THE CHEQUERED CAREER OF ALEX YOUNG
Liverpool Echo and Evening Express - Tuesday 01 February 1966
By Leslie Edwards
You can't please everyone all the time and no self-respecting sports columnist would want to. Yet I remain adamant that Alex Young of Everton is a player in a thousand. Maybe he hasn't got everything he needs for his job and I know he does best at Goodison Park, but he does possess the skill and spark of genius to make the move which few of his contemporaries even think is "on." Naturally my praise of Young doesn't please everyone. That is why I am not surprised to receive from some twenty to thirty true sportsmen, friends of Mr. Brian Maxwell, of Marlborough Road, Liverpool—some Evertonians, some Liverpudlians—a photo-stat copy of my report of the Sunderland game with every reference to Young underlined and commented on adversely. "For true lovers of fair play." says Mr. Maxwell. "your work is sickening. How many away matches did Everton win in League and Cup last season and also so far this season and in how many of these games did Young Play ? " The answer is: In 1964-65 Everton won eight away League matches, drew five and lost eight. Young played in nine these, of which Everton won one, drew three and lost five. He did not play in any away Cup ties last season in either the F.A. or the Inter-cities Fairs Cup. This season Young has played in nine away League matches of which one was won: two drawn and six lost. His only appearances in the Inter-cities Cup this season have been at Goodison Park. He has played in no away Cup ties. Here for the benefit of all—and I'm sure thousands will be interested—is the potted history of Young since he first pulled on Everton colours. Few players can have had such an up and down career:
160 League games; 63 goals
He was signed on November 23, 1960, while in the Army. He did not make his debut, due to a knee injury, until December 17 (Tottenham home). His next appearance was January 28 (Leeds United, friendly). He then' made 12 out of 16 possible appearances the rest of the season, missing some through Army duties. He scored six goals in 13 league games that winter. In 1961-62 Young missed two games at the end of August through injury but appeared in all the other 40 League games, scoring 14 goals. Leading scorer was Vernon with 26. Everton finished fourth. In 1962-63 championship season Young was an ever-present at centre-forward, scoring 22 League goals to Vernon's 24. Only six league games were lost. In 1963-64, he missed two games through injury out of the first 25 League fixtures; was dropped for the next two, was then injured when playing in the Cup-tie v. Leeds at Leeds, and missed the next four League matches as well as two Cup matches. He then played two League games after which Fred Pickering was signed and Young's reign at centre-forward ended. His only other League appearances that season were one at inside left and one at inside-right. He scored 12 goals in 27 League appearances. Last season he played eight League games at inside-right; gave way to Harvey for the next four; returned for the next eight; missed two matches through injury, played three more, and then was hurt in the cup-tie against Sheffield Wednesday on January 9 and did not return until February 6 at inside-left. After that game he then dropped out for the rest of the season and had a cartilage operation. He finished with three goals in his 20 League outings. Of the first nine League games Young played last season Everton won four, drew three and lost two. Of the other 11 in which he played two were won, four drawn and five lost. This season he played in the first ten games at inside-right (four won, two drawn and four lost) scoring five goals. He was then omitted for the next seven (Harvey taking over); then played in four, was omitted in one, played another two and missed the next two; then came in for one game at inside-left, missed the Blackpool gamecareer of Alex Young and returned for the Sunderland cup-tie and the match at Northampton. After scoring five goals in the first ten games this season he has only scored once in his last seven League outing. The goal he got last week was the first in an F.A. Cup tie for Everton. His career record up to date for Everton in 160 League appearances and 63 goals.

RESERVES WIN ROBUST GAME
Nantwich Chronicle - Thursday 03 February 1966
CREWE ALEX RESERES 2 EVERTON A 1
It took Alex Reserves long time to get into their stride against Everton “A” at Gresty-road on Saturday. They conceded a goal in the first 30 seconds, but they won a robust game convincingly enough in the end, and could even afford the luxury of missing a late penalty. Everton’s finishing let them down after Maher had given them their early lead. Crewe, who fielded seven amateurs, began to get into the scheme of things towards half time, and in the second half caused Everton considerable anxiety. Baker headed the equaliser in the 50th minute. The decider came 15 minutes later, when Halliday beat Pearson to shoot past the advancing Rankin from 15 yards. Halliday missed the penalty, awarded in the 37th minute, after Stott had been brought down Rankin beat down his drive. Alex Reserves; Tapley; Morris, Hughes; Jones, Prophett, Smart; Baker, Plimbley, Stott, Cosby, and Halliday. Everton “A” Rankin; Pearson, Curwen; Brindle, McLoughlin, Grant; Owen, Tarbuck, Fraser, Maher and Styles. Referee; Mr. D. Schofield (Manchester).

NOY SUCH A STARTLING PREDICITION
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- February 3, 1966
By Leslie Edwards
Mr. Maurice (Prognosticator) Woodruff’s prediction that Everton stand a fair chance of winning the F.A Cup is glimpsing the obvious. After-all the current list of odds against Cup teams shows them as joint third favourites at 17-2. So bookmakers, who are rarely off beam in their racing or football assessment of chances, clearly think Everton have a better than fair chance of winning at Wembley. What gives Everton heart, I imagine at their change in fortune recently is that so many good sides must end their Cup gallop in the next round. Birmingham or Leicester, Spurs v Burnley, Newcastle v Wednesday, Chelsea v Leeds, West Ham v Blackburn Rovers, Wolves v Sheffield United….whichever way these ties go half those good teams must go into the discard. Assuming Everton continue their improved form against Stoke (and Roy Vernon) at Goodison Park on Saturday they will go into their tie at Bedford with three successive wins behind them- a nice boost to moral at the opportune time. Isn’t it astonishing that everything should suddenly start to go right at Goodison Park immediately after many had thought everything was going wrong-and might continue to go wrong. One man who must take special pleasure from this is Harry Catterick who has no illusions about the pains and penalties of managing any League side. Happily, he is philosophical in all things. He takes success as equably as he takes failure. He has at his command in the reserves young players he is sure will; “make it” eventually. The only difference between him and many followers of the club is the question of timing their inclusion in the senior side.

EVERTON UNCHANGED
The Liverpool Daily Post- Friday February 4 1966
By Horace Yates
No changes are expected in the Everton team, at home to Stoke City, who include Roy Vernon in their provisionally selected forward line. Vernon who left Everton for Stoke last march, opposed his former colleagues at the Victoria ground in the third game of the season but has not appeared at Goodison since his transfer. Although his opportunism is undoubtedly feared, there will be disappointment if Vernon were to be odd man out. Outside left Harry Burrows has a knee injury and will make his second game. Brought into the attack to the reserve team centre forward, eighteen-years-old John Woodward, who has only appeared in three League games. Stoke let it be known last night that there was a possibility Woodward would play inside right. John Farmer the eighteen-years-old “A” team goalkeeper who made his debut against arsenal last week, is again preferred to Irish International Bobby Irvine. Stoke City; Farmer; Palmer, Allen; Skeels, Setters, Bloor, Woodward, Violett, Dobbins, Vernon, Bebbington.
Everton have a limited number of ground tickets available for their F.A. Cup-tie at Bedford. Season ticket holders who have not yet applied must do so to-day, after which the tickets will be offered for general sale.

STOKE, AND ROY VERNON BACK AT GOODISON
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Friday, February 4 1966
By Leslie Edwards
The intriguing thing about the game at Goodison park to-morrow will be the appearance for Stoke City, against his old side, of Roy Vernon. Many followers of Everton deplored his transfer, but when a man is determined on a move what sense is there in trying to keep him against his will? Stoke will be a more testing side than Northampton were a week ago, but the new-mood Everton, dating from the Cup game against Sunderland, should beat them to put up a series of three successive victories. Wasn’t it singular that Leeds United should be the team involved again in a match in which the referee had to take all 22 players from the field for 10 minutes’ cooling-off? Make no mistake, these incidents are given full treatment in the Continental Press and do the image of football here much harm. If you doubt how bad news travels take a look at this cartoon from the Gothernburg evening paper. With no knowledge of Swedish it is possible to translate fairly accurately the opening words of the caption “Dom Notoriskas (TRUBBELMAKARNA fran Liverpool.
Mr. J.H. Gaskell, of Partille, Sweden, who sends the clippings, comments; You will now realise what sort of reputation Everton and the City of Liverpool are getting following that irresponsible, cowardly action against Mr. Catterick. The caption reads; “The notorious troublemakers from Liverpool have disgraced themselves again. Everton’s manager has been assaulted by his own supporters.
The balloon quote is “On to him again” he’s still breathing!”
“NOT THE GREATEST”
Here’s a crack from Harold Brown of Stoneycroft; “I thought Mr. Harold Wilson was my favourite comedian but after reading your Alex Young article I am not so sure.” Mr. Brown confesses that Young used to be the greatest, but isn’t any longer. He’s most disturbed, too, that Young rarely approaches in away games the form he shows at home.
But not everyone will say hear-hear to Mr. Brown. Mr. E. Gannon, of Cawthorne Avenue, Southdene, replying to Mr. Maxwell and his friends, writes;
“They cannot be true lovers of fair play or they would not condemn a man who has not been treated kindly. “Are the Evertonians mentioned, the ones who helped to get rid of Bobby Collins? Fans moaned at him for lying too deep and spending too much time in defence, instead of in the attack. Then last season they wanted Alex Young to do the opposite! “If they want someone to ‘get stuck in’ they would be better watching wrestling on TV on Saturdays, because they obviously don’t know a footballer when they face see one.

EVERTON KEEP THE SAME TEAM
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Friday, February 4, 1966
VERNON PLAYS FOR STOKE
RITCHIE OUT
By Leslie Edwards
Everton announce an unchanged team for the game at Goodison Park, to-morrow, against Stoke City. Stoke omit centre-forward John Ritchie in one of three attack changes, Ritchie, who has scored only one penalty goal in six games since returning to the side, is replaced by Peter Dobing, switched from inside-right. In the other changes, John Woodward, 18-years-old reserve, is at outside-right for Dennis Viollet who moves to inside right. Everton.- West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Temple. Stoke City.- Farmer; Palmer, Allen; Skeele, Setters, Bloor, Woodward, Viollet, Dobing, Vernon, Bebbington, Sub; Flowers.
All ticket for the Cup-tie at Bedford have been taken up by shareholders and season ticket holders, so there will be no sale for the general public.
Everton Reserves (at Stoke).- Barnett; Darcy, Brown; Royle, Smith, Glover; Shaw, Husband, Humphreys, Trebilcock, Maher.

ROY VERNON RETURNS TO GOODISON PARK SCENE
The Liverpool Daily Post- Saturday, February 5, 1966
EVERTON POSIED TO PULL OFF FIRST TREBLE
EVERYTHING IS SITTING UP AND TAKING NOTICE AGAIN
By Horace Yates
Those Everton supporters who bemoaned the parting of the ways between their club and Roy Vernon almost a year ago will see him back in action again at Goodison Park to-day-as a member of the Stoke City side. Although comfortably placed in the League table Stoke are probably somewhat disappointed that the impact following their high spending has fallen short of expectations. Their 2-0 defeat by Walsall in the third round of the F.A. Cup was also a stunning blow. As if this were not sufficient they crashed for the second Saturday in succession to Arsenal’s reshaped team and, because they have won only two of their last eight fixtures, it will be a determined Stoke we shall see to-day. Curiously, Everton are basking in the satisfaction of two wins in a row and seeking their first treble at a time when their opponents are striving to avoid their first taste of three defeats in a row. Not unnaturally, Everton are unchanged and, while nobody will pretend that Sunderland and Northampton are the two most difficult clubs in the country to conquer these uplifting victories have represented Everton in a new light.
RENEWED RESPECT
How good are they? Stoke could well be the ideal trial horse to provide an accurate answer to the query. They have taken more points from away games than they have lost, which is not an unsatisfactory testimonial. Everybody is suddenly sitting up and taking notice at the mention of Everton and even to suggest the possibility of a successful Cup run is an indication of renewed respect for them. Five goals scored without reply in successive outings can only have worked wonders with the team’s confidence in their own possibilities. The remarkable feature is that apart from the substitution of Temple at outside left for Morrissey, thi9s is the same team which plunged to their darkest hour in that 5-0 thrashing by Liverpool. A reverse which triggered off a whole series of set-backs. Here is the opportunity for the players to prove that not only are they the club’s best eleven but that they are capable of whipping out memories of the unhappy past.
DRAMATIC FINISH
Stoke will be no sacrificial offering, even though the upstanding John Ritchie will not be there to use his height to worry Labone in the air. Ritchie has scored only one goal (a penalty) since returning after recovery from illness and Stoke’s leading scorer with nine goals, Peter Dobing will be at centre forward. Vernon’s haul is one fewer. Because Harry Burrows is not available. City play reserve centre forward John Woodward at outside right, Viollet switching inside. At Stoke, in the third game of the season, Everton rallied from an indifferent first half to go very close to victory. In that 1-1 draw young John Hurst had his introduction to League football, coming on as substitute for Pickering in the last ten minutes.  In a dramatic finish a Hurst header hit the back of the net only a spilt second after the referee’s whistle had ended the game. It may be only coincidence that finds Hurst’s name again appearing on the Everton team sheet as substitute for to-day! While events have hardly gone with their customary swing this season, it is a fact that only West Brom and Leicester City have won at Goodison Park. Only Manchester United, Leeds United and Tottenham Hotspur can boast a greater immunity from home defeat. I think Everton can win a hard-earned triumph to-day. Everton; West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Temple, Substitute Hurst. Stoke City; farmer; Palmer, Allen; Skeels, Setters, Bloor; Woodward, Viollet, Dobing, Vernon, Bebbington, Dobing, Vernon, Bebbington. Substitute; Flowers. 

EVERTON SCORE TWO IN MINUTE-THEN HOLD ON
The Liverpool Football Echo- Saturday, February 5 1966
MATCH FADES AFTER EARLY EXCITEMENT
EVERTON 2 STOKE CITY 1
By Leslie Edwards

Everton.- West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone (Captain), Harris; Scott, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Temple, Substitute; Hurst. Stoke City.- Farmer; Palmer, Allen; Skeele, Setters, Bloor, Woodward, Viollet, Dobing, Vernon (Captain), Bebbington, Substitute; Flowers. Referee.- Dr. D.W.G. Brady (Rotherham).
The visit of Stoke City marked the return to Everton for the first time of their former forward Roy Vernon,who was made Stoke captain for the day. It was a rather tentative opening by both sides but with Setters using the ball judiciously. West had to makea pick up when challenged by the oncoming Vernon. Dobing, taking a pass from Vernon, was all but brought down in the box, and eventually got a corner from which Bloor headed wide.
TWO IN MINUTE
Stoke found the going pretty heavy against a strong wind but many of their through passes were dangerous.  Everton went ahead after eight minutes when Gabriel, taking a free kick for a foul on Labone, lobbed the ball into the goalmouth. Skeels misheaded it and Young, seizing on the ball, guided it towards the far post where Pickering came in to finish the job. Almost straight from the restart, the ball went downfield via Harris and Templeso that Young, moving in the centre forward position, was able to stride on and hit the ball low past Farmer as the goalkeeper advanced. Everton were completely on top, Pickering, off a through ball from Wilson, could only collect the ball with his hands and then make a half volley as he dropped the ball in front of him. Dobing was not having a happy time at centre forward. A fine centre by Pickering from the left had to Scott winning possession and pulling the ball back for a shot which just beat the far goal angle.
WENT CLOSE
Stoke went close when Woodward picked up a good pass from Skeels and a touch from Vernon would probably have scored but Gabriel got there first. Scott and Harvey between them made a hash of a short corner but Farmer’s place-kicking was not timed well and several times the ball scarcely travelled more than 30 yards. At this stage police went to the terracing near the church end and a spectator was escorted from the ground. Vernon was having a pretty lean time. The number of mistakes indicated the gluey pitch and the gustiness of the wind. Stoke made very pedestrian progress. The match had gone pretty dead but Gabriel continued to get himself into the picture and Harvey, with a good left foot shot, forced Farmer to a good save. Setters’ effort at scoring was so mistimed the ball almost hit the corner flag. Dobing made a good header from a corner by Woodward but West saved well. Half-time; Everton 2, Stoke City nil.
HARVEY MISS
Harvey made a bad miss of a wonderful chance immediately the second half began by getting no pace or direction on his shot. Stoke reduced the margin with a glorious goal after 51 minutes. The Everton defence expected Viollet to try to find Vernon but he let fly with the right foot from 22 yards and the ball was in the net before West could move. Temple went close to restoring the margin with a left foot shot which went just too high. Gabriel and Dobing got at cross-purposes after a clever centre by Vernon caused the Everton defence much embarrassment. Dobing might well have got a penalty if he had chosen to go down in the area but he kept his feet and shot against West.
KICK WASTED.
There was no doubt about the foul when Setters brought down Young just outside the penalty box. But Everton were making very little of their free kick awards and this was no exception. Stoke were now much more in the picture and although the game was ragged it was going more and more Stoke’s way. Stoke went very close to equalising with a grand shot by Skeels. The ball dipped just over the bar for a most praiseworthy effort for a half back. Woodward, operating in the inside left position, was wide with a hook shot. The game was getting a bit tough and rough with Everton desperately clinging to their lead and not looking nearly as impressive as they had been. A great tackle by Labone stopped Viollet after a glorious Crossfield pass by Vernon. Allen came up to join the Stoke shooters and delivered a right foot shot which West saved cleverly. Setters courted a penalty award when standing on the penalty box line and handling a lob by Harris. There is no doubt that his hands were outside the penalty box when they contacted the ball.
BRILLIANT SAVE.
Pickering drove his fiercest shot at a spot just under the bar but Farmer got his knuckles to the ball and turned it for a corner with a brilliant save. It was very rugged now. Farmer brought off another good save from close in after Young had picked up a through ball from Temple. Everton were struggling hard to maintain their lead. They looked two tired sides now as well they might on such a surface and in such conditions. But that hardly excused the raggedness and ruggedness of the match at every turn. Young hit a fine shot which Farmer saved brilliantly and then forced Farmer to give a corner with a save at the foot of the post. Gabriel kept going strongly to the end and so did Stoke, Viollet all but squeezed a way past Labone in the final minute but only got a corner.
Final; Everton 2 Stoke City 1.  Official attendance 38,999.

