ARSENAL’S £80,000 BUYS McLINTOCK-AND A PLAN
Liverpool Daily Post, Monday, November 2, 1964
EVERTON’S ATTACK’S LACK OF TEETH MARS REVIVAL
ARSENAL 3, EVERTON 1
By Horace Yates
There is never a lot of consolation for an ambitious team in defeat, even when, as happened at Highbury on Saturday, Everton lost to a side which, by common consent, played its outstanding game of the season. Yet to offset the disappointments of a first half in which Everton were completely over-played, the second half found them fighting back to something better than terms of equality. This despite an early recurrence of Scott’s thigh injury, which had made him a doubtful starter right to the last minute, and now threatens a further lay-off. All their abounding courage in retaliation was insufficient to overtake the leeway conceded by their failure to get to grips quickly enough. When they paid £80,000 for McLintock, Arsenal bought something more than a player. They purchased a plan also, for if the incoming of McLintock has not coincided with the adoption of Leicester City’s highly successful mass retreat and lightning strike formula, then I completely misread the situation. Everton did not force goalkeeper, Burns to a single first half save. What is more they hardly looked likely to do so, so completely entangled did the attack become in a ten-man defence. These are early days for Arsenal’s exploitation of such tactics, and these were the first fruits of success, but make no mistake they have the ability to clamp down with all Leicester’s ruthlessness. Moreover, they have in Armstrong, Baker, Eastham and McLintock players ideally equipped to switch from defence to attack in the most attractive and direct manner. No longer am I puzzled by the omission of fluent scorer Geoff Strong and the inclusion of Sammels. Sammels is the Leicester equivalent of Cross, a role in which he shows considerable industry and skill. These tactics, so expertly executed, will continue to produce results against the more orthodox approach, but what happens when, Goliath is confronted by Goliath, similarly armed. It can only be a matter of time before, with more and more teams cashing in on the proved efficiency of the plan, that we shall find statement and increasing boredom as sides in like mindclash. Goals will become an increasing luxury.
CLEAR INVITATTION
Clubs with the individuality of artists like Law, who conforms to no set plan and relies on his undoubted genius to sabotage the negative approach, may continue to score against it, but for run of the mill teams the invitation is clear. This plan will succeed only so long as it is practised by a comparatively small minority. When the majority subscribe to it football could be ground to a half. Arsenal were rocked on their heels when Pickering, with a wonderful opportunist goal (51 minutes) cut back the two-goal lead established through Anderson (seven) and Baker (33) and a more potent attack than Everton possessed might have been equal to the challenge. As it was Scott was out of commission, with his thigh strapped, Vernon was running himself in after a lengthy lay-off and the direct approach of Temple was missing. Morrissey’s courage and fight were always in evidence, only the end product being disappointing. Not for a long time have I seen Young buckle to so effectively away from home, even in a set-up hardly to his liking, and Everton’s hopes, I felt, always rested on the marksmanship of Pickering.
TARGET NO 1
Arsenal, too, realised this, with the result that Pickering justifiably became target number one. In the last minute, a shot from him struck the back of a defender, only a yard or two out of goal. A goal then would have produced a score more in keeping with Everton’s belated revival. One of the main links in the improvement came with the sudden surge of excellence from Gabriel. Before half time he failed utterly to get to grips with his task and Eastham dominated in the most devastating style. Afterwards Gabriel was every bit as good as he had previously been ordinary. I have not seen a more worthy contribution from him all season than his second half display. Because Sammels was so rarely in touch with Stevens, the Everton half back ranged far and wide in the assistance he gave to others more severely pressed. The pity was there was little or no reinforcement for the hard-pressed Parker. His complete inability to cope with Armstrong cost Everton dearly. The winger scored the first and laid on the second and third, the last from a free kick incurred by the harassed Parker. How much of Parker’s distress stemmed from his own shortcomings or the brilliance of Armstrong must be a matter for conjecture, but undoubtedly Armstrong was a raider supreme. Baker scored twice against Labone, but this in no way alters my view that the centre-half is entitled to a king-size rating for an unflagging display. Brown, ruggedly efficient, left Anderson with no hope of becoming another Armstrong. Rankin, I must saddle with a high degree of responsibility for Baker’s first goal and deny him complete acquittal for conceding the second. This was a below par Rankin. Arsenal; Burns; Howe, McCullough; McLintock, Neill, Court; Anderson, Sammels, Baker, Eastham, Armstrong. Everton; Rankin; Parker, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Stevens; Scott, Young, Pickering, Vernon, Morrissey. Referee; Mr. K.H. Burns (Dudley). Attendance 33,561

CENTRAL LEAGUE
Liverpool Daily Post- Monday, November 2, 1964
EVERTON HAD THE CHANCES TO HAVE WON
EVERTON RES 2, MANCHESTER CITY RES 3
Everton Reserves had all the opportunities to have won this Central League game easily. Manchester City Reserves took what chances they had in a game without a stoppage for injury and very few fouls. For most of the time Everton were in the opposing half with City using a tight nine-man defence, but although well-fed, winger’s Shaw who got both the home goals at 42 and 69 minutes, and Veall, were far too slow. City’s goals came from the ever-dangerous Stobart at 35 minutes and 89 minutes, and Brown at 66 minutes all the result of breakaways.

DEFINSIVE ERRORS AS EVERTON’S SLIDE CONTINUES
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express, Monday, November 2, 1964
By Horace Yates
One victory in the last six years has caused Everton to slip a few places in the League table and so long as injuries continue to dictate changes in game after game it may be difficult to reverse the trend, while they maintained their record of having scored in every game, their 3-1 defeat at Arsenal saw three goals pumped into their net for the fifth time this season. Everton’s attack wore too much of a one-man appearance around it to create any genuine havoc, especially as Pickering is so closely watched these days, but defensive errors and inefficiently were the greatest sinners. Only a few days before he is to wear an England Under-23 jersey for the first time (at Wrexham on Wednesday) Andy Rankin fell from grace in a way I have not seen him fail before. His and his alone was the responsibility for Baker’s first goal, after Armstrong had opened the scoring for, he allowed a header directed right at him to pass through his hands, and he could not have been happy about his part in Baker’s second goal. At this stage Everton had mounted an unbelievably impressive recovery that had Arsenal plainly worried and shook them completely out of their earlier impressive dominance. When they were pulled back to 2-1 Arsenal were far less commanding and it was a tragedy Parker fouled Armstrong to produce the free kick from which Baker scored.
NO FRILLS
Parker had a rough time in opposing to the fast and clever moving Armstrong, being beaten repeatedly by a winger who cut out the frills. His directness was an example to players of greater reputation and the fact that he was able to provide the opportunities for two of the goals represents quite an acceptable afternoon’s work. Brown’s subjection of Anderson was in marked contrast and if the outside right has ability to match that of Armstrong, he never showed it. For Everton it is unfortunate that even after such a long absence from the game international full back Ray Wilson is still able to do no more than the lightest of light training for an injury for which rest is the only cure. Nobody could quibble at the display of either Labone or Stevens and if Gabriel makes his second half display his standard for the future, Everton will begin to look as though they have a half back line again. Before the interval Gabriel was as unimpressive as he has ever been.
SCOTT HURT AGAIN
Eastham, a clever enough player at any time by club standards, was made to appear the answer to an England prayer by the way he was able to command the open spaces and lay on passes of compelling accuracy. Once Gabriel got to grips it was a different story and Eastham’s contribution faded to insignificance. As Alex Scott suffered a recurrence of his thigh injury after only a few minutes play Everton were hardly equipped to cope with the Arsenal defence in depth plan as successfully as they might have done. The worry is that further rest may now have to be prescribed for Scott at a time when Everton can ill afford to be without him. Vernon is back and put so much endeavour into his work, even if some of his enthusiasm was somewhat misplaced that one hopes this outing will help to give him the feel of competitive match play again. A Vernon in true form must have lightened Pickering’s burden. Once again, he showed what an artist, he is snapping up the trifles, for his scoring shot was a gem of accuracy. Only narrowly in the dying moments did he fail to blast a route through the packed defence for a second score. It was pleasing to see Young who was preferred to Harvey, striving so hard to make an impact, and it was his enthusiasm which created the defensive uncertainty which Pickering turned into his goal. McLintock seemed to be a man in his element, one of the kingpins in a tactical plan which to me, at any rate, seemed worthy of the stamp, “Made inLeicester.” Arsenal may be comparative novices in exploiting this strategy, but they did it uncommonly well. Although they killed much of Everton’s more stereotyped attacking ideas with stifling defensive solidity, they had sufficient attacking artistry in their ranks to switch over to attack both swiftly and attractively. So good did they appear to be at times it seemed almost possible to forget the emphasis placed on defence. Without a doubt the Londoners were worthy of their victory, but if Pickering had collected a second goal, as he might, such a score would have more accurately reflected the play.

A BAD TIME FOR THE COOKE FAMILY
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express, Tuesday, November 3, 1964
By Leslie Edwards
The Cooke family, inseparably bound with the fortunes of Everton for the past 60 years, are having a bad time. Harry Cooke, one-time Everton player and later a trainer of such skill and efficiently great players held him, and still hold him, in warm affection, has suffered the amputation of both legs; now his grandson who has served the club well for years as chief scout, must have some weeks in hospital and a gall bladder operation. Harry Cooke’s name and reputation will be recalled for as long as the club exists. He is bearing with fortitude the double disability which keeps him indoors at his home within the shadow of Everton’s main stand. That a man who has been so active all his life should have to endure such misfortune is surely life’s great irony. The good wishes of thousands who count Harry Cooke as one of the nicest and most genuine of men are there for his acceptance.
Andy Rankin, the Everton goalkeeper, gets his first big representative honour to-morrow night at Wrexham Racecourse where the under-23 teams of England and Wales give Wales fans a wonderful chance to see the shape of national sides to come.

SKIPPER’S REQUEST
Liverpool Daily Post- Wednesday, November 4, 1964
DROP ME, SAYS ALEX PARKER
By Horace Yates
Everton’s captain, Alex Parker has asked to be dropped! This was manager Harry Catterick’s surprise announcement last night and I have little doubt that despite the club’s difficulties with the full back positions, his request will be honoured. Parker, a player, and a man for whom I have always held the greatest admiration and respect realises that he is below form and believes that he may more quickly remedy the situation without damage to the club by playing in the reserves.
FINANCIAL SACRIFICE
This voluntary demotion obviously means a financial sacrifice, which makes Parker’s action the more laudable. The Scot has not been happy with his form since he returned after injury in the home game with Blackburn Rovers on October 24. At Highbury on Saturday, as I indicated in Monday’s Daily Post, he was struggling unsuccessfully to contain the elusive Armstrong and I am convinced it was his experience in this match which brought about his courageous decision. What a pity there are not more players with the honesty and dedication of Parker! Whether or not his request short-headed Mr. Catterick’s decision to drop him I do not know, for the manager must have been concerned with the full back’s latest display. I hope the time will not be long delayed when Parker by sheer effort and achievement, will convince Mr. Catterick that he is ready to be restored, it is one thing asking to be relegated but only by his performances on the field will he be able to register a claim to re-establishment. Since he made his debut at Aston Villa in November 1958, Parker has played 197 League games for Everton. At the start of the season, he was nominated captain in succession to Roy Vernon, so that Mr. Catterick will now find it necessary to find a new skipper. It may well be that if Brian Harris is the man to take over Parker’s position, he may assume the captaincy as well.
DENNIS STEVENS?
Everton’s longest serving player, he has led the team three times this season, all away from home. If Mr. Catterick looks elsewhere I should not be surprised if Dennis Stevens were to come very seriously into his calculations. Parker’s troubles really began in Nottingham, almost exactly a year ago, when he suffered a groin injury and did not play again for the rest of the season. At that time, he was right back to his best form and bidding strongly for restoration to the Scottish side. he has missed four games this season.

EVERTON IN DANGER OF LOSING CUP
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Wednesday, November 3, 1964
In the Lancashire Senior Cup first round, ManchesterCity held Everton to a goal-less draw at Goodison Park lastnight and so earned a replay which on this form they should win easily. Both clubs fielded virtually the same teams which played last Saturday in a Central League game at Goodison and which City, through taking their chances, won 3-2. Everton had obviously not learned from this. Last night brought little difference in, their performance. They were' always that little bit slower to the ball, and City's tactic of nine-man defence when trouble threatened had them baffled. Their chances of retaining the Cup, which they only won four weeks ago when they beat Blackburn Rovers, will not improve unless they find a way around this tight defence, put more strength into their shooting, and take their opportunities. It was sad to see wingers Veall and Shaw doing so well for 90 minutes only to see their centres wasted. Once City got things moving, there were times when the Everton defence looked suspect. Heslop, usually so sure, found that he needed all his efforts to contain the much faster Stobart -the centre forward scored twice on Saturday and only good covering by Wright saved many a sticky situation.
BARNETT SAVE
Throughout the game, play was mainly confined to midfield with neither goalkeeper having much to do. Barnett, who replaced West showed a little nervousness early on, but once he settled down proved he was quite capable, and produced one excellent save just after the interval, when City put on pressure, from right half Cheetham. Dowd,at the other end, had his moments but he had little to fear, even when three home forwards found themselves with the ball about 10 yards out. They just juggled with it until Beatty came and took it away. Towards the end Veall and Shaw tried to force the pace but there was little fire left and the small crowd did not miss anything by drifting away well before the end.

EVERTON DARTS DRAW
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express-Wednesday, November 4, 1964
CHAIRTY MATCH WITH A LYDIATE TEAM
Everton footballers lined up last night to show their form at another sport-they took on the Lydiate and District Darts League champions, the Coach and Horses Hotel, in a friendly game which raised over £16 for the Northwest Cancer Research Fund. Fifteen Everton players turned up for the match at the hotel, and Fred Pickering won the first game of the evening, with Gabriel, Brown, Labone, Harris, and Heslop also on the mark. But the Coach and Horses fought back to hold them to a draw -six games each. “The competition was very keen,” said Secretary Arnold Dinsdale.

GEORGE CUMMINGS
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Thursday, November 5, 1964
George Cummins, the former Everton and Luton and Eire international forward at present with Hull City, has moved house to Southport and is anxious to play for a League club in the north-west area. He would make a first-class scheming inside forward for any of the minor sides in this district.

WEE BOBBY INDEED! HE’S A GIANT
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Friday 6, November 1964
By Leslie Edwards
That big-hearted, barrel-chested little bundle of football dynamite, Bobby Collins, treads familiar turf at Goodison Park to-morrow. Wee Bobby! Yet in courage. in skill and football knowledge he stands head and shoulders over those who are giants in inches only. John Carey once told me Bobby would tackle Liston or Clay if he was in the mood. Nothing I ever saw from Collins on the field has tended to undermine that opinion. Although his reign at Everton was cut short, he was far from finished when he went to Leeds. That is confirmed by Leeds's successful promotion effort and their further success now they have regained status. With Collins to general the side like a footballing Napoleon and Don Revie to lay down tactics (I haven't forgotten the way he and Stanley Matthews between them carved up the Scots at Wembley—it is difficult to envisage Leeds finishing anywhere but in the first half-dozen in the League table. The match has special interest, because less than 12 months ago the sides played two hard Cup games. Everton getting a draw at Leeds and winning here. To arrest a dismal series of home results in which there have been singularly few victories is one of Everton's priority missions this week-end. They are fast slipping. after a good start. to the region which contains, for the moment, their neighbours, and the champions. The slide down-table of our senior sides is disturbing.it is no use trying to palm off fans with the excuse that we have had two championships and a Cup semi-final appearance in the past three season-much more than any city has a right to expect as its quota of honours. In that respect I am sympathetic to both clubs since the unwritten football adage is that however good you maybe you can’t beat all the other sides all the time.
WON LAST FOUR
Leeds come with the record of having won their last four games-against Sheffield United, and Sours at home and Stoke and Burnley away. They are playing at centre forward Belfitt, a big 19-years-old who comes from the Doncaster area. Sprake, the goalkeeper, is from the Swansea area which has produced innumerable great players, including the Charles brothers.

REES AT RIGHT BACK AGAINST LEEDS
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Friday, November 6, 1964
CHANGES ALSO IN ATTACK
EVERTON TEAM
By Leslie Edwards
Barry Rees, a 19-years-old utility player who learned his football at Rhyl gets another first-team chance with Everton against Leeds at Goodison Park to-morrow. But whereas last season as played several games in the attack he now bridges a gap at full back. With Parker volunteering to stand down until he finds form which satisfies himself, Rees comes in as right flank partner to Sandy Brown. Scott’s persistent injury means that there are forward changes, also, Temple is switched to outside right and Morrissey comes in on the left wing. Scott, Harris, and Wilson are now Everton unfit squad. Rees, who played well in his club’s public trial at the outset of the season, will have a difficult task against the South African flier, Johannesson on the Leeds left wing. Everton; Rankin; Rees, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Stevens, Temple, Young, Pickering, Vernon, Morrissey.

WINLESS SPELL AT GOODISON
Liverpool Daily Post-Saturday, November 7, 1964
NO CERTAINTY THAT EVERTON CAN BREAK IT
By Horace Yates
Merseyside’s football fireworks may be just a couple of days late to coincide with mention of Guy Fawkes, but we might have quite an explosive weekend for all that. The visit of Leeds United to Goodison carries with it more than ordinary promise. Everton by way of a change, have scarcely been concerned in recent reports of signings, but that can hardly be because they have lost the will for team reinforcement. In the last few days, Mr. Harry Catterick, the Everton manager, told me that was nothing in the wind, incoming or outgoing, at present. Everton’s watchdogs, however, never sleep and no one will pretend that the need for vigilance has passed. With only one victory to their name in six outings and still not a win at Goodison Park since September came in, two points are overdue. Not by any means is there any certainty that to-day will mark the end of that hard, long road, for Leeds United have proved to be one of the surprising successors of the season. I confess that before the programme opened, I though Don Revie’s team would be down at the bottom of the table, keeping company with Birmingham City and Aston Villa. Instead, they are fourth from the top and playing like a side inspired.
DEPERATELY
But then of course, I did not expect to see either Wolves or Liverpool having to fight so desperately for match saving points. If Sunderland had been setting the pace instead of Leeds I would not have been surprised. Leeds without their record signing Peacock, have twice clashed with Liverpool with honours shared in entertaining games, packed with incident but Bobby Collins, former Everton skipper comes to Goodison for his first League clash against his former teammates. They did of course tangle last season in the fourth round of the F.A. Cup. Collins is wearing well, still able to dictate the course of a game with his astuteness and experience. Goodison fans will find in Bremner a first-class half back, able to give and take knocks with the best of them and Charlton is a centre half whom few centre forwards master. Gilles is the former Manchester United player and Johanneson a winger of exhilarating pace.
LEADING SCORER
Storrie is their leading scorer with nine goals, six of them in the last half dozen games. It is Everton’s misfortune that in their time of need, Parker should suffer such a worrying loss of form that he should ask to be allowed to stand down. In comes Barry Rees as his replacement, while in the attack we have Derek Temple for the injured Scott and Morrissey on the left wing. With the trip to Kilmarnock only a few days away, Everton stand urgently in need of a re-assuring display to-day. Everton; Rankin; Rees, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Stevens; Temple, Young, Pickering, Vernon, Morrissey.

