TEAM
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Thursday, April 1, 1965
By Michael Charters
Three Merseyside players have been chosen for the top international of the season-England v Scotland, at Wembley on April 10. Ian St John leads the Scottish side and his Liverpool team mate Peter Thompson will be on the England right wing. Everton’s Ray Wilson who has not played for England this season due to injury, is recalled at left back. Feature of the Scottish side is the appearance of Leeds United captain, and former Everton skipper, Bobby Collins at inside right. This will be Collins first international for six years.

TOW CHOSEN FROM EVERTON
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Friday, April 5, 1965
ENGLAND YOUTH PARTY
By Paul O’Brien
Two Everton players, Geoff Barnett and Gerry Glover, are included in the England youth party for the “Little World Cup” tournament, in West Germany at Easter. Both are members of the Everton team which seems certain to reach the final of the F.A. Youth Cup this season. They travel to Sunderland on Wednesday for the second leg of the semi-final with a four goal lead. Glover from Liverpool, and Barnett from Northwich, both played for England as schoolboys while Barnett also appeared in the England youth team against Scotland at Newcastle this week.
EVERTON TEAM IS UNCHANGED
VISIT TO LEICESTER
Everton will be unchanged for their game at Leicester City to-morrow with City making one change. Sandy Brown this retains his place at left half while Bobby Roberts returns to the Leicester side at right half after several weeks absence. He takes over for McDermott. Leicester City; Banks; Walker, Norman; Roberts, Sjoberg, Appleton, Hodgson, Gibson, Cross, Sweenie, Stringfellow. Everton.- West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Brown; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey.

APPLETON PENALTY THE DECIDER IN DRAB MATCH
The Liverpool Football Echo and Evening Express- Saturday, April 3, 1965
LECIESTER CITY 2, EVERTON 1
By Leslie Edwards

Leicester City; Banks; Walker, Norman; Roberts, Sjoberg, Appleton; Hodgson, Gibson, Cross, Sweenie, Stringfellow. Everton; West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Brown, Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrisey. Referee; Mr. H.G. Wilson (Stockton-on-Tees).
What a great difference between the Leicester City crowd of a few weeks ago when Liverpool were here in the Cup. Today the place was barely quarter full. The weather was like June and no doubt reaction after Cup defeat, the Boat Race and other counter-attractions, including racing at Leicester, had an effect on the gate. Everton played the team which got a draw with Chelsea, with Brown again at left half back. The pitch was very firm. Leicester had to face the considerable glare of the sun in the first half, and Everton's first attack all but produced a goal. Scott found Temple in the inside right position and Temple's cross shot failed only because Banks produced a splendid save, edging the ball over the bar one-handed. Banks also had to make a good catch overhead from a good length centre by Brown. Harvey, too, was close to a goal after turning the ball to his left foot to open up a way for a surprise shot. It was all very end of season stuff, however, with little inspiration from either side. Sjoberg completely kicked around the ball and a readymade chance for Pickering, which was completely wasted when he, too, mis-timed his effort at a big shot from the edge of the penalty box. Leicester scored with practically their first real attack. Sweenie made a shot from close in for which West had positioned himself perfectly, but unfortunately, the ball rebounded straight from the goalkeeper's body out to Stringfellow who, though angled, hit the ball straight Into the net with almost impudent ease. Everton then had a tremendous escape, first Stringfellow and then Cross hitting the same upright within the space of a few seconds, so Leicester, after a dismal beginning, had suddenly brought the game to life.
SCOTT’S RUN
Scott made a long run and produced a shot which might well have surprised Banks at the end of it, but Leicester were now getting on top. They, might well have got a penalty when Stringfellow appeared to be held back just inside the area by Gabriel. But the referee was so far away that play continued. Harassed by Pickering, Sjoberg very nearly lobbed 'the ball over his own goalkeeper. Everton got level through Temple at 24 minutes. He took a quick return pass from Pickering to be able to take the ball on his left foot and score almost as he pleased. Labone dealt at the second attempt with a downward header from Stringfellow, after he had got up well to a long through pass by Walker. Labone also rescued his side when Sweenie seemed certain to score from a short cross by Gibson.
FINE SAVE
Leicester went close to taking the lead again when Gibson, in the inside-left position, found Hodgson in the centre and the little man's dipping shot seemed booked for a goal until West, at full stretch, edged it over the top. Temple's play so far had been immeasurably better than against Chelsea on Wednesday. Gibson beat Gabriel in a dribble near the right hand corner flag and then ruined It all by hitting the side net with centre. So far nothing had been seen of Pickering, while Banks had had no work for atleast 10 minutes. Then he collected a left foot shot by Scott, which was from such a narrow angle there was never much chance of it succeeding. Leicester were inclined to keep the ball too close in attack and apart from two wild shots by Roberts. West had very little to disturb him for minutes on end. It was a dismal match by any standards. Morrissey headed narrow wide from a free kick by Scott, and Banks appeared to be unaware that this header would fly so close to the upright. Half-time.—Leicester City 1. Everton 1. Maybe the fact that Leicester City are due to play Chelsea in the final of the League Cup on Monday had some bearing on their performance. Both sides were merely going through the motions and the crowd were almost sent to sleep from the lethargy of the proceedings on the pitch.
LITTLE EXCITEMENT
West took a good left foot shot from Hodgson in a period of Leicester pressure, but there was little from either side to give the crowd much to enthuse over. An epidemic of missed passes on the hard ground meant that there was very little continuity of movement from either side. Temple moved well occasionally in individual runs but the Leicester defence as a whole was steady and few chances came Everton's way. Wright missed one good shooting chance from a right wing corner and then Sweenie got the better of Gabriel and slowed the ball hopelessly wide from an equally good scoring position. Everton's best shot for a while came from Scott, who was only narrowly wide of the near upright with a right foot drive. Harvey now started to make some astute passes and Everton showed signs of perhaps snatching a win. Leicester got a penalty when Labone held Stringfellow just inside the box and Appleton scored with a low left toot shot. The goal came at 65 minutes. Young Wright had played with admirable judgment and Stringfellow had been kept 'fairly quiet. The first stoppage for injury came when Sweenie was damaged when tackled by Gabriel and needed attention. Harvey was injured a moment later when being brought down from behind but he too, recovered quickly.
BARGING
Gabriel and Stringfellow had a light barging match between themselves after Gabriel had made a good header and then Scott and Hodgson got at cross purposes -an odd turn-up in a match which had been perfectly clean so far. Everton's best move came when Pickering, from the inside right position, nodded the ball over to Morrissey, whose hooked volley was just too high. Everton were now getting quite a sequence of free kicks in their favour, but there was little sign of the goal they needed to equalise. Some of the referee's decisions displeased the Leicester fans, but I saw little wrong with them. Gabriel got a severe knock to the back of the head in a heading duel with Sjoberg and required a deal of attention.  West had to be out sharply to beat Hodgson, otherwise Everton must have gone 3-1 down. Then Stringfellow, after a long run, was brought down by Temple of all people and there were some severe wards from the referee before the free kick was taken. Final- Leicester City 2, Everton 1.

EVERTON RES v  DERBY RES
The Liverpool Football Echo and Evening Express- Saturday, April 3, 1965
In Everton's first attack they forced a corner and in the resultant goalmouth tussle goalkeeper Jones was knocked out. He recovered after treatment. Darcy tried a shot from halfway, which was diverted dangerously, but there was no inside forward to take advantage. Everton were having much more of the game, but the much bigger Derby defence spoiled numerous good moves. Half-time. Everton Res nil, Derby Res nil.

FILBERT STREET VICTORY THERE FOR THE TAKING
Liverpool Daily Post, Monday, April 5, 1965
EVERTON SLIP BELOW LIVERPOOL IN LEAGUE RACE
ELUSIVE MISSING LINK UPSETS TEAM RHYTHM
LEICESTER CITY 2, EVERTON 1
By Horace Yates
Everton attractions for next season, I am afraid, will have to be of their own creation in league and F.A Cup. Not for them will there be European spice to add appeal to the diet unless of course they are reserving a whirlwind finish to hoist them over all their rivals. Victory at Leicester on Saturday, was there for the taking, for if Everton were disappointing City were more so. Defeat saw them slip below Liverpool in the League race. For the second time in three days I saw a disputed penalty decision. Liverpool claim they had the rough edge of the ruling at Nottingham on Thursday, and Everton were even more emphatic of rough justice when Appleton was able to make a spot kick the winner at Filbert Street. I can sympathise with Everton in this respect. Without a doubt Labone was guilty for a foul on Stringfellow. Had it been the first and only foul none could have questioned the decision but prior to that Stringfellow’s unceremonious handling of Labone should have seen Leicester penalised, not Everton.
LABONE’S RETALIATION
Labone’s was a retaliation. Having been pushed all over the penalty area by Stringfellow without intervention by the referee, Labone replied in kind. It was cruelly unfair decision. Everton might not have felt so badly about a draw, but to be defeated by a very ordinary Leicester combination was galling indeed. Many people have been amazed that a team which is habitually one of the most difficult in the country to defeat in cup football, should occupy such a lowly League position. Mystery there is no longer. Quite obviously, Leicester are an atmosphere team. They thrive on big match crowds and live up to the major occasions. With the ground only one third full, this was the poorest Leicester side I have ever seen. Everton’s combination was much superior. They showed greater idea and initiative without ever reaching a standard which would have sent a Goodison Park regular into any lather of excitement. “Don’t forget Leicester play the League Cup final second leg with Chelsea on Monday.” I was told by way of explanation of the sub standard showing they were giving.
HARDLY THEMSELVES
I had hopes that Everton were going to crash through the Filbert Street barrier which was denied them victory since season 1951-52, but Everton are hardly themselves these days. Their opening was promising enough with Scott, brown and Morrissey putting balls on the target, Harvey shooting wide from a good position, all in the fine eight minutes, and Leicester shuffling and stumbling in complete dis-organisation. If only Pickering could get a chance, I thought he would show how to beat Banks. Yet, when a make-shift centre half, Sjoberg, shaping like a novice, miskicked in front of goal, there was Pickering with the opening from which he couldn’t fail. But he did, hitting the ball disappointingly wide. It was all Everton, with Leicester nowhere and yet, when City launched their first attack. Stringfellow scored after Sweenie shot had been beaten out by West. Only ten minutes had gone, but there might easily have been two or three goals. Stringfellow struck a post three minutes later and Cross smashed the rebound back against the post, until it began to look like Everton’s lucky day after all.
TEMPLE’S GOAL
They were on terms in 24 minutes through a fine goal by Temple a movement started by Gabriel and continued by Pickering. Appleton’s penalty in 65 minutes was the real killer. Twice Everton claimed for a penalty kick-first when Sjoberg crashed Gabriel into the penalty area and later when Norman, who made a habit of fouling Scott whenever they clashed, so obviously took the winger’s legs. The referee consulted the linesman, who indicated the offence was on the area line. Neither Norman nor Leicester will always be, so lucky but it was luck which held even to a Labone header from Scott’s corner kick striking the top side of the crossbar. The crowd refused to become excited over the fare they were offered and this did nothing to improve the entertainment. For long spells as balls were mis-kicked, misplaced or mis-hit, there was never any danger of regarding this match as anything other than what it was-and of the season fare. Everton are still missing the boat. It was easy to point to the effectiveness of their defence, with Labone playing a leading part, to the skilled way in which an artistic Scott dealt with the lunges of Norman and to the attempt by Gabriel to be wing half and forward in one, but the vital link is missing. There is no Douglas, Eastham, Collins, or Milne to grease the attacking machinery, to give Pickering the opportunity to do the job for which he was brought- score goals. Everton at the moment, are gratuitously shutting out Pickering with all the effectiveness any team might hope to achieve through the employment of a too class centre half. In other words Everton are doing their opponents’ job for them. Until this flaw in their make-up a remedied, Everton will continue to struggle rather than dominate. A man like Gibson, for example would do but ironically he had no Pickering to show off his work to advantage. Leicester City; Banks; Walker, Norman; Roberts, Sjoberg, Appleton; Hodgson, Gibson, Cross, Sweenie, Stringfellow. Everton; West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, brown; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Referee; Mr. H.G. Wilson (Stockton-on-Trent). Attendance 14,297.

EVERTON COULD WIN THIS ANNUAL “DERBY”
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Monday, April 5, 1956
By Leslie Edwards
What makes this end of season period seem all the tamer to followers of Everton is that emphasis in all things is on their neighbours. For most Everton followers the only consolation is the prospect of their team finishing higher in the table than Liverpool- and even this would be pretty small beer by comparison with Anfield’s white-hot interest in the two most important knock-out tournaments. Victory against stoke put Liverpool ahead of their rivals by a goal average margin, but in view of the heavy extra commitments they have it would be a brave Liverpudlian who would lay odds on his side maintaining that advantage. Everton have four home games-one of them a week to-night against Liverpool-and only two away; Liverpool’s busy programme includes three home games and five away. The chances are that Everton, if they can snap out of failure to win at home, will finish the higher. The dismal fact emerges that of all First Division sides only one, Birmingham City who are virtually booked for relegation, have won fewer home matches. Without wishing to make excuses I think things have gone desperately in more ways than one, for the wearers of blue. They have been without Kay throughout the season; Vernon has gone; Young and Stevens have been out of action for weeks and will be lucky to figure in football again this season. All this and narrow defeats within a week in the Cup and in the Inter-Cities’ Fairs Cup! No wonder Everton officials and players feel Fate has conspired against them. The miracle is they hold a reasonable position in spite of the hammer blows they have had to take.
HARD TO TAKE
The Leicester City defeat was hard to take because here were points which must have occurred if Everton’s finishing had been reasonable. In the final 15 minutes when Gabriel received a crack on the back of the head and Scott was brought down foully more than once, it looked long odds on the side savaging something from the wreckage but Banks is a superb goalkeeper and is part of a defence well versed in holding a lead and so, in the end Everton went empty-handed. It was in the final phase, when Gabriel went into the attack and signalled to Harvey to take over at half-back that Everton started top function well for the first time. A header by Labone struck the bar and passed out of play; Gabriel, with a header and Morrissey with a close in, angled shot both came close to making it a draw. Although all the earlier play had been lethargic to the point at which a crowd of only 14,000 became bored, the final 15 minutes erupted into something approaching excitement, with fouls and frustration on both sides. Scott, who had been kept too long out of the game, showed when he was given several late chances that he might well have helped his side to get a draw or better, but he was on the receiving end of some hard, unfair tackles. Hard as they tried to break down the Leicester defence, Everton were fated to failure. Leicester took the lead when West saved Downie’s shot and the ball rebounded straight to Stringfellow. He hit his shot without delay and so truly the comparatively difficult angle meant nothing. Temple, getting the Leicester defence on the wrong foot, equalised quickly and Everton must have been hopeful of holding their position.
DECISION WAS RIGHT
But early in the second half Labone, who had played splendidly, lost the ball in a tussle against Cross and had to resort to holding the Leicester player. The referee was right to gibe a penalty. From this Appleton scored to give Leicester an “edge” their performance scarcely deserved. Though the game was virtually ruined by the hardness of the pitch and the speed at which the ball was passed, and accepted, there were notable contributions from Everton men. Although he had to face one of the most talented and dangerous players in Britain, Stringfellow, young respect and challenging comparison with his mature partner, Wilson, who usually had the answer to Hodgson. Harvey played ordinary for a good part of the game, but in the final half hour he made some quick, astute through passes which not only surprised the defence, but took Everton forwards by surprise! One must put on record, though the fact that Pickering has rarely been so little in the picture. Sjoberg is an uncompromising opponent, but additionally there was little or no service to the big man from his own line. The modern tendency for twenty of the twenty-two players to bunch in the centre of the field was never better typified than in this match. In this way much of the charm and movement of football disappears. It could have been that Leicester, who face Chelsea in the League Cup final to-night at Leicester, were saving themselves for that more important occasion. They were fortunate to survive Everton’s belated final rally.

SOCCER SHOWPIECE FROM SCHOOLBOYS
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Tuesday, April 6, 1965
So long as the English amid Scottish Schools' Football! Associations can produce such talents as was on display in the international Victory Shield competition at Goodison Park lastnight then the future of senior football is secure. This was a showpiece for which all those taking part in its can production can justifiably proud. It was a tough game entirely lacking any suggestion of acrimony and it was a credit to both teams that they maintained a pace and high standard of football that kept the 30,000 spectators excited and thrilled throughout. Representatives of senior clubs who were present in large numbers must have been pleased seeing so many boys of such potentiality. Although it was lapses on the part of the Scottish defence that allowed England to score their first two goals to give them a 2-1 lead at the interval, no players did more to achieve this merited success for England than two Liverpool schoolboys who hardly ever put a foot wrong.
WHITTLE’S ARTISTRY
Archie Styles, of Breckfield, making his third appearance for England at left back, a tower of strength throughout, lacked nothing in the art of covering, tackling and clearing. His anticipation was at time uncanny. Alan Whittle, of Sefton Park, brought in at outside left for his first cap boy who put the thorn into thistle and more than any other English forward caused it to wilt. There was much to admire in this lad's play, but nothing more than the time early in the second half, when he appeared to mesmerise three Scottish defenders by his penetrative artistry only to end by shooting the proverbial inch past the post. Later when the English defenders thought the best wayto the Scottish goal was down the centre and not via wings Whittle intelligently roamed the middle of the field at will and cleverly laid on a second goal for Shoe mark and England's third. This was in the 67th minute which saw the end of the scoring although it was no fault ofWhittle's that more goals did not accrue.
UNCHALLENGED
It took England only three minutes to find the net when inside right A. Evans through unchallenged to score with an angled shot from the left. Scotland's finest spell was in the few minutes preceding their equaliser through centre forward Waddell after 11 minutes but nine minutes later a further blemish on the part of the Scottish defence saw Shoemark easily score the first of his two goals. England won because they possessed a better all-round defence and the half-backs had the capacity to link up with the forwards who always appeared to have the happy knack of finding the open space to which colleagues could run on to the ball.

