VERNON MAKES TRANSFER REQUEST
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Monday, January 1, 1965
FEELS CHANGE IS NEEDED
By Michael Charters
Roy Vernon, Everton’s Welsh international inside forward and former captain, this afternoon asked his club for a transfer and thus ended months of rumour and speculation about his future at Goodison Park. Manager Harry Catterick told me; “Roy came in to see me after lunch to-day. He said his reasons for asking for a transfer were that he appreciated his football had deteriorated this season and he feels that his game will improve with a change of clubs. “His request will be considered by the Board of directors at the earliest possible moment.” Mr. Catterick refused to comment on the possible outcome of Vernon’s move, or his board’s reaction to it. The directors no longer have a regular weekly meeting as used to be the case, but I should think that they will consider Vernon’s request early next week. My own view is that they will grant it and allow Vernon to leave. Everton will place a high value on him and any club interested would have to think in terms of over £50,000. It had been rumoured that Vernon, who has been in and out of Everton’s first team this season after being one of their greatest players for the past five years, was anxious to move from a club where everything went right for him for so long-and the opposite happened in the past few months.
DISCIPLINED
Only a few weeks ago, he was left out of the team to travel to Tottenham as a disciplinary measure for a breach of training regulation; earlier in the season he was fined by the club for a similar offence against club discipline. When Everton played in the New York soccer summer tournament in 1961, Vernon was sent home as a disciplinary move by manager Catterick who had just taken over from the previous manager, John Carey. Vernon, a native of Ftynnongroew, near Rhyl, joined Everton in February 1960, from Blackburn Rovers, his first League club. He was brought to Goodison by Mr. Carey, who knew him well while he was manager at Ewood Park. The fee was in the region of £25,000 plus inside forward Eddie Thomas in part exchange. Mr. Carey always rated Vernon as one of the finest forwards in the game, and the Welshman, who was almost an automatic choice for his country for several years, responded with some great displays, particularly in Everton’s championship season of 62-63.
TOP SCORER
He was club captain that year and was also top scorer for three successive seasons, many of his goals coming from the penalty spot. A tempestuous player, he has suffered three periods of suspension by the F.A during his playing career, the last one in March last year. Very little has gone right for him this season. He has only scored one goal for the first team-in the opening game at stoke-and in addition, has suffered from injury. Before the season started, he asked to be relieved of the captaincy and the job was given to full back Alex Parker who has also dropped out of the first team now. Vernon’s problems have extended outside the field of play, and although many Everton supporters would be sorry to see him leave (if Everton grant his request), there are just as many who will appreciate his reasons for wanting to go.

IMPORTANT SERIES
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express-Friday, January 1, 1965
By Leslie Edwards
Everton start a most important series of games to-morrow when they face a Burnley side which is unmistakably on the way up. A week hence Sheffield Wednesday are here in the Cup; there follows the Fairs Cup game at Old Trafford in mid-week and then the match, at Goodison Park, against Liverpool. An exciting prospect and if one could foresee the results of all these battles one could win a small fortune. What a mercy it was the snow and ice went so quickly. The thought of another ice-box experience such as many had at Anfield on Monday was daunting. As the man on the train said; “How many of those who went to that game would be prepared, if asked, to sit on a chair in their gardens in the snow that night watching Television for two hours?” come to think of it, spectating in arctic conditions is no less crazy. If Everton maintain their Spurs, West Bromwich form they should start the New Year well.

BROWN IS BACK FOR EVERTON
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Friday, January 1, 1965
GAME AGAINST BURNLEY
ONLY CHANGE
Everton make one change for their home game against Burnley to-morrow-the return of sandy Brown to full back after completing his period of suspension. Brown takes over from the highly promising youngster, Tommy wright, who has done so well in his first team appearances recently. Burnley also make one change from the team that won 1-0 at Fulham on Monday. They bring back Ian Towers, recovered from a leg injury, on the right wing in place of Arthur Bellamy. Everton.- West; Brown, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Harvey; Scott, Young, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Burnley.- Blacklaw; Smith, Elder; Todd, Miller, O’Neill; Towers, Lochhead, Irvine, Harris, Price.
Willie Morgan, Burnley’s 19-years-old outside right, has been fined and disciplined for a breach of training regulations. He will be outside right for Burnley Res against Everton Res at Turf Moor tomorrow.

ROY VERNON ASKS TO GO
The Liverpool Daily Post- January 2, 1965
By Jack Rowe
Everton directors will probably hold a special meeting only next week to consider the transfer request of their Welsh International inside-forward Roy Vernon, which was made to manager Harry Catterick at Goodison Park, yesterday. Vernon’s decision to request to leave the club he joined from Blackburn Rovers in 1960 was not unexpected and probably the only surprise was that it did not come last week after he had been dropped from the team which played Spurs in London, on disciplinary grounds for a breach of training.
ONLY COMMENT
So far the only comment on the request from the club is from Mr. Catterick who said yesterday; “Roy came to see me after lunch to-day. He said his reasons for asking for a transfer were that he appreciated that his football had deteriorated this season, and he feels that his game will improve with a change of clubs. “His request will be considered by the board at the earliest possible moment.”  Chances are, I think, that Vernon’s request to leave Goodison Park will be granted by the directors, but whether he will actually go as quickly is another matter. Vernon, on his day, is one of the most devastating inside forwards in the game but he has had precious few of those sort of days this season. However, there is little doubt that whichever club is ready to come for him will have to be prepared to pay something around £50,000 if not more.
STRONGEST
In the past two or three weeks we have heard that Wolves, Notts Forest, and Blackpool would like Vernon, and I would not be surprised if Notts Forest became the strongest challengers for his signature if given the opportunity. Forest are managed by Mr. Carey, who knew Vernon at Blackburn Rovers and brought him to Goodison Park after he had gone there from Ewood Park. Mr. Carey’s assessment of Vernon, who played for his country for many seasons, is a high one, and he, more than anyone, will be interested by yesterday’s news from Goodison Park. 
SANDY BROWN IN
Everton manager Harry Catterick also had a probably about his team to meet Burnley at Goodison Park to-day. With Sandy Brown now clear of suspension he had to decide whether to recall him in place of young Tommy Wright, who has done so well in his last two outings. Mr. Catterick decided yesterday and it will be Brown at right back against the men from Turf Moor to-day. This is the only change in an Everton side which drew at Spurs and beat West Bromwich on Boxing Day. It should be good enough to beat Burnley, in spite of something of a revival from them in the past month, and Goodison Park followers have another chance of seeing Harvey, who with Tommy Smith of Liverpool, I rate as two of the best young players this season in action. Burnley also have one change. With Ian Towers recovered from a leg injury her is on the right wing in place of Arthur Bellany. Everton; West; Brown, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Harvey; Scott, Young, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Burnley;- Blacklaw; Smith, Elder; Todd, Miller, O’Neill; Towers, Lochhead, Irvine, Price.

EVERTON MAY BE STARTING A WAVE OF SUCCESS
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express-Saturday, January 2, 1965
By Leslie Edwards
When Everton and Burnley met last season each won on the other’s ground. Everton hope for something better this afternoon than the 3-4 ticket they were given at Goodison Park when Burnley were last there. Because Burnley are doing much better now than for some time it would seem that to-day’s match will be a close run one. If Everton have a more than average number of personalities in their team, Burnley, too, are not lacking in class. In fact the more one weighs up Burnley’s individually brilliant players the tougher this game seems in prospect. Adam Blacklaw, in goal, has played for Scotland; Elder, before his serious injury, was as good a full back as any in Britain; Harris, once a winger, now an inside forward is undoubtedly a match-winner and centre forward Willie Irvine, a fiery Northern Irelander, not only plays for Ireland, but came up recently with a stunning hat-trick of goals against Fulham.
NOT POPULAR
The Burnley manager, Harry Potts, Cliff Britton’s biggest signing at Goodison Park, knows the form at Everton though he’d departed long before Manager Harry Catterick arrived in offence. Time was when Burnley, playing it safe, were not a very popular visiting team. The tendency now is for all away sides to play it tight and so Burnley in a sense have regained their stripes. They certainly look on paper, like a very good all-round team. Everton will not be able to indulge themselves, as they did on Boxing Day, in giving away a two-goals start.
UP-AND-COMING
To get a point at Tottenham and win after being two goals down to West Brom is not bad going. With Pickering in top form and those two very good up-and-coming locals. Wright and Harvey, doing exceptionally well, Everton could be at the start of a wave of success. Their immediate fixtures against Burnley, Wednesday, Manchester United and Liverpool in that order will show beyond doubt whether this is so. I think Everton will beat Burnley, but it will be a hard match, harder possibly than any other at Goodison Park this season since the Leeds United game.

EVERTON’S DEFENCE MADE IT A HAPPY NEW YEAR
The Liverpool Football Echo & Evening Express- Saturday January 2, 1965
BURNLEY ON TOP IN SECOND HALF RALLY
EVERTON 2, BURNLEY 1
By Michael Charters

Everton;- West; Brown, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Harvey; Scott, Young, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey,
Burnley.- Blacklaw; Smith, Elder; Todd, Miller, O’Neill; Towers, Lochhead, Irvine, Harris, Price.
Referee; Mr. D.W. Smith, of Stonehouse, Glos. With the match at Old Trafford being off, Manchester United manager Matt Busby was at Goodison this afternoon, to watch Everton who meet his team in the Fairs Cup later this month. In the opening move, Harvey slid the ball through to Temple, with what looked a perfect pass, but the ball struck O’Neill to save Burnley an embarrassing moment. Then Price, the smallest player in League football, produced a powerful shot which West saved at full stretch. The ground was in perfect condition and the game, in the opening stages, was full of fine attacking football by both sides.
BROWN TAKES A SHOT
Everton were doling most of the attacking, and Brown came through the middle to try a shot from 30 yards from 30 yards, which almost deceived Blacklaw as it dipped in flight, but the goalkeeper got the ball safely. Price was very lively for Burnley, and he was unlucky not to put his side ahead with a fine shot which hit the foot of the upright with West beaten. From a free kick by Morrissey the ball went back to Harvey whose shot hit Harris and bounced clear, but the young wing half regained possession, sent Scott away, with a magnificent pass and from the winger’s centre Temple headed over the bar. Although there were not a lot of goalmouth thrills, this was proving a most entertaining match. Both Burnley wingers were coming back deep to help their defence as Everton maintained the pressure, with Harvey doing great work in midfield and pushing through passes.

DESERVED GOAL
Towers joined the ranks of long-range shooters, by hitting one well over the top. Everton deservedly took the lead after 23 minutes through Temple with a splendid goal, although Burnley seemed right in their protest that he used his arm in controlling the ball initially.  However the referee waved him on, and he brilliantly held off three tackles by Burnley defenders as he went into the penalty area, and his low angled shot was expertly placed into the far corner of the net. Harvey was getting through a tremendous amount of work most effectively. He slid the ball out to Morrissey, who cut inside, but didn’t quite connect with his shot, and Blacklaw saved comfortably.
TIMELY TACKLE
Temple was nearly there for Everton’s second, after an excellent Young-Pickering link-up, but O’Neill stepped in with a timely tackle and put the ball back to his goalkeeper. The referee, a stranger to Goodison, was one of the best we have seen this season. He was always up with the play, quick with his decision and he did right to speak to Smith after a particularly bad foul on Morrissey. Everton went two up after 34 minutes with another excellent goal in which Temple played a leading part with the finishing touch from Pickering. Pickering back-headed the ball to Temple, who beat two men in the corner of the penalty area, brought the ball into the middle, and allowed it to run on to the unmarked Pickering who almost broke the back of the net with the power of his shot from 12 yards.
FIGHTING BACK
Pickering almost got another a few minutes later, when he brought the ball in from the left, beating Smith and Miller en route, but put his shot wide of the far post. Burnley were fighting back hard and well, with the notable feature of Smith coming up into attack several times, on the right. Wilson made a splendid tackle to dispossess Irvine as the Burnley leader was about to shoot, and he sent Pickering away to start an attack which ended with Scott moving in from the right, and hitting a fierce shot which Blacklaw diverted over the bar. There was very little wrong with Everton’s football in this half and they had maintained their command of the game against a team which contributed in full measure to the entertainment value of a fine match.
Half-time;- Everton 2, Burnley nil.
Burnley restarted with a rush and had most of the play. They gained a corner on the right, but Labone cleared well. Everton were slow to regain their first half rhythm but Temple brought them back into the game with a fine run and shot just over the bar. Burnley had command of midfield now, but their finishing was poor against an Everton defence playing strongly and well, particularly Labone.
TWO GOOD SAVES
Blacklaw came up at this part with the best save of the match to turn aside a powerful shot from Pickering, the goalkeeper just deflecting the ball so that it trickled inches past the post. It was West’s turn to come up with a good save when he punched the ball over the bar from a dangerous by Price. The resurgence of Burnley was mainly due to Harris, who was playing a much more attacking role now than he had done in the first half. He gave O’Neill a fine shooting chance, but the wing half’s shot was deflected off a defender for a corner. Burnley were putting on a good deal of pressure and gained several corners which Everton cleared with some difficulty. Both Burnley wingers were putting in plenty of centres and Everton’s play this half had not come anywhere near the quality of their first half show. At last Everton retaliated when Young sent Scott away with a perfect pass. The winger beat Elder and Blacklaw with his shot, but the ball went inches wide of the far upright. There were times when every player except Blacklaw was in the Everton half of the field at Burnley continued to drive home their advantage, but the Everton defence was holding firm though there were many moments of anxiety.
ISOLATED BURSTS
Temple tried to break through on the left, but he was harassed by Smith and his centre went straight into Blacklaw’s arms. Burnley were still calling the tune, but without finishing well, and apart from isolated bursts, the Everton attack had not been seen after the interval. Young was spoken to for a foul on O’Neill as players of both teams fought with great intensity for possession just outside Everton’s penalty area. Morrissey wasted a fine chance when Pickering gave him the ball following a free kick, the winger putting the ball wide from an easy position. Price had been Burnley’s best forward and he beat the Everton defence with a fine pass to Todd, who made a poor effort with his shot from just outside the penalty area, sending the ball high and wide.
DESERVED GOAL
Gabriel fooled Towers with a very heavy tackle, and from the free kick Harris mistimed his shot to pull it well wide. Burnley certainly deserved a goal for the way they had dominated this second half, and yet, strangely enough, Everton, with only a couple of chances, had, come nearer to actually scoring. With 11 minutes to go Burnley did get the goal they tried so hard to get. From a long pass down the centre Lochhead headed the ball to Harris, who side-footed it past West as calmly as you like.
TEMPLE’S CHANCE
Everton came close to restoring their two goal lead through Temple who tried a hook shot following a free kick, but sent the ball over the bar. Everton broke away after a period of intense Burnley pressure with Gabriel racing down the middle and passing to Scott who put his shot wide of the far post in similar fashion to one of his earlier shots.
PICKERING “BOOKED”
Everton raised their game with a great run by Harvey, which almost succeeded in getting through, followed by the youngster, coming again in trying to force his way through on the left. This had been one of the most entertaining games of the season at Goodison with Everton playing so well in the first half, and Burnley flighting so hard afterwards. Both players had gone down for the ball, there was words passed between them and then Pickering fouled the Burnley wing half. Official attendance 42,177. Final. Everton 2, Burnley 1.

• Everton B 9, Bury B nil.

BURNLEY RES v  EVERTON RES
The Liverpool football Echo and Evening Express- Saturday, January 2, 1965
Burnley Res;- Dicken, goal; Angus Buxton; Walker, Talbut, Merrington; Morgan, Coates, Pointer, Robson, Latcham.  Everton Res;- Burnett; Parker, Wright; Rees, Heslop, Harris; Shaw, Humphreys, Hill, Vernon, Veall. Referee;- Mr. G. Hartley (Wakefield). Roy Vernon was in the Everton reserve side at Burnley, Rees slipped on the frosty surface enabling Burnley to make a first minute raid that almost brought a goal, Coats being only inches short of Latchman’s centre. Burnley seemed much more at ease in the early play and after seven minutes Latcham shot a lovely goal from Morgan’s clever approach work. Everton were kept under heavy pressure and Pointer went through brilliantly to miss the goal by inches only with a splendid shot.

EVERTON 2, BURNLEY 1
Liverpool Daily Post- Monday, January 4, 1965
BY Horace Yates
Two men with vastly different missions spied of. Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday, Manchester United’s Matt Busby was there, obviously to assess the size of problem Everton will pose in the Inter Cities Fairs Cup third round tie on January 20. What, I wonder, had England team manager, Mr. Alf Ramsey, particularly in mind?  Clearly his team building responsibilities made the journey desirable. He could have been interested in Ray Wilson’s successful return after injury.  It is just possible that the wonderful return after injury. It is just possible that the wonderfully consistent displays of Brian Labone have at last registered in the right places. Almost certainly Fred Pickering entered into calculations, with possibly a though spared for Derek Temple. Cosmopolitan Burnley were probably only incidental to Mr. Ramsey’s decision to see this particular match, unless Gordon Harris was exciting attention anew. Certainly, a youngster to the name of Colin Harvey could have played no part in the decision to travel to Goodison and yet I’ll wager he did not remain unnoticed.  Playing only this third game as has a wing half, Harvey stamped his possibilities on the match so clearly that established stars around him sometimes appeared slightly tarnished by comparison. His positive thumping of the ball invitingly into ideally progressive positions, demonstrated how quickly he has got to grips with his new environment. Everything did originated from thoughtful foundations and his ability to do the right thing so consistently was too clearly apparent to escape any observer. For the present Harvey’s may have been little more than a pencilled entry in Alf Ramsey’s book, for after all it is only now in progress of being inked in at Goodison Park- but it is a name to be watched. Sometimes youngsters shoot to a glittering peak and fail to keep their feet on the slippery slopes. Few have rocketed more promisingly in recent times on Merseyside than Harvey and if this is merely the end of the beginning then Everton are fortunate indeed.
WRITTEN OFF
Only a few weeks ago this same youngster was written off by a section of the crowd as a failure. After the home game with Blackburn Rovers I saw a police officer busily engaged polishing the boot of manager Harry Catterick’s car. When I inquired of his industry he replied; “I’m just trying to clean up this mess. Can you see what it says?” There, still discernible were the words, “Drop Harvey now!” it was after this that a discerning manager appealed for fair play for a wounded youngster. On Saturday, I could not help wondering as the crowd chanted, “Har-Vey, Har-Vey,” if that pen man of such poor taste was leading the salute! During a first half of supremacy, interrupted only fleetingly and that more often than not by Price, Burnley’s smallest and most dangerous raider. Everton moved really well. An exciting display suggested that on the eve of major responsibilities -F.A. Cup, Inter-Cities Cup and the “derby” game- Everton would be well able to take care of themselves. I regretted that they did not more frequently give Scott the opportunity to try conclusions with the able Elder and that Young was so often out of touch when the game was crying out for the sort of artistic contributions of which he is capable.
TEMPLE COMPENSATION
By way of compensation we had Temple gliding along gracefully and menacingly. Pickering threatening to wreak havoc at the slightest opportunity and Morrissey bringing out all the best from Smith’s defence. There were some intriguing duels with Labone blotting out Irvine almost completely and Wilson reducing Towers’ effectiveness to the minimum. Gabriel was quickly commanding in a role which did not become unduly onerous until Harris switched to offensive inclinations later in the game. One could not fall to admire the diminutive Price. He rattled the foot of the post with one goal-worthy shot before Everton had scored and if all the Burnley players had matched for courage and determination this midget-sized attacking giant, they would more readily have been able to profit from Everton’s tossing to them of the second half initiative. Because Burnley during this period of command, were unable to match Everton’s earlier sparkle, standards slumped and excitement flagged.  Not until Harris pulled back a goal after Todd-Lochhead collaboration, in 78 minutes, did newly created danger stoke the dying embers.  Everton had taken the lead (23 minutes) when Burnley misjudged a West goal kick. Temple’s reaction was quickest and although he was forced wide of goal, to a point where scoring could hardly have been made more difficult, he will managed to hit the ball past a capable Blacklaw.  It was another shunting shuffling inside hop movement by Temple that brought the second (36 minutes).  Again he seemed to be in danger of waiting too long for the shooting opportunity where Pickering raced forward and rammed the ball into goal. Temple’s reaction to this lightning change in events did him the greatest credit.
PICKERING BOOKED
How nice it would be to end on such a Pickering high spot, but in fact the game came to a conclusion in far less happy circumstances, I care not whether or not Pickering was retaliating to either word or deed in a brush with O’Neill. His part in the affair was utterly inexcusable.  That a booking was considered by the referee adequate punishment was, in my view, Pickering’s great, good fortune, especially in the new state of awareness produced by F.A. directives. Just as inexcusable as Pickering’s moment of folly, was the crowd’s chanting of his name, when commendation was never more out of place. Pickering is far too good a player to subject his reputation to such needless strain. Everton.- West; Brown, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Gabriel; Scott, Young, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Burnley.- Blacklaw; Smith, Elder; Todd, Miller, O’Neill; Towers, Lochhead, Irvine, Harris, Price. Referee; Mr. D.W. Smith (Stonehouse, Gloucestershire). Attendance 42,177. 

THIS ‘FIRM CONTROL’ WAS ONLY A VENEER
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Monday, January 4, 1965
By Leslie Edwards
The firm control which Referee D.W. Smith, of Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, applied at Goodison Park on Saturday was nothing but a veneer of firmness. So far as I could judge he had his note-book out only once-and that two minutes from the end when Pickering last many friends by heading other than the ball. It was not a tempestuous match in the way the Leeds game was, but it could, in certain circumstances, have almost matched that fiasco. There were too many fouls; blatant fouls and fouls which caused minor injury. In many cases these tackles came after a player had gone clear with the ball and was entitled to expect he would not be brought down heavily from behind. Maybe, I am too fair-minded, too much a purist, because where I note these things and put them on record others it seems are prepared to forget them-or not even admit they happened!  For me Everton’s 2-1 victory, good in every respect save the one I have mentioned, was a bit tainted. Burnley, I thought, got the sticky end of many decisions. I wonder what the reaction would have been if, instead of little Price and Towers the wingers brought down had worn the blue of Everton?  The crowd seemed to consider their injuries, when they needed attention, were pf no consequence and it must be said that they played on after receiving attention, but free-kicks are often poor consolation for an attack broken down when full of promise. This was the way of it in this case. In the end Burnley went as close as any team could to snatching, and deserving a point.
HIT AN UPRIGHT
Despite Mr. Smith’s weakness -and I maintain his book should have been out and written in not once, but three or four times-it was a thoroughly interesting match. It started with Price, a midget of a left-winger, showing us how sharp he can be down the wing and on the shooting range. Everton had not got into their stride before he had cracked a right foot shot against an upright. There was more than a hint of handling by Temple as he took possession initially in the move which brought Everton the lead, but the referee was satisfied with the way he gathered the ball and was right, I think, to let him stride on despite foul tackles, neither of which succeeded in bringing him down. In the end he took a very good individual goal by turning the ball wide of Blacklaw. It was temple who made Everton’s second, also. From nowhere at inside-right he cut in and might well have scored himself had not the ball run laterally and just right for Pickering, running on it at top speed. Without a by your leave to his team mates he rocketed the ball in and leaped yards through the air as the ball almost bored through the back netting. Blacklaw, a huge lump of a man,  made one very good save off a hard hit cross shot by Scott otherwise Everton would have led 3-0 at the interval. Blacklaw followed with another great save from a shot by Pickering and then began the slow process of Burnley stopping the rot and going in the goalscoring business on their own account. With Everton (who played Labone and Gabriel as joint centre half-backs) looking as though they could hold their lead, Burnley suddenly started to take the initiative and there were one or two started to take the initiative and there were one or two nasty moments for the defence before Harris made the score 2-1 and the issue still very open.
MORE THAN PIOUS WISHES
There were two tired teams and Everton must have been a bit relieved to hear the final whistle a minute or two after Pickering and O’Neill had been involved in a midfield skirmish, the last act of which must have been seen by everyone. It will take more than pious New year wishes by the F.A. and by clubs and players to convince me that the second half of season 1964-65 will be one whit better than its beginning. I blame Mr. Smith in this case for wagging a warning forefinger too often and for pointing it never-except to indicate what the players knew all too well- where the dressing room lay. The best feature from Everton’s point of view was the form of two platers who have both come under the lash of spectators’ tongues this season-Harvey and Scott, Harvey is now a favourite. They way he turned defenders one way and slipped the ball the other and the extremely good judgement of his through passes shows that Manager Catterick knows his real potential. But I wish he would be less uninhibited when going after the ball. Harvey added some fine individual runs, one of which at least deserved a goal, and such a weight of work that he was outstanding. Scott always possessing the merit of taking the ball forward, also had an excellent match. Irvine, who has been scoring freely, never escaped from the grip of Labone. Temple developing now into as good an inside-forward as he was a winger could be the answer to his side’s only problem position. I liked Price’s cheeky and snappy work against Brown who was hard put to it to stop his gallop; Harris as a deep lying inside forward does not seem as effective as when he played on the wing. I give Burnley top marks for making Everton go every inch of the way and for taking some pretty hard-to-bear decision with fortitude.

DEATH OF EX-CHAIRMAN OF EVERTON
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Monday, January 4, 1965
JOINED BOARD IN 1942
By Leslie Edwards
Mr. Dick Searle, an Everton director for more than 20 yards and a former chairman, died suddenly to-day at his home in Egerton Road, Birkenhead. He was 74. He had suffered ill-health for some years with great fortitude. Before becoming a director of Everton, first in 1942. Mr. Searle had been the prime mover in the formation of Everton Shareholders’ Association, of which he was chairman and later vice-chairman. He was for some years a member of the City Council and was well known in business circles in Liverpool and London as a shirt manufacturer. In 1946 he was a controversial figure at an Everton annual meeting at which there were allegations and counter allegations concerning voting powers and proxies.
LOST SEAT
In 1951 he lost his seat on the Everton board. The following year he issued, but later withdrew, a writ to set aside the voting at the election of directors at the 1952 meeting when he opposed the re-election of retiring directors. In 1953 Mr. Searle regained his seat on the Board and in 1956 was made chairman during the bitter controversy over the resignation of manager Cliff Britton. Mr. Searle remained as chairman until 1959 when vice-chairman Mr. Fred Micklesfield took over after Mr. Searle’s three years in office. At the start of the 1958-59 season, Mr. Searle made his well-remembered “Everton Are Too Slow” statement after the team ahd lost its first six games. This resulted, ultimately in the appointment of John Carey as manager.

TRANSFER LISTED
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Tuesday January 5, 1965
Albert Dunlop, the former Everton goalkeeper, is one of four players placed on the transfer list by Wrexham.

EVERTON’S CUP TASK AT GOODISON HARDER THAN LIVERPOOL’S AT WEST BROM?
Liverpool Daily Post- Wednesday, January 6, 1965
The F.A. Cup-ties are here again this week-end. No domestic trophy compares with it for a history of triumph and tragedy, success and failure, crowd appeal and statistical curiosity, Sheffield Wednesday. Everton’s visitors of Saturday next, have a Cup record which may be unequally. Over the last five years, since their dismissal in the semi-final of 1960, they have parted company with the competition one stage earlier each succeeding season. After their semi-final overthrow by Blackburn Rovers, they went out in the sixth, fifth, four and the third rounds progressively. Now they cannot slide further. Curiously enough they could be joined in this sequence of misfortune on Saturday by their neighbours Sheffield United.  United reached the semi-final twelve months after the familiar story of defeat in round six, five, four. That’s where they stand at the defeated at Bristol City they will complete a unique progressively declining double with the Hillsborough neighbours.
ALAN BROWN’S TASK
When Alan Brown left Sunderland to take over Sheffield Wednesday, many there were who expressed surprise that he should cast aside team success which appeared to be in his grasp, for the more dubious prospect in Yorkshire Mr. Brown may be much nearer leading another all-conquering side than some people are prepared to concede. He is building solidly on youth. Possibly not for him will the glittering rewards be realised this season, but very soon, I rate Everton’s task at Goodison Park more hazardous than Liverpool’s at West Brom.  Wednesday’s building is not complete especially forward which makes the revived speculation over a supposed Everton interest in Fantham of the haziest character. Look at the way things are going at Hillsborough. Since McAnearney and Young dropped out of the side in November, Wednesday have been fielding one of the youngest half back lines in the land. At wing half Peter Eustace is twenty, and Wilf Smith eighteen, between them is one of the greatest centre half prospects in the League- Vic Mobley, aged 24. After seeing him earn his first under-23 cap for England against Wales at Wrexham I expressed the opinion that here was first team international material-ready to tap. Within a month only injury prevented him earning his first cap as deputy for club mate Young. Had Mobley been able to play he could have boasted caps at junior and senior level with fewer than 24 League appearances to his name. His duel with Pickering on Saturday could be one of the most important stepping stones in his career so far. If he subdues the goal-happy Everton leader, the road to greatness will stretch invitingly before him.  Everton can reasonably expect most problems to their defence to be posed by Wednesday’s left pair, John Fantham and Colin Dobson, Fantham (14) and Dobson (9) have been responsible for 23 of the side’s 39 goals. Over on the right there is a different story for only Finney with a single contribution of the three players to occupy the outside right position, has as scored. Inside the position is little better for Mark Pearson and former Prescot Cables’ player, John Quinn, boast a total of two goals each.  The three men who have played at centre forward have aggregated nine goals or fewer than half Pickering’s individual haul for Everton. John Hickson, with two League outings before this season, claims five, Derek Wilkinson two and Quinn two.  I have always held a big opinion of goalkeeper Ron Springett, amongst men to have kept for England. His thirty appearances for his country, make him Wednesday’s most frequently capped player, topping Ernie Blenkinsopp’s twenty-six.  Blenkinsop is the back who joined Liverpool about thirty years ago after twelve seasons with Wednesday.
REMBERE SAGAR
Another Hillsborough record recently set up was that of Alan Finney.  Against West Ham on October 24 he played his 434th League match for Wednesday, surpassing the total of Redfern Froggatt, whose sixteen seasons were two more than Finney’s.  at 464 Finney no needs twenty-two games to establish an all-time Sheffield Wednesday record, which at present stands to the credit of Jack Brown. By a coincidence, the 465 by Brown is also the figure Ted Sagar left behind him at Goodison Park.  Looking back over the Yorkshiremen’s Cup record for the last fifteen seasons, I find they have twice reached the semi-finals; once been defeated in the sixth round, twice in the fifth, once in the fourth and eight times in the third. Those who saw in Everton’s performance against Burnley last Saturday an opportunity for the return of Roy Vernon. , concerning whose future there is still no word from Goodison, may have had their calculations upset by the revelation yesterday that the Welshman is suffering from a chill.
EVERTON PLAYER IN YOUTH PARTY
John Radford, the Arsenal forward who scored a hat-trick against Wolves on Saturday is one of sixteen players from whom the F.A. will select their Youth team to play Sweden under-19 side at Swindon on Tuesday, January 19 (7-30). The sixteen also include G.C. Barnett of Everton.

WEDNESDAY RETURN 2,000 STAND TICKETS
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express, Wednesday January 6, 1965
WILL BE SOLD TOMORROW
GOODISON GAME
By Leslie Edwards
Sheffield Wednesday, Everton’s Cup opponents here on Saturday, have returned more than 2,000 of their allocation of stand tickets. These are to be put on sale at Goodison Park between 9.30 a.m. and 7.30. p.m. tomorrow and on Friday until the supply is exhausted. Prices are 9s, 9s an 7s. when I spoke to Me. Eric Taylor, the Sheffield Wednesday manager this morning, he did not think it unusual that such a large proportion of stand tickets remained unsold in Sheffield. “Some 2,000 of our followers have brought tickets; there will probably be another 3,000 who will pay at the turnstiles knowing that they will be sure to get in,” he said.  Everton’s capacity is about 65,000 slightly less than before certain terracing was taken over to be used for seating.