LEEDS GAME MAY BE TURNING POINT
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express-Saturday, November 7, 1964
EVERTON OUT TO END UNHAPPY SPELL
By Leslie Edwards
Everton go into their important home game against Leeds United this afternoon without Scottish international outside-right Alex Scott. His absence is further proof, if any were needed, of the embarrassment and worse caused to teams whose players are injured when playing representative football. Scott was injured when playing for Scotland against Finland; Bennett of Rotherham had a severe ankle injury when playing for the England Under-23 side this week at Wrexham. There is too much representative football injuries caused in such matches hit clubs hard and there is precious little recompense for them. Leeds were here a season ago in a stirring Cup replay which they lost. They have done exceptionally well as a promoted side and Bobby Collins, the former Everton player, has more than justified the £25,000 fee Leeds paid for him about three seasons ago. He is a great player; a great tactician and has the heart of a lion.
PLENTY OF TALENT
Leeds have won their last four matches against Strong opposition. Collins, who generals the side, has a lot of talent around him, not least half-back Bremner, a fiery Scot, and South African forward Johanneson whose reputation is growing fast. Sprake is the Welsh international goalkeeper; Charlton at centre-half the brother of Manchester United’s Bobby and a man Liverpool all but signed to follow Dick White in their Second Division days. The man who will mark Johanneson is 19-years-old Welshman Barry Rees, who comes from Rhyl and who has had several first team chances in the past, mostly in the attack. It would not surprise if he succeeded in quelling the man from Johannesburg whose speed rather than toughness is his greatest asset. Leeds say a big contingent will come with them now they are hitting form. Everton, with Temple moved to the right wing and Morrissey on the left, will need all the encouragement their supporters can give if they are to break away from the dismal series of home results in the past month or so.
TOUGH TEST AHEAD
Everton face a very tough test indeed in their Cup game at Kilmarnock next week; the need for them to recover their form against Leeds could not be more urgent. Whether I am imagining things or not I cannot say, but the impression I always have is that Everton don’t often lose at home when Morrissey is in the attack. For this reason I am counting on Everton to break their unhappy spell. True, Leeds seem the feast likely of teams to provide them with two points, but I still have the feeling that this may be a turning point for the Everton team and their fans. Everton; Rankin; Rees, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Stevens; Temple, Young, Pickering, Vernon, Morrissey. Leeds United; Sprake; Reaney, Bell; Brenmer, Charlton, Hunter; Giles, Storrie, Belfitt, Collins, Johanneson.

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NOT A MATCH BUT ALMOST A RIOT AT GOODISON
Liverpool Football Echo- Saturday, November 7, 1964
BROWN SENT OFF
REFEREE STOPS PLAY FOR 10 MINS
EVERTON 0, LEEDS 1
By Michael Charters

Goodison Park this afternoon was the scene of one of the most explosive incidents in League football history when Referee K. Stokes, of Newark, stopped the Everton-Leeds United game for ten minutes and every player followed him off the pitch. The first half had been full of incidents which were a disgrace to football. Only five minutes after the start Brown was sent off for a foul on Giles, and then followed foul after foul with so free kicks that there was no continuity in the game. After the referee had halted the game-many in the crowd thought he had abandoned it- an announcement was made that he would abandon the game unless the crowd stopped throwing missiles on to the pitch. The game resumed after 11 minutes delay. Everton; Rankin; Rees, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Stevens; Temple, Young, Pickering, Vernon, Morrissey. Leeds United; Sprake; Reaney, Bell; Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, Giles, Storrie, Belfitt, Collins, Johanneson. Referee; Mr. K. Stokes (Newark).
Everton made the first dangerous attack with Vernon and Temple between them getting the ball through to Pickering who tried to connect with an awkward bouncing ball and deflected it just wide. Then sensation followed after only five minutes’ play with Brown being sent off for a foul on Giles.
TANGLED ON GROUND
Giles had pushed the ball through with a weak shot and after Rankin had cleared it was seen that brown and Giles were tangled on the ground just outside the penalty area. The referee stopped play, took brown’s name, and then sent him off. I didn’t see the actual incident as I was following the ball on the opposite side of the field, but the referee was in no doubt of what he had seen, and off went Brown. After this explosive start the temper of the crowd did not lessen when Collins fouled Vernon in midfield. Stevens had dropped back to full back with Morrissey also adopting a half back role.
SERIES OF FOULS
With these various incidents already and the referee blowing up for a series of fouls by both sides the football easy to be forgotten. The referee was getting a roused passage from the crowd but there was nothing wrong with the decision to precise Gabriel for a tackle on Johanneson. The tempo of the game could hardly have been better. Vernon fouled Bremner to bring another free kick against Everton, and already with barely ten minutes play gone there had been foul after foul apart from the sending off of Brown. Leeds had done most of the attacking and they took the lead after 14 minutes with a fine headed goal by full back Bell. It came from a cleverly taken free kick by Collins who floated the ball across the goalmouth where Bell came racing in unnoticed by Rees and headed the ball at top speed past Rankin. Play was held up while Sprake was attended to after Young had collided with him in the goalmouth. This match was becoming a battle
TIGHT DEFENCE
Rees made a mistake in midfield which gave Johanneson the ball, but the young full back recovered well, and matched the Leeds winger for speed. Leeds’ defensive covering was very tight, and Everton with only four forwards, were putting on a creditable show. Vernon was penalised again for a foul on Bremner and from the free-kick Collins this time hit a tremendous shot from 35 yards which Rankin tried to punch over the bar, failed the first time, but succeeded as the ball dropped.
PERSONAL DUEL
Bremner and Vernon were having a personal duel of the worst kind. Bremner fouled Vernon and Vernon was lucky not to be in trouble with the referee for what happened immediately after the whistle had gone. Johanneson beat Rees with a great burst of speed, and his shot was only half saved by Rankin, but Gabriel came up to bang the ball away for a corner. When Hunter fouled Young the free kick nearly brought a goal to Everton. Bell failed to clear the ball cleanly and Young was able to get in a shot which Sprake saved low down.
REFEREE GOES OFF

There was another scene like a battlefield when Bell and Temple collided with great force and were knocked out. The Everton players were obviously demanding that bell should be sent off and as they gathered round the referee, Mr. Stokes set off and walked towards the dressing-room with the players following him. He had abandoned the game owing to the fierce nature of the match, and a few of the spectators ran on to the pitch, but were quickly sent off by the police. After the players had left the pitch the ambulance men were still on the far side of the ground putting the injured Temple onto a stretcher. The crowd in front of the directors’ box turned and jeered at the Leeds officials, as they left the box. A statement then came from the Everton secretary that the referee had decided to restart the game after five minutes. The referee also said that if the crowd did not stop throwing missiles on the pitch he would abandon the game completely.
FIGHTS IN THE CROWD
Obviously, the referee was having strong words with both teams in the dressing rooms before he would allow play to recommence. Fights were breaking out in the crowd while they waited for the game to resume and this incident was the most sensational, I have seen in my years of watching football. Altogether there was a delay of 10 minutes from the time the referee went off with the players until he came out again to restart. The Leeds players were first back onto the pitch, and before the Everton team appeared the crowd started a chant of “Dirty Leeds,” but in all fairness it must be repeated that the Brown sending off incident had started this disgrace, and it had been players of both teams who had carried it on. It had not been one sided by any means.
IN UGLY MOOD
There was a second announcement that if missiles were thrown the game would be abandoned, and there was no doubt that the crowd was in an ugly mood, and it seemed as though there could be another explosion at any moment. After the game had been going for three or four minutes after the restart Temple reappeared to take his place in the forward line. It was amazing that he was back after he had been carried off on a stretcher some ten minutes earlier; Rees was guilty of a very bad foul on Collins, and really it was a miracle that the referee had not sent off two or three players by now. Half-time. - Everton nil, Leeds United 1. Temple looked surprisingly fit on the right wing-a remarkable recovery when it looked as though he was booked for hospital. The game resumed with a foul by Vernon on Sprake, and it must have been the fervent wish of every fair-minded person in the game that the players would cool down and try to play some football- we hadn’t seen any so far. At last Everton produced a first class move the ball going from Vernon to Temple to Young to Pickering, but the centre forward passed the ball instead of shooting and a fine move broke down.

COLLING DOWN
Everton were putting on some pressure now, but the Leeds defence, with Charlton excellent, were holding them out. Hunter had his name taken for a foul on Vernon, but fortunately at this stage the crowd had quietened down somewhat and the general tempers on and off the pitch were much cooler than they had been. Leeds were given two free kicks within a couple of minutes for fouls by Vernon on Bremner. At this stage, half way through the second half, the tally of free kicks was; 14 to Leeds, 9 to Everton.
STILL EXPLOSIVE
The artistry of Collins continued to be best feature. But there was still that explosive atmosphere, and the match, as a match, had been ruined almost from the start. Rankin made a good save from a shot by Storrie and then Charlton turned away another from Young, but these were isolated incidents in the general toughness and hard body clashes which were going on for most of the time. Everton’s best players were Stevens and Morrissey who had done a good job back in defence in the absence of Brown for so long. A remarkable spell of five minutes without a foul was ended by Temple fouling Reaney. Leeds were now doing most of the attacking without creating any shooing chances. Collins and Young had a clash in midfield, and the referee spoke to both of them but did not stop play. Leeds by now had been given three more free kicks so that the ratio in their favour was 2-1.
TANGLED DEFENCE
The first time the Leeds defence got in a real tangle almost brought a goal to Everton. Charlton and Bremner got in each others way and Temple moved between them to hit a tremendous shot into the side n=netting. A good move by Young as he burst through the middle set up an opening for Vernon but Sprake saved well, and when the ball ran loose Bell came up to clear. So, Everton dropped more home points-they had not won at home since August 29 -and this was the first time they had failed to score this season. Final- Everton 0, Leeds United 1. Official attendance 43,605.

CHESTERFIELD RES v. EVERTON RES
Liverpool Football Echo & Evening Express-Saturday, November 7, 1946
ChesterfieldRes- Osborne; Hallam, Taylor; Brunfield, Blakey, Mason; Guest, Frost, Watkin, Moore, Wragg. Everton Res; West; Parker, Curwen; Harvey, Heslop, Clark; Shaw, Humphreys, Hill, Husband, Veall. Referee- Mr. D.C. Fieldsend (Sheffield). Everton goalkeeper West was quickly in action-diving courageously to save at the feet of Watkin when the home centre forward went through on his own. Once or twice in the early-stages the Everton defence looked rather shaky against the keen home forwards, but so did the Chesterfield defence when Hill and Husband got the Everton attack moving. From one left wing move Husband brought home goalkeeper Osborne to his knees with a cracking drive and then Shaw went close. As Everton began to settle down the home goal had a series of lucky escapes. The game came dramatically to life with two goals in a 19=second spell. Chesterfield went ahead against the run of play in the 28th minute with a flying header from Watkin. The Everton defenders were still protesting that the ball had been handled, when their forwards equalised, Husband racing through to score. Half-time. - Chesterfield Res 1, Everton Res 1.

BROWN; I SAW RED- BUT I WAS PROVOKED
Daily Mirror -Monday, November 9, 1964
By Dave Horridge
Sandy Brown, Everton left back claims he was provoked into the action which caused him to be sent off in the fourth minute of the Goodison Park sensation. Brown threw a punch at Johnny Giles, Leeds outside right. At his home yesterday, he pulled away the plaster on the stomach and showed me six-inch long grazes which he said were caused by a Leeds player’s boot.
EIGHT YEARS
Brown 25, said; “I have been playing top-class football for eight years and I have never been provoked like this before. I have never known anything like it. “I’m really sick about the whole business. When the referee told me he was sending me off, I wished there had been a six-foot hole to swallow me up. “I’ve never been sent off before. But you learn from your mistakes the hard way, and I’ve learnt this one. “I’m afraid I lost my head. It’s just something I did on the spur of the moment. It won’t happen again.” Everton manager Harry Catterick and Brown both told me the stomach injuries were shown to referee Stokes when he visited Everton’s dressing room after stopping the game.
VILLIANS
In the welter of criticism surrounding the crowd and referee, don’t let us forget that the real villains of this farce of a game were the players. Long before the fans became excited, long before Stokes had had time to assert any control, we had seen enough to show us this was not going to be any ordinary match. Even before Brown was sent off, there was half a dozen attempts at tackles that spelled trouble- big trouble. Stokes may be blame for not penalising them but it is unlikely the many free kicks awarded they would have deterred players so determined to “have a go.”
‘ I WASN’T WORRIED-=REF
Ken stokes, the referee at Goodison Park, relaxed after a six-hour stint yesterday at Ollerton Colliery, Nottinghamshire, where he is a foreman electrician and said; “I was the least worried man on the field. “I knew there would be some hard tackling-the game was fought in print before the kick-off-but I had everything under control.” Waving an F.A. handbook, Mr. Stokes, 44, a referee for eight years added;  “If you know what’s in here you know how far you can go.” Of the Everton and Leeds fans he said; “I don’t criticism any crowd, I concentrate on the game and I am oblivious to any distractions. “I will write my report tonight, but I can’t discuss what will be in it.”

TROUBLE BEGINS ON THE PITCH NOT ON THE TERRACES
Liverpool Daily Post-Monday, November 9, 1964
DID REFEREE ERR IN GOODISON PARK’S NEAR-RIOT?
DISMISSALS COULD HAVE BEEN-LEEDS 3, EVERTON 4
EVERTON 0, LEEDS UNITED 1
By Jack Rowe
It’s the poor old public again! Unless I am mistaken, they will get most of the blame for the riotous happenings at Goodison Park on Saturday. Indeed, they have, by inference, already been blamed, because although referee Ken Stokes (Newmark) declined to say officially why he stopped the match for ten minutes in the first half, he was quoted by Leeds manager Don Revie as indicating that it was because pennies and other missiles were thrown from the crowd at an injured United player. Whether this was his only reason I do not know, but I suggest there was confirmation for it from the fact that before he did restart the match there was an announcement from the Everton secretary, Bill Dickinson, that if there was any more missile throwing the game would be abandoned. I think it would have been much better of the announcement had been an apology to the crowd for the interruption to their entertainment and putting the blame where it rightly belonged.
ON THE PITCH
It may be wrong for spectators to throw missiles and if it can be stopped so much the better, but what tends to be overlooked in matters of this kind is that the trouble invariably starts on the pitch-not off it. Before a missile was thrown the game had already exploded because players earning anything from £50 to £100 a week to provide entertainment for those who make it possible for them to receive that kind of money, had forgotten their job. Are you going to blame the crowd for the fact that a First Division player, included by the country in a World Cup squad, was sent-off after only four minutes. No-one can, because the cause was out there on the pitch and if Brown claims he was as much sinned against as sinning he ought to know by now that it is usually the man who retaliates who suffers. That was in the fourth minute and yet we had already seen the shape of things from players of both sides. Can you wonder at a record showing their wrath when they get this sort of example on the pitch?
DISMISSALS’ SCORE
It went on even after Brown’s dismissal, which disproved the theory that if a referee acts tough at the start, he can stamp it out. Mr. Stokes did not succeed in doing it, in this game and I reckon that by the time it was over if the score- in sending 0ff-had been Everton 4 Leeds 3 it would have been a measure of what happened and what was necessary. I am not so much concerned as to who started what as to the fact that it all happened and if there is to be any inquiry by the authorities they should begin not with spectators who are beginning to get fed up with being made the Aunt Sally for everything that goes wrong, but with the battle between the players and the tactics which were used.  There were tings in this game which went miles beyond hard and fair tackling, and it reached such a pitch that it was dangerous to keep your eye on the ball in case you missed something going on long after it had passed on. I grant there was a cooling down after half-time, when words were said in each dressing-room, but there was still a lot of dirt, and that Hunter was the only one to be booked was nothing short of amazing.
EIGHT-A-SIDE
I suspect referee Stoke’s had reached the stage where he realised that if he did apply the extreme measure, he would be left with something like an eight-a-side game to control. Generally, I do not blame him for the near-riot, but I do think he was at fault in not dealing more severely, with Bell when the Leeds full back crashed into temple in that dramatic 37th minute, a collision which left both players flat out and led to the stoppage. Bell had to be carried off by teammates and Temple was put on a stretcher. What I cannot overlook is that when the game opened again it did so with a free kick to Everton, a punishment for Bell’s tackle. I heard that tackle described as fair after the game, and I can only comment that if that is the interpretation, they put on that type of tackle in Leeds they cannot grumble if there have been complaints about their tactics. By that I am not blaming Leeds for the Goodison scenes. As tally of free kicks showed that they had fewer awarded against them than Everton, but both sides approached this match in the wrong spirit from the start. What all clubs have to consider is the effect on the majority of spectators, who go to matches for entertainment and pleasure. Not all are angels. Some are ready to react violently at the slightest provocation, but the basic cause of all trouble begins on the pitch. Players have got to remember that it is the man who pays at the turnstiles who pays at the turnstiles who pays their wages. The onus of attracting the crowds and not driving them away, is on all of them. Many of them forgot that on Saturday. Scarcely did a result less than this when laid against the general picture. Leeds won with a headed goal by Bell from a Collins free kick after 13 minutes and I suppose that because Everton held them to this with ten men for 86 minutes they are entitled to some credit. Perhaps they deserve a draw, especially for their second half showing, when Leeds were mostly on the defensive and escaped remarkably once or twice. There were players who kept comparatively Cool and for Everton I thought Labone was outstanding, with Stevens, and Morrissey doing magnificently as they alternated at full back after Brown went off. Rankin and Sprake did well and so did Charlton, but mostly this is a match I would like to forget. The trouble is it cannot be forgotten unless we never have one like it again. Everton; Rankin; Rees, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Stevens; Temple, Young, Pickering, Vernon, Morrissey. Leeds United;- Sparke; Reaney, Bell; Brenmer, Charlton, Hunter; Giles, Storrie, Belfitt, Collins, Johannesson. Referee; K. Stokes (Newmark). Attendance; 43,605.

CHESTERFIELD RES 3, EVERTON RES 1
Liverpool Daily Post-Monday, November 9, 1964
With tempers flaring on both sides, and the referee issuing constant warnings after vicious tackles. Everton Reserves game at Chesterfield deteriorated into a grim struggle and unedifying scrambles. Everton much the more skilful and polished side, early on, let the game slip from their grasp. They took things too easy in the first half and then became rattled as the young home forwards fought their way into the game. Husband scored for Everton after 29 minutes, were Watkin (28 minutes), Hallam (penalty 70 minutes), and Moore (80 minutes). Everton missed a number of easy scoring chances in the first half.