STOKE RES v  EVERTON RES
The Liverpool Football Echo- Saturday February 5 1966
Stoke City Res;- Leslie; Marsh, Bentley; Kinnell, Moore, Bernard; Worsdale, Bridgewood, Ritchie, Philpott, Jones. Everton Res;- Barnett; Darcy, Brown; Royle, Smith, Glover; Shaw, Husband, Humphreys, Trebilcock, Maher. Referee; Mr. W.S. Castle (Sedgley). Stoke went ahead after two minutes when Ritchie accepted a pass from Bridgwood to give Barnett no chance. The Everton defence had some anxious moments and Ritchie put Stoke two up after seven minutes. Everton broke away and Humphreys sent Shaw away, but the return was spoiled by offside. Trebilcock and Maher combined to find a way through a solid Stoke defence but the final shot was put behind for a corner. After 27 minutes, Everton’s persistence was rewarded. Shaw beat Bentley to put across a good centre and Trebilcock gave Leslie no chance with a fine shot. Barnett made a brilliant save from Worsdale and in the next minute Brown kicked off the line when Ritchie looked a certain scorer. Everton came more into the game and Leslie saved well from Husband and Trebilcock.
Half-time; Stoke City 2 Everton 1.
EVERTON A v  PRESTON NORTH END A
Everton had slightly more of the midfield play and Wallace made several good runs up the right wing, but his crosses were never converted. Tarbuck was unfortunate when he kicked the turf instead of the ball two yards in front of the Preston goal. Half-time; Everton A nil, Preston North End A nil.
LANCASHIRE LEAGUE
Everton A nil, Preston A 3
Everton B 3, Preston B 1

EVERTON SAY “NO” TO TV CAMERAMAN
The Liverpool Football Echo -Saturday, February 5, 1966
Everton F.C to-day refused to allow a photographer to take a film of the Everton-Stoke match at Goodison park for use later in a B.B.C. television series. The series is built around a team with the same jerseys as Stoke and whenever scenes from a football match are required, film of a game in which Stoke are appearing is usually taken. To-day, when the cameraman went to Everton and asked for permission to go into the ground, an official refused, saying that the club were upholding a Football league request not to allow games to be televised. Everton are one of the leading clubs to press for a ban on television at all football games. They and Burnley, who prevented their Cup replay with Bournemouth being televised 10 days ago, have consistently appealed to the Football league and F.A. to limit TV coverage of football.

EVERTON BAN ON TV MAN
Sunday Mirror - Sunday 06 February 1966
Another First Division Soccer club, Everton banned television camera from its ground yesterday. But the TV cameraman that club officials turned away from the ground and Liverpool had NOT come to film Everton’s match against Stoke City for a sports programme. He wanted to shoot “limited” excerpts of the match for the B.B.C twice-weekly programme “United,” a serial about a football club.

TWO EARLY GOALS, BUT IT WAS A CLOSE CALL
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Monday February 7 1966
By Leslie Edwards
Everton go to Bedford with a hat-trick of home wins under their belts, but their morale would be higher, I suspect, if they had not had to struggle to maintain their 2-1 lead against Stoke City at Goodison Park, on Saturday. They led 2-0 in the first ten minutes and the issue then seemed settled. Eighty minutes later there was only a goal in it and Stoke City were playing as though they could snatch a draw. It was a close run race. Ultimately Everton had nothing to spare. It wasn't a great game, either, though it became very rugged at times. There is such a thing as scoring too early and Everton, two goals up quickly, almost fell victims in this way.They had the benefit, in the first half, of a strong wind on a pitch which apart from being desperately leaden caused the ball to "hang" in the mire and run sluggishly. All was sweetness and light when first Pickering and then Young scored. There should have been other goals before the interval, but there weren't and so when Stoke came to have the wind in their favour Everton were almost bound to be a bit on the collar. For a few minutes after the interval Everton threatened to get the goal which would have really cinched it, but once this early fire subsided it was Stoke who were nearly always the more dangerous in attack. They narrowed the lead when Viollet impudently let fly with a shot from every inch of 20 yards and the ball found the net just inside an upright. This goal jolted Everton's complacency and at last produced some worthy attacking from a Stoke line which had struggled without much success for the preceding 45 minutes.
YOUNG’S BEST ROLE
Controversy rages on the pros and cons of Ales Young's value to Everton. I can only record that he made " the first goal after picking up the ball from a misheaded clearance and that he scored a brilliant one a moment later To bring down the house and put his side half way to collecting two valuable points. It took two good saves by Farmer, also, to prevent him scoring again. It would seem from this further evidence that Young has a future as a striker and does his best work in the role he had when his club last won League championship.
I doubt whether many spectators, Irked by the number of mistakes both sides made, would consider the twin disadvantages suffered by all the players on this occasion. The Goodison Park pitch must be one of the worst in the League. It was lifeless and heavy right down the centre and this and the force of the wind must have made big , accurate passes almost impossible to bring off. Everton's task would have been easier if Scott and Temple had done as well as they usually do: Scott apart from "flying" past Allen occasionally early in the match found the one-time England back a worthy opponent. Temple got few passes from his partner. Harvey, which were not patently " obvious" before they were made. Stoke, after being two goals down, did well in the circumstances to make a close game of it; they might have done better if Dobing had gone down in the penalty area instead of electing to try to keep his feet and score orthodoxly instead of from the penalty spot!
GABRIEL AS ‘ANOCHOR’
The man who helped to hold Everton together when the game was at its most critical stage was Gabriel Labone held Dobing without much difficulty. His most valuable work came when he tackled the half-back Skeels as the half-back was weaving his way to goal. Wright, too, had one of these do-or-die tackles to his credit. All this, Of course , meant that West had an uneventful afternoon. Farmer the young man at the other end, having been beaten twice showed his mettle by grand saves from Young, Pickering and others. Though Vernon was made captain for the day against his old team-mates he did little. It wasn't the kind pitch on which he could show his skill. He was always on the look-out for what would have been a satisfying goal, but only rarely did an opening of any consequence come. ,Everton are now playing like a team which is settled in defence and on the fringe of a good goal-scoring run, but I still think their commitment at Bedford is more difficult than most of their fans imagine. The growing understanding between Young and Pickering: the potential on the wings of Temple and Scott make long-term Cup success possible if not probable. Stoke, whose war-horse Setters is good wherever he plays looked an ordinary side, with not much power in attack on this occasion, but one must make full allowance for pitch conditions. On more responsive turf their experience and expertise could make them a better-than- average side.
EVERTON IN LLANDUDNO
Everton players golfed at Llandudno to-day where they have been having a few days break from routine, Manager Harry Catterick did not accompany his players. Bedford, whom they meet in the Cup, have erected a temporary stand capable of seating an extra 500. This will make the limited attendance 18,500.
ALLOCATION
About 100 of these special tickets have been sent to Everton. They can be had by personal application at the ground from 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday by stand season-ticket holders who have only received ground tickets. Stand season-ticket holders with ground tickets may exchange these, providing they produce the stamped season-ticket voucher No.5 for the ground ticket they have bene allocated.

JUST A FEW BRIEF GLIMPSES OF A VINTAGE EVERTON
Liverpool Daily Post- Monday, February 7, 1966
CUP-TIE POWER IS THERE FOR THE UNLEASHING
SUPERB WINGERS AND A BACK TO FORM GABRIEL
EVERTON 2 STOKE CITY 1
By Horace Yates
Three victories in succession! What could be a more exciting and encouraging prelude to Everton’s dream of Cup glory to salvage something worthwhile from a season of doubt and disappointment? Unfortunately, those who saw Stoke city beaten at Goodison Park on Saturday, can give only qualified approval to any suggestion that suddenly all has become well with the Everton world. Nobody in their right senses can expect any team to continue indefinitely crashing goals into the opposing net at the rate of two a minute, as Everton did in their most exhilarating fifty-five seconds of the season. They lifted their game to a sensationally high level, with the way they accepted those chances, but why then did they subsequently allow it to fall about them? So much of the play became positively humdrum just when the way was open for Everton to roar back into favour with a crowd who had been living for just such a day. Maybe two such quick-fire goals were the culprits. Safely play in face of a winning lead took much of the adventure out of Everton’s performance. This was the day on which courageous continuation of skilfully contrived assault could have annihilated Stoke. If City had suddenly taken a grip on the Everton attack, one might more easily have understood the transformation, yet they never remotely looked capable of dealing with either Scott or Temple. Here were two players, skilled and fast enough to do almost as they pleased.
FLOUNDERING BACKS
Palmer and Allen floundered before them, never able to meet and beat them in fair competition. Seldon have I seen two full backs so completely inadequate to cope with responsibilities, that were simply overwhelming. One fact could hardly be more apparent than that Scott and Temple are back to peak form, just the men to fan the recovery spark, so long as they are not expected to achieve too much single-handed. If this exhibition of the arts of wing play was thrilling in the extreme how much more important I wonder was it than the realisation that far from being the write-off that at one time seemed likely. Jimmy Gabriel strode boldly out of the shadows to restore his image?  Gabriel cannot complain if his critics had begun to suspect that his stamina had become suspect, for it was his inclination to fade that suggested injuries had taken an unhappy toll. Against Stoke this was the Gabriel of old. That his triumph was achieved against his friend and former Evertonians, Roy Vernon, must have given him tremendous personal satisfaction.
OVATION FOR VERNON
Vernon, sportingly received by the crowd, began with a series of defence splitting passes, beautifully delivered, that not only shrieked out a message of danger, but prompted the thought that here was the service Everton lacked. Gabriel’s ability to clamp down on Vernon knocked almost all the cockiness out of the Stoke attack. If his instructions were to take care of Vernon, even at the expense of sacrificing much of his attacking flair then nobody can fault his discharge of duty. It was Gabriel’s well placed free kick, after a foul on Labone, that produced the first goal in nine minutes. An alert and agreeably enterprising Young worried Bloor into mis-heading the ball, and quick as thought, Young swooped. Whether it was a pass or a shot mattered little for as Young swept the ball across goal, in went Pickering to smash it into an open goal. Right from the re-start Temple danced through and found Young with a square pass. Young’s shot was immaculately so that the despairing Farmer never had a hope of reaching it. Not since that memorable night on which Everton trounced Sheffield Wednesday 5-1 has Goodison Park rung to such a crowd appreciation of a team’s efforts. One felt that a side which has suffered all manner of indignity this season had suddenly rediscovered itself. Young was confident and constructive to an impressive degree and Pickering was loitering so obviously with scoring intent.
WILSON’S TATTOO
As Young’s shot went home, Wilson beat the ground with his fist, as if to emphasise the new and more militant Everton approach. Stoke clearly worried by the speed and precision of it all, were seemingly doomed for the hiding of the season. Yet Everton’s complacency with the victory foundation well and worthily laid, left Stoke off the hook and as so often happens a goal was pulled back in 51 minutes by Violett, so that suddenly that certain victory became tinged with doubt. Violett took his scoring chance expertly. From nearly 25 yard’s range he crashed the ball into goal and although West leapt frantically across, his cause was hopeless from the start. A giant in Everton’s defensive ranks was Brian Labone. He scarcely looked like making a mistake and so it was with Vernon and Dobing severely restricted, Stoke never appeared as the attacking menace they have been known to be. So much modern football now is designed to take the lead and stay in front but with so little to hope for from a Championship view-point, and certainly nothing to fear, Everton can afford to win back support the attractive way. It may be of course, that they were merely rehearsing their Cup-tie technique. Everton; West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone (Captain), Harris; Scott, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Temple. Stoke City; Farmer; Palmer, Allen; Skeels, Setters, Bloor; Woodward, Violett, Dobing, Vernon, Bebbington. Referee; Dr. D.W.G. Brady (Rotherham). Attendance 38,999. 

STOKE CITY RES 5 EVERTON RES 2
The Liverpool Daily Post- Monday, February 7, 1966
Stoke City manager, Tony Waddington, gave his burly centre forward John Ritchie, who had scored only one penalty goal in six outings on his return after a 14-week lay-off with a chest complaint, a run in the reserves, in this central League game. Ritche responded by scoring three goals. Smith failed to curb the menace of the big fellow, always dangerous in the goal zone. Transfer-listed George Kinnell, playing at wing half, got Stoke’s other two goals and Trebilcock, Everton’s best forward, and his wing partner, Maher were the visitors scorers. The score line did not do justice to Everton, who were foiled of further goals in a grandstand finish by the brilliance of Leslie in the Stoke goal.

STOKE RALLY TOOK STING OUT OF DEFEAT
Staffordshire Sentinel - Monday 07 February 1966
By J.B.
Stoke City’s 2-1 defeat before the Football League’s biggest crowd at Goodison on Saturday will be cited by the stay-at-homes as a heavy blow to their hopes of earning First Division talent money this season. To me it was a pleasant reaffirmation after two bitterly disappointing home results that Stoke, despite their problems are still one of football’s most interesting visiting sides. After the tragedyof the Cup defeat and the deflating failure against Arsenal, it was agreeable to see City bounce back to something like the away form which had shaken the League’s top teams on their own grounds. The mechanics of the game were not were not unfamiliar.. Stoke sadly contributing to the home side’s 2-0 interval lead by a spasm of defensive infirmity …Stoke fighting back with resolution. When Denis Viollet snapped in City’s goal six minutes after the break most of us anticipated a re-enactment of the last away game at Leeds, and City’s revival was indeed, a replica of that epic 2-2 draw in all but the most important aspect…finishing power. Everton, clearly superior in the first half, were able to steer through the storm to a tight victory. Harry Catterick’s most effective ploy was undoubtedly the shackling of his old Goodison striker, Roy Vernon, Catterick set Gabriel the task of squeezing the venom from the Welshman, returning to his old Soccer arena for the first time since his transfer last March. It was not a case of Vernon losing heart-the inside forward never stopped looking for the ball in his role as Stoke’s spearhead -but Gabriel’s vigilance rarely allowed him to take a step without challenge. Peter Dobing, back at centre-forward after the exclusion of Ritchie, was also closely watched by Labone and was finally called upon to transfer his fettered skills to the right wing, so that young John Woodward could have a crack at the leader’s role. Predictably Dobing didn’t relish the switch and Woodward, the lanky 19-years-old looked more effective inside he had on the flank. Who is to solve Stoke’s outside-right problem? The question is prompted by Dennis Viollet’s immediate response, after two unhappy games on the wing, to his transfer to inside-right. Viollet hit the sort of goal which reminded us that he can still be one of football’s most able chance-snatchers. Outside-left Keith Bebbington was effective in patches, as were Stoke’s defenders in a see-saw display. Everton wingers Scott and Temple taunted Allen and Palmer throughout the first half, while the brilliant Young the fount of almost every worthwhile home move, was often too clever for City’s wing-halves. The Scot lit up the game with two strokes in as many minutes, which produced both Everton goals…the second a gem of a move ending with Young himself directing the ball into the corner.
NO BLAME
John Farmer could be blamed for neither goal in this second League game- Alan Bloor’s failure to clear a free kick properly against a sharp breeze put the first on a plate-and the young ‘keeper recovered from a harrowing position to make a number of splendidly-judged saves. Farmer has great natural ability and is probably the most promising goalkeeper Stoke have produced in recent memory, but only hard experience will supply the missing characteristic… the judgement which would enable him to dominate his goal area.
Goals;- Everton. Pickering (9), Young (10), Stoke; Viollet (51). Attendance 38,999.

BEDFORD MANGER HAS A PLAN FOR SATURDAY
Liverpool Daily Post- Tuesday, February 8, 1966
WE CAN WIN, SAY RONNIE BURGESS
MAIN STRATEGY WILL BE ON ATTACK
Newly appointed Bedford manager, Ronnie Burgess, has a plan to beat Everton in Saturday’s fourth round F.A. Cup-tie at the Eyrie. He watched the Goodison Park side beat Northampton, and said yesterday; “I really believe we can pull it off. The home draw is so important, but what is more important is that the lads are confident they can do it.” Burgess hopes to counter the threat of Everton’s wingers, Alex Scott and Derek Temple for whom he had the healthiest respect, but his main strategy will be an attacking one. Says Burgess; “A draw is no use to us. With ground advantage we must go for a win. There will only be 4,500 Everton supporters here and we will have our crowd shouting for us from the start.
PLAYING FOR PLACE
“What you must also remember is that the lads are also playing for a place in the Football League.” Burgess a former captain of Wales who also deputised for Dave Bowen as manager of the Welsh side this season, known what is required for a Cup run. When with Watford he steered them to the fourth round and was at Wembley last season- this time to carry off the Amateur Cup with Hendon, who completed a great double under him by also taking the Isthmian League title. Basil Hayward, the man who started Bedford off on their Cup journey with wins over Brighton and Hereford in previous rounds, before he left to take over from Freddie Cox at Gillingham, will be calling back at the Eyrie when Bedford finish their runs. The reason is centre forward, Bill Brown, the man Hayward secured from Romford for £500. Burgess said; “I don’t know anything about Brown’s transfer to Gillingham. It was arranged with the chairman before Basil left.”
RECORD BROKEN
Bedford’s gate record of 18,000 will be broken, for a temporary stand is being erected on one corner of the ground and seats are being put on top of the banking behind one of the goals. The club secretary, Mrs. Yvonne Keech, took time off from dealing with the supporters looking for steady stream of Cup crazy tickets to forecast the result. “We will win 10,” she said. “I forecast the Brighton and Hereford results and was right both times.” Both teams will change colours, with Bedford in Red and white and Everton in all-white.
PHONE TALK
EVERTON AGREE TO TV
The storm which blew up over the televising of the Bedford versus Everton tie fizzled out yesterday. The problem was solved following a phone talk between Everton chairman Mr. E. Holland Hughes and Bedford chairman Mr. George Senior. Everton agreed not to press their objection for this particular match in view of the publicity Bedford will receive to support their quest for League status. Said Mr. Senior; “I am pleased we have settled the matter without having to upset anyone.” A joint statement said; “Mr. Holland Hughes and Mr. George Senior have had discussions today with regard to the televising of the Bedford Town v Everton Cup-tie at Bedford on Saturday. “Mr. Senior has made known to Mr. Holland Hughes his club’s anxiety to have its ground facilities published by means by television coverage in view of the intended application for Fourth Division Football League status. “It has also been established that the F.A. would not agree to the television of this match if Everton maintained an objection. Everton have therefore decided in this particular case without prejudice to their general opposition to the televising of matches, not to press their objection further to deference to the very strong wishes expressed by Bedford Town.”
EXTRA TICKETS
With Bedford increasing their seating accommodation Everton have received their allocation of these tickets. Mr. Bill Dickinson, the club secretary, says these can be obtained by personal application at Goodison Park from 10.30 a.m. tomorrow by stand ticket holders who have only received ground tickets. Stand season ticket holders with ground tickets may exchange these providing they produce the stamped season ticket voucher No. 5 for the ground ticket they have been allocated.