EVERTON TRIUMPH IN BLACKBURN MUD
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Thursday, January 7, 1965
By Paul O’Brien
Everton’s fine under-18 team found it impossible to play their normal, quick passing game against Blackburn Rovers on a muddy Ewood Park pitch last night in an F.A. Youth Cup, third round tie, but they still had too much strength and speed for their opponents and ran out deserving winners by 3-0. There was a little bit of luck about Everton’s first two goals, bit both were well taken by the respective scorers, Husband and Mather, while the third came from a superb header by centre forward McLoughlin after a corner kick by Maher. Everton were handicapped from the third minutes when their centre half Curwen sustained an ankle injury, but he courageously continued his job in midfield and his colleagues covered him splendidly. Heavy rain throughout added to the difficulties of the players, who performed magnificently in the circumstances. Indeed, there was so much water in midfield at the start that the more act of kicking off and getting the ball clear of the centre circle was an achievement in itself. Thanks to the mud, however, the game never lacked thrills, for it was impossible for defenders to turn quickly, and the surface of the penalty area was so heavy that forwards found it difficult to produce a telling shot, even when they had a clear sight of goal.
CHIPPED SHOT
Goalkeeper Warren, a six-footer, played superbly for Blackburn, and it was a tragedy that he should give Everton their opening goal in the 39th minute. He stubbed his foot when taking a goal kick and lobbed the ball straight to inside left Husband just outside the penalty area, and the Everton man calmly chipped it straight back into the unattended net. Everton, however, had their fortunate moments in the goalmouth, particularly when left back D’Arcy passed the ball back wide of goalkeeper Barnett and it stuck in the mud no more than a yard from goal. Blackburn appealed against the validity of Everton’s second goal, scored by Maher at the 64th minute. After consulting a linesman, Referee Parr, of Blackpool allowed the goal to stand. There was, however, some justice in the award, for no one deserved a goal more than outside left Maher whose fast raids were a constant menace to the Blackburn defence, and in particular, the right back Melling, who, like Maher, is a former Liverpool Schools player.
DARING SAVES
During the second half Barnett, who played a faultless game in the Everton goal, made two daring saves at the feet of centre forward Howard and left half Whittle, but he should have been beaten when a back pass stuck in the mud and Howard drove the ball wide of an open goal. The heroic Curwen retired 10 minutes from the end, when Everton were in complete command. Everyone played his own part well in this Everton side, but right half Hurst deserves special mention. Australian Yaager, at left half, is another who is developing into a fine player, while in the forwards Maher and the classy Husband took the honours. For Blackburn, goalkeeper Warren, left half Whittle and outside right Darling looked players with a chance of breaking through into senior football eventually.

TERMS AGREED FOR REES
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express, Thursday, January 7, 1965
BETWEEN EVERTON AND BRIGHTON
By Michael Charters
Everton and Brighton have agreed terms for the transfer of 20-years-old Barry Rees, the Everton utility player, and it is expected that he will sign for the Fourth Division club tomorrow. The fee, I understand, is a five-figure one and represents fine business by Everton manager Harry Catterick, who signed this Rhyl boy after seeing him in amateur trails three years ago. Rees, a tall, well-made player, has had some half a dozen games with Everton’s first team, mainly at centre forward. He did, however, play twice at full back in an emergency. Mr. Catterick told me to-day; “We felt that Rees would stand a better chance of regular League football if we let him go to Brighton. Our position is that we have many fine youngsters coming through from our youth policy and we did not wish to stand in Rees’ way.” Rees is travelling to Brighton to meet manager Archie Macauley. He is not married and Everton feel he is likely to sign after discussing terms with the Brighton chief. The last Everton player to join Brighton was centre forward Keith Webber, who subsequently came north again and is now with Wrexham.

WHERE CAN EVERTON FIND PLACE FOR STEVENS?
The Liverpool daily Post- Friday, January 8, 1965
By Horace Yates
Out of public view since he developed tendon trouble at Sunderland on November 28, Everton’s Jack of all positions (and master of most) Dennis Stevens returns to the limelight by the announcement of Manager Harry Catterick that the player resumed full training yesterday.  “He must now come into consideration for Cup-tie selection,” added Mr. Catterick significantly.  During his absence, covering five matches, Stevens has seen his right back spot taken over by Sandy brown, with Colin Harvey shrieking his claims to retention as left half.  If Mr. Catterick should decide that he must find a place for such an experienced and great-hearted player as Stevens in the testing time Sheffield Wednesday are certain to provide, where will that position be?  With Stevens the manager has more scope than with most others. He has already played right half, left half, right back, and inside right. To add inside left to the number would present no problem. 
LEAVE HARVEY
If Stevens is thoroughly fit than I believe Everton must include him. Fitness is one thing, match fitness another. Unnecessary risks are to be avoided at any time, but especially so on Cup days. If Mr. Catterick decides that Stevens enthusiasm makes any risk infinitesimal by comparison, I hope he will not bring about his inclusion by moving Colin Harvey. In three successive outings at left half Harvey has emerged as one of the really bright discoveries of this season.  There is no forecasting how far or how fast he will travel, providing no brake is voluntarily applied to his progress. Wherever Stevens may play, it must not be at left half. Equally, I don’t consider there is the slightest prospect of Brown being ousted. That being so Stevens is either a forward to-morrow or he does not play and he has not so far figured in the attack at all this season. Young’s colourless display last Saturday will obviously put his position in jeopardy, in face of a genuine challenge. If Mr. Catterick believes that Young was entitled to a below par showing after some improved displays, another alternative lies before him.  He can restore temple to what is obviously his most natural position on the left wing and slot Stevens in beside him. That would entail the dropping of Morrissey. John has done quite a bit to warrant retention of his place and very little to justify being dropped. Without fear or favour my solution to Stevens incoming would be to give him the position at inside right.

PICKERING IN KEY BATTLE
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Friday, January 8, 1965
By Leslie Edwards
At Goodison Park the going between Everton and Sheffield Wednesday is likely to be rough. From the time when Harry Catterick was manager at Hillsborough. Wednesday have been known as a big, strong, uncompromising team. They are still of the mould. If the pitch is heavy the advantage at the start could lie with them. They have already been to Everton in a League match this season. Everton scraped a draw that day with a goal nine minutes from the end. Star men in the Sheffield side are Springett, in goal, Mobley, at centre half-backs, who has filled so well the position vacated by Swan, and forwards Finney and Quinn. It was the former Everton half-backs, Matt McPeake, a one-time scout for Mr. Catterick who took Quinn from Prescot to Sheffield. Wednesday have lost only three of their last nine away games; Everton have won only three of their last nine home games, but there is no doubt that the newly constructed Everton, with Harvey and Temple both playing particularly well in new positions, is a better side than at any other stage this season. The appearance at full back of Wilson, also must have beneficial effect in a game in which expertise and experience always counts. Wilson has plenty of both qualities. Everton, so long without the advantage of a home draw in the Cup, must make the most of this belated bit of luck. The duel between Mobley and Pickering will be one of the game’s key points. It should be an entertaining battle. Whatever its result this is a match which is going to need firm handling first, last and all the time.

STEVENS FAILS FINAL FITNESS TEST
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Friday, January 8, 1965
EVERTON ARE UNCHANGED
WEDNESDAY TEAM
By Leslie Edwards
Most disappointed footballer in the North-West to-day was Dennis Stevens, the Everton half-back who has been out of football for some weeks with a pulled thigh muscle. He thought he would be fit for the tie against Sheffield Wednesday, here, tomorrow. He isn’t. But it was only flat-out sprinting, after he had come through full training and five-a-side matches, which disclosed the disappointing fact that he was not 100 per cent fit. Manager Catterick said “Dennis was very disappointed. He’d hoped very much to come back at this vital time. In the circumstances I though it best to take no chances. Wednesday are a hard-working side; they never let up. Cup football is only for fully fit men.” So the Everton team remains unchanged with Harvey at left half-back. There was no chance of considering Roy Vernon for a place because he only resumed training yesterday after a bout of tonsillitis.
TICKETS LEFT
While interest in the game is high Everton still have stand tickets available and these will be on sale, as long as they last, until 7.30 this evening. Right back Brian Hill, who has been suffering from a pulled leg muscle is fit, so Sheffield Wednesday will be unchanged for their third round cup game at Everton. Everton.- West; Brown, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Harvey; Scott, Young, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Sheffield Wednesday;- Springett, Hill, Megson; Eustace, Mobley, Smith; Finney, Quinn, Hickton, Fantham, Dobson.
REPLAY PLANS
Should a replay be necessary it will be played at Sheffield on Wednesday (7.30 p.m.). tickets will be available for stand seats only at 10s, 7s 6d and 6s. these will be available to stand season ticket holders only on Sunday morning from the office in Gwladys Street between 10.30 and 12 noon, and stand season ticket must be produced when claiming a ticket. The balance of tickets will be sold to the general public on Sunday afternoon also from Gwladys Street, between 2 p.m. and 3.30 p.m.

WEEK’S BEST SUPPORTED TEAM-SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
The Liverpool Daily Post- Saturday, January 9, 1965
A DRAW FOR EVERTON
YOUNG STILL CHASING HIS FIRST CUP GOAL
By Horace Yates
As if by magic many of football’s missing thousands will rediscover their interest in the game to-day, simply because the lure of the F.A Cup, with its death or glory games, makes an appeal that is almost irresistible.  Both Everton, who received Sheffield Wednesday, and, Liverpool, who travel to West Brom, could have been blessed with easier ties, for when most people are looking for to-day’s certainties they will pass over both these matches. 
SAD DECISION
Accustomed though he is to set-backs and disappointments in regard to injuries, I should imagine Everton manager Harry Catterick was more than usually saddened yesterday to have to rule out Dennis Stevens largely because of lack of match fitness.  The great fighting heart of this player, whose worth has only become really appreciated within the last twelve months. Ideally fits him for the demands of Cup battles, especially one likely to be at close and strenuously contested as to today’s.  With Stevens out of the reckoning, Everton are unchanged. This presents a great opportunity for Alex Young to celebrate his first Cup goal in ten outings. Goals, however, will be scarce in this needle affair. When last the teams clashed in a League match-on October 10 at Goodison Park-the result was a 1-1 draw. That could well be how they will finish again today.  Apart from a single intervention by Scott against West Bromwich, Everton have not had a forward scorer, with the exception of Pickering and Temple in the last eleven matches.
UNHEALTHY BURDEN
Now that is throwing an unhealthy burden on two fine match winners and the odds are that this scoring peculiarity has not been lost on Sheffield Wednesday, whose defensive powers are redoubtable. Fortunately, Pickering is proving himself to be an outstanding marksman, amply repaying the outsize sum required for his transfer. His contribution of eight goals in seven outings pay tribute to his opportunism. This is one of the occasions however when Everton cannot afford to put all their scoring eggs into the Pickering basket and the more powerful the threat elsewhere, the less complete will be the clamp Wednesday can afford to bear on Pickering. Sheffield have prospered on an extremely youthful and useful half back line and this is the bridge Everton must cross to-day to make ground advantage of any consequence.  Wednesday, already showing something of the Alan brown touch, will be prepared to sacrifice attractiveness for solidity in the fulfilment of this particular mission. As right back Brian Hill has recovered from a pulled leg muscle he replaces Peter Johnson at right back. Everton.- West; Brown, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Harvey; Scott, Young, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Sheffield Wednesday.- Springett; Hill, Megson; Eustace, Mobley, Smith; Finney, Quinn, Hickton, Fantham, Dobson. 

WEDNESDAY ARE A FEARSOME CUP SIDE
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Saturday, January 9, 1965
PICKERING-MOBLEY DUEL MAY HOLD KEY
By Leslie Edwards
The first interval score fans at the Everton v. Sheffield Wednesday tie will want to know is the one from Old Trafford, where little Chester, a good side in their own Division, tackles the biggest Cup task in their history-and almost any other club’s!  the following Wednesday bring to Goodison Park will be small compared with the great number who will leave Chester by coach, train and car to ‘will’ on their side to what would be the surprise of the round. The game we shall see at Goodison Park will be more uncompromising than most other Cup-ties. Wednesday have been here already this season and have shown us their sharp tackling from a team sizeable and competent in all departments. When the draw was made known I could not help detecting from Manager Harry Catterick’s reaction to it a slight feeling of apprehension. He knows his old club to be well-trained, well managed by Alan Brown and about as fearsome a Cup side as any team could meet on their own ground. The one doubt Wednesday have had all week concerned the fitness of right back Brian hill who has been suffering from a pulled leg muscle. He was pronounced fit at mid-day yesterday so the side remains unchanged.
MENACING WINGER
If Everton want to win they must produce the sort of shots that can beat a goalkeeper of England calibre in Springett, one of the players Manager Catterick developed when he was at Hillsborough. Finney on the right wing, partnered by the Prescot boy. Quinn is a winger of great experience and menace; the boy who has taken the vacancy caused by the absence of Swan, Mobley is as big and good a centre-half as we have seen at Goodison Park all season. The duel between him and Pickering should be one of the game’s most interesting and enlightening features. Everton are as they were against Burnley, with Harvey at wing half back. It was though all well that Dennis Stevens might recover from a pulled hamstring muscle in time to be available for choice, but a flat-out sprint yesterday proved him to be less than fully fit. Harvey, blooded initially in the European Cup game in Milan last season, should not be deterred or affected by the excitement of a big match on a home ground.
HARD TO BEAT
Manager Catterick at least expects a hard flight. “Wednesday are a hard-working side who never let up,” he says. He likes the play of Fantham and Dobson and knows that Finney, on his day, can be a brilliant winger. Whether Wednesday can do as well as when getting a draw here earlier in this season or better is an open question. I think Everton, well as they have been playing, will find them very hard to beat. The answer to the tie may be in whether Pickering can escape the commanding defence of Mobley, a big man in evert sense. If he doesn’t it could be that it will be left to Temple to do the match winning.

PICKERING SAVES GAME IN THE LAST MINUTE
The Liverpool Football Echo & Evening Express- Saturday, January 9, 1965
EQUALISER WHEN ALL SEEMED LOST
EVERTON 2, SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 2
By Michael Charters

Everton;- West; Brown, And Wilson, backs; Labone, Harvey,; Scott, Young, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Sheffield Wednesday.- Springett; Burgin, Megson; Eustuce, Mobley, smith; Finney, Quinn, Hickton, Fantham, Dobson. Referee- Mr. E.T. Jennings (Stourbridge).
Sheffield Wednesday had to make a late change for their F.A Cup third round tie at Goodison this afternoon. Full back Hill had to come out through a leg injury and in his place was 17 years-old Andrew Burgin, playing his first senior game. Burgin a Sheffield boy, could hardly have had a more testing debut than this. The heavy rain had made the going very heavy, and there were a few small pools of water in and around the centre circle.
DEFENCE IN TANGLE
The Sheffield defence got in a tangle in the opening seconds trying to clear a corner by Scott and it took the combined efforts of three of them to get the ball away from Morrissey. Everton had opened at tremendous pace and pressure and the Sheffield defence took a pounding in the opening minutes. The players were sliding yards in making tackles, and it was quite obvious that the most severe demands were going to be made on their stamina on the heaviest going this season.
PICKERING HEADER
Pickering made a good header from a corner by Scott but sent the ball narrowly wide. Wednesday’s best move so far came when Quinn, the former Prescot Cables player, sent Dobson away and then took over from the winger’s pass to put the ball narrowly over. Scott made a splendid run, beating two men in the process, and then beat Springett with his low shot, but the ball passed wide of the far post. From a long centre by Smith, Finney beat Wilson in the air and headed the ball across the goalmouth with Hickton just failing to make contact.
TEMPLE HITS POST
Everton replied with a corner by Scott, and when Mobley headed the ball out Temple made a brilliant shot which beat Springett, hit the foot of the post, and bounced away. Brilliant anticipation by Springett prevented Everton taking the lead. Pickering beat Mobley neatly and passed inside to Scott as the winger came running in, and although Scott hit his shot quickly Springett dived to make a wonderful save. A good deal of danger was coming from Wednesday’s right wing where Wilson did not look too happy. He miskicked to let Fantham have a shot, but the ball struck Labone and went away for a corner.
WEST TO THE RESCUE
West saved Everton with two incredible saves within the space of a second. From a long free kick Fantham made a short-range shot which West saved with his body, the ball running loose, and when Hickton shot for what looked an empty goal, West somehow scrambled through the mud to complete the double save. Wednesday were now putting on just as much pressure as Everton done in the early minutes. Hickton fired a tremendous shot just wide, and a good deal of the fire had gone out of Everton’s play at this stage, with Wednesday looking much the more dangerous.
TRAGEDY FOR BURGIN

It was typical of the drama and tragedy of Cup-tie football that Everton should go ahead after 33 minutes with an own goal by Young Burgin, playing his first senior game. The great pity of it was from the boy’s point of view was that there was no immediate danger, as a pass from Young had eluded Pickering, but Burgin came across, and in attempting to put the ball back to Springett beat his own goalkeeper and the ball rolled slowly into the net. Some of the tackling by Sheffield incensed the crowd, and rightly so. They had certainly lost their composure after the shock of this goal.
BROWN LIMPING
Brown seemed to have pulled a thigh muscle in attempting to tackle Dobson, and after attention went limping on to the right wing, with Morrissey dropping back to right back. So injury had hit Everton yet again, and put them on the collar with 50 minutes still to play. Scott beat Megson cleverly, and from his centre Pickering got up well, but his header over the bar.
Half-time.- Everton 1, Sheffield Wednesday nil.
Brown was limping badly when the teams returned after half time and continued on the right wing, Scott on the left. Within seconds of the restart Scott broke through two tackles to pit the ball forward to temple, but Temple’s shot went straight at Springett.
BURGIN’S SAVE
Young Burgin redeemed himself with a goal-line save after Pickering had beaten Springett with a header from a corner by Scott. The youngster headed the ball away from just inside the upright. Morrissey was doing well as emergency full back, and he got the ball up to Young but Young’s shot was very wide and very high. Pickering was fouled when he was going through and it looked as though the foul was in the penalty area, but the referee placed the ball a yard outside. From the free kick the ball spurt to Brown, whose shot was blocked for a corner. Sheffield’s tackling was rugged and tough. Pickering was badly fouled by Megson, but nothing came of the free kick when Temple moved into an offside position.

THE EQUALISER
Wilson at this point shook everybody by almost scoring an own goal in exactly the same place as Burgin. With plenty of time he turned the ball back to West and put it only inches wide, but from the corner Wednesday equalised after 60 minutes from Fantham. Mobley came up for a corner, headed the ball down, and Fantham turned to hook it into the net from close range. Within a couple minutes Temple missed a wonderful chance of putting Everton back into the lead. There was danger for Everton every time Sheffield got a corner and the visitors took the lead after 65 minutes through Quinn. It came from a left wing corner which was headed out to Eustace whose shot bounced off a defender and wont thigh in the air to Quinn who headed it past West from close range. Apart from Pickering and Scott the Everton attack had not played well, and with the limping Brown still trying to make something of his job at outside right, the going was all against Everton.
SPRIGETT HURT
Springett was hurt going down for the ball at Pickering’s feet, and it was fully three minutes before the game resumed. It was hard to get going in attack, and Wednesday holding them back with some tremendous tackling which had the crowd really annoyed. Brown had now gone on the left wing with Scott in his proper position and Everton were desperately flinging the ball down the middle hoping that Pickering could break through for the equaliser. Springett was lucky when he mishandled a centre by Scott, dropping the ball down into the goalmouth mud, but Eustace came away to clear. The referee ignored Wednesday’s appeal for a penalty when Hickton went down with what looked like a tackle by Labone from the rear. Hickton put a shot straight at West and it was remarkable that the pace of the game had stayed so high in these very difficult conditions.
TOUGH AND STRONG
Scott was unlucky and Springett lucky when the winger’s shot came through a crowd of players straight into the goalkeeper’s arms. There was nothing wrong with Everton’s spirit as they fought so hard for an equaliser, but Wednesday were tough and strong and this referee let them get away with tackles which should have been stopped much earlier in the game. Temple made a good effort with a hook shot which Springett saved well, and then Young worked his way through a crowd of players cleverly but shot wide. Scott had a magnificent game and it took three Wednesday defenders to stop him as he tried to get through near the corner flag. Pickering scored for Everton, 89 minutes. With only seconds to go, Pickering got the equaliser when he forced the ball home from close range after Temple had swung a centre into the middle. Final; Everton 2, Sheffield Wednesday 2. Official attendance 44,732. Receipts £11, 735.

• Everton A 1, Preston A 5
• Everton B 3, Preston B 2

EVERTON FIGHT ALL OVER AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY
The Liverpool Daily Post- Monday, January 11, 1965
CRIPPLING BROWN BLOW
EVERTON WORTH DRAW; ODDS NOW AGAINST THEM
EVERTON 2, SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 2
By Jack Rowe.
This is really the story of the Everton full backs, Sandy Brown and Ray Wilson, for each, in differing ways were the central figures of this Cup drama, in the Goodison Park mud on Saturday. Everton, with a last minute goal from Fred Pickering, survived, as they deserved, with another chance of reaching the fourth round. It was an agonising match, physically so in Brown’s case, because shortly after Everton had gone in front in 32 minutes, he took the full force of two close range drives on his thigh and then limped his way on one or other of the wings.
BROWN BLOW
So injury struck Everton again and at a vital time, because up to his disablement Brown had played brilliantly. I feel that had he been able to carry on, Everton would not now be preparing for another battle against this robust Wednesday team- this time with the odds against them.  You could not hear Wilson’s sigh of relief when Pickering scored, but you could almost see it. He would be thankful because when Wednesday got level on the hour it seemed that a completely wrong tactic on his part was the direct cause. The ball came over from the left and Wilson, in front of goal and about eight yards out, had time to stop it and kick clear, or kick clear first time. He stopped it and then turned it back towards West, who had no hope of reaching it as it rolled gently just outside for a corner and it was from this the equaliser came.
FADING HOPES
Whether West called I do not know, but in any case the clearance from goal was the answer. Within five minutes Wednesday were in front and as handicapped Everton struggled to beat the mud, their Cup hopes dimmed to a point where there looked no prospect of relighting them. I think it would have been an injustice if Pickering had not got that goal because the merit of Everton’s performance most he set against the fact that for 55 minutes they had to play Morrissey at right back, and although Brown battled on gallantly his top value is to the defence. Everton also made most chances in a match which was hard and gruelling in mud and rain, always favouring the side without injury trouble. Temple had a particularly frustrating day because in the first half he saw a shot come back off a post and after half time there were two occasions when he was ideally placed, then put the ball straight at Springett.
EXCEREMONIOUS WEDNESDAY
Young was another light-weight who was not happy in the mud, but once he made the pass which enabled Pickering to carve out an opening for Scott in the first half and then, when Everton were fighting to get on terms themselves, dribbled through beautifully and held his head as the shot flashed inches wide. Scott and Pickering were the forwards who gave real battle to an often unceremonious Wednesday defence, while at half back Harvey worked hard without quite conquering the mud, and Gabriel covered a lot of ground. Labone was the pick of the defence, and he did nobly in helping Morrissey to come with Wednesday left winger Dobson, their best attacker.  West, like Springett, made great saves at important moments, and all in all a draw was a reasonable result of a match which was studded with excitement, toughness and with it flashes of lovely football. Wednesday with their seventeen-year-old debutant right full back Burgin, had a powerful half back line and the longer the game went the stronger it became. They had not as many chances as Everton, but will be terribly hard to beat on their own ground. Burgin had a nightmare 32nd minute because it was his attempt to put the ball back to Springett which sent it into the net, after Young had tried to set up Pickering. His skipper Megson went to him immediately in sympathy and afterwards the youngster did well.
LETHAL CORNER KICKS
Fantham slotted the equaliser on the hour when Mobley headed the ball down from Finney’s corner, which came from Wilson’s pass back and it was another right wing corner which led to Wednesday going in front. This time the ball was headed out, Eustace collected and delivered a shot which West pushed up and Quinn started in to nod into the roof of the net. Then it was a matter of whether Everton’s determination could save the game, Springett was hurst in diving at Pickering’s free kick and took a couple of minutes to recover and it was in this time that the centre forward brought joy to Goodison fans. Brown took a throw in near the left wing corner flag and put Temple in possession. He quickly swung over a centre which seemed to come off the head of Mobley and drop in front of Pickering near the far post.  Pickering pounced and Springett had no chance as the Everton centre forward followed the ball into the net with arms upraised. Everton.- West; Brown, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Harvey; Scott, Young, Pickering, temple, Morrissey. Sheffield Wednesday;- Springett; Burgin, Megson; Eustace, Mobley, Smith; Finney, Quinn, Hickton, Fantham, Dobson. Referee; Mr. E.T. Jennings (Stourbridge) Attendance 44,732.

“EASY, EASY!” TAUNT GOT ITS REWARD
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Monday, January 11, 1965
By Leslie Edwards
Time, and a lot of frustrated Everton fans, were running out at Goodison Park in the final minute when Pickering got the goal which takes his side to the replay. A draw was a fair result and particularly fitting in that it silenced the chants of “Easy, easy!” which had come from followers of Sheffield Wednesday immediately before it was scored. In my submission, there is never a moment in any match when the “Easy, easy!” taunt (it is no less) is permissible. To wait until the final seconds before unleashing it got the reward it deserved.  This thought crossed my mind before Pickering, from a Temple pass deflected towards him at the inside right position, shot the ball passed Springett and then ran into the net, arms raised, to acknowledge the jubilation of Evertonians behind goal. Players who fought this excellent thrilling 90 minutes of Cup football had good reason to shake each other by the hand. It was desperately hard, tough stuff, with both sides giving all they had. Despite the wind and the effect of the of the better part of 24 hours’ incessant rain, which made the centre of the pitch a gluepot, the football was fast, moves were well contrived, and the goalkeeping was as competent as it was courageous. Cup football has an attraction all its own. Not least is the intensity of effort; the intensity of noise and the fact that one blunder can win or lose a match in a split second. When young Burgin pitchforked, at 17 years old, into his first senior match for Sheffield Wednesday, suddenly elected to pass back to his goalkeeper and instead slotted the ball into the net as surely as any Everton forward could have done it, one sensed the mistake would be beyond recovery.
DRAMATIC FIVE MINUTES
It looked very much this way until Brown, making two supremely courageous bids for the ball, was injured in the second clash and was forced to become a half-fit left winger, with Morrissey taking his place in the defence. That situation existed throughout the second half and was responsible initially, I think for Wednesday being able to get into a winning position. Within the space of five minutes the game changed dramatically, and for Everton almost disastrously. First Wilson, finding the ball at his feet from one of many dangerous centres from the Sheffield left, was caught in two, if not three, minds, and like Burgin, chose the most dangerous course- the pass to the goalkeeper. In the vent the ball beat the upright by inches and Wilson and Everton were spared the indignity of an own goal even worse than their opponents. But the corner yielded the equaliser. Mobley headed forward Finney’s centre; Fantham was quick to it as it dropped to pivot and shoot it over the line. Wednesday went ahead when Eustace, following another corner, shot so hard West could only half save. The ball passed over his head, and before he could recover Quinn had nodded it over the line. From this point time, the mud and Sheffield Wednesday posed a three-fold barrier to Everton which seemed insurmountable. Young missed a great chance; so did temple (or were those Springett saves really greater than they appeared?). Time was running out on winged feet, as it always does when a side is 2-1 down, and Everton were getting more than a little panicked and perplexed when Brown suddenly off the effects of his injury and made two good runs and when Sheffielders present starting asking for trouble.
DECISIVE WINGERS
It was then, from no special build-up and with Wednesday waiting for the formality of the final whistle, that Pickering collected the deflected high pass from Temple and scored to give his side a second chance. They may or may not take it, but if the game is half as satisfying as the first few who watched it will go home dissatisfied. The gloom (which caused the floodlights to shine from the first minute); the uncertain foothold and the difficulty of steering a ball accurately through mud inches deep might have made this a Cup-tie to forget. Instead, it was one to remember, not least because it was as well controlled as it was contested. My fear is that on good “going” the undoubted skill and speed and expertise of the Sheffield wingers, Finney and Dobson may be decisive. Dobson, in particular, seemed impervious to mud, rain, and the many efforts made by Everton to quieten him. He was as menacing against Brown as he was against Morrissey. Finney, too, gave Wilson a lot of trouble. There is no doubt that Wednesday are a fine team- and big and strong into the bargain. Burgin rubbed out part of his mistake by heading away from the goal line; Everton’s other misfortune had been when Temple from a distance, struck the foot of an upright with a shot which had Springett beaten. If Everton had taken their chances well they might have had six yet this was equally true of Wednesday. West’s big moment came when he saved in successive moments at point blank range. Wednesday also claimed, but did not get, a penalty award when Labone brought down Hickton from behind. Pickering, I thought, was outstanding for his skill, strength and endeavour. Scott, too, was excellent and so, especially in the early part of the game when Everton were on top, was Harvey. But it was the kind of match in which individual brilliance was submerged in the general excellence of both sides. And, mercifully, there was no trouble-surely yet another reason to extol the virtues of “Mud, mud; glorious mud. Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood…

EVERTON PUT VERNON ON LIST
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Monday, January 11, 1965
TRANSFER PLEA AGREED
By Leslie Edwards
Everton have agreed to Roy Vernon’s transfer request. A statement by the club to-day read;- “Everton Board of Directors and management have reluctantly agreed to Roy Vernon’s transfer request and are now prepared to consider offers.” Vernon, a Welsh international, joined Everton five years ago from Blackburn Rovers in a deal which involved the exchange of Everton forward, Eddie Thomas. The player made his request for a move on new Year’s Day. Though Everton have not disclosed the value they place on Vernon, I understand that they would be more interested in a player-exchange deal than one for cash. On the possibility of Vernon being in the replay against Sheffield Wednesday. Mr. Catterick, the Everton manager, would not comment; not would he comment on when the Everton board had met to make their decision.

FOOTBALL TALE OF TWO CITIES
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Monday, January 11, 1965
By Leslie Edwards
Football fans on Merseyside are readying themselves for a running inter-city battle between Liverpool and Sheffield within the next few days. On Wednesday Everton replay their third-round F.A. Cup tie at Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. Sheffield Wednesday are due at Anfield and Everton go to Sheffield United. In 11 days starting from Wednesday this week, Everton are committed to four-and if their replay is drawn-five matches. The series is Sheffield Wednesday (a), Sheffield United (a), Manchester United (a), in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and Liverpool (h) on Saturday week.
THE DOUBTFUL
There are doubts about Brown and Young for the replay. Brown is having treatment on his bruised buttock; Young is suffering from the effects of a kick. Vernon recovered from tonsilitis, Stevens, still doubtful, and Harris are likely to be considered for selection, but choice of the team will not be made until the day of the game. Some stand tickets for the game at Manchester remain unsold; these are now available to stand season ticket holders. Manchester United point out that due to building operations on the new stand the groundside at Old Trafford has been divided into two sections-Groundside-Stretford end only; and Groundside, United Road and scoreboard end. The co=operation of spectators is requested by ensuring that they purchase the correct ticket for the section they wish to enter. A barrier has been erected which makes it impossible to change ends inside the ground.

ROY VERNON
The Liverpool Daily Post- Tuesday, January 12, 1965
Everton announced yesterday that they have reluctantly agreed to Roy Vernon Vernon’s transfer request and are prepared to consider offers for him.  Welsh International inside left Vernon, joined Everton in 1960 from Blackburn Rovers and became captain of the club. He was disciplined by the club on December 18 for a breach of training regulations, and was left out of the team against Tottenham Hotspur the following day. He made his transfer request on New years Day.

DUMMY RUN FREE-KICKS SHOULD BE ABOLISHED
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express -Tuesday January 12, 1965
By Leslie Edwards
A lynx-eyed follower of football, Mr. R. Bufton, who watched the Everton v Sheffield Wednesday tie, maintained that the referee should have ordered an Everton free kick to be retaken because a Sheffield Wednesday defender, far from being 10 yards from the ball when the kick was taken, was only inches from connection with it with his foot. Those who saw the match will remember that the award was made just outside the penalty area and almost straight in line with goal. Everton’s tactics in these is for one player to run at the ball from an angle, giving the defence the impression that the shot is being aimed to the right. The “taker” then runs over the ball and out of the way and a second player comes up from a different direction, ostensibly to shoot to the left. He, too, runs over the ball and out of the way. This leaves Pickering, or some other, to shoot straight at goal in the belief that two initial dummy runs will have caused the wall of defenders to open a gap. In the event this rarely happens. The defenders, once the whistle has blown and the first “taker” is within reach of the ball, automatically come forward; their reactions are repeated when the second potential man arrives on the scene, so it is not surprising that the ultimate taker is worse, not better off, than if he struck for goal without the benefit of the dummy runs. The laws might well be changed to allow only one man to take a free kick, direct or indirect. After all, if two men can pretend to take a free kick why can’t nine others add their feinting run to proceedings?  This free kick gimmick smacks of gamesmanship. Ironically, the biter is often bit….

BURGIN MAY MISS CUP REPLAY
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Tuesday, January 12, 1965
TEAM DOUBTS FOR EVERTON
TWO INJURED
By Leslie Edwards
News from Sheffield to-day was that the 17-years-old Wednesday back, Burgin, who gave away an own-goal in the tie at Goodison Park on Saturday was not likely to get a place in the replay to-morrow night at Hillsborough. No hint of his successor was given. The ground is bound to be heavy. Everton did light training yesterday and more serious training to-day. It is still doubtful whether Young and Brown, injured in the game on Saturday, will be fit. The forward vacancy if Young did not play would produce a predicament for the Everton Manager, Mr. Catterick.
ROY VERNON
Roy Vernon’s request for a transfer, granted yesterday, might rule him out; on the other hand Mr. Catterick, speaking before the announcement by the club on Vernon, was far from ruling out the Welsh International from his list of possible. It is not expected that either club will disclose their team until an hour or two before the match. The winners tackle Leeds United in the next round. Leeds have said that prices for this all-ticket match will be as for League games.