DISMISS THIS MATCH AS DISREPUTABLE, DEMEANING
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express, Monday, November 9, 1864
By Leslie Edwards
What we were supposed to see was a football match between Everton and Leeds United; what we saw was a crime against football and against sportsmanship and good sense. One cannot comment on it as a game, because there was no game -just a series of reckless, feckless scrimmages between two teams of eleven men masquerading as footballers. The crowd take their cue from the players; thus the ill-temper on one side of the touchline was transmitted more’s the pity to those on the terraces. I did not see any solid missiles thrown, but there was plenty of trash flung. I don’t blame referee Stokes, of Newark, for calling the players from the field five minutes from the interval and warning spectators that if further missiles were thrown, he would abandon the match. Indeed, the only conclusion one could come to when he signalled the teams to the dressing room after the tremendous collision in which Bell, of Leeds United, and Temple, of Everton, were injured, was that the game had been abandoned. Only when announcement was made over the public address system that the referee would restart the game in five minutes, but would stop it if further missiles were thrown, was it clear the match was to be allowed to go its full course. It might almost have been better for all concerned if the second half had been abandoned, except that what little entertainment we were given came, too belatedly, through the reprieve.
SLY DIGS
What any non-partisan love of football must have thought of this exhibition by two of the leading teams in Britain one dare not begin to think. It had everything the enemies of professional football always criticise. There was no pleasure in it for me or, I suspect for the great majority of the rest of the 43,000. Wild, vicious tackling allied to sly digs with boot or fist characterised most of it and when Brown, who had used his fist on Giles was ordered off within a few minutes of the start, tempers grew hotter rather than cooler. Referee Stokes, the man who ordered Tony Kay from the field at Goodison Park a season ago, has been pilloried for letting the match get one of hand from the start. One of his critics says he missed seven or eight fouls before Brown was ordered off, that is absolute nonsense. Far from missing fouls in the game’s early stages this referee saw the all- and that indicated to me, at least, that here were two sides set on a battle, after their two contentious Cup-ties last season and determined to have one irrespective of how many free kicks; it might cost. What can a referee do when faced with such a dilemma? Book players? Send them off? Caution them? Stop the game? Mr. Stokes did all this and still fouls came. He may not have been popular with players or spectators, but he did his job with the greatest courage. I asked him yesterday whether he stopped the match to lecture both teams in their dressing rooms. He refused to comment in any way about the match or about his decision to have an unofficial five minutes’ interval, because as he said “It is all in my report to the League.” What a report that is likely to be!
NO BAD THING
It was evident that both teams tried to persuade him from leaving the field. Whatever his reason for this action I submit that a five minutes’ cooling off spell at that stage was no bad thing, Temple went off on a stretcher and the fear was he would never come back; Bell, with whom he had collided, was also carried off. Bell lunged at a ball that was not there and once committed to what the referee ruled was a foul tackle, had to go through with it the result that he and Temple met with a thump that could be heard. Happily, both came back, Bell when the game restarted and Temple a few minutes afterwards before the belated halftime interval was taken. The only comparable at Goodison Park was one when the reserve teams of Everton and Bolton Wanderers got at cross purposes some 10 seasons ago. The match was held up for 15 minutes and spectators had to be removed from the pitch before it could be re-started. The battle of Wrexham, between Wales and Austria was a notably disgusting one, but it had nothing on this latest fiasco which never at any time looked like a game of football. The only worthwhile movement, except for a couple by Everton in the second half which went close to succeeding, was the one in which Bell headed the goal which gave Leeds victory. Collins’ free kick was beautifully placed but Bell, a back, had to be a contortionist to round his man to get his head to the ball and glide it hard into the net. For the rest comment is superfluous.
ALL WRONG
The Lord Mayor of Liverpool was among the spectators. That so many sports-loving thousands in this city and the civic head should have to endure a performance of this sort is all wrong. As I see it, paid footballers have three things to do if they want to make their names in the game. In priority they are;
Mastery of themselves
Mastery of the ball
Mastery of their opponents
Too many of the players we saw on Saturday haven’t started to learn the first of those precepts. If they think the football-loving public of Britain is always going to pay to watch what they were given on Saturday they are well on the way to a 50s per week pay packet, not one of £50 and upwards. This was the great game of football -and the game itself is still great-demeaned as it has rarely ever been before. To blame the referee for it isn’t good enough…

CLEAN UP SOCCER DEMANDS GROW
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express-Monday, November 9, 1964
FOOTBALL LEAGUE MUST ACT TO STOP SCENES
PLAYERS’ UNION CHIEF PLEDGES SUPPORT
By LESLIE EDWARDS
With the dust of battle settling followings the game on Saturday between Everton and Leeds United—but the air is not likely to be cleared for many days yet—football authority, followers of the game and everyone with the good name of the sport at heart is debating what can be done to cure the disease of foul play on the pitch and foul behaviour on the terraces. The question was asked at the weekend: " What is happening to football'" The more pertinent question's might be: " What has happened to football? " League president Joe Richards has said that soccer flare-ups. not only at Everton but at many other venues, will be debated when the League Management Committee next meet on November 17. One answer this meeting will never arrive at I am sure, is a system of clubs fining their own offenders. It is up to football authority to take its own disciplinary action.
Mr. Cliff Lloyd, secretary of the Players' Association. said to-day: " The reports I read to-day distress me. I feel everyone connected with the game has a duty here. "We informed players before the season started of the conduct, we expected of them, and we shall take steps to repeat our warning. Clubs must accept some of the responsibility for this as well. The clean-up must start at club level. "The trouble is that nowadays everyone—players, club, spectators only seem to want to be associated with success. l would like to see referees go into both dressing rooms with the managers before matches start and tell players quite plainly the type of conduct expected of them. And, more important. what consequences would follow from failure to maintain this conduct.
REFEREES RIGHT
“Players and referees should be given opportunity to get to know each other better. There is a barrier between them at the moment. If they mixed more socially, they would have more respect for one another." An official highly placed in the game said: Nine out of ten referees are right in' their actions, but they get little enough support from those who should support them. - Too many people are 'knocking' referees—spectators, the Press TV and radio, clubs, yet, and even people who hold responsible positions in football. "What is wrong in football is wrong with the nation. It is the general disease of indiscipline. Something must be done about it because if it is allowed to continue in football, reasonable people, 'certainly won't want to pay to see it." One reason out forward "for the decline of sportsmanship in and around professional football is that money incentives to-day are so great players arc forced' to play with an intensity that would be lacking if their weekly wage packet did not depend so much on their: position in the table. After all, many of them are paid a basic £3O to play and win. Why, it is argued' should they get further bonuses depending on their position in the table and the number of spectators which are drawn to their home games?
SIMILAR INCIDENTS
The impression that everything that is wrong with football emanates on Merseyside is one authority should resist. There have been all too many rough houses on pitches in this city, but there have been similar incidents at many other League grounds all over the country. The players have it in their power to keep the game clean. Spectators take their cue from the attitude of men on the field. If they forgive and forget a foul against them the crowd accept it, if they show resentment, it is the signal for the crowd to follow suit. In many contentious matches, there is some play-acting by both sides in the matter of feigning serious injury. This stirs up spectators and makes the job of the referee even more difficult. Referees cannot make a foul game clean; only the players can do that.
PROCATION
Everton will be sending their report on incidents at the match to the Football League, and so, doubtless, will Leeds United. The Everton manager, Harry Catterick, said after the match that he did not condone foul play, but suggested that there had been provocation in the case of Brown, sent off after four minutes. Leeds United manager Don Revie argues that the F.A. were wrong at the outset of the season to publish the fact in their monthly magazine that Leeds United players had more cautions last season than players with any other club in the Football League. He said this branded Leeds United as a tough side and First Division sides they were meeting for the first time this season acted accordingly.
MR. FOLLOWS’ VIEW
Mr. Denis Follows, Secretary of the F.A. who has mentioned the possibility of making directors or managers responsible for the behaviour of their players, said; “We have to be fair to Everton. Their own Chairman was the first to suggest in the past that clubs should institute a system of fines for players who get into trouble. “And Everton even built a barrier behind their goals to try to stop crowd misbehaviour. They are to be pitied; I think. But somehow we have got to regain control of the situation.” Don Revie, the Leeds United manager said to-day; “Any inquiry into the game generally would be welcomed by us. The F.A contributed to our troubles when they labelled us at the dirtiest team of last season. They have given any crowd anywhere a ready-made excuse to attack our players.” Leeds United chairman Harry Reynolds said, “Our conscience is clear. I congratulate our players on keeping their heads.”

EVERTON FANS THOUGH REFEREE WAS TO BLAME
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Tuesday, November 10, 1964
By Leslie Edwards
Although Merseyside football crowds have been taking some " stick "—some of it undeserved —over the past few days it is ironic that the vast majority of football managers in this country are saying: " I only wish we had some of these chaps paying to see our teams—we've scarcely got enough fans to make a noise!" The fact that the referee on Saturday took the teams off not because of the way the game was going, but because of the behaviour of spectators is surprising, since if any missiles which could be considered dangerous were thrown,I did not see them. I have seen matches where solid dangerous objects have been picked up from the pitch, but this game was not one. A famous player—incidentally a Liverpudlian—who played First League football in this city for years, told me: “I think the referee would have been more sensible to keep the players on the field, lecture them, and then tell the crowd what the consequences would be if anything else were thrown. "He made a mistake, too, when he restarted the match after the adjournment with a free kick against Bell for that foul on Temple. I never expected to see either of these players back on the field. The offence merited at least a caution, if not a ' booking.' I hold no brief for Everton, or Liverpool for that matter. I go to see a game of football." Most of the people who have written to this columnist protest that Referee Stokes was the man to blame. While I do not entirely agree with them, I am bound to give their opinion as being representative of people who pay to see their football.
Reg Gadd, of 28 Sunlight Street, Liverpool 6, whose fairness in all things is proverbial, says: " In my opinion, the main reason for the disorderly game was that the referee lost control. Brown was sent off for retaliating. Then Bell committed the most blatant foul I have ever seen, and how Temple was able to continue the game later is a mystery. Why Bell was not treated more severely smirked off the trouble."
“EXTREMELY HARSH”
Mr. Sexton, 11 Wellstead road, Liverpool 15, writes; “After sending off Brown, a decision which I thought extremely harsh, Referee Stokes turned a blind eye to what I considered were more serious fouls committed by Leeds players. Unless the F.A. take action against some referees the standard of football will grow steadily worse." And from Old Timer, Birkenhead, the following: "Players and spectators are quick to realise when there Is a weak referee in charge, and act accordingly. Can anyone imagine J. T. Howcroft or Mr. Harper throwing their arms up in despair as this referee did at Goodison Park on Saturday—an act, in my opinion, which proved he could not handle the players or spectators. After a fair warning to all concerned, if the aggression continued, he should have abandoned the game."
J. R. Hughes, 12 Basing Street, Liverpool 19, comments: " I have just witnessed one of the roughest and most murderous games of football I have ever seen since Everton v. Burnley many years ago. To-day's match was ruined from the outset by the refereeing. Mr. Stokes allowed many blatant fouls in the first few minutes; then, without warning, he decided to send off Brown. Mr. Stokes then became whistle happy, and I firmly believe he took off the players for an interval to gather his wits. Why didn't he speak to Bell after the foul on Temple? I think the time has arrived when we should have full-time referees for big-time football, men trained in all aspects of the game, who don't just know the rules, but who can 'read' the game—in other words, trained psychologists. Perhaps a referee is required for each half of the field." On the other side of the medal comes a letter from A. Jones. of Shotton, who says he is disgusted with the way events are shaping at Goodison Park. He has been a follower and small shareholder of the club for many years.
MOST REGRTTABLE
"One useful outcome of an F.A. inquiry would be the downgrading of Mr. Stokes." says A. de C. Exton, of Westbourne Avenue. West Kirby.He continues: "On his last visit to Goodison Park he was criticised, and his shortcomings were made obvious. Retaliation, following provocation did not merit Brown's dismissal. This action caused the ensuing pantomime. The crowd were incensed, and the Players inevitably affected. Bell threw himself at Temple in the manner of a Bert Royal of the wrestling ring. Bell's recovery from injury was rapid. Mr. Stokes considered him immune from punishment. "Incidentally, the crowd's unjustifiable vocal attack on Collins must be mentioned. He strove to ensure that sanity prevailed as the game progressed. "Flagrant breaches of the rules can never be condoned; the whole chapter of incidents was most regrettable, but when allocating the blame attributable to players. spectators and referee, let us not give the non footballing public the impression that Mr. Stokes had the unenviable task of controlling 22 undisciplinable players in the presence of 43,000 fanatical spectators."
AND SOME MORE
Further correspondence on the topic comes from Eric Greene, 12 Woodlands Drive, Boole, Chester: "As discussion goes on as to who was to blame it is pleasing to see you writing 'the crowd take their cue from the players.' Before the League punish the crowd they should realise that no crowd anywhere throws missiles unless provoked by some incident on the field. Either the referee or the players must always take some of the blame."
H. Corfield, 163 Walton Hall Avenue, Liverpool 11, says: " I have been interested in football for the past 50 years, but never did I think the game could come to such a low level. I remember local ‘Derby' games in the past and they were played hard, very hard, but the players still came up smiling. Spectators in those days used to argue and scrap between themselves in a healthy manner that made Saturday afternoon football pleasure. They never interfered with the players or the game."
T. Lawson, 109 The Northern Road, Great Crosby, writes: " It was a disgrace and although Everton were not entirely blameless no team can be expected to play football when the other side seems intent on a rough game from the outset. For myself Leeds and their players and officials will never be welcome at Goodison Park again."
H.P. of Claremont Road, Liverpool 15 comments: The crowd must take some blame. They booed Sprake for merely being injured by Young and pilloried the referee although he did not commit one foul, so far as I could see. He was, if anything, too lenient to both sides. Everton have said that offenders should be fined. Here is a chance for them. The clubs are the people who can really stop foul play."
And finally, R. Mellander, of Balmoral Road, Liverpool 6, says: "Is it coincidence that now Everton are dropping points the team's conduct also shows a decline? After last Saturday's exhibition surely something must be done to put an end to such a display. " I am not forgetting that the Leeds team were also guilty of misconduct, but surely our main concern is for the honourable status of Goodison Park " It is just not good enough that honest to goodness Everton supporters. are being constantly reminded of their team's reputation. Somebody must stop it and stop it quick."

EVERTON WILL SELECT TEAM FROM 15
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express-Tuesday, November 10, 1964
CUP-TIE AT KILMARNOCK
SCOTT IN PARTY
By Leslie Edwards
Everton manager Mr. Harry Catterick, will not select his team to play the first leg Fairs Cup game at Kilmarnock tomorrow night until an hour or two before kick-off time. A party of 15 players, including Alex Scott, who missed the match against Leeds owing to injury, will be leaving Liverpool to-day for headquarters near Paisley. Pickering. Temple, and Brown are nursing knocks received in Saturday’s match and come into the doubtful category. Brian Harris is also on the injured list. Kilmarnock, seen in action by the Everton manager a fortnight ago, are reported to be the best drilled, best equipped Scottish team he has seen for years.
STAR DOUBTFUL
Their star inside forward, McInally has a damaged knee. Frantic efforts are being made to get him fit in time. At the moment his appearance is extremely doubtful. Assuming the weather is favourable Everton hope to fly from Speke late this afternoon; if fog closes in they will travel by train. The 15 players in the Everton party are Rankin; West; Wright, Brown, Harris, Gabriel, Labone, Stevens; Scott, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Vernon, Temple, Morrissey.

WIGANLL REPLACES PICKERING AS ATTACK LEADER
Liverpool Daily Post, Wednesday, November 11, 1964
Frank Wignall, the centre-forward Everton sold to Nottingham Forest for £20,000, has won an England cap- and the man he replaces is Fred Pickering, the centre forward they brought from Blackburn Rovers for £80,000. Wiganll leads the England attack against Wales at Wembley next Wednesday. He is one of several charges in the England team, and comes to Anfield on Saturday with his club, managed by Johnny Carey the former Everton manager, to meet Liverpool in a First Division game. Gordon Milne, the Liverpool wing-half, joins Pickering in the discard, but Peter Thompson the Anfield winger, keeps his place.

EVERTON PLAY IT HARD AND FAIR, SAYS MANAGER, CATTERICK
Liverpool Daily Post, Wednesday, November 11, 1964
Everton embark on their toughest task of the season in the Inter-Cities fairs Cup match at Kilmarnock this evening and the question everyone are asking are how much will the team’s confidence be sapped by the unfortunate defeat at Goodison Park last Saturday and how closely can they reproduce tactics and strategy without fear of being drawn further into adverse criticism. I raised these points with Manager Harry Catterick at the club’s Scottish head-quarters. He was in no doubt about the position. I shall certainly not give any special instructions to the team other than would have been the case had this match proceeded the Leeds United game. I believe firmly that Everton play hard and fair. Occasionally there may be so incident which attracts retaliation, and something happens which would be better omitted. If this is true of Everton, however, is it not true of all other teams? “We are the only club in Britain which takes action on its own account against its players who may be considered to have offended against our standards. We do not wait for others to sit in judgement on us. We take our own decisions and impose our own generation. No one can accuse Everton of ever having refused to face up to a situation.
PRIVATE CONCERN
Does not mean Everton have already taken action following the Leeds flare-up? Mr. Catterick declined to be drawn on what he considers to be a club’s private concern. Everton realise that in confronting Kilmarnock they are opposing the Scottish League leaders, a team Scottish League leaders, a team unbeaten this season, but they have the inspiration of their performance against Glasgow Rangers last season to urge them on. On Mr. Catterick’s assessment. Kilmarnock are a hard and difficult side to beat, and he has no illusions about the enormity of the task facing Everton. They have what many people consider the most tight defensive system in Britain, and it is their ability to strike out like lightning with a three-prolonged central attack that so often throws their opposition into confusion. “Are they Scotland’s Leicester City?” I asked Mr. Catterick? He replied; “I cannot compare them with any other side in Britain. In my view they are more efficient than Leicester defensively, and their retaliations when the moment comes to break out is carried into effect with a terrific speed and purpose.
UNITED, CHELSEA
“I would say without any doubt that they are better than any team in England to-day with the possible exception of our two leading clubs Manchester United and Chelsea.” That then is the problem Everton face to-day with a team which has not yet taken shape. In the party which flew from a fog free Speke, beyond their original destination, the fog bound Renfrew Airport and touched down at Prestwick where fog is a rarity, there were fifteen players. Only Barry Rees, who is injured, stood down from the eleven who battled it out against Leeds and in came Alex Scott, Brian Harris, Gordon West, Colin Harvey, and Tommy Wright. Mr. Catterickemphasised that not until he reaches the Kilmarnock ground will he decide on the team. There are still fitness doubts over Temple, brown, Pickering and Scott. When I asked if he was hopeful that they might be fit. Mr. Catterick said; “I would not have brought them with me if I had not thought they had reasonable chance of playing.
TRAINING SPELL
All the players underwent a training spell at Goodison Park before departure and if they all report this morning that there have been no ill effects,I expect Everton to field; Rankin; Brown, Harris; Gabriel, Labone, Stevens; Scott, Young, Pickering, Vernon, Temple.
Kilmarnock similarly have doubts and will not finalise their team until later to-day. In view of the tremendous build up Kilmarnock’s performances have earned for them this season I would think Everton will be well satisfied if they are able to face Kilmarnock at Goodison Park in the second leg no more than a goal down. Mr. Catterick said “I like to think that when we are on form, we can hold our own with anybody but so much depends on form and availability of players.” Shortly after leaving Prestwick Airport for their Kilmacolm headquarters the team coach ran into dense fog with think frost covering the countryside. Conditions were so bad that the journey of thirty miles needed twice the time to cover as was taken for the flight from Speke. Fortunately, Kilmarnock is within easy reach of Prestwick so that local forecasters insist there is little chance of fog interference with the match. Mr. Catterick had one comforting announcement to make on route. He said that earlier in the day a specialist had examined Ray Wilson, the club’s English international left back, who has been out of action with a torn tendon in the groin since the early days of the season. His verdict was that the long lay off had done its job so promisingly he was able to advise that Wilson could now step up his training. The result is that Wilson will renew contact with the ball to-day.

EVERTON AT KILMARNOCK
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express Wednesday, November 11, 1964
By Leslie Edwards
Everton’s first-leg Inter-Cities Fairs Cup game at Kilmarnock has tended to be overshadowed by other events. But the game in Scotland to-night has attracted great attention and I am told only a few seats at 15s remain for sale. Kilmarnock are likely to be at full strength except for the doubt about their big inside forward, McInally who damaged a knee in the match against Motherwell on Saturday. Everton are taking some 15 or 16 players from which to make choice, but the side will not be selected until an hour or before kick-off. With a visit to Chelsea on Saturday, Everton face a tough few days. If they can contain the well-drilled Kilmarnock side- one of the finest Manager Catterick has ever seen over the border-they will have gone far towards establishing a chance for themselves when the second-leg game is played at Goodison Park. Perhaps the most non-partisan view on “that match” I have received comes from A. Cooling of Forest Lodge, Gregory Boulvard, Nottingham. He writes “Visiting Liverpool on Saturday I watched the Everton v Leeds United game. The only point I would make about the match itself was that both sides were to blame. “However, I would like to protest at the treatment given to the Leeds United left winger, Albert Johanneson. This player probably the fairest and one of the best entertainers in the Football League on his day, did not deserve the disgusting noise and abuse given to him. “I was told by someone alongside me that this treatment was given to him when he played at Anfield earlier this season. If this is so I would say it is a disgrace to the city of Liverpool.”