YOUNG AND STEVENS
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Tuesday, April 6, 1965
BOTH BACK IN TRAINING
By Leslie Edwards
There is good news for followers of Everton, Alex Young and Denis Stevens, two of their star players who recently had operations for the removal of cartilages, are back in training. Young’s recovery has been very good indeed and he is almost in full training; Stevens whose operation came later, is in light training. Manager Harry Catterick said to-day. “I am very pleased with the progress of both men. Young is anxious to get into senior football quickly, but I think it would be best if he had a few runs with our junior sides. After all, it would be a pity if he had a setback through being rushed back to League football too soon.” Everton will be scouting in many places within the next few weeks and it is impossible that Mr. Catterick will himself attend some games in Scotland. But a big signing is not imminent.

EVERTON COAST INTO YOUTH CUP FINAL
Liverpool Daily Post- Thursday, April 8, 1965
SUNDERLAND 0, EVERTON 2
Everton go through to the final of the F.A Youth Cup without having conceded a goal. At Roker Park last night, starting with a 4-0 lead on the first leg, they snatched a 1-0 win without ever giving the impression that they were happy to defend their lead. It was a tribute to the brave defensive work of the Sunderland youngsters that only Maher managed to hit the target. Even then it was a lucky goal helped by Adams’ weak header which travelled straight in Wallace who hit a great centre. Forster left his line and hesitated as Maher beat Bright in the air and his gentle header dropped over the goalkeeper’s head and volleyed on into the net in the 29th minute.
SUPERB FORM
Barnes was hopelessly placed when Woods missed an open goal from a Kerr chip in the first minute, but the goalkeeper’s superb form made light work of the few shots which Sunderland managed to get in. Maher’s pace and power always had the Sunderland defence struggling when he was on the ball and though none of Everton’s inside trio was able to carve out shooting chances, Husband worked tremendously hard along with Glover to maintain a firm grip in midfield. Sunderland gradually wore themselves out against a cool and capable Everton defence. Their chances of saving the tie disappeared at an early stage. Attendance 7,470.

EVERTON ROMP INTO FINAL
Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Thursday, April 8, 1965
Still without a goal against them, Everton’s brilliant youth team romped through to the final of the F.A Youth Cup by beating Sunderland 1-0 at Roker Park last night, and record a 5-nil aggregate in the two-leg semi-final. It was never a one-sided game, but Everton’s power gave them the edge against Sunderland’s enthusiasm and they had an extremely sound defence which always appeared to have the situation well in hand. Geoff Barnett, who gave a super display in goal, enjoyed two lucky breaks. The first came right at the start when Woods shot wide from eight yards following a chipped pass by Kerr, and then in the 56th minute when a Kerr drive clipped the bar before travelling behind.
EXCELLENT COVER
Otherwise this talented young keeper was in brilliant form and his capable handling gave the eager Sunderland forwards no encouragement. Aidan Maher claimed Everton’s only goal when he beat Bright in the air in the 29th minute to reach a cross by Wallace. Goalkeeper Forester, who had moved from his line, hesitated half way out and the ball went over his head and dropped into the net. With Curwen, Darcy and Pearson providing such excellent cover for Barnett, Everton did not need to concentrate on defence. Had they decided to do so it would have been understandable with such a lead in the first leg, but they played in open formation, always looking for goals. Maher was Everton’s outstanding forward, and using the ball well, but there was little response from the inside trio, though both Husband and Glover did their share of foraging. Sunderland; Forster; Bright, Shoulder; Todd, Adams, Keenan; O’Hare, Suggest, Woods, Kerr, Hughes. Everton; Barnett; Pearson, Darcy; Hurst, Curwen, Yaager; Wallace, Glover, McLoughlin, Husband, Maher. Referee; Mr. J.E. Thacker (Scarborough). Attendances 7,470.

SUNDERLAND AT EVERTON
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Friday, April 9, 1965
By Leslie Edwards
The game at Goodison Park is against Sunderland. Everton will be without Wilson, but with Sandy Brown around that should not be a difficult position to fill. Everton may still finish respectably high in the chart.  The fact that rain has eased the going should help them to produce better football than against Chelsea and Leicester last week. Both these matches were spoiled by hard, dry grounds which players found extremely difficult.

GLOVER’S DEBUT FOR EVERTON
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Friday, April 9, 1965
CHANCE FOR TEENAGER
WING HALF
By Leslie Edwards
Gerry Glover, an 18-years-old Liverpool boy who played centre forward for England schoolboys, gets his First Division debut to-morrow, at Goodison Park, against Sunderland at left half back. Glover is a member of the Everton Youth team in which he has been playing at inside forward or wing half back. He takes the place of Sandy Brown who is moved back to the vacancy at full back caused by Ramon Wilson’s appearance in the England defence against Scotland at Wembley to-morrow. Everton play their postponed League match against Liverpool at Goodison Park on Monday. Everton; West; Wright, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Glover; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Alex Young recovering from a cartilage operation, has a run with the “A” team.

YOUTH STAR’S DEBUT
Liverpool Daily Post- Saturday, April 10, 1965
Gerry Glover, aged 18 and an England youth international makes his football League debut to-day at left half for Everton against Sunderland at Goodison Park. He is an inside forward in the Everton youth team, but the Everton youth team, but wing half for England youth. Glover takes the place of Sandy Brown, who moves to left back in place of Ray Wilson, playing for England at Wembley. Everton; West; Wright, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Glover; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey.

CRIPPLED ENGLAND HOLD OUT WITH NINE FIT MEN
The Liverpool Football Echo and Evening Express- Saturday, April 10, 1965
RAY WILSON CARRIED OFF, THEN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
ENGLAND 2, SCOTLAND 2
By Horace Yates
England. Banks (Leicester City); Cohen (Fulham), Wilson (Everton); Stiles (Manchester United), Charlton (J) (Leeds United), Moore (West Ham United) (captain); Thompson (Liverpool), Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur), Bridges (Chelsea), Byrne (West Ham United), Charlton (R.) (Manchester United). Scotland. Brown (Tottenham Hotspur); Hamilton (Dundee), McCreadie (Chelsea); Crerand (Manchester United), McNeill (Celtic) (captain), Greig (Rangers); Henderson (Rangers), Collins (Leeds United), St. John (Liverpool), Law (Manchester United), Wilson (Rangers). Referee; I. Zsolt (Hungary). The turf at Wembley for to-day’s international, after a morning of heavy rain was immaculate. The Liverpool and Leeds United, team who meet in the Cup Final there on May 1, were present to soak up the atmosphere. Scotland, who have won the last three Anglo-Scottish meetings lost the toss. The game opened in light rain. The duel is of particular interest on Merseyside between Ian St. John and Jack Charlton opened with the Liverpool centre forward winning a heading battle. St. John tried the first shot after the Manchester United pair of Law and Crerand had sent Wilson racing away, but Jack Charlton charged it down.
LYING DEEP

St. John, lying very deep collected a stray ball and raced into the England half before pushing a beautiful pass to Henderson. Henderson raced away from Wilson, who brought him down, and the free kick almost produced the first goal. A short sideways flick gave Crerand a shooting chance. He hit the ball brilliantly, but Banks made a superb diving save. The rain was now lashing down and the pitch surrounds were soon under water. Scotland constructive ability, but Collins shot wide, Henderson’s clever body swerves had Wilson hopelessly at sea. England’s best move so far was begun by Byrne, and Greaves brought Thompson into action. Cohen ran up the wing, but centred just too strongly for Bridges. Stiles brought down St. John unceremoniously, but Law could not hit the free kick through the English defensive wall. Law was shooting at every opportunity. The Scots continued to dominate and St. John’s headers from McCreadie’s cross soared over the bar.
CLUBMATES
Clubmates Stiles and Crerand tangled near the England penalty area-and England got the free kick. Thompson slipped past McCreadie and centred low to Bridges but Greaves wasted the chance through hesitancy. In the air Charlton was dominating St. John, but it was different on the ground. The Liverpool leader whisked the ball out to Henderson, and England were fortunate to incur nothing worse than a corner. At England’s first corner Jackie Charlton followed the Leeds pattern and went into the goalmouth, but McNeil took care of him. It was a different story when England gained a second corner, for Charlton connected with Greaves’ inswinger and nodded the ball down. Brown was completely beaten and the ball shaved the outside of the post. Moore foolishly passed back to Banks and, with Law and Wilson closing in, Banks dived desperately to the rescue. In 25 minutes a two-some between the Charltons-first brothers to play for England this century- put England in the Lead. Jack passed to Bobby who, from just outside the penalty area, hit one of his special drives past Brown. Greig brought down Greaves after Bobby Charlton had squared the ball across, but from the free-kick Greaves lofted the ball yards over.
SECOND FIDDLE
The goal had put new heart into England and the Scots had now to play second fiddle. Thompson, who had been almost unemployed, ventured infield, and from a chance provided by Bridges, Bobby Charlton hit the ball wide on the turn. St. John, back in defence, whipped the legs from under Cohen, and was spoken to by the referee. In 35 minutes England worthily took a second goal. Again Bobby Charlton had a leading part in it. This time he placed a long ball beautifully for the in-running Greaves. With Brown racing out, Greaves flicked his shot to one side, and the ball went in off a post. Almost from the kick-off Wilson had a wonderful chance to reduce the arrears but shot straight at Banks. Then Greaves was denied another goal only by the split second intervention of McNeill. England were now hammering the Scots, Bridges gave the slip to McNeill and centred. Thompson helped the ball on to Bobby Charlton, whose rasping drive was knocked down by Brown. Then Greaves narrowly missed connecting with a heading chance. There was a shock gift goal for Scotland in the 40th minute, Law, 30 yards out, slammed in a low shot, and Banks tried to save it with his foot, but the ball cannoned off his leg into the net. McCreadie tried to repeat the feat from almost the same spot but Banks was not caught napping a second time. Wilson’s cleverly dispossessed Henderson, but went down injured, and started to leave the field, clutching his ribs. Although helped by the England trainer, he made such slow progress that a stretcher had to be brought.
Half-time; England 2, Scotland 1.
Even on the stretcher he could not get comfortable, and was carried into the dressing-room in a sitting position. There was brilliant sunshine in the second half, and Thompson resumed on the left. At once he contributed his first shot, but it had no power. McCreadie overlooked St. John, lurking unmarked just outside the far post, and a great chance was missed by Scotland. It was announced that Wilson who was taken to hospital for X-ray was suffering from a suspected fracture of the rib. Byrne had gone to full back position and Thompson was doing much better in his normal club position. There seemed to be a blight on England left backs, for Byrne went down with a knee injury, and went off on the shoulders of the trainer and an ambulance man. In seven minutes’ playing time, England had thus lost two players. Hamilton shot just wide for Scotland, but nothing was going right for St. John, and when he tried to find Law his pass sent the ball out of play by the corner flag. Meanwhile Byrne hobbled to the dressing room. St. John was penalised for a heavy charge on Greaves and Jackie Charlton’s free kick from half-way slipped out of Brown’s grasp sideways not backwards, fortunately for Scotland.
DIVING
McNeill went near with a header from Henderson’s corner, and Banks had to make a desperate diving clearance at Law’s feet. England fought on resolutely and Greaves raced from halfway to force a corner. Bobby Charlton had now taken over as left back, but Scotland equalised in 59 minutes. With Banks beaten, Cohen kneed the ball from Wilson’s header off the goal-line. It rebounded straight to St. John’s who nodded it into the back of the net. A minute later, St. John almost put Scotland ahead. Hamilton sent Henderson racing down the wing and with St. John and Jackie Charlton competing for possession, St. John was only just wide with an unorthodox back-flip. Bridges made a 50-yard dash to the by-line but found no support. England had a miraculous escape when Henderson centred perfectly, but McNeill did not connect properly and Banks punched the ball out. There was a great cheer, when with 23 minutes left, Byrne hobbled back into action. But he had a pronounced limp.
AT CENTRE
He wandered around gamely in the centre forward position. Henderson was beating Bobby Charlton with ridiculous ease but he shot over from a good position. Banks made a fine save from Wilson and England certainly did not lack courage. St. John only just failed to charge Banks, ball and all into the net. Stiles headed to safety from a dangerous Henderson corner, and in a brief retaliation Thompson shot yards over from outside the penalty area. St. John, shooting as he fell, just failed to beat Banks. A spectator in his shirt sleeves ran across the ground, was chased and escorted off by an attendant and a police officer. Final; England 2, Scotland 2. Attendance 100,000 (receipts £76,000).

PICKERING GAINS POINT FOR EVERTON AT GOODISON
The Liverpool Football Echo- Saturday, April 10, 1965
EVERTON 1, SUNDERLAND 1
By Michael Charters

Everton; West; Wright, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Glover; Scott, Harvey (C.), Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Sunderland; McLoughlin; Parke, Ashurst, Harvey (M); Hurley, Rooks, Hellawell, Herd, Hood, Sharkey, Mulhall. Referee; Mr. W.G. Handley (Cannock). This was Sunderland’s first League visit to Goodison since 1958. They brought in as a late change at left half, Rooks, who had a long run at centre half while Hurley has been away through injury. A feature of the Everton team was the League debut of the schoolboy and youth international Gerry Glover. From the kick-off, Rooks moved to centre half, with Hurley operating in some indeterminate midfield position. A good pass by Scott gave Colin Harvey a shooting opening, but he put the ball just wide. The game was crappy, with little combined play and the ball too much in the air. Martin Harvey did well to dispossess Temple after a flicked pass by Pickering, and although Everton were doing most of the attacking the ball was still being kept in the air where Rooks and Hurley were getting it away without trouble. Gabriel almost got through from a good pass by Colin Harvey, but Ashurst saved the situation by heading the ball back to McLaughlin. A good run by Pickering was spoiled by Morrissey putting his centre too close to the goalkeeper and despite the good playing conditions, the game continued to be mediocre. Sharkey slipped up with Sunderland’s first real chance after Gabriel had misheaded the ball and from West’s clearance Pickering made a magnificent run down the centre, beating Rooks perfectly but then not quite connecting with his shot, which flew wide. Pickering was doing well with his attacks down the left wing, but every time the ball was put in the air for him it was the strong Rooks who got there first to head away.
GOOD SAVE
Herd and Hood combined well to slip the ball through to Sharkey, and West made a good save as the ball was deflected off Brown. Pickering was the one Everton forward playing well -in fact he was giving his best performance for many weeks. He brought the ball in cleverly from the right but there was no one up in support when he slipped it across the goalmouth and the ball ran out of play. Everton were doing quite a lot of shooting, but mostly off-target. Sunderland took the lead after 36 minutes, with a gem of a goal from Sharkey. It started with Hurley making a powerful run down the middle, holding off a challenge by Harvey without any trouble and then sending through a great pass to Sharkey. The little forward sidestepped Labone beautifully and placed his shot past West with great ease. The same player could have put Sunderland further in the lead from a good pass from Herd, but he shot wide when there was every chance of a simple goal.
BLUES HIT BACK
Everton fought back with a good run by Colin Harvey down the left and McLaughlin just finger tipped the ball away as Temple came in. The ball came out to Scott, who shot instantly, but McLaughlan made a thrilling diving save. Although Everton were doing most of the attacking still, Sunderland looked much more dangerous. Hood tricked Labone neatly over on the left and slipped the ball inside to Mulhall, whose shot was brilliantly saved by West.
Half-time; Everton nil, Sunderland 1
Everton had an amazing escape seconds after the resumption. Hood chased a long pass, shadowed by Wright, and as West came out to the edge of the penalty area, he only succeeded in kicking the ball against the Sunderland player and it bounced slowly towards the empty goal. Wright chased it and turned the ball away inches before the line. Rooks and Hurley collided in mid-air, and the ball bounced off both of them to Colin Harvey, who went through but mis-hit his shot well wide. Young Glover was learning the hard way that there was a very wide gulf between youth football and the First Division. The Sunderland defence with Hurley and Rooks very calm, were under a lot of pressure now but coming through well. Sunderland moved the ball with considerable skill in their isolated attacks and they gained a right wing corner after a good move by Hellawell. From this the ball came out to Herd, who put it just over the bar, from 25 yards. Pickering was guilty of an amazing miss, after a corner on the left. The ball was put back to Brown, who hit it hard and low through a crowded goalmouth to the unmarked Pickering, standing on the six yards line. The centre forward hooked the ball yards wide. Despite this miss, Pickering was Everton’s best forward by a long way. Herd and Gabriel had a wrestling match which ended with a foul against the Everton player. The referee spoke to both players before play resumed. Everton finally got the equaliser after 70 minutes, through Pickering. The ball was headed through a crowded goalmouth by Morrissey to the centre forward, who cleverly slipped the ball past McLaughlin from close range when badly angled -a well taken goal and reward for all the effort he had put into his game. Sunderland replied in their excellent style with some artistic work from Sharkey and Herd. The ball finally came through to Hood, who nodded it over Wright, and as the ball came down, tried a hitch kick shot, which sent the ball just over the bar. Hellawell was told off for a foul on Colin Harvey and the referee had not been too firm with his decisions, much to the annoyance of the Everton crowd. Everton had attacked persistently for some 10 minutes and yet Sunderland, in a breakaway, almost scored through Hellawell, whose shot missed the post with West Beaten. Gabriel and Colin Harvey had now switched positions and Gabriel took part in an attack which brought a corner. From this Hurley headed the ball high in the air and as it came down, Pickering took a first time swing but shot wide. In the commotion, Hurley seemed to twist his right ankle and limped off for attention but he was back after a couple of minutes to take his part in Sunderland’s defensive chores with continued as strongly as ever with Everton maintaining their pressure. Herd had been outstanding with his clever ball play and it certainly looked as though he should have been given a penalty when Glover brought him down. Final; Everton 1, Sunderland 1. Attendance 29,455.
LANCASHIRE LEAGUE
Everton A 3, Burnley A nil
Everton B nil, Burnley B 1