14 PLAYERS NAMED FOR CUP REPLAY AT HILLSBOROUGH
The Liverpool Daily Post- Wednesday, January 13, 1965.
EVERTON MAY TAKE WEDNESDAY INTO EXTRA TIME
ALEX YOUNG OUT BUT LATE CHOICE DECIDED IF SANDY BROWN AND STEVENS PLAY
By Horace Yates
Suddenly the possibility emerges that Sheffield Wednesday, for the replayed F.A. Cup third round tie at Hillsborough to-night (kick-off 7.30 p.m.) will be harder hit by injury than Everton, whose tale of woe has been extraordinary. Last night’s Goodison Park bulletin raises hopes that both Sandy Brown and Dennis Stevens may be fit to play. On the other hand Wednesday will definitely be without goalkeeper Ron Springett, and right back Brian Hill. Alex Young stands down because of the leg injury he received on Saturday, but in Everton’s fourteen to travel we also fine the names of Brian Harris, Tommy Wright and, for the first time, seventeen-years-old John Hurst. Not until the party reach Hillsborough will Mr. Harry Catterick, the Everton manager, announce the team. The fourteen names encourage all manner of interesting possibilities. If Brown were to be ruled out, Harris or Wright would enter into calculations. Because of sickness, Harris has missed four matches while Wright’s total matches while Wright’s total experience is no more than five matches.
GREATER EXPERIENCE
I have every confidence in the youngster for his play has been entirely impressive, but if Mr. Catterick decides this is one occasion on which experience is completely invaluable then Harris would get the vote. There is no point in chopping and changing the half back line if it can be avoided. The forward line poses the problem. It is a teaser only, as I see it, so long as Stevens is ruled out, but if Stevens comes through this morning’s exercise without any tell tale warming twitches, then here is the undisputed contender for Young’s role. John Hurst, former England and Blackpool schoolboy has been utilised at half back and inside forward, but never in the first team. I don’t think Mr. Catterick would take Hurst purely as camouflage although a more likely alternative, with Stevens out, would be to move up Harvey from half back and substitute from half-back and substitute Harris at left half.
LOATH TO DISTURB
Mr. Catterick is loath to disturb Harvey in view of all his rich promise as a wing half, but promising situations demand courageous  remedies and nobody could complain at any temporary disruption in the circumstances. Harvey at inside right and Harris at left half would leave the team with a more solid, more efficient arrangement than any other that springs to mind, if Stevens must stand down.  Springett, who had stitches inserted in a knee wound after Saturday’s game, is replaced by Roy Maclaren, who has not appeared in the senior side this season and in six seasons, has had no more than one Cup and thirty League outings. His Cup appearance was against Shrewsbury Town in 1963 when Wednesday drew 1-1 away. They won the replay 2-1, but Springett had then resumed in goal. Maclaren who is 34, was formerly with St. Johnstone and Bury. Hill is still ruled pout because of a pulled muscle and Andy Burgin keeps his place at right back. In his debut game last Saturday, Burgin conceded an own goal. If Brown passes to-day’s tests I believe Everton will field a side better equipped for Cup-fighting than that which earned a last minute reprieve. Young is passing through an indifferent phase just now and whether Harvey or Stevens replaces him, I am convinced Wednesday’s. ideally I would like to see Stevens return for a role to which he is ideally suited. Everton’s accent will be on defence, relying on the marksmanship of Pickering and Temple in the main, to prove whether or mot McClaren can efficiently take over from Springett, one of the finest goalkeepers in the game.
NO WRITE OFF
Despite the suggestions of the betting charts Everton are no write off. I am prepared to see them take Wednesday into extra time before Leeds United’s fourth round opponents emerge. That is how close it can be.  By tradition Hillsborough is anything but an unfriendly ground to Everton. In the eight visits they have paid there since their return to Division One in 1954-55 Everton have drawn 2-2 on four occasions. Twice they have won and twice they have lost. The effect of Springett’s absence cannot be over-estimated, but in a photo finish Everton may just be nosed out. Wednesday’s generally manager, Mr. Eric Taylor, said last night; “All 16,000 stand tickets have been sold, I am delighted with the response. To see so many tickets for a tie which is not all-ticket is quite a remarkable achievement. Sheffield Wednesday;- McLaren; Burgin, Megson; Eustace, Mobley, Smith; Finney, Quinn, Hickton, Fantham, Dobson. Everton (from) West; Brown, Wilson; Wright; Gabriel, Labone, Harvey, Harris; Scott, Stevens, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey, Hurst.

FOURTEEN PLAYERS IN EVERTON PARTY
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Wednesday, January 13, 1965
YOUNG AND HURST INCLUDED
CUP REPLAY
By Leslie Edwards
The Everton team for the replayed third round F.A. Cup tie at Sheffield Wednesday to-night (highlights on B.B.C. television at 10.40) will not be chosen until shortly before the 7.30 p.m. kick-off. Inside forward Alex Young is a definite non-starter; full back sandy Brown, injured in the game on Saturday is a doubtful. Four players who did not take part in Saturday’s game will travel with the party and choice will be made from 14. The four are Dennis Stevens, a half or full back; Tommy Wright, a young reserve back; Brian Harris, the club’s best utility man, and 17-years-old former English schoolboy international John Hurst a forward or wing half who has yet to make his debut in the first team.

EVERTON GET HOME TIE
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Wednesday January 13, 1965
LAST 16 OF F.A. YOUTH CUP
By Paul O’Brien
Everton, who have already eliminated Manchester United and Blackburn, have a home match against yet another Lancashire club in the fourth round- the last 16 -of the F.A. Youth Cup. Their opponents will be either Burnley or Blackpool, who have already played 210 minutes in the third round and drew 2-2 after extra time at Burnley last night. Blackpool won the toss for choice of venue in the third meeting, but no date has yet been fixed. In the second round, Burnley beat Liverpool at Turf Moor, by 4-1. Fourth round matches are due to be complete by February 6, and the draw, announced to-day, is;-  Sunderland v Bolton or Leeds, Everton v Blackpool or Burnley, Stoke or Port Vale v Coventry or Derby, W.B.A or Wolves v Swansea, Sheffield W or Barsnley v Hull, Colchester v Watford, Swindon or Chelsea v Charlton, Portsmouth or Southampton v. Arsenal or Tottenham.

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY ANNILATED IN F.A.CUP REPLAY
Liverpool Daily Post- Thursday, January 14, 1965
THIS WAS EVERTON’S FINEST HOUR OF THE SEASON
HARVEY, TEMPLE, PICKERING SCORE VICTORY GOALS
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 0, EVERTON 3
By Horace Yates
Without a doubt this was Everton’s finest hour of the season. The three goals margin by which they won the F.A. Cup third round replay at Hillsborough last night in no way flattered them. Had they chosen to retain the initiative instead of banking on three goals to carry them safely through to a fourth round match with Leeds United at Elland Road on January 30 they could have run riot. When they attacked they were rampant. When they defended there was a solidity which were completely reassuring, although a more dangerous forward line than Wednesday possessed might have made better uses of fleeting chances late on. By that time, however, everybody was convinced Wednesday would never score and I think this was a view shared by the players.
ILLUSIONS SHATTERED
Faced by their greatest challenge of the season Everton met with a display which sent memories chasing back to the brilliant days of the championship season. Wednesday were not just defeated, they were annihilated. One felt all the time that if for some absurd reason, Everton were called on to produce another goal they could have taken it in their stride almost as and when they wished. The fact that the first half was such a splendid affair on the soft pitch was due in large measure to the magnificent combination and understanding shown by Everton. They carved huge gaps in a defence noted for its solidity and might have been two goals up in four minutes with a little better finish. If ever anyone doubted that Pickering is worth the £72,500 fee paid for him- all illusions were shattered in this game. He looked what he is, the best centre forward in the country. Faced by the England Under-23 centre half Mobley he highlighted the youngster’s weaknesses. And although Mobley lacked nothing in determination challenge, Pickering’s craft and immediate use of the ball showed that Mobley may have some way to go before he measures up to senior England requirements. He never rumbled Pickering’s strongest suit, the inside jinking run, and it was only when Everton gratuitously decided that three goals were enough to win this tie that Wednesday imposed any real pressure on the Everton defence.  Apart from centre forward Hickton, Wednesday carried no serious threat. Finney and Dobson began as though they might cause trouble but long before the end were neatly parcelled up into ineffective bundles by Wilson and Wright. Everton cashed in on the rawness of Burgin, playing only his second senior game at right back. Morrissey had a field day doing practically as he wanted. Burgin’s ineptitude was in striking contrast to the wonderfully solid display of Tommy Wright, called in to deputise for Sandy Brown in the Everton side.
PIN-POINT PASSES
This youngster has never given a disappointing display in the first team and last night he was impressive I thought the point must soon arise as to who is going to make way for Wright on a permanent basis. Some of his far-flung passes, particularly to the high-stepping Morrissey, were gems of accuracy and a tribute to a remarkably quick reading of the game. I suppose, no one could blame Everton for deciding to rest on their laurels after the interval, for three goals lead always seemed far too much for Wednesday to challenge. Unfortunately, their tactics had the effect of depriving the game of the highlights which had marked the first half for Wednesday simply were not in the Everton class. The Everton supporters, of course, enjoyed themselves tremendously. They were disappointed only that their chant of “We want four” was not fulfilled. They ended the game by borrowing Liverpool’s signature tune “When the Saints go marching in” and the chant from Ibrox “Easy, easy, easy.” I don’t think the fact that Springett was missing from the slightest, difference. No goalkeeper in the land could have made Wednesday into a team last night.
HARVEY AT HOME
Manager Harry Catterick’s reaction to the injury problems, could not have been better. Harvey was completely at home in his inside forward role. When he had to attack he did it superlatively and he was in his element in the second half in denying Wednesday. After the disappointments of Saturday Wilson regained his stripes with some quick thinking and speedy action. Although Hickton beyond any doubt was Wednesday’s most dangerous forward Brian Labone has seldom played better. It was in the air where Hickton was most dangerous. It looked as though Everton might be called on to pay a price for their neglect of two opportunities in the first three or four minutes. Harvey was too deliberate in trying to push the ball past McLaren and then Pickering’s impetuosity cost him a goal after Mobley had mis-kicked badly.  At this time Wednesday were more dangerous than at any other period and twice went close with headers from corner kicks. How inadequate a free kick seemed when Smith fouled Pickering as he was cutting in for a shot at goal. He knocked Pickering over when there was only the goalkeeper to beat. For once in a way a free kick exacted due toll for from Morrissey’s kick Pickering rose high and headed the ball home just under the crossbar in 24 minutes. Still Wednesday could not hold back the tide which increasingly threatened to overpower them. And the visitors became two up in 38 minutes as the result of a brilliant move begun by Pickering.  In he came with a jinking run and slipped the ball inside to Scott who let it run out to Harvey. Although more than 20 yards out of goal Harvey hit a terrific drive and it was a goal all the way.
A GREAT GOAL
Two goals down was a bad enough situation for Wednesday to be in but on the interval Everton sealed the result with a third goal. Inevitably Pickering was the instigator. Wright and Scott carried on before Harvey carried on before Harvey switched the direction of the attack by taking the ball out towards the right wing. He centred immaculately and Temple raced in to head a great goal. Sheffield Wednesday.- McLaren; Burgin, Megson; Eustace, Mobley, Smith; Finney, Quinn, Hickton, Fantham, Dobson. Everton;- West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Referee; Mr. E.T. Jennings (Stourbridge). Attendance 50,000 (receipts £12,100). 

MAGNIFICIENT DISPLAY BY EVERTON
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Thursday January 14, 1965
By Michael Charters
This was one of the great Everton victories a performance to remember and savour when memory runs back through outstanding football occasions. When the big Everton contingent chanted “easy, easy” throughout the second half at Hillsborough last night, they did so with real justification because they had seen their team turn in their meet impressive display this season, if not for seasons past. Everton’s passage by 3-0 into the fourth round of the cup was achieved with a superbly professional expertness over a side which had looked so strong and effective at Goodison Park only four days earlier. It was not so much that Wednesday played below their form of that first game as that Everton from the opening minutes, outplayed them to such an extent that Sheffield were reduced to nonentities long before the end. Remembering the conditions of a very heavy pitch, with rain being hurled horizontally over the pitch by a near-gale forced wind, Everton’s display was magnificent. It was a tremendous team effort, punctuated by three splendid goals, some top-class individual performances backed with a solidity and spirit which sent their supporters into raptures. They scored all their goals in a first half of complete dominance; they could have had six. In the second half, with the wind and rain in their faces, they almost casually completed the game as a defensive exercise in which they allowed the Wednesday attack only a minimum of chances despite them having much more of the game. In many ways, after the interval was rather an anti-climax, with Everton doing just sufficient to hold their lead and at the same time hold the Wednesday goal-less and pointless in every way.
SCINTILLATING
Everton’s first half attacking display was composed cultured and scintillating. They could, and indeed should have scored in the opening seconds when Eustace wildly miskicked to let Temple through but Maclaren scrambled the ball away. A few minutes later, another glaring error by Mobley gave Pickering a shooting chance which he took perfectly, but the shot struck Maclaren’s boot and flashed away for a corner. Then Pickering beat the goalkeeper, only for Eustace to head off the line. At the other end, Hickton a brave and hard-working centre forward, had a good header brilliantly saved by West, and sent another flashing past an upright. This was the only time West was extended. So the score might have been 3-1 to Everton before they scored, and when these scoring chances had gone, I could not help feeling that the game was going to be a repetition of the early stages of the Goodison match. But Pickering scored the first, after 24 minutes, with a neat header from Morrissey’s free-kick and the floodgates opened. Maclaren made a great save from Scott’s powerfully-hit shot before Harvey scored a superb goal.
THRILLING DRIBBLE
Scott and Pickering brought the ball in from the right with a neat interchange of passes, Pickering finally rolled the ball into the path of the incoming Harvey, who promptly hit a stunning left foot shot from 22 yards which hit the corner of the net before Maclaren could move. Seconds before the interval, Harvey made a sinuous, thrilling dribble to the right before crossing a great centre which Temple headed home. The game was wrapped up there and then and the only conjecture at the interval was whether Everton would continue this top-class attacking display or concentrate on keeping the game closed up. They chose the latter-and very well they did it, too. Apart from a Hickton header which West pushed over the bar, Wednesday did nothing decisive despite a good deal of midfield flurry and exertion. Hickton was their only forward and he could not do it all himself. The roll call for credits on the Everton side really includes the whole side, for there was no weakness, but some individuals stood out and deserve special mention. Wright showed once again what a fine prospect he is. His tackling, kicking and heading were exemplary and I rate him one of the best clean kickers of a ball among Everton players since Willie Cook. He clips the ball away with the same certainly as that great Irish full back; two cross-field passes, fully 50 yards long, which he made to Morrissey, were among the highlights of the game. Wilson was back to the cool, clever performer we know he is by repute and right, but I thought the great man of the defence was Labone, whose display was up to the best international standard, Gabriel, with a defensive role to play, was just about as good as he got through a tremendous amount of vital work when Wednesday were pressing in the second half. Up front, Pickering stamped himself as the best centre forward in England. He did not put a foot wrong and how England can afford to ignore him, no one-apart from Alf Ramsey-knows. He reduced Mobley to such an ordinary level that one marvels how the Wednesday centre half rates international selection. But the outstanding player on the field was young Harvey, moved up into the attack again. Apart from his great goal, and the goal he made for Temple, his work as a midfield link was terrific. Surely he must have an outstanding chance of an Under-23 cap, at wing half or inside forward, on the form he has shown in the past month or so. Morrissey had one of his best games against the haplessyoung Burgin, who looked more nervous before his own crowd than he did at Goodison on Saturday. He ran the youngster ragged, going past him with ease on both sides and having on passes and centres galore during Everton’s brilliant attacking spells. There is little one cam say for Wednesday-they were out-played and outgunned at all positions by an Everton side which, on this form, can fear no one. Everton manager Harry Catterick received sincere congratulations on his team’s performance from the posse of managers who watched the game. It was indeed a memorable display and the Everton supporters, who must have numbered several thousands among the 50,000 crowd, were delirious with their delight. The Everton chief made a special point of asking me to thank, on behalf of the players, the fans who made the journey on a dreadful night. Their support meant a great deal to the team and they responded with this heart-warming performance.

LEEDS-EVERTON CUP-TIE REFEREE
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Thursday, January 14, 1965
KEVIN HOWLEY APPOINTED
WIDE EXPERIENCE
By Leslie Edwards
The Football Association have appointed Kevin Howley, of Billingham, to referee the fourth-round F.A Cup-tie between Leeds United and Everton on Saturday, January 30. When the teams met in a League match at Goodison Park the game was phenomenallytough and Referee Stokes of Newark, ordered a five minutes cooling off interlude before the interval. Kevin Howley is one of the Football Association’s too three referee. He had charge of the 1960 Cup Final between Wolves and Blackburn and has referred countless Internationals, here and on the Continent. He refereed Liverpool’s match at West Bromwich last Saturday.
“A CHALLENGER”
When Mr. Howley heard the news to-day, he said; “My little lad asked me which tie I would prefer this round. I told him I didn’t think I would get one, but that if I did, for a classic it would be West Ham and Chelsea, and for a challenge Leeds and Everton. Well, I’ve got the challenge! “I know nothing, first hand, of what happened when these teams met last time, and it has nothing to do with me, I shall treat this as an important cup match.” Mr. Howley said he knows both teams and has never had the slightest trouble with them when has been in charge of matches in which they have figured. I anticipate a hard game, as with all cup-tie at this stage, but I am sure the players realise that the eyes of the football world will be on them. And if they don’t remember it, then I have my job to do!” he added.
ODDS HALVED
Following their outstanding Cup win at Sheffield last night Everton’s odds as possible Cup winners have been cut by half. Before the match they were on offer at 33-1; to-day their price was 16-1. Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur remain joint favourites at 6-1.
SHEFFIELD AGAIN
Sheffield Wednesday, the team Everton beat are due at Anfield for a League match on Saturday; Everton play in Sheffield for the second time in four days, this time on the Sheffield United ground. The only Everton change for Saturday’s match is likely to be the reappearance of Stevens in the forward line, with Harvey at half-back.
UNITED TICKETS
A few stand tickets at 30s, 20s and 12s 6d for the Manchester United v. Everton Cup game, next Wednesday, remain unsold by the Everton club. They will be on sale at Goodison Park until 1 p.m. on Saturday, after which all unsold tickets must be returned to Manchester United.

ONLY RANKIN REMAINS ON EVERTON CASUALTY LIST
Liverpool Daily Post- Friday, January 15, 1965
PLACES FOR STEVENS AND BROWN, BUT WHAT OF ALEX YOUNG?
By Horace Yates
After seemingly endless weeks of trial and tribulation, afflicted by a series of injuries, which began to appear interminable, Everton’s fortunes have at last taken a turn for the better. Following the tremendous moral boost provided by their superb F.A. Cup victory at Hillsborough on Wednesday, manager Harry Catterick this morning may bask in the unusual luxury of finding as near a clean bill of health as he has known since coming to Goodison Park.  In the absence of any unexpected setbacks, when Mr. Catterick devotes his attention to team selection, the only recognised first team name missing from the “Available list” is likely to be that of goalkeeper Andy Rankin. With regard to Dennis Stevens it was genuinely a case of 2touch and go” whether or not he played against Wednesday. Caution demanded no more than another day or two’s rest for Sandy Brown and the outlook for Alex Young is equally promising. It would create no surprise at all if in addition to the eleven who played on Wednesday, Mr. Catterick can now add the names of Stevens, Young and Brown to his short list.
TWO EVER-PRESENTS
It is a mark of the misfortunes Everton have suffered that only Brian Labone, and Fred Pickering have played in every match. Facing Mr. Catterick to-day is a problem almost as troublesome as that he tackled on Wednesday, with the exception that it is always more comforting to be able to choose from strength. If the manager finds himself compelled to ask Tommy Wright to stand down to allow Brown to resume for the visit to Sheffield United, it will be a decision not reached without a pang, for this youngster could be another Len Badger, the young full back star in the United team. Wright is a natural footballer, with the ideal temperament, which is such a priceless treasure in a boy so young, and it is obvious that he has already reached the stage at which he is learning and improving with every senior appearance.  Brown’s greater experience will almost undoubtedly tip the  scale for important though every League game may be in its way, in actual fact this is little more than a proving ground for next week’s return to Yorkshire to take on Leeds United in the fourth round of the F.A. Cup. In the recovery position is as satisfactory as I have been led to believe, Mr. Catterick must be tempted to give his Cup side an outing together.
STEVENS BACK?
I may be wrong but I think Stevens will return and Harvey will also be retained. This would mean there would be no place for Alex Young, for I do not consider Mr. Catterick’s solution would involve demoting Morrissey and returning Temple to the wing to create a vacancy for the Scot. In view of the ready way in which he switched to inside right, Harvey may carry on there, with Stevens at half back. Whatever Mr. Catterick decides there is certain to be a look of solidity about the team we have not had in many of the games. If Everton’s injury problems are really over, Liverpool will not find it a one-sided affair in providing the Cup-tie excitement on Merseyside. Bracketed in the honours list with Everton’s feat at Hillsborough must be the magnificenttriumph of Leicester City, at Blackburn, last night. There were best as they have been proved, last Saturday when it was seen Blackburn had drawn at Leicester, for this suggested a guarantee that the scourge of Merseyside, particularly Liverpool, were a threat. By their wonderful efforts they are still there to pose a problem but I don’t suppose either Everton or Liverpool would have any serious objection to meeting them in the final at Wembley. I think Everton will welcome the appointment of Mr. Ken Howley to referee their tie at Elland Road. The firmer the handling this match gets the better Everton will like it and Mr. Howley is one of those fare combinations of strictness and good sense who persuades footballers to play football. Not only did Mr. Howley have charge of Liverpool’s tie at West Brom last week, but he will control the Everton-Liverpool  “derby” game of next week.

EVERTON NEWS
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Friday, January 15, 1965
By Leslie Edwards
Having won at Hillsborough, Everton must have every chance of bringing off an unusual doubt by taking both points from Sheffield United. I cannot see many sides stopping Everton’s gallop if they can maintain the form which took them through so easily on Wednesday, Brian Harris, brought out of cold storage as and when necessary is something of an Everton mascot, I remember him rescuing his side at Barnsley in the Ice Age season and time and again he has been brought in as a makeshift with wonderful results. The club are lucky to have such a good club man and such a brilliant attacking wing half-back to come back and give his best after weeks in the Central League side. Foer the benefit of the superstitious Sheffield Wednesday’s defeat was written out from the start. They were given black arm-bands to wear in the first match and appeared without them; in the replay while they were being beaten 3-0 the Union Jack flew upside-down from the mast over the main stand. For the latter information I am indebted to Mr. J. Owen, an Everton fan who followed his team to Sheffield. 
Notes
with Liverpool run of 13 games unbeaten, an article about how the last run ended;- rest of the article below.-
To everyone’s surprise Huddersfield brought to an end the remarkable Liverpool run. Ironically, the little chap with little timber scored one of his side’s goals. Huddersfield’s next home fixture was against Everton, who were doing badly. Where Liverpool failed Everton succeeded. As the match was played on New year’s eve and there was a diner on the train on which the side travelled home the late Dick Searle suggested to the then Everton manager, Cliff Britton, that he would like the players to celebrate their unexpected win and the new year with a few drinks. “Yes, that’s all right,” said Cliff Britton “so long as they don’t have anything alcoholic.” Britton got his way. The seed was sown that night of Cliff Britton’s parting from the Everton club, although in the event it was some months before it came.
Everton, who are due to meet Sheffield United, in Sheffield, also have as unchanged side. This means that Wright, the young back who deputised for the injured sandy brown, gets another big chance, and Brian Harris remains in the team, with Harvey again occupying young’s usual position. Sheffield United will have inside right Keith Kettleborough at left half in place of reg Matthewson who failed a fitness test this morning. Twenty-years-old Tony Wagstaff comes in at inside right for Kettleborough. Sheffield United; Hodgkinson; Badger, Shaw (G); Richardson, Shaw (J), Kettleborough; Woodward, Wagstaff, Jones, Birchenall, Hartle. Everton;- West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, temple, Pickering, Harvey, Morrissey.

EVERTON’S CUP HEROES
The Liverpool Daily Post -Saturday, January 16, 1965
CATTERICK PAYS THEM COMPLIMENT
By Horace Yates
A deserved compliment is paid by manager Harry Catterick to the elven heroes of Everton for their magnificent victory at Hillsborough on Wednesday. At Bramall Lane to-day, with Sheffield United as opponents, the same players have been selected. In face of such a performance the haste for the restoration of familiar names has disappeared. Dennis Stevens, therefore, is allowed to ease himself carefully back into action with the reserves, and Sandy Brown is given another week of rest, Roy Vernon also appears with the reserves. Everton are beginning to build up an impressive sequence of freedom from defeat, for, including Cup-ties, they have not lost in their last seven matches, easily their best run of the season.
UNITED DYNAMO
The dynamo of the United team, Keith Kettleborough, drops to left half to deputise for Reg Matthewson, who is unfit. At inside right Tony Wagstaff plays. Uniteds defeat of Bristol City is the F.A. Cup third round replay, gave them their first taste of successive in seven games, three having been drawn and three lost. Est this should give an erroneous impression of United weakness, it is only fair to say that their opponents in the five League fixtures were Tottenham Hotspur, Burnley, Manchester United twice, and Sheffield Wednesday hardly a joy ride for any side! Jones of Birchenall are Sheffield’s most successful marksmen, with half the club total tot their credits, which even so is a smaller contribution than the yield from Fred Pickering. Increasingly these days Pickering is emphasising over and over again what a great centre forward he is. The early taunts about clumsiness and limited distributive powers have largely disappeared, for Pickering is a much cleverer player than has been conceded.
INCREDULOUS
There were some incredulous whistles when Everton were stated to have paid £72,000 for this former Blackburn player, but even a player at that price is not dear if he adequately discharges the job for which he has been brought. Nine goals in his last seven games is an indication of an opponents to be respected by any company. I believe Everton will extend their unbeaten run to give next week’s “derby” clash an additional appeal. Sheffield United.- Hodgkinson; Badger, Shaw (G); Richardson, Shaw (J), Kettleborough; Woodward, Wagstaff, Jones, Birchenall, Hartle. Everton;- West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Temple, Pickering, Harvey, Morrissey.

SPIRITED DEFENCE SAVES THE DAY FOR TOILING EVERTON
The Liverpool Football Echo- Saturday, January 16, 1965
SHEFFIELD UNITED 0, EVERTON 0
By Michael Charters

Sheffield United.- Hodgkinson; Badger, Shaw (G.); Richardson, Shaw (J.), Kettleborough; Woodward, Wagstaff, Jones, Birchenall, Hartle. Everton.- West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Referee; Mr. R. Egan (Lymm).
Three groundsmen were at work forking the very heavy pitch until a few minutes before the kick-off at Bramall Lane this afternoon. Despite the heavy rain of this morning the ground looked in fine condition. From a good centre by Wagstaff. Jones headed the ball across the face of goal but there was no United forward up to take advantage of a gift chance.
FINE ANTICIPATION
In Everton’s first real attack Harvey was prevented from scoring by a fine piece of anticipation by Hodgkinson. Pickering on the left, pushed the ball back to Morrissey, who sent it inside to Harvey. The youngster broke through, but Hodgkinson came out to save at his feet. Both were injured and had to have attention. United were playing some attractive attacking football and they were unlucky not to take the lead after 12 minutes. Birchenall beat Labone with a fine through pass to Jones who took the ball around West, as the goalkeeper came out, then shot towards the empty net, only to see Labone recover and turn the ball away. Scott brought the ball down from a pass by Gabriel and slipped it through to Pickering who was able to take it round Joe Shaw, but he shot straight at Hodgkinson who saved at the second attempt. Up to now, Everton had not recaptured their rhythm of last Wednesday’s replay. The game was evenly balanced however, with Sheffield looking just that little more dangerous when they were on the move. Labone was playing well against the lively Jones who was leading the United attack with considerable spirit and dash. In a rare Everton attack, Pickering headed the ball in towards Temple and although Hodgkinson missed his attempted interception, Graham Shaw was able to clear.
EVERTON MIX-UP
Labone and West got in each other’s way when the ball came across from Hartle and there was a mix-up in front of goal as Wagstaff came in, but Wilson cleared. United continued to show better ideas and more penetration than Everton and from a centre by Woodward, Birchenhall made a good hook shot from a difficult position, but sent the ball just wide. Scott looked Everton’s most dangerous forward and he made a good run to the goal line, beating Graham Shaw cleverly, but from his centre Joe Shaw put the ball away for a corner. Everton’s finishing was poor and Morrissey wasted a good opening by crossing the ball straight to Hodgkinson after he had opened the way with a neat dribble past Badger, who was playing well.
LITTLE EXCITEMENT
Jones did get the ball in the net after 35 minutes, from a pass by Birchenall, but he was two or three yards offside. This was one of the few moments of excitement in what had been a rather dull first half with a few highlights. Labone was having considerable difficulty against the live-wire Jones and there was some anxiety in the Everton defence whenever the ball went down the middle. Gabriel, who was Everton’s best player, made a great Crossfield pass to Scott, but the winger lost possession. Half-time;- Sheffield United nil, Everton nil.
Immediately on the restart United forced a corner on the right. From Woodward’s kick, Birchenall made a good header which beat West, but Wilson headed the ball high in the air and it dropped just over the bar. United continued to do most of the attacking. Everton’s forwards, with Pickering well held by Joe Shaw, were rarely able to make anything of the United defence.   From a free kick just outside the penalty area Hartle fired the ball fast and low across the face of goal and everyone missed it, so that Everton escaped again. Everton were pinned mainly on defence and when they did attack it was usually Joe Shaw who stepped in to clear. There was one good left wing move by Everton between Gabriel and Morrissey, but the final pass to Harris was too strong, and the ball ran harmlessly out of play.
TIMELY INTERCEPTION
Labone made a timely interception between Jones and Birchenall and there was nothing much wrong with the Everton defence generally. All were playing well, with Gabriel in particularly good form. The best men on the United side had been Joe Shaw, Kettleborough and Jones. The rain was driving down now and Everton were playing into the teeth of it.  The game had become Everton’s defence versus the United attack, with only rare breakaways by the Everton forwards none of which looked like succeeding. Graham Shaw brought the ball up-field fully 50 yards and when he slid the ball through to Wagstaff. West came out quickly to dive on it and save a dangerous situation. One of the few chances- clear-cut ones-that Everton made came as Pickering brought the ball in from the left and passed it to the unmarked Scott. The winger wasted the opening by bringing the ball back into the middle, and when he passed to Morrissey, the outside left was yards offside.
HARVEY’S GOOD WORK
Harvey was doing some fine work in defence. He had not had a lot of opportunity to shine in attack, but most of his work was invaluable in playing deep. Jones went very close to scoring after an intricate United attack with the ball finally coming to him from Birchenall. The centre forward’s shot flashed past the foot of the upright. United, with the wind and rain behind them, pressed incessantly. The Everton defence was playing with great spirit and poise and needed to in face of this constant domination by the home side. Gabriel was hurt in a goalmouth skirmish but recovered. Both Everton wingers were playing deep to help their defence, and they needed to, as United kept on pounding down with the torrential rain and strong wind behind them. Final;- Sheffield United nil, Everton nil.  Official attendance 26,365.

THEY’RE YOUR VIEWS
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Saturday January 16, 1965
WASTED TIME
Regarding the Sheffield Wednesday cup-tie at Goodison, I reckon Everton were robbed of playing time. In the second half there were only 45 minutes played, when in fact, time should have been extended by at least five minutes. Law 7 states the duration of the game shall be two equal periods of 45 minutes, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon, subject to the following;-

• Allowance shall be made in either period for all time lost through accident or other cause, the amount of which shall be a matter for the discretion of the referee.