GOODISON PARK MEN HAVE TWO GOALS LEAD IN INTER-CITIES FAIRS CUP
Liverpool Daily Post-Thursday, November 12, 1964
TEMPLE AND MORRISSEY BLAST EVERTON THROUGH
KILMARNOCK GO DOWN AT HOME FOR FIRST TIME IN TWENTY-SEVEN GAMES
KILMARNOCK 0, EVERTON 2
By Horace Yates
Everton surpassed all expectations by the emphatic way in which they became the first team to win at Kilmarnock in 27 games and so the outlook for further progress in this Inter-Cities’ fair Cup competition becomes outstanding. It was no secret that if they could hold Kilmarnock to a draw, they would be highly delighted. Even to have finished a goal down would not have been considered disastrous, but to face the second leg at Goodison Park so handsomely in the lead was achievement beyond praise. There is no doubt the Scottish air acts as a tonic to Everton for they returned on a similar power display to leave Rangers so clearly second best on the unofficial British championship match last season. The triumph was the more satisfying for Everton because once again they had to improvise by playing Stevens at right back, moving Harris to left half, Temple to outside right in the continued absence of Scott, with Morrissey at outside left.
BRILLIANT SOLO GOAL
Every man responded superbly to the call and once again manager Harry Catterick can congratulate himself for having a reserve of the ability of Morrissey. Even during the first half, in which Everton were subdued from an attacking point of view, it was almost always Morrissey who was at the spearhead of any danger threat. It was no more than he deserved when he scored one of the most brilliant’ solo goals seen at Kilmarnock for many a day. Everton’s two hammer blows were struck during four minutes of disaster for Kilmarnock. The second half was ten minutes old when Stevens, advancing deep into the opposing half, put all his power behind a shot which cannoned off a defender to Temple out on the right. The winger cut in towards goal and found Forsyth racing out to meet him. He shot on the instant, the ball striking the goalkeeper’s body and swerving into the empty net. Undoubtedly fortune smiled warmly on Everton at this moment. A spirit of desperation swept over the Kilmarnock team as they threw everything into attack. Everton reacted magnificently. Out went a long ball to Morrissey on the left wing. For the first time in the match, he completely hoodwinked King and, when Murray rushed in to cover, Morrissey beat him just as effortlessly and completely. From the edge of the penalty area Morrissey hit a tremendous shot. Although international goalkeeper Forsyth leapt across goal, the ball passed over his out-stretcher hands just under the bar and into the net. Kilmarnock were clearly the better side in the opening half and enjoyed most of the attack. They missed two or three excellent chances. Everton, however, were playing to a plan to contain Kilmarnock and strike only as opportunity and safety warranted. Obviously, Kilmarnock realised that a goalless draw was of little service to them at home and more than ever they placed their emphasis on attack. To do this they had to relax their defensive strength.
ASSUMED MASTERY
It was then that Everton became more venturesome,and the turn of the tables was complete with the snatching of those two goals. One was undoubtedly fortunate but the other a magnificent example of opportunism. If Everton had left the home crowd comparatively unimpressed as a result of the first half acceptance of a holding role, they won golden opinions by the way they assumed the mastery and kept it. There were sufficient fouls in the opening half, most of them awarded against Everton to get the home crowd excited but none of the offences was of the savage order, despite the boos for Stevens, Gabriel, and Pickering. Bonny fighters Kilmarnock may be, but I do not see how they can hope to concede two goals start to Everton and expect to beat them at Goodison Park. Still, they persisted manfully and even in the last minute, after having an appeal for a penalty refused, right back King headed over the Everton bar with only Rankin to beat. For those who take an interest in this sort of thing the score in fouls went in favour of Kilmarnock by 14 to 7 but let no one say this was another case of Everton’s strong-arm tactics. Most of the Everton’s medals must be awarded to a defenders even though it was ateam triumph in the sense that every man was allocated a role and played perfectly. For example, we saw little or nothing of Vernon in attack and Young was not often prominent. But Young I hand an outsize bouquet for all the aid he gave to defence in midfield.
GABRIEL SHINES
Pickering wandered far and wide in an effort to persuade Kilmarnock to forsake the middle and leave a gap for Vernon. Kilmarnock were not to be lured by these tactics and I believe if the Scots had not decided on a second half goals policy this encounter might easily have ended goalless. Temple was generally quiet but achieved the all-important break-through, yet Kilmarnock will remember Morrissey as the man most difficult to hold. Every Everton defender rallied to a challenging situation and if one put a foot wrong occasionally the cover for him was immediate. Even in this great glow of satisfaction with a task so well done I feel justified in singing out Jimmy Gabriel for a superb exhibition. His tackling was rugged, effective, and sure and, while he succeeded almost entirely in blunting the striking power of McFadzean, he more than anyone else, was prompting the attack into retaliations. Labone, too, had a slippery customer to deal with in Hamilton and, while greater steadiness on the centre forward’s part must have produced results. Labone’s was still a highly satisfactory credit rating.
STEVENS’ VALUE
Rankin’s timing of his outcomings served Everton splendidly from time to time, while Brown accounted for the swift-moving McIlroy who might have caused a deal of trouble against less watchfulness. Harris slotted back into the half back pattern as through he had never missed a game. Stevens once again emphasised his terrific value. This forward of last season, now a man to play anywhere his services my be needed most, showed no sign of rawness either positionally or tactically. This player, who has been the butt of so much Goodison Park criticism in the past, looks like staving on to become one of their biggest heroes. Well, done Everton! This was a success against the odds and handsomely merited. Kilmarnock; Forsyth; King, Watson; Murray, McGrory, Beattie; McIlroy, Black, Hamilton, McFadzean, Sneddon. Everton; Rankin; Stevens, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Temple, Young, Pickering, Vernon, Morrissey. Referee; Mr. A. Aalbrecht (Netherlands) Attendance, 28,000.

STEVENS IS BRILLIANT IN EVERTON’S CUP TRIUMPH
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Thursday, November 12, 1964
By Horace Yates
Cautiously manager Harry Catterick says; “Let us wait until the second leg at Goodison Park before we turn out the celebration.” But he was disguising his great satisfaction with Everton’s 2-0 victory at Kilmarnock last night in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup tie. I don’t think he need worry, for if he can keep Everton in such good heart, their climb back to rehabilitation cannot be long delayed. They defeated the Scottish League leaders, unbeaten this season and without a reverse in their previous 26 home games, fairly and squarely on their merits after a first half holding policy had proved entirely successful. After the match some of the Kilmarnock players told me; “Everton are a much better side than we had expected.” On the other hand the Everton boys said; “We expected it to be rougher.” Not that it wasn’t tough. It was, and any sign of Everton’s defensive weakness would probably have seen them out of the competition before the first half was over. Everton opened as though intent on ensuring a draw, and as success towards that goal boosted their confidence, they had a lucky break just when they needed it to hit Kilmarnock where it hurts most- the back of the net.
NOT LUCKY
A long shot by Stevens was deflected to Temple. From the stand it seemed Temple was aided by another huge slice of good fortune as the goalkeeper deflected his shot into goal at 55 minutes. Derek Old me afterwards that his shot was passing directly into goal when Forsyth almost brought off a sensational save. He only succeeded in diverting the ball but still not sufficiently to keep it out of goal. Then, as Kilmarnock were throwing everything that they possessed into a drive for the equaliser, Everton’s most troublesome raiding forward, Johnny Morrissey, beat two men and crashed home a terrific drive only four minutes later. I am not decrying Everton’s performance. How could anyone do that in such a magnificent team triumph with hardly a disappointment anywhere. For all that, I believe Kilmarnock’s realisation that a goalless draw, such as it was at half time, was simply not good enough in view of the second leg obligations. They shifted the accent a little more towards attack, relaxing ever so slightly the defensive grip that had seemed almost suffocating.  That was enough. Everton hit them hard twice and were then content that Kilmarnock should make no inroads into that lead. Undoubtedly tactical planning played a terrific part in the triumph and the confidence Mr. Catterick showed in Dennis Stevens by asking him to play right back could not have been more completely justified. Stevens played brilliantly. No one would have suspected that he was a supposedly round peg trying to fit a square hole, for his performance completely belied his strangeness in the position. Similarly, Jimmy Gabriel, for whom this has been something of a nightmare season so far, with suspension, relegation, and a below par display, came back with a performance that he ahs not often bettered. This was Gabriel in the commanding form which in the past has meant so much to Everton. At outside left, Johnny Morrissey, in and out of the team according to the existing injury situation, looked just about the finest reserve winger in football. Even during the times of the first half attacking famine it was Morrissey who almost invariably led the assault. His goal was fitting reward for a splendid evening’s play. I was delighted with the way Young buckled to his rather unusual role of defensive responsibility. It may have curbed his incursions into the shooting line,but his courage and determination were admirable. Labone had a considerable task in coping with the fluent moving centre forward Hamilton, who with McIlroy, could have created havoc if allowed the slightest encouragement. Like Labone, Brown camped down effectively, and danger from these sources was cut to manageable proportions. Essentially, however, Everton’s was a team triumph. To each player was allocated a role in some cases somewhat unfamiliar and none failed even when Kilmarnock scoring resolution was at its greatest. The pity was that so few Everton supporters could be present to see this revitalised side. Plainly they had completely shruggled off the distasteful aftermatch of last Saturday’s fiasco against Leeds, without allowing it in any way to interfere with their resolution.

THREE EVERTON CASUALITIES
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express, Thursday, November 12, 1964
FITNESS TEST TOMORROW
By Leslie Edwards
Everton, whose manager Harry Catterick was delighted with the way they played At Kilmarnock last night, arrived back by air this morning with three casualties. Goalkeeper Andy Rankin suffered a kick on the foot; Morrissey has a groin injury, and Vernon has damaged to a knee. The side to meet Chelsea, at Chelsea on Saturday, cannot be selected until these players have had treatment and fitness tests tomorrow.

GUIDES TO GOOD CONDUCT POSTED AT STAMFORD BRIDGE
Liverpool Daily Post, Friday, November 13, 1964
CHELSEA MISSED GOODISON PARK LESSON?
DRESSING ROOMS REMINDER MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORTH WHILE
By Horace Yates
By what is termed a coincidence by their assistance secretary, Mr. Alan Bennett, Chelsea will be exhibiting at their Stamford Bridge ground to-morrow, when the visitors are Everton, a ten-point good conduct plan, which will be posted at all the turnstiles and other strategic points. This is said to be an effort to halt falling standards in crowd behaviour. Mr. Bennett said last night. “We have not done anything of this sort before but have been thinking about it for some time. We have had no crowd trouble this season, apart from boys running on the pitch. This is not an attempt to put spectators in their place, but to show them what their place is. It is just a coincidence that the posters are going up for the Everton match. They would have gone up this week-end, whoever we might have been playing.” Anything that helps to improve conditions on football grounds must be welcomed, but I wonder if Chelsea, no matter how ell intentioned they may be, have skirted round the problem, instead of grasping the nettle firmly.
LESSONS IGNORED.
The first part of the list includes routine subjects such as playing of matches, possible fixture alternations, photography,and sale of goods inside the ground. They stress that no unauthorised persons is permitted to enter the field of play. They prohibit unnecessary noise, such as the use of transistor radio sets. Expressly forbidden is the climbing of floodlight pylons stands or other buildings. They conclude by saying, “Chelsea F.C, reserve the right to remove from the ground any person who does not comply with these regulations or whose presence is a source of danger or annoyance to others.” All admirable sentiments in their way but ignoring the lessons of Goodison Park last week. If they had included one further commandment and printed it in letters too big to be missed, something on the lines; “We will play the game. Will you?” they could have seized the opportunity also to post that in the dressing rooms of both home and visiting teams. The message could not be too bold or too prominently display or too prominently displayed and the more clubs who copied it the better. Let us seek to remedy the position on both sides of the fence. Propaganda now is not incitement to trouble, but merely an effect to ensure that nobody lights a fuse.
SORE SPOTS
Some sore spots are recognisable before there is an eruption, as those who read my preview of the Everton-Leeds match in last Saturday’s Daily Post my agree. This is what I wrote’ “Merseyside’s football fireworks may be just a couple of days late to coincide with mention of Guy Fawkes, but we might have quite an explosive week-end for all that.” Everton, O know, took immediate action to make it clear to their playing staff that not only are flare-ups unwelcome but that they will not be tolerated. Burnley’s recent visit to Chelsea indicated that London should think twice before castigating Merseyside as a football black spot. Chelsea it is said also took steps after that match to put their house in order. Let us hope success has crowned their efforts. Far rather would I be condemned as a scaremonger than that I should ignore possibilities, bury my head in the sand and too late, well with the rest, having failed to give voice to possibilities. Everton’s manager could not have expressed himself more clearly as the point and I thrust that with Chelsea’s co-operation all will be well.
NO LOSS OF DIGNITY
Many people in Scotland on Wednesday feared the worst with the clashing of Kilmarnock and Everton in such an important match, but the teams proved there can be whole-hearted endeavour, and strong, robus’ play without either side losing their heads -or their dignity. We will play the game. Will you? It is not an unworthy reminder that players should take the lead in proving that the highest financial inducements in the history of the game should not be an insuperable barrier to sportsmanship and entertainment. In pressing their claims for rewards commensurate with their drawing powers, footballers likened themselves to entertainers in the theatre. Theatrical standards, these days may not always be beyond reproach, but at least they get on with their job of entertaining. Chelsea are lying second in the League table, Everton have slipped a little way, but still harbour ambitions to regain lost ground. This game inevitably will be fiercely contested but with everybody sadder and wiser, I hope, both teams can make this an advertisement for football and prove conclusively that keenness is no excuse for excesses.
ARROWSMITH STEPS UP
Everton have their injury worries again, with Rankin, Vernon, and Morrissey all under treatment yesterday, following the Kilmarnock game, but I imagine it will be Alex Scott, who had to stand down on Wednesday, whose fitness constitutes the greatest concern.

EVERTON CAN “SHOW” LONDON
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Friday, November 13, 1964
By Leslie Edwards
Everton’s trip to London will give them yet another chance to wipe out the memory of that awful schemozzle at Goodison Park. They certainly used their Cup game at Kilmarnock to show how good they can be. Their success in defeating on their own ground a side unbeaten for 26 matches is one of their best and most heartening performances for seasons.  Was it the translation of Stevens to full back which helped stiffen the defence? Did the incoming of Brian Harris at left half-back add artistry to the half-back line? Mascot Johnny Morrissey nearly always produces the goods wherever he is played. Chelsea leaders of the League, are never “easy meat” on their own pitch. Everton have had some fairly tough matches at the venue. I hope to-morrow’s is not another in the series because the London Press in general are apt to be scathing at our expense when things go wrong. I agree with Everton that their side is more likely to succeed when concentrating on football than on trying to match the toughness of their opponents. It is clear from the Kilmarnock triumph that in skill Everton still have what is required. In my view they would always be well advised to resist the temptation to mix it. No one can show football skill when the match becomes one in which there is “clogging.”

MICROSCOPE ON EVERTON AND CHELSEA
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Friday, November 13, 1964
A world-famous referee put his microscope on the technique and tactics and general behaviour of the Everton and Chelsea teams at Stamford Bridge in the Football Echo to-morrow. He is Mr. Ken Aston, of Essex, 12 years a League referee; Cup Final referee when Manchester United played Leicester City, internationally known and a man who has handled games in South America, Africa and all over Europe. Mr. Aston, a headmaster, knows better than any other referee what a “difficult” match is. He sent off two players and cautioned five others in the famous game between Italy and Chile in the World Cup at Santiago two years ago. In view of Chelsea’s position as second in the Football League Division 1 table and Everton’s much-discussed game against Leeds United a week ago, Mr. Aston’s expert, honest assessment of the team’s behaviour is of tremendous interest to fans everywhere.

VERNON MISSES CHALSEA GAME
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Friday, November 13, 1964
EVERTON SELECT FROM 12
By Leslie Edwards
Roy Vernon Everton’s Welsh international inside forward, will miss the game against Chelsea, in London to-morrow. Manager Harry Catterick to-day named him among his injured. Selection of the side will be from ten of the 11 who won at Kilmarnock, plus full back Parker and inside forward Harvey. Chelsea keep the side which won 2-0 against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane, last Saturday. Chelsea; Bonetti; Hinton, McCreadle; Hollins, Mortimore, Harris; Murray, Graham, Bridges, Venables, Tambling. Everton (from)- Rankin; Parker, Stevens, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Temple, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Morrissey.

CAN’T BE IGNORED
Liverpool Daily Post, Saturday, November 14, 1964
By Horace Yates
The spotlight will be focused glaringly on Stamford bridge to-day for the meeting of Chelsea and Everton. It can hardly fail to be a hard, gruelling clash between two determined teams, but forearmed by the knowledge that they will be under the most critical inspection the players must be aware of their capabilities. This is as much more than just another League game, carrying with these two points. Reputations and sportsmanship may be on trial. Recent publicity has pointed an accusing finger in various directions and football’s image must be badly disfigured if, in face of warnings, the lessons are ignored. I believe Everton have survived successfully their most challenging trial. That undoubtedly was at Kilmarnock on Wednesday. No one could forecast with any accuracy how they would acquit themselves in another tense battle so soon after the Leeds affair. They proved that not only was their resolutions unimpaired, but that there was no need to fall over back in the cause of rehabilitation. They scored a resounding win with a display which brought northing but credit and praise. That spirit will take them into the battle of Stamford Bridge unfettered. With a co-operative Chelsea all will be well. Stamford bridge finds no place among Everton’s favourites grounds, for the Goodison side have not won on this pitch for many years.

UNDER THE REFEREE’S MICROSCOPE
Liverpool Football Echo & Evening Express -Saturday, November 14, 1964
If the London sky over Stamford Bridge where Chelsea met Everton to-day was grey, the soccer sky was bright blue, for the first half was as clean as referee Jim Finney’s whistle, which was in danger of growing rusty through lack of use. The shape of things to come was seen after only two minutes when Harvey could well have challenged Bonetti for the ball but pulled away. Everton seemed to be playing without bite, or edge. The conditions lent themselves to tackles along the ground but the Everton players seemed to be timorous in this respect. The moment of truth in the game came after 18 minutes, when Bridges scored. He had burst through with Labone pounding along behind and Rankin advancing. In nine cases out of 10, Bridges would have been stopped by fair means or foul. But neither Labone nor Rankin did anything unfair and Bridges ran on to score easily. This sums up the whole attitude, conduct and behaviour of the Everton team. In terms of statistics, Chelsea were penalised for four first half technical offences while Everton had six free kicks awarded against them, only one of which a referee would regard as a personal foul. This was by Labone who made a very late tackle indeed. The crowd here seemed anxious to find fault with the visiting players, but even this foul by Labone brought only half-hearted boos. Referee Finney, at half-time in his dressing room, must have felt he had a rather good class amateur match to control in terms of lack of temperament from the players. Up to the interval the standard of play and the standard of behaviour from both teams was a credit to English football. The second half was identical with what had gone before, just a pleasant excursion. Some of the crowd below me let loose with the first chorus of “Dear Old Pals” for the game now lacked any bite and physical challenge at all. Each penalised player has acknowledged of his hand to referee Finney. KEN ASTON.

