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EVERTON V LIVERPOOL RESERVES AT ANFIELD
The Liverpool Echo- Wednesday, April 1, 1925
There was quite a good crowd to see the local Reserves Derby game at Anfield this afternoon and there were some thrilling incidents, which greatly pleased the crowd.  Both goals had their fair share of work, but Jones had much the more dangerous shots to cope with, for the Everton forwards were keener to shoot than their opponents.  Kerr, on one occasion, was just a trifle lucky to step in at the right moment and stop a forward rush by Scott, which looked particularly dangerous for Kendall. 
A HEADING DUEL
However, this was nothing compared to what went on at the other end.  Bain had a shot that failed by a matter of inches, and then Weaver made Jones go down quick and smartly to stop a shot right on the goal-line, after which Broad and Wadsworth had a heading duel which the Liverpool centre-half won.  Mr. McIntosh informs us that there will be an excursion train to Preston for the vital match on Good Friday with North End.  The train leaves Exchange at 1, and arrives in Preston at 2.2. Return 5.5. 
A MISS IN A LIFETIME
Malone was in a bright humour, and behind him Kerr found him difficult to hold, so hot was his pace and so quick his action.  Kendall showed a trace of nerves when he was asked to field a weak shot by Gilhespy.  It created a flutter in certain dovecotes, but he managed to clear all right.  He should not have had the slightest chance when Gilhespy found himself bang in front of goal, and although the latter steadied himself he curled the ball away from goal- a miss n a lifetime.  Half-time; Liverpool Res 0, Everton Res 0. 

LIVERPOOL RESERVES 1 EVERTON RESERVES 0
April 2, 1925. The Daily Post and Mercury
CENTRAL LEAGUE (Game 35)
The Central League match between Liverpool and Everton Reserves at Anfield, yesterday, started in tame fashion, but later provided plenty of incident. Liverpool obtained the only goal four minutes from the finish, but it was against the run of the play, for Everton had most of the game, and Jones had to make several smart saves to keep his charge intact. When Liverpool were able to get within shooting range, their shots lacked the necessary sting to beat Kendall, and on one occasion Gilhesphy hooked the ball yards away from the goal when he should have scored easily. It was pleasing to see Wadsworth in his old position once again, and he was as virile as ever. The winning goal was the sequal to a foul on Gilheapy near the corner flag. Bromilow took the kick, and the ball sped across the goal to Malone, who sent it back, and Chambers scored. One feature of the game was the fine exhibition by Malone at outside right. He showed speed control, and untiring ability, and when he gets a chance in the senior side should make good. Scott, the ex-Darlington player found in Bain a stumbling block. Chambers worked with will and ideas, but got little support from Gilhespy. On the Everton side, Weaver came to hand late on, and then he gave Shears and Garner something to think about, and had he been supported by the inside men goals should have come. Weaver decided to have a go on his own, and Jones had to be very quick to stop at least two shots by the winger. All the full-backs were inclined to overkick their forwards. Teams : - Liverpool Reserves: - Jones, goal, Garner and Parry; Shears, Wadsworth, Bromilow; Malone, Brown Scott, Chambers, Gilhespy, forwards. Everton Reserves: - Kendall, goal, Raitt, and Kerr backs, Rooney, Bain, and Virr; Parry, Wall, Broad, Chadwick, and Weaver forwards.

LATE FOOTBALL WIRE
Liverpool Echo-Thursday 02 April 1925
WADSWORTH’S DEDUTY AGAINST EVERTON SIDE
Owing to the absence of Wadsworth, the Huddersfield left back, on international duty, Shaw will appear in the team against Everton.  There will be no other change from the team that drew with Bolton.  Huddersfield; Mercer; Goodall, Shaw; Steele, T. Wilson, Watson; Williams, Brown, C. Wilson, Stephenson, Smith. 