It doesn’t state that added time shall be added by the discretion of the referee. It states “Allowance shall be made &c. There was a good deal of time wasted in the second half. Everton were awarded a free kick near the end of the match. A Sheffield Wednesday player encroached on Pickering and I reckon he was no more than one yard away when he blocked the kick. This player was allowed to get away with this. Again the law is clear.
Law 13; “When a free kick is being taken, a player of the opposite side shall not approach within 10 yards of the ball until it is in play. (It has to travel its circumference which is 27 ins.(“ If a player does not retire to the proper distance when a free kick is taken, he must be cautioned, and in any repetition be ordered off. This particular incident was one of the worst I have seen-A. Nelson, 69 Buttermere Road, Liverpool 16.
NEGATIVE
Has passing back become permanently one of Soccer’s present day tactics? Week after week we see or hear of goals being given away through faulty back-passes to the ‘keeper. Gone evidently is the day when a defender had the ability to turn around with the ball and beat his man. If it’s safely they’re after, why not the touch line? What failed to be noticed in the Everton-Wednesday game at Goodison is that before Wilson put the ball over for a corner with an intended back pass. Young had passed back a good 20 yards or so to Morrissey (playing at right back), which never reached him but was intercepted by Dobson. We know the rest. We are watching an ever growing increase in negative play, judging by the number of moves which are started in the forward line, then by means of three or four back-passes reach the goalkeeper or full back only for the ball to be punted downfield always seemingly to an opposing defender. They say good footballers have brains, and we have at present two good footballing sides in the city. Let’s see them use their brains to good advantage, learn by their mistakes and so give us more progressive forward play.- D. Ross, 174 Queen’s Drive, Liverpool 4.
DISGUSTED
As an Everton supporter, I am disgusted to hear the majority of supporters in the past few months pulling Vernon and Young to pieces. These two great players, along with such as Parker, Collins, Gabriel, and Bingham, have by their skill and ability, shown that they must rank amongst the finest players Everton have had on their books. These men did more than most to lift the team from the depths to a club once more a force to be reckoned with. Surely supporters can see that the Everton playing style has changed during last season and this? Endeavour appears to have been given preference over skill. Vernon and Young have at least five or six years brilliant football in front of them, and I am sure will prove, at Collins has, that there is no substitute for skill.- F. Kewn, 28 Woodhall Road, Liverpool 13.
HOOLIGANS
Watching the Everton and Sheffield Wednesday match on television, millions of viewers were given a false impression of the conduct of the majority of Everton supporters because of the vacant space behind each goal. Years ago we had bottles, eggs, &c., thrown at us, a couple of grounds closed, but they had no need to put barriers behind the goals. It is against the Everton traditions for the few hooligans to rule.- J.N. Kelly, 25 Harefield Road, Liverpool 24.
THE BEST
It’s a great pity that Roy Vernon cannot settle his differences with the club. There’s no doubt that he’s still the best inside forward Everton have on the books. With Young going through a lean spell Everton are replying too much on Pickering and Temple to score. How they expect Young to score amazes me when the players is instructed to play more in his own half than his opponents.- L. Cheetham, 2 Romilly Street, Liverpool 6.
EVERTON VIEW
I’m an Evertonian, living in London. Saturday was the first time I have seen the Blues for some time, and it was a pleasure to experience a football match with atmosphere, which is not apparent with most clubs in London. Everton appear to be moving with more method and rhythm than they were for some time, the defence in particular. With the addition of Wilson, it’s a pleasure to see that Labone no longer has to cover the full backs and can play his consistent game again. The forwards move with less rhythm than the defence, and rely on individual bursts rather than combined efforts. This is because of a lack of a scheming brain.  Alex Young was disappointing and is a lot different player from the Young we used to know two seasons ago- gone are his electric runs and wonderful ball control. Temple is not the answer, I think. He does not work hard enough for an inside forward, and, like Young, only comes into the game every so often. Pickering impressed me with his 100 per cent, effort, deceptive ball control, and the quickness and power of his shooting. Harvey looked to be one of the most exciting prospects since Labone first came into the first team. I saw a lot of Kay’s skill and Stevens’s drive and effort in him. However, I think he should curb some of his enthusiasm which sometimes let him into trouble against Burnley. With a few improvements here and there, Everton could seen reach the standard of the recent championship team-if they are allowed to play football.- J.G. Nelson, 14 Inner Park road, Wimbledon, S.W. 19.

EVERTON RES v.  SHEFFIELD UNITED RES
The Liverpool Football Echo & Evening Express, Saturday January 16, 1965
Everton Res,- Barnett; Parker, D’Arcy; Sharples, Heslop, Stevens; Roberts, Humphreys, Hill, Vernon, Veall. Sheffield United Res.- Widdowson; Coldwell, Shore (B); Munks, Ballenger, Wagstaff, Docherty, Allchurch, Finnigan, Parks, Fenoughty. Referee- Mr. J., Whittaker (Bacup). For the first 10 minutes there was little to choose between either side, with play confined to midfield. United had a lucky escape when Roberts put across a lovely centre which Veall only half hit and Shore was able to clear. Fenoughty produced a good move and Docherty just skimmed the crossbar with his drive. Vernon was feeding Roberts continually and it was one of these moves that put Everton ahead at the 21st minute. Roberts put in a low drive which Shaw half stopped with his arm in the area and Vernon scored from the penalty spot. Everton gradually got on top and added another two goals before the interval, Roberts was brought down by Shaw and from the resultant Parker free kick Humphreys head in. right on the interval a Vernon pass back to Hill saw the centre make no mistake. Half-time.- Everton Res 3, Sheffield United Res nil.

HARVEY’S INJURY IS AN EVERTON BLACK SPOT.
The Liverpool Daily Post- Monday, January 18, 1965
SHEFFIELD UNITED 0, EVERTON 0
By Jack Rowe
Everton’s contentment at taking a point from the vastness of Bramall Lane was blighted by a knee injury sustained by Colin Harvey early in the game, and the prospects of his illness for Wednesday night’s clash against Manchester United in the Inter-Cities fairs Cup at Old Trafford were rated it no higher than 50-50 by manager Harry Catterick. Ironically Harvey hurt himself in collision with United goalkeeper Hodgkinson as he sought to make the most of one of the couple of chances. Everton had managed to carve out in a game which all through left me with the impression that after six matches in three weeks-four of them tough Cup-ties -they were pacing themselves accordingly.
INEFFECTIVE ATTACK
It is certainly a long time since the attack was so ineffective, but this was due in big measure to the tactic of pulling Harvey back into defence in the second half when Everton had to face a stiffish wind and towards the ned, driving rain as well. Credit for the point goes almost completely to the defence, who despite many anxious and desperate moments, especially when first Labone and then Wilson cleared off the line, successfully contained and finally tamed this enthusiastic, young Sheffield forward line. For most of the second half on a pitch surprisingly good after all the heavy rain, it was United who were driving forward seeking to find a chink in the Everton defence, superbly generalled, by Gabriel and Labone and in which young Wright once more showed his tackling value. He was against a fast winger in Hartle and lost his man a couple of times in the first half, but each time came back to make the winning tackle At crucial point. There was not always the same security about Wilson and Harris, but they had their moments when United were under full sail while Harvey in fighting off the effects of his injury, revealed class nearly every time he touched the ball.
RESCUE ACTS
Such was the effective cover provided by the defence, particularly Gabriel and Labone that West scarcely had a shot to handle and when he was beaten Labone, and Wilson did their rescue acts. I felt that in some measure United made a tactical error in the second half because what their attack needed was a calming influence and it could have come from Kettleborough if he had been moved forward. Kettleborough had gone to with injury needs and had a splendid match, so much so that one appreciated that if he had reverted to his normal forward role. Everton’s task to gain a point would have been made weeks more difficult. As it was they held on without ever being driven to the point of desperation and all United’s efforts could produce were those near misses, a couple of shots which admittedly went close, and two appeals for penalties, which were firmly rejected. Centre forward Jones looked a useful player early on before Labone got a real grip on him but the indication of the success of the Everton defence lies in the fact that for all the United pressure they could not produce a lethal finish.
SCOTT’S THREAT
Neither could Everton from the race occasions they put on attack menace and in the second half it is difficult to recall more than one moment when a goal looked remotely possible. Before the interval Scott did loom threateningly at times bit even during their best spells the most Everton could do to brother Hodgkinson was the incident when Harvey was hurt. Later a shot from Pickering was powerful enough but much too straight to cause real trouble. For most of the second half Pickering was the only forward up and inevitably could do little. Even with full support conquering a centre half like Joe Shaw is a task of magnitude and as it was the United man was never put to the real test. He looked what he is -a first class centre half-and at right back Badger was also outstandingly good, but this was certainly one game in which neither Temple nor Morrissey made much of an impact in the attacking sense. Sheffield United; Hodgkinson; Sadler, Shaw; G. Richardson, Shaw J, Kettlebrough, Woodward, Wagstaff, Jones, Birchenall, Hartle. Everton; West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Referee; Mr. R. Eoan (Lymm). Attendance 21,625.

EVERTON RES 6, SHEFFIELD UNITED RES
The Liverpool Daily Post- Monday, January 18, 1965
UNITED HAD NO ANSWER TO VERNON
CENTRAL LEAGUE
Sheffield United Reserves had no answer to the clever scheming of transfer-listed Roy Vernon in the Central League game at Goodison Park and after Everton Reserves took a two goal lead through a 21st minute Vernon penalty and a 37th minute Parker free kick, converted by Humphreys, it was virtually one-way traffic. Everton adapted themselves better to the heavy conditions than United, and after Hill made it 3-0 right on the interval it was just a case of how many goals Everton could score afterwards. Vernon got the fourth in 53 minutes and Humphreys two more at the 87th and 89th minutes. Right winger Roberts showed a good turn of speed, and it was in attempting to half him that United full back Shaw was basically responsible for Everton’s first two goals.

EVERTON DESERVE POINT WITH A FINE DEFENSIVE GAME
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Monday, January 18, 1965
By Michael Charters
Everton’s display at Sheffield United on Saturday was far removed from the exhilarating brilliance of their Cup replay win on the other ground in that city three days earlier. They earned a valuable point however, from a goal-less draw in what developed into a hard, struggling defensive slog in stamina-snapping conditions, it was tough going as they played into the teeth of a gale in the second half but they held out with great credit to the defence. When Everton failed to score in the first half with the wind behind them, it seemed fairly obvious that they would conduct the second half on the lines of a Dunkirk-type withdrawal into their own defensive zone. And when torrential rain came down after the interval, as well, it was backs to the wall football as Everton packed their defence, leaving Pickering a lone figure patrolling upfield hoping for some breakaway and a mistake by Joe Shaw and company. Neither came. Everton made only two clear-cut scoring chances, early in the game. Harvey went through from Morrissey’s pas to collide heavily with goalkeeper Hodgkinson just as he was about to shoot; then Pickering moved away from the Shaw blanket cover but hammered his shot straight at Hodgkinson. After that, United pulled down the shutters and Everton’s attacking ideas and penetration were strictly rationed. Hodgkinson was largely unemployed, a soaked, cold figure marching smartly about his goal area trying to keep warm as the play settled at the other end of the field. Yet West, who is in his best form at present, was never troubled by all this Sheffield pressure because of the excellence of his co-defenders and United’s dreadfully weak finishing.
LIVELY LEADER
West had plenty of work, of course, but was not extended to make a save of quality. He was beaten three times, however. Jones, a lively dangerous centre forward, ahd the ball in the net, but was clearly offside, the same player shot for what he thought was an empty net only to see Labone appear magically to clear; Birchenall, another big strong inside forward, made what looked like a scoring header from a corner, but Wilson leapt high to head the ball into the air and it dropped just over the bar. This was typical of Everton’s fine defensive cover. If a mistake was made, or a United forward made a half-break, there was always at least one player at hand to save the satiation and the point. With both defences in such command the game was rather drab. It lacked incident of the sort to thrill and interest and it became similar to many Everton games I’ve over the past few years at Bramall Lane, almost invariably ending in a low scoring draw. Many spectators felt that Everton played within themselves with more than half an eye on their Fairs Cup tie at Old Trafford on Wednesday. That was not the view of the players themselves. They thought that the drop in form was due to the effort they had put into their Cup replay at Hillsborough in similar difficult conditions, which ahd taken more out of them than they could have believed possible. There were some outstanding individual performances on both sides. Labone and Gabriel were Everton’s stars, completing a great deal of effort with finesse and power.
HARVEY INJURED
Wright also had a fine game, if not up to the high standard of the Hillsborough match, and Wilson was also very sound. The best work of wingers Morrissey and Scott was usually done helping their defence, while Harvey, operating as a wing half mostly, worked non-stop as a valuable aid to his co-defenders. It was just as well for him that eh did keep running, for he received a painful knock on the knee in his collision with Hodgkinson which became very stiff immediately after the game. It was only by constant movement that he played out the 90 minutes. The club view is that he must be doubtful for Wednesday’s match but he is having all the treatment possible to get him fit. On the United side there was a remarkably competent show from that remarkable man, Joe Shaw. He had expert help from his full backs, Badger and Graham Shaw, but his positional play, his composure and class were as good as he has ever shown throughout his long and brilliant career. Pickering could make nothing of him. In attack Jones and Birchenall were always thrustful but they never dominated either Labone or Gabriel and it was the duel between these four which became the highlight of this ordinary game. Kettleborough, whose Jimmy Melia hair style makes him look older than he is, was great with his constructive work at wing half. He must have despaired of his forwards doing something useful with the never-ending stream of accurate passes he slotted through to them.

EVERTON’S DOUBTS FOR FAIRS CUP
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Monday, January 18, 1965
STEVENS AND BROWN FIT
TWO INJURED
By Leslie Edwards
The Everton team to meet Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday in the Inter Cities’ Fairs Cup will not be chosen until just before the kick-off. Harvey and Young are doubtfuls; Stevens came through a central League game well on Saturday and Brown is fit. The only contact between Everton and Manchester City over the transfer request of Roy Vernon was early last week when Manager George Poyser telephoned Harry Catterick to confirm reports that Vernon’s request had been granted. In view of their many games on heavy grounds recently, Everton’s training this week- they meet Liverpool at Goodison Park on Saturday-will be mainly confined to loosening up exercises. There is no substance in the story that Everton will be watching Dunfermline back, John Lynn, in the Scottish F.A, trial game on Wednesday. “We are not interested in full-backs,” Mr. Catterick said to-day. Alan Gilzean, the Spurs centre forward, replaces the injured Ian St. John in the Scotland team, switching from inside left. Charlie Cooke, the Dundee forward, moves from the League team to the Scottish side at inside left.

EVERTON TAKE NO CHANCE WITH TRAFFIC
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Tuesday, January 19, 1965
EARLY START FOR CUP-TIE
UNSOLD TICKETS
By Leslie Edwards
About 3,000 stand, paddock and ground tickets for to-morrow’s Manchester United v. Everton Inter Cities’ Fairs Cup-tie, at Old Trafford, have been returned to Manchester by the Everton club. Everton supporters at the match will therefore number some 12,000. Tickets for the return game at Goodison Park are already on sale at the Everton offices. There is no point in any further applications for stand tickets for the Cup-tie at Leeds a week on Saturday. The heavy post the club received yesterday will more than account for tickets available. So that they will not risk being late through traffic conditions Everton propose to make a 2.30 p.m. start for the match in Manchester to-morrow. They will make headquarters near enough to Old Trafford to enable them to obviate any traffic jams.
TEAM FROM 14
The team will be chosen from the following 14;- Stevens, Vernon, Brown, Gabriel, Wilson, Wright, West, Harris, Labone, Harvey, Pickering, Scott, Morrissey, Temple. Manchester United will be unchanged and at full strength. One or two players received minor knocks in the 2-2 draw at Nottingham on Saturday, but all reported fit to-day. Manchester United.- Dunne )P); Brennan, Dunne (A); Crerand, Foulkes, Stiles; Connelly, Charlton, Herd, Law, Best.
Everton have had a second communication with Manchester City over transfer-listed Vernon, but this did not take the situation any further. City did not make any offer.

IRTATE FANS COMPLAIN ABOUT CUP PRICES
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Tuesday, January 19, 1965
By Leslie Edwards
Increased charges for European and Inter Cities Fairs Cup ties have started fans reaching for the ink pot- and when they sit down and write reams to me you may depend on it that they feel very, very aggrieved. I don’t altogether agree with Mr. Alex F. Mervyn, of Admiral Street, Liverpool 8, because the Everton manager is responsible only for the team and not for ticket arrangements, but this is what he says;-
“I have never written to you before, but I felt I must after reading Michael Charters’ article on the Sheffield Wednesday v Everton replay, especially the last paragraph; ‘The Everton chief made a special point of asking me to thank, on behalf of the players, the fans who made the journey on a dreadful night. Their support meant a great deal to the team and they responded with this heart-warming performance.’ “What the Everton chief should have added is; ‘To reward our faithful supporters, we are nearly doubling our prices for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and also prices for the Leeds United Cup game. We hope you will queue up for the tickets. We do not mind what the weather is like on the match day, because you still have to queue to get in and we already have your money. We also promise that we will not lower our prices when we play poorer class teams. Thanks to all our faithful mugs.’ “After following both teams for 40 years I am now one of the missing millions. How greedy can you get?”
NO ECHO OF APPROVAL
Everyone is patting Leeds United on the back for not increasing their charges for the F.A. Cup-tie a week next Saturday against Everton, but an exiled Liverpudlian whose home is at Beulah Farm, Leeds, is not impressed by this apparently generous, sensible action. He says unequivocally; “Your praise of Leeds United’s ticket arrangements for the tie wins no echo of approval here. At best, it shows they’re learning a belated lesson. This is the club which, a few seasons back, bragged that they’d pay the earth for the return of John Charles. Then, when he did come back, they promptly raised the ground admission price to 7s 7d. I believe it was for the first couple of games. The result was a 14,000 gate for the first home game, discouragement for the players and a bad start from which they never recovered. “Then this season, newly-promoted and with an opening home fixture against the champions, they sought, with a ‘guaranteed’ gate, to cash in more than one sense. Tickets were 4s (though parts of the ground are now 3s 6d), and the game was all-ticket. “So sure were they of support from a success-starved Yorkshiremen, they only ‘leaked’ the ticket arrangements to the Liverpool Press about 10 days after they’d announced them in Yorkshire. Since all this was in the close season and the game was an evening fixture-quite a risk to chance the journey without a ticket-they presumably hoped to cut down the number of ‘hooligans’ from Liverpool. In earlier, less affluent days, the latter had always seemed welcome enough!
“The cream of the jest was that the ticket were not all sold after all, and extra doors had to be opened for pay-at-the-gate customers. “But since the arrangements were so haphazard and badly handled, few people knew about this, and you had the amazing, or annoying spectacle of ticket-holders queuing for half an hour while immediately adjacent non-ticket turnstiles were almost rusting from disuse. “Fortunately, it wasn’t a wet night. If a Leeds supporter wants to go behind a goal and still get some limited form of shelter he has to pay 4s 6d for the privilege of standing jam-packed in a low lying, glorified cow-shed which makes good viewing very much a sometime thing.
“Finally, if you needed any further evidence that the Leeds administration is not sweetness and light you should have been at the Leeds-Arsenal midweek game immediately following the Battle of Goodison. “The air was positively treacle-toned with repeated loudspeaker emulsions about how; our boys; were all very upset and needed every encouragement after their shattering experience; how all would agree that no Leeds player could have had a hand in any unpleasantness; and how everyone at Leeds was in complete accord about the virtues of the referee. “I hold no brief for the Goodison Gladiators, but even they need a few lions in the arena; you don’t get a fight when the other side are 100 per cent, martyrs. “Still, it’s not the players I’m getting at. They have good team-manager, a great captain, some useful youngsters, and a wonderful team-spirit. If only there was a little less of the lolier-than-thou in the upper reaches. “I deplore the stand increases by Liverpool and Everton. But-high or low, in good season or in bad-I defy any terrace-spectator in the country to prove that, since the war, he’s had better value for money in terms of Liverpool and -if you twist my arm-Everton!!
EASY TO QUALIFY
Harry Lawton, 122 Garmoyle Road, Liverpool 15, adds his say;- “I must protest at prices being charged by Everton for seats for the Inter Cities Fairs Cup. After all, a club has not got to achieved much to qualify, it is possible for a club to finish eighth or ninth in the League and still be chosen, depending whether the clubs above them come from one of the big cities. “I can also warn Everton supporters what to expect from Manchester United if they win the first leg at Old Trafford. They have learned from the mistakes they made when they lost a two-goals lead at Goodison Park and when they came to Anfield they scored that vital first goal; then out the shutters up. I think there will be a lot of empty 30s and £1 seats but the gate receipts will probably be at least £15,000. 

MANAGER CATTERICK CLAMPS SECURITY SCREEN ON TO-NIGHT’S TEAM
Liverpool Daily Post- Wednesday, January 20, 1965
DENNIS STEVENS COULD BE EVERTON’S LAW-BREAKER
GOODISON CLUB’S PLAN ALMOST CERTAIN TO BE DEFENSIVE
By Horace Yates
At the time Everton were paired with Manchester United in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup on December 3, the faint hearts were ready to throw up their hands in dismay, as they proclaimed the impending termination of Everton’s interests in this rewarding competition. Mr. Harry Catterick’s team had just concluded a run of eight League matches with a victory, five of them having ended in defeat and three being drawn. United were three points clear of everybody at the top of the League. Tonight, when the first leg is scheduled to be played at Old Trafford (kick off 7.30) the picture has been transformed, so much so, that those same faint hearts are mow thinking in terms of treading, down United as they stride further into Europe. United’s dominance is at least under threat as they slip into third place behind Chelsea (on goal average) and the leaders, Leeds, although Matt Busby’s side have a match in hand. Since the draw was made Everton have played six League games and two Cup-ties without defeat. They have won four and drawn four and never at any time this season have they felt better equipped to try conclusions with the side hailed as the super team. We know that Manchester United will be at full strength for manager Busby announced this yesterday, but who will be in Everton’s eleven, we can only guess as the Goodison security screen is drawn tightly over the game. Apparently there will be fourteen players in the Everton party to travel to Old Trafford the eleven who beat Sheffield Wednesday in the F.A. Cup replay and drew with Sheffield United in Saturday’s League match, plus Roy Vernon, Sandy Brown, and Dennis Stevens.
LIKE A BROTHER
I doubt if the solution to the puzzle will be revealed until the crowd are in the ground. As I see it Mr. Catterick’s biggest temptation will be to try to find a place for Dennis Stevens, with the instruction to follow Law like a brother and ensure that he does no damage. A fit Stevens is the best man on the Everton register to undertake such an onerous task, for this man Law as clearly the cleverest and most dangerous player in British football. Everybody begins by conceding the fact and yet,so few are able to profit by being forearmed. Law, after a month’s suspension, has resumed as though he had never missed a game and if there is an Everton wrecker on the Old Trafford scene Law it is. Stevens; fitness qualification for the king-sized task of one Central League game. Is it enough to quip him for battle? Mr. Catterick’s answer to that problem remains his own secret.  Those who maintain it would be churlish to upset a team which has acquitted itself so gloriously in time of recent challenge, may have a point. On the other hand I feel there must be a place for Stevens if he is thoroughly fit. He can be Everton’s key man in the challenge if challenges.  Man of man marking of course, would pit the very able Gabriel up against Law, but special occasions demand special approaches and sad though the demotion of great-hearted Brian Harris would be to a best of Everton fans. Stevens would best fit the current pattern. Mr. Catterick could, of course accommodate both Harris and Stevens by switching Temple to his customary wing position and demoting Morrissey but Morrissey has done nothing to encourage such a solution. If however is what is certain to be a defensive approach by Everton. Mr. Catterick banks on an extra defender Morrissey may have to go. What of the restoration of the transfer-seeking Roy Vernon to the first team platform?
WOULD BE BRIGHTER
I cannot regard this as other than an attempt to throw sand into United’s eyes. If this were the second leg at Goodison, with Everton needing to make up two goals or so, then Vernon’s chances would inevitably by very much brighter Vernon’s forte in attack, not defence, and this is not likely to be the Everton battle plan. Brown has not played since his injury in the Sheffield Wednesday Cup game at Goodison, but now he is available, I would say he has a far better chance of being recalled to action than Vernon. He is the type of big gun who might roar loudly and effectively among the heaviest artillery. I cannot think this would be considered the day voluntarily to take the field without Wilson. United are at full strength, a very attractive and imposing strength it is too, but the time has passed when Everton might have blunderedat names and reputations. Increasingly they have grown to appreciate their own strength and possibilities. United are honking on obtaining a clear two goals advantage from this first tie (the second is at Goodison Park on February 9). Frankly particularly if Stevens is the Law-jailer, I believe Everton can do much better than that. I cannot see them winning this leg, but certainly I am not ruling out of consideration their ability to earn a draw. But any event we have a tremendous battle in prospect. It will be hard tough and unyielding- and I sincerely hope that the very nature of the tussle will not provoke players to indiscretions they would otherwise consider unworthy. The last time Everton were at Old Trafford passions were inflamed to danger point and more than one reputation suffered. Nothing is to be gained by over-exuberance, and quite a lot may so easily be lost. So easily it can be an epic. Let it be just that.
SUPERB RECORD
United have conceded only eight goals in twelve matches -a superb record, but this should not dismay Everton. Their immediate concern will be keeping intact their own defence rather than shooting United down in flames, but of course should opportunity arise Pickering is something of a sharpshooter. Manchester United; Dunne P; Brennan, Dunne A; Crerand, Foulkes, Stiles; Connelly, Charlton, Herd, Law, best. Everton; (from); West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey, Brown, Stevens, Vernon.

OLD TRAFFORD SENSE, NOT OLD ANTAGONISMS, TO-NIGHT PLEASE
The Liverpool Echo & Evening express- Wednesday, January 20, 1965
By Leslie Edwards
Everton to-night face the first or two momentous matches within the space of a few days. Their aim in the Inter Cities’ fairs Cup first-leg tie at Old Trafford will be to make Manchester United goalless. That is easier said than done. Yet if Chester can hold the Busby team to 2-1 in a full-scale cup contest I don’t see why Everton should not do better-especially if they can switch on again the inspired form which not only helped them to win a replay in Sheffield, but did their public imagine over the country more good than anything they have done since the War. Could be that this United game to-night will settle the “Derby” match at Goodison Park on Saturday. Everton’s list of non-available players is such that one more added to it might he decisive so far as the game against their neighbours is concerned. This opinion may cut no ice at Anfield, where they have painful memories of what Everton, including some reserves, accomplished earlier in the season. The last Manchester United v Everton game at Old Trafford was an ugly one. But surely the ending off incidents in which United and Everton have been involved this season has taught both sides a lesson? There is so much talent on both sides to-night it would be pitiful if there were any repetition of the earlier brawl. There is long-standing rivalry, amounting almost to antagonism, between Manchester and this city in a football sense, and United’s long period of success after the war only fanned the flames, but with both clubs playing, so well the call should be to go out there and play football and let the result take care of itself.
EACH HAS A PROBLEM
For United the problem is how to stop Pickering getting his trusty foot to the ball when all reasonable opening occurs. For Everton, how to stop the mercurial Law imposing his will on the defence as a whole, I think this may well be a game won by a goal either way. Who is going to get it I wouldn’t like to say! The value of the support of Everton and Liverpool fans to Lancashire clubs is a matter of interest. A reader, F.D. Molrysz, from Regent Avenue, Liverpool 14, has evolved a novel system for arriving at the figures. He says;
“I have compiled some revealing figures about Everton’s support at away games in Lancashire over the past two seasons. I took the home team’s average attendance for the season and compared it with the attendance for the visit of Everton-giving, in effect, the number of Everton supporters present. “Four seasons 1962-63 and 1963-64 the total of visiting fans were Blackburn 27,842, Blackpool 17,775; Bolton 24,959, Burnley 13,857, Manchester United 42,326. “So the visit of Everton provides an extra 126,759 people, or, hard cash, about £25,000. Also, the number of Merseysiders at these games would be about 12,000-a magnificent following.
BIG HOPES FOR THESE RESERVES
Perhaps the best, most constant fans of any club are the people who not only watch the League team, but the reserves. Their number is round the 2,000 mark in this city, so they are a pretty exclusive set. One of them, D.H, Murphy, from Score Lane, Childwall gets as much kick out of the success of the Everton Central League side as he does out of watching the first team. He writes;- “I have just witnessed another exhilarating performance by the Everton reserves over the League leaders, Sheffield United. Little has been written of the brilliance of this side which is clearly above Central League standard, “The combination of youth and experience has proved too great a handful for most of their opponents and Mr. Catterick can feel justifiably proud of such youngsters as Hurst, Husband, Humphreys, Darcy, wright, and Barnett who are great and exciting prospects. “Jimmy Hill is leading the line very well and has many goals to his credit. The defence, built around the rock-like George Heslop has conceded fewer goals than any other Central League side despite the fact that injuries to first team players have made a constant drain on the reserves strength. “Everton’s future is going to be as great as their past if these players continue to develop as they are at present.” What does the Everton Manager say about these young men;- “I can honesty say that the strength of our youngsters in the second team has never been greater. Should they make normal progress we should get at least three or four top-class players from them.” Bold words, but not I think too optimistic. Humphreys who got goals against Sheffield United, who were beaten 6-0 is the son of the old Everton and Welsh centre half-back, Jack Humphries. It is good to know that Jimmy Hill a man of great experience in club and International football is playing his part on helping to develop the play of Everton’s young men.

UNITED PITCH INSPECTED AND FOUND FIT
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Wednesday, January 20, 1965
FAIRS CUP MATCH
By Leslie Edwards
Despite intermittent falls of rain and sleet in Manchester to-day, officials at Old Trafford say that to-night’s Inter-Cities Fairs Cup match between Manchester United and Everton will be played. Mr. Les Oliver, secretary of Manchester United, said this afternoon that the ground was a little soft on top but after inspection by the referee and club officials was found to be satisfactory for play. A spokesman for Manchester weather centre said that sleet and snow showers will have given way to clear periods by this evening. Meanwhile the police were standing by ready to handle the 50,000 crowd expected. The arrival of Everton supporters will overlap the departure of workers from the giant Trafford Park industrial estate near United’s ground. Recommended route for Everton fans travelling by road is the East Lancashire Road to the M62 Motorway link and then left into Chester Road (A56) to Warwick Road. Car parks will be clearly signposted.
NO OFFER
Roy Vernon transfer-listed forward, wads among 14 Everton players who travelled to Manchester in good time to-day for the Cities Fairs Cup third round tie against Manchester United to-night. No offer for Vernon has been made by Manchester City. Everton have put no price on the player’s head; the system is that clubs who wish to sign him must make their own bids. Rankin the Everton goalkeeper who broke a bone in a hand, is recovering well. It is likely that he will start light training with in the next week or two.