PENSIONERS GIVE EVERTON THE BUDGET
Liverpool Football Echo & Evening Express-Saturday, November 14, 1964
CHELSEA 5, EVERTON 1
By Michael Charters

Chelsea; Bonetti; Hinton, McCreadie; Hollins, Mortimore, Harris (R.); Murray, Graham, Bridges, Venables, Tambling. Everton; Rankin; Stevens, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Harris (B); Temple, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Morrissey. Referee. - Mr. J. Finney (Hereford). Everton kept unchanged the defensive set-up which did so well at Kilmarnock with Stevens at right back, Harvey came in at inside left in place of the injured Vernon. There was a crowd in the region of 30,000, and the eyes of the football world were centred on the game, in view of last week. In the first attack of any note, stevens raced up the right wing to take a good pass from Temple but spoiled it by sending his centre high over the bar. There was another good attack by Everton, starting with a Stevens pass to Pickering, and when the ball moved out to Morrissey, the winger crossed it to the far side where Temple’s shot was just wide. Brian Harris went off rubbing his left thigh and went down to the dressing rooms, with trainer Tom Eggleston. After nine minutes Chelsea took the lead with a first-class goal by GRAHAM. Initially, Stevens was slow to clear, and the ball went to Bridges who foxed the Everton defence with a neat reverse pass to Graham, who shot from the edge of the penalty area- the ball struck Labone and went over the head of Rankin into the net. Immediately after the goal, Brian Harris returned to the pitch, wearing a bandage on his left thigh and moved to outside left position, with Morrissey inside and Harvey dropping back.
CHELSEA IN COMMAND
Chelsea were now in command and putting on considerable pressure with Everton settling down to play a defensive role, Everton re-arranged their forward line again with Brian Harris now on the right wing and Temple moving inside. Young, raised Everton’s hopes fleetingly, with a fine midfield dribble ending with a left foot shot but straight at Bonetti. Everton went further behind after 16 minutes through another excellent goal by Graham, Hinton raced down the right wing, cleverly beating two Everton defenders and pushed the ball through to Murray whose centre was met by Graham. The inside man sent it past Rankin with a flick of the head in true Dean style. Two minutes after Graham’s goal, Bridges put them further ahead with a solo effort. From an Everton attack, Hollins hit the ball hard up the middle of the field and Labone slipped as he turned to chase it, leaving Bridges with a clear run of goal. Rankin came out to the edge of the penalty area, but Bridges took the ball round him, and rolled it into the empty net. Chelsea, of course, were now completely on top of their game- and on top of Everton. Their young, fast attack was moving excellently, and by contrast we had hardly seen anything of the Everton forwards.
FAILTLESS PLAN
In a rare Everton attack, Morrissey, who was doing well, got over a centre, and Pickering made a good attempt with his header, but flicked the ball wide. The great feature so far had been the faultless way in which the game had been played by both sides. The first foul of the game came after 30 minutes, when Labone brought down Hollins just outside the area. From the free kick, Murray slammed the ball straight at Rankin. With six minutes to go before half time, Gabriel scored for Everton, with a magnificent shot from 20 yards. The Chelsea defence held off as Everton attacked and Gabriel was able to pick his spot and hammer the ball into the top right-hand corner of the net. A minute later, Bonetti had to make a great save to prevent Temple from scoring. Gabriel’s goal had revived Everton and they began to move with more power and purpose.
Half-time; Chelsea 3, Everton 1

Rankin made a splendid save from Venables’ shot, and there was no doubt that the fast-moving and slick Chelsea forwards always posed the greatest danger to Everton. The game now was being played a little more than half pace by both teams. It was quite entertaining, but the game was held up for a couple of minutes when both trainers came on after Stevens and Tambling had collided and knocked each other out. The only response was sympathetic applause-a pleasing contrast to the scenes last week when under similar circumstances, the crowd had raised such a commotion nothing more than that. The game had now gone very dead. There were few incidents and even fewer shots, and it was very much a midfield stalemate. There was one half-hit shot from Temple which bounced through to Bonetti, but apart from that, there had not been a shot worthy of the name for the preceding 15 minutes. With 12 minutes to go, after the first really good move of the second half, Chelsea scored their fourth goal to more or less finish the game for Everton. Bridges slipped the ball through to Murray, and the winger, now in the centre of the pitch, raced through and beat Rankin with a splendid shot from the edge of the penalty area. Four minutes later, Chelsea’s fifth goal arrived through a header by Tambling after a good centre by Murray. Final; Chelsea 5, Everton 1. Official Attendance 30,716
EVERTON RES V LEEDS RES
Liverpool Football Echo & Evening Express- Saturday, November 14, 1964
Everton Reserves-West; Wright, Curwen; Hurst, Heslop, Rees; Shaw, Humphreys, Hill, Husband, Veall. Leeds United Reserves; Williamson; Davey, Smith; Greenhoff, Goodwin, Johnson; Wright, Lorrimer, Lawson, Bates, Henderson. Referee; Mr. H.P. Thomasson. (Bolton). Everton were having much more of the game and only once did the home goal look in danger. Even then Curwen was able to take the ball off Lawson’s foot before any damage was done. Everton spend most of their time in the Leeds half with both wingers Shaw and Veall producing some good centres, but again the weakness of the inside men was apparent. Everton got the goal at 19 minutes, thanks to a Leeds defender. Outside right Shaw put in a strong shot towards goal and Leeds half back Johnson sticking out a foot diverted it into the Leeds net. Both Veall and Shaw tested Williamson, but West was having little to do other than to collect back passes. Half-time- Everton res 1, Leeds United Res nil.

HALF WAY MARK NEEDED
Liverpool Daily Post- Monday, November 16, 1964
SHACKLES WERE OF EVERTON’S OWN MAKING
CHELSEA 5, CHELSEA 1
By Michael Charters
This looks like a humiliating defeat for Everton, but, in my view, three major factors must be taken into account. The first is that they played with such restraint that theirgame lacked all semblance of competitive spirit. Secondly, Brian Harris was injured after only four minutes and was a limping passenger on the wing for the rest of the play. Three of the Chelsea goals came after defensive slips, which were understandable, and Everton leaned over backwards to avoid any contention.
BEHAVIOUR ON TRIAL
In view of the sensation’s of the previous week, Everton’s behaviour was on trial. As Chelsea matched Everton’s desire, the game was faultless in fair play and sportsmanship. Everton played in shackles of their own making. They must now find a half-way mark between the extremes of the Leeds’ match and Saturday’s display. There must be challenge and keenness without the ruggedness of the Leeds’ disgrace. The vast majority of League games are played with intense competitive spirit, but still within the bounds of fair play. Everton were so intent on their behaviour that they played a slow-motion, but cultured type of game, which looked attractive but proved ineffective so far as scoring was concerned. In the hour, between Chelsea’s third and fourth goals, Everton had the majority of possession, skilfully passing the ball in midfield, but Chelsea were so well drilled that Everton’s scoring threats were prematurely killed.

PLEASANT CHANGE
Everton at least, did their reputation a great deal of good and they were applauded at the end. It made a pleasant change. Chelsea were much the better team of course, but I thought a 3-1 verdict would have been more in keeping with the play. They were three up in 18 minutes, added two more in the last twelve, and impressed with their ability to master Everton’s forwards and turn defence into attack from their own penalty area. Far too often with Harvey and Young having to play deep to help their own defenders, who did not play well. The Everton attack consisted of Morrissey, Pickering, and temple against the massed Chelsea ranks. They got nowhere. In contrast the Chelsea forwards moved in thrilling style and their young players found the speed and stamina to drop back and move up rapidly as attack developed. On this form, they looked a grand side. Young and Gabriel were Everton’s best, but much of their work was wasted because the Everton build-up was so slow-excellent in ideas, but ineffective in execution. Chelsea scored their first three goals from only five attacks -an object lesson in chance-taking. The first came when Stevens failed to clear, with ample time to do so. Bridges collected the ball, beat Labone with a clever reverse pass to Graham, whose shot stuck Labone and passed over Rankin’s head into the net. Graham also scored the second with a fine header, but the next goal was a tragedy for Labone. Hollins cleared upfield from the penalty area, and as Labone went to intercept, he fell over, and Bridges was given a clear run. Although Rankin came right out, Bridges took the ball around him and carefully rolled it into the empty net. Everton’s best spell came in the ten minutes before the interval. Gabriel scored their goal with a glorious shot from twenty yards, and Bonetti made a thrilling save as he snatched the ball from Temple’s feet as the winger was about to shoot. Temple was knocked off the ball by McCreadie, and Referee Finney, whose task was easy, awarded only an indirect free kick, when a penalty seemed justified. Play in the second half was very dull as Chelsea seemed to be content with there lead and Everton lacked finish. Chelsea turned on the pace near the end, with Murray scoring a brilliant goal and Tambling ending with a header as Rankin seemed slow to cut off Murray’s centre. Since their last league win at Aston Villa on October 5, Everton have taken only two points from six games. On Saturday they were without four internationals -Vernon, Scott, Wilson, and Kay. Until the club are free from injury and get more luck with the run of the ball, it does not seem they will improve. Chelsea; Bonetti; Hinton, McCreadie; Hollins, Mortimore, Harris, R. Murray, Graham, Bridges, Venables, Tambling. Everton; Rankin; Stevens, brown; Gabriel, Labone, Harris B; Temple, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Morrissey. Referee Mr. J. Finney (Hereford). Attendance 30,716

CENTRAL LEAGUE
Liverpool Daily Post-Monday, November 16, 1964
EVERTON WIN DULL GAME
EVERTON RES 4, LEEDS UNITED RES 2
Everton Reserves had an easy win over Leeds United Reserves in the dullest and quietest Central League game seen at Goodison Park this season. Even four of the six goals had a touch of luck about them. Everton took the lead at 19 minutes when a Shaw shot was diverted by half-back Johnson into the net, but although well on top they did not improve on this until 50 minutes when Husband scored off a Humphrey’s rebound. Leeds reduced the arrears at 64 minutes when a direct curling Henderson corner kick was fumbled by West into the net. Straight from this Husband scored Everton’s third goal, and Shaw, with a lovely header made if four at 81 minutes. Leeds got a second goal five minutes from the end when Lorimer converted a penalty given by hands.

EVERTON WENT LONG WAY TO REMOVING LEEDS STIGMA
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Monday, November 16, 1964
By Michael Charters
Everton placed themselves in handcuffs of their own choosing at Chelsea on Saturday in the knowledge that the eyes of the football world were on them after the of the Leeds game the previous week. With Chelsea matching them in behaviour, the game was faultless in fair play and sportsmanship—a delight to see in this respect but, at the same time. One must commend the almost total absence of physical contact, but there is a happy medium to be found between the extremes of the Leeds and Chelsea matches. Everton did the right thing on Saturday with their main objective in keeping out of any contention or trouble. They succeeded admirably and were applauded off the pitch at the end by the Chelsea supporters who, naturally, were in jubilant mood after seeing their side win 5-1. But this same crowd summed up this very gentlemanly affair by breaking out in a chorus of " Dear old pals" some 20 minutes from the end. There can be keenness and fight without dirty play—thevast majority of games can be so summed up—but herethere was little challenge because the Everton team, playing under a tremendous strain. leaned over backwards to avoid any sort of tackle which could be described at hard. Events went against Everton from the start. Brian Harris pulled a thigh muscle after only four minutes, completing the rest of the game as a limping passenger on the right wing. Chelsea were three up after only 18 minutes, thanks to defensive slips which presented them with two goals, and there was another error late in the game which helped them to their final goal.
HIGH SKILL
In the hour between the third and fourth Chelsea goals, Everton played some delightful midfield football, moving the ball about with accuracy and high skill. But it was slow motion soccer and the final punishing thrust, the dangerous scoring burst, was non-existent. It was attractive to watch but ineffective, and anything but match-winning football. The basic reason was that Everton operated with only three forwards at the best of times- Pickering, Morrisey and Temple, who played inside with Harris on the wing. For much of the game Temple also went back into the midfield and defensive spaces, linking with Harvey and Young in covering chores because the fast, virile Chelsea attack was too hot for the Everton defenders, who did not have a good day.  Everton’s best players were Gabriel and Young, who worked tremendously hard, both playing deep, but when they moved the ball up to their forwards, it was a case of either Pickering or Morrissey facing individually the massed Chelsea defence, which also had ready aid from their own forwards, who had the speed and stamina to cover every inch of the pitch. Chelsea were very much the better team, but I thought 3-1 would have been a fairer reflection of the run of the game. They have a mobile combination of youngsters, who chase and scurry about, with winger Murray, centre forward Bridges and inside left Venables always dangerous.
THRILLING
Quick passes out of defence were snapped up and turned into top-speed attacks with forwards darting everywhere irrespective of the numbers on their backs. It was thrilling stuff from them at times and the Everton defence, so careful in their tackling, was beaten constantly. Chelsea gave an object lesson in chance-taking by scoring their first three goals from only five attacks with little more than a quarter of an hour gone.  Stevens failed to clear a left-wing attack when there seemed ample time to do so, and Bridges was able to collect the ball, beat Labone with a clever reverse pass to Graham, whose shot struck Labone in flight and arced its way over Rankin into the net. Graham, who cost only £5,000 from Villa, looks like one of the greatest bargains in history. He does not have the dash of craft of other Chelsea players, but he is ultra-dangerous in front of goal. He scored the second with a Dean-like flick of the head from a right-wing centre, but the next was a tragedy for Labone. Everton were getting back into the game and starting to play well, when Hollins, from his own penalty area, thumped the ball upfield. Labone went to intercept, slipped and Bridges was off with a clear run to goal. Rankin came to the edge of his area, but Bridges took the ball round him and carefully rolled it into the empty net. Everton’s cultured football deserved the applause it received but they never looked like scoring until Gabriel, seven minutes before half-time, beat Bonetti with a glorious shot from 20 yards. Immediately afterwards the goalkeeper made his best save when he snatched the ball off Temple as the Everton man was through and about to shoot.
EAST TASK
In addition, in this best Everton spell, Temple was knocked off the ball by McCreadie and the award was an indirect free kick in the area. It could have been a penalty, but Referee Finney, whose task was made so easy by the controlled behaviour of the players, said no. The second half was dull with Everton playing neatly but without drive and Chelsea content with their 3-1 lead. Chelsea turned on the pace again near the end, with Murray scoring a great goal from Bridge’s perfect pass 12 minutes from time, and then Tambling scored with a header when it seemed that Rankin was slow to cut off Murray’s centre. So Everton were well beaten but they did at least do their reputation a power of good, and that perhaps, is all anyone was entitled to expect in view of the cloud of disfavour which hung over the club for the previous week.

DIXIE DEAN AT KIRKBY
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Monday, November 16, 1964
FOR OPENING OF NEW GROUND
Kirkby Town F. C’s new £27,000 ground in Simonswood Lane was opened on Saturday by Councillor Albert Cook, chairman of Kirkby U.D.C., accompanied by the former Everton and England centre forward Dixie Dean. They met both sides before the club’s game with Lytham St. Annes, and Councillor Cook said that in three years Kirkby Town had risen from park football in the Liverpool League to the Second Division of the Lancashire Combination and were well in the running for promotion. The stadium, built by the council, has room for 15,000. The club plans to add a stand, floodlights and a supporters club.

TEAM DOUBTS FOR EVERTON
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express-Monday, November 16, 1964
HARRIS AND SCOTT UNDER TREATMENT
By Leslie Edwards
Everton F.C., who have lost a player within the first five minutes of the start of their last three League games -Scott against Arsenal, Brown against Leeds United and Harris against Chelsea on Saturday-are likely to be without both Harris and Scott for the match against Leicester at Goodison Park on Saturday. The Scottish F.A have said in Scotland, that they have written to Everton asking whether they are prepared to release men for the Scotland v. Ireland game at Hampden Park a week on Wednesday.
MATTER FOR BOARD
Mr. Catterick, the Everton manager said to-day; “We haven’t received any letter from Scotland about our players. If we did it would be a matter for the Board. When Scott last played for Scotland he came back injured. We have a game against Kilmarnock on the Monday at Goodison Park and a League match at Sunderland on the Saturday. It was reported in Scotland that the players the Scottish F.A sought were Scott and Alex Young. Scottish selector, Mr. Ian McColl, saw Everton’s match against Chelsea, in London, on Saturday.
APPLETON BLOW
Leicester City captain and left half Colin Appleton goes into hospital to-morrow for an exploratory operation in his right knee. It may be found necessary to remove a cartilage, but the club are hoping that Appleton will be available again inside a month.

ZAMBIA CALLS
Liverpool Echo& Evening Express-n Tuesday November 17, 1964
By Leslie Edwards
Among thousands at Chelsea who witnessed Everton’s illy-white clean exhibition of football were the President of Zambia (Mr. Kenneth Kaunda) and the king of Norway. They were introduced to Everton directors and from all accounts, knew all about soccer and enjoyed the match. Zambia, apparently, is going ahead as a football-loving nation. From the Chairman of the Ndola club, Mr. J.A. Cameron, I learn that his club are desirous of changing their strip and favour one identical to Liverpool’s. I have put him in touch with the suppliers. Mr. Cameron goes on;
“We are trying to enlist the services of a player-coach for our team. The person we require would be approximately 28 years of age, single, preferably with English or Scottish First Division experience. In order that any interested party could be found suitable employment a trade or profession would be desirable. In any case we could guarantee a job with a minimum monthly salary of £120 plus free housing. Earnings from football would be £10 per week during the season (March to October) and £5 per week during the off-season. “In addition an annual bonus would be paid based on gate receipts and team performance. You might be interested to learn that Jackie Sewell, the ex-Sheffield Wednesday represented Zambia in our Independence tournament against Ghana, Kenya and Uganda -without success unfortunately. However, his team, City of Lusaka have won the Castle Cup and finished the season as champions of the National League. “We feel sure that this is an ideal opportunity for anyone who just cannot make the grade over there.”

EVERTON WIN LANCASHIRE CUP-TIE
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express, Wednesday, November 18, 1964
By Leslie Edwards
Everton reached the second round of the Lancashire Cup by beating Manchester City 2-0 at Maine Road last night in a first round replay. I Their first half performance had the City defence I troubled, with Humphreys and Hill prompting Veall and Shaw on the wings to provide a constant threat to an over-worked Manchester defence. Although Everton could manage only one goal in this period, through Humphreys. I their superiority was obvious. City tried a comeback in the second half, but West, in the Everton goal, was in top form. Then Hill scored a spectacular second goal for Everton after a 20 yards rim which took him past four opponents. Parker, at right back, was always master of the City left wing, of Connor and McAlinden.
ATTRACTIVE TIE
EVERTON PLAY UNITED IN F.A. YOUTH CUP
The draw for the second round of the F.A Youth Cup has given Everton an attractive home tie against last years winners, Manchester United. The game have to be played by December 12.