EVERTON “CONTENDERS”
Liverpool Echo- Thursday, April 02 1925
NOW FOR THE BOMBING
Bee’s Notes
Needless to say the story I published weeks ago about possible new directors of Everton and meetings of cliques and syndicates was full of truth.  There have been many meetings and secret conclaves, and the bombing of the various parties will soon be felt, if the noise has not yet filtered through to the various shareholders.  I do not desire to encourage say public debating classes on this almost-annual affair, but I do hope that if correspondents must air their grievances publicity they will at least stick to facts and he rational, and not go rabid rooting for the sake of creating a nasty feeling. 
It has been definitely arranged to play the semi-final in the Senior Cup competition on Monday evening, the 20th inst., when New Brighton will meet Everton Reserves at Goodison Park. 

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER COLLEAGE 2 EVERTON 4
April 3, 1925. The Daily Courier.
A LESSON FOR THE BOYS.
Everton's first team opposed St. Francis Xavier's College boys in an exhibition game at West Derby yesterday, where a large crowd witnessed an entertaining display of footwork. Everton scored four goals through Kennedy, Irvine, Dean and Chedgzoy. St Francis replying with two well-merited goals by Geogliegan and Callan. Everton were afterwards entertained at the College when Messrs Sawyer and Gibbons, directors of the Everton Club were presented with medals as honorary Old Boys of the college. Father Melling thanked Everton for the good work they were doing in playing against the boys. Mr. Gibbons and Mr. Sawyer responded. Everton: - Harland, goal, McDonald, and O'Donnell, backs, Brown McBain (captain), and Reid half-backs Chedgzoy, Irvine, Dean Kennedy, and Troup.

EVERTON’S STIFF TASK AT THE HUDDERSFIELD GROUND.
Liverpool Echo- Friday, April 03, 1925
Bee’s Notes
STARTLER FOR HUDDESFIELD?
It is quite on the cards that to-morrow may see a surprising and pleasing startler for Huddersfield.  I know it is quite true to say that though they have lost Wadsworth to Hampden it is not the first time this season, and his deputy has done remarkably well.  But I am confident the absence of men like Wadsworth and Ted Taylor from defence will not do it any good from a temperamental point of view.  Thus, with Everton beginning to believe in themselves and having some young, rousing shooting forward, it is quite on the cards that Huddersfield my get a surprise to-morrow.  It would be odd if Huddsersfield lost any League honour through international calls, for was it not the international piping that led Cardiff to yield the League trophy to Huddersfield?  It would not be right to call a draw or defeat to-morrow as poetic justice to Huddersfield but it is at least a curious parallel that has risen at about the same time of the season.  Everton; Harland; McDonald, O’Donnell; Brown, McBain, Reid; Chedgzoy, Irvine, Dean, Kennedy, Troup.  Huddersfield; Mercer; Goodall, Shaw; Steele, T. Wilson, Watson; Williams, Brown, C. Wilson, Stephenson, W.H. Wilson. 
Everton Reserves tackle the Villa’s second sting tomorrow at Goodison Park and in view of the Central League chart, there will be a bumping and boring finish to this interesting tournament.  No league has fitted the reserve team phase better than this well-organized league.

BLUES IN YORKSHIRE.
April 4, 1925. The Daily Courier.
STIFF HURDLE TO JUMP AT HUDDERSFIELD.
Everton's task at Huddersfield is not an enviable one. Both teams are in deadly earnest, the Blues to steer clear of the lower places in the chart, and the Town to emulate Liverpool by winning the championship for the second year in succession. It is in Everton's favour that they take a team with them inspired by a welcome win on Saturday last, and that they will meet the Yorkshiremen without Sam Wadsworth, who is supporting his county at Glasgow, but it would be something like a football earthquake were they to win. However, desperation may lead to a division of the points at issue, a result which would satisfy all Goodison supporters. It is good to note that Hunter Hart, the popular skipper, who has been out of the team so long owing to injury, reappears with the reserves today in their game at Goodison Park with Aston Villa.