BLACKPOOL RES v  EVERTON RES
The Liverpool Football Echo- Saturday, April 10, 1965
Blackpool Reserves; Taylor; Prentis, Craven; R owe, Conway, Marsland; Lea, Robinson, Louden, Crawford, Hobson. Everton Reserves; Rankin; Parker, G. Darcy; Hurst, Heslop, Harris; Shaw, Wallace, Hill, Humphries, Veall. Referee; Mr. H.P. Thomasson (Astley Bridge). Everton attacked almost continuously at first, but there was no task for Taylor in the Blackpool goal until he fell full-length at the feet of Wallace. In the eight minute WALLACE gave Everton the lead, shooting to the roof of the net from Hill’s centre. Three minutes later, with the Blackpool defence scattered, HUMPHRIES  added a second with a fast low shot from another unmarked position. Blackpool’s forwards seldom crossed the half way line and, with Everton still raiding non-stop, Wallace and Shaw both headed only just wide. Later Blackpool were not so completely outplayed, but Heslop headed a strong resolute defence, and Rankin was seldom in action. Everton’s earlier command had faded, but Blackpool could make little impression on the visiting defence. Marsland shot wide, and Rankin brilliantly parried two short-range shots by Lea and Crawford, before in a breakaway, Taylor held Hill’s fast-rising shot from 30 yards. In the 43rd minute Everton went further in front after Conway had headed off the line for a corner. This was never cleared and Humphries shot in from short range off a full back. Half-time; Blackpool Reserves nil, Everton Reserves 3

EVERTON A v BURNLEY A
Liverpool Football Echo and Evening Express- Saturday, April 10, 1965
Maher’s shot went narrowly wide off the Burnley post. The visiting keeper did well to save a header from Young. Three minutes before the interval Young cleverly beat two Burnley defenders, crossed the ball to King, who put it in the net with a header. Half-time; Everton A 1, Burnley A nil.

EVERTON B v BURNLEY B
The Liverpool Football Echo and Evening Express- Saturday, April 10, 1965
Against a strong wind Bourne put Burnley ahead after 20 minutes with a good shot. Everton played well in midfield but their shooting was poor. Half-time; Everton B nil, Burnley B 1.

ONLY PICKERING HAD CLASS
Liverpool Daily Post- Monday, April 12, 1965
EVERTON NEED POWER IN THE DRIVING SEAT
EVERTON 1, SUNDERLAND 1
By Jack Rowe
“By gosh, we need a Tony Kay, badly,” This comment by a Goodison Park fan after the match on Saturday puts the finger completely on what seems to be wrong, partly at least, with Everton at the moment. There could be little doubt that he meant the team needs drive and he mentioned the type of man he thought capable of giving it. He must be wondering, as are many thousands of Everton followers, whether he will see Kay in Everton colours again, because the half back finishing his gaol sentence this week, ands wants, above anything else, to get back into football.
LACK OF DRIVE
It was this as much as anything, which cost Everton another home point against Sunderland because one felt that if they had possessed a dynamo they could have won comfortably instead of finding themselves struggling to get a fortune draw. Everton played nothing like as confidently or competently as they did at Sheffield and Blackburn. Just now there is no subtlety in attack once you take Pickering away, and the general approach of the side certainly needs a boost of the type a player like Kay can supply. Another trouble with Everton is that they are not taking their chances. Sunderland missed one or two but if Everton had made the most of those which came their way the result could never have been in doubt.
CHIEF SINNER
Strangely it was Pickering the one man with the real touch of class, who was the chief sinner. That run dribble and swerve of his in the first half was the best thing in the game, but brilliant though it was the end product was missing when it had been set up. In the second half we had the uncreditable sight of Pickering putting the ball over from six yards out and all through the game. It was clear that no matter what Pickering did with the ball at his feet the shooting timing, power and accuracy have disappeared, for the moment anyway. All in all, Sunderland can perhaps rightly claim that the way the game went they did not deserve to lose. They will be convinced, as I was that they should have had a penalty in the last five minutes when Glover brought down Herd, but this was out of several peculiar decisions by referee Handley (Cannoned).
4-1-5 SYSTEM
For most of the first half Sunderland adopted a system of 4.1-5 with Hurley the man in the middle and Roberts, a late substitute for wing half McNab, taking the covering role. It worked in the sense that Sunderland played an attacking game and attractively at times, so that in 37 minutes. Harley made a through pass for Sharkey to control, veer beyond Brown and then Shoot into the bottom corner with his left foot. For the next thirty-three minutes Sunderland had Hurley back with Rooks to deal with Pickering, and as Everton struggled on, rarely able to raise their game to an effective level, it seemed that the one goal would be decisive. Gabriel and Harvey did their switch without real effect, and when Everton began to show signs of desperation there was an incident between Gabriel and Herd, which the referee dealt with by a lecture rather than a booking. However, it was Pickering who eventually saved Everton’s face with a flicked goal in the 70th minute, when Morrissey headed the ball down to him. Sunderland then reverted to their attacking system and it brought that moment when Glover tangled with Herd in the penalty area and the silence over Goodison was indicative.
GLOVER’S VALUE
Glover’s incoming from the youth side had its value in the fact that it added to his experience if nothing else, but the general picture of Everton was of a side without real inspiration, with notably Brown, Temple, and Wright much below the level of their reputations. Scott blossomed occasionally and he and Pickering were the best of the attack. Nothing changed my view that Harvey’s beat position is wing half. Hurley was one other whose class was apparent and Sunderland would be a poor side without him, although Rook’s had a good match in his centre half role and goalkeeper McLaughlin made one superb save from one of Temple’s two main contributions. Everton; West; Wright, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Glover; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Sunderland; McLaughlin; Parks, Ashurst, Harvey, Hurley; Rooks, Hellswell, Herd, Hood, Sharkey, Mulhall.
Referee Mr. W.G. Handley (Cannock).

EVERTON RES STRENGTHEN TITLE BID
The Liverpool Daily Post- Monday, April 12, 1965
BLACKPOOL RESERVES 0, EVERTON RESERVES 4
There was destined to be only one end to this Central League match at Blackpool on Saturday after the first ten minutes and Everton’s win strengthened their bid for the championship. Everton went ahead into a 2-0 lead and established a complete domination which was never afterwards seriously challenged. Another goal before half time and a fourth in the second half told the complete story. Blackpool, fielding a young and immature team, were inevitably outclassed. Full back Craven and centre half Conway offered brave resistance but elsewhere the Everton forwards tore open gaps at will. On the wings, Shaw and Veall were always too fast and elusive for Blackpool’s vulnerable defence, and the inside forwards had all the freedom they wanted. Blackpool’s young wing-men were played out of the match by Parker and Darcy and the tall strong Heslop had undisputed possession of the middle of the field. Humphreys (2), Wallace and Hill were Everton’s marksmen.

EVERTON NEED SPARK OF INSPIRATION TONIGHT
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Monday April 12, 1965
By Leslie Edwards
Everton will have at least two changes for their postponed game this evening against Liverpool at Goodison Park. Loyalists would probably give their eye teeth to see men like Young, Vernon, Wilson, Stevens and Kay playing a part in this longdelayed, eagerly-awaited second meeting of neighbours. Unhappily, for one reason or another, not one of them will be in the battle. Itis possible Everton will have to include as many reserves as in the first meeting at Anfield, where to the astonishment of their opponents (and probably themselves) they came up with a 4-0 victory. While the match to-night is guaranteed an almost capacity attendance of the order the 66,000 which saw Everton win 3-1 at Goodson Park last season. it would be wrong to expect this second leg " Derby " game to be as entertaining or hard fought as games between the clubs usually are. Liverpool are not concerned about the niceties of revenging themselves for defeat on their own ground. Their eyes are on Wembley and Leeds United and no League match between now and May 1 has much importance for them. The trouble is that if a side slips into a sequence of don't care defeats it is often difficult for them to snap into winning form. The Everton match to-night. plus two over the holidays nest week-and against Chelsea and one against Burnley suggests Liverpool's table position, at worst, could take quite a dive. Newcastle United were a notably unsuccessful League side in several of their Cup years, so If the means justifies the Anfield end none of their followers will he discontent.
PENALTY REFUSED
Everton's position is vastly different. They've drawn fourteen League matches this season, ten on their own ground. You can't be League champions or even challengers if you pitch away home points on this scale. If Pickering had not rescued a point frau Sunderland in the latest drawn game at Goodison Park the Everton fans would have been even more embittered. Everton's case was helped late in the game when referee W. G. Handley of Cannock ruled that the debutant Glover had not tripped Herd in the penalty box. It was also helped when the speed merchant Hellawell got clean through and shot inches wide shortly before Sunderland's penalty claim. Sunderland seemed one of the beat sides we have seen here for a long time. Or as in the ease of West Bromwich at Anfield last weak do some visiting sides only look good bemuse the opposition is so moderate ? Sunderland certainly seemed to play the clever, attractive stuff fans everywhere love to see. They made Everton look pedestrian by comparison.  If both sides had taken all their chances the score would have been nearer the famous 6-4 Cup verdict than 1-1. Pickering and Morrissey both missed sitters; Sharkey with a clever hitch-kick (Which beat West and also the crossbar) and Hellawell failed to score off equally easy opportunities. I have long maintained Hurley is the best centre back in the business. Here although at centre half, be played mostly as left half back with Rooks doing the pivotal stopping- mostly with his head. It was Hurley shrugging off bodily challenge who carved out the chance for Sharkey to feint his way to a clear opening and a great goal. Sunderland led from this moment until Pickering poked out a long leg to get the equaliser with lead up help from Morrissey at the seventieth minute.
HARD OUTSTANDING
The Everton attack compared unfavourably with Sunderland's. Herd was a complete class above most of those in the Everton line. He was valuable in defence, too. Mulhall and Hellawell may have only occasionally escaped the marking of Wright and Brown, but when they did they were very dangerous. One felt that on the day Sunderland were the more likely to win and when Herd was brought down by Glover they might well have got a penalty. It was a tough debut for Glover. He has size and ability, but In this class of football he was plainly a bit at sea for a time. The speed of the ball and of Sunderland, who looked capable of making a big impression in Division One next season, must have been a bit daunting to a lad who had played against the same team's Youth eleven only four days earlier. Defensively Everton were almost good enough in that they confined their opponents to one goal: yet when one counts the number of times Sunderland should have scored and didn't because of their own failings it is clear Everton are still very vulnerable. As at Leicester, Pickering enjoyed few moments when possess were laid on effectively enough to open the defence. He was mainly trying to get through, singlehanded on the wings. His highlight moment came when he went three parts of the length of the field swept past Rooks as though he were a statue, and then delivered his shot just wide of an upright. Everton escaped literally on the line off a rebound clearance made by West against the body of a co-defender, so on balance Sunderland were the more dangerous side and were unfortunate not to take both points. It remains to be seen whether the Inspiration of facing the Cup finalists can give Everton the spark of revival they need so urgently after taking only two points from the last ten.

LIVERPOOL FULL STRENGTH FOR “DERBY”
The Liverpool Echo and Evening express- Monday, April 12, 1965
HARRIS IN EVERTON TEAM
ALL-TICKET
By Michael Charters
Liverpool will be at full strength, with Everton, making one change, for the “Derby” game at Goodison Park tonight (7.30). with Everton full back Ramon Wilson unfit with a rib injury after Saturday’s international at Wembley, Sandy Brown retains the left back position with Brian Harris returning a left half in place of Gerry Glover, who left to-day with the England Youth team on a Continental tour. It is an all ticket match, rearranged from January 23 when the pitch was waterlogged. All tickets have been sold. Everton; West; wright, brown; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrisey. Liverpool; Lawrence; Lawler, Byrne; Milne, Yeats, Stevenson; Callaghan, Hunt, St. John, Smith, Thompson.