KILMARNOCK ARE NOT DESPONDENT
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Thursday, November 19, 1964
By Leslie Edwards
Everton’s Inter Cities’ Fairs Cup at Kilmarnock -the brightest moment their fans for many weeks- gives the return match at Goodison Park on Monday special appeal. The Scottish team are unbeaten in the League and, according to Scottish reports, are not the least despondent at having to come to Goodison Park carrying a two-gaols deficit. Besides plenty of skill they have fighting spirit. Proof? Their clashes with the German team Eintracht in the first round of the competition. Eintracht won by 3-0 in the first leg in Frankfurt. It looked curtains for Kilmarnock when the second leg took place. The local fans were down in the dumps when Eintracht scored an early goal to put Kilmarnock four down on aggregate. Most teams would have folded up. Not Kilmarnock! They sent their fans almost berserk by scoring five goals in a row and winning 5-4 on aggregate. No wonder Kilmarnock fans in the 20,000-crowd swept over the barriers and carried their heroes off shoulder-high. It was the most dramatic fight-back in the club’s history. Eintracht players stood in disbelief when the final whistle sounded. Kilmarnock’s goal-scorers were left-back Jimmy McFadzean -now operating at inside-left; inside-right Jackie McInally, and left winger Brian McIlroy, and centre-forward Ronnie Hamilton with a brace. To-day, Kilmarnock are leaders in the Scottish First Division table and in with a chance of a major honour for the first time in the post-war era. In the twelve games they have played to date they are undefeated and have only dropped three points. Their goal record is 22-7. Defensively, they have the best figures in Scotland. Every other club has conceded double figures. If Kilmarnock succeed in winning the League championship, everybody in Scotland will be delighted. They have never won the title before. They have been runners-up in the First Division in four of the last five seasons. Perhaps the elusive flag will be theirs his terms. They have also done splendidly in both League Cup and Scottish Cup. They were semi-finalists in the Scottish Cup last season but were beaten 4-0 by Dundee at Ibrox Park. Two seasons ago they reached the final of the League Cup but were defeated 1-0 by hearts, at Hampden Park.
TWO INTERNATIONALS
Kilmarnock are an ideal, strong in defence as their League record emphasises, progressive at wing-half, and nippy and astute up front. They have internationals in goalkeepers Campbell Forsyth and centre-half Jackie McGrory. Forsyth has only missed one game this season, but McGrory is an ever present. The same remark applies to big Frank Beattie at left-half. He is an inspiring skipper. Up front, lanky Jackie McInally, at inside-right, had also been an ever-present until Kilmarnock met Everton at Rugby Park last week in the first leg of the Fairs Cities Cup. He missed this game because of ankle trouble. Inside-left Jimmy McFadzean and left winger Davie Sneddon also have perfect first team attendance records. McFadzean is the most versatile player on Kilmarnock’s books as he has also turned out in both back positions as well as right-half. Sneddon is no stranger to Goodison Park. He has played there for Preston North End. He joined Preston from Dundee as an inside-left. Kilmarnock brought him back to Scotland three years agio. Although Kilmarnock are the most successful provincial club in Scotland, they lost money last season. Their balance sheet, just issued, shows a loss of £990. No wonder the directors in their reports describe it as a disappointing year particularly as the club finished second top in the League and reached the semi-final of the Scottish Cup. The report goes on to state; “It is further proof that on present attendances it is virtually impossible for a provincial club such as ours to work at a profit unless it reaches the final of a national trophy.” Small wonder that Kilmarnock in the post-war era have been forced to sell some of their stars such as right-half Bobby Kennedy to Manchester City, centre-forward Andy Kerr to Sunderland, and centre-forward Joe McBride to Wolves. It redounds all the more to Kilmarnock’s credit that despite the going of these stars, they have still managed to keep in the forefront. Manager Willie Waddell has imbued his team with a spirit that could open the eyes of the Everton fans on Monday. One thing is certain and that is that Kilmarnock are not dead- not by a long chalk!
WIGANLL WAS THE ANSWER
With two match-winning goals on his international debut for England, Frank Wignall, Nottingham Forest, and former Everton centre forward, was the surprise packet of last night’s 2-1 victory over Wales at Wembley. More than in any other department, Wignall’s improvement in heading since leaving Goodison Park was most remarked. Few centre forwards get the better of Mike England in the air, but Wignall did several times and moreover beat him fairly and squarely on the ground more than once.

RANKIN’S PLACE FOR GLAZIER
Liverpool Daily Post-Friday, November 20, 1964
Everton goalkeeper Andy Rankin, England reserve at Wembley against Belgium, has lost his place as England’s under-23 goalkeeper, to Coventry’s Bill Glazier for the match with Romania at Coventry next Wednesday, but is one of the reserves. Rankin’s form, so brilliant earlier in the season, has suffered a set back in some recent games, so that his omission is not too surprising.

NO EVERTON MOVES AT THIS CRITICAL STAGE
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Friday, November 20, 1964
By Leslie Edwards
Several clubs, including Wolverhampton Wanderers, have made inquiries about the possibility of Everton transferring a player or players. They have been told by Manager Harry Catterick: " There is no question while we are in the present critical stage of any of our players being transferred." The name of Roy Vernon has been linked with Wolverhampton, but Mr. Catterick refused to confirm or deny that Wolves had been in touch with him. One Everton player has been fined and others have been disciplined this season or last in connection with misdemeanours on the field. Mr. Catterick said " The chairman and board have laid it down. and I support them wholeheartedly, that players must not commit misdemeanours on the field." Disciplinary action, I understand, may include a "carpeting" before the board, extra hours of training, or fining. The home game to-morrow is at Goodison Park, where Leicester City, who almost invariably reach top form here, will be trying to repeat their win of a season ago. They won three-nil at Goodison Park and two-nil on their own pitch. The need for Everton to come out of this fixture without further injuries is urgent, since they have that second-leg Fairs Cup match, against Kilmarnock, at Goodison Park, on Monday. Spectators at the ground to-morrow will hope devoutly that they will see more football than when they were there a fortnight ago. But let us hope Everton are not so cowed as not to produce fast, hard football of the sort no referee or no opposing team can criticise. At Chelsea, I am told, much of their football was very pretty. It is a pity Harris was injured early, thus committing his side to almost inevitable defeat from the opening minutes.

SCOTT AND WRIGHT IN EVERTON TEAM
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Friday, November 20, 1964
LEICESTER AT GOODISON
HARVEY OUT
By Leslie Edwards
Everton whose utility half back Brian Harris, was injured early in the game at Chelsea last week, have changes for the match to-morrow against Leicester City, at Goodison Park. Stevens moves to left half back to fill the gap there Tom Wright, who was given his debut earlier this season returns at right back. Scott, who has missed several games since being injured when playing for Scotland, comes back at outside-right. Temple is moved to inside-left, the position Harvey filled at Chelsea. Everton; Rankin; Wright, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Stevens; Scott, Young, Pickering, Temple, Morrisey. Leicester City; Banks; Sjoberg, Norman; Roberts, King, Cross; Hodgson, Sweenie, Goodfellow, Gibson, Stringfellow.

LECIESTER’S NEW POLICY SHOULD LEAD TO LIVELY ENCOUNTER
Liverpool Daily Post- Saturday, November 21, 1964
By Horace Yates
Not since September 26 have Everton and Liverpool contributed a winning League double. To-day, I venture to suggest both clubs will be successful, even though this would mean Everton winning at Goodison Park for the first time since August 29 (when Tottenham were the victims) and Liverpool getting off the mark with an away triumph. The forecast is not founded on wishful thinking. I believe Everton’s crash at Chelsea last week was a natural reaction, and that their Kilmarnock form can be repeated for the visit of Leicester City. Everton are far less hypnotised by mention of their visitors’ name than are their Liverpool neighbours. While City have won on each of their three visits to Anfield it is vastly different story at Goodison. Their 3-0 surprise last season was the only time they had avoided defeat in five visits to Everton’s ground. Moreover, they not only went down to Sheffield United last week but failed the previous week at Burnley. They appeared to have weathered the transfer of McLintock to Arsenal, but to have an injury to Appleton inflicted on them as well takes much of the efficiency out of their all-important half back line.
A NEW APPROACH
Appleton, who has just undergone a cartilage operation, meant much more to Leicester’s successful hold and conquer technique than McLintock. To meet the situation City, move Cross from inside forward to left half. Leicester’s scoring record, both for and against, suggests a new approach to their football, for goals have been flowing much more freely. If they confront Everton with this enlightened policy not only should the result be a splendid afternoon’s entertainment but an invitation to Everton to give football a pride of place. In Leicester’s opening eighteen League games in 1963-64 season, they scored 27 goals against 23. This season the figures are 38 against 38. So, the outlook could hardly be more encouraging. Everton have conceded 12 goals from their last four matches, so there in the world for Leicester in continue with their more enlightened policy.
GOAL-WORTHY ATTACK
Because Vernon is still not available, Everton celebrate the return of Alex Scott to outside right by switching the versatile Derek Temple to inside left, where he forms an all-local wing with Morrissey. This is an attack with a goal-worthy appearance, and I shall not be surprised to see Pickering, stung by Wignall’s success in the England side, improve his sagging average. Brian Harris with his 250thLeague game for the club at hand, has fought a losing fitness battle, and play anywhere Dennis Stevens becomes left half. On view at Goodison in a league match for the first time is Tommy Wright at full back, his only previous Division One outing having been in the drawn match at Blackburn. If he can turn in a good show against that troublesome winger, Stringfellow, Wright’s value to Everton will be obvious. New to Everton fans will be Jimmy Goodfellow, snapped up when third Lanark released him without a fee. Taking over at centre forward from keyworth he has scored seven goals in 12 games. Bobby Roberts the acting captain cost £40,000 when signed from Motherwell, but only now is he producing the commanding football expected of him. Although Everton have earned a two goals start in the second leg of the second round of the Inter-Cities “Fairs” Cup-tie at Goodison Park on Monday against Kilmarnock, what a morale booster it will be if they can show decisively to-day that Goodison Park ill-omens have been entirely of their own creation. Everton; Rankin; Wright, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Stevens; Scott, Young, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Leicester City; Banks; Sjoberg, Norman; Roberts, King, Cross; Hodgson, Sweenie, Goodfellow, Gibson, Stringfellow.

LEICESTER STILL LOOK FORMIDABLE
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express -Saturday, November 21, 1964
EVERTON CAN ENTERTAIN -AND GET RESULTS
By Leslie Edwards
Leicester City will be without two of their first Learners at Goodison Park to-day—McDerment and Appleton—but they are still a formidable side and an Everton who have had little success over the past six weeks will have plenty to do if they are to take both points. Manager Matt Gillies, a famous Bolton Wanderer in his playing days, says of coming to Merseyside again: " I loved to play here; I like coming as the Leicester manager. I can stand almost anything in football except indifference and the spectators you get at both grounds are anything but that." One wonders how Everton will face this latest testing. Whether they will go all out for pretty, entertaining football of the sort which pleased some of their party at Chelsea, but t others, or whether they will no aim for results, leaving the entertainment to come where it will. At Kilmarnock, I am told, they succeeded in producing results and good football. don't see why they shouldn't succeed again as preparation for their second tilt on Monday, against the Scottish team which is still unbeaten in League matches. Leicester bring with them their usual "menaces"—goalkeeper Banks, who has played so well here, the lanky Stringfellow who is full of determination and courage, Cross, the link man who welds defence to attack and Gibson. as artful and competent an inside-forward as there is playing in English football these days. Some of the others are unknown quantities, but if they have convinced Matt Gullies of their skill you may depend on it that they will be "the goods." Everton make several changes. Harris. injured at Chelsea, is unavailable and Stevens takes over at left half-back: young Tom Wright Partners Brown at full-back: Scott is at outside -right and Temple at inside-left Morrissey as his partner. This may prove to be the most effective side Everton have had for mang weeks. The crux of the match may be whether Wright can contain the experienced Stringfellow. Everton; Rankin; Wright, brown; Gabriel, Labone, Stevens; Scott, Young, Temple, Morrissey.  Leicester City; Banks; Sjoberg, Norman; Roberts, King, Cross; Hodgson, Sweenie, Goodfellow, Gibson, Stringfellow.

EVERTON LOSE GRIP AFTER LOOKING EASY WINNERS
Liverpool Football Echo & Evening Express, Saturday, November 21, 1964
LECIESTER SNATCH POINT IN ROUSING FINISH
EVERTON 2, LECIESTER CITY 2
By Michael Charters

Everton; Rankin; Wright, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Stevens, Scott, Young, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Leicester City- Banks; Sjoberg, Norman; Roberts, King, Cross; Hodgson, Sweenie, Goodfellow, Gibson, Stringfellow. Referee; Mr. E. Crawford (Doncaster). Everton opened with some attractive attacking play, with Scott quickly settling down to good form. Pickering was near with a couple of bright efforts. Everton’s pressure was so strong that a goal seemed almost inevitable and they opened the scoring after seven minutes with a fine effort by Pickering. Scott brought the ball in from the wing and made a left-footed centre, and Pickering went up to glance the ball away from Banks with his head.
RANKIN IN ACTION
The first real threat from Leicester came from a move which brought the ball from the left to the right where Hodgson moved in, and tried an angled shot which Rankin turned round the post. Goodfellow who is quite small for a centre forward, next produced a fine shot from 20 yards which surprised Rankin with its power but the goalkeeper touched the ball over the bar for a good save. Leicester had come right back in the game after Everton’s breath-taking start and the match had become one of fine attacking football, with the visitors at the moment having just the edge. Goodfellow had a wonderful opening when the Everton defence relaxed and Rankin was drawn out of goal, but the centre forward let the chance go, as Wright came over to intercept.
GLORIOUS PASS
Leicester playing a pronounced 4-2-4 formation were having more of the game and the Everton defence was working hard without looking in real danger. A glorious pass from Temple to Pickering opened the Leicester defence wide open but the centre forward, with Young calling for the ball, elected to go on alone, and was tackled and lost possession to Sjoberg. Everton had to thank Rankin for a magnificent save from Goodfellow, Labone and Stevens hesitated to go for a high ball, and Goodfellow went between them to make a shot from the edge of the area, which Rankin finger-tipped round the post.
TOP CLASS SAVE
Whenever Everton did press, it was usually down the right where Scott was having a grand game. He gained a corner from Cross, and from it the ball bounced to Gabriel, who shot first time, but the ball cleared the bar, with yards to spare. Everton were inclined to keep the ball too close, but when they did move it first time, they were so much more dangerous. A glorious pass from Gabriel found Pickering and as the centre forward tried to flick the ball past Banks, the goalkeeper somehow twisted round, and clutched it for a top class save. Leicester claimed a penalty, when Stevens brought down Hodgson, but the referee said no foul, and the game continued to be scrupulously fair and yet hard. From a great pass by Young, who was distributing the ball went in his midfield role, Morrissey made a long sinuous run and finished by pushing the ball through for Scott whose shot swung wide of the far post.
EVENLY BALANCED
The game was very evenly balanced with Leicester’s attacking game being a surprise and a delight, in view of their reputation as a defensive minded side. Everton were unlucky not to increase their lead just before half time, when Morrissey came over to the right to take a pass from Scott and from his centre, Pickering had a shot blocked and then Gabriel’s shot was beautifully saved by Banks.
Half-time; Everton 1, Leicester City nil
The second half opened with Young hitting a shot straight at Banks, and Pickering bringing the ball in from the left in his favourite manoeuvre and thrashing the ball just wide. Then Morrissey in quick succession made two thrilling attacks down the left. From the first, his centre was intercepted by King, and from the second Banks made a fine save.
GABRIEL AGAIN
The dangerous Stringfellow had now moved inside, and he was not far away from connecting with a through pass from Gibson. Gabriel scored a glorious goal seven minutes after half-time, with a shot similar to that with which he scored at Chelsea last week. Young brought the ball up and touched it to one side, for Gabriel to hit it quickly, from 25 yards and the ball dipped in flight, just under the bar to give Banks no chance. Gabriel was having his best game of the season, and most of the other Everton players were in fine form. Morrissey beat Sjoberg with a fine body swerve, but his centre was neatly cut off by Banks. Pickering was only fraction of an inch away from putting Everton three up. Once again he brought the ball in from his left, found a shooting chance, to hit the ball with tremendous power, and Banks was beaten by its pace, but the ball struck the underneath edge of the bar and bounced down and out. Wright deserved the applause he received for a fine interception from Sweenie when the Leicester forward looked like breaking clean through. Young showed all his artistry with a delicate dribble into the six-yard area, but his shot was blocked away for a corner. Everton were now well on top, and the Leicester attack had lost much of its earlier power and cleverness.
FOUL ON STEVENS
The first moment of contention in what had been a fine game in every way, came when Roberts fouled Stevens in midfield, but the referee quickly stepped between them, spoke to both players and awarded Everton a free kick. Rankin made a fine save from cross, who had done very little, thanks to the expert marking of Stevens who had a grand game. Much of Everton’s better form was due to the display of the wing halves, who were very much on top of their jobs in every direction. Wright prevented a certain goal for Leicester when Rankin let the ball slip through his legs as Cross moved down on him. The goalkeeper was well beaten but as Cross was about to put the ball into an empty net, Wright came from nowhere to save.
BANKS IN FROM
Everton had been handicapped this half by the fact that Scott was limping and only playing at half pace. However, he did get the ball from Young and was good enough to hit a powerful shot, but straight at Banks. Morrissey however, was making up for Everton’s wing problems by giving a great display. He was beating Sjoberg time and again, and it was only fine goalkeeping by Banks who anticipated the centres so well, which prevented Everton from going further ahead. From yet another magnificent dribble by Morrissey, Pickering side footed the ball inches wide, with Banks this time unable to do anything about it. With 10 minutes to play Leicester got a goal back through Goodfellow. The Everton defence thought he was offside, but he wasn’t and he took a pass from Sweenie to hit the ball past Rankin from the edge of the area with a fine shot. This goal shook Everton, who were coasting along, and Leicester were right back in with a chance, and putting on plenty of pressure. The game had been a pleasure to watch, with some grand football, plenty of excitement and first-class sportsmanship. With two minutes to go, Leicester got an equalising goal through full back Sjoberg and an error by Rankin. Hodgson pushed the ball back to Sjoberg, who lobbed the ball into the middle, for what was obviously intended to be a centre, and Rankin came too far out of goal, and the ball dropped over his head into the net. The loss of yet another home point for Everton following four successive defeats was a blow to Everton who had certainly played their best football for weeks this afternoon and fully deserved to win. Final; Everton 2, Leicester City 2. Official attendance 35,075.

DERBY C RES V EVERTON RES
Liverpool Football Echo & Evening Express -Saturday, November 21, 1964
Derby County.- Boulton; Richardson, McAndrew, Waller, Rhodes, Hopkinson, Mansfield, Cullen, Bowers, Cleevly, Gaskell. Everton Reserves- West; Parker, Curwen; Hurst, Heslop, Rees, Shaw, Humphreys, Grover, Hill, Veall. Referee; Mr. R. Barker (Crewe). Everton Reserves included costly defenders Gordon West and Alex Parker, and inside forward Jimmy Hill for the game with Derby County at the Baseball Ground this afternoon. Derby brought in 17-years-old Tony Rhodes for his Central league debut at centre-half, but they had experience in the attack in the form of Mike Cullen, a former Scottish international at inside right. Everton were first into the attack forcing a quick corner on the left but they failed to press home their advantage with young Rhodes playing Glover particularly well. Veall and Shaw on the wings looked to be the danger men for Everton, but no one had so far come near to scoring. Heslop commanded the middle for Everton and Derby rarely got a look in up front. Veall missed a golden chance to put Everton ahead in the 20th minute when Shaw cut in and centred but Veall blazed wide from only four yards out. Then Humphreys sent in a rising shot which Boulton only just got to but generally play was pathetically weak with few of the players looking like first team material.
Half-time-Derby County nil, Everton Res nil.