FAMOUS OLD-TIMERS.
April 4, 1925. The Liverpool Football Echo.
DIRECTOR J.M.CRAWSHAW FORMER CHAIRMAN OF GOODISON PARK GROUND COMMITTEE
By Victor Hall.
If the ground and stand arrangements are often admired at Everton today, a deal of credit should be paid to the memory of John Myles Crawshaw, a former director of the club, whose practical business mind, looking far ahead, designed and carried out many improvements that are only now being appreciated. Mr. Crawshaw being retired from business had an amount of leisure time that he freely and generously placed at the disposal of his fellow directors, and they being also good business men, promptly selected him chairman of the Grounds Committee, and left the control of the important work entirely in his hands. A keen and efficient business man himself with many years of skilled administrative work in his own industry in Liverpool, he addressed himself at once to the perfection of the draining of both the playing pitch and the surrounding stands. Under his keen supervision the admirable draining system –on the herring bone plan –of the playing field was carried out while in the turfing, he personally chose from the best available source, the firm well-knit side that were in after years to make the Everton playing turf one of the wonders of the League.
ARRANGED THE BARRIERS.
He too, designed and arranged much of the barrier system, that than came into forcer to break the dangerous “swaying” of a densely packed crowd, and the noble sweep of the “terracing” and much of the new “stand” improvements were also the result of his happy inspiration. Mr. Crawshaw being a shareholder, was first actively associated with the club as a “steward” one of those early ideals of the directorate to have a body of honorary officials available at all times for co-operation with the directors whenever occasions should demand experienced assistance working in an honorary capacity. The stewards were enthusiastic in their work and gave many recruits eventually to the Board of Directors, including Mr. Cuff, the late Mr. “Ben” Kelly and many others. Bit it was in the work of the Grounds Committee that Mr. Crawshaw found his wholehearted interest. During his many years of membership on the club directorate there as barely one weekday all the year round, barring his annual holiday, that he did not spend his forenoon on the ground superintending the ground staff or in consultation with the officials of the club. Dr. Baxter, most indefatigable of directors, on most days found an opportunity to snatch a few moments from his professional duties, and he and Mr. Crawshaw had thus opportunities of frequent exchange of ideas. In temperament and disposition Mr. Crawshaw was most happy and genial. Coming of real Lancashire stock he had carried with him into his retirement from business a host of personal friendships that were of valued service of the club in the enthusiasm he brought to bear on his favourite work of “looking after” the ground. During his tenure of office the turf of the playing patch was brought to the highest pitch of horticultural perfection. Seedsmen and specialists were given carte blanche in order to produce a surface well knit and compact in fibre, with sufficient “body” beneath to ensure annual crops of suitable grass growth, and it is to this unremitting care and attention of that grand old chairman that the present work of the Grounds Committee has provided such good results. It was during Mr. Crawshaw's term of office that the peculation came to light of some of the staff who had interfered with the mechanism of the turnstiles. These discoveries led to a complete overhaul of the “stiles” than remaining in use with the result that the whole series were scrapped and a complete new installation laid down, with modern mechanism fool and thief proof, that has since given the club every satisfaction. It was also during Mr. Crawshaw's term of office that experiments were made in playing football by artificial light at nighttime. A series of “Lucigen” lights were placed at regular intervals around the enclosure on the inside of the barriers, but of course outside the “touchline.” The ball was coated with a white coloured preparation in order to make it easily visible. While the experimental series of games proved interesting enough, the popularity of the feature was not pronounced with the public who often were the best judges. The games were rightly regarded as rather of the freak variety –and as the matches were or course “friendly” and had nothing at stake in the way of points, the public naturally hail nothing to stimulate their interest, beyond the spectators one, and being satisfied with few examples, the idea was eventually dropped. Other clubs about the same period gave similar trials, and with similar results. Apart from football, Mr. Crawshaw was an enthusiastic admirer of the game of bowls, and in the neighborhood of Walton Park where he resided, he was held in popular esteem in all matters relating to the sport. It was in football itself, though, and in the Everton Club in particular that all his interest rally lay, and never had the game a more ardent champion than in this type of the “fine old English gentleman.”
PIQUANT PICKWICKIAN.
Many well recall with happy recollection, the smiling cheery face and plump Pickwickian figure of the favorite director. One might have set a clock by his punctual appearance at the ground each morning –and almost equally by his departure home for lunch. With the players themselves he was an immense favourite. To begin with he had their entire confidence and in return he gave every sympathy to their point of view. There are frequently occasions when a player will be communicative, provided that he can be assured of a sympathetic hearing whether his point of view be correct or otherwise. Some officials are foolish enough to adopt the wrong attitude on those occasions when a player desires to unburden himself. They airily dismiss the matter, or advise “writing to the secretary about it” –with the result, that particular grievance never sees the light. Not so the wise director and certainly not so with “old J.M.” he gave every encouragement to all alike, he had no favorites, with the result that during all his career at Everton, relations between players and directorate were cordial and expressive. Perhaps not always brotherly love, but at least mutual respect and frank expression of anything to be said on either side. “Full and frank to all things” might equally be said in recollection of a real good, sincere sportsman in John Myles Crawshaw of happy memory.