EVERTON'S CUP-TIE TO BE FILMED FOR TELEVISION
Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Monday, February 7 1966
BEDFORD ANXIOUS TO BOOST BID FOR LEAGUE STATUS
JOINT STATEMENT
By Leslie Edwards
The Bedford Town v. fourth round Cup-tie at Bedford on Saturday is to be filmed for television after all. A joint statement issued to-day by the Everton chairman, Mr. E. Holland Hughes, and Mr. George Senior, chairman of Bedford Town indicates that TV companies -I understood both B.B.C and ITV are concerned-can now go ahead with arrangements to make a filmed recording of the match. The statement issued reads: “Mr. Holland Hughes and Mr. George Senior have had discussions to-day with regard to the televising of the Bedford Town v Everton Cup-tie at Bedford on Saturday. “Mr. Senior has made known to Mr. Holland Hughes his club’s anxiety to have its ground facilities publicised by means of TV coverage in view of the intended application for Fourth Division Football League status. “It has also been established that the F.A would not agree to the televising of this match if Everton maintained an objection. “Everton have therefore decided in this particular case without prejudice to their general opposition to the televising of matches, not to press their objection further in deference to the very strong wishes expressed by Bedford Town.” I understand that there is no financial gain for either club by the recorded televising of the match.
WENT CLOSE
Bedford Town, who went close to gaining Football League status at the League’s last annual meeting, are clearly anxious to show the world of football their-competence in the footballing sense, and their ability to house attendances of about 20,000. Nevertheless, I understand that directors and Pressmen may have to walk round the touchline on Saturday in order to reach their places, unless they arrive at the ground before the terracing is crowded. The feeling in Bedford, when the match was reported as not likely to be filmed, was one of annoyance. Thousands of fans and shopkeepers who could not attend the game had looked forward to seeing something of the match on the televised sports programmes on Saturday evening.

PROS AND CONS OF SOCCER TELEVISING
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Tuesday, February 8 1966
By Leslie Edwards
The Everton argument against filming matches for later showing on Television is that gates are bound to be affected to some extent and that assuming contracts are signed with TV authorities clubs are not in a strong negotiating position when such contracts come up for renewal. The belief exists that sooner or later the televising of football resets unfavourably against clubs. It is pointed out that in America one baseball club has been forced out of existence for this reason. Against this must be weighed the possibility of television matches helping to recruit new fans to football. In racing of least, television of important events has not led to reductions in the size of attendances, though the Grand National may well be in a category of its own. In the world of entertainment TV has, of course, led to the “making” of individuals and groups especially in the sphere of pop music. My own view, having seen a great deal of delayed-action screening of League and Cup soccer is that these tend to heighten interest in clubs and give millions of viewers a better all-round picture of the way clubs and players are performing. For the incapacitated, of course, the weekly Television view of a game is “gold dust.” I should be sorry, for their sake, if all filming of football stopped.

RANKIN HAS FRACTURED CHEEKBONE
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Tuesday, February 8, 1966
ACCIDENT AT HOME
CUP PLANS
By Leslie Edwards
Andy Rankin, Everton’s reserve goalkeeper, has suffered a hairline fracture of the cheekbone in an accident at home. He was laying linoleum when a door was opened unexpectedly and cracked him on the side of the face.
Bedford Town, Everton’s Cup opponents on Saturday, were beaten 2-1 in a hard match at Worcester last night. Wing half back Wright limped throughout the second half.
Manager Harry Catterick of Everton, saw the game incognito from a seat in the stands. He said to-day; “They are a good side. They play very intelligently. There is no big boot about them; no kick and rush. Their strong point is the understanding of their forwards.”
BACK AT BELLEFIELD
Everton players were back in training at Bellefield today after their two days’ rest at Llandudno. They will travel for the match on Friday and stay overnight at secret head-quarters some miles from Bedford. W. Tindale, an exiled Liverpudlian at Bedford, advices no one on Merseyside to travel to Bedford without a ticket.
CUP CRAZY
“Bedford is Cup crazy at the moment” he said, “and 30s is being offered for 6s tickets.”
Everton announce that ground tickets handed in exchange for the extra allotment of stand tickets will be available for resale to shareholders and season ticket holders (providing they produce voucher No.5) at the ground from 1 p.m. tomorrow.

MANAGER CATTERICK PIN-POINTS TASK FACING EVERTON
Liverpool Daily Post- Wednesday, February 9, 1966
I SHALL DEMAND 100 PER CENT EFFORT ALL THROUGH
NOTHING EXCEPT THE EBST WILL BEAT BEDFORD
By Horace Yates
“if they try to do fancy tricks, they will be in danger of losing against this team.” That was Mr. Harry Catterick’s summing up of Everton’s prospects in the F.A. Cup fourth round tie against Bedford on Saturday. The warning was directed to the Everton players in the light of a new appreciation of Bedford’s possibilities after Mr. Catterick had watched them for the second time in ten days. Although he saw Bedford beaten 2-1 at Worcester on Monday, Mr. Catterick came away with an even higher opinion of the non-League team than that formed after the victory over Poole. It was 1 o’clock yesterday morning before Mr. Catterick reached his Southport home, but he considered the time and effort well worth the while. In normal circumstances it would be pretty safe to say there is not the slightest danger of Everton holding their opponents lightly, non-League side though they may be but in view of the premature way they have free wheeled in successive matches against Northampton and Stoke City, a word now is a warning in time. Mr. Catterick will hammer home to his players the responsibilities and dangers which face them on Saturday. The dangers might easily be of their own making and no effect will be spared to avoid complacency marring the newly brightened Everton picture. Mr. Catterick told me; “I thought the Bedford, forwards were particularly good. They blend well, they interchange positions repeatedly and have infinite variety in their tactics. “My feeling is that nothing, but the best from Everton will win this tie. What is required is ninety minutes of unrestricted effort. Nothing less will do. “I shall leave my players in no doubt of the task facing them and shall demand of them 100 per cent effort all through the game. As I sat at this match on the Worcester ground I could not help thinking back to what happened to Liverpool on this same pitch seven years ago, when Worcester City beat them. “We want to avoid a turn-up on these lines this time. Believe me the standard of football played in the Southern League is exceptionally high.” That then, is the message which will be hammered home to Everton every day before the game. Everybody, I think, appreciates that Everton can, and should win this match, but they can by their own worst enemies.
OVERCONFIDENCE
Why a team which has turned that pendulum in their favour the hard way should so suddenly, at the first taste of sweet success, suddenly become cocky to the point of over-confidence is difficult to imagine, but that is the position, judging by their recent victories. They might so easily have paid the penalty against Stoke City. Had they done so it would have been utterly distressing, but hardly catastrophic, but if they should throw away their Cup chance at Bedford on Saturday, what sort of reaction can they expect from their supporters? If they are beaten fairly and squarely after the all out effort demanded by Mr. Catterick that is a different proposition, but history is littered with the lesson that if you give these minnows a yard they will steal the tie. The Llandudno rest is over and the real work has already begun. That will be the way of it from now on. With everybody fit team selection will present no problems.
NO BALLYHOO
There is no ballyhoo coming from the Bedford camp, no threats about what they expect to do to Everton, but rather a down to earth appraisal of the facts. Chairman George Senior told me last night; “Our manager was very impressed with Everton when they were at Northampton, but that is hardly surprising. After all they are a First Division side. “Against League opposition we always seem to pull out that little bit extra. Look what happened preseason. We best Queen’s Park Rangers 5-1 and Ipswich 2-1. That is one of the reasons we are so keen to win a place in the League. In the Cup we have beaten Exeter and Brighton. “it is our view here that we are as good as many of the Third Division teams. “As far as Saturday’s game is concerned, it is 11 men against 11. Whoever gets the run of the ball will win. A team can have 11 star names, but if the ball doesn’t run for them, there is not much they can do about it.  “We know that our lads will play to the absolute limit of their talent and stamina. Who could ask more than that, no master what happens. We are not having extra or special training.
A FIT TEAM
“we believe we have a fit team and if they are fitter no amount of training will make them fitter. “The club have a double aim this season- a good position in the Southern League and a good Cup run for we believe this will help to boost our claims for admission to the Football League. Last season without any real special effort we got four votes. This time there has been plenty of effort and we are hoping it will show results. “We are making a personal appeal to the clubs Brochures don’t accomplish anything. They are so easy to throw into waste paper baskets. I shall be very disappointed if we don’t have League football at Bedford next season.”
IF YOU’RE TCKLESS DO NOT TRAVEL
Liverpool Echo and Evening Express - Wednesday 09 February 1966
By Leslie Edwards
A Liverpool man living in Bedford advises Evertonians not to travel for the Cup tie unless they have a ticket. I think his advice very timely. I know a lot of followers of the club got in without tickets when Everton won the match which gave them promotion at Oldham, but Oldham Athletic's spacious ground is vastly larger than Bedford's. Also. I am told only 18,000 can see a game in comfort there. It is possible to be in the ground, off the terracing, and see nothing. The fact that the match is now to be televised may temper nonticketed fans' enthusiasm to travel on the off-chance of getting in. My statement that Mr. Woodruff's forecast about Everton's Cup chances was not such a startling prediction was made in ignorance of the fact that he made it before Everton beat Sunderland. This has led to much correspondence which I am glad to give because even though we may not agree with the Woodruff prognostications we must give him the benefit of having made them good and early. A reader from Western Avenue, Speke, gives Mr. Woodruff full credit (though there's still a long way to go to Wembley) and adds some remarkable omens of his own discovering. He writes: "Everton are now 17-2 and when they get to Wembley they will probably be evens. "Previous to playing Sunderland they were 20-1. I never met a supporter of Everton or Liverpool who did not ridicule the idea of Everton lifting the trophy, so your statement about Mr. Woodruff was unfair. " “What about these omens? 1932-33 F.A. Cup winners: Everton. League match result the same season: Liverpool 7 Everton 4. 1964-65 Cup winners: Liverpool. League matches that season: Everton 4. Liverpool nil; Everton 2, Liverpool 1. 1965-66 F.A. Cup winners: —? League match result Liverpool 5, Everton nil.
COMMON SENSE NOT DIVINATION
D. W. Finney, 23 Coronation Road, Lydiate. says: Your article on Maurice Woodruff's prediction that Everton stand a fair chance of winning the F.A. Cup. intimates that he is more or less on a ' good thing' because they are, at present, third favourites at 17-2. " Let's be fair to the chap. You obviously don't read TV Times. He predicted about four weeks ago (before the ball had been kicked in the third round) that Everton would win the Cup—let alone that they stood a fair chance. What were the odds then?" Reg lkin (Wynnstay Street, Liverpool 8) comments: "Commonsense, not occult divination, compels me to admit that obviously most of Mr. Woodruff's predictions are bound to happen. I am not surprised so many of his forecasts are correct, because the dice are already loaded in his favour. "For example, the predictions that Liverpool will not win the League this year but will be close runners up, and that Everton stand a fair chance of winning the F.A. Cup. By all the laws of probability Everton's chances are expected to be the more likely, and Liverpool's less so. Yet he does not predict Everton will win the Cup, or so far as I know which team will win the Cup, or the League. He has the best of both combinations and is more likely to be proved right than wrong. "Nothing would give me greater pleasure, as a Liverpool F.C. supporter, than to see clairvoyancy clouted for six, which is the required number of games Everton must play in order to win the Cup. I hope both sides make it this year."
Mr. J. M. Moran, 2 Miller Avenue. Crosby, says: " I write regarding Mr. Holland Hughes' attitude towards the televising of football matches from Goodison Park. I have been a season ticket holder at Everton for many years and I have spoken to a great number of Evertonians on the matter and we all agree that the refusal of television facilities at Goodison Park is doing more harm than good. "Even if the games were televised live the true supporter would still prefer to ate the actual game from the terraces or from the stands. It is conclusively proved by attendances at Wembley. Anfield, Old Trafford, &c,. that television does not affect gate receipts. The only thing necessary to bring the crowds flocking back is a good team playing positive football. If the gate receipts at Goodison Park have slumped recently I think the answer is due to the above and not to TV. "In view of the adverse publicity the club have received perhaps a little of the good publicity Television could give would encourage visiting supporters to follow their teams to Goodison Park again as they did during our halcyon days " Let's have the TV cameras as Goodison and show the rest of the country what a well-behaved lot we are and give those who stay away an idea of what they are missing."
“COMPLETELY UNFOUNDED”
On the same topic P. H. Crosthwaite. 177 Eaton Road North. Liverpool 12. adds this: "Everton's arguments are not only ridiculous but completely unfounded. Let us look at them objectively. They say: 'Our main reason for opposing television is that in our view, experience has shown in most sports that have been televised the promoters have invariably suffered.' "Have they not heard of show-jumping? Don't they know that television has actually increased its popularity? Do they know that Liverpool's third-round tie was shown on ITV the Sunday following the game, but that this did not prevent the gates having to be closed before the game? "How can a half-hour showing of a match on Saturday night or Sunday afternoon affect the gate when the actual game to be televised is not announced until 5 p.m. on Saturday? "Secondly, they go on to say we don't think it is fair for supporters who are ready to go to the trouble of attending a match and paying to see it, that other people who are not sufficiently enthusiastic should be able to sit back in their armchairs and see it? "I assume Mr. Holland Hughes has got his ticket for the Bedford game. I would remind him that there are 40.000 Evertonians including myself who haven't, as the allocation of 6.000 tickets has been snapped up, and that the televising of this particular match will, now be a wonderful substitute for actually being there. " A decision not to televise the Bedford game would not only have robbed the majority of Everton supporters of their only chance of seeing the game (together with millions of other fans, but would have deprived Bedford Town of a little much-deserved publicity in their moment of glory." "Bob Lord's reactionary outbursts are now a part of the football scene, but I would expect a more progressive attitude of mind from the Everton board.

CATTERICK HAS INFLUENZA
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Thursday, February 10, 1966
MAY MISS CUP-TIE
EVERTON BLOW
By Leslie Edwards
Everton manager, Harry Catterick, is not likely to see his team’s Cup effort at Bedford on Saturday. He went down with influenza yesterday and was not fit for duty this morning. His illness may well have developed from the journey by road to and from Worcester on Monday when he travelled to see Bedford play a Southern League match. He arrived home in the early hours of Tuesday morning. There was snow and sleet at Bedford to-day, but it was not sticking. The pitch will be heavy. In Harry Catterick’s absence trainer Tom Eggleston was in charge at the team’s training session at Bellefield this morning. The team, which is likely to be unchanged from that which has won its last three games, will probably be announced to-morrow.

GIVE US THE BREAKS AND WE WILL FINISH THE JOB
Liverpool Daily Post- Friday February 11, 1966
BEDFORD LOOK FOR SOMETHING BETTER THAN A DRAW
NON-LEAGERS AND EVERTON ARE HOPING TO BE AT FULL STRENGTH FOR CUP BATTLE
By Horace Yates
“Replay nothing! We are looking ahead further than that! We believe we have a chance of providing the turn-up of the day by ousting Everton from the F.A. Cup competition.” The speaker was Mr. Ron Burgess, Bedford Town’s manager, who left his bath after completing training with his non-League players, last night, to tell me just how high are both ambition and confidence at the Eyrie. Their optimism, he said, did not stem from any lack of appreciation of the standing or talents of Everton. “We know they are a very able side,” he said. “They had a very good game at Northampton, but you expect a team of their calibre to be good. My impression was that they move the ball around well, but I think I picked up one or two points that will help our boys and of course, these things have been passed on. “We regard this as a wonderful draw. We would have asked nothing better -a home game against one of the best known names in football. The name alone means something.
NOT OVERAWED
“The Bedford boys will respect them, but we shall certainly not be overawed by them. Both Mr. Harry Catterick and Ron Flewin have expressed their opinion that Bedford Town are no mean team- and they are right. I don’t think they are just saying that to be nice to us and to give us any false feeling of hope. “My honest opinion is that people are inclined to under-rate Bedford because they are a non-League club. It is a mistake. These boys could hold their own in the Third or Fourth Division any time. Look at our record and you will see that is not just talk. “I have only seen town play four times, but so happy am I with that I have seen that I am content to let them carry on playing their own way. They have not got as far as this without having something worth-while. It would be silly to start switching ideas at this point. “I have introduced my ideas in training and they have found the system interesting but the playing style is unchanged. There is no doubt about our ability to stay the pace right to the end, no matter how hot Everton may try to make it for us. We will be with them yard for yard.
LOOKING FOR GOALS
“All I hope we will do and this is a point I shall certainly emphasise in my talks with them, is that when we are in possession we are looking for goals. When we are not in possession we must play to stop goals. “How we shall at about putting this idea into practice is something I do not intend to discuss publicly. “We shall need the breaks, but already some of the advantages are with us. First we are at home and secondly this tie will give our boys the incentive to play their hearts out. They are pretty consistent, but on Saturday they will probably play above themselves,- every one of them. “For us there is everything to gain and we are happy to let Everton do the worrying. While I believe we must have a chance I would not like to be dogmative. Remember it is not always the best team that wins Cup-ties. Anything can happen in football- and sometimes does. “Seeing them in training to-day I would not help but be impressed. There is no excitement among them. They are taking this match as just another game, and that the non-League players suggests to me a confidence in their ability to tackle a job, which must help them give a good show. “Give us the breaks and I think we will be good enough to finish the job,” said Mr. Burgess.
WRIGHT RECOVERS
Bedford have been cheered this week by the remarkable recovery their wing half Alan wright has made from the knee injury received at Worcester on Monday night. Immediately after the game it was thought the damage could be troublesome for two days or two weeks. Happily for them, the injury has responded wonderfully well to treatment and Wright is regarded as a certain starter. Because outside left Cooley is under treatment for groin trouble, Mr. Burgess is not naming his team until to-morrow morning but he admitted last night “Cooley” is training and I feel sure he is going to be all right, I think we shall be fielding a full strength side.” The pitch, I was told, is in excellent condition considering all the soaking it has taken. The official view is that unless there are cloudbursts between now and the kick-off, the going should be perfect. It was good enough yesterday for the players to train on it. At the time Everton are leaving, with a full strength side, for their headquarters near Bedford, the home players will be winding up their training with loosening exercises. Everton manager Harry Catterick had to leave Goodison with a touch of influenza on Wednesday, and his presence at the game is still in some doubt.