GOODISON’S THINNING CROWDS BECOMING STARVED OF VICTORIES
Liverpool Daily Post-Monday, November 23, 1964
LEICESTER MAKE TYPICAL SMASH AND GRAB RAMPAGE
TWO GOALS START ARE NOT ENOUGH FOR EVERTON
EVERTON 2, LEICESTER CITY 2
By Horace Yates
Everton’s smallest crowd of the season saw their team complete their seventh successive League game without a victory at Goodison Park on Saturday and August 29 receded further into memory’s corner as the date of their last home win. Not for the first time this season they squandered a two-goal lead. Small wonder that an observer from Kilmarnock, opponents in to-night’s Inter Cities Fairs Cup second leg tie, took a “Cheer up” message to the Scots’ Southport headquarters yesterday. “The Killies are not done with this competition yet,” he said. “If Leicester can pull back two goals, so can Kilmarnock.” Well, that’s fighting talk, and yet hardly surprising in view of Everton’s continued failure to consolidate an advantage. A month ago, Blackburn gave them two goals start and a beating. Leicester, similarly,handicapped, settled for a draw, somewhat luckily maybe, but still they took a point. Without doubt the recurrence of Scott’s thigh muscle trouble, which so reduced his effectiveness that Everton’s emphasis was patently switched from right to left, was like hitting a side when it is already down. For all that, Everton during the time when Leicester were hardly recognisable as the side which has so often struck terror into Merseyside hearts, missed their way.
BANKS BARRIER
Admittedly Banks barred their approach from time to time with feats of brilliance, but he was vulnerable, and Everton’s failure was that they did not exploit it. It was inexcusable for example, on one occasion for Pickering to attempt to plough through on his own and finish with an angled drive when he could and should have presented Young with a tap-in score from in front of goal. Two wrongs did nothing for Everton’s peace of mind when Young repaid the compliment (?) to Pickering. Pickering, a curious mixture in this game of explosive menace and blundering failure, was denied adulation by a matter of inches. One shot beat Banks struck the underside of the bar and came down in play. Another flashed past the goalkeeper and almost rubbed the outside of the post. What a difference those goals would have made. Disappointment in the Leicester equaliser by Sjoberg (88 minutes) resulted in many people castigating Rankin as the villain of the piece. Without a doubt Rankin erred badly in standing so far out of goal that he was unable to prevent an overhead lob from beating him. It was an unfortunate mistake and the type of flaw which has been noted previously, yet how much more of a sinner was Rankin than Banks when Gabriel scored Everton’s second (52 minutes)? – Banks, too, could have made a goal-line save the simplest thing in the world, but like Rankin, he was not on the line. Possibly it is scant consolation to Rankin to know that at least England’s goalkeeper is capable of a similar blunder, but I don’t suppose down Leicester way there will be any talk of dropping Banks!
DEPARTED SNAP
Gabriel’s goal, following a beautifully flicked opening header by Pickering (seven minutes) from Scott’s centre, suggested an Everton win in a canter. Frankly not until twenty minutes from the end did there appear the slightest possibility of a Leicester fight back. They were quick to note the snap had departed from Everton’s attack, that they were prepared to coast home. Morrissey emerged as the only late threat with a mastery of Sjoberg that amounted almost to humiliation and yet Sjobergcrowning moment of achievement made him a Leicester hero with that final fling equaliser. Everton could not complain that they were hamstrung by Leicester’s restrictive practices, for seldom have I seen them more constructively inclined. Young from time to time, sparkled with distributive genius, but I am afraid the crowd’s adulation of his every contribution is merely a trap for the unobservant. One forward lesson which shrieked for attention was that Temple, as an inside forward, could easily be just another name instead of a near international winger. Both Gabriel and Stevens are at the height of their powers and there were times when the Scot was second only to Pickering in scoring intent. Wright more than justified his promotion. Whether the sparing doses of first team football are the ideal prescription for a beginner or whether he is sufficiently mature now for a longer run, may be settled by force of circumstances.
OFFSIDE GOAL
His lightning speed and anticipation certainly prevented one goal after Roberts had pushed the ball past Rankin and Gibson was poised for the kill. When Leicester posed their first threat with Goodfellow’s goal in eighty minutes, I am convinced the centre forward was offside as King dispossessed Pickering and pushed the ball up the middle. Although Roberts, in my view, played an outstanding game for Leicester, he was helped possibly by a disappointing lack of Temple aggression, and Cross was not an Appleton or a McLintock. Better wingers than Hodgson have plunged into difficulties in opposition to the trustworthy Sandy Brown, and with Stringfellow’s threat never developing, the tear-away flanking strikes associated with Leicester rarely matured. In Gibson, Goodfellow and Sweenie, City had an inside forward trio of non-stop effort, but a lack of physique and speed reduced their impact to manageable proportions. Everton; Rankin; Wright, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Stevens; Scott, Young, Pickering, Temple, Morrissey. Leicester City; Banks; Sjoberg, Norman; Roberts, King, Cross; Hodgson, Sweenie, Goodfellow, Gibson, Springfellow. Referee; Mr. E. Crawford (Doncaster). Attendance 35,075.

MORE OF THIS, PLEASE EVERTON
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Monday, November 23, 1964
By Leslie Edwards
Everton and their fans turned the clock back 30 years at Goodson Pork on Saturday. It was like one of those old-time matches when players concentrated on playing football and the crowd showed their pleasure at every bit of artistry whether from friend or foe. That Leicester took the shine off everything with two goals In the last 10 minutes to snatch a point was disappointing, but everyone, I think, went home satisfied with the standard of football they had been given. Everton lost a point, at 2-2, because victory seemed a formality once they went two goals ahead early in the second half. The plum, as someone observed, was ripe for plucking. In the event, it became only half a plum, and not a very sweet half, either: yet who could complain if every home match ran on those lines? - If Leeds United and Everton performed ignominiously when the last home game was played, this latest game was demonstrably the most entertaining, the most sporting, the most worthwhile in months. This is the stuff to win back football patronage. The crowd loves any evidence of anyone's desire to do the " big" thing—and reward itotherwise why should they note, with genuine applause, the retrieving of the ball, by Gibson, for one or other of his opponents? A little thing, you may say, but how important. Leicester City forgot their deep defensive plan, too. They were not the better :de for long periods, but one must give them credit for those two quick goals between 80 and 90 minutes, when Everton seemed to hold victory safe and a point to Leicester was a remote possibility.
HIT AND HOPE
The one which did the damage, a few minutes from time, came from full back Sjoberg. He took a pass from little Hodgson on the right, jabbed the ball towards goal In hit-and-hope style, and saw it swerve and dip into the net just under the far angle. Since Sjoberg could hardly have sensed the flight of the ball, how could Rankin be expected to ? Earlier a very good, hard-hitting centre forward, Goodfellow, had beaten two defenders for possession to make the score 2-1. Everton goals came from a flicked header by Pickering off a centre by Scott and a great shot by Gabriel from the most perfect of passes by Young. One of the most surprising and pleasing things about Everton's play was the resurgence. after a long time in the background, of Gabriel. His first half produced just about every quality one could ask from a wing half back. This "new" Everton looked a much more impressive team: they gave football value for money and I don't see why we should not get this sort of game from them week by week. If they match the skill they showed when they face Kilmarnock to-night, they should win and send old Evertonians home satisfied that Everton's traditional reputation for playing good football is still in the right hands. Pickering had an extraordinary match. Ile missed some easy chances, but he made some astonishing individual runs and shots, more than once of which deserved to score. Having beaten King by the schoolboy ruse of slipping the ball between the defender's outstretched legs, he went on to try to burst the ball and the back of the net when any more experienced centre would have "placed" his shot and trotted slowly back to the centre line for the game's restart. Banks denied Pickering from Gabriel's glorious pass. He made at least three other great saves to confine Everton's bag before the interval to one goal.
HEROIC EFFORTS
Banks continued where he had left off before the interval with some more fine goalkeeping, but he was lucky when a shot from Pickering hit the underside of the bar and rebounded back to play. Was I right. I wonder, in thinking that this ball came down to the turf on the "wrong" side for Leicester Cityof the line? Referee Crawford, from Doncaster, had no doubts and waved play on. The crowd rose to Everton's new-style along-the-turf football and to Pickering's heroic efforts to clinch tile mater beyond doubt, but when Leicester got their first reward for a lot of well-contrived attacking the danger was always there that they might get a second goal. Time was then so short for Everton to recover their lost position they must have deplored their own finishing when victory had seemed certain Young Wright did well to contain aptly-named Stringfellow and cause him to move inside in order to demonstrate his menace. Rankin did not always field the ball cleanly, but on this occasion, at least, made no blunder which cost a goal. Stevens has won the hearts of the crowd the hard way. It has taken him a long time, but lie has arrived at the point when he can do his work confidently knowing that if an occasional mistake arises the crowd will not be on his track. I liked Temple's distribution of the ball in the first half. Later both he and Young were rather more out of the game. There can be no doubt that Morrissey. on present form is undroppable. He gave Sjoberg a roasting: created many chances and took others himself well, if rather lucklessly. This was Everton as we used to know them: the rather unlucky loss of a point hardly mattered. Not a soul in the crowd could have gone away saying that they hadn't seen a first-class exhibition by both teams and none of the extraneous stuff which is disgracing the sport almost week by week.

EVERTON DELAY CHOICE
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Monday, November 23, 1964
WILL SELECT FROM 13
SCOTT UNFIT
By Leslie Edwards
Everton will choose their team from 13 players for their second-leg Fairs Cup-tie against Kilmarnock at Goodison Park to-night. Scott will miss the game owing to having a recurrence on Saturday of the thigh injury dating from his last appearance with Scotland against Finland. The other ten players, plus Harris, Vernon and Harvey, provide the 13 from which manager Catterick will select his team shortly before the kick-off. The wing situation could be resolved by playing Temple on the left and Morrissey on the right. Harris’ experience in what must become a tough tactical battle could be of great value. Everton (from); Rankin; Wright, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Stevens, Harris; Morrissey, Young, Pickering, Vernon, Harvey, Temple.
Kilmarnock have two doubts. Their captain and left-half, Frank Beattie, is suffering from a damaged leg and Tommy McLean (outside-right) has a groin injury.

GOODISON PARK MEN SWEEP INTO INTER-CITIES FAIRS CUP THIRD ROUND
Liverpool Daily Post-Tuesday, November 24, 1964
EVERTON ROAR BACK TO FORM AND CRUSH SCOTS
ALEX YOUNG WAS THE MASTER CRAFTSMAN
EVERTON 4, KILMARNOCK 1
(Aggregate Everton 6, Kilmarnock 1)
By Horace Yates
Everton roared back to form, favour, and popularity with a thrashing of Kilmarnock, Scotland’s unbeaten League leaders, in the second round, second leg of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup competition at Goodison Park last night. With a two goal bonus from the first leg the Scots really were sunk without trace. The lethargic Everton of English League ran true to this so disappointing style for only quarter of an hour or so, during which Kilmarnock not only pulled back a goal, but were so impressive that if some began to fear the worst it would hardly have been surprising. In throwing all their weight and enthusiasm into the all-out barrage for the equaliser, the normally so certain defence left yawning gaps which Everton were able to exploit with devastating effect. To suggest that English football is so much superior to the Scottish variety would be almost sufficient to start another war, but the plain fact is that Everton’s most satisfying displays for weeks have been the two games with Kilmarnock. What a pity Everton cannot be included in the Scottish League. They would be a riot! In almost every phase of football they were their opponents’ superiors and the utter disdain with which Alex Young at times assumed a brilliance of dazzling intensity made him a giant among men. The crowd loved it. They roared his name in unison in chant after chant and seldom has tribute been more deserved, for here was the master craftsman at work, with a ball control that suggested sheer wizardly. His appreciation and exploitation of situations could only have struck deep despair into Scottish hearts. If only this was Young of the bread and butter League football Saturday by Saturday, Everton would soon be shot right up out of the doldrums. What an injustice it would be to suggest however remotely that this was a one-man triumph. Far from that. As a Kilmarnock it was a reward for team work on a superlative scale. What a contrast there would be if Everton were a blaze a trail of new glory to Cup Final triumph, while still pursing their ordinary play in other spheres.
SEAL UP MIDDLE
The Scots, of course, confided before the match began that it was difficult to raise any enthusiasm over their chances of winning over their chances of wiping out Everton’s lead, once it became sure that Andy Beattie was unfit to play. He was the man on whom they were replying to seal up the middle and, deny living space in front of goal for Pickering. Kilmarnock still went ahead with their dual centre half plan, but O’Connor was not an effective substitute, and we had the Scottish lament in unison as Pickering made child’s play of rounding O’Connor for the second goal, which really decided the issue. I think Kilmarnock deceive themselves if they pretend that Beattie could have made the difference. No one man could have flung back the solid tide of the Everton offensive once it was mounted and under way. Who Everton tried to deceive with the pre-match announcement that Stevens would play at left half with Harris at right back I don’t know, for although those players appeared appropriately numbered for the announcement, they reversed roles right from the start. Andy King must regard this as a match to forget for Morrissey’s superiority over him could hardly have been more marked. It surely can be no accident that in successive games Morrissey can make hay of defenders of the calibre of King and Sjoberg. With Scott fit Everton’s problem will be where to play Temple, for while Derek flashed beautifully and effectively into the second half, it was Morrissey who consistently held the stage as the best winger on view.
ACCEPTED CHANCE
This was the opportunity for young Harvey to get on terms again with the crowd, and he accepted the chance gleefully. If Harvey has given a better show in Everton’s League side, I haven’t seen it. His contribution was note-worthy and satisfying, and the fact that he did not look in the least out of place in this galaxy of stars, is rebuff indeed to those who have previously accorded him such short shrift. Two-goal Pickering is still not finding everything running his way. Some of his old clumsiness reasserted itself, but he took his first goal as only a top-class international player could, and his second almost blasted a hole in the net with the power of his drive from a free kick. Harris suffered a gashed head in the first half, and though his jersey was blood-bespattered for most of the game, I thought there was a triumph in his come-back after injury. Gabriel is a man in form striding remorselessly forward to bigger and better things. The way in which he was able to perform his defensive stint and still make such an impression on the Kilmarnock rearguard showed conclusively that Jim’s deep depression has passed. Only in the cleverness of his distribution and dainty taps did Hamilton figure in the picture at all, for Labone was his master at every turn when the centre-forward ventured far up into attack and no matter who Kilmarnock used as a spearhead Labone was there. In match after match Brown has demonstrated his quality. What a wonderful bargain buy he has proved. I have not seen all the full backs in Scotland, but if they can call on a better man than sandy then the wonder is that such a man can be held North of the Border.
STAR DEFENDER
Brown completely tamed McIlroy, just as the mobile fast tackling Stevens snuffed a venturesome Snedden right out of the game. Stevens, reads a game magnificently, as was shown by some of the links he made in long-range attacks. He was the star defender at Kilmarnock that his claim to full back fame was in any way impaired last night. Rankin, I thought, could have used better judgement in covering the path to goal when Kilmarnock snatched their early surprise goal, for it was almost criminal to leave McIlroy with a target such as Rankin did? This was the goalkeeper’s only blemish, and his remarkable quickness of movement defied the Scots more than once. He looked a much sounder proposition to me than Forsyth, who was worn his country’s international jersey. No report of this game would be complete without tribute to the German referee Mr. K. Tschenscher. It would be wrong to say he missed nothing, for in my view there should have been a penalty for both sides, but in general his handling of every situation was superb. Let us not delude ourselves any longer that English referees are the best in the world. This German completely destroyed any claim he might ever have had to such a distinction. He was a strictly no-nonsense referee. The slightest show of disagreement with a decision brought him down so forcefully on the head of the questioner that such outward displays were fraught with danger for the culprit.
POINTED MENACINGLY
On one occasion he pointed menacing towards the dressing room, and I have not the slightest doubt that everyone believed it was no idle threat. Beyond the odd over-enthusiastic tackle there was no acrimony. Here is the answer to what is wrong with British football. We want more men of the calibre of Mr. Tschenscher to put the too talkative players firmly in their place and any man who took chances with this official would be skating over the thinnest of thin ice. The keynote for Kilmarnock’s enthusiasm came within seconds of the start. Never have I seen a free kick awarded so quickly. Pickering had barely lifted his foot to start the game than Hamilton was tearing into him with a challenge. Kilmarnock carried their enthusiasm into every movement, and they received no more than justice when McIlroy gave them the lead in six minutes. O’Connor pushed the ball through the Everton defence and McIlroy gave them the lead in six minutes. O’Connor pushed the ball through the Everton defence and McIlroy ran on to it to beat Rankin from a very narrow angle. Everton had many uncomfortable situations to survive before the first cracks appeared in the Scottish plan, but Everton’s equaliser was a magnificent affair. From Young, the ball went out to temple, but again to Young, and was crossed beautifully to Harvey, who picked his scoring spot with coolness and class in 24 minutes. Ten minutes later came Pickering’s overthrow of O’Connor and a worthy finishing shot.
HOODWINKED
For long periods after the interval the game so obviously had gone off the boil. It was all anti-climax to the non-stop activity that had preceded it. Everton’s ascendancy was beyond any threat, however, and when Temple cleverly hoodwinked the defence with a throw-in to Young, the last player Kilmarnock expected to receive it, in he bored to claim goal No.3 in 54 minutes. The last goal to Pickering in 70 minutes was remarkable if only for the referee’s insistence on a free kick meaning what it says. When Forsyth stepped out of his penalty area, the award was made. The referee manhandled the wall of defenders back to a measured ten yards before allowing the kick to be taken, when so often officials in this country settle cheerfully for a five- or six-yards retreat. Brown stepped over the ball and Pickering cracked it into the top corner of the net. Everton; Rankin; Harris, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Stevens; Temple, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Morrissey. Kilmarnock; Forsyth; King, Watson; Murray, McGrory, O’Connor; McIlroy, McInally, Hamilton, McFadzean, Sneddon. Referee; Mr. K. Tschenscher (West Germany). Attendance 30,727

GREAT STUFF, THIS NEW EVERTON!
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Tuesday, November 24, 1964
By Leslie Edwards
Press save when finished
Kilmarnock. unbeaten this 'season in the Scottish League, came to Goodison Park last night and presented Everton with a pennant and a six goals to one ticket into the next round of the Inter Cities Fairs Cup. " Presented," perhaps, is a misleading word. The Scots fought hard: moved quickly and were always industrious. But in the end Everton's better-quality football and tactics fairly disintegrated them. There was only one team in it. Great stuff, this new Everton,  Why they have been so long in showing us this sort of football and without their big guns Vernon, Wilson and Kay, too is anyone's guess. It could be that the heeds United fixture a fortnight ago will prove the finest milestone Everton have passed for seasons. This was the kind of football everyone liked. I give Kilmarnock their share of credit for making it a memorable evening, though they were losers. For ten minutes. indeed until shortly after they had taken the lead to reduce their 0-2 first leg deficit to a solitary goal, they looked good enough to make a match of it. Then, Everton found their stride; wiped out the lead took it themselves and sailed home comfortably with time and space in which to make almost exhibition match moves long before the end. The crowd of 30.000, excluding a small contingent from Killie, loved every minute of it. It wiped out Leeds and Leicester memories and sent them home vowing that Mr. Catterick may know a thing or two after all and that the standard of football this side of the border is unquestionably better, on average, than anything to be found on the other side.
RULED OUT
True, their lynch pin half back and captain, Beattie, was ruled out and that caused fans who came with them to write this match off as lost from the start. But Kilmarnock didn’t start like losers, nor did Everton start like potential winners! It was a hard night’s graft, everyone pulling out every ounce of endeavour, which finally took Everton from indecision to triumph. They won it the clean way. For this one had to thank both their opponents and the West German referee Herr Teschenscher who passed almost unnoticed until he suddenly erupted into action to prove to McInally that he understood English. What McInally said can only be surmised. The way the referee turned on him and pointed a threatening forefinger towards the dressing room settled any doubts in players’ minds that this man meant business. Everton’s list of successes was almost unending. It started at Rankin who made the save of the night off Hamilton when Kilmarnock had already rubbed out one of Everton’s first leg goals and were in a fair way towards doing to Everton what they did to Eintracht. Stevens, programmed at left half-back, played right-back and has scarcely ever done better; both he and Brown both went up field at a rate of knots and came within a touch of what would have been the most heartening goals we’ve ever seen from back-room defenders. Harris, at left half-back, though wearing the No. 2 strip, was the night’s hero, staying on field and doing splendidly despite a badly cut head which dated from the early moments of the match. What a transformation there was from young Harvey. Barracked when last he played for the first team, he got his side’s first goal from a lovely pass by Young and then blossomed unbelievably into a player who made all the right moves at the right time and failed only in the second-half when his new confidence, naturally enough, tempted him to attempt too much.
THEIR NIGHT…
There was some glorious football from both sides, but once Everton got a grip on their game and the opposition it was all over, hard as Kilmarnock struggled to put a better complexion on the result. Their disintegration was remarkable; whether it stemmed from the hopelessness of their task or whether Everton engineered it all was not clear, but the further the game went the more certain it was that this was Everton’s night. Pickering started the defeat when he took a through ball and hit it low to put Everton 2-1 ahead on the night. Young turned on a quickly-taken throw by Temple to score with a cross shot almost as he pleased. Then, after pantomime in connection with a free kick given against goalkeeper Forsyth for handling inches outside the penalty box, Young tapped the ball the length of its own circumference; brown feinted to shoot, but ran over the ball and Pickering with a wallop that Liston and Clay haven’t got between them fairly billowed the back netting. There might have been other Everton goals and great ones they would have been, but Forsyth made brilliant saves. And by that time none cared much whether Everton added to their bag or not. It was ironic, I thought, that when Everton might well have been involved in the final few minutes in a penalty award the referee, in fact, gave a free-kick the other way. This was the most effective Everton of the season. Morrissey’s play was again a revelation; Young playing again in the chance to be allowed to play football, had a first-class match. As a side Everton looked most impressive and quite capable of handling any opposition in the next round. A last-minute contretemps over a possible clash of colours meant that Everton played ain white, black shorts and Kilmarnock in their customary blue and white stripes. The colours didn’t matter. This whiter-than-white show by a team which has had many brickbats in recent times shows that they are on the way back- on the right lines.