STUD MARKS
Liverpool Echo- Saturday, April 04 1925
By Louis T. Kelly

EVERTON CRITIC
Liverpool Football Echo- Saturday, April 4, 1925
Bee’s Letters
I have before me two circulars issued to the shareholders of the Everton Football Club-one issued by Mr. Clayton when the members of the present board were actively engaged in getting control of the club’s affairs, writes Mr. F.W. Thompson.  Mr. Clayton’s circular says.- “It is difficult to build up.  It is easy to break down.” UP to this time the Everton Football Club was one of the premier clubs of the country.  It had a wonderful history in which was shown great business acumen and all-round excellence.  It had a better average of points than any other club in the county.  It was respected as an organization wherever football enthusiasts met.  In the councils of the game, the Everton opinion was always respected.  This because the club was controlled by sportsmen who, however they might differ on points of detail or principle, were gentlemen and sportsman and acted as such.  It occurred to some ambitious people that it would be a good thing to get control of such an organiastions, which has been built up by others, and which they thought they could run (adds the correspondent).  As in another circular which I have before me, and which these people sent to the shareholders, they say; “We are seriously concerned with the reputation of the Everton club, not only from a football point of view, but also as regards its consideration by the other League organiastions in the country.  It has been pulled from its pedestal.  We intend to replace it on a firmer basis than ever, and we have sufficient conceit in ourselves to know that we can do it.” 
DEPOSITIONS
Now, Mr. Editor, you have asked for a constructive criticism.  This is my reason for troubling you with this letter.  The present directors issued the above circular.  I must, of course, say that Mr. Jack Sharp was not a party to it as he was not on the board.  What happened.  These people deposed such men as Mr. John Davies, sen., with his very long service, and without even a word of appreciation, and Mr. Herbert Halsall, and elected others.  This action caused Mr. Clayton, who Mr. Cuff described as the “best leader the club had ever had,” to resign; and his action was followed by Mr. Reg Francis, a man well known as a sportsman, and Mr. J. Davies, jun.  The gentlemen who had the conceit in themselves then had the field to themselves.  What have they done?  They have spent 50,000 pounds at least in buying players.  Such purchasers as Stanley Davies and Stanley Fazackerley, for whom the paid 5,000 pounds each, made them the laughing stock of the football world.  They have been floundering about the bottom of the League during the four years of their management.  They lost their English Cup-tie in the first round at Goodison Park to a lowly placed Second Division club by six goals to nil.  The next year they6 could only draw at Goodison to a lowly Second Division club, and were beaten at Bradford in the replay.  The next year Brighton, a poor club, knocked them out.  This year they are beaten in the third round, and have been at the bottom of the League table all season.  The present directors in their “conceit” claim make it that management is the factor which leads to success.  So be it.  What of their four years?  Ignominious failure.  What about their conceit!  Are the shareholders going to allow this to continue?  Is the club which was built up by sportsmen to be absolutely reined.  Let the whole of the present board resign, and get a board of men who can lead the club to success. 
Without endeavouring to reply to the above letter I must say that the figures named for Fazackerley and Davies are wrong.