EVERTON UNCHANGED FOR CUP-TIE
Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Friday, February 11, 1966
EARLY START FOR BEDFORD
By Leslie Edwards
Everton’s team at Bedford to-morrow in the F.A Cup is unchanged. Reserve back Sandy Brown travels as twelfth man. The club’s manager, Harry Catterick, who is suffering from flu, will miss the match. The precaution was taken of starting the journey to overnight headquarters earlier than usual, so that players could visit the Bedford ground and see conditions for themselves. Sleet fell in Bedford this morning, but the ground was clear and weather forecasts for the South Midlands are that the temperature will rise. Bedford manager Ron Burgess is hoping to be able to play a full strength side, but has two doubtful starters, wing half Alan wright and winger Norman Cooley. Wright suffered a knee injury in a mid-week Southern League match and will have a fitness test to-morrow morning. Cooley, who has a slight strain sees the club doctor to-day. Standing by are David Sturrock and David Lovell, who were both in the Bedford team which beat Newcastle in the third round, two seasons ago. Utility player Sturrock has played in every Cup round but one this season as a result of injuries to team mates. The ground record of 18,000 set up when Carlisle played at Bedford in the fourth round two years ago will be broken. A special enclosure to house an extra 500 fans has been erected in front of the main stand. All 18,500 tickets have bene sold. Bedford (from); Collier; Morgan, Skinn; Wright, Collins, Bailey; Benning, Paton, Brown, Hall, Cooley, Sturrock, Lovell. Everton; West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Temple.
Everton Res (v. W.B.A Res at Goodison Park)- Barnett; Curwen, Darcy; Hurst, Smith, Glover; Shaw, Husband, Royle, Trebilcock, Humphreys.

EVERTON PLAY INDOORS
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Friday, February 11 1966
By Michael Charters
Work will be completed soon on Everton Football Club’s training ground at Bellefield, West Derby, which will make facilities there the best in Britian. When it is complete, the club will have achieved the ultimate in training arrangements, with the players only reporting to Goodison Park on match days. At present, the playing staff arrive at Goodison each morning and are taken by coach to Bellefield for training, returning to headquarters for baths and a mid-day meal. But within the next few weeks, Bellefield will become a self-contained unit. The players will report direct there each morning, train, bath and have a meal in a pavilion which sets a new standard in dressing room accommodation. The most notable feature of the work, however, is a superb indoor playing area, which resembles an aeroplane hanger in size and scope. It is 200 feet by 100 feet, with the roof towering more than 60 feet above an all-weather playing surface. The walls have been left bare so that the ball can rebound truly off the surface. Every conceivable type of training exercise can be conducted there without interference from the weather. Other clubs, including Burnley and Arsenal have indoor playing areas but none compare with Bellefield in size and usefulness. Linked by a canopy to this building is the pavilion. This has two sets of dressing rooms and baths, tiled from floor to ceiling, treatment rooms, and equipment rooms. The players will be able to move from there direct to the indoor area without being troubled by weather. Upstairs, there is a dining room, superbly-fitted kitchen, a lounge for the players and also a room for the manager, Mr. Harry Catterick, who will work from there instead of his present office at Goodison Park. The office has been designed in a corner of the building, with two windows overlooking the two outdoor training pitches, so that the manger will be able to get an overall view of activities outside. Mr. Catterick told me; “I will be able to supervise the training schedule with the coaches as well as attend to routine office work.” The present wooden pavilion, built more than 30 years ago when the ground was used by a shipping company as a sport field, is to be pulled down. A car park will be constructed on the space. The cost of this work is in the region of £100,000. For that, Everton will not only possess the finest training ground in the country, but also a centre which should being the club untold benefit in the future. Mr. Catterick explained; “At present, we have to train in all sorts of weather conditions throughout the winter. Now, by using our indoor pitch, we will be playing on an absolutely true surface instead of either mud or frost. “The fact that the ball bounces truly will be of the greatest benefit to our current players, particularly the youngsters learning their trade, and all the boys who will come to us in future. They will have superb conditions in which to train and improve. “Years ago, far-sighted directors established our ground at Goodison Park, which is acknowledged to-day to be one of the finest grounds in the country. Their business acumen has paid off a thousand-fold, and we believe that future generations of Everton players will benefit in the same way with our new training facilities. We believe we have set a pattern which other League clubs will follow.” Everton first used Bellefield for training 20 years ago, when they leased the ground. Before they decided to spend £100,000 on these improvements, they negotiated to buy Bellefield three years ago at a cost of £30,000. It is money well spent.

EVERTON’S CUP TASK AT BEDFORD NOT ONE IF DAY’S GOOD THINGS, BUT…
Liverpool Daily Post- Saturday, February 12, 1966
IT’S THE DOGHOUSE -IF THEY LOSE
SCOTT, TEMPLE COULD BE TRAIL BLAZERS.
By Horace Yates
Before the draw was made for the fourth round of the F.A. Cup everybody was wanting the non-League survivors, Bedford Town-at home Everton got them-away. I suppose Burnley would far rather be going there than to White Hart lane and Leeds United would not have to he asked twice to switch to Bedford from Stamford Bridge, but few regard Everton’s task as one of the day’s good things. In reality there is no glory prospect in this match for Everton. If they win the comment will be; “Well, of course, it was only Bedford.” If they should be beaten, into the doghouse they will go. Not that I expect Everton to undermine Maurice Woodruff’s confidence in their chances of reaching Wembley at this stage, but I Am prepared to find them having to bring Bedford Town to Goodison Park before despatching them. So many observers speak so highly of this Bedford team that they cannot all be wrong and manager Harry Catterick, who will not be at the game because of flu’ is under no delusions about their effectiveness. The big danger with all these lesser lights is that of conceding the first goal to them, an event which of course galvanises them into a formidable fighting force. I saw what a leading goal did for Worcester City against Liverpool in 1959, during their Second Division days. Liverpool were never given a chance to settle down to normal form. The Everton of today however, are a far better combination than that Liverpool side of 1959, but even they would be struggling if they had to come back from a goal behind. That is the danger.
STRIKING OUT
Everton will underrate Bedford if they believe that only First Division teams are capable of striking out of massed defence, for unless I am wrongly advised Bedford are quite accomplished in this tactical approach to key games. I don’t think man for man marking will be enough to hold Everton for I expect the greater speed and ability to beat an opponent to stretch Bedford dangerously. Fortunately for Everton, their wingers, Alex Scott and Derek Temple, have struck form at the right time. If they repeat the brilliance they showed against Stoke City they will be the trail blazers, for I doubt if Bedford’s backs have the experience or knowledge of the Stoke pair, who were utterly at sea trying to cope with their problems.
GABRIEL’S POWER
Gabriel’s resurge of power is an important factor in Everton’s favour and with Labone playing as effectively now as at any stage of his career Bedford will have to play above themselves to achieve their ambition to provide the turn-up of the day’s Cup-tie results. Bedford (from); Collier; Morgan, Skinn; Wright, Collins, Bailey; Benning, Paton, Brown, Hall, Cooley, Sturrock, Lovell. Everton; West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Temple.

BEDFORD FORGED TICKET
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Saturday, February 12 1966
RUSE FOILED
POLICE WERE READY
GUARD DOGS
A scheme to use 2,000 forged tickets for the F.A. Cup-tie between Bedford Town and Everton this afternoon was beaten by the Bedford police. The police authorities had word of the forgeries and established special control at all turnstiles. Apparently there was an obvious flaw in the forgeries and the police were able to quickly detect them and prevent the holders from entering the ground. The Bedford club authorities had made good arrangements for a capacity crowd in the region of 18,000 and the influx of an additional 2,000 could have caused chaos.
WARNING IGNORED.
A police official said; “We have turned hundreds of them away.” He added; “Despite the warning we gave earlier in the week for Everton supporters not to come here unless they had tickets, we have found that many hundreds have done so and they are unlucky because black market tickets are virtually unobtainable.” Thousands of Evertonians arrived in Bedford about lunch time and streamed to the ground to find police with guard dogs patrolling the perimeter fences to prevent any gatecrashing by ticketless fans. This morning two special trains were run from Liverpool, the first, leaving at 9.25 carrying 460 fans, and the second, at 10.20, taking 3000. Hundreds more fans left by coach and car.

TEMPLE AND SCOTT LINK UP TO K.O BEDFORD
The Liverpool Football Echo and Evening Express- Saturday, February 12, 1966
CLASS TELLS AGAINST GAME NON-LEAGUERS
BEDFORD TOWN 0 EVERTON 3
By Michael Charters

Bedford.- Collier; Morgan, Skinn; Wright (A.), Collins, Bailey, Benning, Paton, Brown, Hall, Sturrock. Everton.- West; Wright (T.), Wilson; Gabriel, Labone (Captain), Harris; Scott, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Temple. Referee; Mr. A.W. Sparling (Grimsby). There was a full house of 18,500 spectators at Bedford’s neat little ground for the Cup-tie against Everton and the ever-present danger that the thousands of supporters who had been kept outside because they had forged tickets might try to break-in. the only change from two full strength sides was that Bedford’s regular outside left Cooley failed a fitness test this morning and was replaced by Sturrock. Atmosphere was electric with the home fans chanting “Eagles”- the nickname for their side. Everton opened with tremendous drive and pressure and a likely looking break ended with Alan Wright fouling Pickering. The referee spoke to both of them before giving Everton a free kick. Bedford were defending desperately. Wilson came up to take a beautiful reverse pass by Temple and centred the ball into the goalmouth, where it was scrambled away by a mass of red-shirted Players.
SIXTH FORWARD
Gabriel, who was operating as a sixth forward, went through from a fine pass by Young, but Collier managed to cut off the ball at the second attempt. The Bedford defenders didn't know what had hit them. Another fine move down the right saw Young put a centre onto Pickering's head, but the centre forward turned the ball just over the bar, with Collier well beaten. Bedford Played useful football as they tried to bring the ball out of defence, and from their first attack, after eight minutes Paton, the former Hearts player, put across a good centre which Sturrock hit wide. Bedford were packing their defence-- are a big strong side— but Young found a way through with a pass across the goal to Pickering, whose header slipped inches past the wrong side of the post. There was another escape for Bedford who seemed bewildered by Everton's pace and drive when Tommy Wright and Young linked up on the right. Young pushed a fine pass for the full back, whose shot beat Collier but was turned off the line by Alan Wright for a corner. Collins conceded anothercorner by heading over the bar, and from the third in a minute Young made a neat chip shot which Collier turned over the bar for the fourth corner within two minutes.
YOUNG SHINES
Young was playing splendidly and usually had a part to play as Everton continued to launch attack after attack. Everton were producing some classic moves but without being able to create a clear chance through this packed Bedford defence. A fine pass by Harris was gathered by Young, but Alan Wright moved in at top speed and swept the ball away for a corner. Bedford had only moved out of their own half three times in the first 20 minutes, but the third time they gained a corner which Everton had some difficulty in clearing. The home side were awarded their first free kick after 24 minutes, for a foul by Labone on Hall, and from it Sturrock tried an overhead shot which went high over the bar,
BREAKAWAY
Collins saved his side with a fine tackle on Gabriel just as he was about to shoot, and Bedford broke away for Bailey to join up in the attack and make their first on-target shot, which went straight to West. Alan Wright was having a tremendous game for Bedford. He blocked a shot by Young and from the rebound Harvey beat two men brilliantly in the space of a couple of yards, but Wright was there again to block the shot. After 37 minutes Everton got the goal which they had been threatening to score since the kick-off. It came from a fine centre by Scott and Temple, running in fast, headed the ball down and over the line from about eight yards range. Hundreds of young Everton supporters swarmed onto the pitch but we cleared quickly by the police. Two minutes before half-time the same two players who had made Everton’s first goal brought them their second. Scott made a superb run down the right, beating three or four defenders, and pulled the ball back low for Temple, running in, to take the ball in his stride and lash it into the net from 10 yards. Just before half-time Hall headed over the bar from a free kick taken by Skinn, but Everton went off with a good lead after a most one-sided first half, during which they had shown too much pace and skill for this gallant non-league side. Half-time; Bedford Town nil, Everton 2
Everton had yet another corner in the opening minutes of the second half and maintained their attack with Young trying a shot from 20 yards, but straight at the goalkeeper.
BEST SO FAR
Bedford’s best chance so far came from a good pass by Sturrock to the unmarked Brown, but the centre forward fell and the chance had gone. Pickering was fouled by Alan Wright, and took the kick himself. He hit the shot with great power, but wide. Young had a wonderful chance to really sew up this game. A great pass by Gabriel down the middle saw Young evade a tackle by Collins, but he shot against the goalkeeper and when the ball rebounded put another shot high over the bar. Everton had slowed the pace considerably but were still complete masters in midfield. Scott made another good move down the right and from his centre Collier made a first class catch just as Pickering moved in.
MOMENT OF DANGER.
Everton cleared one moment of danger with Labone sending Scott away and the winger passed to Pickering, who cut inside and made a fine shot which Collier saved at full stretch. Everton seemed to have grounds for a penalty when Collins brought down Gabriel, who was injured, but the referee waved play on. Everton were well in control with their superior class being very obvious. Had Pickering been on reasonable shooting form they might have had a bagful. Everton were growing a little careless now in attack and failed to finish some flashing midfield moves. Gabriel, who had played brilliantly as a sixth forward, made a header from a free kick by Scott, but Collier made a simple catch.
KICKED OFF LINE
Everton nearly paid dearly for some midfield slackness when Bedford made an attack down the middle from which Harvey kicked off the line. Bedford were more in the game now than at any time. Everton’s defence, however, in which Labone and Harris had been outstanding, was in control. The non-League men were putting on a good deal of pressure by the elementary tactics of booting the ball high and far down the middle, but Everton pulled eight men back in defence and West was rarely troubled. Eleven minutes from the end Pickering at last succeeded. Scott pulled back a corner kick to Tommy Wright, who floated a centre into the middle for Pickering to make a magnificent glancing header past Collier. This three goal lead was no more than Everton deserved. They had never been in danger and were much too good for the Southern League team.
BRILLIANT SCOTT
Tommy Wright came up to enjoy himself in attack, taking a pass from Scott, who had a brilliant game. Wright’s shot was right on target, but Collier went high and touched the ball over the bar. Collier saved Bedford again with another fine save from a shot by Young. Bedford kept trying to the end, but this was a match in which they had been outclassed. Final; Bedford Town nil, Everton 3. Official attendance 18,407.

BOLTON A v  EVERTON A
The Liverpool Football Echo and Evening Express- Saturday, February 12, 1966
Play was fast and furious from the start and both keepers were kept busy collecting shots from all angles as well as back-passes from their harassed defence. Half-time; Bolton A nil, Everton A nil.
BOLTON B v  EVERTON B
Honours were even until Bolton took the lead from a disputed free-kick which appeared to deceive the Everton defence. Half-time.- Bolton Wanderers B 1, Everton B nil
Lancashire League
Bolton W A 1 Everton A 1
Bolton W B 2 Everton B 1

EVERTON RES v  WEST BROM RES
The Liverpool Football Echo and Evening Express- Saturday, February 12, 1966
Everton Reserves.- Barnett; Curwen, Darcy; Hurst, Smith, Glover; Shaw, Husband, Royle, Trebilcock, Humphreys. West Bromwich Albion;- Shepherd; Crawford (C.), Williams; Howshall, Campbell, Simpson; Krzywicki, Stephenson, Crawford (R.), Collard, Wilson. Referee; Mr. W.J. Hill (Preston).
Everton did most of the early attacking but Darcy was finding Krzywicki a handful. Twice the winger beat him; first to make a pass which was only half collected by Collard and the second Barnett stuck out a lucky leg to force an unproductive corner. Everton were soon back on the offensive, but the big Albion defence was in command in the air. Gradually Albion got on top and at 31 minutes went ahead. The goal architect was full back  Williams, who brought the ball right up-field, put it out to the left wing and tipped the return pass straight to R. CRAWFORD, who had an open goal to aim at. Ten minutes later WILLIAMS got a second from a penalty, after an Everton defender had kept a certain goal out with his hand. Half-time; Everton Res nil, West Bromwich Res 2.

ON THE SAME SPOT
Liverpool Daily Post- Monday, February 14, 1966
EVERTON FANS IN TWO CAR CRASHES
Seven Everton supporters returning from the fourth round F.A Cup-tie at Bedford were injured in two separate accidents at exactly the same spot within seven hours of each other on a bend near Leek, Staffordshire. Two were in one car which overturned at Miles Knoll, Waterhouses, on the Leek to Ashbourne Road, on Saturday evening and the other five in another car which did the same thing there early yesterday.
ONE MAN DETAINED IN HOSPITAL
In the first crash, were Joseph Edward Roberts, aged 22, of Lowood Street, Liverpool, and Maurice Carney, aged 32, of Saxony Road, Liverpool. They were detained overnight at Ashbourne Hospital with cuts and bruises and allowed home yesterday. In the second crash were Roy Princeletti, of Holt Road, Liverpool, Edward Hall, of Jason Street, Liverpool, Anthony Hall, of the same address, Albert Inman, of Station Road, Liverpool, and James Anderson, of St. Andrew’s Gardens, Liverpool. All five were taken to the North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Stoke-on-Trent, for treatment, but only Edward Hall was detained. Late last night he was said to be quite comfortable.