EVERTON SHOCK UNITED WITH COURAGE, GRIT AND DETERMINATION
Liverpool Daily Post, Thursday, January 21, 1965
WEST PLAYS MOST INSPIRED GAME OF HIS LIFE
IT’S ALL SQUARE FOR SECOND LEG ON FEBRUARY 9
MANCHESTER UNITED 1, EVERTON 1
By Horace Yates
With as great display of courage, grit and determination as they have ever given, Everton shocked Manchester United by holding them to an draw at Old Trafford last night in the first leg of the quarter final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. To bring United to Goodison on February 9 for the second leg on terms of equality represented a wonderful Everton achievement. United monopolised 90 per cent, of the attack and yet could only score once. They would not have scored at all had it not been for a heart-breaking mistake by Gabriel after Everton had snatched the lead. Gabriel, with all the time in the world to clear, attempted to pass back to West. Connelly darted on to the ball like a serpent, flicked it round West and shot it home into the empty net.
FEW ERRORS
Curiously enough, the Everton goal also resulted from one of the few errors of which Foulkes was guilty. He miskicked when Wright slashed the ball up the middle. Pickering spotted his chance immediately, whipped round Foulkes and although Dunne came out to narrow the angle, Pickering, one of the greatest opportunists in modern football, placed the ball unerringly wide of the goalkeeper and into goal. Everton’s goal was scored in fourteen minutes, and not until 82 minutes had passed was an increasingly apprehensive United able to get on terms. United enjoyed sufficient attack to have won half a dozen games, and they might have won this too despite all the keenness of the Everton tackling had Gordon West not produced the most inspired game of his life. In goal only because of Rankin’s injury. West made one mistake. Fortunately. It was unimportant. For the rest his handling never gave Everton a moment’s anxiety. Particularly did Charlton have reason to admire West’s quality for during the first half, when United were hammering Everton mercilessly, Charlton hit four shots within half an hour, all of them on target, to be defiled only by the immaculate goalkeeping of West.
GLUM-LOOKING
It was not necessary to await the announcement of the Everton team to realise what manager Harry Catterick’s choice was for seldom have I seen three more glum-looking players than Harris, Brown and Vernon after they had been told that theirs was a spectators’ role. As expected Stevens came in, but what was entirely unexpected was that instead of dogging Dennis Law, Stevens fulfilled the role of taking Charlton. In fact, Everton could scarcely have been more casual about the role Law might have played. Far from marking him especially they gave him all the room anyone could desire in which to work. Whether it was Everton’s plan of campaign or their sheer good fortune I do not know, but Law has seldom played a less effective part in any match. The man Everton had to fear mostly was the brilliant Bobby Charlton. He was the fount of the attack. His control speed and initiative stamped him as a player at the top of his form. Charlton could have proved Everton’s undoing but for the magnificence of West. It was not until late in the game that Stevens succeeded in taking a grip on this danger man, but he did it in the end. Stevens also had his name taken for a vigorous tackle, but fortunately in a match in which there was plenty of early entertainment, passions were largely kept under control. Skipper Labone was a ling-sized figure in a resistance which sometimes bat, but never broke as United hurled everything they had into the assault. It was a mark of his success that Herd was possibly the least troublesome of the United attack. Pickering was very much a lone wolf in Everton’s attacking scheme. He was neglected possibly because Everton’s accent was devoted almost exclusively to thoughts of defence. Even so, he was still the one man in the line who caused United any sort of anxiety. Think of Law of Greaves as the marksmen superb, but Pickering, in his present mood, is worthy at least of equal ranking with the most supreme finishers in football. It could not have been an easy decision for Mr. Catterick to leave out a fit Sandy Brown and yet this remarkable youngster Tommy Wright, with a most mature display, paid tribute to the decision. Wright is a youngster far older in a football sense than his years. In being pitched into battle against Best he was committed to one of the most difficult roles and yet he won the tussle handsomely.
CAST A SHADOW
Only near the end of the game did Best appear as any sort of threat. Twice Wright succeeded in getting his foot in the way of shots from Crerrand and Best that might have troubled West had they gone through. Not a lot was seen of Harvey as a constructive link, but then not much was seen of any Evertonian in that capacity. Gabriel, most uncharacteristically, slipped up two or three times which rather cast a shadow over much of the good work he did. Undoubtedly Everton achieved their ambitions most handsomely by holding, what was at times, a brilliant United side, and I fancy that when the second leg is played, United will find there is a sharper edge to this Everton attack than they may imagine at the moment. Possibly because Law was in such subjection, United’s greatest falling was the lack of a scoring finisher, Wilson found himself in far greater trouble against Connelly than did young Wright in opposition to Best, and if Brown is to return to the Everton team I would say it is Wilson’s position which will be placed in greatest jeopardy. Manchester United; Dunne (P); Brannan, Dunne (A); Crerand, Foulkes, Stiles; Connelly, Charlton, Herd, Law, Best. Everton; West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Stevens; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Referee; Mr. G. Schuldoberg (West Germany) Attendance 49,075.
NO CITY OFFER FOR VERNON
Everton manager, Mr. Harry Catterick said yesterday that Manchester City had made no offer for Roy Vernon. He added clubs have been circulated that Everton are prepared to receive offers for the Welsh inside forward.

PROBLEMS OF DERBY TEAM SELECTION LIE WITH EVERTON
Liverpool Daily Post- Friday, January 21, 1965
MR. CATTERICK’S POSER
The prospects are that Liverpool will be at full strength for the “derby” game at Goodison Park to-morrow, while Everton are watching the progress of Colin Harvey with some anxiety. Manager Harry Catterick told me last night, “Harvey must be considered very doubtful.” He played at Old Trafford on Wednesday with a knee which was not 100 per cent, sound, and had the misfortune to damage it further. If Harvey has to be rested Mr. Catterick will find two obvious alternatives suggesting themselves. The safely first approach to the situation would be to move up Stevens to inside right and introduce Brian Harris at left half. If, on the other hand Mr. Catterick, is inclined to the spectacular, he could plump for Roy Vernon. Now fully fit and having missed six successive games. Vernon must be bursting for action, but I doubt if this is the solution Mr. Catterick will prefer. Players in form do not like to be omitted and Sandy Brown must obviously come into that category. How Mr. Catterick is to sort out that little problem with the minimum of offence is hard to say.
SPORTING ESPIONAGE
My backs would be Wright and Brown. Best, the Manchester United international, was so clearly second best in his duels with Wright, that Everton mist be encouraged to believe that the youngster’s speed can be equally effective against Thompson. It would little short of sensational to depose him.

EVERTON FANS SLEPT AT AIRPORT
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Thursday January 21, 1965
PLANE FOR DUBLIN WAS GROUNDED
Forty Everton supporters, due to fly home to Dublin, spent the night sleeping at Liverpool Airport after their special flight was grounded. The supporters had seen Everton draw 1-1 with Manchester United and returned to Manchester Airport to board their plane back to Dublin. But the Friendship aircraft was grounded by technical trouble in Dublin and because of the closure of Manchester Airport at 11 p.m. for runway extension work, it was later re-routed to Liverpool. The supporters travelled by coach to Liverpool Airport- only to find that the Friendship was grounded at Speke because of icy conditions on the Dublin runway. They were taken by taxis into Liverpool for a 3 a.m. meal at an Indian restaurant and spent the remainder of the night sleeping in the terminal building at the airport. The flight took off for Dublin at 8.0 this morning- 10 1.2 hours behind schedule. “we were unable to obtain hotel accommodation for the passengers because all the Liverpool hotels were full,” said an airline spokesman. “They were given breakfast at the airport before leaving for Dublin.”

EVERTON ACHIEVED WHAT THEY SET OUT
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Thursday January 21, 1965
By Michael Charters
Everton achieved what they set out to do by holding Manchester United to a draw at Old Trafford last night, in the thirds round, first-leg of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup- the first time English clubs have clashed in this competition. The match had been built up to a big occasion by Inter-city rivalry and the League games between the clubs earlier this season, and the near 50,000 crowd was rewarded with an entertaining and frequently brilliant game. Even if United felt that fate had gone against them by not being able to come to Goodison Park on February 9 with a clear lead after they had so much of the play, such a view does not pay sufficient credit to Everton’s plan of campaign and its success. Everton went out determined to play a defensive game to hold the star-studded United attack. Before the match manager Harry Catterick had to gamble over three positions- was he to recall the experienced Brown in place of Wright? Could he play Harvey and Stevens, both of whom were not 100 per cent fit but could be guaranteed to give 100 per cent effort?
WRIGHT’S SUCCESS
He chose Wright because he believed the youngster’s speed of recovery and general nippiness would be the best counter to the artistry of Best on the United left wing. Wright succeeded beyond all hopes and the only time Best looked the talented player he undoubtedly is was when he switched wings in the second half. In direct competition between them it was the Everton full back who took all the honours, to show once again what a great player he is going to be with more experience. Harvey and Stevens, both of whom had treatment in the dressing rooms before the game by physiotherapist, Norman Borrowdale, gave, as always the endeavour and drive needed with the team playing to such a marked defensive plan. Towards the end Harvey further damaged his injured knee and finished a very sore young man. He would probably miss the “Derby” game on Saturday. It was a remarkable match because United had as much as 90 per cent, of the play and yet were competently contained by the Everton defence. With Everton pulling bac all their forwards except Pickering and Temple as additional defenders, United naturally had all the midfield spaces in which to work. Some of their play in building up attacks was magnificent. In all this welter of and they rarely had a moment’s ease-two others stood out with Wright as the outstanding players of the night.
MAGNIFICENT SAVES
West had what I consider to be his finest ever game for Everton. I have never seen his handling of the ball so certain and so safe. He dominated his goal area and he made four magnificent saves in the first half alone from Charlton, United’s best forward.  When you add another superb save from a header by Law, early in the second half, it was little wonder that the United forwards must have despaired of getting the ball past him. It was ironical that the only time he was beaten came when Gabriel slipped up with a simple back pass and gifted a goal to Connelly, 20 minutes after Everton ahd taken the lead. The other great man in defence was Labone, who must have impressed the England team manager. Alf Ramsey, that he is back to international form. Labone blotted out Herd with a top-class performance. Although Gabriel did not always mark Law as tightly as one would have wished, he came through with considerable credit and did not allow his mistake over Connelly’s goal to upset him. Everton only made two opening, and one of them was turned into a goal in expert fashion by Pickering, who did very well with extremely limited support.
EVERTON GOAL
It came after 13 minutes when Wright sent the ball down the middle. Foulkes failed to intercept cleanly as he was challenged by Pickering and the centre forward moved round him and set off for goal at top speed. Foulkes recovered to make a second tackle, but Pickering again evaded it and directed the ball into the corner of the net as Dunne came out. Pickering made the other opening when he pulled the ball back for Harvey to try a shot, which he did promptly enough but sent it wide. Apart from these, Dunne was only a spectator. Charlton and Stiles were outstanding for United. The wing half marking Temple dominated the Everton man, who tried hard without much success to link with Pickering as a lonesome twosome up against the whole United defence. Law had a very quiet game.  Apart from two incidents, the game was played in a grand spirit which was a delight to see after the last match between them on this ground.
NAME TAKEN
Stevens had his name taken by the German referee, Herr Schulenbury, who handled the game with impressive skill and ease. This was for a tackle on Charlton which most English referees would have regarded as normal in League football. The referee might also have booked Crerand for his show of aggression against Morrissey. The stage is set for a great second leg meeting at Goodison Park next month. It looks like being a capacity gate with the sides starting off scratch again. The Everton players, who each received a canteen of cutlery from the United club to mark the occasion, are going to have a few days break at Blackpool immediately after the Liverpool game on Saturday. They need it after a series of hard games twice a week recently and it will tone them up for their Cup visit to Leeds next week. What a programme they have had and are having at the moment, but last night’s match was their ninth without defeat and they are playing better than at any time this season.

GOODISON GLUE-POT PUTS OFF DERBY
The Liverpool Daily Post- Saturday, January 22, 1965
SKIPPER BRIAN LABONE HAD HOPED TO CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY WITH A DOUBLE
By Horace Yates
What was to have been one of the highlights of the season, the meeting of Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park to-day, surprisingly became a victim of thew abnormal weather conditions almost exactly 24 hours before kick-off time, when Everton announced the postponement of the game. The decision was taken by League referee Mr. Kevin Howley, of Billingham, Co. Durham, was not even called upon to travel. Because Goodison Park is one of the two Football League grounds equipped with soil warming apparatus, most of the 65,000 enthusiasts who had secured tickets for the match, laboured under the delusion that, whichever game might be postponed, this was the one where play was assured. As events have proved, such was far from being the case. Mr. Jack Sharp, chairman of Everton’s Ground Committee, told me last night. “You can’t have it both ways. Had the country been caught in the grip of frost, no matter how problematical the playing of other games might have been ours would have been guaranteed.
GROUND PUDDLED
“We have had such a tremendous amount of rain recently, followed by yesterday’s heavy snow  that the ground, following the playing of many matches, has become puddled. There has never been sufficient let-up for the pitch to dry out and although we have an instrument for detecting the position of the wiring, the sort of forking we could carry out was not sufficient to allow the water to get away. “it is completely wrong to assume that the electric heating is any way assists in a drying out process. Its object is merely to keep out the frost. Once frost is in the ground it is terribly difficult to move. “The system is thermostatically controlled so that when the temperature approaches danger point, the beating automatically operates so that frost has no chance to become effective. The best is only the minimum required to do that job. Certainly it is insufficient to have drying qualities of any sort. “I feel desperately sorry for our groundsman, one of the best men in the game. Nobody could have worked harder to overcome the present situation, but he was fighting a losing battle all the way.”  Does this mean that Everton are back where they were a few seasons ago when the pitch was taken up, drains resisted and renewed, and new turf laid on a drainage bed considered sufficient to cope with most challenging situations?  Mr. Sharp’s answer to that was. “Ours is not the only game called off. Obviously the conditions have been completely abnormal.”

F.A. CHEIFS MEET EVERTON OFFICIALS
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Friday, January 22, 1965
GOODISON PARK WORLD CUP GAME DISCUSSED
By Leslie Edwards
The Liverpool liaison committee which is working in conjunction with the Football Association to prepare for the five world Cup games which will be played on the Everton ground, at Goodison Park in July of 1966 had a long conference with Everton officials this morning. F.A. officials attending the meeting included the chairman, Mr. Joe Mears, of Chelsea, the secretary, Mr. Denis follows and the World Cup chief administration officer, Mr. E.K. Wilson, who is dealing with tournament arrangements from a special office at White City Stadium, London. Only now is the importance of the city’s part in the tournament-second only in importance to the Olympic Games-being fully appreciated.
BRAZIL HERE
Mr. Nears told me at an informal reception given by the F.A in Liverpool last night; “It is quite possible that the World champions, Brazil will play one or more matches at the Everton ground. These South American footballing countries bring thousands of supporters with them. It is possible that your city will have to cater for some 20,000 foreign visitors. “We are booking blocks of accommodation at hotels in the cities in which games will be played. We don’t know which teams and supporters will be occupying them at the moment because the preliminaries for the World Cup have not been completed. “It will be a tremendous task moving people about in thousands and seeing that they got proper accommodation. The influx of visitors should give great stimulus to overseas trade. Everton’s five matches include a quarter-final game and a semi-final.” 
32 INTERNATIONALS
In all there are nearly 2,500,000 spectators’ places to be filled at the matches to be played in Britain in the tournament. Between July 12 and 30 no fewer than 32 full internationals will be played. As army of more than 300 Pressmen, including radio and television commentators is expected, and, so far as Everton matches are concerned, more than 150 telephone and cable lines to all parts of the world must be in operation.  The Lord Mayor (Alderman Louis Capaln), who attended last night’s reception, told Mr. Mears and Mr. Follows that Liverpool was proud to have been chosen as a venue for five World Cup games. He assured them that the warm-hearted hospitality of the city would not be lacking when World Cup visitors arrived.  He was sure everyone here, including the civic authorities would do their best to help the Football Association make a success of the tournament. 

FOOTBALL CLUB MUST REHOUSE DISPLACE FAMILIES, SAYS COMMITTEE
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express, Friday, January 22, 1965
46 HOMES THREATENED BY EVERTON PLAN
ENLARGE STAND AND PROVIDE MORE FACILITIES
UNIVERSITY AS EXAMPLE
By Echo Municipal Correspondent
If Everton want to improve the amenities of Goodison Park for the World Cup games next year, they should play their part in rehousing the occupants of some houses which will have to be demolished to make the work possible, the Liverpool Housing Committee decided yesterday. The club will, if the City Council agrees, now to asked to do this. “The university played their part in rehousing people from the Abercromby Square area,” said Councillor Stanley Alrey (C.). “We should treat this in the same manner.” Everton want to enlarge the stand at the Stanley Park end of Goodison Park, and this would involve demolishing some houses already owned by the club. An offer by the club to provide land to rehouse the occupants was turned down, and a suggestion made that this land should be used for providing additional facilities, including parking for the football ground. But the fate of 46 houses in Walton Lane and Goodison Avenue still hung in the balance. Some would have to come down, and the amenity of others would be seriously affected by overshadowing by the new stand. The clearance of the house could lead to adequate toilet and catering arrangements being provided by the club, and also provide circulation areas for spectators and vehicles. Housing Committee were told that the 14 houses in Walton Lane had in fact, been condemned in 1954, and were described as quite unfit and likely to be demolished in the near future because of their unsatisfactory structural and sanitary condition. Of the 32 houses in Goodison Avenue, a public health inspector said they were affected by rising damp, were unstable to a certain extent, had defective drains and suffered from over-shadowing by the stand. Alderman Alfred Bates (C.) said if the club wanted the houses removed to provide room to improve their amenities, they could afford to do something about rehousing the families, not expect the Corporation to do something for them. Councillor Mrs. Mary Powell (Lab) said the onus rested the club. “If they want these 46 dwellings, which might, for all we know, house 80 families, I feel it is their responsibility to buy other houses and rehouse these people,” she added. Councillor John Cullen (Lab) moved that the committee do nothing but leave the houses to be dealt with under the normal slum clearance programme. Alderman Leslie Sanders thought, however, that as the Walton lane houses had been represented as unfit in 1954 the Council should go ahead with demolishing those and accept responsibility for rehousing those families, but that the club should be asked to make themselves responsible for rehousing the families affected in Goodison Avenue. “At the same time we should do nothing to stop planning permission for them to build their new stand, subject to their getting vacant possession of these houses,” he said. Alderman Sanders’ motion was carried by 13 votes to 6.

PICKERING APPROACHES A LAWTON RECORD
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Friday January 22, 1965
By Michael Charters
Everton centre forward Fred Pickering, whose skill has improved greatly since he came from Blackburn Rovers, is approaching the best club scoring performance since Tommy Lawton in the season immediately prior to the last war. Lawton then scored 33 goals and no Everton centre forward since then has beaten that figure. Pickering has now scored 20 League goals, plus five in the Fairs Cup and two in the F.A. Cup. If he carries on at his current rate, he should overtake Lawton’s best and become the best scoring Everton leader since the legendary Dixie, whose total of 60 in a season is likely never to be approached, let alone broken. Pickering is in tremendous form at the moment and is scoring regularly despite lack of support. Everton’s need is for a thrustful inside forward to take some of the weight off him, someone like Roy Vernon at his best. But Vernon, who has had an indifferent season, is transfer bound, although Everton have not yet an offer for him. There has been a tentative inquiry from Manchester City to check on the position but no offer from that club or any other.
FROM AFAR
Everton chairman John Moores is on holiday in Las Palmas at the moment and has missed his club’s fine Cup performances against Sheffield Wednesday and Manchester United. But he has been following the score and has sent the players telegrams of congratulation.
WRIGHT’S PROGRESS
There was no hiding the disappointment of Manchester United manager Matt Busby at his team’s inability to win on Wednesday night. He did, however, pay a handsome tribute to Everton #’s Harry Catterick over the brilliant display of young Tommy Wright-the one Everton player he singled out for mention during the after-the-match reception for teams and officials. Only a few months ago, Wright was just another inside forward on Everton’s books, making little more than average progress in that position. It was an inspired switch by Mr. Catterick to try him at full back. His sure, clean-out kicking his remarkable heading and speed of foot only need an improved positional touch which he will gain with experience, to make him a future star. He must have impressed England manager Alf Ramsey, who was at Old Trafford on Wednesday with the intention of watching particularly Colin Harvey and United’s Nobby Stiles. It was a pity that Harvey was troubled with his knee injury for although he grafted and worked as hard as usual, he could not make a real impression on the game. Stiles turned on a great display and was one for the Ramsey notebook, which must, surely contain the names of Brian Labone and Fred Pickering in large, clear print once again.
IRISH PARTY
Peter Farrell, the former Everton captain and Tranmere manager has brought a party of 43 with him from Dublin to see tomorrow’s Derby game at Goodison Park. They are members of the TEK club, which plays in the Leinster League in Eire, and Peter helps them out with coaching. Last September, he told his players that if they wanted to soak up some real football atmosphere, they should see one of the Derby games in Liverpool. So the club members started a weekly “kitty” to save for the trip and they are coming on to-night’s boat, returning to-morrow night to Dublin. Peter arrived yesterday. Harry Catterick has allowed Peter to show his party around Goodison Park tomorrow morning, and the Everton Supporters Club have invited them to their club-rooms after the match. Peter is also taking the opportunity of visiting his other former club at Prenton Park to see to-night’s youth international. He tells me that standard in Eire football is poor. There don’t seem to be any Farrells, Eglingtons or Careys coming along these days.
THEY’RE THOROUGH
I learned this week something of the great lengths world champions Brazil are going to in preparing for the World Cup games in England next year. Already they have representatives over here inspecting hotel accommodation and training facilities-they will play in the North-West group of countries and will be seen at Goodison Park in at least one match. They were impressed with Lymm, near Warrington, as a headquarters and have been to see the hotel there which is used by the England cricketers when a Test match is played at Manchester. If they do decide to stay at Lymm -and a larger party club officials is coming over later this year to make a second inspection-they will take over the hotel completely. Their players are as closely guarded as a Derby favourite before the big race. They bring their own doctor, dietitian and a posse of officials to look after the players, who are strictly regimented. 
QUITE ROAD
The value of the Lymm hotel to a football team is that it is tucked away in a quiet road well away from the main stream of Warrington-Altrincham traffic. The local Ruby ground could be used for training. In their own beat-the-traffic plan before the match at Old Trafford on Wednesday night, Everton went to this hotel for a pre-game meal. They left Goodison Park early in the afternoon, with none of the players knowing where the manager was taking them on their mystery tour. They were able to have a few hours’ relaxation without being troubled by autograph hunters, and then drove to the ground in the opposite direction to the major flow of traffic from the Liverpool direction. They had no travelling problems and arrived at Old Trafford more than an hour before the kick-off.

FIRST ‘DERBY’ CASUALTY A RUGBY FOOTBALLER!
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Friday, January 22, 1965
By Leslie Edwards
The first casualty of to-morrow’s “Derby” game is a man who never kicked a soccer ball in his life. On the contrary Rugby football has always been his love. But dreams are strange. In the one he had a night or two ago this Liverpool businessman was playing for Everton at outside right. The centre forward slipped the ball out to him, low, and fast. With the crowd roaring him on he raced to the goal line and gave his centre everything he’d got. Whether the centre was headed or shot into goal he doesn’t know; never will know. He woke up. And wouldn’t you if you’d stubbed your big toe against the bedroom wall so hard and painfully you had to hobble to work for the next few days? Whenever a dream story comes up, my mind always goes back to the famous black crows of the 1920’s- weren’t they called Moran and Mack?- whose patter included the following;-
“An d’you b’lieve in dreams?”
“Yessuh, an b’lieve in dreams. I never did till ah dreamed ah was eatin’ flannel cake-and when I        woke up de blanket was gorn!”
No doubt other fans have dreamt of to-morrow’s game. I don’t doubt we shall get, by to-morrow morning, a spate of day-dreaming forecasts about the result. You know the sort of thing; “I take Everton to win 3-1” or “Liverpool for me, by 3-2.”  In these cases I am always tempted to ask the perpetrators-they are no less-to explain which side is going to score first and in what order the remaining goals will come. Some of them are daft enough to try to give a straight answer! 
NEVER SO MUCH TALENT
It seems to me that to be able to name the winners, much less the score, in a “Derby” match is the ultimate; otherwise one would virtually be trying to find a winner on the racecourse and at the same time anticipate the margin of winning lengths. Even the players who contest to-day’s game would be chary of saying. “We’ll win!” and meaning it. One thing is certain. We have never had in my memory, two teams containing so much football talent. There is scarcely a touch of mediocrity about either. Both teams have collected the same number of points; both are doubly engaged in the F.A. Cup and one other important knock-out tournament; both have gone long spells without defeat-Liverpool 14 matches and Everton nine.  The ideal result would be a draw, with both satisfied. Liverpool will be looking for a result to counter their 4-nil defeat on their own ground. It doesn’t seem so long since they got four at Goodison Park in a Cup-tie when they were in Division II and Everton were a division higher. I doubt whether we shall get a lot of goals as we did a couple of times in the past. In 1933 Liverpool won 7-4 at Anfield; in 1935 Liverpool won 6-nil at Anfield. The scores in the latter match were Howe (4) and Hodgson (2). In the 1933 game Barton (3), Morrison, Roberts, Taylor and Hanson scored for Liverpool and Dean (2), Johnson and Stein for Everton. 
COULD BE A CLASSIC
Where Liverpool are likely to be at full strength Everton may by minus Colin Harvey. This is a match which could be a classic-many recent “Derbies” have been mercifully free from contention and ill feeling-and the crowd must not forget that they have a part to play. Their reaction can be inflammatory; so can that of players. With the advantage of their own ground, Everton, having confirmed their win at Sheffield with an honourable draw at Old Trafford, should have very goof chances of winning, but Liverpool’s remarkable run of success, plus their well-known propensity for fighting back and never being beaten until the final whistle, makes the issue tremendously open. They are two very good sides; both having found their form after starting the season indifferently. In their present form either could win a championship; indeed, both have won in recent years. Thought the League table puts them so far behind the leathers their championship chance is virtually nil they are, on current form, two of the finest sides in Britain. What better incentive could they have to go out and confirm this fittingly for the Liverpool football public? In the past it has always been possible to anticipate how a “Derby” may go. This one defies me. In recollecting Liverpool’s record 19 match run without defeat-I made it 20-whereas, in fact, they came unstuck at the twentieth game at Huddersfield. If they had a forward like Roger Hunt in their attack that day they might have taken the unbeaten spell further. Michael Morley, who keeps tabs on such things, comes up with this remarkable survey of Roger’s scoring feats;-
“His first goal against Sheffield Wednesday was his 150th in league soccer. He has scored in 103 of his 218 League games, with eight threes and a four, 29 twos and 65 singles. “he scored his 50th goal in his 81st game (v. Walsall, 1961-2, at Anfield) and his 100th against Birmingham in 1962-3 (at Anfield) in his 148th game. “He scored 77 goals in 109 Second Division games and has scored 74 in 109 First Division games. He has scored against every First Division team with the exception of Manchester United. Of his 151 goals, 95 have been scored at Anfield. He needs 66 goals to beat Liddell’s record. In addition to his League goals he scored 28 in other games-nine F.A Cup, five European Cup, three League Cup, five Floodlight Cup (v. Everton), two friendship Cup, two Liverpool Senior Cup and two on tour of Czechoslovakia in 1961. With the exception of Greaves there hasn’t been a more consistent goal scorer over the last five years.”
Reverting to the match, Everton have drawn six of their last 13 League games at Goodison Park-and two Cup-ties; Liverpool have drawn four of their last 12 away games. The pointer is towards a draw, but I think it likely that we shall get a decision-and no recounts demanded!

EVERTON-LIVERPOOL MATCH IS OFF
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Friday, January 22, 1965
GROUND A QUAGMORE AFTER THE THAW
REFEREE’S DECISION
By Leslie Edwards
At 3 p.m., without warning, Everton F.C, announced the sensational news that their “Derby” game against Liverpool at Goodison park to-morrow was off. The decision was made by the Liverpool referee, Mr. Arthur Edge, who has been called in to examine the pitch in view of the effect of the quick thaw. He immediately voted it unplayable and said that in his opinion football on it would be farcical. Liverpool were informed and accepted the decision as inevitable.
WIRING SYSTEM
Thus, the very ground which football fans everywhere considered would be the most playable to-morrow, come snow or frost-the under-ground wiring system which was installed for the second time was said to be most effective -is one of the few grounds on which a First Division match has been postponed 24 hours in advance of kick-off time. All the fans who were looking forward to tomorrow’s great game- the sides have between them gone 24 League and Cup matches without defeat-will be flabbergasted at the news. I confess that I was amazed when the message from Everton came as, when I spoke to the club on the telephone this morning, they said the pitch would be virtually free of snow from the effects of the thaw and of the soil-warming apparatus. What happened was that the snow was dispelled so quickly the ground quickly became a quagmire and impossible for football.  No news was given by the Everton club as to an alternative date. The scene and all the interest now switches to Anfield where there is no electrical pitch heating system, but where the Central League “Derby” is on.
RECORD GATE
This will undoubtedly attract a record gate. The previous best was some 12,000 when Albert Stubbins made one of his notable returns to the Liverpool reserve team. The state of the Everton pitch has been giving cause for some concern for a few weeks. It would seem that the club face another drainage problem such as they faced three or four seasons ago when they were fortune to complete their home programme of League matches despite the state of their ground. Pits more than three feet square, and to a depth of a few feet, had to be dug in mid-week before certain matches in order to drain away surface water.
CHESTER NEAREST
The only good thing about the postponement is the fact that it has been made in good time. If it had been left to the match referee, Mr. Howley, to arrive from Durham tomorrow, before making a decision, there would have been chaos and a wasted journey for many Everton fans who travel as far afield as North Wales, Ellesmere Port and Southport. The nearest League match to Liverpool now is Chester v. Lincoln. Never before in my memory has a “Derby” match here been postponed owing to the weather, except in the ice-age of two years ago.

EVERTON HEATING SYSTEM DOES NOT DRY UP PITCH
The Liverpool Football Echo & Evening Express- Saturday, January 23, 1965
DESIGNED ONLY FOR USE ON FROSTY GROUND
By Michael Charters
Among the dozens of telephone calls to this office to-day from people asking about postponed matches, there were many who touched on the most-taking-point this week-end in Merseyside football circles -postponement of the Everton-Liverpool game this afternoon because of the state of the Goodison Park pitch. Their question was; “Why don’t Everton turn on their heating system and dry up the ground?”  it must be emphasised that the underground heating does not absorb moisture. It was not designed for such a purpose, and it’s sole use is to take frost out of the ground. In the conditions of the past few weeks, with prolonged heavy rain, the system thermostatically controlled to switch on at freezing point, has not been used at all. What made the ground a quagmire yesterday was that the overnight show melted quickly in the thaw. This caused a great deal of water to collect on ground which was already very heavy due to all the rain recently. Liverpool referee Arthur Edge, who made the decision yesterday afternoon to call off the “Derby” game told me; “The Everton club had done everything possible to get the pitch playable. But football would have been farcical on it. It was quite impossible to have played on it.” Liverpool manager Bill Shankley, who also saw the pitch at the time the referee was making his inspection said; “I have seen many grounds in bad condition, and played on them, but this was the stickiest I have ever seen. It was a gluepot.”
CLUB CONCERN
The explanation for the postponement of to-day’s game must be coupled, however, to the fact that Everton officials have been concerned for some weeks with the drainage of the ground after heavy rain. The centre of the pitch has become what is described as “puddled.” The ground staff, despite constant work, have been unable to fork away surface water because of the danger of striking the underground heating wires. Many tons of sand were spread over the pitch before last Saturday’s central League game in the hope that the players would work it into the mud and achieve the effect of absorbing sone of the moisture. Four years ago it was decided to take up the original heating system because the ground had become waterlogged. Then the ground was only used on alternate Saturdays with the reserve team playing at Earle’s ground. The wires were removed during that close season and the pitch re-laid. Then, following the big freeze up two years ago when so many matches had to be postponed during a 10-week period, the club had second thoughts on the value of the heating.
REINSTALLED
Fresh wiring was reinstalled during the summer of 1963 and the system’s value was revealed last Boxing Day when the pitch was in excellent condition despite the frost and snow that day. These wires were placed in the ground with a larger space between them than the original system. The Everton team mainly composed of lightweight players, are faced with playing their home games under very heavy conditions all against their style of play. The question of a new date for the “Derby” game must wait. With both clubs engaged in major cup competitions, the European and Inter-Cities Fairs Cups involving two legs each tie, plus the possibility of F.A Cup replays, it does not seem possible for the game to be re-arranged for a least a couple of months. It would not surprise me to see the game put off until late March or early April, but everything depends on the progress the clubs make in the vital Cup ties.
DISAPPOINTED
One of the most disappointed people at the postponement was Liverpool Stadium promoter Ray Peers, who ahd arranged for maximum publicity coverage at Goodison Park to-day for next Thursday’s area championship at the Stadium. He told me; “I was hoping that 60,000 fans at the game would have learned of our show next week. It has been a big blow to me.”  Spare a though, too, for the Irish footballers who had arranged to come over under the care of Peter Farrell, the former Everton captain, to seer the game. They had been saving money for the past six months to make the trip coincide with the “big game.”  A happier side effect, however, was that the Everton players were able to have an extras four hours “holiday.” They were going to Blackpool for a break until Tuesday and planned to leave after the match this afternoon. They went in the early afternoon instead of evening.
SUMMER TOURS
And talking of holidays brings up close season tours. I understand that Everton have turned down the idea of visiting Russia next summer. There were snags to the tour which ruled it out. They are now considering a fortnight’s tour to the Middle East area. This would include a match in Greece and possibly two more in Israel. 