AT HUDDERSFIELD
Liverpool Echo- Saturday, April 04 1925
VENTURING IN THE LAIR OF TOP-NOTCHERS
EVERTON SEEK SAFETY
F.E.H. TELLS THE STORY OF THE QUEST FOR POINTS
Everton; Harland; McDonald, O’Donnell; Brown, McBain (Captain), Reid; Chedgzoy, Irvine, Dean, Kennedy, Troup.  Huddersfield; Mercer; Goodall, Shaw; Steele, T. Wilson, Watson; Williams, Brown, C. Wilson, Stephenson, W.H. Smith.  Referee; Mr. G.D. Nunnerley, Ellesmere.  Everton lost the toss and started against the wind.  Play at once ruled on the right, and Chedgzoy put in one of his clever centres which caused the home keeper considerable anxiety.  Huddersfield replied through their right wing, but they were pulled up in good time, and for a period the exchanges, through lively, were of no material account.  The second episode of interest was another breakaway on the part of Chedgzoy, who sent in another dangerous drive that forced a corner.  This led to complications, but they were eventually cleared, and Huddersfield were busy through Wilson and Stephenson.  The centre forward tried a shot which went wide, then Brown, who had practically an open goal, shot ridiculously wide of the mark.  It was a bad miss, and the Yorkshire crowd signified the same in the usual fashion.   The visitors got going again on the right, but Dean failed at the critical juncture, and the Huddersfield forwards, showing both speed and persistence, tested Harland on two occasions in succession.  McBain and his partners were being given a deal of work to do, and once Smith literally waltzed round Brown only to fail with his final shot.  So far the pace had been as bright and as exhilarating as the day, and excelled even this when the forwards moved off like greyhounds. 
C. WILSON LEADS THE WAY
Brown slipped through the Everton defence, and putting the ball to C. Wilson the latter beat Harland with a quick shot.  The whole movement had been admirably worked, and the goal was thoroughly deserved, in spite of the activities of McBain and those with whom he was associated.  This point came after rather more than fifteen minutes’ play.  The Huddersfield attack now became more vigorous than ever, and a wonderful hook shot from Wilson was very fortunately headed away by O’Donnell, much to the amazement of the spectators.  Meanwhile Everton were shooting in disappointing fashion, the left wing pair being conspicuous by their absence in action.  Troup at length gave the onlookers a taste of his speed, and he had rounded Steel when the Huddersfield man ran out boldly and cleared.  Chedgzoy came along once more with his little lot, and he centred accurately to Irvine, who tried a first-time shot, but Mercer was not to be caught napping. 
SPOT KICK BY WILSON
Subsequent movements were mainly in favour of the Yorkshire club, and both O’Donnell and McDonald were allowed little respect.  The latter once was in dire straits, but he recovered himself, and good work by the Everton halves transferred play to the other end, where Troup and Kennedy made a laudable endeavor to secure an equalizer.  Goodall, however, was one too much for them, and when the visitors’ right wing sailed in Shaw proved his quality both in tackling and clearing.  Huddersfield attacked again, and McDonald brought down Smith in the prohibited area, and the referee at once allowed the appeal, and the spot kick was taken by C. Wilson with a shot that struck the inside of the far post and glanced into goal.  Everton tried to make amends for this second reverse, but truth to tell the forward work was not convincing, and Dean lost two opportunities in quick succession. 
Half-time; Huddersfield 2, Everton 0. 
The second half had provided us with some hard and exciting if not particularly scientific football, and the home side on the general run of the play merited their lead.  On resuming Everton broke away dangerously, but failed off at the finish and there was further aggressive work on the part of the home vanguard.  Troup had a smart passage-at-arms with Goodall which ended with the ball going out of play, and then a combined effort culminated in a corner being forced on the right.  This led to some excitement, but Dean just failed at the last moment.  Huddersfield retaliated with a determined rush down on the left, and Stephenson looked all over a winner when Harland came cut and cleared.  The visitors returned to the attack in better order, and Irvine was unlucky in failing to find the target with a very pretty shot. 
EVERTONM IN SPASMS
The Everton forwards were still spasmodic in their movements and the bulk of the pressure remained with Huddersfield who came within an ace of scoring a third goal, thanks to a faulty clearance on the part of O’Donnell, other wearers of the blue jersey should spirit and good plays on the right promised well, but Dean was again unable to apply the finishing touch.  A free kick put the Evertonians in possession and Kennedy tried hard to profit by it but he was too well watched by Goodall, who with Shaw continued to show his effective powers of defence.  After Stephenson had tested Harland with a real stinger, the Everton left made pretty play, and both Troup and Kennedy again experienced misfortune.  Another attack by the Huddersfield right was well checked by Reed, but he was damaged in the collision and had to be attended to.  In the later stages of the game Irvine once ran clean through the field and delivered a tremendous shot, but Mercer got clean to it and and cleared amid great cheering, Everton at this time were playing exceptionally clever football, and could do anything but score.  Final; Huddersfield 2, Everton 0