EVERTON ARE READY NOW TO TACKLE THE BIG BOYS
The Liverpool Daily Post- Monday, February 14, 1966
STEPPING STONEES HAVE RESTORED CONFIDENCE
BEDFORD TOWN 0 EVERTON 3
By Horace Yates
Never at any time was there the slightest chance of any giant-killing act in this fourth round F.A. Cup-tie at Bedford on Saturday. Not so much was this a case of boys on a men’s errand as class and experience taking an inevitable toll of honest endeavour and commendable fighting spirit. Bedford achieved everything any reasonable being could expect of them, but the impossible was beyond them. They realised, just as Everton knew, that the only possible hope of the game being turned inside out was for the Southern League side to strike hard in the opening minutes and a grab a goal. Had these designs matured all Everton’s superior store of skill might have counted for nothing. Where the plan fell apart at the seams was that Everton too, were very much early goal conscious. They hit Bedford immediately with an assault that was almost incessant and never was the disparity in class between two sides more obvious. Pickering, Young and Wright all went close without achieving the breakthrough and corner kick followed corner kick in steady procession.
TRIUMPH ASSURED
Not for 37 minutes was the defence breached and with the goal Everton’s triumph was secured. Beyond doubt, Bedford were more formidable defensively than they were gifted in an attacking sense and their limited advances died of malnutrition as Everton maintained and strengthened their grip. Because Everton’s superior experience was as manifest, it may be dangerous to indulge too freely in superlatives, but at least the signs were there that the side are back in great, good heart again. Even on a diet of minnows the effect may be far reaching. Maybe they were beating nothing-or something skin to it, but at least they did it brilliantly. The accuracy of their passing and the running into position by the team as a whole full backs included, put a strain on the defence, which clearly had not been taken into account in pre-match planning. Direct goal-front approach was the most difficult, not only because Collins and Wright in particular, were commendably efficient, but because the way to goalkeeper Colley was bolted and barred far more accurately than was the road on the flanks. Wisely that was precisely where Everton chose to destroy Bedford. Scott and Temple are at present at the peak of their form and it was this double-edged weapon which blasted Bedford from the competition. Young’s constructive artistry was often apparent, but because he had to operate where the defence was thickest results were limited. Town could not hold Scott, no matter how they tried, and when he cleared the defence with a centre from the touch line, in raced Temple to head the ball downwards into the net (37 minutes). 
LESSON NOT LEARNED
The lesson should have been obvious-but it wasn’t. Two minutes from the interval Scott repeated his winging magic and cleared the defence with his low centre. Again Temple had the freedom of the Eyrie, with not an eagle to swoop in his path, and Derek swept the ball into then net with an ease which showed beyond any doubt just how far out of their depth were these gallant non-Leaguers. For the third goal in 79 minutes, Scott brought Wright into the act and his precision centre was flicked on by Pickering’s head for a picture score. This goal was reminiscent of an equally fine goal, similarly, obtained by Pickering at Villa Park this season, and merely served to underline the fact that those who belittle the centre forward’s ability with his head only see the points which suit their argument. Within their limited means Bedford struggled to give their supporters at least the thrill of a retaliatory goal. It was no good. The punch in the middle would not have burst a paper bag let alone the solid resistance led so ably by Labone. In a far different class was the gifted Paton, who developed his football technique with Hearts. His ball control and distribution stamped him, as a player with the right kind of grounding in the football arts, but he had to have support to match- and it simply wasn’t there. As cheering ass anything in the Everton triumph was the brilliant play of both Gabriel and Harris. Their assurance and command held Bedford by the throat and perhaps to condemn the home team for their inability to open up play is to underestimate the quality of the two wing halves and the industry of Harvey. In a deep lying role, Harvey bounded back to form and although West and largely unworried, when he had to take the high goal front crosses, he never looked remotely likely to make a slip. Everton’s Cup tests obviously have still to come. There are far bigger fish to fry than Bedford Town and Sunderland but the stimulating though is that never at any stage of the season have they been better equipped to cope. I don’t criticise Manager Harry Catterick in the least for his previous treatment of Gabriel or Young. Both have definitely returned to the side very much better team players following their test and to wait for West’s recovery after injury was simply common-sense. The draw has been kind in raising Everton into their stride and with confidence bounding they are now at least as well-equipped to deal with anything to-day’s pairings may require of them as they can ever claim to have been since this season dawned.  Can Everton win the Cup? There are still some demands which could be made on them that would raise doubts in the stoutest breast, but come what may this competition can put them firmly on their feet again. They are no longer push-overs for anybody. Success begets success and countrywide I think the name of Everton will demand a new respect, not because they have beaten a non-League side but rather because this has been just another tonic dose to a team which had been in danger of losing faith in themselves. Bedford Town; Collier; Morgan, Skinn; A. Wright, Collins, Bailey; Benning, Paton, Brown, Hall, Sturrock. Everton; West; T. Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone (Captain), Harris; Scott, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Temple. Referee; Mr. A.W. Sparling (Grimsby). Attendance 18,407.

EVERTON RES 1 WEST BROMWICH RES 2
The Liverpool Daily Post- Monday, February 14, 1966
Weak first half finishing by Everton Reserves forwards against a heavier West Bromwich Albion Reserves defence gave the visitors attacking opportunities and a 2-0 lead. Everton had more of the game after the interval when Trebilcock produced a grand goal with an overhead kick at 54 minutes but Albion never lost control and deservedly won. The visitors’ first goal at 31 minutes came from R. Crawford following good work by full back Williams, and the latter got the second goal ten minutes later from a penalty after a home defender had fisted out the ball when a goal seemed certain.

EVERTON STAR’S HOME RANSACKED AS HE HELPED WIN  CUP-TIE
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Monday February 14 1966
BUT THIEVES LEFT HIS GOLF CLUBS AND MEDAL
BRIAN’S HARRIS’S APPEAL
By Leslie Edwards
While he was helping Everton to win at Bedford, Brian Harris’ home in Maghull was being ransacked. About £100 worth of articles were taken. Every room in the house, including those of Harris’ two small sons was turned upside down. He said to-day “Talk about taking the shine off my homecoming… The only consolation I have is that they didn’t take my golf clubs or my League championship medal. That was hidden where they couldn’t find it.” While Harris was away with Everton at Bedford Mrs. Harris and her two sons went to Bebington to stay with relatives. The family returned to their home in Dodd’s Lane, Maghull at 5 p.m. yesterday. They discovered entry had been made through a back window. Among articles missing are a cine camera and projector, miniature cups which Brian Harris won on the football field or golf course and electric razors. The electric meter had bene broken open and rifled. Every drawer and cupboard had been turned out. Police have visited the house and have taken finger prints. Brian Harris appeals to the thieves to return the trophies taken as they are not of great intrinsic value, but are valuable to him as keepsakes.
EVERTON TO MEET CREWE OR COVENTRY
By Leslie Edwards
The draw for the fifth round of the F.A Cup to be played on Saturday March 5 was made in London to-day. Everton at home and not before time in recent seasons, to Crewe Alexandra or Coventry City. Surely they must now reach the last eight and go close to finishing at Wembley?
Crewe once had glory by winning at Chelsea, but even if they survive the replay to-night at Coventry I don’t see them surviving a trip to Goodison Park. It could well be that Coventry who were being led until the final few minutes of the game at Crewe on Saturday, will be the visitors to this city on March 5.
LAST MEETING
They are, of course managed by the bearded former Players’ Association executive Jimmy Hill, once a famous Fulham forward. Everton last faced Coventry in 1910 when they won 2-0 at Coventry. In that season they reached the semi-final but were beaten 3-0 by Barnsley in a replay at Old Trafford. Records show no sign of Crewe ever playing at Goodison Park- not even in the war-time Cup competition. One of the stars of the Coventry side is Ray Pointer, who figured prominently in Burnley’s successful post-war seasons. Everton manager Harry Catterick, heard the draw at home. He is in bed still suffering from the bout of ‘flu which prevented him seeing his team win at Bedford.

GALLANT BEDFORD WERE OUTCLASSED
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Monday, February 14, 1966
By Michael Charters
Everton eased Southern League club Bedford Town off the F.A. Cup trail on Saturday with professional skill andcertainty. They were expected to do so, of course, butthrough the years of Cup history many First Division clubshave failed against lowly teams. Everton made sure they were not going to join the ranks of the fallen at Bedford and their 3-0 victory margin rewarded the masterly competence they revealed in taking command from the start and never relaxing their grip. Bed were outclassed in pace, tactics, method and ideas, but they played gallantly and with sportsmanship to come out of the game with much credit. The match was cleanly fought and well referred. Bedford will have done themselves considerable good in their aim to secure Football League status. Their ground is better than many Fourth Division clubs, with room for expansion, and the ambitious, likely atmosphere there is in marked contrast to some of the “no-hopers” struggling along year after year in Division Four. But their part-time professionals could not match the expertise of First Division players on Saturday. It was very noticeable tactically. Having watched Everton beat Northampton and Stoke recently, when Gabriel played deep with Harris and Harvey the link-men in the 4-2-4 set-up, they were fooled when Gabriel and Harris switched roles against them. They had planned for the two big men in attack, centre forward Brown and inside left Hall, to play up-field and take quick through balls out of defence. It didn’t work. At one stage, early in the game, Hall said to Harris “What the- are you doing back here?” Harris’s reply was unrecorded.
MASTERLY
The complete midfield mastery which Harris, Harvey and Gabriel established proved the decisive factor. These three, reading the game expertly, picked off the Bedford moves before they could begin to look dangerous. Harvey, in particular, had a magnificent game. Much of his work may go un-noticed by spectators because his efficiency is of the quiet kind, but his colleagues leave you in little doubt of what they think of him. The only surprise was that Everton took 37 minutes before scoring. They blitzed Bedford with all-out attack from the start and the non-League boys never recovered against relentless polished attacking pressure. Shots and headers from Pickering, Young, Gabriel, Harvey and Wright were blocked, intercepted or saved as Everton gained ten corners in the first half hour. Bedford were so much on the collar that they just packed their penalty area and hoped for the best. At the other end West was a lonely spectator, only being called upon a couple of times to clear centres flung hopefully into the goalmouth.
BEDFORD HERO
Hero of Bedford was right half Alan Wright, the one home player to approach the skill and stamina the standards that Everton set. He was in the thick of everything tackling, covering, trying to get his forwards moving. But the artistry of Young, spraying around passed with high skill, the power and pace of Scott and Temple on the wings, had to tell eventually, and Bedford received the K.O. with two goals in five minutes engineered by Scott and polished off by Temple. A. Scott centre and Temple moved in fast to head the ball down over the line; another Scott centre and Temple was there to hit it home right-footed. It was all over, and although Bedford had more of the game in the second half, it was only because Everton slowed the pace and relaxed the pressure. West was still un-troubled, Everton's defensive cover was immaculate against a forward line which they never permitted to operate with any danger. Pickering headed a lovely goal near the end from Wright's cross after a short corner by Scott. It was just as well he did because he was the one Everton player below form. He was too easily dispossessed by the strong Collins at centre-half.
LABONE OUTSTANDING
The others enjoyed themselves, with Harvey and Labone outstanding, although it was difficult to even single these two out. Labone isplaying better now than at any time in his career : he isstronger in the tackle, moredominating and much more certain in his positional play. And the Everton 12th man, Sandy Brown, also played well—for me. Reporting from a non-League ground is not without its problems. The Press box at Bedford, literally a box, is on ground level some 10 yards from the edge of the pitch. This necessitates leaving a space in front to allow reporters to see the ground. but the infiltration of spectators was such that it was impossible to see the near corners of the pitch. Thanks to the invaluable aid of Sandy. sitting on the trainer's bench, I was able toget to know what went on in those invisible corners. He relayed back vital information. Altogether a most enjoyable trip for the Everton party, completed with champagne on the journey home after a job smoothly completed with ease and precision.

ON A TRAIN, ON A NIGHT IN NOVEMBER
The Liverpool Daily Post- Tuesday, February 15, 1966
CATTERICK COULD BE SO RIGHT!
EVERTON’S NEXT CUP HURDLE IN COVENTRY CITY
By Jack Rowe
Ah, yes, I remember it well. We were returning from London on a night in November after Everton had been beaten 3-0 by West Ham United and at that time the outlook for the Goodison Park club was not one which promised any sort of real success this season. They were stuck about mid-way in the First Division, had been knocked out of the Inter-Cities’ Fairs’ Cup-all told a situation which called for all the philosophical attitude a manager could muster. Manager Harry Catterick mustered it all right and as he leaned back in his train seat he said; “Well, things have been going so wrong for us this season that it must change. It could be our Cup year.” If those were not the exact words that was the effect of them and when he heard the fifth round draw at his home in Southport, where he is ill, I hope he remembered them.
WHAT A DOUBLE
He could be so right because here they are three games away from Wembley. I’m inclined to say two games away from the Cup Final appearance because I can’t see Coventry City stopping the Goodison march. Mr. Catterick’s look at the future was pre-Woodruff and if it does come off- and the bookmakers are not offering any more than 6 to 1 against Everton-what a tremendous double it would mean for this city with Liverpool so firmly set on the way to the League title. When he heard the draw yesterday Tommy Eggleston, who is looking after the Everton team while his manager is sick, made quick plans for a trip to Coventry and saw last night’s replay.

EVERTON CUP-TIE
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Tuesday, February 15, 1966
TICKET PLANS FOR GAME AGAINST COVENTRY
Everton F.C to-day announced the ticket arrangements for their fifth round F.A Cup-tie with Coventry City at Goodison Park on March 5. Reserved tickets for all stand seats and the paddock will be available as follows;- Goodison Road and Bullens Road stands; Centre front 10s, centre rear 9s, sides front 9s, sides rear 8s, Gwladys Street stand; Front 8s, rear 7s. shareholders and stand season ticket holders will be entitled to apply for one seat each and paddock season ticket holders will be entitled to apply for one paddock ticket each. These must be applied for by post, before February 25, enclosing spare voucher No.6 correct remittance, and stamped addressed envelope. The envelope should be marked “Season Ticket Coventry,” or “Shareholder Coventry” in the top left hand corner as the case may be. It may mot be possible to allocate tickets in the usual section to all stand season ticket holders as the visiting club takes a quota from all sections. Priority for 10s tickets will be given to shareholders and £10 season ticket holders who apply before Wednesday, February 23. Application for tickets from the general public must be made by post enclosing correct remittance and stamped addressed envelope and the outside of the envelope should be marked “Coventry” in the top left hand corner. Admission to the ground 4s and the boys pen at 1s will be by cash at the turnstiles on the day of the match. Ground season ticket holders can use their usual turnstile, handling in spare voucher No.6 and the appropriate admission money.

COVENTRY TIE
The Liverpool Daily Post- Wednesday, February 16, 1966
EVERTON TICKETS PLANS
Everton F.C. to-day announced the ticket arrangements for their fifth round F.A. Cup-tie with Coventry city at Goodison park on March 5. Reserved tickets for all stand seats and the paddock will be available as follows;- Goodison Road and Bullens Road stands; centre front 10s, centre rear 9s, side front 9s, sides rear 8s. Gwladys Street stand; Front 8s, rear 7s, Paddock tickets 5s.

LESLIE EDWARDS NOTES
The Liverpool Echo-Wednesday, February 16 1966
News of Merseyside soccer was being spread around the world in 1911, too. Otherwise why should Harry Holme (then of 190 Warbreck Moor) send the following message (in lovely calligraphy) to his brother-in-law, John Burns, in South America?
“I suppose you will have learned long before you get this letter that Everton won 2-1. I don’t know whether you would get the Echo I posted on Saturday after the match to Las Palmas. On inquiring at the firm they told me to write to Montevideo as it was too late for Las Palmas. "Well, about the game. There was no doubt at all that the better team won. Liverpool started off in a very promising manner and I should say their goal which was obtained after about 20 minutes play was rather fluky. "A -foul was given against Everton just outside the penalty area. Goddard took the kick and placed outside, referee ordered it to be retaken and Goddard shot, but the ball hit Stevenson and rebounded to Wren. He shot and hit Makepeace and the ball then cannoned to "Parky" who otherwise was offside. "Parky " placed it nicely past Scott. "Everton then pressed for all they were worth and fairly bombarded the Liverpool goal. Hardy saved splendidly and one shot he could only stop when the ball was more than half over the line. Everton claimed a goal but the referee would not listen to them. So at half-time Liverpool led 1-0. In the second half Everton started as if they meant business. Sandy Young was playing a magnificent game and it took three or four men to hold him and even then he could get through. He forced a corner or two and Beare put them in splendidly. Sandy at last got one nicely on his head and scored. 1-1. "Ten minutes from time Sandy who was finessing in the penalty area suddenly took it into his head to shoot and Hardy was again beaten. Everton nearly had another when Magner hit the crossbar and Hardy tipped over. The ground was in a nasty state—a little slippery on top but bone underneath and the players could not keep their feet. "MacConanchie and Stevenson played back, and Lacey outside right in place of Berry (who had hurt his ankle). "I see by the paper to -night that Everton have to go to Derby County for the third round."

NOTHING TO LOSE FOR COVENTRY AT EVERTON
Liverpool Echo and Evening Express - Thursday 17 February 1966
By Leslie Edwards
Jimmy Hill, the Coventry City manager, has unhappy memories of Goodison Park. It was there he suffered, a few seasons ago, the knee injury which wrote the end of his playing career. Not many of the current Coventry City team have played at Everton's home. They can approach the match with a free mind because win, lose or draw, the result will not cause them worry.  Mr. Hill told me: "What we are after, of course, is promotion to the First Division. This would do us more lasting good than any Cup run. But if we were to win at Everton we might have to change our target After all, any side which wins a tie like this is capable of going on to win at Wembley." I see Coventry City now play in blue. Time was, I recollect. when they played in green with a white V at the neck. My memory of this is confirmed by John Redhead, of St. Helens. who saw the last Cup meeting of Everton and Coventry City in 1910. He goes on: " Coventry had already beaten Preston N.B. and Nottingham Forest. The then Mayor of Coventry bought the team new jerseys with a V emblazoned on them. The V was for Victory. Your father, 'Bee,' later pointed out that it also stood for vanquished. He was right. After Everton had beaten Coventry I saw the tragedy of Manchester and then saw Barnsley beat Newcastle United the Cup final at Goodison park.  TV coverage of soccer seems to be permanently angled on the South or Midlands. I don't subscribe to the popular belief that Kenneth Wolstenholme has "leaning," but I do agree with reader J. Shaw, from New Ferry, who thinks we in the North see too much of Tottenham, Chelsea, and Billy Walker, whose new hair-do, the commentator hoped, would lead to a change of luck! Was ever such nonsense perpetrated on an unsuspecting Sports view audience? Mr. Shaw says: " After waiting patiently for Everton's televised match against Bedford I was again disappointed at the meagre amount of time Everton and other Northern clubs are allowed on these biased recordings. "For the last 12 weeks I have watched B.B.C.-2's match of the day. Out of 12 matches at least one London club has been involved 11 times. "Only last Wednesday the cameras were in Milan to see Chelsea; yet two seasons ago a mere telephoned report was all Everton fans were allowed of their team's game in the same city. Chelsea were only playing in the Fairs Cup; Everton were competing in the European Cup. "The bias against Northern clubs is really shown up here. I hope the two Liverpool clubs show the others the way home and snatch Cup and League between them. At least we shall be able to see the Cup final when Everton get to Wembley." I make one point in favour of the B.B. C. They can only cover games when their cameramen and commentators are welcomed. Everton and Burnley, to name two Northern clubs, won't have home matches filmed, so one can hardly blame Television authority for that . . .