DERBY DOUBLE, EVERTON CRUMB OF COMFORT
Liverpool Daily Post-Tuesday, April 13, 1965
LIVERPOOL NEED SHARPER TEETH FOR WEMBLEY
ALL-OUT EFFORT MAY BE BEST CUP FINAL PREPARATION
EVERTON 2, LIVERPOOL 1
By Horace Yates
Everton have not much left now to make this a momentous season, but they grasped what share of glory remarks by completing the double over Liverpool at Goodison Park last night- the first since Everton accomplished it in 1950-51. Few will argue that the result was in any way unpresentative of the merits of the two sides. Whether Everton realised it or not, they were the first team to defeat the Liverpool side, fielded last night in 18 matches. That was not all. That was not all. They became the first side to defeat Liverpool wearing their all-red strip, which they had hoped to take with them to Wembley on May 1, with the record intact. Obviously Liverpool had no intention of allowing this match to go by default no matter what might have happened in some of the previous games. This was their Cup-tie side and whatever else their supporters may say by way of excuse, none can claim that Liverpool failed for lack of effort. They tried as hard as they knew how. One lesson was apparent -and it may still be timely. They just cannot afford to lose rhythm, for once it goes, it cannot be restored by the turn of a tap. Liverpool have lost it and from now until Wembley the guiding principle must be not to conserve energy, but to re-discovery the winning groove. True, Liverpool were playing their third game in sevens days, but it was not fatigue that made them second best. They were unable to command, unable for the most part to make the game flow as they would have liked. The familiar speedy wing raiding was seldom in evidence and the twin  driving force of Stevenson and Milne, just did not materialise. Only in the second half when Everton full back on a comfortable two goals lead that seemed substantial enough to guarantee victory, did Liverpool become dangerous.
ENOUGH ACTION
They might even have matched a draw five minutes from the end when West effected one of the saves of the match to deny St. John. On paper at least that would have been something of a face saver, but the picture painted would have been entirely enormous. Still, it was a “derby”  match almost entirely free of vicious fouls, with enough action to keep it alive, but probably because of the defensive concentration, speedy, open attacking play came only in matches. Everton required quite a time to avoid offside snares of their own making. The crowd accused Liverpool of adopting an unworthy offside trap, but closer observation would have shown that Everton mainly Pickering and Temple were the real winners. If they will stand offside they must expect to be penalised. There was no question of Liverpool rushing up to leave then stranded. When they moved, Everton were the more dangerous, progressive and constructive combination. Moreover, there was more frequently a scoring promise about their efforts than those of Liverpool. Over and over again Liverpool tied themselves in knots as they won positions in front of goal and the absence of a worthy finish was quite alarming.
THIN TIME OF IT
The first direct shot either goalkeeper had to save was a long distance effort by Callaghan and from the clearance came the opening goal. Out on the right wing, the lively, mobile Gabriel, who for a long period appeared to be a magnet for the ball dropped the ball so invitingly  near the far post. Up went Temple to score with a perfect header, which Lawrence could not reach after 19 minutes. This experience did nothing to shatter the uneasiness some people feel when Liverpool are dealing with high balls in front of their goal and as this is certain to be the tactics adopted by Leeds now is the time to tighten up. Hunt, who had rather a thin time of it throughout the match might have equalised within minutes when Lawler found him beautifully in the penalty area. Liverpool leading scorer lobbed the ball over the advancing West and cleared the bar as well. On the half hour Everton soared into a two goal lead and it was former Liverpudlian Johnny Morrissey who was the scorer. Harvey in demon for work doubling up defensively when trouble threatened and coming out pugnaciously with the ball as occasion offered saw the possibilities of a push to the wing for Morrissey. Liverpool made the fatal mistake of considering Morrissey offside. After all it had been commonplace to find one Evertonian or another out in no man’s land on so many previous occasions. For once in a way all was in order, and Morrissey was left with a flying start. He bored in towards goat and though Lawrence came out to leave him with what seemed an impossible angle, Morrissey hammered a great drive into the net. Liverpool were not creating so many chances that they could afford to squander them when they came-yet this was exactly what they did. For example, from Callaghan’s kick Yeats headed the ball down to Hunt’s feet immaculately, but Roger smashed it high over. Similarly just before the interval, when from their best combined effort to that time, St. John’s and Thompson passed and repassed to leave the winger with the shooting chance. West’s desperate abidance succeeded, for while he did not get to the ball he was sufficient of a distraction to cause Thompson to pull the highly attractive offering wide.
INTERVENTION
Only Callaghan’s lightning intervention prevented Liverpool going three down shortly after half-time, for after Morrissey had headed on Scott’s corner kick, Pickering was splendidly placed to practise his shooting art. Callaghan whipped the ball off his toe. The quick-thinking Lawrence prevented a Stevenson deflection from becoming a gift offering to Pickering, the goalkeeper kicking clear from the edge of the penalty area. Liverpool approached nearer to normality; without quite achieving it, during the last twenty minutes. A chance was created for Thompson to bring out a magnificent save from West. Pressure was increased until Labone tackled St. John from behind in the penalty area. Down went St. John and the referee awarded a penalty kick. Labone pointed out that he had not only come for the ball, but got it. This was the moment of trial for newly discovered penalty “king” Stevenson, and again he made no mistake (75 minutes) to bring his tally to two successive in as many shots. This at least seems to be one headache less at Anfield; Lawrence who was as impressive as any of his side, knocked Pickering’s shot down at point blank range before West similarly reacted wonderfully well to deny St. John. Liverpool now face a programme of five games in eleven days before the Final. The fact that three of them are against championship contenders (Chelsea twice, and Manchester United) is the ideal opportunity to rediscover themselves for these clashes at least will be full of Cup-tie atmosphere, and nothing greases the wheels of a team’s machinery like success.
CREDIT FOR WRIGHT
Leeds’ problem of needing every point they can muster in their bid for the double may not be such a bad thing after all. Relaxation is dangerous and the Yorkshiremen have no time to sample it. If Leeds can thrive on hard work, so must Liverpool! Wright came through his ordeal of facing England winger Thompson by way of introduction to “derby” football, with considerable credit, but Thompson still had opportunity to profit by his skill of only the accuracy of his centres had matched the cleverness of his approach. Although Brown played like a man somewhat rusty after a lengthy absence from first team responsibilities, he made Callaghan work hard for any impact he made. St. John, to my mind, was Liverpool’s hardest worker. He had his difficulties competing with the highly efficient Labone in the air, but no man could have tried harder to become a rallying point. Pickering cannot complain he was a non-scorer for lack of opportunity. Despite the watchfulness of Yeats, who was not as composed as usual. Pickering found moments of good hope, but this was not one of his most successful nights. When he found greater clam as the game advanced. Smith was far less inclined to misplace his passes, a fault from which neither Stevenson nor Milne was free. I though Gabriel was a strong man in the Everton scheme and although Harris seems to come in for criticism more easily than most, it was hard to fault his defensive response. Only fleetingly did temple enter calculations, but he was a danger man for all that and the way in which he doubled up with Harvey, as both Scott and Morrissey did in their respective sphere, tangled up the Liverpool attack to the point at which it lost its effectiveness. Morrissey who seems to delight in showing his arts in “derby” games for he was just the same when at Anfield, raided more dangerously than Scott, often worrying Lawler. Everton won the “derby” but if this reverse marks the beginning of Liverpool’s road back to normality in time for a victorious Wembley even a double defeat will not linger long in their supporters’ minds. Everton; West; Wright, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Liverpool; Lawrence; Lawler, Byrne; Milne, Yeats, Stevenson, Callaghan, Hunt, St. John, Smith, Thompson. Referee; Mr. K. Howley (Billingham) Attendance 62,000.

EVERTON DOUBLE COSTS LIVERPOOL TWO RECORDS
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express, Tuesday, April 13 1965
By Michael Charters
Liverpool lost two records as well as the points in going down 2-1 to Everton at Goodison Park last night. This was the first time their full strength combination had been beaten in 17 games and also their first defeat while they have been wearing their all-red strip. Although Everton's victory margin was narrow,l think there could be little dispute that the result was right and Everton deserved to go off after a hard, thrilling, and most sporting game with a win which gave them the double for the season. Victory must have been very sweet to the Evertonians who have seen their team struggling in recent weeks and defeat doubly disappointing for Liverpool supporters who had anticipated the Wembley line-up to provide something rather better than they did. Everton raised their game to fit the occasions, particularly in defence, Liverpool could not find their usual rhythm. In the first half Everton played their best football for some time, despite Pickering and company falling into an offside trap to such an extent that one wondered whether this tactic had been specially devised for the night. Yeats and his co-defenders worked the trap with a slickness which was as devasting to the Everton forwards as it was frustrating to the Goodison fans. But Everton found the verve and drive which has been missing from their game recently, while Liverpool played it cool and clam but with little penetration. Their midfield play was academic rather than incisive and Everton were full value for their two goals lead at half-time. There was little indication of how events were to go in the opening stages with the game mainly in midfield but there was no doubt that Everton looked the more lively and more dangerous. They set the match slight after 19 minutes with a great goal from temple, who had his best game of the season in the inside left position. Gabriel delivered a centre of such precision that Lawrence could be excused for not coming out to intercept- it was just too far for him-and the ball floated over the heads of the defence for Temple to head it solidly just under the bar. Liverpool’s reply was an intricate passing, move down the right with St. John finding Hunt unmarked for the first and only time in the game. Hunt, trying to place his shot over West into the far corner, lifted the ball over the bar. This was an isolated attack by Liverpool whose forwards could not break down the tight and excellent cover of the Everton defence, which was the feature of the match.
MORRISSEY DOES IT AGAIN
Morrissey, who usually comes up with something extra special against his old team, did it again by increasing Everton's lead after 30 minutes. Harvey slid the ball through so neatly inside Lawler that Morrissey was unable to dart through quickly into what looked an offside position, but when Harvey made the pass Morrissey was on-side. He dribbled the ball on a few yards and hit a low swerving shot which appeared to be going wide but it hit the far upright and was deflected into the net. Two down and Liverpool looked shaken as well they might against this Everton side playing with such composure and command. Harvey dribbled through brilliantly but spoiled his work by trying to take the ball around Lawrence and ran it out of play. A quick shot when he had made the initial break might have settled the game there and then and it appeared to be so when Temple cracked the ball into the net from Gabriel's pass Temple was clearly on-side when he controlled the ball but the linesman's flag went up apparently for offside by Pickering who was on the far side of the pitch well away from play. The free kick, however, was taken from where Temple had gone' through-an odd decision. Yeats kept going up for corners to lend his weight to the attack and he managed once to head the ball down to Hunt, who had to shoot quickly, and did-over the bar. Just before half-time, as though to show that Liverpool were down but far from out. Thompson sent a shot wide from a clever pass by St. John so the score could well have been in the region of 4-2 in Everton's favour at this stage. Everton re-started in control and Callaghan performed defensive  chore of the night by dispossessing Pickering when the Everton centre-forward was about to shoot only a few yards out. Lawrence had to dash out yards from the penalty area to kick away as Pickering was almost clear and then, suddenly, Liverpool began to turn on the pressure and take command themselves.
Everton were pinned back in their own half of the field and it took great covering work and sound tackling to hold the Liverpool forwards who now had major possession. For the final 20 minutes or so, it was Liverpool who dominated but they managed only two shots on the target from St. John and Thompson, both superbly saved by West. Liverpool had been inspired by their goal after 75 minutes, which came from a penalty after Labone had gone down with St. John in a chase for the ball. Referee Howley pointed to the spot but it did seem that Labone had pushed the ball away and St. John had fallen over his outstretched leg. Stevenson took the kick in exactly the same way as his penalty in the Cup semi-final, highand to the goalkeeper's left.
GABRIEL MAN OF THE MATCH
Although most of the play in the closing minutes was in the Everton half, they did some away with two great attacks in which Temple missed a simple chance from a header by Pickering, the ball bouncing about the goalmouth as Pickering and Yeats went for the rebound. Temple also made a good headerwhich Lawrencesaved well and although Liverpool moved the ball around neatly, there was far too much square passing, and back passing of the ball, to break down an Everton defence which took the honours. Labone had a splendid game against St. John while I rated Gabriel the man of the match for his work in defence and attack. Harris brought experience and touches of class to the team on his return, and gave one of his best displays of the season, lifting the defensive side of his game to considerable heights. Temple and Harvey also did excellently with Pickering having a particularly good first half. Both inside forwards worked themselves almost to a standstill in defence and attack, with Harvey's neat mid-field passing being a feature. Smith was the outstanding . Liverpool player, with Lawler, Byrne and Stevenson little behind him. Smith and Lawler are making themselves into the perfect partnership which could lift them together right into the international ranks. It was the Liverpool attack which proved to be the disappointing part of their gamefor we saw little of Hunt, Milne or Callaghan. St. John's distribution of the ball could hardly be faulted but there was a lack of finish by the forwards which spoiled their well-controlled mid-field play. Thompson was too good for young Wright In direct opposition beating him time and again, but Wright's powers of recovery are remarkable, and the winger had to wander to make an impact on the game.

WILSON STILL OUT
Liverpool Daily Post- Thursday, April 16, 1965
Manager Harry Catterick waits until to-day before naming his side to receive Fulham, but if as seems likely. Monday’s night’s team conquerors will be together again. The only forecast made about Ray Wilson, who damaged a muscle in his side at Wembley, is that he is unlikely to resume during the holiday games, but officially the possibility of a return before the season ends is not ruled out. The Wilson injury is not only painful but yields comparatively slowly to treatment. Everton’s Easter programme is far from insuperable and although Wolves will at least try to go down with a flourish, victory is not beyond Everton, at Molyneux on Saturday. In fact, it would not be unduly surprising to find Everton winning all three Waster matches.”

KAY LEAVES PRISON
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Wednesday, April 15, 1965
TO APPEAR BEFORE F.A. COMMITTEE
Tony Kay, the Everton and England wing half back, who was convicted of conspiracy to defraud by fixing football matches at Nottingham Assizes, late ion January was released from Thorpe Arch open prison. Boston Spa, Yorkshire this morning. Kay has been asked to appear before the Disciplinary Committee of the Football Association at Lancaster Gate, London, next Wednesday. Although legal representation has been refused, Kay will be represented by Mr. Cliff Lloyd, secretary of the Professional Footballers’ Association. Mr. Holland Hughes a solicitor and a director of Everton F.C will, it is understood represent the club.

EASTER WILL SOLVE IFS AND BUTS
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Thursday, April 15, 1965
By Leslie Edwards
Everton can take advantage of their Easter programme to push their League position to the heights where they can become eligible for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup competition next season; Liverpool have only academic interest in the League now but their two games with Chelsea are of vital importance to the destiny of the Championship. Everton's toughest game in the three-match programme is likely to be at Wolves on Saturday for the famous Midlands club, bottom of the First Division for so long, will still be all out for points in the hope that Aston Villa or Birmingham slip further into the relegation dungeon. At the moment, it looks as though Birmingham and Wolves will go down, but Villa, four points ahead ofBirmingham and five in front of Wolves, are still not safe with five games left to play. So we can anticipate Everton's visit to Molyneux being a hard, strongly-contested game, but they should be capable of beating Fulham twice. The London club are at Goodison Park to-morrow (3 p.m.) with the return at Craven Cottage on Monday. Fulham are now clear of relegation danger and Everton, if they can continue in their excellent form of Monday night, should prove too good for them.

TEMPLE IS PICKED FOR ENGLAND TOUR
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Thursday, April 15, 1965
RAY WILSON GOES, TOO
ON CONTINENT
By Michael Charters
Everton forward Derek Temple has been chosen to tour with the full England team when they travel to the Continent in the week after the Cup Final. They will he playing three games in all. This is Temple's first representative honour and he will join his Everton colleague, Ramon Wilson, on the tour. Wilson is making good progress after being injured in the Wembley international last week, but will not play this Easter. Everton goalkeeper Gordon West has also been named for the England Under-23 tour of the Continent in mid-May. Everton manager Harry Catterick said to-day " We are particularly delighted at Temple's selection. As a local boy, his talent has not always been given the recognition internationally we believed he deserved."
UNCHANGED
Everton's team for the home game against Fulham tomorrow will be unchanged. Graham Leggat, Fulham's Scottish international winger, who was dropped last week, leads the attack against Everton. His surprise recall is because Maurice Cook is not available owing to the illness of his young son. Fulham make two other from the team which beat Blackburn Rovers 3-2 at Craven Cottage last Friday. George Cohen, who was in England's team against Scotland, replaces Barry Mealand at right back, and Bobby Keetch, recovered from injury, returns at centre half for Fred Callaghan. Everton; West; Wright, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Fulham; Macedo; Cohen, Langley; Robson, Keetch, Brown; Key, Marsh, Leggat, Haynes, O’Connell.

FULHAM GET OFF LIGHTLY
Liverpool Daily Post-Saturday, April 17, 1965
EVERTON MISS CHANCE OF BIG VICTORY
EVERTON 2, FULHAM 0
By Jack Rowe

Everton took sixty-oneminutes to clinch this match at Goodison Park yesterday. That it needed so long was remarkable because after taking a goal in four minutes they had Fulham on the block and the scene looked ready for one of the few Goodison goal revels of the season. Yet Fulham not only survived but for a time in the second half there was the danger that they might sneak an equaliser in spite of the paucity of their forward play. Then Everton got their second in 61 minutes, a minute or so after the crowd had been increased by the refusal of Referee Pickles to award a penalty when Wright was pulled down from behind in the area. That settled it and so Everton won their second successive game at home this season, but how Fulham got away with it so cheaply was a blight on the inability was a blight on the inability of the Goodison attack to cast-in on the chances they made, especially in the first 20 minutes. Pickering scored the first goal brilliantly when he chased and caught a back pass from Langley, dribbled round Macedo and from almost on the line managed to squeeze the ball with complete accuracy just inside the far post. I reckon that in the next fifteen minutes Pickering should have had a hat-trick. He headed over from a Morrissey cross when a downward nod must have beaten Macedo he took the ball too far when a first time shot was the obvious answer and all told Fulham should have been in a situation when there was not the slightest hope of a recovery. Frankly they scarcely looked like producing one except for the brief spell after half-time but as long as they were only a goal behind the threat of an equaliser was present.
SCOTT’S FINE RUNS
Everton continued to fail to find the target in the second half, so frustrating to their supporters who saw some fine build-up work from Harvey and some fine winging runs from Scott. Poor Langley had a miserable afternoon against Scott who had the beating of him most of the time and in the first half a succession of centres to shot his catching and handling ability. Everton were the better all-round side from the start. Even if their finishing was off the beam-Scott also put a penalty kick almost straight at Macedo in the last minute-they always carried too much strength for Fulham whose chief answer was the precision passing of Haynes. I don’t think an arm injury to Leggat just before half-time made any difference because the only time the centre forward evaded Labone and got the ball into the net, neither the referee nor the linesman missed the lunge he made at West, while the goalkeeper was on the ground to get possession. With Everton failing to make the most of their superiority the game inevitable flagged at times because generally the feeling was that although Fulham did assert themselves more in the second half they had nothing up front to use what Haynes provided.
NASTY MOMENT
There was one nasty moment for Everton when a couple of shots were kept out by the bodies of defenders and it was straight after this that Wright swept down after O’Connell’s belated tackle. It looked a penalty and the crowd let the referee know what they thought about it, but within a minute Everton’s second goal came along. Scott centred to the far post, Morrissey headed the ball down and Temple rammed it over the line from about six yards. Except for that finishing deficiency Everton as a team played quite well. One of the biggest cheers of the afternoon was when the crowd recognised Tony Kay in the stand. Everton; West; Wright, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Fulham; Macedo; Cohen, Langley; Robson, Keetch, Brown; Kay, Marsh, Leggatt, Haynes, O’Connell. Referee; Mr. J.S. Pickles (Stockport). Attendance 38,537.