EVERTON RES V ASTON VILLA RES
Liverpool Football Echo- Saturday, April 04 1925
Everton fielded a strong team for this important fixture and included Hart in the half-back division, this being his first appearance since his operation.  The homesters, aided by a strong wind, were soon harassing the Villa defence and Chadwick drove a fast ball just over.  Jakeman, for the Villa, made a brilliant run, tricking Hart and Kerr and finishing with a centre which Raitt cleared after a scrimmage from under the bar.  Parry was always conspicuous on the right and he was near with a shot, while Jackson just managed to tip one from Wall over the bar.  Villa forced a corner off Raitt which was cleared with difficulty.  Everton retaliated strongly and Parry centred perfectly for Wall to head an excellently goal.  Half-time; Everton Res 1, Villa Res 0. 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 2 EVERTON 0
April 6, 1925. The Daily Courier.
TWO MORE POINTS FOR CHAMPIONS.
EVERTON BEATEN IN THE FIRST HALF.
By S.H.H.
The game at Huddersfield, where Everton provided the opposition, was not of an exhilarating character. The play was certainly fast and each goal visited in turn, but there were few thrills for the 14,500 spectators. This was attributable to the blustery wind, which caught the light ball and repeatedly carried it into touch. McBain failed to name the coin, and his side was set to face the wind, and with this went Everton's hopes of success for Huddersfield got two goals whereas the Blues failed to find the net when the conditions favoured them.
TWO GOALS.
The first goal came shortly after a quarter of an hour's play during which Everton had done well. They had been pressing on the left, when Goodall made a lusty clearance that was carried on by Brown, who, seeing the defence well spread, crossed the ball for Wilson, the centre, to score a rather soft goal. The second goal was the result of a penalty, as in attempting to stop Smith, McDonald tripping the winger, and from the resulting penalty kick , C. Wilson scored. Holding the lead, Huddersfield gave the defenders a strenuous time of it, and under the circumstances it was not surprising to find the backs somewhat erratic. McDonald on one occasion let in the left wing, but when Stephenson hooked the ball into the goal, O'Donnell effected a fine clearance with his head, though it was several seconds before the danger was cleared. The second half was just as much in favour of Everton as the first period had been against them. Time and again they got within reach of Mercer, only to find drives by Irvine, McBain, and Kennedy come back off a defender. Irvine's ill-luck was extraordinary, and it did not desert him even when he had a clear run through, for as Mercer left his goal Bobby shot straight at him.
INJURIES.
The misfortunes, moreover were added to when Reid, O'Donnell and Irvine in turn met with accidents, thus imparing the efficiency of the side. In the circumstances Everton did well to limit the scoring to two goals, for the Town had more opportunities of scoring after this. The game, as I have indicated, was not a great one; but this much can be said for the losers –they placed as well as the champions, and were not two goals inferior so far as skill was concerned. Dean did well in the first half and placed the ball nicely for the wingmen, but after the interval he was not so prominent. Chedgzoy and Irvine made a better wing than did Troup and Kennedy, who were repeatedly beaten by the high ball. At the same time, when conditions favoured them in the second half the left wing caused Steele and Goodall many anxious moments. Of the halves I liked MuBain the best, though in fairness to Reid it should be said his injury troubled him. Both backs did well, while Harland kept a good goal. Shaw proved a worthy deputy for Wadsworth, who was assisting his country at Hampton Park, and was little behind Goodall in effectiveness. Huddersfield's strength however, lay in the forwards, who were always going for goal and never missed the opportunity of using their weight. Teams: - Huddesfield Town: -Mercer, goal, Goodall and Shaw, backs, Steele, Wilson, and Watson half-backs, Williams, Brown, C. Wilson, Stephenson, and Smith, forwards. Everton: - Harland, goal, McDonald, and O'Donnell, backs, Brown McBain (captain), and Reid, half-backs, Chedgzoy, Irvine, Dean, Kennedy, and Troup, forwards. Referee GD. Nunnerlay.