TURF MOOR TEST WILL SHOW HOW GREAT IS EVERTON’S RALLY
Liverpool Daily Post- Friday, February 18, 1966
BURNLEY STILL THINK THEY CAN CATCH LIVERPOOL
By Horace Yates
Eight points behind Liverpool, and with only two games in hand, Burnley are still in second place. Struggling to break clear of their most unrewarding spell of the season, with only one point to show from their last three fixtures, the Turf Moor team have not forfeited the confidence of their chairman, Mr. Bob Lord. Mr. Lord expressed the view last night that Burnley have not by any means surrendered hope of winning the Championship, despite Liverpool’s immediate advantage. Whether or not the title eludes them, as it almost certainly will. Burnley have every incentive to collect as many points as possible to further their aim to re-enter Europe. Inclusion in the Inter Cities Fairs Cup for the first time next season can be their reward for finishing in the League’s top four. They are determined to lose no further time in establishing themselves, which can hardly be good news for Everton, who are their visitors to-morrow. The meeting will at least show just how far along the recovery road Everton have travelled in chalking up four successive victories.
BURNLEY’S DOUBT
This obviously is a match full of importance for both sides and Everton will go into it with full strength available. Burnley are not quite so sure. Manager Harry Potts that further treatment of the leg injury he received at Tottenham last week will make right back John Angus 100 per cent fit, but whether or not to make a change at centre half is the problem. John Talbot has been struggling for form recentlyand with John Merrington fit after a training injury, Mr. Potts may refer the strapping twenty-year-old six-footer from Newcastle. He broke his nose in a League match against Tottenham on December 4 and after returning to play an outstanding game at Highbury, collided with a colleague in training and again damaged his nose. This led to considerable facial swelling and on medical advice he was not included in the Cup side.

STIFFER THAN BEDFORD
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Friday, February 18 1966
By Leslie Edwards
Everton got a 1-1 at Burnley a season ago and with four successive wins behind them may face just as well to-morrow. Unfortunately for them. Burnley’s outgoing from the F.A. Cup at Tottenham will make them all the more determined to close the League gap against Liverpool. This should be a rousing match and much more testing for Everton than any Cup trip to Bedford. Fans of our city clubs have been so clear of trouble so long recently it is particularly disappointing to hear allegations that some Everton followers at Bedford misbehaved. No mention of this has been made, so far as I am aware elsewhere, but the Evertonian whose letter of complaint about incidents I give, is so reliable and experienced one cannot help but accept what he says as being true.
He writes:— "As a regular Everton supporter, I have a seat in the stand at Goodison Park. Any demonstrators at Everton's home matches are therefore usually well away from me and I have looked upon their antics with detached amusement. When I have read of bad behaviour by Everton supporters in other towns I have tolerantly put it down to youthful exuberance. "My views were rudely shattered last Saturday when I travelled to Bedford to see the gallant non-Leaguers take on Everton in the F.A. Cup. I had a 10s stand seat, but five minutes before the kick-off a number of Evertors followers climbed out of their ground positions and invaded the stand enclosure. Stewards were helpless against them. "About eight stood behind me. From them came as coarse a diatribe as it has ever been my misfortune to hear and the Bedford people—a number of women among them—were understandably shocked and disgusted. Four-letter words were commonplace. The language generally was such as no self-respecting Merseyside docker would use. " I thought when Everton took the lead the bad behaviour of these Merseyside people would cease. Unfortunately that was not the case; they were equally offensive right through to the end.
WOULDN’T GO AGAIN
" What happened after the match sickened me further. The crowd poured down the main street and I saw shop window displays being systematically looted. The method used was this About 20 people would go into a small shop and, while four or five engaged the attention of one or two assistants the people at the back emptied the displays of anything they could get their hands on. " I saw this happen at five or six shops. "As far as away matches are concerned, no matter what the attraction. I would never go again. My advice to shopkeepers in towns receiving a visit from the kind of people I have described would be to close down for half an hour or so after the match. "It seems to me that it is no good appealing to this unruly, foul-mouthed element. Certainly they cannot be truthfully described as Everton supporters, for by their behaviour they detract from Everton's reputation. "We would all do well to realise the irreparable damage they are doing to the good name of the Everton club and to the good name of the city of Liverpool." Bedford police confirm that they did have complaints about some language used and about shop-lifting. They say they took all precautions before and during the game. but never thought a winning team's fans could produce any trouble. Six cars in a 'multi-storey park were rifled and photographic equipment worth £2OO was taken from one vehicle. Bedford police emphasised that the great majority of Everton followers were orderly. They stressed that the trouble came from the fringe element.

BURNLEY DROP ADAM BLACKLAW
Liverpool Echo and Evening Express - Friday 18 February 1966
By Leslie Edwards
Manager Harry Catterick, almost recovered from his bout of influenza, cannot make his mind up whether to go to Burnley to-morrow for the League match or whether to visit Manchester City and see his team’s next Cup opponents, Coventry City. It is likely he will go to Maine Road. Everton are unchanged for the game at Turf Moor. The shock news from there is that Burnley have dropped two of the defenders who played at Tottenham, where Burnley lost 4-3 in the Cup. Scottish international Adam Blacklaw is left out and plays for the reserves; centre half John Talbut also losses his place, but is named as substitute. The discarding of Blacklaw will be a big surprise to Burnley fans, with whom he has always been a favourite. He asked for a transfer on two occasions earlier this season when he failed to regain his first team place from harry Thomson, another Scot. Thomson took over from Blacklaw towards the end of last season because of an injury and Blacklaw did not regain his place until last October when Thomson was left out for a breach of training rules. Thomson now gets the place back and will be opposing his cousin Alex Young. Talbut’s place goes to centre half David Merrington, a 20-year-old from Newcastle who would have played at Tottenham but for injury. Burnley.- Thomson; Angus, Elder; O’Neill, Merrington, Miller; Morgan, Lochhead, Irvine, Harris, Coates, Sub; Talbut. Everton.- West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Temple.
Everton Res (home to Burnley)- Barnett; Curwen, Brown; Glover, Kenyon, Darcy; Shaw, Husband, Royle, Trebilcock, Morrissey.

EVERTON’S CHANCE
Liverpool Daily Post- Saturday February 19, 1966
TAUNTERS MAY BE SILENCED
By Horace Yates
What a great day it will be for Everton- and Liverpool too- if they can maintain the sort of form they appear to reserve for visits to Turf Moor for the discomfiture of Burnley. Last season they drew, but were victors inn the two previous League visits. If only that avoid defeat to-day everybody will be delighted-except Burnley of course-for it will crown Everton’s most inspiring sequence of the season, which has brought victories in four successive Cup and League games. In so doing they have surrendered only one goal, the best defensive run of any First Division side over the period. The taunters who say; “Wait until they meet something,” can be stopped in their tracks, for while Burnley have not won one of their last three League fixtures, nobody doubts that a side beaten only twice at Turf Moor, are one of the forces of football.
UNCHANGED AGAIN
Everton’s confidence has certainly never been greater this season and imagine what a fillip it would be if they could hold this point-hungry Burnley! To be able to announce an unchanged side for the fifth successive match is something of an Everton novelty, but maybe this freedom from injury is just another indication of the turn of the tide. Although manager Harry Catterick was able to return briefly to duty at Goodison Park yesterday, he will not see his team in action at Turf Moor. He plans to travel to Maine Road, where Coventry City, Everton’s fifth round Cup opponents are in action. It is a curiosity that Mr. Catterick, by force of circumstances, has not been able to see the Everton performances recently that would have given him most pleasure. He missed the Bedford Cup-tie last week because of illness, and although he was present at the League victory over Stoke City, he did not see the win at Northampton, as he was spying on Bedford Town. With to-day’s match he will have watched Everton in only one of four fixtures. Obviously because of the club’s Cup possibilities, he can serve his team better by plotting the downfall of Coventry City at Goodison Park on March 5. He has a healthy respect for Coventry’s initiative, but to-day’s mission might easily prove to be illuminating.
BLACKLAW DROPPED
Disappointment over their defeat in the Cup by Tottenham is high at Burnley, and for to-day, manager Harry Potts makes two changes. Out goes Blacklaw to make room in goal for Harry Thomson, Alex Young’s cousin, and England under-23 international centre half John Talbut loses his place to the dominating David Merrington. Mr. Potts says he does not blame Blacklaw and Talbut for the Cup-tie reverse and that it is a matter of choosing the best available side for each match. Burnley; Thomson; Angus, Elder; O’Neil, Merrington, Miller; Morgan, Lochhead, Irvine, Harris, Coates. Everton; West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Temple.

LABONE EQUALISER GAVE EVERTON THEIR JUST REWARD
Liverpool Football Echo and Evening Express- Saturday, February 19, 1966
BURNLEY 1 EVERTON 1
By Michael Charters

Burnley;- Thomson; Angus, Elder; O’Neill, Miller, Merrington; Morgan, Lochhead, Irvine, Harris, Coates, Substitute; Talbut. Everton;- West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone (Captain), Harris; Scott, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Temple, Substitute; Hurst.  Referee; Mr. P. Rhodes (York).
Referee Rhodes made a careful inspection of the Burnley pitch and delayed the opening of the gates for half an hour until he was certain play was possible after the heavy rain of last night and this morning. Everton manager Harry Catterick was not with the team. He went to Maine Road to watch Coventry City his team’s next F.A Cup opponents, play Manchester City in a vital Second Division promotion game. Temple took a nasty bang on the upper arm when he collided with Gordon Harris only a couple of minutes after the start, but he played on after attention.
PROTEST IGNORED
The Everton defence got in another tangle, this time involving Labone and West. West could not hold a fast back-pass from Labone, and Irvine stepped in and seemed to have been fouled by West but the decision went the other way despite Burnley’s protests. The best move so far came from a brilliant run by Temple, who crossed the ball to Young, who shot just wide after sidestepping a tackle by Miller. Angus prevented a certain goal for Everton following another fine wing run by Scott, who pushed the ball through to Pickering whose shot beat Thompson only to be cleared off the line by Angus. Some of Burnley’s tactics were far too vigorous altogether Lochhead charged West at full speed and bounced off as the goalkeeper threw theball out. West, who went down as though poleaxed, had to have attention.
PIPER CHANGED
Lochhead put a shot over the bar from 20 yards after Brian Harris had headed the ball out and after Everton’s early attacks it was now Burnley who were calling the tune. Temple was in the wars again after a tackle by O’Neill as he put the ball behind for a corner with Burnley threatening down the middle. Burnley were putting on a good deal of pressure and their strength in the mud was a telling factor.  Angus brought down Scott with a dreadful foul and on the evidence of this 25 minutes I would say that Burnley looked like copying the reputation of Leeds for ruggedness. Thomson was rarely in action in the Burnley goal but he didn’t look safe in his handling. He dropped the ball from a centre by Gabriel and Pickering touched the ball back to Temple who tried to lob it into the net but put it just over the bar with the goalkeeper yards out of goal. West had no trouble with a header from Lochhead but the game was mainly in midfield with Burnley generally keeping control and Everton defending well. Angus came for up-field to send in a low shot which struck Irvine and rebounded to West, who had to save at full length.
SCOTS MISS
Another mistake by Thomson could have brought Everton a goal. He failed to clear a centre by Gabriel and Scott collected the ball unchallenged, but after working into the middle he put a left-foot shot wide. Everton’s defence did not look good when Irvine was able to nod down a Gordon Harris centre to Lochhead, and West saved with his out-stretched foot when a goal seemed certain. Young and Scott were showing delightful artistry and together they made an opening for Scott whose centre Pickering turned goalwards so that Thomson had to scramble across to save. Everton might have had a couple of goals if they had cashed in on mistakes by Thomson. The goalkeeper mis-fielded yet another centre and although Temple miskicked when the ball came out to him it ran to Young who placed a shot just wide. West seemed to have damaged his right thigh, which left him limping slightly, and Pickering spoiled a good run by trying to take the ball past three Burnley players with Gabriel unmarked and shouting for the ball. Irvine took advantage of hesitancy by the Everton defence to hit a shot wide with West out of position. Half-time; Burnley nil, Everton nil.
Much of Everton’s midfield play was first class with Young having a particularly good day. But it was Young who was guilty of the worst miss so far. Scott sent him away down the middle and after brilliantly beating Miller and taking the ball to the left. Young tried to chip the ball over Thomson and put it straight into his arms. Burnley took the lead after 56 minutes with a penalty by Elder-a greatly disputed decision by the Everton players. Labone and Lochhead chased a through ball and Lochhead clearly pulled Labone back by the shirt but the referee did not see it and when the ball reached the penalty area Labone fouled Lochhead and the referee gave the penalty. Before Elder took the kick West picked something out of the goalmouth and threw it behind the goal and the referee spoke to a policeman.
SKIDS INTO WALL
Everton were unlucky to trial by such a goal for they had played their part in an even entertaining match. Pickering skidded off the pitch trying to control the ball and hit the concrete wall with a thud almost fell in the stands. He sat in obvious pain until Trainer Egglestone could get round the ground to attend to him. Pickering resumed limping and was obviously shaken, but he had the ball in the net after 66 minutes for what looked like a legitimate goal, but the referee disallowed it on a linesman’s flag, I don’t think the linesman had seen Morgan standing on the goal-line which would make the goal perfectly all right. Everton were playing with great spirit and drive but with 10 minutes to go Pickering went off, obviously shaken by his collision with the wall, and substitute Hurst took over in the middle.
FINE EXHIBITION
It had been a great second half with Burnley not using some of the vigour they had shown earlier. The result was a fine exhibition of football by both sides, with Everton playing extremely well. With four minutes to go Everton did equalise with a fine headed goal by Labone from a free kick taken by Young. They certainly deserved this for the foul which O’Neill was guilty of on Harvey just outside the box was one of the fiercest of the game. From the restart Everton almost took the lead after brilliant work by Young. His shot was well saved by Thomson. Everton had done Liverpool a good turn with this point, which they thoroughly deserved for a courageous display against much tough tackling by Burnley. Final;- Burnley 1 Everton 1. Official attendance; 19,662.

EVERTON B v MANC UNITED B
The Liverpool Football Echo and Evening Express- Saturday, February 19, 1966
After 20 minutes a shot from Lambert rolled into the United goal after being pulled down by the visiting keeper. Four minutes later Satori equalised from short range but Lambert promptly put Everton in the lead again. Half-time; Everton B 2 Man United B 1
Full time; Everton B 2 Manchester United B 2
Lancashire League
Manchester United A 1 Everton A 1

EVERTON RES v  BURNLEY RES
The Liverpool Football Echo and Evening Express- Saturday February 19 1966
Everton Res;- Barnett; Curwen, Brown; Glover, Kenyon, Darcy; Shaw, Husband, Royle, Trebilcock, Morrissey. Burnley Res;- Blacklaw; Smith, Buxton; Todd, Nicholl, Kinsella; Murray, France, Blant, Bellamy, Latcham. Referee.- D.C. Fieldsand (Sheffield). Everton were soon in trouble against a very confident Burnley side. After three minutes the visitors took the lead with a lovely goal. The ball went out to Latcham on the left and the winger quietly made his way into the centre before shooting from about 20 yards. At the other end, Blacklaw just reached a dangerous looking Royle ground shot. Everton had a chance to level the score when Shaw put over a nice centre but Trebilcock completely miskicked. Everton were showing some nice touches, with Royle distributing the ball well to his wingers. They were trying to walk the ball into the net, and against a good Burnley defence achieved nothing. A Morrissey shot hit the post, but Burnley broke away immediately and increased their lead. The ball came across from Bellamy over the top of the Everton defence and TODD only had Barnet to beat. This was at 43 minutes. Right on the interval Everton reduced the arrears with a lovely header by HUSBAND from a nicely placed Shaw centre.
Half-time; Everton Res 1, Burnley Res 2.

THE DOUBTERS ANSWERED
The Liverpool Daily Post- Monday February 21, 1966
TEST PASSED WITH FLYING COLOURS
BURNLEY 1, EVERTON 1
By Jack Rowe
When I went to Turf Moor on Saturday I thought Everton might be in for a licking. At the end I felt that there would rarely have been a bigger injustice in the game if Brian Labone had not headed that equaliser three minutes from time. No so much because it was Labone, who had been involved in a rather controversial penalty decision which gave Burnley a lead in 56 minutes, but because Everton did not deserved to lose a match, which gave us entertainment and excitement on the sort of pitch that called for the highest degree of stamina and endeavour. Indeed, I am inclined to say that if Everton had won in the finish Burnley would not have been entitled to complain as much as Everton would have been if they had not got that equaliser. For long spells, especially in the first half, it seemed Burnley might just have the edge, but they were never able to get a complete grip on an Everton, who impressed me tremendously by their spirit and willingness to fight. This was so apparent after Burnley had got their goal. One could sense a mental rolling up of sleeves as they surged back and in the last 25 minutes there was never any doubt which side was emerging the stronger and fighting harder. I have seen Gabriel, Harris, Harvey and Temple play better in the football sense, but not for a moment could one fault them on the ground of endeavour and they had a part in a come-back, which had to triumph over adversity.
GOAL DISALLOWED
Ten minutes after Elder shot home the penalty awarded when Labone brought Lochhead down -Everton contended that their man had been impeded first- Pickering slotted the ball into the net at the other end and their elation dropped when it was disallowed for offside. More controversy here because Everton claimed that a Burnley man stepped off the pitch at the moment of decision but the referee would have none of their protests. Frankly, there should have been no cause for Pickering to have put the ball into the net at all because Harvey is slicing it across goal from Scott’s lob, actually missed a bigger sitter than the one Lochhead let go by for Burnley in the first half. But there it was and Everton had to start all over again, Pickering went sliding off the pitch and against concrete surround so forcibly that although he continued-for a time he went off ten minutes from the end and Hurst came on as substitute. Everything seemed to be conspiring against Everton but they did not show it and then came Labone’s goal. Harvey was fouled on the edge of the area. Young placed the free kick perfectly and the Everton captain headed the ball beautifully into the net. Usually Labone is phlegmatic on the field, but his jubilation and that of the team was understandable. I think also it illustration the spirit and keenness of a side which has reached a high state of statue and authority. Almost immediately Young glided in from the left and struck a shot which was a fingertip away from producing a winner, the fingertip of goalkeeper Thomson, which turned it inches over. Before Burnley scored Young had failed with a good chance, but I rated his performance on a pitch which was not made for him as outstanding good. His class and that of Wilson could not be missed. Neither could the excellence of Scott and Wright, but it is a measure of how much Everton were always in the game that they had just as many goal efforts as Burnley and were just as near scoring.
UNFOUNDED FEAR
The fear I had was that if Burnley got ahead they might coast away, but this fighting Everton made the fear unfounded and there must be credit for all because you can have no passengers in this sort of situation. In many respects it was a tough match and there were several stoppages, one of them when West hurt his right leg early on and spent the rest of the game throwing the ball out instead of kicking it. His big contribution came just after half-time when Morgan swept in a volleyed first timer which I thought must count. It did not because West got a sight in time, hurled himself across goal and made a save which is among the best I have seen this season.  Burnley’s best player was half back O’Neil, a terrified forager and tackler, who posed nearly as many problems for the Everton defence as any of the forwards. Eventually Lochhead and Irvine were snuffed out and if Morgan looked the pick for so long it was only because he moved to the left wing to escape Wilson. Then Wright also put him under control so that in the last twenty minutes or so Burnley faded as a threat. Everton cans have waited for a real test for a side newly constituted a month ago. They had it at turf Moor and how it might have boosted those Cup hopes. Burnley;- Thomson; Angus, Elder; O’Neil, Miller, Merrington; Morgan, Lochhead, Irvine, Harris, Coates. Everton; West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone (Captain), Harris; Scott, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Temple. Referee; Mr. P. Rhodes (York). Attendance 19,662.