UNDER-23 TEAM
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express-Tuesday, November 24, 1964
EVERTON PLAYERS CHOSEN AS WELSH RESERVES
Two young Everton players, Barry Rees and Gerald Humphreys, have been named as travelling reserves for the Welsh Under-23 team which plays Scotland, at Kilmarnock on December 2.

SPORTING, STYLISH
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express, Friday, November 27, 1964
By Leslie Edwards
Having won at Kilmarnock and confirmed that verdict on their own ground Everton can go to Sunderland with every chance of improving on away record which was excellent when the season had gone its first five or six weeks. I think the Everton with Stevens at full-back, Harris at left-half and Morrissey on the left wing is easily the best the club has had since their championship days. This side has earned a long-term run. They not only blend well but provide the sort of pattered football which created Everton’s reputation years ago as a sporting stylish side. Morrissey’s steady development into a first-class winger is one of the most remarkable features of the season. He was always a useful player, always liable to get a goal, but his performance against Leicester and Kilmarnock were phenomenally good. Players who used to play alongside him when he was at Anfield have said how surprised they were to see him making such rapid improvement so late in his career. The transplantation of Stevens from inside-forward to half-back and from half-back to full-back is equally remarkable. He plays in the new position as though he has been there all his football life. Brian Harris’ attacking flair is always of great value to the side. I think Everton may well win to-morrow. Sunderland minus the excellent management help from Alan Brown, are a rather struggling First Division side.
F.A. YOUTH CUP
Everton and Manchester United are to play their F.A. Youth Cup second round, match at Goodison Park on December 8 (7.30).
EVERTON’S 12
The Everton team at Sunderland, to-morrow, will be chosen from the eleven which beat Kilmarnock on Monday, with the addition or reserve full back Tom Wright. Everton (from); Rankin; Wright, Stevens, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Temple, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Morrissey.

AT ROKER PARK
Liverpool Daily Post- Saturday, November 28, 1964
EVERTON HAVE TOP CHANCE
Everton’s only visit to Sunderland in recent times was in the fifth round of the F.A. Cup last season, when they were beaten 3-1. Manager Harry Catterick has every excuse for replying on the conquerors of Kilmarnock for the assault on Roker Park. If only we could be sure they will whip up the game enthusiasm for the task as they did on Monday, forecast of victory, their first since that at Aston Villa on October 5, eight matches ago, might be made with confidence.
TIGHT REIN
Everton’s form these days, however, is so very much a week-to-week affair that optimism must be kept on a tight rein until circumstances banish completely the need for caution. Apart from Burnley, Sunderland are the home drew experts of the First Division. Six of their matches have ended in equality, and there are more improbable possibilities than that to-day’s will be the seventh. Brian Harris, for whom this will be his 250th League appearance if he plays, for Everton since his debut, along with Jimmy Harris, at Burnley in August 1955, has recovered from his head wound he received against Kilmarnock. He has made more appearances than any other member of the Everton team. Brian Labone, being next in line with 215, although his first game was about two and half years later.
APPREHENSIVE
Everton have scored more goals away than have Sunderland at Roker, and without Charlie Hurley, among the best centre halves in football, Sunderland have reason to be just as apprehensive about the outcome of this match as Everton. Sunderland have won only two home games and are the only club in the division without a single point away from home. Everton’s chance is clear, but will they fluff it? Manager Harry Catterick has added full back Tommy Wright to the eleven which beat Kilmarnock. Everton (from) Rankin; Wright, Stevens, Brown, Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Temple, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Morrissey.

SUNDERLAND FLYERS ARE TOO LIVELY FOR LIMPING EVERTON
Liverpool Football Echo & Evening Express-Saturday, November 28, 1964
SUNDERLAND 4, EVERTON 0
By Michael Charters

Sunderland; Montgomery; Parke, Ashurst; Harvey, Rooks, McNabs; Usher, Hood, Sharkey, Herd, Mulhall. Everton; Rankin; Stevens, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Temple, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Morrissey. Referee; Mr. S.B. Stoakes (Mansfield). In Sunderland’s first real attack, after only two minutes, they took the lead with a good goal by Herd. Usher took the ball down the right and crossed it from the goal line, despite an attempted tackle by Harris. The ball was deflected out to Herd, who show low from the edge of the penalty area to beat the diving Rankin. Sunderland were adopting the policy of shooting on slight. When Labone dispossessed Sharkey the ball bounced out to Hood who hit it first-time, but Rankin made a great save at full stretch. When Harvey was fouled by McNab. Young touched the free kick to Brown, who produced a tremendous shot from 30 yards which Montgomery punched over the bar. Montgomery then dived out to save well as Pickering moved in.
SAVED WITH EASE
A Shot BY Young from 25 yards was saved with ease by Montgomery, but the game was now increasing the excitement as both teams got into their stride. Hood was playing well for Sunderland and he schemed an opening on the left which almost brought them a second goal. Mulhall got the ball across and Hood’s shot was only partially saved by Rankin. The ball ran loose to Sharkey, who forward hit it instantly but Brown flung himself across the goal line to head the ball away. This was one of the most thrilling goal line saves it is possible to see. Morrissey made a fine run down the left, and from his cross Pickering was only inches away from connecting.
UNDER PRESSURE
Nevertheless, this lively Sunderland attack was putting the Everton defence under severe pressure. Usher might well have scored when the Everton defenders failed to clear the ball from a left-wing centre, but he put his shot weakly wide. Young came back to save the day when Hood and Usher combined well to put Everton in danger once again. The Everton forwards, however, could find little combination or thrust compared with the home attack.
STEVENS HURT
After half-an-hour Stevens limped off as though he had damaged a thigh muscle, Everton were really up against it with 10 men as the Sunderland forwards continued to play their neat attractive soccer. Everton went two down after 33 minute from another goal by the Sunderland captain, Herd. This followed a free kick on the right which Mulhall touched inside to Herd who ran in from the left hand, with the Everton defence spreadeagle, beat Rankin. Stevens returned after five minutes to play on the right wing with Harris going to right back. The Everton defence was taking a tremendous pounding and Rankin was lucky when he touched up a corner kick from Mulhall and the ball struck the crossbar and bounced out.
YOUNG LIMPS OFF
After 39 minutes Young was fouled by McNab and after attention on the field, limped off. So Everton were reduced to 10 men with one of them. Stevens a limping passenger. Young was back after four minutes and was able to resume in his proper position. Morrissey was the only Everton forward to touch his real form and be beat Peake cleverly to make a cross which was neatly saved by Rooks as Pickering was about to shoot. Half-time.- Sunderland 2, Everton nil.
Pickering on his own, produced Everton’s most direct threat yet. Rooks failed to gather the ball and Pickering swerved around and made a shot from 20 yards which Montgomery saved at full stretch. But Sunderland replied immediately with a goal from Sharkey to put them three up after only 48 minutes. From a free kick in midfield the ball went up field to Flood, who controlled it well and deceived the Everton defenders with aneat back heel pass to Sharkey. The centre forward beat Rankin with an angled shot from 10 yards. Everton fought back with their best combined move of the game. The ball moved from Morrissey to Pickering then on to Young in midfield, and Young pushed it forward to temple. Montgomery, however, came out quickly to prevent Temple from scoring. Hoods made a 40-yard run with the ball, holding off Harvey every inch of the way, and finished with a shot which went past the post with Rankin diving in vain across his goal.
INSPIRING
Herd was inspiring his side with some fine midfield constructive play. It was his work as much as anything which had turned the game so much in Sunderland’s favour. The Sunderland defence was just as good in its own way as its attack. Both full backs were playing particularly well. Harvey’s best work-he was now at wing half-came with a long run down the middle ending with a shot from 20 yards which went over the bar,
THIR CASUALTY
The third Everton casualty came now with Morrissey limping after a tackle with Parke.  Herd had to have attention for a coupe of minutes when he went down with the ball 30 yards away. While the trainer was on the pitch the referee examined the studs on Young’s boots. Everton seemed unable to find any rhythm and Sunderland continued to be well on top, as they had been from the start. Brown had his name taken for a foul on Parke.
YOUNG BEST
In the closing minutes Everton came more into the game, mainly thanks to Young, who was the best forward in a very disappointing display. Apart from Young, I thought Labone and Gabriel had been Everton’s best players, but Sunderland had played extremely well and thoroughly deserved their victory. Temple missed a great chance from a pass by Stevens with only a couple of minutes left. Two minutes from the end Hood scored a brilliant individual goal to make the day complete for Sunderland. He took a pass from Mulhall, dribbled his way past two Everton defenders and hooked a fierce shot into the far corner of the net from 15 yards. Final;- Sunderland 4, Everton 0. Official attendance 41,851.

EVERTON RES v. BLACKPOOL RES
Liverpool Football Echo & Evening Express-Saturday, November 28, 1964
Everton Res;- West; Parker, Wilson; Hurst, Helsop, Rees; Shaw, Humphreys, Glover, Hill, Veall. Blackpool Res; Taylor; Prentis, Craven; Crawford, Conway, Cranston, Hardy, Loyden, Marsland, Fisher, Hobson. Referee; Mr. A. Johnson, Smethwick. For the first ten minutes play was confined to midfield with both attacks probing. But gradually, Everton, who were playing as a machine, got on top. At the 17th minute, after a series of dangerous raids they took the lead through Hill, after Shaw had put across a lovely centre. Three minutes later they made it two, this time when Shaw himself, having come into the centre, back-headed the ball clear of Taylor from Veall’s pass. Blackpool were trying all they knew, but with the exception of one shot from Cranston, which brought a good save from West, all their work was coming to nought. Cranston came up field in an attempt to get his forwards moving, putting in a good shot but there was little doubt about the Everton superiority. Blackpool, in fact, were lucky to see the interval only two goals down.
Half-time; Everton Res 2, Blackpool Res nil.

EVERTON LOSE THEMSELVES IN BLUNDERLAND
Liverpool Daily Post-Monday, November 30, 1964
NOW STEVENS IS HURT
EVERTON’S IDEAS MADE TO LOOK VERY LIMITED
SUNDERLAND 4, EVERTON 0
By Michael Charters
Sunderland gave the best possible welcome to their newly-appointed manager, Mr. George Hardwick, former Middlesbrough, and England full back, with their best display of the season, for a very comfortable win over a most disappointing Everton side. it is remarkable that Everton, who played so well against Kilmarnock last Monday, should play so poorly on Saturday.
LIMPING PASSENGER
The one point in their favour was that they were struck by injury again when Stevens pulled a thigh muscle after 30 minutes and was a limping passenger on the right wing for the rest of the game. That part, Sunderland thoroughly deserved their win with a fine exhibition of skilful, attractive football. Their forwards, a line of neat and nimble players, combined attractively and at speed to show much more penetration and thrust than Everton. By contrast Everton’s attacking moves looked rather laborious. Everton were reduced to shooting from long range which gave Montgomery little trouble in the Sunderland goal. With Rankin not playing well, there was always the danger that the Sunderland forwards, brilliantly led by Herd and Hood, would score more than they did. As it was, they were three goals up shortly after half time, took it easy as they stayed in complete command, and it was only two minutes from the end that they added their fourth with a brilliant effort from Hood.
DEFENCE EXTENDED
This lively thrustful attack, well supported by McNab and Harvey, had the Everton defence fully extended for most of the game. Herd’s contribution, apart from two goals, was magnificent and they were saying in Sunderland that this was the best display he had given for the club for the past eighteen months. Everton’s attacking ideas were very limited. In the first half the best shot was from a free kick by Brown, which Montgomery touched over the bar before the Sunderland’s third goal, Pickering produced a great shot, which Montgomery saved brilliantly-his only real exertion. Apart from Labone, Young and Gabriel, Everton were below form. Herd scored the first for Sunderland within two minutes, taking a pass from Usher and beating a rather nervous Rankin from twelve yards. Rankin made saves from Hood and Herd before the Sunderland made the pass for Mulhall to score the second after 33 minutes, while Stevens was receiving attention.
CLEVER SHARKEY
Three minutes after half time the clever Sharkey made it three with a great goal after Hood had dazzled the Everton defence with a cute back-heel pass. Everton made a belated rally, but never looked like beating Montgomery, apart from one great chance which fell to Temple. Stevens centred and Temple seemed so surprised that the ball had got through to him that he failed to make contact. To complete a bad day for Everton, brown had his name taken for a foul on Herd. So, Everton continued to fail in League games. Injuries have played a vital part, but apart from Stevens’ mishap, they were very much second best to a Sunderland living up to promotion days promise. Sunderland; Montgomery; Parke, Ashurst; Harvey, Rooks, McNab; Usher, Hood, Sharkey, Herd, Mulhall. Everton; Rankin; Stevens, Brown; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Temple, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Morrissey. Referee; Mr. S.B. Stoakes (Mansfield) Attendance 41,581.

MR. CATERRICK SAYS-
Liverpool Daily Post-Monday, November 30, 1964
NEVER HAD A SEASON LIKE THIS
Everton manager, Harry Catterick after the Sunderland game said; “The worst blow is the injury to Stevens, which could keep him out of the game for a week or so. As we could be without Brown, shortly, we have many defensive problems, in the absence of Kay and Wilson, and these are hitting us hard. “Young has injuries to a knee and ankle and Morrissey also finished the game limping, I have never had a season like this for injuries.”

EVERTON RES USED RIGHT TACTICS
Liverpool Daily Post-Monday, November 30, 1964
EVERTON RES 3, BLACKPOOL RES 0
Everton Reserves quickly realised the value of swinging the ball about on the heavy ground in this Central League game at Goodison Park, and with two goals up in the first half had little trouble in beating a poorish Blackpool Reserves side. Although the visiting half back line kept the Everton inside men quiet, Shaw and Veall outstripped the backs every time and all three goals stemmed from them. Hill got the first after 17 minutes from Shaw; Shaw the second at 20 minutes from Veall with a lovely back header, and Glover five minutes from the end again from Shaw. Wilson had a competent game, but there was a very little to really test him, with both Parker and Heslop sound. West made a good save from Cranton late in the first half, but otherwise had little to worry about.

POOREST FORM OF SEASON BY EVERTON
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express- Monday, November 30, 1964
By Michael Charters
Everton's fall in form between the thrilling. first-class display against Kilmarnock a week ago to the sorry show at Sunderland on Saturday defies the power of reasoning. The same XI slumped to such an extent that they were well when he came out to almost unrecognisable and as Sunderland raised their game to their highest level this season, It was little wonder that Everton went off reeling from a 4-0 defeat. Not one Everton player approached his best standard. There were creditable displays from Labone and Young, plus Morrissey in the first half, but generally the team lacked combination and drive. An off-form Rankin did not inspire confidence in goal and this feeling of uncertainty spread right through the defence, which was under heavy pressure from a lively, clever Sunderland attack was slow. Admittedly, the Everton forwards received poor support from their half-backs so that Pickering was often left to “got it alone.” Against a strong, dour stopper of a centre half in Rook’s, Pickering made little impression. He had one fine shot saved by Montgomery just after half-time, a minute before Sunderland scored their third goal, and this might have made a big difference to Everton’s hopes. Once Sunderland had taken a three-goal lead, the game was all over.
STEVENS INJURY
In Everton’s favour, the injury to Stevens half an hour, when the score was 1-0, had a marked effect on the defence. He pulled a thigh muscle and went limping on the right wing, with Harris at right back and Harvey left half. Young and Morrissey also finished the game at half pace after taking knocks so, one way and another, it was not Everton’s day. Sunderland who have had such an indifferent season, played brilliantly for their new manager, Mr. George Hardwick. Slowness by the Everton wing halves allowed the Scots, Herd and Hood, to turn in a performance which became an H certificate for the Everton team. Herd’s clever use of the ball, allied to a refreshing directness with his passing, ripped holes in Everton’s defence. Hood looks as though he is going to score a lot of goals in English football. With the clever little Sharkey leading the line intelligently, and good support from wingers Mulhall and Usher, the Sunderland forwards moved as a unit, blending well and yet showing individual excellence.
CRUSHING TACKLE
Wing halves McNab and Harvey were excellent, although McNab spoiled his good work by a crushing tackle on Young which did not bring any censure from the referee, while Brown had his name taken for an attempted tackle on Herd which was much milder by comparison. In fact Herd intervened with the referee on Brown’s behalf by Mr. Stoakes, whose control left much to be desired, brushed the Sunderland skipper away. These incidents apart, this was a fine game to watch because Sunderland played grand, attacking football of the same type as Everton had shown against Kilmarnock. It was a pity, from the Everton point of view, that they could not match them. Everton’s scoring ideas could be counted on the fingers of one hand. There were long-range shots in the first half from Young and Brown, a couple of neat runs by Morrissey but Montgomery was never in any trouble. His first, and only, exertion came from Pickering’s shot and he also anticipated well when he came out to take the ball from Temple’s feet. Everton’s clearest-cut opening was in the closing minutes as Temple failed to take a pass from Stevens which only needed a side-footed touch to find the net,
BROWN’S SAVE
By contrast, Sunderland had several near misses apart their four well-taken goals and only a magnificent goal-line save by Brown, when he headed away a shot by Sharkey, prevented them from going nap. They were one up through Herd after two minutes, a centre by Usher deflecting off Gabriel to the scorer’s feet.  While Stevens was off having attention. Herd made the pass for Mulhall to cut through from the left for the second. Hood and Sharkey combined brilliantly for the third goal, Hood back-heeling the ball past Labone and Gabriel for Sharkey to shoot under Rankin. Two minutes from time, Hood neatly and almost impudently wheeled his way around the Everton defence on the left and hooked a great shot into the far corner of the net. Without taking any credit away from Sunderland for a fine performance in every way, it must be said that this was Everton’s poorest display of the season.

F.A. HEAR BROWN CASE NEXT WEEK
Liverpool Echo & Evening Express, Monday, November 30, 1964
NOW STEVENS DOUBTFUL
WOLVES GAME
By Leslie Edwards
Everton had expected that the case of their full back, Sandy Brown, sent off in the match against Leeds, might be dealt with this week. Inquiry from the Football Association to-day established that the Brown case will not be heard before next Monday at the earliest.  Dennis Stevens, who has made more than 100 consecutive appearances for Everton, may miss next Saturday’s match against Wolves. He is suffering from a strained groin -an injury similar to that which has kept former England back, Ray Wilson, out of the Everton team for many weeks. Wilson had a run with the reserves on Saturday. His injury stood up to the test well, but his play was a little “rusty.” Alex Young is having treatment for a badly twisted ankle. He, too, is doubtful for the Wolves match. He is to see the club orthopaedic surgeon today. His injury is considered an unusually severe one.