EVERTON RESERVES 3 ASTON VILLA RESERVES 0
April 6 1925. The Daily Courier.
CENTRAL LEAGUE
After two consecutive defeats, which jeopardised their championship prospects, Everton returned to winning form on Saturday. The win was well deserved, but most credit was due to the great defence set up by Raitt and Kerr, the latter playing a particularly fine game. Bain at Centre-half was a tower of strength, while Parry and Broad, of the forwards did well. The opening goal was scored by Wall, who headed through from a centre by Parry. Kirton by skilful footwork, got right through and drove against the bar. This was the only occasion the Villa looked like scoring, as afterwards Everton took command of the game, and Broad scored twice with fine shots. Everton: - Kendall, goal, Raitt, and Kerr, backs, Virr Bain, and Hart, half-backs Parry, Wall, Broad, Chadwick, and Weaver, forwards.

POINTS FOR HUDDERSFIELD
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer-Monday 06, April 1925
EVERTON FAIL TO SCORE
The return engagement between Huddersfield Town and Everton attracted 15,500 spectators to Leeds Road. Stephenson won the tow, but Town failed to utilize wind, and during the first five minutes they were confined to defence.  Everton did not benefit from this territorial advantage, and the home team quickly regained their stability. At a very early period Brown, with only Harland to beat, shot feebly wide of the posts, but made amends after 14 minutes' play. He placed C. Wilson in excellent position by clever piece of tactical play, and the home centre forward kicked ball into the net at terrific Play continued very tame, although still held the advantage, and Charlie Wilson looked certain scorer when he screwed the ball towards an untenanted net, but McDonald headed away from underneath the cross-bar. Subsequently the Town failed to manoeuvre scoring opportunities, and their second goal was scored from the penalty spot. Charlie Wilson was the marksman, completely subdued at this point, and throughout the whole of the first half Mercer was never seriously troubled.  Everton showed promise of better things immediately following the resumption. The attacks were more evenly distributed during this half, and Shaw did well to intercept strong shot from Dean. It was Huddersfield, however, that contributed most dangerous movements, and Stephenson tested with terrific drive.  The closing stages were almost void interest, if one excepts great shot C. Wilson, which was diverted for corner. Result:—Huddersfield Town 2 goals, Everton none. Teams: — Huddersfield Town—Mercer, goal; Goodall, Shaw, backs; Steele, Wilson (T.), Watson, half backs: Williams,Brown, Wilson (C.), Stephenson, Smith, forwards.  Everton—Harland, goal; McDonald, O'Donnell, backs; Brown, Reid, half backs; Chedgzoy, Irvine, Dean, Kennedy, Troup, forwards.  Referee. G. D. Nunnerley, Ellemere, Salop. 