THE DILEMMA OF ALEX YOUNG
The Liverpool Football Echo & Evening Express- Saturday, January 23, 1965
THEY’RE YOUR VIEWS
On brief evidence (a few home games and most of those here in London) over the past two seasons, it seems to me that Alex Young has reached a critical point in his career. I am far from anti-Young for, along with thousands, I remember those graceful, tantalising runs with three or four men snapping likes Wolves at his heels yet finally left stupefied in his wake, but surely the time has come to realise he is not really an individualist in the world-class mould. Only an individualist who is expert in all facets of the game can possibly fit into the present Everton pattern. He is a player too easily blocked out of a game and although he appears to be willing to “rough” it more in his inside role this is in fact his undoing. He is poised between the devil and the deep blue sea.  This lack of a sense of purpose has perhaps prevented Everton reaching the heights Spurs achieved -being able to leave their impression on the game, giving always the feeling that they were on the brink of breaking into a devastating rhythm which would give them control from that moment on. Perhaps some Everton players have suffered in the same way Young has in feeling that with such competition for places they must safeguard their own positions.  I hope that temple will soon be restored to the wing and that Harvey is not turned into a utility player. The loss of Kay seems to be the toot cause of many troubles. As an inside man Stevens was a good wing-half, and must surely be only a temporary solution at No.6. will Kay come back? Will another inside forward be brought? Is Harvey better at wing-half? Should Young be on the wing? Brian Harris?  The questions come thick and fast. Versatility is all very well but the necessary development cannot come on the present lines, I have not forgotten the injuries. Also, would the supporters be prepared to put up with defeats while the team was given a chance to blend into a unit?- P.B. Bowes, 22 Milton Road, London, N.6.
BROWN SWITCH
With the return of Ray Wilson, and the emergence of Wright who on the displays I have been seen from him must not be displaced, I feel that the best move Mr. Harry Catterick can make would be to move Brown to left half. No Everton team should be without this strong, whole-hearted player, if fit. Brown would lend added strength to the half back line. I feel he would be even better as a half back than as a full back. His powerful shooting would be a big asset and he would be a match-winner. In addition he has played wing half for Patrick.- A. Ostring, 89 Manor Road, Wallasey.
YOUNG CRITICS
I must write in defence of Alex Young against some of the insidious criticisms being levelled at him lately. He has not been playing at his best recently, and everybody is aware of this including, I am sure, the player himself. He was the idol of the crowd (who are no mugs) and was being hailed as one of the finest footballers seen at Goodison for years. What has happened to produce the results we see to-day. I maintain that the club are transforming what was once a brilliant player into a rather mediocre one. A place was found for him this season (was this due to crowd reaction?), but where I he asked to play?  In his own half, tackling, fighting for the ball, kicking off his own line, conceding corners, etc.  They appear to be trying to make him a more orthodox player.  The great players in the game are the unorthodox and Young was certainly one of them. Is it right that a great natural ball player should be asked to adopt a style similar to say, Denis Stevens, who, incidentally, I have great admiration for in many aspects of the game. I feel there are only two alternatives. One is that the club should give him the inside forward position where he is not expected to be a link man playing deep, or that Alex should go,- D.J. Atherton, 593 Queens Drive, Liverpool 13.
FROM LAGOS
I feel obliged to write in defence of the criticism levelled at Alex Young by Mr. H. Brown. I have not seen Young play since December 1963 and can only base my reply on the reports in the “Football Echo” which I consider to be reliable. In answer to the charge that this player is out of the game for too long at a time, I should like to quote Jimmy Greaves- “A great player may do nothing much for 80 minutes and win the game in 10…”  Who will say that the late John White was in the game all the time; it was only after the goal had been scored that people became aware of the person, who had done all the grafting. Can Mr. Brown name the inside-forward who did all the work in the great Hungarian side of the mid-fifties?  Most people think of Puskas and Hideguti as the danger men, but the player who was doing all thew work for them was inside right Koscis, who did not get the credit for his play. These points can be applied to Young, and who will deny that if all the chances created by Young last season had been taken, Everton would have been champions for the second year running? -M. J. Commines, broad Street, Lagos Nigeria.
AN ADMIRER
I am now an exile living outside London, but I still see the “Football Echo.”  Having read last week’s edition I feel I must reply to Mr. Harold Brown, of Sandforth Road and his criticism of Alex Young. I have always been an admirer of Young but used to agree that his best position was centre forward, I still feel that he could wear the No.9 shirt with Pickering taking over the striking position formerly filled by Vernon and similar to Hunt of Liverpool. Mr. brown could not have travelled to Tottenham recently where I saw Young work and tackle harder than ever before. He was in the game more than just occasionally and did an adequate amount of work for any inside forward today. I always watch Everton in London but feel a little cheated if Young’s artistry is missing through his absence from the side.- J.W. Pritchard, 156 Kingsland, Harlow, Essex.

WAS POSTPONDEMENT MADE TOO EARLY?
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Monday, January 25, 1965
By Leslie Edwards
It seems incredible to me that senior clubs like Everton and Liverpool had to postpone games at Goodison and Anfield over the week-end when places like Chester, where the pitch is below the level of the river Dee, had perfectly playable grounds, with no surface water and more remarkably not a fleck of mud. Many who wanted to see the “Derby” game, postponed twenty-four hours before kick off time, argue that the decision should have been left until later. The improvement in the weather, they say, plus the amount of time available for water to have been pumped off the pitch must have given a fair chance of the ground being made fit. Members of the Liaison Committee conferring at Goodison Park told me on Friday afternoon that they left Goodison Park at 2.30 p.m. after viewing the pitch from the stands and that they were staggered the game had been put off. The difficulty of forking the Everton pitch in view of the possibility of destroying some of the wiring installed to prevent frost makes quick drainage of the turf a problem. It would seem that this second installation of electric wiring has been no more successful than the first. Everyone anticipated that Anfield’s quick draining pitch would be available for the Central League “Derby” but this was also postponed in mid-morning. Had the game gone on the club would have had to do some quick staff work, producing the many extra gatekeepers who would have been required to deal with attendance which could not have been much less than 25,000. I understand the police had already made inquiries as to how many extra constables would be required in order to deal with what must have been a record reserve team gate.
CATTERICK AT LEEDS
For Harry Catterick, the Everton manager, the chance to see his side’s Cup opponents of next Saturday-unless the F.A. Cup rule that there should be no football on that day-was not to be missed.

WPULD KAY JEOPARDISE CAREER FOR 3100? COUNSEL ASKS
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Monday, January 25, 1965
CASE DIFFERENT FROM SOME OTHERS, HE SUBMITS
JUDGE SUMMING UP IN TRIAL OF EVERTON STAR
CONSPIRACY ALLEGED
The prosecution had failed to prove the case against Tony Kay, aged 27, England, Everton and former Sheffield Wednesday left half, submitted Mr. John Dovener (defending), at Nottingham Assizes to-day. Anthony Herbert Kay, of Kendal Drive, Maghull, and Peter Swan, aged 28, England centre half, Butler Road, Sheffield, have denied conspiring with David Layne, another Sheffield Wednesday player, and James Gauld to ensure, for the purpose of a betting fraud, that Sheffield Wednesday lost to Ipswich in December 1962. Kay has not given evidence, and Mr. Dovener said that when the prosecution failed to make out a case, there was no obligation for an accused person to enter the witness=box. Mr. Dovener said the police had made exhaustive inquiries and there was no suspicion that Kay was involved in other incidents.
DIFFERENT
His case was different from others the jury might have heard about. It was not suggested by the prosecution that he was a party to the wholesale undermining of professional football in Britain. Kay’s so-called confession, said Mr. Dovener, consisted largely of the evidence of two reporters from the People, Mr. Gabbert and Mr. Campling. It might be unsporting to bet on one’s own team, but the point was whether Kay agreed to ensure his team would lose. The defence had not at first suggested that Mr. Gabbert was unfair, but he had now admitted leaving out things. “It did not cross my mind that anybody could be so monstrously unfair as to withdraw from a statement anything that might be in a man’s favour,” said Mr. Dovener. “We no longer say this is a thoroughly honest man. From his own mouth Gabbert has condemned himself.
DENIALS WERE LEFT OUT
Mr. Dovener said that in the statement which Gabbert said Kay had made to him and another reporter, Gabbert had left out not only questions he ahd asked, but also any denials Kay had made. Mr. Gabbert’s evidence should therefore, be regarded with the gravest suspicious. If the jury did not accept his evidence, they could not be satisfied with the prosecution case. Kay’s answer could often be regarded, not as admissions, but as denials. To say it was “Money for jam,” when he admitted getting some winnings by backing his team to lose was not a confession of a criminal offence, said Mr. Dovener. Mr. Dovener said the jury should picture the scene in Kay’s house, with Gabbert sitting there, writing down every word that could possibly be taken as an admission of guilt against Kay; writing down little things like “money for jam.” 
THIRTY GRAND
He went on; “And then Kay is supposed to have said “To think I went bent for £100 and somebody else has won thirty grand.  “Do you think, if that had been said, it would not have been written down? It is the one confession which could not mean anything else but a confession in the whole of this case.  “This was the one thing Gabbert wanted to hear. All the rest of what he had written down could mean one of two things, but if this was said, that is all he needed- and the one thing he really wanted to hear he did not bother to write down. “Are you sure that this story about ‘I went bent for £100’ was not said by someone else?  “If that had been said, can you believe for one moment that Gabbert would not have recorded it, and that it would not have appeared in the newspapers?”
HIS PRICE ON THE MARKET
Mr. Dovener said if Kay had played badly in the match, the prosecution would have said that was the corroboration they needed. “The only trouble is that he played extremely well,” he said.  Mr. Dovener asked the jury if they could really believe that a man with the reputation that Kay had as an international footballer, and with the sort of money he must have been earning, would jeopardise his career for £100.  “You know what his price is worth on the market; do you think for a paltry £100 he would throw away his career in football? Some of the mud thrown in the case had been hosed off.
UNSAFE
“It would not be safe for the jury to convict Kay on the evidence of a man who admitted trying to trap him by a shot in the dark. “A more unfair method of presenting the case you could not find,” added Mr. Dovener. “If the police had done it this way, it would never have seen the light of day.”  Making his final speech in defence of Swan, Mr. Peter Mason, Q.C., said that his professional career had crashed in ruins about his feet, whatever might be the result of the case. “Association football is a rough game and there are some rough people playing it, but that is no reason for doing rough justice,” Mr. Mason said. In his summing up, Mr. Justice Lawton told the jury that they were trying Kay and Swan, and no one else. “The People newspaper did not try them; it may have made allegations against them, but it did not try them,” he said.
HAS HIS CHANCE
It had been suggested that Mr. Gabbert’s evidence was unreliable because it left out the question he asked, chunks of the answers, and any denial. But the jury had to do their best with what they had. Kay had an opportunity of explaining his answers in court, but had not taken it, and he was perfectly entitled not to give evidence. The judge continued; “In this case, the prosecution has said the victims of the agreement to deprive dishonestly were bookmakers, who would be the only ones to suffer. “It may not be a section of the community we are going to weep about, if they lose a bit of money. But they did not lose it on straight bets, but on dishonest bets, it is alleged.  “A football match is a game of uncertainty, and that is part of its attraction. If people were confident all the time of which team was going to lose, would they bother to turn up? All sorts of things could happen in a game to upset the balance.  “And would it really be necessary for either of these two to do much to bring about the defeat of Sheffield Wednesday?  “What you have to do to lose the game after the other side gets a quick goal is very different from what you may have to do if you own side gets a quick goal.”
NOT POLICE
Dealing with the reporters’ evidence, the judge said they went out to do an entirely different job from that of policemen.  They did not obey the judges’ rules because the rules did not apply to them.
(Proceeding). 

SENTENCES ON TEN FOOTBALLERS TO-DAY
Liverpool Daily Post- Tuesday, January 26, 1965
TONY KAY, PETER SWAN ARE BOTH FOUND GULITY
TONY Kay, twenty-seven-years-old England, Everton and former Sheffield Wednesday left half, and twenty-eight-years-old Peter Swan, Sheffield Wednesday centre half who played nineteen times for England, were found guilty at Nottingham Assizes yesterday in the football conspiracy trail and will be sentenced to-day with eight other players or former players. Mr. Justice Lawton said that before passing sentences he would want to know whether any ones, who really had the greater part in the affair, other than just contacting the players.  “I also want to know how much money has been made out of this, and how much in respect of each defendant,” continued the judge. He would also like Mr. James to provide approximate prosetion costs.  Swan, of Butler Road; Sheffield, and Kay, of Kendal drive, Maghull, had pleaded not guilty to conspiring with James Gauld, David Richard Layne and other persons unknown to defraud such persons as might be induced to accept bets made by or on behalf of themselves on the match between Ipswich Town and Sheffield Wednesday on December 1, 1962 by agreeing to ensure that Sheffield Wednesday lost. In his final speech for Kay, Mr. J. Dovener asked; Could the jury really believe that a man with Kay’s reputation as an international footballer would jeopardise his career for £100?  For Swan, Mr. Peter Mason, Q.C., said he had admitted placing bets on two matches he knew were fixed. His career had crashed in ruins about his feet whatever the result of this case.  Mr. Dovener said the police had made exhaustive inquiries and there was no suspicion that Kay was involved in other incidents.  His case was different from others the jury might have heard about. It was not suggested by the prosecution that he was a party to the wholesale undermining of professional football in Britain. Kay’s so-called confession, and Mr. Dovener consisted largely of the evidence of two reporters from The People Mr. Gabbert and Mr. Campling.  It might be unsporting to bet on one’s own team, but the point was whether Kay agreed to ensure his team would lose. The defence had not at first suggested that Mr. Gabbert was unfair, but he had now admitted leaving out things. “It did not cross my mind that anybody could be so monstrously unfair as to withdraw from a statement anything that might be in a man’s favour.” Said Mr. Dovener.
WITH GRAVEST SUSPICION
“ We no longer say this is a thoroughly honest man. From his own mouth Gabbert has condemned himself.” Mr. Dovener said that in the statement which Gabbert said Kay had made to him and another reporter, Gabbert had left out not only questions he had asked, but also any denials Kay had made. Mr. Gabbert’s evidence should, therefore, be regarded with the gravest suspicion. If the jury did not accept his evidence, they could not be satisfied with the prosecution case. Kay’s answers could often be regarded, not as admissions, but as denials. To say it was “Money for jam” when he admitted getting some winnings by backing his team to lose was not a confession of a criminal offence, said, Mr. Dovener.  Mr. Dovener said the jury should picture the scene in Kay’s house, with Gabbert sitting there, writing down every word that could possibly be taken as an admission of guilty against Kay; writing down little things like “money for jam.”  He want on; “And then Kay is supposed to have said ‘To think, I want bent for £100 and somebody else has won thirty grand.“Do you think, if that had been said, it would not have been written down? It is the one confession which could not mean anything else but a confession in the whole this case. “This was the one thing Gabbert wanted to hear. All the rest of what he had written down could mean one or two things, but if this was said, that is all he needed- and the one thing he really wanted to hear he did not bother to write down.  “Are you sure that this story about ‘I went bent for £100’ was not said by someone else?  “If that had been said, can you believe for one moment that Gabbert would not have recorded it, and that it would not have appeared in the newspapers?  Mr. Dovener said if Kay had played badly in the match, the prosecution would have said that was the corroboration they needed. “The only trouble is that he played extremely well,” he said.
SOME OF THE MUD HOSED OFF
Mr. Dovener asked the jury, if they could really believe that a man with the reputation that Kay had as an international footballer, and with the sort of money he must have been earning, would have been earning, would jeopardise his career for £100. “You know what his price is worth on the market; do you think for a paltry £100 he would throw away his career in football? Some of the mud thrown in the case had been hosed off. “It would not be safe for the injury to convict Kay on the evidence of a man who admitted trying to trap him by a shot in the dark. “A more unfair method of presenting the case you could not find,” added Mr. Dovener. “If the police had done it this way, it would never have seen the light of day.”  Making his final speech in defence of Swan, Mr. Peter Mason, Q.C., said that his professional” career had crashed in ruins about his feet, whatever might be the result of the case.  “Association football is a rough game and there are some rough people playing it, but that is no reason for doing rough justice,” Mr. Mason said. In the summing up, Mr. Justice Lawton told the jury that they were trying Kay and Swan and no one else. “The People newspaper did not try them, it may have made allegations against them, but it did not try them,” he said. It had been suggested that Mr. Gabbert’s evidence was unreliable, because it left out the questions he asked he asked, chunks of the answers and any denials. But the jury had to do their best with what they had. Kay had an opportunity of explaining his answers in court, but had not taken it, and he was perfectly entitled not to give evidence. The judge continued “In this case, the prosecution has said the victims of the agreement to deprive dishonestly were bookmakers, who would be the only ones to suffer. “it may not be a section of the community we are going to weep about, if they lose a bit of money. But they did not lose it on straight bets but on distances, nuts, it is alleged. “A football match is a game of uncertainty, and that is part if its attraction. If people were confident all the time of which team was going to lose, would they bother to turn up? All sorts of things could happen in a game to upset the balance. “And would it really be necessary for either of these two to do much in bring about the defeat of Sheffield Wednesday?  “What you have to do to lose the game after the other side gets a quick goal is very different from what you may have to do if your own side gets a quick goal.?  Dealing with the reporters’ evidence, the judge said they went out to do an entirely different job from that of policemen. They did not obey the judges’ rules because the rules did not apply to them. Gabbert and Campling both agreed that they did not make a note of the questions they asked. Gabbert agreed that no note of any kind had been made of denials. “The explanation given by Gabbert is that it just is not journalistic practice. The journalist practice. The journalist is concerned with reporting what the person being interviewed says, not what he himself says. The judge took Mr. Arthur James Q.C., prosecuting that, before he passed sentences to-day, he would want to know whether any one of the men was at the centre or acted as a go-between with the players. He would also want to know who were the ones who really had the greater part in the affair, other than just contacting the players. “I also want to know how much money has been made out of this, and how much in respect of each defendant,” added the judge. He would also like Mr. James to provide approximate prosecution costs. Making a plea in mitigation for former York City captain, James Fountain, Mr. Bernard Caulfield Q.C., said he was now out of football and earning about £19 a week as a joiner in Leeds. He has been held in high regard by the club before the investigations. Throughout he had shown candour to these examining the matter. Fountain last week changed his plea to one of guilty on three indictments. He is married, aged 32 with three children. Mr. James told the court that in Kay’s case the sum involved was £100. In a plea of mitigation, Mr. Dovener said “For £100 Kay has virtually finished his career as a footballer in this for any other country.”  The conviction not only deprived him from playing, but meant he could never get a job coaching football ion a school, or as a manger. His conviction meant that he had given up for £100 what was “one of the greatest careers as a footballer in England.”
NOW WITHOUT INCOME
He asked the judge to accept that it was the only occasion, and it was clear that he took no further part. Kay was aged 27 and for all his life had been a professional footballer. “such is his ability as a footballer that he was being paid £45 a week, which is the basic wage.” Mr. Dovener said Kay lived in a house belonging to the club for which he paid a nominal rent of £2 5s a week. While he had been suspended he had been coaching an amateur team, and because he was a coach, he had been able to work as a steward for which he was paid between £8 and £10 a week. Mr. Dovener said he now had no income. Last August he brought a ladies hairdressing business which cost £1,300, half of which was still income from it. The hearing was adjournal until to-day.

GAULD WAS CENTRAL FIGURE IN SOCCER CONSPIRACY, SAYS PROSECUTION
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Tuesday January 26, 1965
JUDAS WHO BETRAYED OTHERS SOCCER COURT TOLD
BUT NOW HE’S A BROKEN MAN COUNSEL PLEADS
JUDGE HEARS SUBMISSIONS
Jimmy Gauld, former Mansfield Town and Everton inside forward, made £3,275 out of betting on football matches, Mr. Arthur James Q.C., said at the soccer conspiracy trial at Nottingham Assises to-day. He had also received £7,240 from The People newspaper for his story. Gauld was one of 10 professional and former professional footballers, guilty of conspiracy to defraud by fixing matches, appearing before Mr. Justice Lawton for sentence. Mr. James said Gauld was the central figure in the events and had corrupted other players.
GO-BETWEEN
Mr. Justice Lawton had said that before passing sentence he would want to know whether any one of the men was at the centre, or acted as a go-between with the players. He had also told Mr. James that he would want to know, who were the ones who really had the greater part of the affair, other than just contacting the players. “I also want to know how much money has been made out of this and how much in respect of each defendant,” continued the judge. He would also like Mr. James to provide approximate prospection costs.
THE CHARGES
Peter Swan, aged 28, Sheffield Wednesday and England centre half, of Butler Road, Sheffield, and Anthony Herbert kay, aged 27, Everton, England and former Sheffield Wednesday left half of Kendal Drive, Maghull, had pleaded not guilty to conspiring with James Gauld, David Richard Layne and other persons unknown to defraud such persons as might be induced to accept bets made by or on behalf of themselves on the match between Ipswich Town and Sheffield Wednesday on December 1, 1962 by agreeing to ensure that Sheffield Wednesday lost. James Gauld, aged 35 former Mansfield Town and Everton inside forward, of Berry Hill Road, Mansfield, pleaded guilty to charge that he with others and persons unknown, conspired together to defraud such persons as might be induced to accept bets made by or on behalf of them. The matches he admitted fixing were Swinton v Port Vale on April 30, 1960; Tranmere Rovers v York City and Mansfield v Bradford City on October 21, 1960; Stockport v. York City and Portsmouth v. Peterborough on April 21, 1962; Peterborough United v. Queens Park Rangers on September 8, 1962; Ipswich v. Sheffield Wednesday and York City v Oldham on December 1, 1962; St. Mirren v Dundee on April 13, 1963; Darlington v. Mansfield Town on April 13, 1963; Derby County v. Scunthorpe United on April 6, 1963; Exeter City v Hartlepool on March 9, 1963; Stockport v. Hartlepool on April 6, 1963, and Crewe Alexandra v. Hartlepool on April 20, 1963.
EX-CAPTAIN OF YORK CITY
John Fountain, aged 31, former captain of York city, Dragon Road, Leeds, changed his plea to guilty to fixing the matches between Swindon Town and Port Vale, on April 30, 1960’ Tranmere Rovers v. York City and Mansfield v. Bradford City on October 21, 1960, and Oldham Athletic v. York City on December 2, 1962. He pleaded not guilty to two other charges, and these were accepted by the prosecution. Richard Scott Beattie, aged 27, ex-Scottish international goalkeeper, Rolston Avenue, Crookston, Glasgow, pleaded guilty to fixing matches between Portsmouth and Peterborough United on April 21, 1962, and Peterborough and Queens Park Rangers on September 8, 1962. His plea of not guilty to fixing the results of two other matches was accepted by the prosecution.
PLEA ACCEPTED
Samuel Edward Campbell Chapman aged 26, Mansfield Town’s former captain, of Mebelthorpe Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, pleaded guilty to a charge involving a match between Derby County and Scunthorpe United on April 6, 1963. His plea of not guilty to three other charges was accepted. Brian John Phillips, aged 32, former captain of Mansfield Town, of Clipstone Road, West Forest Town, near Mansfield pleaded guilty to charges involving the matches between Exeter City and Hartlepool United on March 9, 1963, and Stockport County and Hartlepool United on April 6, 1963. His plea of not guilty to a third offence was ordered to remain on the flies. Kenneth Thomson, aged 34, Hartlepool United centre-half, Samaria Gardens, Middlesbrough, was found guilty on two charges involving matches between Stockport County and Hartlepool United on April 6, 1963, and Hartlepool United and Crewe Alexandra on April 20, 1963. He was found not guilty of an offence involving the match between Exeter City and Hartlepool United on March 9, 1963.
“BRONCO” LAYNE
Ronald Howells, aged 29, Walsall half back, Bee Lane, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton, was found guilty of a charge involving the match between Derby County and Scunthorpe United on April 6, 1963. David Richard “Bronco” Layne, aged 25, Sheffield Wednesday centre forward, Middlewood Road, Sheffield, changed his plea to guilty on a charge involving the match between Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich on December 1, 1962. Mr. James had said the players agreed before the various matches to bet on the results and ensure that the teams lost. The bets were placed by Gauld on the result of fixed-odds matches offered by bookmakers. In the cases of Fountain and Howells, tape recordings made by Gauld-on behalf of The People investigators, Michael Gabbert and Peter Campling-of conversations between and the other men were played to the jury.
UNMASKING THE ROGUES
During the course of the trial, the judge said that The People had assisted in unmasking nefarious practices going on in professional football. “One of the professional tasks of newspapers is to unmask the rogues and scandal of public life,” he said. Making a plea in mitigation for Fountain, Mr. Bernard Caulfield Q.C., said he was now out of football and earning about £19 a week as a joiner in Leeds. He had been held in high regard by the club before the investigations. Throughout, he had shown candour to those examining the matter. Fountain last week changed his plea to one of guilty on three indictments. He is married, aged 32 with three children.
CANNOT COACH
Mr. James told the court that in Kay’s case the sum involved was £100. In a plea of mitigation, Mr. Dovener said; “For £100 Kay has virtually finished his career as a footballer in this or any other country.”  The conviction not only deprived him from playing, but meant he could never get a job coaching football in a school, or as a manager.  His conviction meant that he had given up for £100 what was one of the greatest careers as a footballer in England.” He asked the judge to accept that it was the only occasion and it was clear that he took no further part.
NOMINAL RENT
Kay was aged 27 and for all his life had been a professional footballer. “Such is his ability as a footballer that he was being paid £45 a week, which is the basic wage.” Mr. Dovener said, Kay lived in a house belonging to the club for which he paid a nominal recent of £2 5s a week. While he had been suspended he had been coaching an amateur team and, because he was a coach, he had been able to work as a steward for which he was paid between £8 and £10 a week. Mr. Dovener said he now had no income. Last August he brought a ladies’ hairdressing business which cost £1,200, half of which was still owing. He did not derive any income from it.
COVERED A LARGE AREA
Dealing with Gauld, Mr. James said to-day that as far as the prosecution could ascertain, his winnings, after deducting what he paid out to others, came to £3,275.  He also received £7,240 from The People newspaper. The period involved in all his activities was from April 1960, to April, 1963. The geographical area was from Exeter in the south the Dundee in the north, Oldham in the north-west and Hartlepool in the north-east to Ipswich in the east. Mr. Justice Lawton.- In other words, the length and breadth of Great Britain.
TRANMERE
From a long statement Gauld had made, he appeared to have started in April 1960, when he heard that Mansfield Town were going to allow Tranmere Rovers to beat them on April 20, 1960, and thus allow Tranmere to avoid relegation. Gauld was then playing for Swindon, and agreed with several players that they would lose their match with Port Vale on that day. Out of this Gauld won £40. By October 1961, Gauld had been transferred to Mansfield and Fountain was at York. They agreed that York should lose to Tranmere and Mansfield to Bradford. Subsequently, after other players were brought in to bet, Gauld’s winnings on one occasion amounted to £2,500 in cheques, and a large envelope containing an unspecified amount in cash was also paid to Gauld. After making payments of £1,250, Gauld retained the rest.
TRIED TO BRIDE OLDHAM MEN
In October, 1963, Gauld was fined for attempting to bribe three Oldham Athletic players to lose to Bradford by offering them sums of money. He was fined £10 on each of six charges. Mr. James handed the judge a chronological list of the 14 matches which Gauld had admitted fixing. “The Crown says that Gauld was the central figure in all these events,” said Mr. James. “He corrupted Fountain in the first place and used him as contact man at York.
CONTACT MAN
“He corrupted Beattie in the sense that he brought him into it; layne, whom he used as his contact man with Sheffield Wednesday; and Phillips, his contact man with Hartlepool.”  On the day he appeared before Oldham magistrates, charged with corrupting Oldham Athletic players, Gauld was asked to sell his story to The People. He refused, but later the same day said he was prepared to do so.  Gauld was not the first person to make a statement to the newspaper. Phillips came first and then Tomson. Both mentioned his name. the first of these articles of revelation appeared in summer 1963.
ONCE PLAYED FOR EVERTON
Detective -Superintendent Thomas McCullough said Gauld had an elementary education in Aberdeen, was a footballer with a boy’s club and then signed as a professional with Aberdeen. He had played for Elgin City, Waterford (in the League of Ireland), Charlton, Everton, Plymouth Argyle, Swindon, St. Johnstone, and was finally transferred to Mansfield in 1960.  He broke a leg while playing with that team and never played football again. On November 27, 1963, at Rochdale, Gauld appeared on six offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act and was fined £10 on each change, with £20 costs.
WAS BARMAN
He had worked as a barman at a local public house, but was now unemployed. Answering Mr. B. Appleby (defending), the superintendent said he had been training at a brewery at one time, but his conviction at Rochdale now prevented his becoming a publican. Apart from the conviction at Rochdale, and these offences, he was a man of good character with a good home life, and devoted to his wife and children. Mr. Justice Lawton.- The prosecution have on the evidence available, put him forward as the central figure among the footballers. It has occurred to me, having seen the procession of footballers in the box during this case, that they are not all that highly paid. In the course of the investigations, have you any reason to believe that there was somebody with much more money egging Gauld on?- No.
ORGINATOR
The Judge.- he really is the originator of this series of cases? -That is my opinion. The superintendent added that a limited number of book-makers, because of information available through Gauld, took advantage of the situation and made money.  He was satisfied that the bookmakers were not inciting Gauld, but were acting on what gauld had done. Mr. Appleby said Gauld had two children aged 18 months and six weeks. For something like a year he had these matters handing over his head with the knowledge that one day he was going to find himself before the court.
SAYS PRISON IS DREADFUL
“He has had two weeks now in custody in Lincoln Prison, I do not put that forward in the false hope that you are not going to pass a sentence upon him, but he says that prison is dreadful and to him a prison cell is a terrifying punishment for however, long he has to remain there. “He is not a man with no roots or family background. He is a man with deep roots and a devoted family, and to be deprived of their comfort for any period of time for him is a dreadful punishment,” said Mr. Appleby.  In Ireland, Gauld had been spotted by the manager of Charlton, who paid £4,000 for him. He played for Charlton for three years and was top goal scorer of one season. Everton paid £14,000 for him and he played there for two and a half seasons before going to Plymouth. He helped to take Plymouth from the Third to the Second Division and was top goal scorer for two years.
DISCUSSION
About February, 1960, he played for Swindon against Mansfield, and while having dinner afterwards with several of the Mansfield players, there was a discussion about the arranging of football games and results. “At that stage, Gauld says, he had never had a bet on a game in his life, and he had never been involved in anything that was suggested about the arranging of matches,” said Mr. Appleby. “It was apparently suggested to him that he should arrange the game six weeks later, when Mansfield were playing at Swindon. Gauld’s attitude was that when Mansfield went to Swindon, Swindon won 1-0 and Gauld scored the winning goal. “He had not succumbed to the initial temptation and suggestion.”
ABOUT A TALK AT DINNER
In April 1960, Gauld received a letter, Mr. Appleby added. The writer said he wondered if Gauld had come to a decision “about the talk we had at dinner.” The letter finished; “All the best anyway, whichever way you decide.” Mr. Appleby said Gauld himself was brought into it and became corrupt. Gauld acted as a Judge when he betrayed the others to The People, although the others were already implicated said Mr. Appleby.  The Judge said it was clear the court had to pass sentences which would make it as plain as a pikestaff to professional footballers and bookmakers that this kind of conduct was against the criminal law and must stop. Mr. Appleby said that Gauld came into these activities against a background of corruption already in professional football. Gauld was brought in by the persuasion of another person already involved. After he broke a leg and his career in professional football was ended, he realised he had no future in the game. He knew of corruption on a higher scale and the unofficial bonuses paid to footballers that had bedevilling professional football for many years. There was big money in the game, and it was not always honest money.
YORK PLAYERS
Fountain communicated with him and, by arrangement, Gauld met him and two other players from York City. The system of betting had already been suggested, and, as a result, gauld had only the second bet in his life on football. He was just the man who placed the bet on the result of the game, and did not necessarily even know all the people involved. Chapman had told him that when he was at Portsmouth he was paid by a bookmaker, part shareholder in the club, for two years.
HE WAS NOT INSTIGATOR
“Gauld is not the instigator of this crime of corruption in football although he was the central figure, said Mr. Appleby.  “Beattie, for instance, was not corrupted by Gauld, Beattie had been himself involved for a considerable time.”  Gauld said he had profited by only about £3000. He had succumbed to temptation and pressure from The People to tell his story to them. Phillips and Thomson had already done so, and Gauld was told his name would be mentioned anyway, and he might as well tell his own story. He was promised that the tape recordings he took would not be shown to anyone else, and he would get them back after he articles had been published.
DEGRADED
“For what Gauld did to football and those with whom he subsequently came into contact he is bitterly ashamed,” said Mr. Appleby. “He feels degraded by what he has done. No one could be more sorry then he is.  He was a broken man and the money had done him no good. “I ask you to balance this man and his background against what needs to be the example.”  Gauld was ordered to stand down for sentence later while the judge heard counsel in the other cases. 
A TOTAL OF £600
Mr. James said Beattie had received £200 from one match, £300 from another, and £100 from a bookmaker-a total of £600. Superintendent McCullough said Beattie educated in Scotland, left school at 15 and then served a five year apprenticeship as a shipyard welder. He became a professional for Celtic and had also played for Portsmouth, Peterborough and St. Mirren. His career ended in April, 1964. He then worked as a welder in a Glasgow shipyard, earning £20 a week. Answering Mr. Paul Hughes (defending), Superintendent McCullough said Beattie had played for the Junior Scotland side, the Scottish Under-23’s, and the Scottish League/
OUT OF WORK
He was not aware that Beattie had been declared redundant and was now out of work.  Mr. Hughes said that in 1959 Beattie went to Portsmouth and for some years all went well. In 1962 there was a great deal of unrest among professional footballers and an unsavoury atmosphere.  They were paid at that time a fairly low wage, and a number of first class footballers were unhappy with their situation. They felt week after week they were entertaining 20,000, 30,000 or 40,000 people and their personnel reward was about £22 or £23 a week.
“WICKED THING”
It was against that back-ground that Beattie was approached by a bookmaker- a man of some substance and a shareholder in the club for whom he played. About the same time, he became aware of Gauld’s existence. He now realised what a “very stupid and wicked thing” he did when he agreed to co-operate in this way.  “Even if you cannot have sympathy, I ask you to say that this is a case where one has an understanding of the position he was in,” said Mr. Hughes. “Here was a young man approached by a man of some position and some wealth in the city, where he was then living, a man who had some position in the club for which he was playing. It would have needed a man of very strong character indeed to be able to put it on one side.” Beattie was pestered on several occasions by Gauld to throw the match between Peterborough and Queen’s Park rangers. Gauld said that if he did not agree he would tell Beattie’s manager what had happened the first time. Knowing that his professional career would be ruined he agreed to take part.  The loss of his good name was a very real punishment. His younger brother, aged 17, was an amateur of some talent but since his name had come to light he, too, had given up football because of the things said about him.  “Nowhere in the world will Beattie be able to get a job as a player or trainer or anything of that sort. He has lost the only chance he ever had of improving his standard of living.”  (Proceeding). 