EVERTON SHOULD HAVE SCORED SIX
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express-Saturday, April 17, 1965
BRILLIANT DISPLAY BY HARRIS IN 2-0 WIN
FULHAM OUTPLAYED
Life and football are full of ironies. Take the case of Tony Kay, signed three seasons ago by Everton. His future seemed assured: that of the man he deposed. Brian Harris, anything but. Yet at Goodison Park yesterday it was Kay sitting on the sidelines (in the stand) and Harris playing as brilliant a first-half against Fulham as he has ever contributed. No wonder some people describe him as Everton's Old Faithful, though he's not so old as not to have a future with the club he has served all his football life. What future there may be for Kay is in the hands of the Football Association. I am told news which has gone down the soccer grapevine is that it looks as though Kay has played his last game in League football in this country.
LONG PASSES
It was Harris, scarcely putting a foot wrong and finding team-mates with a series of beautifully-judged long passes who made Everton a force, where against Chelsea and at Leicester they had looked ordinary. This was one of the best Everton we have seen this season, but they were so profligate with chances it took them all too long to consolidate victory at 2-0. Why is it that after making such easy shooting chances their forward line mistimes so many of them? Why is it that players like Brown and Harvey, hitting the ball hard and true, so often beat the bar and goalkeeper? Chronic over-anxiousness and haste are two answers. Everyone tries to put too much "on" the ball with the result that timing or direction (and sometimes both), are hopelessly out. Now surely if shooters aimed to clip the ball more accurately and less fiercely they would be much more successful.
THEIR DUE

Most of the 38,000 present yesterday went home moaning that Scott missed a last minute penalty. He didn't. Macedo saved it. Let us give the goalkeeper--and Scott—their due. Much more blatant were other failures to score from almost as deadly a place as the penalty spot. Everton are the record drawists of their division—14 matches, many of them at home.  There were times yesterday when Fulham, who might in other circumstances have been beaten 6-0, were within sight of a draw. Not because of their excellent defence, but, because Everton's finishing was so frustratingly ineffective. One can never describe It as weak. because forceful shots are usually flying all round target, as they were yesterday, but in sum a bag of two goals yesterday for a side so completely in charge as Everton was ludicrous. Pickering's goal at four minutes was one of the most remarkable I've seen this season. He Picked up a long reverse pass by Marsh, tempted Macedo from his line, rounded him and then found himself so badly angled the chance of scoring was no more than one in a hundred.
AN ANGLE
But Pickering made it, down an angle of not more than five degrees and the crowd rose to him. Fulham contrived to stay only a goal down until 15 minutes after the interval. Then Scott's centre was nodded down by Morrisey to enable Temple to slide the ball over the line at close range. This goal assuaged the crowd's anger, since only a moment before O'Connell had brought down Wright with blatant intent and referee Pickles (the referee who ordered off Dave Hickson at Anfield) had flabbergasted everyone by ruling no foul: no penalty. Brown brought down Temple in the final minute and this time the penalty was given. Macedo, who had featured for his clean catching of many Everton centres, dived to his left to save brilliantly. Except for their wastefulness with easy chances, Everton could hardly have done more. Gabriel and Harris were the motivating force behind the scenes.
LUCKLESS
It want their fault their forwards failed to win the match in the first 30 minutes. There were times when Everton were luckless- notably Morrissey—but even allowing for this, their shooting was remarkably inaccurate. Fulham have two fine backs in the acrobatic Langley and the solid, progressive Cohen; they have one of the best of inside forwards in Haynes, but their attack was negligible, despite the support it got from the half-backs because they worked the ball in circles and it often wound up where a movement started.  Marsh, from being outstanding at Anfield a few weeks ago, was this time completely out of the picture, except as an obvious cramp victim of Everton's notoriously "difficult" ground.

WOLVES SNAP BACK, BUT EVERTON SOON TAME THEM
The Liverpool Football Echo and Evening Express- Saturday, April 17, 1965
WOLVES 2, EVERTON 4
By Horace Yates
Wolverhampton Wanderers; McLaren; Wilson, Thomson; Kirkham, Flowers, Miller; Wharton, Woodruff, McIImoyle, Knowles, Buckley. Everton; West; Wright, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Referee; Mr. G.W.T. Davis (Romford).
A high wind and drizzling rain at the start threatened to make things unpleasant. Wolves opened up in business-like fashion and when Wharton hit the ball fiercely across goal it carried too much pace for Buckley to make contact. Everton were moving the ball quickly and accurately. Pickering brought the ball infield to hit a fierce drive over the bar, but when Wolves tried to retaliate, McIImoyle was yards offside. With Everton after a Fairs Cup place and Wolves fighting to avoid relegation there was much at stake and play was fast and exciting. Everton were celebrating a narrow escape one minute, when West’s dive prevented Buckley’s pass from reaching the unopposed Wharton in front of goal; the next minute Everton were scoring at the other end. From West’s kick, Wilson was guilty of a tragic error and Morrissey was quick to profit by it. He took the ball, slipped inside the full back, and as McLaren advanced hit the ball into goal off the post. This was at the eight minute. The rain had given way to brilliant sunshine and Everton continued to press. When Pickering found the defence too tightly packed, he pushed the ball to Scott and ran in to await the return. The idea was good, but Scott’s centre was easily fielded by McLaren. Wolves fought back and when Wharton fired the ball across Everton’s goal, Buckley raced in. His header was knocked out by West, but there was Woodruff waiting to side-foot the ball into the open goal, after a quarter of an hour. This was a Wolves tonic when it was needed most, for Everton had began to show signs of taking command. The game was turned inside out in 21 minutes when Wilson lobbed the ball into the Everton penalty area. McIImoyle was able to head it down and hit a powerful shot for the angle of the goal. West beat this shot down, only to find the ball going directly to Wharton, who headed into goal without difficulty. This struggling Wolves side were snapping up their scoring chances and Harris had to be alert to head behind for a corner when McIImoyle laid on another goal front offering.
GRANDSTAND FINISH
Obviously Wolves were staging a grandstand finish to the season in an effort to retain their status. It may still be too late, but at least these Wolves will go down fighting. Everton cleared a dangerous corner kick and found Temple at halfway. He had too much pace for the Wolves defenders and reached the penalty area before Thomson was able to flick the ball from his toe as McLaren came out prepared for a do-or-die effort. Thomson was injured, but able to resume after attention. In 28 minutes Everton were level. From the corner, Wolves only half cleared the ball back to Scott. A header across goal found Harris prepared and he drove a fine shot just inside the post. This was see-saw scoring and football spirited enough to satisfy most people. A weak clearance by Wharton from a corner kick gave Everton a chance. Brown’s pass was deflected high into the air by Harris and Gabriel headed into the net, only to find himself, correctly given offside. Pickering came away from midfield with the ball and Flowers could not prevent the centre forward from getting into the shot, but McLaren had it safely covered. Morrissey was giving Wilson a deal of trouble and the full back brought him down from behind as he raced towards goal.
TEN DEFENDERS
As Everton attacked they found 10 defenders ranged in the penalty area against them. Morrissey continued to play extremely intelligently and, by pushing the ball out to Harvey, put the defence entirely on the wrong foot. Harvey was able to go right into the penalty area, but lifted his shot too high. Wolves blotted their goal-snatching copybook when Woodruff missed a most inviting heading chance in front of goal. Labone nipped a Wolves attack in the bud and switched the pattern completely with a fine pass to Temple. In his tussle to beat Wilson, Temple hurt his back and could scarcely move. He was helped into the dressing room just a minute before half-time.
Half-time; Wolves 2, Everton 2.
Heavy rain sent the exposed members of the 20,000 crowd racing for cover during the interval. Temple resumed but was feeling the base of his spine somewhat tenderly. Pickering restored Everton’s lead within two minutes of the resumption. Labone found him on the left wing after stopping a Wolves advance. Then Pickering beat Flowers, stumbled regained his feet bored into the penalty area and scored with a great shot. Pickering again excelled with a clever back-heeled flick which sent Morrissey racing through and it was not until he was near goal that the winger was dispossessed. Temple was little more than a passenger. Everton were again threatening to take complete charge of this game. A goal was laid on for Pickering by the finest pass of the match from Brian Harris, but the goalkeeper McLaren hurled himself at the centre forward and knocked him down McLaren was injured in the process and the referee had no hesitation in awarding a penalty. There was some surprise when brown, not Pickering, stepped forward to take the kick. The full back made no mistake, for his ground shot passed under McLaren’s body for Everton’s fourth goal in 50 minutes. The earlier rampant Wolves were now almost completely tamed and Everton felt able to take risks they might not have favoured earlier in the game.
LABONE SHINES
Labone was a wrecker of Wolves’ ambitions whenever the ball was in the middle. He was never content merely to be destructive and often instigated attacks. McIImoyle, completely unable to get in close, tried to beat West from 18 yards. It was a worthy effort too, yet West covered it amply. A move involving Wright, Harvey and Wright again saw the ball crossed to Morrissey. As usual Morrissey slipped Wilson but then kicked the ball just too hard, so that McLaren was able to deny him a shooting chance. With everything to gain from attack and nothing to lose, Wolves left only McLaren in their half as they piled on the pressure. Morrissey continued to give Wilson a football lesson and when he was tackled from behind the winger lost a boot. He had to ask a spectator to making running repairs. Final; Wolves 2, Everton 4. Attendance 20,000.
LANCASHIRE LEAGUE
Everton A nil, Liverpool A 1
Everton B nil, Liverpool B 1

WHAT IS THE FUTURE FOR ALEX YOUNG?
The Liverpool Football Echo- Saturday, April 17, 1965
They’re Your Views
An Everton supporter, with comments on the future of Alex Young, wins the three-guinea award this week for his view on the club. He is Mr. Peter Murray, of Ford.
With the news that Alex Young is on his way back to full fitness. the question rises where does he fit in with future plans for the team? Does he, in fact, fit in anywhere? The Everton forward line needs the inspiration of someone like Young to lift it from its present state of mediocrity. The only way to do this is to play him in his rightful and mosteffective position-centre forward. The arguments levelled against Young as a centre forward are (or were) that he lacked the height and build, wasn't a goalscorer, &c. Admittedly Young isn't moulded in the style of centre forward play on which the English fan has been nurtured for so long. The Deans,Lawton’s, Lofthouse’s were all outstanding examples of a certain, but not exclusive, type of centre forward (Hidegkuti and Di Stefano have proven this). I find it hard to understand this rigid so-English attitude which demands that the centre forward takes upon himself the main brunt of goalscoring. The centre forward is just one of five players labelled the "attack"—so what does it matter who does the scoring as long as the goals come? In modern football, which is being gradually dominated by defence- motivated, pre-conceived patterns and plans, it is the individualists, the artists like Young. who by very dint to their unorthodoxy, are going to prove the match winners. It is unreasonable and unfair to expect Young to play a Dennis Stevens type of game at inside forward. To attempt to impose a new style of play on a player, alien to that which he has played all his life is just to stifle his instinctive flair, his natural talent. A couple of seasons after talk of Everton becoming one of the top teams in Europe, the fans are not going to be fobbed off by talks of the chance of money this season. What we want is the success we’re come to expect: a good start would be to bring back Young as soon as it is humanly possible and at No. 9. The solution is to play Young at centre forward and to put Pickering, playing the same type of game as he does with the No. 9 shirt on back, at inside.  Having successfully made the switch from full back, he should find it easier than Young to make the switch to inside forward. But whatever happens, Young has suffered long enough by being played out position just as Temple is now.—Peter F. Murray. Westmorland Avenue, Ford, Liverpool 21.

EVERTON RES v  BLACKBURN ROVERS RES
The Liverpool Football Echo and Evening Express- Saturday, April 17, 1965
Everton Res; Rankin; Parker, Darcy; Hurst, Heslop, Grant; Shaw, Young, Hill, Humphreys, Veall. Blackburn Rovers Res; Cooper; Wilson, Bray; Anderson, Holt, McGrath; Blore, Jones (G), Mulvaney, Holden, Horrey. Referee. Mr. W.S. Castle (Sedgeley, Worcestershire).
There was little between the teams for the first five minutes and Everton almost found themselves behind. An overhead kick by Mulvaney dropped right on the goal-line but Rankin was able to get to it. Straight from this Everton took the lead they so badly needed if they were going toclinch the Central League championship. The ball went over to the right to Young who was showing his mastery, drew the Rovers defence and put through a neat pass for Hill to net easily at eight minutes. Blackburn should have equalised when Blore miskicked on the slippery turf when well placed. There was plenty of bite to the game but defences were mainly in command. Young, was trying some nice moves, but centre half Holt was giving him little room to manoeuvre, and at the other end Mulvaney was finding Heslop a stumbling block. Blore equalised for Blackburn at 43 minutes when he was the last of four forwards to attempt to score from a Horrey centre. Young gave Shaw a chance, but full back Bray had the winger well under control.  Hill was unlucky just on the interval with a shot which went just wide of the post. Half-time. Everton Res. 1 Blackburn Res. 1

EVERTON A v  LIVERPOOL A
The Liverpool Football Echo and Evening Express- Saturday, April 17, 1965
Liverpool quicker on the ball, had more of the play. After 25 minutes Roach chased after a through pass from Evans, and put Liverpool ahead after beating the Everton keeper for the ball. Half-time -Everton A nil, Liverpool A 1.

SNAP AND SNARL OF THE OLD WOLVES HAVE GONE
The Liverpool Daily Post- Monday, April 19, 1965
EVERTON WIN PUTS END OF MOLINUEX ERA IN SIGHT
ONLY PICKERING’S MISSES PREVENT REAL DRUBBING
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2, EVERTON 4
By Horace Yates
An era of more than thirty years membership of the First Division is nearing its close at Wolverhampton. These modern Wolves, insubstantial shadows of predecessors who ravaged the country with great and glorious deeds for so long are on their knees, and stumbling into Division Two. None can say it is a crude fate, for quite frankly Division two is where this present side belong. For twenty minutes or so against Everton at Molyneux they showed fight worthy of their traditions, a realistic approach to a desperate situation. Then, when Everton, depleted by an injury to Temple just before half-time, which relegated him to the role of passenger, hit them hard they had neither the spirit, the skill nor seemingly the will to save themselves. Possibly it was Wolves misfortune to find themselves opposed to a side like Everton, to whom victory was of vital consequence as an aid to Inter Cities Cup competition next season. Although they took a lead, lost it and even found themselves in arrears, Everton showed the sort of fight wolves lacked.
VICTORY FLOURISH
Back they came with a victory flourish that left their opponents trailing, helpless stragglers at the tempo was stepped up beyond Wolves’ ability to complete. Everton took their goals when they were needed and the victory margin was emphatic. Yet it they had doubled their scoring haul, as they might have done so easily, their superiority would not have been exaggerated. It was not in the creation of chances, only in the acceptance that Everton were remiss and the principal offender was their prince of finishers, Fred Pickering. His critics generally look not to the finishing powers, bur rather to creative achievement for their ammunition. There was nothing wrong here with his approach, but at least three times he failed when goals were his for the taking. Pickering is not generally so kindly disposed to an opposition and because of it. Wolves were spared their biggest hammering of the season.
BROWN TAKES OVER
For all that Pickering scored one goal brilliantly, after being brought to his knees and recovering. He had hacked out another goal for the taking when McLaren sought refuge by bringing down the centre forward to concede a penalty kick. It was surprising to find Pickering standing aside to allow Brown to take the shot, especially for those who remembered the centre forward’s nomination for such awards even when specialists Roy Vernon was in the side. Brown made no mistake with his low driven power shot and afterwards Pickering told me “Penalty’s kicks are not for me.”
“let somebody else have them. I missed once. That is enough.” Penalties obviously are not the gifts some people would have us believe. Although two or three Everton players were quiet in this revel, it was still a team victory, with solidity discouraging Wolverhampton hopes of making a last ditch stand for survival. The principal executioner was Brian Labone. He regarded the approach to goal as his particular responsibility. In the air he was supreme. On the ground he dominated. He broke up raids with a classical assurance and instituted attacks as though this were a prime responsibility. Harris’ grasp of almost every situation belied the battle he is having to maintain a place and Gabriel’s defence was always adequate. Brown and Wright experienced their most worrying moments in the early stages and West’s misfortune was to make two saves, which were only goals delayed as the balls he beat out fell invitingly to the opposition.
MORRISSEY ON TOP
So often it is the case that one man’s success means another man’s failure and this was so in the Morrissey-Wilson duel. The former Nottingham Forest full back started badly when he allowed Morrissey to take the ball from him to score the first goal eight minutes with a fine shot. Thereafter the full back was dominated consistently in one of Morrissey’s most impressive showing. Woodruff equalised after West had pushed out Buckley’s header (15) Similarly West deflected a McIImoyle shot to make Wharton a score (21) and it was Harris from a corner kick never properly cleared who equalised with a beautifully judged shot. Everton truly tore Wolves apart with a leading goal two minutes after the resumption, with Pickering revelling in his favourite inside dancing jig. He beat both Thomson and Flowers tripped, regained his feet and scored very creditably. Three minutes later with a goal there for the taking from Labone’s through pass, Pickering was upset by McLaren in the penalty spot. Temple remained on the field to the end, but only by accident was he brought into contact with the ball. He had been slowed to walking pace by a knock on the base of the spine as he tried to round Wilson. Harvey’s progress from immaturity to a confident capable non-stop worker has been remarkable. Despite Wright’s advance, Harvey must be regarded as the club’s discovery of the season. Wolves will have to find ability if their immediate figure is to be at all rewarding and unfortunately for them, in this game at least, their internationals, Flowers and Thomson were unable to provide the foundation for it. Wolverhampton Wanderers; McLaren; Wilson, Thomson; Kirkham, flowers, Miller; Wharton, Woodruff, McIImoyle, Knowles, Buckley. Everton; West; Wright, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Referee; Mr. C.W.T. Davis (Romford). Attendance 19,689.