EVERTON RES 3 BURNLEY RES 5
The Liverpool Daily Post- Monday, February 21, 1966
Everton reserves youthful and rather inexperienced side never really had a chance against a strong Burnley Reserves in this Central League game at Goodison Park. Burnley took the lead at three minutes through Latcham but Everton then held out until 43 minutes when Todd got a second goal. Right on half time Husband scored for Everton. After the restart the visitors put on the pressure adding three goals from Kinsells (penalty) at 48, and 75 minutes, and France at 55 minutes, but then relaxed their grip. Everton were still full of fight and for that alone deserved their two late goals from Morrissey at 86 minutes and Royle at 88 minutes.

BURNLEY POINT CONFIRMS EVERTON REVIVAL
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Monday February 21 1966
By Michael Charters
I have been careful to avoid using the word "Wembley" in writing about Everton recently because, in their four-game winning run, they have not beaten much.But in drawing 1-1 at second-place Burnley on Saturday.they confirmed that they have found blend, confidence and team spirit at the right time to establish themselves as very lively Cup prospects. The players believe in themselves and that is the best sign of all after much of the uncertainly earlier in the season. Although they only scored the equaliser at Burnley four minutes from the end, their all-round display had been excellent against a side which used far too much vigour and brawn in their tactics. They are beginning to click as a team and showed themselves capable of fighting back against high-class opposition. This sort of spirit has not always been evident in away matches this season, but there was no shortage of it on Saturday. It was a performance which boosted the morale of the players individually and collectively. The run of the ball, or in other words odd decisions, went against them, too. The penalty scored by full back Elder 10 minutes after half-time was highly disputable, in my view. When Labone and Lochhead chased a down-the-middle ball, the Burnley player fouled Labone before they reached the ball just inside the area. Referee Rhodes missed this, but as Labone tried to sweep the ball away, Lochhead went headlong and was congratulated by two of his colleagues when the penalty decision was given.
TOOK CONTROL
From the moment, Everton took control and played their best football of the season. They had what looked a legitimate goal by Pickering disallowed for offside on the action of a linesman. Pickering was only a yard or so out when he turned the ball over the line after Temple had mishit a centre by Scott. But the linesman did not see winger Morgan standing on the goal-line only a few yards from the corner flag and with Merrington also standing by the far post, Pickering could not have been offside. Everton did not allow this to upset them, but continued with calm, methodical football, and impressive power, to dominate. They fully deserved the equaliser from a great header by Labone from Young winning the match in free kick and it took a magnificent save by his cousin, Thomson to prevent Young winning the match in the last minute after a superb run and shot. With a little luck, Everton could have won this game, but they were very satisfied with the point after a hard, gruelling match on a glue-pot of a pitch. Conditions were such that mistakes in ball control could be excused, but Burnley made far more than Everton. The basic of Everton’s general success was a very sound defence. West did not have a great deal to do, but pulled off one of the saves of the year from a full-blooded volley by Morgan just after half-time.
WEST INJURED
Considering that West was injured, having damaged a thigh muscle in kicking out from hand, it was remarkable that he was able to hurl himself so quickly to make contact with this great shot. He was unable to take goal-kicks and must be doubtful for the Chelsea game on Saturday but the hope is that he will be all right for the Cup tie against Coventry. In front of him, Wright and Wilson were excellent, shutting their wingers out despite their switching of positions, with Labone strong in the middle against a good deal of physical vigour from Lochhead and Irvine. Brian Harris, in his defensive role as at Bedford, read the game brilliantly, positioned himself intelligently and had a notable part in the team's all-round competence. Gabriel had another fine game as the midfield link with Harvey, both of them getting through a great deal of work effectively in keeping control on the two top Burnley players, Gordon Harris and wing half O'Neil. In attack, the outstanding contribution came from Young, who gave his finest display for many months. His artistry stood out like a beacon: the mud could not stop him and Burnley certainly could not, and he, seemed to revel in stamina-sapping conditions. He gave an inside forward performance of high class, and was unlucky not to score a couple of goals. It is the return of he and Gabriel after the Blackpool defeat which has turned Everton into a constantly improving side, timed just right for the run in the Cup.
PICKERING HURT
Young and Scott were the best wing on the field, and there can be little doubt that Scott is a much better player with the assistance of Young. Although Temple and Pickering did not stand out as much as others, they played their part well, although Pickering had to go off 10 minutes from the end with a twisted ankle. He did this trying to avoid running into the concrete wall around the ground. He still hit the wall and looked very shaken when he resumed. I was disappointed with Burnley, who looked like a team out of sorts with each other. Thomson’s unsure handling of high balls put undue pressure on the rest of the defence, and apart from Harris in attack, there was not much skill or drive. On this form, they have little chance of cutting down Liverpool’s massive lead at the top.

“DERBY” GAMES TICKETS SOLD
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Monday February 21 1966
Tickets for the Everton-Liverpool game at Goodison Park on March 19 went on sale this morning and, by mid-afternoon, Everton announced that they had all been sold. Because of reconstruction work on the Stanley Park goal stand, accommodation at the ground has had to be cut and the sell-out crowd will probably reach about 61,000.

THE FUTURE OF BALL
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Tuesday, February 22 1966
By Leslie Edwards
The future of Ball, the Blackpool inside forward, whose club decide to-night whether they will give him a transfer, may well be with a London club- probably Tottenham. There was a time, not long ago, when Everton might have been expected to head any queue for the player, but the club’s success recently and the way the side is performing have altered all that. There aren’t many clubs who have £100,000 or its equivalent to put down for a young man whose fiery nature occasionally makes him a liability. That he is going to be one of the greatest players the game has known since the war is undeniable as we saw from his performance at Anfield on Saturday. I am told that he has already stated his liking for playing for a club in the South. It could be that if Spurs don’t succeed in getting him (assuming his request for a transfer gets a yea at last) their neighbours at Highbury will. What impressed me about him on Saturday was his exceptional stamina. He moved over an enormous area of ground and was going as strong at the finish as at the start. Like Bremner of Leeds, he is not a big un’ but he has plenty of courage and can produce good passes so unexpectedly even Liverpool’s defence was not proof against them.
Janet Prouse, a Garston girl who made his first trip to watch Everton at Bedford, says she was treated courteously by a coach load of supporters aged from 17-30. But when police allowed her to leave the terracing where she was being crushed the found herself among Bedford fans whose language was alarming. She says “I’m not saying all Evertonians are angels; I’m just trying to prove they were not the only ones who acted badly.”
WHY MONDAY?
Not everybody was happy at the decision to sell “Derby” match tickets yesterday morning. E.T. Atkins, from Shrewsbury Road, Birkenhead, has this fusillade; “Yet again Everton have sold tickets when men are at work and children at school. Has the club no conscience about its fans? There is no justification for the stupidity.  “Tickets could be sold, unannounced, at League games and Reserve games, prior to the big game. If Everton and Liverpool really cared about their supporters they could, and would, have devised a better way of selling tickets. “The police can form people into orderly queues quite easily as I have seen many times; so why were tickets sold on Monday and not on Saturday or Sunday?” One reason why Sunday is “out” is undoubtedly because householders near the ground protest against disturbance by thousands of fans, some of whom no doubt would camp out all night.
Writing from Prestatyn, Mr. E. Hodgson goes for Everton and Burnley over their decision not to film matches for the B.B.C. he says; “Come off it Everton. Don’t lower yourselves to the standard of Burnley. “Burnley returned 1,000 Cup-tie tickets last week. I suppose TV was blamed for this?
“When did Everton last return Cup-tie tickets: Surely players like to see themselves on TV; also we life-long followers of Everton wish to see them on TV when we cannot get to away games. If I were a TV boss I’d have short shrift for any of these clubs who wouldn’t allow TV. “It would be a very quiet Cup Final without TV, so Everton please get ‘with it.”
Frank Hendrick, of West Derby, also complains about the ticket sale day. He works 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. He queued at the stadium; got no ticket, but saw youths selling them four at a time as he came away. He arrived at the ground at Goodison Park in time to find all their tickets gone. Why not spread the sale over three evenings in the week, he asks. Hardly anyone working can queue for hours in business hours on Mondays.
Another Evertonian, Mr. Powell, works Everton Cup’s prospects as follows; “We won in 1933; this is 66, next time ’99. Bingo!”

WEST AND PICKERING DOUBTFUL
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Tuesday, February 22 1966
By Leslie Edwards
Two of Everton’s players, goalkeeper Gordon West and centre forward Fred Pickering, are extremely doubtful starters for the home game against Chelsea on Saturday. West damaged a thigh muscle when taking a goal kick at Burnley and Pickering hurt an ankle when pitching into a pitch surrounding wall in the same match. Neither player has trained this week, so far. Everton manager Harry Catterick, who saw his team’s next Cup opponents, Coventry City, at Maine Road, Manchester, on Saturday, considers them a very workmanlike side with hard-tackling defenders.

SENIOR CUP
Liverpool Daily Post- Wednesday, February 23, 1966
EVERTON’S MATCH OFF AGAIN
There seems a jinx on the Lancashire Senior Cup first round game between Blackburn Rovers and Everton. Last night the match had to be postponed for the third time. The teams first met at Goodison Park in November when the match ended in a 2-2 draw. The first replay should have been just before Christmas but the Blackburn ground was ice-bound. The second replay arranged for a fortnight ago was called off because the ground was waterlogged, and last night heavy rain again prevented the match. Blackburn rovers have a First Division match with Sunderland at Ewood Park on Saturday and there would been a risk after a tremendous volume of rain of the ground being damaged sufficiently to prevent the match with Sunderland being played. No new Senior Cup date has yet been decided.

EVERTON CAN HELP NEIGHBOURS TO TITLE
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Wednesday, February 23, 1966
By Leslie Edwards
Everton did their neighbours a good turn at Burnley and can do them another against Chelsea, at Goodison Park on Saturday. Two other games Everton have to play, against Manchester United at home and Leeds United, away, can also help to settle the League championship in Liverpool’s favour. But there will be one Everton home game where their aim will be to help themselves- the return “Derby” against Liverpool at Goodison Park on March 19. This, with Everton likely to be still in the Cup and their rivals on the verge of clinching the League championship, will be a match to establish prestige. If ever there was an occasion when our clubs needed an exhibition of football arts and no clogging, this is it. Happily, in recent times the good sense of Liverpool and Everton players in “Derby” meetings has led to entertaining and mostly sporting matches of the sort both followings like.

WEMBLEY WORRIES
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Thursday, February 24, 1966
By Horace Yates
ENGLAND 1 WEST GERMANY 0
England team manager Alf Ramsey never expected that England’s game with West Germany at Wembley last night would solve all his world Cup problems so that he would not be disappointed that no real contribution could have been made to his planning. England’s 1-0 victory was in line with previous games against West Germany, for they have yet to beat England. Mr. Ramsey, it seems, is now committed to a team without wingers and this will not please everybody. He could claim that his plan with Stiles operating behind his three strikers- Hunt, Hurst and Ball- produced sufficient chances for England to have scored three or four goals, but the idea still lacks the stamp of authenticity. England’s play suggested that they might have found it easier to make progress with wingers on the flanks instead of having to rely on the upcoming of defenders to fill the blanks. England’s victory came with a goal credited to Nobby Stiles a few minutes before the interval. It was Hunt who headed Cohen’s centre through the hands of the German goalkeeper for the ball to stop almost on the line. All Stiles had to do was to put it over. But this was by no means the extent of his contribution, for he was one of England’s best players. Some of his passes should have produced goals. Hunt was once remiss in heading directly into the goalkeeper’s hands and Ball was equally culpable when he dragged the ball wide from in front of goal. Everton’s Wilson had an unexpected chance to play when newton had to retire just before the interval with a bruised left leg. Within a minute or two, the Germans lost their most constructive forward Hornig with a damaged head and Heiss substituted. Cohen was another of England’s outstanding successes in a match in which the Charlton brothers accomplished far less than usual and Ball was nothing like the classy player he so often appears to be in League football.  Hurst clearly earned another chance, as did Hunter. The Germany centre-forward Held could have been a source of great danger had he been better supported, but for so much of the time he was a lone figure tied up a massed English defence. One of the stars of the game was the German left-back Lorenz, an accomplished player in both attack and defence.

WORLD CUP
Liverpool Daily Post- Friday, February 25, 1966
ITALIANS LIKE GOODISON
ITALY, GROUPED WITH Russia, Chile, and Korea in the North Easters section of next July’s World Cup qualifying tournament sent three top officials to Liverpool yesterday to inspect facilities at Goodison Park the ground scheduled to stage a quarter and semi-final match. The Italians, represented by Dr. Joseph Bardigotta, chief press officer, Mr. Gigi Peronace, former sporting director of Turin, and Snr Edmondo Fabbri, general manager of the Italian team, are so confident of reaching their advanced stage of the competition that they also inspected the accommodation at Loyola Hall reserved for them. Dr. Bardigotta said afterwards; “We were impressed with Goodison and hope very much to play there this summer.”
N. KOREAN BLACK-OUT
There is still no news of the arrival date in England of the North Korean World Cup delegation, who are coming to inspect the facilities arranged for their team. A World Cup organisation official said yesterday; “The last we heard of the North Koreans was their intimation that they would be arriving tomorrow, but that was quite a time ago, and we have had no word since. “We have no idea how they will be coming to England.”

WELCOME, CHELSEA!
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Friday, February 25, 1966
By Leslie Edwards
The first of three successive compelling games at Goodison park- the League match against Chelsea comes to-morrow. A week hence Coventry will be there in a Cup-tie, a fortnight afterwards the ground bouses the return “Derby” match against Liverpool. Everton, who seem to be poised for a rise in the League table and an appearance at Wembley conceded three points to Chelsea last season and were beaten heavily (5-1) in the game at Stamford Bridge. Maybe part explanation for that was that it was the match which followed the all-off near fiasco between Everton and Leeds. Chelsea having beaten Cup winners and runners-up have carved a niche all their own this season. Their young centre-forward Peter Osgood is the talk of the town, but in my book (maybe I’m biased) much of Osgood’s success has come from the Scot alongside, Graham, whose Division One bow against Liverpool for Villa so impressed me I named him then as an outstandingly good prospect. Chelsea are trying to make up the margin of points separating them from the leaders. They have matches in hand and may well win most of them of they continue their remarkable run. They say Chelsea will be a great side in two or three seasons’ time. I see them as great now, though perhaps not with the maturity of say, Liverpool or Manchester United. It would be a pity if Everton had to go into this match minus West and Pickering, both of whom have been having injuries treated following the Burnley game. If Pickering is “out” I expect Young to return to his old role in the centre.
Everton secretary, Bill Dickinson, says that there has been an enormous number of applications for the Cup tie against Coventry City a week to-morrow. These are being dealt with as speedily as possible, but applicants are asked not to telephone the club offices about tickets. Both teams will change their colours for the match. Everton will play in white shirts and black shorts; Coventry City in an all-red strip.

WEST AND PICKERING FIT FOR EVERTON
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Friday, February 25, 1966
By Leslie Edwards
West and Pickering, the injured Everton players who were doubtful for the match against Chelsea, at Goodison Park tomorrow, have both passed rigorous fitness tests and will play. The team is unchanged. Chelsea play the side which beat Sunderland, at Stamford bridge, in mid-week. Everton.- West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Temple, Substitute Husband. Chelsea.- Bonetti; Harris, McCreadie; Hollins, Hinton, Boyle; Bridges, Graham, Osgood, Venables, Tambling, Substitute; Murray.
Everton Reserves (at Chesterfield). -Barnett; Darcy, Brown; Hurst, Smith, Glover; Shaw, Humphreys, Royle, Trebilcock, Morrissey.

DOCHERTY’S YOUNGSTERS MAY DRAW SEASON’S BIGGEST ATTENDANCE AT GOODISON
Liverpool Daily Post- Saturday, February 26, 1966
A REJUVENATED EVERTON CAN JOLT THE LONDONERS
OSGOOD IS GOOD, BUT SO IS FRED PICKERING
By Horace Yates
Chelsea, who have already shown their wares on Merseyside this year, much to the dismay of Liverpool, will probably attract the biggest attendance of the season so far to Goodison Park for their League clash with the rejuvenated Everton. To do that the crowd figures will have to top 48,489, the figures for the opening day, which have not since been challenged. With Everton on the upgrade, however, the resurgence of enthusiasm is obvious, and there could hardly be more attractive outside opposition than Tommy Docherty’s talented youngsters. As even more intriguing possibility is that the crowd could be seeing the teams, who will be occupying the final stage in the F.A. Cup Final at Wembley! It’s a long shot, but draw permitting, there are more remote possibilities. If Everton are to stay the course, and their prospects have looked infinitely more cheering in recent weeks, they must prove themselves capable of measuring up to Chelsea. It is no easy task, for any side who can dismiss Liverpool and Leeds United in successive rounds of the F.A. Cup must have qualities out of the ordinary. From the club point of view the beauty of Chelsea power is that the peak has not yet been reached. They will be an even mightier force next season. Apparently it matters not to these boys whether they are playing at home or away, unless it is that they are even more difficult to beat on opponents’ grounds. Only they have won nine League fixtures away from home and I make no secret of my view that if Everton prevent the recording of the tenth to-day they can credit themselves with a highly satisfactory afternoon’s work. Since Everton reassembled their present line-up, following the defeat at Blackpool they have won four successive matches and achieved a highly meritorious draw at Burnley. Nothing could be more calculated to put them in greater fighting heart for to-day’s occasion than the knowledge that the personal, who have wrought the transformation in their outlook, are all available again to-day. There was a fear earlier in the week that Gordon West or Fred Pickering or possibly both might not have recovered sufficiently from injuries received at Turf Moor last week to take their places in the side. Happily fears have proved groundless, and here we are with the same formation for the sixth successive match. Some there are who regard Leeds United as the only possible danger to Liverpool. I hope Everton don’t fall the ready victims for the Chelsea one-two punch in the middle with which they exposed alarming cracks in the Liverpool defence. This is just the type of thrust that we used to see regularly at one time from Vernon and Young, so that at least Everton will not only appreciate its possibilities, but be ready with their answer. A few weeks ago the name of Osgood was unknown outside Stamford Bridge, but not so now. Some of the London critics rate his ability so highly that they were calling for his inclusion in the last England side. Be that as it may, the probability is that sooner rather than later Osgood could climb to international rank. He is in the novice stage undoubtedly, but a more likely looking novices has not appeared in football for quite a time. Thrusting from way back, Osgood not only has the ability to beat a man, but his finishing accuracy with foot or head is something to be feared. “Osgood is good” the London cry will go up today at the least encouragement, and before the end of the afternoon the home following may be inclined to agree. Although his first team experience extends over a more three months or so, he has made sensational progress and is already credited with eight League and Cup goals, including the winner against Sunderland during the week. Since Chelsea returned to the First Division Everton’s record against them is none too inspiring for they still chase their first league victory. It is true that Chelsea have not won at Goodison Park, but equally true is it that they have not lost. There are greater improbabilities than that the draw sequence will be maintained. Tambling and Graham have been tall scorers in Chelsea’s successful sequence, and it is the ability to produce a goal from any of the forward positions that makes them such a menace. Unlike Liverpool, who have a scorer in every position apart from goal, only Hollins with two successes, has produced a goal from outside the recognised attack. I believe Everton can cause Chelsea more trouble than most by giving full rein to their wingers, the able Scott and Temple. Some managers, like England’s Alf Ramsey, for example, believe that wingers are an unnecessary luxury. He might have changed his view if he had watched the Merseyside teams more often. This is Pickering’s opportunity to show that while Osgood’s promise is one thing, the Everton man’s experience is quite another and so often we find there is no substitute for experience, particularly when the ability goes with it.
COULD SHOULDERED
Pickering has been cold shouldered out of England calculations, but nothing the national side has done recently suggests that they can manage quite well without wingers and a centre forward. Six goals in the last nine games is Pickering record. It may be noteworthy that Chelsea have won nine of their last ten engagements by the only goal. Everton; West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone, Harris; Scott, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Temple. Chelsea; Bonetti; Harris, McCreadie; Hollins, Hinton, Boyle; Bridges, Graham, Osgood, Venables, Tambling.