YET A GAME WENT ON 300 YARDS AWAY…
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Tuesday, January 26, 1965
By Leslie Edwards
While games at Goodison Park and Anfield were both off through ground conditions, a match took place on Saturday on a park 300 yards away! And this is what Mr. J. Kennedy, of Whitfield Road, Walton, 9, has to say of such a ludicrous situation; !I watched the match between St. Mary’s and Prescot, amateurs teams, in almost perfect conditions. Yet less than 300 yards in either direction two First Division grounds had been declared unfit for play by a Football league referee. “There may have been reasons for postponing Everton’s game as conditions there are known to be poor since the introduction of the soil-warming equipment. At Anfield, however, the pitch is noted as being second to none and the cancellation of the match caused many heated comments among fans who turned up to see the game. “All-ticket games, inflated prices, prima donnas, brides, dirty play &c., have all brought football into disrepute. This latest episode has finally made me decide reluctantly to give up following the game I have watched for so many years.” 
SHADES OF “THE BATTLE”
Ian Stewart, of Victoria Road, Leeds, says;- “I write as an Evertonian in my third (and final, thank goodness) year of exile, about the forthcoming Cup match here, I’ll start at the beginning-the November battle. The Friday night before, in his review, a local writer actually mentioned the word revenge. Their Saturday evening edition concentrated in the dirtier facts of the game; this was not surprising. The astonishing thing was the venom which he injected into his Monday summary.  “Usually their reports are a paragraph or two. This time it was a full half-page. It quoted Mr. Reynolds and his protest that Leeds were blameless and his plea, no, rather point, that the teams Leeds were beating were concocting this reputation because they were jealous!  “Apart from the being ridiculous the tone appeared defensive to me since nobody at that time had said Leeds were entirely to blame!  “In any case I agreed with your point of view that Everton brought that defeat upon themselves and I, too, deplored the over-volatile reaction of the fans.  “The other half of their back page was concerned with incidents after the match-quotes at length and insets by the writer alleging that the whole trouble was started by Everton fans who hated to see their team lose. In doing this no focus came in the fact that the crowd were incensed by the display on the field. Leeds’ eagerness and speed was a bit too much for Everton-no fan likes to see that! But when it was allied to four and sometimes dangerous they shall not pass’ tactics then the fan senses a grievance-if the referee does not stop it. “And he did not. This is what inflamed the crowd. They saw no justice. Finally when bell appeared to change direction and take Temple and the ball together do you not think it was as much to let the players as also the crowd cool down that made Mr. Stokes walk off?  Remember the second half was much less fiery.
PLEA TO FANS
“anyway, that match left a bad aftermath, to the extent that the Leeds programme for their next three matches (a) protested their innocence and (b) continued the raillery against the Press and F.A. News for their ‘reputation.’ “This is the story so far; it shows that the Press on this side of the Pennies seems more eager and biased than yours-which I think by longer (and better!) experience of big matches has a fine degree of detachment and fair comment. “My hope is that you will make the point that Everton fans are more experienced; that their vocal support, solid and unending, will do more for the team than isolated ribaldry and fighting. Certainly, Leeds football ground has seen nothing like the Everton crowd at Hillsborough. If they can produce the same atmosphere they will do what they came to do, support their team. “And if, for goodness sake, the team can control themselves and not be goaded, and play hard, nevertheless, we shall see the Leeds frenzy batter itself out. Everton have the men to win; let the crowd get behind them.  Leeds have not been over-roared yet. “if Everton try another pitched battle it will have two effects; (1) they will not win the Cup and (2) they will not be able to stifle, once and for all, the Leeds protests.” 

JIMMY GAULD GOALED FOR 4 YEARS
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express-Tuesday, January 26, 1965
AND ORDERED TO PAY £5,000 TOWARDS COSTS OF SOCCER TRIAL
JUDGE; THIS KIND OF CONDUCT MUST BE STOPPED
Mr. Brain Appleby, defending James Gauld (35), former Everton and Mansfield Town inside forward, in the soccer match fixing trial at Nottingham Assizes to-day, was told by Mr. Justice Lawton. “It is transparently clear that the law has to pass sentences which will make it plain as a pikestaff to professional footballers that this kind of conduct is against the criminal law and must be stopped.”  Gauld, of Berry Hill Road, Mansfield, who pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud people accepting bets, by fixing the results of 14 League matches, was gaoled for four years and ordered to pay a sum not exceeding £5,000 towards prosecution costs.  John Fountain (York City) and Brian Phillips (Mansfield) were each sentenced to 15 months’ gaol on each count concurrent, Fountain to pay 50 guineas costs.
TONY KAY GETS 4 MONTHS
Dick Beattie (St. Mirren) was gaoled for nine months and Ken Thomson (Hartlepool) for six months. Ron Howells (Wall) and Sammy Chapman (Mansfield), were each sentenced to six months imprisonment, Howells with £100 costs. “Bronco” Layne, Tony Kay, and Peter Swan, were each sentenced to four months’ imprisonment. Kay and Swan were ordered to pay £100 costs each. All three were with Sheffield Wednesday at the time of the offence. Kay, an international, was later transferred to Everton. Swan is also an England player. 
TRANMERE MATCH INVOLVED
Mr. Arthur E. James, Q.C., prosecuting said that in the case of Gauld the matter appeared to have started in April, 1960, when Gauld heard that a team were going to allow Tranmere to beat them to stop Tranmere being relegated.  Mr. James said Gauld won a total of £3,275 from bets on arranged matches. He also received £7,240 from The People newspaper for assistance, including £240 expenses.  Gauld was the central figure and corrupted several of the other players before the court.
PATTERN
The judge said that the cases seemed to show a pattern of corrupting forces from certain football clubs. When players transferred, the thing spread.  Mr. James said the matter had started at Mansfield Town, and players at Swindon Town took advantage of the situation at Mansfield. The Judge. It looks as if the whole thing started at Mansfield and proliferated round the country when various footballers were transferred to and fro. He told Mr. Michael Davies, Q,.C., for Ronald Howells, aged 29, Walsall half backs, Bee Lane, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton, that he was going to approach the cases solely on the basis of the charges against the men.  He was going to put out of his mind any suggestion that the offences had been committed on other occasions as well. Mr. Davies said Howells, a £15 a week accountant’s clerk in his father-in-law’s bookmaker’s business, had benefited least of all the defendants. He made £60 and received no payment from The People.  He suggested , although The People denied it, that their representative had offered him money which he had refused.  If he was right, that was to his credit; if he was wrong, and they did not approach him, then he must have been regarded as small fry. 
NOT THE END OF HIS CAREER
Howell’s had not reached the end of his football career when this happened. But, allowing himself to participate, he had not only deprived himself of a number of playing years, but also possibly of a job in football subsequently.  “He is a man really fitted by unbringing and talents for football and possibly able to attain a standard of life in football that it would be quite impossible for him to find elsewhere.”  He asked the judge not to deal with Howells in a manner which would mean a crushing punishment.  Dealing with Samuel Edward Campbell Chapman, aged 26, Mansfield Town’s former captain, Mr. James said that one had to steel oneself against taking into account any references to him which were not evidence.  He brought Howells into the matter and used him to bring in other Scunthorpe players.
£11 A WEEK
Chapman’s benefit was £75. He is now an £11-a-week public lighting attendant in Portsmouth. For Chapman, Mr. Charles McCullough said that by April 1963, corruption had been established for a long time. It started well before Chapman went to Mansfield Town.  Although he was contact man to a certain extent at Scunthorpe. Chapman had always denied that he, in any normal sense of the word, corrupted Howells. The extent to which he was involved was of a man bringing two parties into contact with each other, but he did not throw any match himself.  Chapman said the most he got out of it was £50.  One had the impression that the inner circle of the conspiracy consisted of Gauld, Phillips, Chapman and another man not in court.
GUILTY PLEAS CONSIDERED
Mr. McCullough asked the judge to give Chapman considerable credit for pleading guilty right from the start.  The judge; I have the point in mind in respect of all who pleaded guilty.  Chapman, said Mr. McCullough was something of a popular hero in Mansfield. He was a weak man who fell through weakness and the desire for a little bit more money. He did not give the impression of being an evil man.  Mr. McCullough said there were 10 men in the dock, but there might have been 200 or even more. If one man had to be punished and has to bear the punishment of 20 then it is a very serious punishment that has fallen to him, particularly compared with the other 19 who got off scot-free,” he said. 
PUNISHED
If Chapman had not made admissions, he would not be where he was. A more wicked man, or a more veil man, who knew the ways of the criminal law, would not have made admissions.
Chapman had been substantially punished. He had been suspended temporarily by the Football Association, but life suspension would follow. “Soccer is out for the rest of his life, and he is even now only 26.”  Dealing with Phillips, Mr. James said that on July 29, 1963, hr was prosecuted for one offence of giving a £50 bride to a Bristol Rovers player. When first interviewed by The People he promised assistance and was late paid a total of £2,800. 
SHAKEN
He told the paper it was common dressing room gossip at Middlesbrough about matches being rigged, and that he was shaken, because he had never believed it, and had himself only lived for the game.  Soon after joining Mansfield he heard rumour after rumour that matches were being rigged and players being paid  by bookmakers.  Mr. James said the Crown said that Phillips was brought into it by Gauld after, at first, rebuffing him. After that he was the contact with Thomson at Hartlepool United. He received £175.  Detective superintendent Thomas McCollough, said Phillips, aged 33, a married man was now working as a brickworks labourer at £12 a week.  On April 29, 1963, he was charged at Doncaster with bribery and corruption, accused of paying a Doncaster player £50.  He said he would place Phillips in the category of a first lieutenant in the conspiracy. Since March, 1963, he had not drawn a penny in wages from his club, and had severed his links with football. For Phillips, Mr. M.V. Argyle Q.C., said he had made a full confession to police in May, 1963, before giving a statement to The People.  “He was at the centre, but not as a ringleader. He is not the type and has not got the brain to engineer this. He was little more than an errand boy. He had made no statement to the paper, or drawn any of the money, until he knew he had been disbarred from football for life.
FRUITS OF CRIME
The judge said if a criminal sold his story to a newspaper, it has no relevance, except to consider whether the fruits of the crime should not be taken away.  They show they gave no shame, but it does not have much relevance,” the judge added.  Former Mansfield Town manager, Mr. Raich Carter, said he had brought Phillips to Mansfield and made him captain.  “I would not say that Phillips ever threw a match while I was there,” he said. “He is a strong, forceful player who works hard, and is strong and determined.”  The judge said that at the time of the offences Mansfield Town was the centre of the corruption, but he felt it right to point out that Mr. Carter had “given a dressing down” to one player who he thought was trying to throw a match.
JUDGE AND RAICH CARTER
The judge said it would be wrong for anyone to get the idea that Mr. Carter knew what was going on.  Mrs. Doris Floyd, headmistress of Mansfield Private School, where Phillips was football, cricket and boxing coach for two years, said he was the most excellent coach the school had ever had.  Phillips was so popular with the staff that they had made it possible for her to come to court.
ACHIEVEMENT
Mr. Graham Swanwick, Q.C., said Thomson had no previous convictions. A great deal of achievement had been packed into his 34 years.  He was married at 22 and became a full-time professional for Aberdeen. He was transferred to Stoke for £22,000 and stayed there seven years. He was later transferred to Middlesbrough for £8,000 and then to Hartlepool for £4,000. “Not only was he a player of good repute who was declining only by reason of his advancing years, but while he was at Stoke he gave his services free to youth clubs, instructing and coaching, and took part in sportsmen’s services for the Methodist Church.  Because he believed he had a vocation for teaching, he was accepted to the Teacher-Training College of Durham University.  From 1959, his marriage was breaking up.  “Thus, at the time of these events, he was a man who was under pressure.” 
UNWILLING
Mr. Swanwick said there was no evidence to suggest that Thomson involved or implicated anybody else, or that he threw a match. On each of the occasions Hartlepool lost, it was by a considerable margin. Mr. Swanwick said Thomson was an unwilling participant in selling his story. To him it represented salvage from the wreck if his career. Thomson was suspended in June, 1963 and dismissed in September. Mr. Swanwick read a letter in which the Vice=Principal of the Training College said the impressions and experiences the college had of Thomson during his time there had been favourable and the Principal felt that he should not be lightly dismissed from the teaching profession. 

GOAL FOR 10 SOCCER CONSPIRATORS
The Liverpool Daily Post- Wednesday, January 27, 1965
FOUR YEARS FOR GAULD-FOUR MONTHS FORT EVERTON’S TONY KAY
CLOUD OVER THE GAME, SAYS LEAGUE CHIEF
Ten professional and former professional footballers, among them internationals, found guilty of conspiracy to defraud by fixing matches, were all goaled by Mr. Justice Lawton at Nottingham Assizes yesterday. Jimmy Gauld, former Mansfield Town inside forward described as the central figure in the events, was goaled for four years and ordered to pay £5,000 costs. Two others got fifteen months, one nine months, three others six months, and the other three, including Everton’s £55,000 Tony Kay were sentenced to four months. The Gauld the judge said; “It is clear from the evidence in this case that over a long period -three years-from one end of this kingdom to the other and from one side to the other, you have befouled professional football and corrupted four friends and acquaintances. “You have done it in order to put money in your own pocket. You are responsible for the ruin of footballers of the distinction of Kay, and Swan. You have ruined the life of an intelligent man like Thomson. “But that is not the end, I have to look at the public consequences of your behaviour, I have got to think of the young footballers who came into football in the years when you were operating your criminal enterprises and the example you and those who associated with you gave to those young people.”  Tens of thousands of people who have paid their shillings to see a match, played as they thought by experts got a dishonest charade. It was his duty to pass sentence “which will make it clear to every evil-minded person in all branches of sport that this kind of conduct is a crime- and a serious crime.” A Football Association official After hearing the sentences, recalled that an F.A commission had begun to investigate the matter, but suspended the investigation pending the court cases. The procedure would now be that court records of the proceedings would be reported to the members of the commission for their decision “on the next step as far as they are concerned.” Mr. Joe Richards of Barnsley, president of the Football League, commented; “It is a relief that all this has been cleared up. It has been a black cloud over the good name of our great game. Sir Stanley Rous, President of the International Federation of Football Associations, and former secretary of the F.A said; “The worst feature of th whole case is that it involved international players of some renown and one can only hope that the strong action that has been taken will set as a deterrent to others.”
MONEY HAD DONE HIM NO GOOD
Mr. B. Appleby (defending) said; “For what Gauld did to football and those with whom he subsequently came into contact, he is bitterly ashamed. “He feels degraded by what he has done,” said Mr. Appleby. He has a broken man and the money had done him no good. In the trial which stretched over two weeks, six of the accused pleaded guilty and four not guilty to the charges which arose following a newspaper investigation. Gauld pleaded guilty to charges that he with others and personal unknown, conspired together to defraud such persons, so might be induced together to defraud such persons as might be induced to accept bet, made by or on behalf of them. Kay, was found guilty of a charge involving the match between Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich Town on December 1, 1962.
ALLAGED GAULD MADE £3,275 FROM BETS
The prosecution case was that the players agreed before various matches to bet on the results and ensure that the teams lost. The bets were placed by Gauld on the resultof fixed odds matches offered by bookmakers. It was alleged that Gauld made £3,275 out of betting on the matches and had also received £7,240 from the newspaper for his story. The others sentenced with Gauld were John Fountain former captain of York City fifteen months, fifty guineas, cost; Brian Phillips, former captain of Mansfield Town (fifteen months), Richard Beattie ex-Scottish international, goalkeeper (nine months), Kenneth Thomson former Hartlepool United centre half (six months). Ronald Howells, Walsall half-back (six months, £100 costs). Samuel Chapman (Mansfield Town, former captain (six months), David Layne, Sheffield Wednesday centre-forward, four months, Anthony Kay, Everton wing half (four months), £100 costs. Peter Swan, Sheffield Wednesday, centre half (four months £100 costs). The judge told Layne that he “readily fell” to Gauld’s suggestions and said that Kay and Swan, an internationals, should have been able to protect themselves against any h
blandishments that Layne might have held out to them.

TONY DID NOT EXPECT GOAL, SAYS MRS KAY
The Liverpool Daily Post- Wednesday, January 27, 1965
Tony Kay’s wife Marine, broke down at her home in Kendal Drive, Mughall, when she learned her husband had been gaoled.  “I know Tony will be badly shocked. He never expected that,” she said. “I don’t know what we shall do.”  The Kays live in an Everton club house, Mr. Kay, aged 28, is a Sheffield girl. They have four children-Ricky, aged six; Russy, aged four; Toni, aged three, and Jamie, aged two, Mrs Kay said; “We haven’t discussed the future, I shall try to see, Tony as soon as possible and get my mother to look after the children while I visit him.  “Tony has been working as a club steward recently. Perhaps he will be able to carry on with that job when he comes out. That is all a terrible blow for us.”  Everton chairman Mr. John Moore4s was on holiday abroad last night and is not expected back until Friday. The club solicitors Mr. E. Holland Hughes who is also a director, said; “Anything in connection with this unfortunate matter must rest with the board. No meeting has yet been fixed.” He would not discuss the future of Kay’s club house.  One of Kay’s closest friends, Mr. Gordon Brown, said, “Football was his life. This is like a workman having his right arm cut off. “The club was very good during the nine months he was laid off because of the case. They paid him his basic £45 a week salary. But he must have lost about £2,000 in bonuses during that time.” He owns a house in Sheffield which is rented out to a family said the friend.
PLAYED IN 58 GAMES
Kay, who joined Everton from Sheffield Wednesday in December 1962, and was a member of their championship winning team in 1962-63 cost the club a £55,000 transfer fee. This is the second biggest, only to Fred Pickering (£72,000) having cost more. He was first capped by England in May 1963. Everton, for whom he played in fifty-eight matches, relieved him of matches duties last April. Kay, a wing half was at the height of his career, with many more international caps forecast for him, at the time the allegations were first made.

JIMMY GAULD GETS FOUR YEARS IN MATCH FIXING CASE
The Liverpool Daily Post- Wednesday, January 27, 1965
James Gauld, aged 35, the former Everton and Mansfield Town inside forward, yesterday was sentenced to four years’ goal and ordered to pay up to £5,000 towards prosecution costs in the football match fixing case at Nottingham Assizes.  Gauld, of Berry Hill Road, Mansfield pleaded guilty of conspiring to defraud people, who accepted bets, by fixing the results of League matches. Nine other footballers involved received shorter sentences, Mr. Justice Lawton said; “It is transparently clear that the law has to pass sentences, which will make it plain as a pikestaff to professional footballers that this kind of conduct is against the criminal law and must be stopped.”  John Fountain (York City) and Brian Phillips (Mansfield) were each sentenced to fifteen months gaol, on each count concurrent, Fountain to pay 50 guineas costs. Dick Beattie (St Mirren) was gaoled for nine months and Ken Thomson (Hartlepools) for six months. Ron Howells (Wallsall) and Sammy Chapman (Mansfield) were each sentenced to six months imprisonment, Howells with £100 costs.
“Bronco” Layne, Tony Kay, and Peter Swan, were each sentence to four months improvement, Kay and Swan were ordered to pay £100 costs each. All three were with Sheffield Wednesday, at the time of the offence, Kay, an international was later transferred to Everton, Swan is also an England player. Mr. Arthur E. James, Q.C., prosecuting said that in the case of Gauld the matter appeared to have started in April, 1960, when Gauld heard that a team were going to allow Tranmere to beat them to stop Tranmere being relegated. Mr. James said Gauld won a total of £3,275 from bets on arranged matches. Hi also received £7,240 from The People newspaper for assistance, including £240 expense. Gauld was the central figure and corrupted several of the other players before the court. The judge said that the cases seemed to show a pattern of corrupting forces from certain football clubs. When players transferred, the thing spread. Mr. James said the matter had started at Mansfield Town, and players at Swindon Town took advantage of the situation at Mansfield. The Judge; It looks as if the whole thing started at Mansfield and proliferated round the country when various footballers were transferred to and fro.
HOWELLS
He told Mr. Michael Davies, Q.C., for Ronald Howells, aged 29, Walsall half back, Bee Lane, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton, that he was going to approach the cases solely in the backs of the charges against the men. He was going to put out of his mind any suggestion that the offences had been committed on other occasions as well. Mr. Davies said Howell’s a £15 a week accountants’ clerk in his father in-law’s book-makers business had benefited least of all the defendants. He made £80 and received no payment from the People.
WAS NOT AT END OF HIS CAREER
He suggested although The People denied it, that their representations had offered his money which he had refused. If he was right, that was to his credit; if he was wrong, and they did not approach him, then he must have been regarded as small fry. Howells had not reached the end of the football career when this happened. But, allowing himself to participate, he had not only deprived himself of a number of playing years, but also possibly of a job in football subsequently. “He is a man really fitted by unbringing and talents for football and possibly able to attain a standard of life in football that it would be quite himself of a number of playing years, but also possibly of a job in football subsequently. “He is a man really fitted by onbringing and talents for football and possibly able to attain a standard of life in football that it would be quite impossible for him to find elsewhere.
CHAPMAN
Dealing with Samuel Edward Campbell Chapman, aged 28, Mansfield Town’s former captain, Mr. James said that one had to steel one-self against taking into account any references to him which were not evidence. Chapman’s benefit was £78. He is now a £11-a-week public lighting attendant in Portsmouth. Mr. Chapman, Mr. Charles McCullough, said that by April 1963, corruption had been established for a long time. It started well before time. It started well before Chapman went to Mansfield Town. Although he was contact man to a certain extent at Scunthorpe, Chapman had always denied that he in any normal sense of the word, corrupted Howells. The extent to which he was involved was of a man bringing two partners into contract with each other, but he did not throw any match himself. Chapman said the most he got out of it was £50.
ANOTHER MAN NOT IN COURT
One had the impression that the inner circle of the conspiracy consisted of Gauld, Phillips, Chapman, and another man not in court. Mr. McCullough asked the judge to give Chapman considerable credit for pleading guilty credit for pleading guilty right from the start. The judge I have the point in mind is respect of all who pleaded guilty. Chapman said Mr. McCullough asked the judge to give Chapman considerable credit for pleading guilty right from the start. The judge right from the start. The judge I have the point in mind in respect of all who pleaded guilty. Chapman said Mr. McCullough was something of a popular hero in Mansfield. He was a weak man when fell through weakness and the desire for a little bit more money. He did not give the impression of being an evil man. Mr. McCullough said there were 10 men in the dock, bit there might have been 200 or even more. If Chapman had not made admission he would not be where he was. A more wicked man, or a more evil man, who know the ways of the criminal law, would not have made admissions. “Soccer is out for the rest of his life and he is even now only 26.”
PHILLIPS
Dealing with Phillips Mr. James said that on July 29, 1963, he was prosecuted for one offence of giving a 350 bribe to a Bristol Rovers player. When first interviewed by The People he promised assistance and was late paid a total of £2,800. Mr. James said the crown said that Phillips was brought into it by Gauld after, at first, rebuffing him. After that he was the contact with Thomson at Hartlepools United. He received £175. Detective Superintendent Thomas McCullough, said Phillips aged 33 a married man, who now working as a brickwork’s labourer at £12 a week. He said he would place Phillips in the category of a first lieutenant in the conspiracy. Since March, 1963 he had not drawn a penny in waged from his club, and had severed his links with football.
AT CENTRE, BUT NOT RINGLEADER
For Phillips Mr. M.V. Argyle, Q.C, said he had made a full confession to police in May, 1963, before giving a statement to The People. “He was at the centre, but not as a ringleader. He is not the type and has not got the brain to engineer this. He was little more than an errand boy. He had made no statement to the paper, or drawn any of the money, until he knew he had been disbarred from football for life. The judge said if a criminal sold his story to a newspaper, it had no relevance, except to consider whether the fruits of the crime should not be taken away.
JUDGE’S COMMENT ON MANAGER
Former Mansfield Town manager, Mr. Raich Carter, said he had brought Phillips to Mansfield and made him captain. “I would not say that Phillips ever threw a match while I was there,” he said. “He is a strong forceful player who works hard, and is strong and determined.”  Thew judge said that at the time of the offence Mansfield Town was the centre of the corruption, but he felt it right to point out that Mr. Carter had “given a dressing down” to one player who he thought was trying to throw as match. The judge said it would be wrong for anyone to get the idea that Mr. Carter knew what was going on. Mrs. Doris Floyd=, head-mistress of Mansfield. Private School, where Phillips was football, cricket and boxing coach for two years said he was the most excellent coach the school had ever had. Phillips was so popular with the staff that they had made it possible for her to come to  court.
FOUNTAIN
Making a plea in mitigation for Fountain, Mr. Bernard Caulfield Q.C said he was now out of football and earning about £19 a week as a joiner in Leeds. He had been held in high regard by the club before the investigations. Throughout he had shown candour in those exanimating the matter. Mr. James handed the judge as chronological list of the 14 matches which Gauld had admitted fixing. In October, 1963 Gauld was fined for attempting to bride three Oldham Athletic players to lose to Bradford by offering them sums of money. He was fined £10 on each of his charges. “The crown says that Gauld was the central figure in all these events,” said Mr. James. “He corrupted Fountain in the first place and used him as contact man at York. “he corrupted Beattie in the sense that he brought him into it; Layne, whom he used as his contact men with Sheffield Wednesday and Phillips his contact man with Hartlepool.
NEVER PLAYED AFTER BREAKING LEG
Detective -Superintendent Thomas McCullough said Gauld had an elementary education in Aberdeen was a footballer with a boy’s club and then signed as a professional with Aberdeen. He had played for Elgin City, Waterford (in the League of Ireland), Charlton, Everton, Plymouth Argyle, Swindon, St. Johnstone, and was finally transferred to Mansfield in 1960.  He broke a leg while playing with that team and never played football again. On November 27, 1963 at Rochdale, Gauld appeared on six offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act and was fined £10 on each charge, with £20 costs. He had worked as a barman at a local public house, but was now unemployed. Answering Mr. B. Appleby (defending ), the superintendent said he had been training at a brewery at one time, but his conviction at Rochdale now prevented his becoming a publican. Mr. Justice Lawton-The prosecution have on the evidence available, out him forward as the central figure among the footballers. It has occurred to me having seen the procession of footballers in the box during this case, that they are set all that highly paid. Is the course of the investigations, have you any reason to believe that there was somebody with much more money egging Gauld on?-No
BOOKMAKER TOOK ADVANTAGE
The superintendent added that a limited number of book-makers because of information available through Gauld, took advantage of the situation and made money. He was satisfied that the bookmakers were not inciting Gauld, but were acting on what Gauld had done. Mr. Appleby said Gauld, and two children aged 18 months and six years. In Ireland, Gauld had  been spotted by the manager of Charlton, who iad £4,000 for him. He played for Charlton for three years and was top goalscorer for one season.
EVERTON PAID £14,000 FOR HIM
Everton paid £14,000 for him and he played there for two and a half seasons before going to Plymouth from the Third to the Second Division and was top goalscorer for two years. About February, 1960, he played for Swindon against Mansfield, and while having dinner afterwards with several of the Mansfield players there was a discussion about the arranging of football games and results. “At the stage, Gauld says, he had never had a bet on a game in his life, and he had never been involved in anything that was suggested to him that he should arrange the game six weeks later, when Mansfield were playing at Swindon. Gauld’s attitude was that when Mansfield went to Swindon, Swindon won 1-0 and Gauld scored the winning goal. “He had not succumbed to the initial temptation and suggestions.” In April 1960 Gauld attitude was that when Mansfield went to Swindon, Swindon won 1-0 and Gauld scored the winning goal. “He had not succumbed to the initial temptation and suggestion.” In April 1960, Gauld received a letter, Mr. Appleby added. The writer said he wondered if Gauld had come to a decision “about the talk we had at dinner.” The letter finished; “All the best anyway, whichever way you decide.” Mr. Appleby said Gauld himself was brought into it and became corrupt. Gauld acted as a Judas when he betrayed the other to The People, although the others were already implicated said Mer. Appleby.

KAY’S CAREER ENDED FOR £100 SAYS COUNSEL
The Liverpool Daily Post- Wednesday, January 27, 1965
In a plea of mitigation for Everton player Anthony Herbert Kay, aged 27, of Kendal Drove, Maghull, Mr. J. Dovener, defending yesterday told the judge; “For £100 Kay was virtually finished his career as a footballer in this or any other country.” The judge had asked how much money had been made out of conspiracy by each defendant, and the prosecution had said that in Kay’s case the sum was £100 Mr. Dovener said Kay asked the judge to accept that this was the only occasion and that it was clear he took no further part. The conviction not only deprived him from playing, but meant he could never get a job coaching football in a school or as a manager. His conviction meant that he had given up for £100 what was “one of thew greatest careers as a footballer in England. Kay was aged 27 and for all his life had been a professional footballer. “Such is his ability as a footballer footballer that he was being paid £45 a week which is the basic wage.” Mr. Dovener said Kay lived in a house belonging to the club for which he paid a nominal rent of £2 5s a week. While he had been suspended he had been coaching an amateur team and, because he was a coach, he had been able to work as a steward for which he was paid between £8 and £10 a week. Mr. Dovener said he now had no income. Last August he brought a ladies hairdressing business which cost £1,200, half of which was still owing. He did not derive any income from it. Mr. Graham Swanwick, Q.C., said Thomson had no previous convinctions. A great deal of achievement had been packed into his 34 years. He was married at 22 and became a full-time professional for Aberdeen. He was transferred to Stoke for £22,000 and stayed there seven years. He was later transferred to Middlesbrough for £8,000 and them to Hartlepools for £4,000. “Not only was he a player of good repute, who was declining only by reason of his advancing years, but while he was at Stoke he gave his services free to youth clubs, instructing and coaching. Because he believed he had a vocation for teaching, he was accepted to the Teacher-Training Colleague of Durham University. Mr. Swanwick read a letter in which the Vice-Principal of the Training Colleague said the impressions and experiences the colleague had of Thomson during his time there had been favourable, and the Principal felt that he should not be lightly dismissed from the teaching profession. Mr. James said Beattie had received £200 from one match £300 from another, and £100 from a bookmaker-a total of £600.  Superintendent McCullough said Beattie, educated in Scotland, left school at 15 and then served a five-year apprenticeship as a shipyard welder. He became a professional for Celtic and had also played for Portsmouth, Peterborough and St. Mirren. His career ended in April, 1964. He then worked as a welder in a Glasgow shipyard, earning £20 a week. Answering Mr. Paul Hughes (defending), Superintendent McCullough said Beattie had played for the Junior Scotland side, the Scottish Under-23’s and the Scottish League. He was not aware that Beattie had been declared redundant and was now out of work. Mr. Hughes said that in 1959 Beattie went to Portsmouth and for some years all went well. In 1962 there was a great deal. In 1962 there was a great deal of unrest among professional footballers and an unsavoury atmosphere. They were paid at the time a fairly low wages, and a number of first class footballers were unhappy with their situation. They felt week after week they were entertaining 20,000, 30,000 or 40,000 people and their personnel reward was about £22 or £23 a week.
A BOOKMAKER AND CLUB SHAREHOLDER
It was that back ground that Beattie was approached by a bookmaker- a man of some substance and a shareholder in the club for whom he played. About the same time, he became aware of Gauld’s existence. He now realised what a “very stupid and wicked thing” he did when he agreed to co-operate in this way. Beattie was pestered on several occasions by Gauld to throw the match between Peterborough and Queen’s Park Rangers. Gauld said that if he did not agree he would tell Beattie’s manager what had happened the first time. Knowing that his professional career would be ruined he agreed to take part. His younger brother, aged 17, was an amateur of some talent, but since his name had come to light, he, too, had given up football because of the things said about him.