CENTRAL LEAGUE
The Liverpool Daily Post-Monday, April 19, 1965
EVERTON RES  1 BLACKBURN RES 3
Everton Reserves’ chances of the Central League championship took a knock when they were deservedly beaten by Blackburn Rovers Reserves at Goodison Park on Saturday. Everton took the lead at the eight minute when Hill converted a Young pass, then allowed the Rovers defence to dictate the game and eventually Blore equalised at 43 minutes. After the interval the visitor’s confidence increased they played much the better football and made the issue safe with goals by Jones (66 minutes) and Holden (77 minutes).

GRANDSTAND FINISH MAY TAKE EVERTON INTO EUROPE
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Monday, April 19, 1965
By Horace Yates
"Ee-Ay-Addio. Wolves are going down." This jubilant chant by the Everton followers at Molineux on Saturday, where the Wanderers lost 2-4, was probably right on target. The prophesy was not disputed by the crowd on the terraces nor the team on the pitch. It seemed a tame surrender of a wonderful Wolverhampton record, for barring Everton must have driven the last nail into the Wolverhampton coffin. For Everton, it was a great victory. At the outset, they faced a team galvanised into new life by the hope given to them by victory at Sunderland on Friday. If they had maintained the urgency they showed in the first 20 minutes or so. Wolves would certainly have made Everton fight much harder for victory. As It was, even with Temple a hobbling passenger throughout the second half. Everton were able to deal with anything Wolves had to offer with an ease made greater as desperation took over in the Wolverhampton ranks. Temple received a knock at the base of the spine and this prevented him from being able to proceed at more than walking pace. Everton could not afford to stand on ceremony, they had to hammer these Wolves to further their ambitions, to qualify for European competition, through the Inter Cities Fairs Cup next season and hammer them they did.
TOWEL THROWN IN
It must be a long time since Morrissey was able to dominate so completely as he did in this match. Almost every time he faced Wilson, he beat him. The crowd cheered derisively on the one occasion the former Nottingham Forest full back won a duel for possession. If Wolves had maintained their early aggression,  Everton would have had a sterner task but when they found the Merseysiders able to counter them, and build up a scoring advantage, instead of intensifying the struggle.  Wolves merely threw In the towel. As big an instrument in this development was Evertonskipper Brian Labone. He dominated everything in the centre of the pitch and for all his endeavour, McIImoyle had little or no reward.
OBJECT LESSON
What an object lesson is, Labone for the modern stopper-type centre half. Labone did the stopping all right, but this often was only the beginning of his efforts and the way in which he converted defence into attack was one of the most impressive features of a very worthy victory. If Pickering had been as accurate with his shooting he normally is, he could have had three or four goals for himself. This did not alter his domination of Flowers, who was extended to dangerous limits over and over again. Harris clearly advertised his intention to hang on to the left half position now that he has regained it. His defence was excellent, he linked splendidly and scored.
LIKE A VETERAN
Gabriel was less inclined to devote as much of his activities to attack than usual, but there was no criticising his defensive excellence. Confronted by the eager Buckley, Wright had periods of intense activity, and responded like a veteran. This youngster who in less than a full season in First Division football is clearly going to render Everton great service in the years to come. Brown had his anxious moments with Wharton and yet I thought his play showed that he is again settling down adequately into the more exacting requirements of first team football, after a longish period in discard. Harvey's best work was achieved in breaking up Wolves' constructive endeavours before they had any opportunity to develop. Twice West could only push the ball out to produce goals for Wolves and yet I would hesitate to criticise him on this account. His positional play and anticipation on other occasions did him great credit. Everton had all the encouragement they needed when Morrissey gave them the lead, with a fine shot after only eight minutes. Woodruff established equality after West had pushed out Buckley's header and it was a complete turn-up when Everton found themselves 2-1 down in 21 minutes.
TEN FIT MEN
It was Wilson, who seemingly could do little to please this crowd, who paved the way for a Wharton goal. McIImoyle's shot was charged down by West and Wharton ran in to score easily. Wolves in this vein were a proposition. They had fight, thrust and a finishing worthiness which belied their position of danger. Once Harris had equalised following a Scott corner, the fight was knocked out of Wolves. They should have taken heart from the fact that Everton were reduced to 10 fit men by the injury of Temple, but before they had any real opportunity, Pickering had scored the third. Pickering had another goal there for the taking, when he was knocked down by the goalkeeper. Brown emerged as the penalty kick taker, and scored without any difficulty. Everton are making a grandstand finish, to the season, and only when this match was too one-sided to matter, could anybody label it " end of season stuff."

END OF SEASON FLOURISH
Liverpool Daily Post- Tuesday, April 20, 1965
A SMOOTH EVERTON DESERVED ANOTHER EASTER VICTORY
FULHAM 1, EVERTON 1
By Horace Yates
Although a goal five minutes from the end by Fulham presented Everton from celebrating Easter with a clean sheet, the Goodison Park club are sending the season out with a flourish. A most rewarding eight days has established them among the leading four clubs, with three victories from four games. If merit had been truly rewarded this would have been a fourth victory. Yet Everton can blame only themselves. Particularly in the first half when there was a gale force wind behind them they had sufficient opportunity to have put the result beyond doubt. All they could muster, however, was one Pickering goal in 30 minutes. It was cleverly taken for, from a free kick awarded for a handling offence by Keetch which certainly deprived Pickering of a goal, justice was done. Morrissey tapped the ball no more than three or four inches and Pickering hammered a great shot into the net from 20 yards. Fulham were distinctly second best. Compared with Everton’s smooth approach their combination was ragged and uncertain. Haynes tried to revive their dropping spirits from time to time but against a defence which appeared to have no loopholes, even he appeared to lose heart. A grandstand finish brought Fulham back into the game and two or three saves by West were goalkeeping at its best. He had no chance, however, when Cohen’s centre completely by-passed the defence.
THE EQUALISER
For probably the only occasion in the game Everton had left an opponent unmarked within sight of goal, and it was fatal. Key ran in and cracked the equaliser into the net. Haynes was within a foot of bringing victory to Fulham, two minutes from the end, when from a Langley corner kick he only just cleared the bar. Everton, with Temple injured, took the opportunity to blood seventeen-years-old Jimmy Husband in League football. He began promisingly enough. It is unfair, however, to expect such youngsters to dominate and although he showed some clever touches, lack of strength deprived him of celebrating his debut with a goal. There was still much to admire in Everton’s play and they were unrecognisable from the side which has so often brought deep despair to their supporters at Goodison Park. The half back line were excellent Labone dominated almost everything, and both Gabriel and Harris were strong in the tackle and always watchful, for the opportunity to send the attack racing away, wright too was in excellent form and put O’Connell completely in the shade. Key was more troublesome against Brown, although this was not due to any lack of effort from the full back Pickering had a tough customer to contend with in Keetch. The centre half got away with any amount of pushing and pulling and Pickering often tried, and with some success, to take him out of the middle by operating on the wing.
CLEVER CENTRES
This I though, was one of Alex Scott’s best games for several matches. It was not his fault that some of his speedy runs and clever centres were not converted for the invitations were full of promise. Colin Harvey ran himself into the ground with a non-stop display. He was as happy in breaking up Fulham raids as he was in prompting Everton attacks. His strength in the tackle was obviously a surprise to several of the Fulham players who found themselves dispossessed by his tenacity. Morrissey found Cohen a tough customer to by pass and an intriguing duel between the two ended with honours even. It was always on the cards that Everton’s single goal might not be enough to avoid disaster from a single slip. While they were water-tight for so much of the time, when Fulham threw everything into the attack after disappointed supporters had given them the slow handclap the break came. They threw everything into attack and Cohen and Langley, the full backs, were frequently found operating within reach of the Everton goal.
SAFETY GOAL
Although there was plenty of height in the Fulham forward line, they were prevented line, they were prevented from gaining any advantage largely because of the complete dominance of Labone. Over and over again when the ball was sent across for either Marsha or Cook to apply a scoring header, it was Labone’s head that was first to the ball. Fulham’s consolation was that late goal meant that they were safe in Division One for another season by their own efforts for the single point was all they required to carry them to safety. The London side have put up some surprisingly good performances this season against highly-rated teams but this was one point which carried a “lucky” label. Almost all the way through compared with Everton they were a struggling side whose efforts did not bely their lowly league placing. Fulham; Macedo; Cohen, Langley; Robson, Keetch, brown, Key, Marsh, Cook, Haynes, O’Connell. Everton; West; Wright, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Husband, Morrissey. Referee; Mr. J.R. Osborne (Suffolk). Attendance 13,323.

RECOVERY MAY BRING EVERTON FOURTH PLACE REWARD
Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Tuesday, April 20, 1965
By Horace Yates
Eight days which have produced three victories and a draw have set Everton firmly along a belated path to recovery, their reward may well be fourth position in the final League table. In a season which has already been written off by the more demanding as a failure, such a placing is not entirely without compensation, even though the major prises have eluded them. At Fulham yesterday a goal five minutes from the end by winger Key after Everton’s first major defensive error produced a 1-1 draw, Pickering having scored for Everton after half an hour. That Fulham were able to salvage a point at all was a condemnation of Everton’s finishing particularly in a wind-assisted first half when chances were there for the taking. So vastly superior were Everton in ideas, combination and teamwork that the home supporters greeted the seemingly inadequate efforts of their team with the slow handclap although they cheered lustily enough when the equaliser was scored. Until the final desperate minutes the threat was nearly always that Everton would increase their lead rather than lose it; but one goal is a precarious margin on which to base victory hopes when the wind is such a powerful factor.
HUSBAND’S DEBUT
Because Temple had not quite recovered from the back injury he sustained at Wolverhampton, 17-years-old Jimmy Husband was introduced to League football at inside left. Up to a point his was quite a creditable showing. Twice he found himself with first-rate scoring chances, heading wide on one occasion and being too slow to the shot the second time. The strength he shows on the ball in youth team football was inadequate for the demands of top class soccer. Husband probably best summed up the position when he told me: " I thought it was great experience for me, but I found the pace very much faster than I am accustomed to." A knee Injury helped to slow him down in the second half. Because Morrissey's appearance was in some doubt, owing to a heel injury. Graham Shaw had been summoned to Craven Cottage.' It was decided to play Morrissey and although he was as courageous as usual his injury obviously had some effect. On the day he had to take a back seat to Scott as winger of the match. This was a vastly more effective Scott than at Wolverhampton, and he gave Langley quite a thrashing. The pity was that so much of his clever playing ran to waste for lack of a scoring punch inside. When he tried to set a solo example he was badly sandwiched, and although Everton had other claims or penalties refused this I thought was their most authentic case. SOLID LINE
Still, Everton should not have needed the penalty route to guarantee victory. They are staying the season's pace well, for some of their football was of a high order, quite beyond Fulham's ability to match. Really it was Everton's solid looking half back line which reduced Fulham to commonplace proportions. Labone was again in dominant mood and both Gabriel and Harris were thoroughly sound. Behind them the speedydecisive tackling of Wright made the going difficult for O'Connell and after long periods of comparative inactivity West responded capably when Fulham strove to make an impact on the game. Two or three of his saves were top class.
HARVEY'S ADVANCE
When Stevens was injured many people thought Everton would find tremendous difficulty in finding a comparable willing workman, but they have. Harvey as usual was nonstop in his pursuit of victory. His advance in less than a season has been so remarkable that if he can maintain progress he may well be marked out for the highest honours in the game before he is very much older. His placing of the ball often commanded admiration, a department in which Gabriel too excelled. Brown’s play suggested that only the interruption with his first team duty was responsible for any slide in form, for obviously he is stepping up his game nicely again. The difficulty may well be that with Wilson back in training and possibly ready to resume next Saturday, Brown's problems may begin all over again. Fulham's better known names Haynes, Cohen, and Robson—still provide the backbone of the side, and those who have suggested that Haynes is no longer the force he was are in danger of doing him an injustice. He is still a very able player, and his prompting would have appeared even more astute had he been playing to a forward line of greater possibilities.

TEMPLE IN ENGLAND TOUR PARTY
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Tuesday, April 20, 1965
Alt Ramsey, the England team manager, has included five uncapped players in the party of 20 for the three-match European tour next month. They are defenders Keith Newton (Blackburn) and Norman Hunter (Leeds) and forwards Derek Temple (Everton) Alan Ball (Blackpool) and Mick Jones (Sheffield United). Newton, Hunter, Ball and Jones have wide Under-23 experience, but Temple's only previous representative honour was an outing for the Football League against the Irish League in Belfast last October. Everton and Liverpool both provide two players for the tour. In addition to Temple, Everton supply full back Ray Wilson, while the Anfield pair are wing half Gordon Milne and winger Peter Thompson.

TONY KAY F.A. MEETINGS
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Wednesday, April 22, 1965
The Football Association to-day hold a Special commission in London, and it understood that they discussed the cases of players recently released from prison following convictions for soccer betting conspiracy. Lot week Peter Swan and David Lane (Sheffield Wednesday) and Tony Kay (Everton) were released from prison after serving 11 weeks of the sentence of four months imposed last January. The meeting at Lancaster Gage, was due to start at 2.30. First to arrive were Kay. Mr. E. Holland Hughes, an Everton director, and Mr. Cliff Lloyd, the secretary of the professional Footballers' Association. They arrived by taxi at 2.15 p.m. and were followed 25 minutes later by David Layne. He said he had been delayed in heavy London traffic.

BARRED FROM PLAYING IN 131 COUNTRIES
Liverpool Daily Post- Thursday, April 22, 1965
SOCCER LIFE BAN ON TONY KAY AND DAVID LAYNE
By Horace Yates
Tony Kay, England and Everton half back, and David Layne, Sheffield Wednesday centre forward, were yesterday permanently suspended from football and football management, following a meeting with an F.A. Commission at the F.A headquarters in London. The effect of this is that the players are barred from football, not only in Britain, but in the 130 countries affiliated to F.I.F.A. Even South Africa at present suspended from F.I.F.A. does not provide a loop-hole for they have continued to recognise suspensions imposed by member countries. The commission reached their decision on charges that the players had been guilty of an offence under Rule 36 (B) dealing with misconduct, betting, bribery and bad language. Members of the commission were; Mr. Harold Shentall (vice president) Mr. Norman Forbes, representing clubs in the Lancashire area, and Mr. Percy Bartlett (Cornwall), Kay and Layne were found guilty at Nottingham Assises in January and sentenced to four months imprisonment. They were released from gaol last week, having served eleven weeks of the sentence. The case against peter Swan (Sheffield Wednesday) was not heard as he had asked for an adjournment of the hearing to prepare his case. After the announcement of the decisions Kay seemed completely dejected. He said; “My case was put very ably by Mr. Cliff Lloyd (secretary of the Professional Association) and Mr. Holland Hughes (a lawyer and Everton director), but I did not speak myself. I am very upset. This is terrible for I have no other trade outside football. Layne refused to comment and hurried away.
NO APPEAL,
Mr. Lloyd who left with the players, said; “Personally I am disappointed with the decisions and the matter will be receiving further consideration by the Professional Footballers Association. He declined to enlarge on what he meant by “further consideration.” As is usual with commissions appointed by the Football Association, there is no right of appeal against the decisions. I understand that the cases of Kay and Layne were dealt with separately and each left the room for five or ten minutes while the commission deliberated. No comment was forthcoming, last night, from the Everton club, but Mr. Eric Taylor the Sheffield Wednesday general manager, said; “It is a hard price to pay for losing one match. “The best that can come out of this sorry business is the removal of any suspicious of a repeat of such activities. “We want to look on the good side rather than the bad, but it is a great blow to the player as well as the club. “It is of course unfortunate that the club should have to pay such a penalty for misdemeanours which are out of their control. “We have managed to weather it and most of our supporters have been with the club throughout all this, but we have obviously lost a few because of it.” F.A. secretary, Mr. Dennis Follows, would not say when the case against swan would be heard.
LOST HEAVILY
In the twelve months which have elapsed since the first rumblings of the case were heard, Kay has had plenty of opportunity to regret the one moment of disaster which has marred a brilliant career. He has lost heavily financially and paid with a prison sentence. Even that becomes almost insignificant set against the wreckage of a future without the rewarding pursuit of football the only trade to which Kay can turn at a fully experienced craftsman. The F.A. decisions I oppose was predictable, in view of the precedents already established, but Kay never lost hope that somehow somewhere, he would be allowed to try to rebuild from the wreckage. Kay realises as well as anyone, that the offence he committed was unpardonable. It was not the slip of a schoolboy inexperienced in the ways of the world but of a crown man, worldly wise in football decorum yet slip it was an isolated slip in years of honest endeavour and achievement. To have allowed him to play football again in this country was scarcely considered as a possibility by the vast majority. If there is a surprise element, it is a surprise element, it is in banging the door world wide against Kay. For a player to have his livelihood snatched from him is the hardest possible verdict any man could have. Kay will pay for the rest of his life, unless recourse to other means can soften the blow. People who have served longer sentences than Kay have been able leave prison and throw themselves on the mercy of the outside world, in many cases successfully. They have found individuals willing to give them a chance in rehabilitate themselves and so often they have done just that. No such clemency awaits a fallen footballer. The axe descends with a finality that spells death to a career. It is a grim warming to others not to stray from the narrow path of honesty and integrity.
NO ROAD BACK
Offenders in other walks of life can emigrate and start afresh in new fields and with renewed hope, requiring only a chance to show the lesson has been learned. Professional men like doctors and lawyers who have erred and strayed can still use their training and knowledge to some degree to make a living. In football apparently, there is no road back. Kay joined Everton from Sheffield Wednesday midway through the 1962-63 season. He helped Everton to win the championship and his prowess was rewarded by England recognition. In a short time he swept to a position somewhere near the top of the tree in personal achievement and in earning capacity. The world was at his feet when one incident from his past rose to knock his legs from under him. His club’s immediate loss is measured in terms of £60,000 or so. Kay’s worth in the transfer market, but ability such as Kay possessed is rare, and it is impossible to measure with any degree of accuracy Everton’s real loss. Kay made his debut on January 30, 1963, in the fourth round of the F.A. Cup at Swindon and his last match was in the home League game against Wolves on April 11 last year. He scored only four goals but it was the goals he created and prevented that made Kay such an outstanding player. He won a reputation, despite his modest build for being one of the toughest tackling players in football. The whole affair is a sad, distressing business and the revelations have left football with one of its greatest blots of all time. The hope now is that the misery and dejection which have followed in the wake of a solitary lapse will be sufficient to discourage any other footballer in the future from allowing himself to be tempted  to follows suit.