TEMPLE GRABS WINNER WITH THE LAST KICK
The Liverpool Football Echo and Evening Express- Saturday, February 26, 1966
CHELSEA REVIVAL-THEN EVERTON TAKE POINTS
EVERTON 2 CHELSEA 1
By Leslie Edwards

Everton.- West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone (Captain), (B.); Scott, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Temple, Substitute; Husband. Chelsea;- Bonetti; Harris (R.), McCreadie; Hollins, Hinton, Boyle; Bridges, Graham, Osgood, Venables, Tambling, Substitute; Murray. Referee; Mr. D.NH.N. Payne, Sheffield. The Goodison pitch looked very heavy for to-day’s clash between Everton and Chelsea. The London side, in red jerseys and socks, and blue shorts with white stripes, came out 10 minutes before the kick-off. Thousands of people were outside the ground when the game began following a crash in the Mersey Tunnel which delayed many Wirral fans. The first attack of any note came when Young turned the ball back for Harvey, whose shot sailed over the bar.
WITH THE WIND.
Everton were playing with the wind at their backs, and West on one occasion threw tackled the ball almost half the length of the field. The first dramatic moment came when Scott from some yards outside the penalty box hit a swerving right foot shot which Bonetti saved splendidly. Everton went ahead after 10 minutes when Harvey found Young in the inside left position. Young’s cross-field pass to Brian Harris was taken on a yard or two by the left half before he cracked home a glorious low shot which found the net just inside the post. The crowd went wild at this early Everton success and a moment later Scott had Bonetti making a good save. Tambling went close to getting the equaliser for Chelsea, his shot being deflected for a corner after a quick return of pass from Venables. Pickering tried to find Harvey with a header from a centre by Scott and the movement finally fizzled out with Young making a very wild right foot shot which finished yards from target. Tambling weaved his way through in a bid to fasten on to a that was going away from West, but the goalkeeper spotted the danger and made a good save. Wright was hurt in a collision with McCreadie and the game was stopped while the Everton back received attention.
GOOD SAVE.
Bonetti made another good save from a left foot shot by Harvey, who won profession from Venables. The match was becoming an entertaining spectacle, but the tackling was rather fierce. The game had to be stopped while Osgood and Harvey had attention for leg injuries. Chelsea were unlucky when McCreadie centred the ball from the left across an open goal with no one on hand to apply the finishing touch. A Hollins tackle on Young produced a free kick for Everton a few yards outside the penalty area. This award led to a low swerving Harvey shot which was not travelling quite fast enough to beat the Chelsea goalkeeper.
WRIGHT HURT
Chelsea won a free kick after a foul by Pickering on Boyle, and soon afterwards Wright returned to the field after being off five minutes. A pass from Young to Gabriel led to a fine shot by the Everton wing half which Bonetti did extremely well to tip for a corner. Osgood was playing very deep and the Chelsea attack seemed to crowd too much. Their finishing was poor, although the wind was a considerable handicap. The tackling by both sides was hard, and there was another stoppage just before the interval while Hollins received attention. A clever feint by Young following a corner by Scott opened the way for a shot by Gabriel, but Osgood standing a yard or two out from the line came to Bonetti’s aid. Half-time; Everton 1 Chelsea nil.
The Chelsea substitute Murray, took the place of Hollins when the teams came out after the interval. The game was re-started with a foul by Boyle on Pickering and the free kick caused Chelsea an anxious moment as both Bonetti and McCreadie shaped to take the ball. The back finally edged it for a corner. Chelsea then produced a fine left wing movement with Wilson heading away the centre, Hinton headed a free kick by Scott for a corner from which Pickering made a good attempt to hook the ball home against the challenge of Bonetti, who had come out. His shot went well wide. After the early spectacular play it had now become a ragged, untidy match with the ball difficult to control. Bonetti easily took a centre by Scott after Young had found his partner with a well-placed through ball. A missed clearance kick by West almost let in Graham. Harvey was injured when tackled by Harris and then Wright came across to rob Bridges. Chelsea, after being on the receiving end for so long in the first half, started to do better, with Murray providing a chance for full back Harris, who hit a wild shot in a desperate attempt to put his side level.
WEST CLOSE
Harvey went close for Everton and then Tambling made a long run downfield before hitting a low shot which didn’t trouble West. Chelsea were doing better than at any time in the game but they never looked convincing as a side likely to get goals. Chelsea seemed more than a little rattled but Bonetti was as calm as ever, and Osgood was showing the football which is gaining him a great reputation. West was injured when punching away a corner. West moved quickly to prevent Osgood hooking a shot towards the goal as Chelsea for the first time started to move in attack with fluency. Scott, making a glorious run, won a race for possession against Bonetti who had come out but his shot was edged away for a corner.
A WORRY.
Gabriel was working hard to help his side to clinch the game and Young, who had been a thorn in the Chelsea defence, was still worrying the visitors. Tambling was just too late to connect with a cross ball and West had to scramble it away for a corner. Boyle’s tackle on Pickering, after he received a pass from Temple, prevented Everton going further ahead. Gabriel’s fine pass to Pickering opened the way for a full-blooded shot from the Everton forward, but the ball swung just wide. Bridges scored for Chelsea in 20 minutes from a glancing header from a centre by Harris, who had to pull the ball back to his left foot after going to the goal line in order to get the ball across. Tambling went close to putting his side in the lead with a right foot shot which was pulled wide of the far post. Graham gave away a corner after a free kick by Young, and then Temple, after a glorious move between Gabriel, Young and Scott, hit his shot well over the bar from six yards. A moment later Pickering from the edge of the box, hit a shot which beat the post by inches. Temple scored for Everton with the last kick of the game the goal arising out of a good tackle by McCreadie who only succeeded in turning the ball straight to Gabriel in the inside right position. Gabriel’s centre was rammed into the net with a grand shot despite the fact that Bonetti edged the ball onto the underside of the bar in an unavailing attempt to keep it out. Final.- Everton 2 Chelsea 1.
LANCASHIRE LEAGUE
Stockport County A nil, Everton A  7

CHESTERFIELD RES v.  EVERTON RES
The Liverpool Football Echo and Evening Express- Saturday, February 26, 1966
Chesterfield Res-. Osborne; Taylor, Hickton; Mason, Hallam, Brumfield; Godfrey, Salisbury, Henderson, McCann, Bishop. Everton Res;- Barnett; Darcy, Brown; Hurst, Smith, Glover; Shaw, Humphreys, Royle, Trebilcock, Morrissey. Referee.- Mr. L. Meadows (Redcar). Chesterfield had the ball in the net after five minutes but Bishop, whose shot had Barnett completely beaten, was ruled offside. Apart from this, Everton had the better of the early exchange as Chesterfield were pinned down in their own half. Humphreys twice went close for Everton, then Chesterfield hit back and Bishop had a shot stopped on the line by Darcy. As the game developed, Everton were put under heavy pressure. McCann headed a Bishop cross only inches wide of the post and in the 40th minute. Bishop put the ball just over the bar. Everton produced few dangerous moves.
Half-time; Chesterfield Res nil, Everton nil.

EVERTYON VICTORY SETS SEAL ON FINE REVIVAL
Liverpool Daily Post, Monday, February 28, 1966
EVERTON 2 CHELSEA 1
By Horace Yates
To be beaten in the last seconds almost always suggests bad luck, but not so with Chelsea at Goodison Park on Saturday, for all the misfortune would have been Everton’s not to have taken both points. Not only were they clearly the better side, but they created the more inviting scoring opportunities and dominated Chelsea to an extent few would have dared to forecast. Without doubt this was the most reassuring of the highly successful sequence of games which Everton have transformed their whole outlook for the season. All the power, efficiently and spirit are there to sweep the club forward on a new wave of optimism, and from wishful thinking, the chances of genuine Cup achievement are bright indeed. Not only were Chelsea losing their first game against Everton, home or away, since the Londoners regained First Division status three seasons ago, but it was also their first defeat since going down at Tottenham twelve matches ago.
TARNISHED
If Everton can hold their own with Chelsea who is to deny their entitlement to be among the most serious contenders for Wembley, for of the surviving teams none looks more formidable than Docherty’s men. Make allowances if you must for the fact that Chelsea were compelled to substitute Murray for Hollins at the interval, but truthfully there had been no suggestion that the injured player was ever likely to be a rallying point. The glowing reputation Chelsea left behind them in their glittering Cup triumph over Liverpool was somewhat tarnished by the masterful manner in which Everton not only prevented them from pursuing their sweet brand of fast, flowing football, but also illustrated that Chelsea’s grip on themselves is not as complete as we expect to see from leading teams. Over and over again Chelsea became rattled under pressure when unable to exert their will, and though they may point to a surprisingly robust tackle by Young on Venables as the starting point for a series of niggles their retaliation neither polished their reputation nor aided their causes. The secret of Everton’s revival, I think, is that the old Championship-winning spirit has been recaptured. Everybody is going into the tackle with an enthusiasm and celerity that make the settling down process for an opposition difficult in the extreme, and it was this that unsettled Chelsea.  The key to the turn-up was the detailing of Gabriel to take care of Osgood. What a wonderful game this half back served up! He was the powerhouse of old, tackling brilliantly and inspiring attack equally effectively. Undoubtedly he has passed through a worrying spell, which seemed to suggest that his days of service to Everton were numbered, but now he is back to peak output and the effect is too apparent for anyone to ignore. Young, too, has been caught up in the new spirit of adventure. I don’t think I can recall the Scot ever applying himself more forcefully to his task. Lack of hostility has been the one barrier to true greatness, but there were no complaints on Saturday- except from Chelsea.
CLASSIC APPROACH
His classical approach has never been in doubt, but if that is now to be allied to newly discovered endeavour, Young becomes a proposition of vastly different proportions. Never did he shirk either a tacker or challenge for the ball and at times one was apt to rub eyes in disbelief. What a cheering thought it is that Everton supporters who have worshipped him as a purveyor of football skill, are now promised a much more complete footballer of the future. Everton’s triumph was founded on the resurgence of men who have passed through spells as dark and bleak as may be found in a career’s stretch, for winger Scott was truly magnificent. In McCreadie he faced an accomplished full back but there was no doubting who was the victor. It was only poetic justice that Scott should be able to play an effective part in producing the dramatic winning goal. He took the ball in a desperate corner flag challenge with the full back and flicked it on for Gabriel to outstrip the defence with a precise centre. Temple, who had flashed across the scene only intermittently, hit the ball into goal off the underside of the bar. There was no time to restart and McCreadie was carried off with strained ligaments, apparently damaged in the tussle with Scott. Everton were a goal ahead in ten minutes when Young’s quickness of thought put the ball at the unmarked foot of the incoming Harris, who crashed a fierce drive into goal from 25 yards range. Not until 80 minutes had gone was Bridges able to head past West from Harris good work on the right flank. Even before the Temple decider, Pickering was twice offered match winning chances, lifting the ball over the bar from seven or eight yards and then firing wide, after Gabriel and Harris had opened up a way. Gabriel’s dominance of Osgood prevented Chelsea’s favourite goal front build up, but even in subjection, the young Chelsea player still showed signs of coming greatness. The part played by Labone, in his blotting out of Graham, also helped the Everton plan to prosper, and despite two leg injuries in quick succession, Wright effectiveness was striking. The non-stop Harvey worried Chelsea by his mobility, for he always seemed to be chivvying the opposition into making hurried, rather than studied passes, which robbed Venables of much of his composure. With Boyle taking the brunt of the Pickering danger, Hinton worked most efficiently in barring a way to Bonetti. I do not dispute for one moment that Chelsea can and certainly have played more attractively and effectively than this, but by way of summary, they may be said to have played only as well as they were allowed. It is a refreshing thrill to find Everton thus able to command so effectively against opposition so accustomed to doing the commanding, and the way of it can only have convinced them of the new doors to achievement which have now been opened up to them. Everton; West; Wright, Wilson; Gabriel, Labone (Captain), Harris; Scott, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Temple. Chelsea; Bonetti; Harris, McCreadie; Hollins (Murray), Hinton, Boyle; Bridges, Graham, Osgood, Venables, Tambling. Referee Mr. D.H.H. Payne (Sheffield). Attendance 51,298. 

CHESTERFIELD RES 1 EVERTON RES 2
The Liverpool Daily Post- Monday, February 28, 1966
Everton Reserves left it until the closing stages to pull this game out of the fire and they were lucky to do it. Chesterfield did most of the attacking and they should have been at least three goals up by half time but they were too unsteady in front of goal. Bishop netted in the fifth minute but was ruled offside and Everton full back Darcy and brown, both had to clear good Chesterfield efforts off the line. Centre forward Henderson scored for Chesterfield in the 57th minute. A blunder by goalkeeper Osborne who failed to clear sufficiently, let outside left Trebilcock through to score in the 76th minute and Trebilcock scored a second goal in the 83rd minute.

“DID WE WIN?” THEY HAD TO ASK
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express- Monday February 28 1966
By Leslie Edwards
What is the worst predicament in football? Maybe the experience of the Everton backs in the match against Chelsea at Goodison Park on Saturday. They did not know, until the referee told them, Everton had won 2-1. From their position in the deep-field neither Wilson nor Wright had a good view of Temple's goal with literally the game's last kick. There was not even time to re-centre the ball! So it became necessary for them to ask the referee as he left the field whether. in fact, he had given a goal. The answer must have pleased them vastly, as it did the Everton contingent among the Football League's biggest attendance on Saturday, 51.000. It was an extraordinary finish for other reasons. Everton leading by a first-half goal by Brian Harris, were jolted 10 minutes from the end by a spectacular headed goal by Bridges. This one had no sooner “gone in." as they say, than Chelsea sat on the splice content to have snatched a draw when defeat seemed certain. But much was to happen in those final 10 minutes. Temple first blazed the ball over from a position little further out than the six yards line and Gabriel who had contributed the pass for the chance fairly hammered the ground in frustration that such a chance should be missed. But fate forgave. In the final 30 seconds McCreadie, making a long-legged tackle near the corner-flag, won the ball but only succeeded in directing it straight to Gabriel in the inside right position. He found Temple with another excellent pass, but this time one harder to accept. Temple hit a fierce shot. Bonneti's fists touched the ball but turned it on to the underside of the bar and so over the line.
EVENTFUL RATHER THAN GREAT
Meanwhile McCreadie lay Injured and the final whistle had long gone before he was carried off, by stretcher, the victim of damage to ligaments. The Everton crowd delighted by this sixth successive match without defeat did not finally move off until they had news from Fulham. The immediate Everton programme of games now reads Coventry City, Arsenal, Liverpool and then Manchester United so Manager Catterick's belief that the Chelsea team would test Everton as no other had recently must give him and his players great confidence for what lies ahead. It was a feather in Everton's cap that they beat the side which ousted Liverpool and Leeds United in successive Cup games. But on the evidence adduced at Goodison Park this would seem not to be Chelsea's year for the Cup. They were beaten narrowly and with not a second of time to spare, but only Everton's failure to take chances prevented them winning handsomely. And Bonetti made some telling saves to keep his side in with a chance of a point. This was an eventful, rather than a great game. The blustery wind; the heavy pitch, the tenseness of the atmosphere did not make it live for a long time. Rarely has there been a match so punctuated by the appearance of trainers. Wright had two early knocks and was off-field for five minutes during the first half. There were more than eight other stoppages for injury and Hollins, the Chelsea right half back, did not appear after the interval when he was replaced by substitute Murray.
MISTIMED TACKLES
It was not a foul match. but the tackling was hard and much of it was so mistimed, trouble was almost Inevitable. Chelsea never functioned as the clever team we know they can be, partly because conditions were difficult and partly because Everton were in a determined mood. Osgood has a deceptively long, rangy stride and used it effectively at times, but most of his time was spent in the lines of communication rather than the firing line. Everton always were, and looked, the better side. Gabriel put in a fantastic personal stint and was the inspiring force behind the victory. Harris’s main contribution was that truly-struck low shot which beat Bonetti just inside the post after Young had found him with a lateral pass that made a big fairly long-range shot possible. West's inaction was the best indication of how ineffective Chelsea's attack was. They built up slowly, obviously. Wright and Wilson were scarcely ever in trouble. Labone, with Osgood out of the way, did not need to pull out much to maintain the upper hand when the ball came downfield through the air. The Everton attack, despite the fact that Scott's speed was often matched by McCreadie, looked impressive except for the way they threw away chances. Harvey had a very good game; Young who won't part with the ball until he knows its ten-to-one on him finding a team-mate with it, fought harder for possession than usual and was the brains of the line. It would have been a shame If Everton had been denied victory. That they got it In the match's final second made the game one of those notable ones no one is ever likely to forget.