THE CHARGES
The Liverpool Daily Post- Wednesday, January 27, 1965
Peter Swan, aged 28 Sheffield Wednesday and England centre half, of Butler Road, Sheffield, and Anthony Herbert Kay, aged 27, Everton, England and former Sheffield Wednesday left half, of Kendal Drive, Maghull, had pleaded not guilty to conspiring with James Gauld, David Richard Layne and other persons unknown to defraud such persons as might be induced to accept bets made by or on behalf of themselves on the match between Ipswich Town and Sheffield Wednesday on December 1, 1962, by agreeing to ensure that Sheffield Wednesday lost. James Gauld, aged 35 former Mansfield Town and Everton inside forward, of Berry Hill Road, Mansfield, pleaded guilty to charges that he with others and persons unknown, conspired together to defraud such persons as might be induced to accept belts made by or on behalf of them. The matches he admitted fixing were; Swindon v Port Vale on April 30, 1960; Tranmere Rovers v York City and Mansfield v Bradford City on October 31, 1960; Stockport v York City and Portsmouth v Peterboroughon April 21, 1962; Peterborough United v Queen’s park. Rangers on September 8, 1962; Ipswich v. Sheffield Wednesday and York City v Oldham on December 1, 1962; St. Mirren v. Dundee on April 13, 1963; Darlington v. Mansfield Town on April 6, 1963; Exeter City v Hartlepool on March 9, 1963. Stockport v Hartlepools on April 6, 1963 and Crewe Alexandra v Hartlepool on April 20, 1963
FORMER CAPTAIN OF YORK CITY
John Fountain aged 31 former captain of York City Dragon Road, Leeds, changed his plea to guilty in fixing the matches between Swindon Town and Port Vale on April 30, 1960; Tranmere Rovers v. York City and Mansfield v. Bradford City on October 21, 1960 and Oldham Athletic v. York City, on December 2, 1962. He pleaded not guilty to two other charges, and these were accepted by the prosecution. Richard Scott Beattie, aged 27, ex-Scottish international goalkeeper, Rolston Avenue, Crockston, Glasgow, pleaded guilty to fixing matches between Portsmouth and Peterborough United on April 21, 1963, and Peterborough and Queens Park Rangers as September 8, 1962. Samuel Edward Campbell Chapman aged 26, Mansfield Town’s former captain of Mablethorpe Road, Cusham, Portsmouth, pleaded guilty to a charge involving a match between Derby County and Scunthorpe United on April 6, 1963. Brian John Phillips, aged 32, former captain of Mansfield Town, of clipstone Road West Forest Town, near Mansfield pleaded guilty to changes involving the matches between Exeter City and Hartlepools United on March9, 1963 and Stockport County and Hartlepools United on April 6, 1963. Kenneth Thompson, aged 24, Hartlepools United centre-half, Samaria Gardens Middlesbrough, was found guilty on two charges involving matches between Stockport County and Hartlepools United on April 6, 1963 and Hartlepool United and Crewe Alexandra on April 30, 1963. Ronald Howells, aged 29, Walsall half back, Bee Lane, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton, was found guilty of a charge involving the match between Derby County and Scunthorpe United on April 6, 1963. David Richard “Bronco” Layne, aged 25, Sheffield Wednesday centre forward, Middlewood road, Sheffield, changed his plea to guilty on a charge involving the match between Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich on December 1, 1962.

FOR EVERTON AND KAY A STARK, STARING TRAGEDY, BUT…
The Liverpool Daily Post- Wednesday, January 27, 1965
VERDICT MEAN FOOTBALL WILL BE SWEPT CLEAN
EVERY SUSPICIOUS POINT MUST BE PROBED TO FINALITY
By Horace Yates
Almost exactly two years from the day on which £55,000 Everton signing Tony Kay made his debut for the club in an F.A Cup fourth round tie at Swindon Town, Everton’s international left half last night began a prison sentence for his part in what has become known as the soccer fixing case. For club and player it is a stark staring tragedy, but the high price Kay is called upon to pay is only what justice has considered appropriate to the crime. The fair name of British football and sportsmanship demands that it shall be free from the slightest taint and suspicion. Once honour in sport, as in all other walks of life, disappears, everything becomes base and meaningless, Even now it is suggested that the dragnet may not have caught up all the defaulters. Football will weather this storm only if every shred of suspicious is removed that the game has been swept clean of the cancer that was so insidiously eating into the vitals of the sport. Every suspicious point must be probed to finality so that football can have a new clean beginning, with confidence in the integrity of all its participants undoubted. Soccer is our national game, the weekly entertainment for many more thousands than are attracted to any other sporting outlet. For a variety of reasons the sport has been passing through troubled times in recent years.
HONEST ENDEAVOUR
Unless the public can be satisfied that the game is activated only by honest endeavour, with skills sincerely applied, it would be a sport unworthy of salvation. Depressing though recent revelations have been however, it is a fact that the dark clouds of doubt, and suspicion have been cast solely by the misdeeds of a microscopical section. Undoubtedly the air will be cleaner for the removal of the men who have betrayed their trust and themselves. It matters not how great or how small were their monetary hauls from their wrongdoing. What is important is that they fell to temptation, where they fell to temptation, where no temptation should have been allowed to prosper or grow. For more than fifteen months now Everton have been deprived of the services of Kay, a man for whom they paid next the highest transfer fee in their history in the belief that here was a player who could prove a sheet anchor in their plans, aspirations and ambitions for several years to come.
HIGHEST HONOURS
To him lay open the highest honours the game could bestow. Already his skill had enabled him to assist Everton to win the championship of the Football League in season 1962-63. They had carried him to a coveted place as a member of England’s international side. Indisputably he was in the topmost rank of wing halves in British football. An England place was assured beyond any reasonable doubt. Had all gone well Kay to-day might well have been the skipper of the Everton side, urging encouraging and inspiring them to new heights of achievement. Honours reward almost beyond a footballer’s dreams, hero worship and success in abundant measure have been tossed aside in unguarded and unworthy moments. Tragedy it undoubtedly is, but the exemplary toll, which justice has now taken is an abiding lesson to the guilty and the clearest possible indication to everybody that football will be swept clean and made worthy of its highest traditions.

SOCCOR DOSSIER SENT TO PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Wednesday, January 27, 1965
FANS ASK; WILL THERE BE MORE DEVELOPMENTS?
By Leslie Edwards
Detective Chief Superintendent William Bowler, head of Sheffield C.I.D and a Crown witness at the “match fixing” trial at Nottingham Assizes has sent a dossier to the Director of Public Prosecutions.  It contains statements and evidence gathered over months of investigations into allegations in a series of articles in the People newspaper last summer. “What action may follow, or if there is any action, is up to the Director of Public Prosecutions,” he said. 
STIGMA
Football fans were to-day asking whether, following the disclosures at Nottingham, there were likely to be further developments.  The prison sentences, it was generally thought, were the greatest stigma on the game. For the men concerned the future is uncompromisingly bleak. F.I.F.A., the international body governing football leaves few loop-holes. The sentence on Tony Kay, the former Sheffield Wednesday player, signed by Everton three seasons ago is likely to involve the club in the loss of some £60,000.  It was still undecided to-day whether Kay would appeal. 
SECRETARY AWAY
An official of the Football Association said to-day when asked when there would be a meeting to discuss the sentences on footballers and former professional footballers found guilty of conspiracy to defraud; “We do now know when it will take place. It could be in a matter of days; it could be weeks.  Mr. Follows, the Secretary, is in Scotland to-day and nothing can be decided until his return.”  Without public confidence that the game is straight there can be no progressive future for it, professionally, despite attempts to improve the status of the players and his vastly increased rewards.
CLUB HOUSE
Kay is married to a Sheffield girl and the family, including four young children, live at an Everton club house in Maghull. Kay has been working recently as a steward at the social club of a Liverpool firm.  He has not played League football since the F.A. advised his club before this season that it would be in the interests of the club and player if he were suspended from playing duties until the case in which he was concerned had been heard.
BASIC WAGE
He has received his basic weekly wage from Everton throughout this period. Kay joined Everton from Sheffield Wednesday in December 1962 and was a member of their championship-winning team in 1962-63. He cost the club a £55,000 transfer fee. This is the second biggest outlay in their history, only Fred Pickering (£72,000) having cost more. He was first capped by England in May 1963.  Everton, for whom he played in 58 matches, relieved him of match duties last April.  Kay, a wing half, was at the height of his career, with many more international caps forecast for him, at the time the allegations were first made.

LEEDS TO DELAY CUP TEAM CHOICE
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Wednesday, January 27, 1965
CHANGES IN ATTACK
Leeds United will not name their side until shortly before the start of their F.A Cup fourth round tie against Everton, at Elland Road, on Saturday.  Manager Don Revie said to-day that ground conditions and several forwards permutations would be considered. Among forwards who could come into the reckoning are Belfitt, the young centre forward who has not figured in the senior side since November; Greenhoff, normally regarded as a wing half, who played inside right in the last game, against Chelsea; and former Burnley forward Lawson, who to-day was the subject of an inquiry from Mansfield. Leeds are almost certain to be without centre forward Johnson, who missed the last game because of a groin strain and is still feeling the effects of the injury. All United’s other senior regulars are fit. 

DON REVIE’S FORWARD LINE SMOLESCREEN WILL NOT DECIVE EVERTON
Liverpool Daily Post- Thursday, January 28, 1965
BOBBY COLLINS IS THE MAN WHO MUST BE CHAINED
UNCROWNED KING OF ELLAND ROAD HOLDS KEY TO SATURDAY’S TIE
By Horace Yates
By announcing a list of fifteen names from which he will choose the Leeds United team to oppose Everton at Elland Road on Saturday in the fourth round of the F.A. Cup, United manager Don Revie has attempted to throw a smokescreen around the final composition of his forward line. We know, for example, that if Sparke is fit he will be in goal and that Williamson is merely the reserve. There is no doubt about the composition of the full backs and half backs. Eight of the names are forwards, Giles, Storrier, Collins, and Johanneson will certainly play, leaving Weston, Lawson, Belfitt and Greenhoff for the one position which is in any doubt. The fifteen named by Mr. Revie are; Sprake or Williamson, Reaney, Bell, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter; Giles, Storrie, Weston, Lawson, Belfitt, Greenhoff, Collins, Johnnesson. By a process of elimination the four for one puzzle can be further reduced with some degree of certainly. Lawson, for example may not be a Leeds player by Saturday. Terms have been agreed for his transfer to Mansfield and a decision could be reached to-day. Greenhoff was given his chance against Chelsea last Saturday and not by any stretch of imagination could the half back convert be said to have seized the opportunity. Weston, and Belfitt remain, Weston we know as the former Wrexham and Rotherham player and his scoring contribution to the Leeds’ cause this season is a single goal against Liverpool. Belfitt on the other hand, has scored four goals, all in October and November and led the Leeds attack in that riot of a game at Goodison Park on November 7.
FITNESS GROUNDS
More recently Johnson has taken over, but he is ruled out on fitness grounds. If Mr. Revie finally decides that the eleven which won 1-0 at Goodison Park should carry the hopes and ambitions of the club, nobody will be surprised. Far more important however, than whether Weston, Belfitt or anybody else makes up the eleven starter is Bobby Collins, former skipper of Everton. At his twinkling, football educated feet, rests the outcome of this tie. He is the man who coaxes, inspires and drives the Yorkshire side which is undoubtedly the surprise packet of the season. He is a most worthy member of the company of small men who have loomed great. In British football. Physically it would be easy to overlook this Scot, but temperamentally and skilfully he is as well equipped to lead a side as the next man. Well do I remember the late Mr. Dick Searle, accompanied by Mr. Jack Sharp bringing Collins from Glasgow to Liverpool for his debut at Maine Road against Manchester City on September 13, 1958. Everton’s record to that point is worthy of mention.  This is how the results went; At Leicester 0-2; v. Preston 1-4; v. Newcastle 0-2; at Preston 1-3; v. Arsenal 1-6; at Burnley 1-3. It was a dismal disquieting story and even the fanatics were finding it hard to eb optimistic. Not only did Collins start beyond anybody’s belief in that first game, but he gave the first victory of the season a copybook ending by scoring a goal. Collins was the shot in the arm that infused a new spirit and new hope into what had been a sombre scene.
AT HIS FEET..
Call it coincidence if you like, but almost miraculously only two of the next eleven games were lost. Collins had Merseyside, or at least the Goodison park section of it, at his feet. In that first season he scored seven League goals and three Cup goals. In 1959 he doubled his League total and the following season increased it to 16. Season 1961-62 was to be his last at Goodison and he left with five League and two Cup goals to complete his record.  Collins, it was thought, was slowing down; he had been an injury victim and played in only 19 games. Leeds were not convinced that Collins was in decline and swooped to pay £30,000 for his transfer on March 8, 1962. They were saying at Elland Road before this momentous season that Collins was the best buy they had ever made. Now he is their uncrowned king. If Everton are to survive the Leeds challenge the one man above all others who must be subdued is Collins. The last goal credited to Collins in Everton’s blue was curiously enough at Burnley in the fifth round of the F.A. Cup, when his team were defeated 3-1.  Occasions, it is said, find the men. Certainly no occasion is too big for Collins. In fact Collins is twice the man when the stakes are highest and the going hardest. If it were once true that the years were beginning to slow Collins, to make him less deadly, he has undoubtedly reversed the trend, for in the heavy going of Elland Road last Saturday Collins danced over the mud as nimbly as any and more than most.
CREATE HAVOC
Not by choice did Chelsea leave him unattended in the open spaces. They knew the danger and did their utmost to combat it, but Collins is a genius in the art of leaving his keeper and only when he is spraying passes to the point where they can create most havoc, is the extent of his elusiveness fully appreciated. Everton can quit worrying about who will be Leeds fifth forward. Their great concern is that Collins is one of them. With a full range of talent from which to choose, Mr. Harry Catterick the Everton manager, may be just as perverse as Mr. Revie in cloaking his intentions, but here again the pattern is not unduly complicated.

EVERTON PLAN TO BEAT WEATHER
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Thursday January 28, 1965
HEAVY SNOW IN LEEDS
NOT STICKING
By Leslie Edwards
“Snowing like the devil, but fortunately it is not sticking,” -that was the report to-day from Leeds where Everton play a fourth round F.A. Cup-tie on Saturday. The pitch was under a light covering of snow, bit it was felt that this would soon disappear once it stopped snowing. There will be a capacity attendance of 50,000.
MAY WAIT
Everton Manager, Harry Catterick, said to-day that there was every chance of Colin Harvey, their inside forward, being fit. “I may name the team to-morrow, but I think it more likely that I won’t name it until just before kick-off” Mr. Catterick said. In view of the weather here, and in Yorkshire, Everton have made arrangements for the team to travel to-morrow and stay overnight.

EVERTON IN HOTEL ROW
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Thursday, January 28, 1965
ASSURANCE BY MANAGER
By Leslie Edwards
Everton F.C. to-day received a letter from the manager of the Grand Hotel, Lytham St. Annes, presenting the bill for the stay of their players at the hotel last week-end and assuring the club of their best attention in the future. Mr. Harry Appleby, manager of the hotel, told me to-day; “There was a bit of a row early one morning when articles were thrown through bedroom windows and there’s no two ways about it- some of the players were naughty boys. “But this was a storm in a tea cup. I don’t care if they come in at two or three o’clock in the morning, but all I ask is that they behave themselves.”  The Everton players, training for their Cup-tie at Leeds on Saturday, were in the charge, at St. Annes, of assistant trainer Gordon Watson.  Everton manager, Mr. Harry Catterick, said to-day; “This sort of horse play goes on fairly frequently, but isn’t always reported. “I knew nothing about it until to-day, nor did trainer Tom Eggleston. The assurance by the hotel this morning of their best attention in future puts the matter in perspective.”

FINGERS CROSSED
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Friday, January 29, 1965
By Leslie Edwards
Fans with tickets for the Leeds v. Everton and Liverpool v. Stockport Cup ties are hoping that the weather keeps open and prevents frost causing postponements.  Our fate a week ago was bad; to lose one or other or both Cup games to which we have looked forwards since early in the year would be even worse. The ground at Leeds, because that part of the world always seems to fare worse than we do for weather, is the one where the danger would be greatest. The news from Everton is that Colin Harvey is fit. But football has become such a ca’ canny business it would not surprise me if Harry Catterick did not announce his team until shortly before kick-off. The same secrecy is likely to be maintained by Don Revie. It surprises me that any manager, whether the match is League or Cup, ever names his team 24 or even 48 hours in advance of kick-off. If a team has been settled for weeks and weeks there is no point in delaying it; if there is doubt about one or two positions why give opponents all the time they need to formulate tactics in advance?  Clubs, in my opinion, are not very clever at changing playing plans at the last moment. It is not often a captain can assess in the first few minutes of a match what counter-plan he should operate. Everton will be attempting to repeat their performance of last season when they got a draw at Leeds and won the replay at Goodison Park. If anything, Leeds have become a better team since then. Their success in the First Division must have increased their morale and their win in the oft-discussed League match here earlier in the season must have indicated that they may well win at the first time of asking.
GREATER EXPERIENCE
Everton’s long spell without defeat; their experience in surviving away against such teams as Glasgow Rangers and others of equal calibre, must take them fairly confident that they can bring Leeds to Goodison Park next Tuesday. But it looks as though it is going to be a very tough match. A lot depends, I think, on how it is controlled. The work of Referee Stokes, of Newark, when the sides met at Goodison Park was unsatisfactory, many thought. The referee this time will have had his card sufficiently well marked by past events to stop trouble at the outset. If he doesn’t any resemblance to a football match might be purely coincidental. I think both sides are sensible enough to appreciate that there cannot be a repetition of events of the League match; otherwise the world of football would surely come down on both with mountainous condemnation. 

EVERTON WILL CHOOSE FROM 12
The Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Friday, January 29, 1965
BROWN ADDED TO PARTY
LEEDS WAIT
Everton will chose from 12 players for their F.A Cup-tie at Leeds to-morrow, the final decision not being taken until shortly before the kick-off.  It is the eleven which played at Old Trafford in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup last week, plus full back Sandy Brown.  Everton.- West; Wright, or Brown, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Stevens; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey.
The Leeds attack will be chosen from the forwards who played in the last League game against Chelsea, plus Weston, and Lawson, if the former Burnley forward is not transferred to Mansfield in the meantime.
PITCH “NOT-BAD”
Don Revie, manager of Leeds United, said the pitch was “not bad at all” this morning.  There had been slight overnight frost, but it was level and playable. Mr. Revie added; “We shall not be taking any frost precautions because the local meteorological forecast is that only slight snow and frost is expected and this would not affect the playability of the ground.” There will be 60 extra policemen inside the ground and also a strong contingent near the city railway station to help Everton supporters to get to the ground as quickly as possible. 

LEEDS-EVERTON CLASH WILL BE STRUGGLE WITHOUT QUARTER
Liverpool Daily Post- Saturday, January 30, 1965
NO CUP TASK POSES A MORE GIGANTIC PROBLEM
A GOODISON PARK REPLY LIKELY BEFORE DECISION
By Horace Yates
No task in the Cup to-day poses a more gigantic problem than Everton’s visit to Leeds, where only Nottingham Forest have retired victorious this season. The Elland Road tie is a clash of the giants, assured of a maximum attendance, and equally certain of a struggle without quarter on either side. Everyone sincerely hopes that the sides will be able to give vent to all their enthusiasm and endeavour without resource to questionable tactics of any description. Because the spotlight is focussed so challengingly on this tie, players and referee must be aware of their responsibilities.
HIGHEST SCALE
Given the will, this meeting is capable of producing a match to remember, not for its needle, but for football on the field. The Leeds observers were confident that they had the beating of Everton and a team riding high at the top of the First Division is entitled to such an outlook. Everton, however, have not halted their slide and converted it into a run of triumph without skill, courage and determination -priceless meets in the Cup. It is a curiosity that Leeds are unbeaten in their last ten fixtures and Everton in the last nine. Indeed having drawn three and Everton four, here is the clearest possible pointer to clubs in peak form. Leeds can point to Storrie at scorer of 14 goals and claim worthy contributions from outside-left Johanneson, Charlton and Collins, but they have no Fred Pickering with 22 goals to his credit. The goalless draw at Sheffield United  broke a Pickering sequence of seven consecutive scoring appearances. Charlton with three in four matches is the nearest challenger to consistency in scoring.
FINELY BALANCED
Pickering apart, Temple with three goals in his last five outings, is the Everton marksman most worthy of note. One goal could easily decide this finally balanced meeting and unless Everton are wise to the incomings of Jack Charlton for free kicks and corner kicks they might neglect the man, potentially able to score as any. It may well be that Everton will be prepared to offset Gabriel and Stevens against Bremner and Hunter, but the danger of miscalculation is considerable, Bremner, driven by the fury of a restless enthusiasm, is as tireless as he is able, and I see in him a man whose combination with Collins provides a partnership which exposes Everton to the greatest possible threat. Master Bremner and Collins as they did Law and subsequently Charlton at Old Trafford and Everton are well on the way to another magnificent feat. In addition the Johannsson speed is a wrecker against trailing full backs, Wright is certainly not in their category and with the pace he found to discomfort Best, he can similarly hold Johanneson in check.
NEVER EXCELLED
Brian Labone has maintained a worthy grip on most of the centre forward foes this season, with form which he has never excelled, and though Storrie, whether at centre forward or elsewhere may not be one of the most feared names in football, he is a rare opportunist for all that. To give him a sight of goal may be fatal. Once again Everton, by placing the emphasis on the defensive design which has served them so well, are capable of holding Leeds. I think they will, and that Leeds will have to visit Goodison Park before a decision is reached. Everton; West; Wright, (or Brown); Wilson, Gabriel, Labone, Stevens; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey.

EVERTON’S FRED PICKERING RECALLS VITAL GOAL
Liverpool Daily Post-Saturday,  January 30, 1965
AUGUST 25- AND I’M ACCEPTED AT LAST
August 25, 1964. Just an ordinary day in the lives of most people, but for me the day I first really felt part of the Everton club set-up and that like supporters at Goodison Park had accepted me at last. This was several months after Everton manager Harry Catterick had brought me from Blackburn Rovers and though I had played about nine games in the previous season, it was that August night which really made me feel at home. I hit a goal that night, one of the best I have ever scored, and I shall always think of it as one of the most vital. It was against Notts Forest, and that goal gave us victory. I hope some of you remember it. Forest were playing really well and at times we were a bit on the collar. Then Alex Scott slid the ball to me about 30 yards out. I took it to one side and crashed my shot into the roof of the net. In that moment I knew I had arrived at Goodison Park. It’s a feeling you get because every new man has to justify himself with his club and the crowd. In my own mind I knew it had taken me that long because although I scored three times against, strangely enough. Notts Forest in my opening game for Everton, I was edgy during my first months at Goodison Park. I was brought from Blackburn Rovers as a scorer, and although I always felt I could stay quite a bit of football as well. I realised that scoring was my top job and I tried to concentrate on that. What did not help either was that at the start I had to travel early from Blackburn for training at Goodison Park and it took me some time to settle down in my new job.
CROWD APPRECIATIVE
The encouragement I received from Mr. Catterick and the players helped me tremendously and ever since that night of August 25 there is no doubt in my mind that I came to the right club. Now I am playing some football as well as looking for goals and I think I have become a better player since I came to Goodison, I think also that what has helped me-and I think it helps the other players as well- is the appreciation we get from the crowd when we do play good football. I have noticed it particularly because when I was at Blackburn, and you beat a man before shooting it was sort of expected from you and got no special applause. Here it is different. When you beat a man and manageto get in your shot the crowd like it and show it. They appreciate you have done something, and it is bound to make you feel more confident and encourage you to try and play football. I never forget, though, that I am a centre forward and that the centre forward’s job is to score goals. If I can make a chance for someone else. I am happy but I believe in the old fashioned idea that my chief job is to set those posts in my sights and get the ball between them.
TIMING CHIEF ASSET
Since I came to Goodison I have had more shooting practice than I ever had at Blackburn, I don’t think you can get enough of it because it develops the chief asset of hitting a ball true-timing. It is often said that you don’t have to hit a ball hard to score goals. This is correct in many cases because placement is just as important but for me I always prefer to give the ball a jolly good belt when I am within shooting range. There are two reasons for this. The first is that the harder the ball is hit, the more difficult it is for the goalkeeper to save. He is more liable to lose his grip of a hard ball and this speed can carry it over the line. The other reason is that even if a goalkeeper gets behind the ball if it is hit hard there is always the chance of a rebound to yourself or any other forward and we can slot it into the onion bag.
ACCEPTED A DARE
I can almost hear someone asking, “Why didn’t he belt that one at Old Trafford last Wednesday night?” As I say you don’t always have to get a ball hard to get it into the net and this was one of those times. When I picked up the ball and closed in on United’s goalkeeper Dunne, he came out and moved by his left. In effect he showed me where to put it and I accepted to as a dare. He was prepared for it, but unfortunately I was able to place it low and accurately just for enough from the right hand to beat him. That was one time when the ball had to be placed just right and I am glad to think I was able to do just that. If I had tried to hit it any harder the risk was that I would not have been able to keep it down and even a foot off the ground would have given Dunne the chance of getting a touch and that was all it needed to put it outside the post instead of inside. When I came to Everton I know it was said that will- but Bryan Douglas alongside me my value as a scorer would drop a lot. Bryan is a fine player, but I am getting just as many chances made for me now, if not more. Anyway, at Blackburn I was as much a decoy for McEvoy as anything else. The plan was for me to wonder out and leave the middle clear for Douglas to put the ball through for McEvoy to do the scoring. I am less of a decoy now, Twenty goals in the League and two in the F.A Cup this season show this and they also show that the Everton team work is producing the chance.

PICKERING LEVELS SCORE WITH PENALTY GOAL
The Liverpool Football Echo- Saturday, January 30, 1965
EVERTON ATTACK LACKED PUNCH IN CUP MATCH
LEEDS 1, EVERTON 1
By Michael Charters

Leeds United.- Sprake, Rooney, Bell; Bremner, Charlton, hunter; Giles, Weston, Storrier, Collins, Johanneson. Everton;- West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Stevens; Scott, Harvey, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Referee; Mr. K. Howley (Billingham).  The pitch at Leeds for the F.A. Cup tie with Everton had been sanded. With the sunshine and thaw of the morning it had a soft surface but was bone hard an inch or so below. There was a capacity gate of 50,000, with takings in the region of £13,000. Leeds brought in Don Weston, the former Wrexham player, at inside right, for his first senior team appearance for nearly four months. He has been suffering from a groin injury.
SKIDDING PLAYERS
Everton had the team which drew at old Trafford last week. As soon as the game began the players were skidding about on the slippery film of mud on the top surface. Wilson obstructed Weston, and from the free kick Charlton headed high over the bar. The players were finding it difficult to turn on the slippery turf.  Everton built up a nice attack through Scott and Morrissey, which ended with Pickering shooting wide. Leeds were doing most of the attacking, although Hunter spoiled a good move by putting his centre too far across the face of the goal. So far Leeds had been awarded four free kicks, but the referee missed an incident in which Storrier kicked Gabriel when the ball had left both of them. Play went on and Storrie’s shot was saved low down by West. Temple dispossessed Bremner and pushed the ball through to Pickering, but the centre forward could not change direction on the greasy surface and a good chance had gone. This was no day for finesse-the ground conditions were all against it.
ALMOST DECEIVED
It was hard, difficult going with Everton playing a defensive game, and Leeds having much more of the play in midfield. Collins almost deceived West from a corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post, but West came across quickly and flung his body as it, Labone completing the clearance. Following a corner at the other end, Temple made a neat flick header but sent the ball straight at Sprake. West made a superb save from Weston, coming out fast as the forward shot and he managed to get the ball away when a goal looked certain. Pickering was only inches away from what would have been a great goal. He side-stepped Charlton and hit the ball instantly with his left foot bearing Sprake, but the ball flashed just wide of the far post. From a free kick just outside the box, Collins lobbed the ball over the line of Everton defenders, and Charlton ran in to head the ball high over the bar. Leeds worked a great move, with Collins holding the ball as Bremner ran through and although the pass was excellent, Bremner failed to control the ball and Harvey touched it back to West.  Everton were playing controlled cool football in defence, but their attacking was very limited as they carried through their pre-match tactical plans.
GREAT RUN
Bremner was Leeds’s best attacker; he was moving up at every chance. Once Storrie sent the ball over from the right, and Bremner must have made 20 yards to run in and head the ball at top speed just over the bar. Stevens tried a first time shot when Hunter headed the ball out after a free kick to Everton, a commendable effort which went wide. A couple of minutes later Stevens repeated the shot from the same sort of incident and went even close this time, but still Sprake was not troubled. Storrie was lucky not to at least have his name taken for a foul on West, but the next moment referee Howley did speak to him for an offence on Scott. The Leeds man was very lucky indeed to escape so lightly. Charlton came up for another free kick by Collins and again headed high over the bar. Half-time.- Leeds Utd nil, Everton nil.
The pitch on the side of the ground under the shadow of the main stand was particularly greasy on top. It was remarkable that the players were able to keep their feet as well as they did. Once committed to a move, it had to be carried through. Everton had two free kicks awarded to them soon after the restart, but could not find a shooting chance from them. So far Sprake had not had a save to make.
STEVENS TO RESCUE
From a corner on the right, Leeds used the usual gambit of bringing Charlton up and it nearly succeeded. He headed the ball down, and Stevens cleared it when it seemed West had been beaten. West safely held a free kick from Weston and that man Storrie came barging in again but West sidestepped and Storrier went headlong. Scott made a couple of good runs without getting the ball over. A wild miskick by Bell almost let Temple in for a shot, but it was Charlton who stepped in to save a more dangerous move to Leeds. Leeds finally took the lead after 58 minutes, after a period of intense pressure. From a cross by Storrie, Johanneson’s shot hit the post and rebounded out where Charlton came up to collect it. He passed to Collins on the right, and from the little man’s centre, West dived out to punch the ball away, but it went to Storrier. The centre forward side-footed it home, although angled, through a crowded goalmouth into the net. It was ironical that possibly the poorest player in the Leeds side should have scored, but this goal gave Leeds a tremendous boost, although Collins spoiled the image with a dreadful foul on Temple and was spoken to by the referee. Temple had to have attention before resuming, and a few minutes later, he was again heavily fouled by Reaney, again needing the trainer on before the game restarted.
LENIENT TREATMENT
Reaney was spoken to for a foul on Scott. The referee had been lenient with some of these fouls. The history of last year’s cup-tie on this ground was repeated when Everton equalised with a penalty after 66 minutes. From a centre by Scott, Sprake failed to punch the ball cleanly, and Pickering headed it on to Gabriel, whose header was punched over the bar by Charlton. Pickering sent Sprake diving the wrong way with his shot from the spot, putting the ball low into the left hand corner of the net. Leeds threw everything into attack with Everton defending grimly. Storrie again escaped severe censure when he fouled West after the goalkeeper had saved from Charlton. The game was severe and intense and players on both sides were taking terrific knocks as the tackling was as tough as I have ever seen. Charlton and Sprake almost caused a sensation when they fumbled a Morrissey cross between them, and then Wright came far upfield to hit a shot from 30 yards which Sprake saved low down. In the closing minutes, Everton began to put on some pressure. Scott and Wright had shots saved and there was no doubt that the whole team had played with great heart and spirit. The defence had been magnificent with Scott and Morrissey also playing brilliantly. West was injured in a goalmouth skirmish. He had taken a battering from these Leeds forwards, particularly Storrie.  The replay on Tuesday should be another tremendous battle. The official attendance was 50,051.
Final;- Leeds United 1, Everton 1.
Lancashire League
Everton B 6, Manchester City B nil

EVERTON RES v.  HUDDERSFIELD RES
The Liverpool Football Echo –Saturday, January 30, 1965
Everton Res.- Barnett; Parker, D’Arcy; Sharples, Heslop, Harris; Shaw, Humphreys, Young, Vernon, Roberts. Huddersfield Res.- Oldfield; Parker, Catslin, Holden, Holt, Joy; Lewis, Rudge, Stokes, Bettany, Fraser. Referee; Mr. R. Harding (Salford).  Everton had much of the early play but it was Huddersfield who scored. Bettany picked the ball up from the half way line, ran down the centre without being tackled and put in a 20-yard drive which Barnett could only touch. Everton returned to the attack with Young and Vernon and Huddersfield were lucky when Young let fly and Oldfield, apparently blinded by the watery sun, was thankful see the ball hit the bar and go to safely. It was just not Everton’s day and whenever Huddersfield got an attack moving the home defence was very suspect. At 24 minutes Huddersfield went further ahead. Stokes brought the ball down the right and squared it for Rudge to tap in from about three yards. The Vernon-Young combination was getting little change from Holt and company. Half-time; Everton Res nil, Huddersfield Town Res 2.
Final;- Everton Res 2, Huddersfield Town Res 2.