GLOVER STARS
The Liverpool Echo and Evening express- Thursday, April 22, 1965
ENGLAND YOUTH TEAM REACH SEMI-FINAL
Wing half Gerry Glover, of Everton was one of the outstanding players in England’s 5-0 triumph over Hungary in the International Youth Tournament quarter-final, at Wuppertsl, West Germany last night. England, holders and three times winners, led 1-0 at half time through a goal by outside right R. Morgan (QPR) then scored four times in 11 minutes during the second half. England’s goal-rush came through right Bond (Watford) 6th minute; inside left Vincent (Birmingham) 69th  (penalty); centre forward Osgood (Chelsea) 71st; and Vincent 78th.in tomorrow’s semi-final at Marl Huel’s England meet Italy, 2-0 winners over Ireland last night.
GORDON WEST ALSO CHOSEN UNDER-23
Gordon West been chosen against west Germany in Frieberg on May 25; Czechoslovakia In Liberec on May 29; and Austria in Vienna on June 2.

A TWENTY-YEAR FACELIFT PLAN FOR EVERTON
Liverpool Daily Post- Friday, April 23, 1965
By our Municipal correspondent
Over the next 20 years, the Everton district of Liverpool, at present containing much of the worst housing conditions in the city but partly redeveloped, will have been given a complete facelift, if a scheme to be put before the Development and Planning Committee to-day is approved. Already the scheme has been approved in principle, subject to certain conditions by the Housing Committee who considered it yesterday, as an administratively desirable step to ensure the fastest progress in securing the necessary compulsory purchase powers. The housing Committee’s decision which will be reported to the Development and Planning Committee to-day, was moved by Councillor Eric Heffer M.P and expressed agreement in principle with the scheme as proposed by Mr. Walter Bor, City Planning Officer but urged that further consideration be given to the movement of more Industry out of the area and to carrying out more housing projects in parks on the outskirts of the city. The plan for Everton is the first step towards implementing the internal planning policy laid down by Mr. Bor in March and approved by the City Council earlier this month. This policy provided for the development of a number of districts, each self-contained within major traffic roads, served by internal distributor roads, and each enjoying a great measure of traffic-pedestrian segregation. Everton is the first of these districts to be reported on in detail, the area concerned being bounded by Lambeth Road and Walton breck Road the line of the proposed Middle North-South Primary Road (approximately Oakfield Road and Belmont Road), Islington and West Derby Road, and the dockside industrial area. Describing the proposals, Miss Audrey Lees, Deputy City Planning Officer, said that studies of the area had shown startling deficiencies in the provision of open spaces -300 acres were required but there were only 20
UPGRADING OF ENVIRONMENT
The plan provided for re-organising the pattern of circulation for vehicles and pedestrians, it provided a redistribution of local social and employment facilities to a convenient pattern and an upgrading of the environment as a whole to a satisfactory standard. “In almost any part of Everton, west of Netherfield Road, a child living in a new dwelling is near a building site, slum streets, houses awaiting clearance and waste land of clearance sites, but hardly ever within reach of an equipped playground,” said Mr. Bor’s report. The plan provided for vehicular circulation within the district by means of local secondary distributor roads and local access roads, and for a footpath system for pedestrians entirely cut off from the traffic routes.
SCHOOL SITES, PLAYING FIELDS
School sites would be provided within the area to minimum Government standards, with primary schools enjoying a full allocation of playing fields adjacent to the schools, while secondary schools, while secondary schools would have at least half of their playing areas near the schools, the remainder elsewhere. In the area west of Netherfield Road, where redevelopment has already taken place, special measures would have to be introduced to modify the existing road pattern so as to provide clearly defined local pedestrian ways, and to separate pedestrian ways, and to separate pedestrian circulation and children’s play areas from traffic. All dwellings would be within easy walking distance of main pedestrian routes open space, schools and public transport routes and traffic within the environmental area would be kept to a minimum. It was also desirable that as much of the industry at present in that area as possible should be kept there, especially as much of it provided work for Women not too far from their homes. Such industry could be located in the Taylor  street clearance area and on land adjacent to the second river crossing approach roads. Another area where industry could be relocated would be between Whitefield Road, West Derby Road and the proposed Middle North-South Primary Road.

CUP FINAL EVEN
The Liverpool Daily Post- Friday, April 23, 1965
EVERTON PLAYERS IN OPPOSITION
Martin Peters, the young West ham half back, left out of the England Under-23 tour party, plays for young England against England in the annual match on Cup final eve at Highbury. He is included because the tour wing halves Norman Hunter (Leeds) and Tom Smith (Liverpool) will be in action at Wembley the following day. The two teams are drawn from those men selected for the close season tours except for Ron Flowers (Wolverhampton) who is at centre half for Jack Charlton of Leeds, in the England side and Peters. Eight of the England team played against Scotland at Wembley on April 10 and John Connolly (Manchester United), who was reserve for that match, plays on the right wing. England; Banks (Leicester), Cohen (Fulham), Wilson (Everton); Stiles (Manchester United), Flowers (Wolves), Moore (West Ham, captain), Connelly (Manchester United), Greaves (Spurs), Bridges (Chelsea), Eastham (Arsenal), Charlton (Manchester United). Young England; West (Everton); Badger (Sheffield United), Thomson (Wolves, captain); Hollins (Chelsea), Mobley (Sheffield Wednesday), Peters (West Ham); Murray (Chelsea), Tambling (Chelsea), Jones (Sheffield United), Ball (Blackpool), Armstrong (Arsenal).

CURTAIN DOWN AT EVERTON
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Friday, April 23 1965
By Leslie Edwards
As one gets older successive soccer seasons flash past faster and faster. It only seems weeks ago since 1964-65 was cutting its first teeth and now here we are, with a multitude of sensational happenings and headlines behind us, ruminating on one of the most momentous winters in the history of the game in this city. A winter of great content for Liverpool- and they haven’t completed their contentment yet, we hope-but a rather chill one for their neighbours, who have had injury and two Cup defeats quickly, plus blows even harder to bear. Yet Everton will finish close up with the leaders. We must be grateful that are not numbered among the Lutons and Barnsleys of the football world. Their fate shows how quickly the wheel can turn. Whatever other experiences we have had in Liverpool, we've never suffered the drop to Division 111, and beyond, and, I hope, never shall. Evertonians have their last chance to-morrow to see their team this season at Goodison Park when Arsenal, who have never quite “made" it since the great days of Herbert Chapman, George Allison and Tom Whittaker are their opponents. Everton are fighting hard for a place In the first four —and all that means in relation to the Inter Cities Fairs Cup of next season—and judged on the excellence of their win at Wolverhampton a week ago the current Arsenal side does not seem likely to prevent them finishing with the win which would make it difficult for Nottingham Forest to inch into place number four. Remembering some of Everton's blatant misses in recent home games one wonders whether the state of their pitch, heavily-sanded in part to offset the heaviness which may well have been due to electric wiring, has cost them some of the many home points they have missed. If they had won their usual proportion of home games they must have been in a position to shake Leeds, Chelsea and company for the League title.

TEMPLE IS BACK FOR EVERTON
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Friday, April 23 1965
LAST MATCH OF SEASON
Derek Temple returns to the Everton team to-morrow against Arsenal at Goodison Park, for the last match if the season. He has recovered from the injury he received last Saturday at Wolverhampton and replaces the youth star, Jimmy Husband, who made his league debut at Fulham on easter Monday. This is the only change as Ray Wilson is still not fit. Everton; West; Wright, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Arsenal who is addition to playing Everton to-morrow meet Manchester United on Monday, have 14 players in their party which consists of their usual eleven, plus Peter Storey, tommy Baldwin and Peter Simpson. Arsenal; (from) Furnell; Howe, McCullough, Storey; Neill, Ure, McLintock, Simpson; Sammels, Court, Baker, Baldwin, Eastham, Armstrong.

FAIRS CUP GIVES LAST INCENTIVE
Liverpool Daily Post- Saturday, April 24, 1965
By Horace Yates
Everton have to thank the introduction of the Inter Cities Fairs Cup competition for giving a dying kick to their concluding league game of the season at Goodison Park today. They are fighting a neck and neck battle with Nottingham Forest for fourth place, and for the wingers, inclusion in the Fairs Cup will almost certainly be the prize. The lustre attached to the arsenal name these days is not what it was, despite manager Billy wright’s expensive plunges into the transfer market. Their names are often more formidable than their performances, but there is always the chance they may rise to a challenge. Everton’s home record this season is nothing to crow over, yet I cannot see the Londoners further besmirching it. Mr. Harry Catterick’s boys have run into a rewarding late spell and there should be no further slip. Earlier in the season Arsenal beat them 3-1 at Highbury but not since that 1958-59 6-1 hammering have the London side won at Goodison.
TEMPLE RECOVERED
Newly honoured Derek temple has recovered from the back injury he suffered at Wolverhampton last Saturday and displaces Jimmy Husband at inside left, in some respects this has been an unlucky season for Temple but the fact that England’s selectors have shown their confidence in him should act as a boost to his spirit. Wilson has almost recovered from the rib injury, but with Brown available there was no need for Everton to rush him back prematurely into any action which might interfere with his appearance for England next Friday and during the close season tour. Arsenal who include former Liverpool goalkeeper Jimmy Husband at inside left, in some respects this has been an unlucky season for Temple but the fact that England’s selectors have shown their confidence in him should act as a boost to his spirit. Wilson has almost recovered from his rib injury, but with Brown available there was no need for Everton to rush him back prematurely into any action which might interfere with his appearance for England next Friday and during the close season tour. Arsenal who include former Liverpool goalkeeper Jimmy Farnell, bring 14 players to see them through their matches with Everton and Manchester United (Monday) but are likely to be unchanged. The additional members in their party are 19 years-old Peter Storey a formed England schoolboy left back wing half Peter Simpson, and forward Terry Baldwin, who made his League debut a fortnight ago against Birmingham. Storey has still to play in the first team. Everton; West; Wright, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Arsenal; (from); Furnell; Howe, McCullough, Neill, Ure, McLintock, Sammels, Court, Baker, Eastham, Armstrong, Storey, Simpson, Baldwin.

EVERTON CAN CLINCH TOP FOUR PLACE
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Saturday, April 24 1965
TEMPLE RETURNS FOR FINAL FIXTURE
By Leslie Edwards
Everton hope to finish an eventful season by clinching a place in the first four this afternoon at Goodison Park against Arsenal. In the circumstances and remembering the absences at one stage or another of such players as Young, Kay, Wilson and Stevens gaining fourth place is a very praiseworthy effort. If the team had not dropped so many points in matches on their own pitch Chelsea, Manchester United and Leeds would have been feeling a heavier weight of challenge from Everton. Temple's return to-day at inside left is opportune. His honouring by England has come rather tardily: indeed I think he was playing better last season and early this without getting the cachet of a place in the England party, with Everton's tour of Israel and Greece now off the way is clear for both Wilson and Temple to make a fun tour with England. I am sure both will do well, though it is my belief that Temple is even more effective on the wing then at Inside forward.
FEARED IN NORTH
Time was when Arsenal were the most feared side to visit the North. Now they are just another team from London. They haven't the expertise or the " bite" in their play which characterised predecessors who came to Goodison Park or Anfield; let our teams have all the play and themselves went home usually with a single goal two points and the cry " Lucky Arsenal!" in the ears. Every side now seems capable of improving on the cast-iron defence Arsenal introduced into the game in the era of Herby Robert; and the new policy has inevitably been to the detriment of the game as a spectacle. It is ironic that the Arsenal attack to-day is just as likely to be baffled and bewildered by defence in depth as old-time forward lines were by the originators of the plan. Everton should win fairly comfortably today if they will only take their chances. Their failure in this respect in home games has been notorious this season: otherwise they must have been close to winning the championship. Everton; West; Wright, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Arsenal; Furnell; (from) How, McCullough, Story; (from) Neill, Ure, McLintock, Simpson; (from) Sammels, Court, Baldwin, Eastham, Armstrong.

WONDER PICKERING SOLO GOAL GRABS A WM FOR BLUES
The Liverpool Football Echo and Evening Express- Saturday, April 24 1965
EVERTON 1 ARSENAL 0
By Leslie Edwards

Everton; West; Wright, Brown; Gabriel, Labone (Captain), Harris; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Arsenal; Furnell; Howe, McCullough; Neill, Ure, McLintock; Sammels, Court, Baker, Eastham, Armstrong. Referee Mr. P.G. Brandwood (Walsall). Everton were completing their League programme-and victory was likely to gain them talent money, plus a place in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup next season. Temple returned at inside left. The ground was bare and dry, and the crowd seemed no more than 30,000 at the start. The Arsenal attack was led by Liverpool-born Joe Baker, and Furnell, once of Anfield, was in goal. The ball was lively and often beat the player in the first few minutes, when only a good tackle by McLintock, ex-Leicester, prevented Temple from shooting after a pass by Pickering.
BADLY TIMED
Morrissey round the tall Neill, but his badly-timed shot was easily fielded by Furnell. Scott made a glorious cross-shot from a neat pass by Temple, but Furnell saved brilliantly. Then he made a great overhead catch from Harvey’s centre. Court gained a corner on the right, but Eastham’s inswinger led to Sammels running the ball out of play. McLintock’s flying clearance ended a fine long run by Pickering. It was pretty uninspiring stuff, although Morrissey made one reasonable shot and Pickering a useful header from a centre by Morrissey.
TOO SQUARE
Pickering turned the ball back too squarely from the right, and a glorious through-ball by Baker caught Armstrong by inches offside. Neill cut out Pickering’s fast header after Scott had left McCullough stranded, Harris and Gabriel were continually prompting the attack and sometimes joining them. When Morrissey was brought down by Samuels, he took the free kick, but the ball passed right across the face of the goal. The match was much too happy-go-lucky to please the fans. Pickering failed to collect a pass by Scott, and the Arsenal defence was covering up well, though the attack was ineffective. Temple was hurt and continued limping badly. Arsenal’s most dangerous attack so far came when Baker made a penetrating run, but finishing by overrunning the ball, so that West beat him for possession.
DANGEROUS
Neill came to their rescue by clearing a dangerous close centre from Scott. A centre by Eastham almost found Baker, and West did well to get there first. Howe obstructed Scott badly, and the crowd didn’t like this blatant foul, but Pickering shot wide, following the free kick. Furnell picked up two high balls- from Labone and then wright-then Baker dispossessed Harris and started a move from which Arsenal got a right wing corner. McLintock’s hook shot was easily saved by West.  West was glad to palm way a centre by Samuels. Arsenal at last started to move reasonably well, and it took a foul tackle by Scott to bring McCullough down when he was in full cry.
INTERCHANGE
A grand interchange of passes between Eastham and baker undid the Everton defence for the first time but Baker’s cross shot travelled wide of the far post with West hardly in a position to save. Everton went ahead when Ure made a tentative reverse pass to Furnell, not appreciating that Pickering had anticipated this. The Everton centre forward picked up the ball of his leisure, drew Furnell out of goal, rounded him, pulled the ball back and ran it almost over the line, Time 40 minutes. Eastham brilliantly foxed Harris, but delayed his shot so that it was crowded out.
Half-time; Everton 1, Arsenal nil.
Furnell made a very good save from a cross-shot by Scott, the winger having beaten his man and made time and room for himself with absurd ease. Wright came upfield, made an extra forward, and produced a first class centre, but Pickering was beaten to the ball. Harvey was inclined to turn into trouble, and the standard of performance on either side was hardly notable. Temple tried a full-blooded right-foot volley from a centre by Gabriel, and got tremendous power on the ball but it was yards wide.
TERRIBLE HASH
Then Everton gained a free kick against Ure for obstructing Temple, but Pickering’s big shot thumped against the wall or defenders. Sammels made a terrible hash of the easiest chance of the game, provided for him by Baker with an oblique pass, which left him nothing to do but guide the ball past West. But he shot wide. A good swerving shot by Howe might easily have surprised West, but it didn’t. Arsenal were now putting a bit more fight into their football. A glorious through-pass by Eastham after Arsenal’s best attack, made Baker look certain to score, but West came out and made a grand save. Eastham was now imposing his will on Everton and the Arsenal attack, Everton started to play more and more indifferently and the crowd got more and more irate. Everton’s play was disintegrating and Arsenal were doing much better without getting into firing range very often. There was some ironic cheering at Everton’s ineffectiveness.
ESCAPE
Arsenal had an amazing escape, when Harris headed onto the bar from a free kick and Temple, standing close in, nodded the ball over from the rebound. Arsenal’s improvement in this half was startling and it seemed only a matter of time before it because tangible. Gabriel kicked right round the ball from a centre by Morrissey, then Wright, surrounding by Arsenal men, beat them all. The crowd appealed for a penalty when Howe brought down Morrissey in the area, but the referee saw no offence. Everton were lucky when a very fast centre from Baker found Eastham’s head and then fairly rocketed against West, when could have known little about this “save.” Some rude words were shouted in the direction of Billy Wright and Les Shannon of Arsenal when Sammels, dropping back brought down Temple with the rest of the Arsenal defence out of position, Temple needed attention but resumed. Eastham was now showing just how brilliant he can be and not only in attack McCullough made a wonderful left wing run and pass which enabled Eastham to find Baker and almost carve a way through the defence. Temple with practically the last kick of the season, drove the best shot of the match and missed the target by a foot or two. Final; Everton 1, Arsenal 0 Official attendance 32,643. 

SHEFFIELD WED RES v  EVERTON RES
The Liverpool Football Echo and Evening Express- Saturday, April 24 1965
Sheffield Wednesday Res; Wicks; Johnson, Burgin; Middleton, McAnearney, Noble; Holliday, Pearson, Ford, Pugh, Woodall. Everton Res; Rankin; Curwen, Darcy; Hurst, Heslop, Smith; Shaw, Young, Hill, Humphreys, Veall. Referee Mr. F.W. Gilbert (Wolverhampton).  Championship chasing Everton were first into the attack, with Humphreys being just beaten to the ball by the advancing Wicks. From a centre by Woodall, Holliday headed just wide. Woodall cleverly beat Curwen, but Rankin saved his hot well. Everton nearly took the lead when Humphreys lofted the ball over the advancing Wicks, only to see it hit the bar and go out of play. In the 16th minute Wednesday went into the lead when Ford cleverly beat Heslop, then left Rankin with no chance. A good centre by Holiday was headed out by Smith for a corner. Smith put a good ball through to Young, but his shot was inches over. Everton created good openings, but wasted them by trying the extra pass.
Half-time Sheffield Wednesday Res 1, Everton Res nil.

TRANMERE ROVERS A v  EVERTON A
The Liverpool Football Echo and Evening Express- Saturday April 24, 1965
Exchanges were fairly even, Mason found Jones out of his area and rounded Moorcroft to score for Tranmere. Following good work by Maher, McLoughlin equalised for Everton. Half-time; Tranmere Rovers A 1, Everton A 1.

TRANMERE ROVERS B v  EVERTON B
The Liverpool Football Echo and Evening Express- Saturday, April 24 1965
Tranmere had most of the initiative but a high wind made ball control difficult. Ravencroft and Kennedy went close but Nevison was sound in the Everton goal.
Half-time-Tranmere B nil, Everton B nil.

GAME OF FEW THRILLS
Liverpool Daily Post- Monday, April 26, 1965
PICKERING GOAL WAS GOODISON’S HIGH NOTE
EVERTON 1, ARSENSAL 0
By Jack Rowe
Thank goodness for Fred Pickering and George Eastham. They at least gave us something of a memory with which to end the season at Goodison Park, because generally this was an end of season game which rarely provided excitement or thrill. Everton completed a run which has brought nine points from the last five games and fourth place in the First Division. After the injury hit season this must be registered with some satisfaction.
GOAL ACHIEVED?
Once they were out of the F.A. Cup and the Inter-Cities Cup, the only aim was to win another crack next season at the Inter Cities competition and their final placing in the League should ensure that. One would have liked to see them conclude the season better than on Saturday, but I suppose there are excuses. Both sides were affected by the light ball on a pitch which often made it do some peculiar twists and swerves. The control necessary to provide to class football was too often missing and it was left to Pickering and Eastham to show real glimpses of it. Even Pickering was not always successful in his dribbling attempts, but we are going to remember for a long time the goal he scored in the 39th minute. True it was due to a mistake by Arsenal centre half Ure, yet the finale was artistic. Ure, from near the touch-line, tried to push the ball back to goalkeeper Furnell and gave Pickering the chance he needed. He pounced took the ball up to Furnell, sent the goalkeeper one way while he went the other and then left Howe, who had come across in a desperate bid to make a rescue, floundering before touching the ball over the line.
SPECTATORS RISE
No wonder spectators rose to him. It was all they’d had really to make a noise over up to then and they probably sensed they would not get much else. They were right because Everton, in spite of some fine runs by Scott and a header from Harris which struck the bar, failed to find real urgency and it might have been unpalatable to some of these runs to realise that even a poor looking Arsenal were able to create more clear cut scoring chances. I think Everton just about deserved to win because they looked the side more capable of exercising control, but they were perilously near to losing a point in the second half when Eastham joined Pickering as a provider of class. Before the interval Arsenal did nothing to impress. The hardest job West had to do was to punch out a swirling cross from Armstrong and the one question was whether Everton could widen the margin. Then Eastham began to play a bit and the second half had not been going ling before he put Baker through and when the centre forward pushed the ball across goal, outside right Sammels should certainly have done better than side-foot it outside from ten yards. Eastham followed with a beautiful flick, found Baker in the clear and the centre forward put his shot straight at the outcoming West, whose quick dive on the rebound stopped the Arsenal leader from getting a second bite.
BIGGEST LET-OFF
Everton’s biggest let-off was five minutes from time when Sammels middled a hard ball and Eastham a hard ball and Eastham took it squarely on his forehead on the six yards line. Even West will concede that he could do nothing as the ball struck him on the right shoulder and came out. Still West was in the right position, fortunately for Everton. One player who did have a consistently good match was Wright. He took command over Armstrong and kept it for the rest of the game, while Labone was another always near top standard. Arsenal, without Eastham would be nothing Ure scarcely looks the value placed on him when he went to Highbury and McLintock was the best of the defence. Although Furnell did not make a mistake in his handling. That they were able to make a better show in the second half was due entirely to Eastham. Everton; West; Wright, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Arsenal; Furnell; Howe, McCullough, Neill; Ure, McLintock, Sammels, Court, Baker, Eastham, Armstrong. Referee; Mr. P.G. Brandwood (Walsall). Attendance 32,643.

CENTRAL LEAGUE
The Liverpool Daily Post- Monday, April 26, 1965
A VALUABLE POINT FOR EVERTON RES
SHEFFIELD WED RES 1, EVERTON RES 1
Championship chasing Everton Reserves had to be content with one point from this Central League game against Sheffield Wednesday Reserve at Sheffield. Humphreys nearly opened the scoring in the first minute. He was just beaten to the ball by Wicks, the Wednesday goalkeeper. Woodall cleverly beat Curwen and sent in a shot which Rankin did well to save. After 16 minutes Wednesday took the lead, Ford brushing off two tackles and sending in a cracking shot which gave Rankin no chance to save. Pugh nearly increased Wednesday’s lead with a fine header. Rankin just managing to finger-tip the ball over the bar. In the 80th minute Everton equalised from a fine 25 yards shot by Smith, their wing half and captain.

TYPICAL OF OTHERS
The Liverpool Echo- Monday, April 26, 1965
By Leslie Edwards
The Arsenal game was typical of many others at Goodison Park this season, Everton had chances to have settled it beyond doubt the interval, yet in the events they struggled to hold the astonishinggoal Pickering gained for them before Arsenal started to wake up and threaten to snatch a point. Pickering, always on the look-out for half chances, sensed Ure was about to make a couple reverse pass to goalkeeper Furnell. When Ure slid the ball back more tentatively than was safe. Pickering picked it up and strode on to draw the goalkeeper from his line, round another defender, and then almost literally walk the ball in. this was a memorable effort, beautifully taken. If Everton’s shooting had been reasonable there would have been other goals to supplement it. Instead, Everton led by a singleton at the interval and when Arsenal started to play immeasurably better the danger of a point being pitched away was imminent. Happily, West made two first-rate saves, the first from Baker, who had been put through by Eastham, and the other from an Eastham header from a centre by full back McCullough. In this case there was an element of luck on West’s side. The ball came in so fast he did well even to get his body in the line of flight. Everton were luckless when a header by Harris struck the bar and Temple headed over from the rebound. Temple made two fierce shots, neither on target and the and Harvey had a very “mixed” match particularly early in the second half, when the crowd got a bit peeved at their side’s frequent misplacements. Eastham, with the physique of a youth, out his imprint on the game in the second half, in which Arsenal improved tremendously. The outstanding performer of the 22 was young Wright who with Lawler represents England’s best hopes for the World Cup games here that are just a season’s distance away.

CENTRAL LEAGUE
Liverpool Daily Post- Tuesday, April 27, 1965
QUICK GOALS BY HARRIS FOR EVERTON
LIVERPOOL RES 1, EVERTON RES 3
In a goal-less first half after Liverpool had survived the dangerous early Everton attacks in which Morrissey and Shaw were prominent Liverpool came more into this Central League game at Anfield last night and harassed the Everton defence. Rankin, in the Everton goal, made a marvellous save from McCulloch. Straight after the interval a nice cross by outside right Shaw enabled Humphries open Everton’s account with a terrific drive. Shortly afterwards Liverpool’s right half Bennett equalised with a long dropping shot from 40 yards out which completely deceived Rankin, Thomson failed to convert a penalty for Liverpool, Rankin saved brilliantly. Ten minutes from the end, moving from left half on the centre forward position Brian Harris put Everton in front with two quick goals. Everton continued their attacks but Liverpool defended stubbornly. Roberts making may excellent saves.

EVERTON’S INTERNATIONALS REPORT FIT
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Tuesday, April 27, 1965
FINAL OF F.A. YOUTH CUP
AT ARSENAL
By Paul O’Brien
With England internationals Geoff Barnett and Gerry Glover, who arrived home last night from the Youth International tournament, both reporting fit, Everton are at full strength for their F.A Youth Cup Final, first leg, against Arsenal at Highbury to-morrow evening. Everton have fielded the same 11 in each round of the competition in which they have played six matches and scored 18 goals without reply. Glover made his First Division debut against Sunderland at Goodison Park on April 10 and since then he and Barnett have played five games in 11 days for the England youth side. England reached the final of the tournament before losing 3-2 to East Germany. Inside-left Jimmy Husband also made a First Division appearance recently. Centre-forward John McLoughlin has scored in each round so far and is Everton’s leading scorer with eight goals, Husband has scored five. The team left this afternoon and is staying overnight at Aylesbury. Arsenal who were forced to replay by Tottenham and Watford, were beaten by Chelsea in the second leg of their semi final but won the tie 4-3 on aggregate. They have played eight matches, scoring 21 goals and conceding six. Tomorrow their attack will be led by John Radford, who has recovered from the ankle injury which forced him to withdraw from the England youth party. Arsenal have used 18 players in the competition so far. Arsenal- Adams (E); Pack, Hinton; Adams (V), Wilkinson, Jenkins, Neilson, Boot, Adford, Baker, Leven. Everton; Barnett; Pearson, Darcy; Hurst, Curwen, Vaager; Wallace, Glover, McLoughlin, Husband, Maher.

EVERTON YOUTH CUP FINAL X1
Liverpool Daily Post, Wednesday, April 28, 1965
By Paul O’Brien
Everton rely in the eleven which has taken them right through the competition, when they visit Highbury, to play Arsenal in the first leg of the F.A Youth Cup final this evening. England players Geoff Barnett and Gerry Glover reported fit when they returned from the Youth international from the Youth international tournament on Monday and were in the party which left Goodison Park, yesterday afternoon and stayed overnight at Aylesbury. Most of the members of the Everton side have played in Central League football this season, and two- Glover and Jimmy Husband -have had an outing in the first team. The second leg is at Goodison Park on Monday (7.30). Arsenal; Adams (E.); Pack, Hinton; Adams (V.), Wilkinson, Jenkins; Neilson, Best, Radford, Baker, Leven. Everton; Barnett; Pearson, Darcy; Hurst, Curwen, Vaager; Wallace, Glover, McLoughlin, Husband, Maher.

F.A. YOUTH CUP FINAL
Liverpool Daily Post- Thursday, April 29, 1965
EVERTON ONE DOWN AFTER FIRST LEG
ARSENAL 1, EVERTON 0
By Paul O’Brien
Everton held Arsenal to one goal in the first leg of the F.A Youth Cup final at Highbury last night and the stage seems set for a top class game when the sides meet again at Goodison Park on Monday. Arsenal’s goal, the only one Everton have conceded in the competition so far, came after 28 minutes when left half Jenkins followed up his attack and was in position to float a shot over Barnett’s head into the corner of the net. Seconds before this Everton who lacked some of their usual fire, had an amazing let off when inside left Baker rounded the defence brilliantly drew Barnett out of goal and made a shot which hit the far upright, bounced right across the open goal and straight into Barnett’s arms.
LUCKY MOMENT
Although Arsenal were the better side, particularly in attack, they had a lucky moment just on the half hour when centre half Wilkinson kicked a shot from Everton’s right winger Wallace off the line with Keeper Adams well beaten. Everton were too often caught in possession, but inside left Husband was a constant menace and he made one great Forty yard run and finished it off with a powerful shot which had Adams well beaten and flew inches wide. There was much more determination about Everton’s play in the second half when right half Hurst was outstanding it defence, but Arsenal missed several good chance of making their task on Monday much easier.
BEST CHANCE
Although Everton’s game improved they could not get to goal grips with goalkeeper Adams, mainly due to some splendid work by centre half Wilkinson and their best chance of the match came two minutes from time when the ball bounced about in front of goal and finally ended up in front of the unmarked Maher but Everton’s outside left drove the ball high over. Hurst, Curwen, Barnett, and in the first half, Yaager, did well for Everton while Maher, who came in for some rough treatment from right back Pack, and Husband were the best forwards. Arsenal; Adams (E.); Park, Hinton; Adams (V.), Wilkinson, Jenkins; Neilson, Boot, Radford, Baker (D.), Leven. Everton; Barnett; Pearson; Darcy, Hurst; Curwen, Vaager, Wallace, Glover, McLoughlin, Husband, Maher. Attendance 5,348.

31 PLAYERS RETAINED
The Liverpool Daily Post- Thursday, April 29, 1965
EVERTON KEEP THE LOT
By Horace Yates
All thirty one members of our professional staff have been retained for next season.” Mr. Harry Catterick the Everton manager, told me last night. “I have decided to do this because of the success of all our players on the field this season,” he added. It is noteworthy that Everton have competed in four leagues during the season and each team has finished in the first four. In addition of course, our youth team reached the final of the Youth Cup competition. “This is, without a doubt, the youngest staff ever retained by Everton. The average age works out at something between twenty-three and twenty-four.”
RIGHT PEDIGREES
Things are not quite what they were with regard to retaining players. Now the position is that a player most either be retained or given a free transfer. You could hardly expect Everton voluntarily to set any of their talented youngsters free. They are assembled at too great an effort to discard them until it is certain their cannot fit into the club’s plans. The remarkable success achieved by starlets like Colin Harvey, and Tommy Wright encourages the hope that they are merely the first of the many to break through to top class football. All the signings at least have the right pedigrees, even if history shows that the best schoolboys. He not always become successful seniors.
SEASON’S UPSETS
Considering the season’s upsets in one form or another with injuries at times reaching almost crippling proportions, the fact that the League side were able to clinch fourth place in the First Division represented a remarkable achieved. The two senior members of the staff are Dennis Stevens and Ray Wilson, contrary to general belief by clinching fourth in the League Everton have not qualified for any official talent money.

ARSENAL HELD TO SINGLE GOAL BY EVERTON
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express – Thursday, April 29, 1965
By Paul O’Brien
There seems an even chance that the F.A. Youth Cup will to Merseyside for the first time next Monday evening, when Everton meet Arsenal in the second leg of the final at Goodison Park. Everton were beaten 1-0 in the first leg, at Highbury last night, but did enough during the second half to show that, with 25.000 home fans cheering them on, they can wipe out the deficit in the return. There is no doubt, however, that Arsenal deserved last night's victory, and they must be kicking themselves for some careless finishing, which may eventually cost them the trophy. With Highbury somehow escaping the torrential rain which fell over much of London in early evening, the: pitch was in good condition, made to measure for speedy wingers like Neilson and Leven (Arsenal) and Maher (Everton).  The Arsenal pair gave Everton's full backs, Pearson and Darcy, a most uneasy opening 30 minutes and it was during this spell, after goalkeeper Barnett had made some good eaves and interceptions, that Arsenal got their goal.
ESCAPE—THEN GOAL.