LISTLESS LEADERS
Athletic News - Monday 06 April 1925
HUDDERSFIELD GARNER POINTS BACK LACK FIRE
C. WILSON’S GOALS
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 2, EVERTON 0
By Harricus
Huddersfield town may retain the League Cup or they may not, no one seemed to care much on Saturday as to what was going to happen. A quarter of hour from the start of the game with Everton at Leeds-road, there were not 5,000 spectators, and I should say that the final attendance did not exceed 18,000, and little interest did they appear to take in the match that quite half of them had left the ground ere the completion of the game.  I am afraid that even the players did not take the game in the spirit that they might have done. They had secured a two goals lead at half-time, and had got the measure of their opponents, but they never looked like overwhelming the Everton men in the second half, which was lifeless though the end the season was at hand and the result was of no importance.  Huddersfield were the leaders in the table, Everton third from the bottom, and I presume that the assumption was that there could only one possible result. Certainly Huddersfield were quite entitled to their victory, but, to be candid, they far from satisfied their supporters, and if Everton could only have possessed a little shooting ability in the second half they might have sprung a surprise on the champions.
A DISPUTED PENALTY
The first goal of the match was due in measure faulty defensive play, for Brown was allowed walk away with the ball, and from his pass C. Wilson had clear opening, and he made no mistake in placing the ball the net. The second goal, obtained six minutes from the interval, was also assisted by a defender, for McDonald tripped Smith (though the full back denied any deliberate intent), and from the resultant penalty kick C. Wilson got the second goal for himself and his club. The home forwards were lacking in penetrative power, and to my mind only Brown and Wilson displayed their successive form. Wilson was bustling as ever and the only goal scorer of the match, while Brown pleased well as on any occasion which I have seen him play. Williams found the ball far too lively for him, and Smith shone in spurts. No fault could be found with any of the half-backs, but Steele was outstanding, and Goodall was the better of the two full-backs. He has developed greatly since he was first introduced to Leaguefootball and I fancy he will advance still further. He still likes to kick the ball skywards, but not much as he used to do, which is a pleasing sign. 
EVERTON’S YOUNG FORWARDS
Mercer had little goalkeeping to do, because the Everton forwards were very modest in their marksmanship. I saw Dean and Kennedy for the first time, lads whose ages aggregate 39, but they have a lot to learn, and the tendency of the quintette is still in the direction ofskillful football without the penetrativeness which is essential to success.  I wondered if the old forward line of Latta, Brady, Geary, Chadwick, and Millward in front of the present half-backs would have met with greater success.  Four of this quintette were Internationals—perhaps all five, I am writing this in a railway tram have no records at hand—and Gray, Chadwick and Milward were all included in the team against Scotland in 1891. The boy, “Dixie” Dean, did not look like scoring many goals, whatever his record may have been at Tranmere, but certainly Kennedy did make one or two fair attempts.  Troup was probably the best of the quintette.  But really on their territorial advantage in the second half the Everton forwards might readily have scored more than once.  The half-back line, as on the opposing side, was good, though McBain for once in a way was not the dominating figure, for both wing men were very successful.  The full backs were fair, O’Donnell for choice, because he was neat in his work, and Harland had more work to do than Mercer.  The first goal was a gift to the scorer, and the second was from a penalty kick.  Huddersfield; Mercer; Goodall, Shaw; Steele, Wilson (T.), Watson; Williams, Brown, Wilson (C.), Stephenson, and Smith (W.A.).  Everton; Harland; McDonald, O’Donnell; Brown, McBain, Reid; Chedgzoy, Irvine, Dean, Kennedy, and Troup.  Referee; G.D. Nunnerley, Ellesmere. 

EVERTON OUT OF LUCK
Liverpool Echo-Monday, April 06, 1925
By F.E.H.
Given a high wind, a hard ground, and a light ball one naturally looks out for anything.  Everton’s play against Huddersfield was not quite satisfactory, though in the later stages of the game they proved themselves the cleverer side, and were distinctly unfortunate in not at least reducing the adverse margin.  The pace throughout was fats and lively, and there were occasions when some good football was seen, but for the most part the contest was of a rather haphazard character.  Huddersfield’s first goal was admirably worked for and well justified.  The second came as the result of a penalty against McDonald, who, by the way, assures me that he did not foul Smith.  In the second half Everton gave an excellent account of themselves and with the least slice of luck they might have pulled the game out of the fire through the agency of Chedgzoy and Irvine.  The Fates, however, were unkind, and so Mr. Tom McIntosh who, by the way, is now studying Arabic, and the two urbane and popular directors, Mr. Ernie Green and Mr. Harry Banks, adopted with good grace a sportsmanlike and stoic attitude. 

EVERTON’S FULL EASTER PROGRAMME
Liverpool Echo, Tuesday, March 07 1925
Bee’s Notes
Good Friday brings its customary load of football fixtures, which appeals very especially to those who can only see games when holiday times come along.  Everton’s programme is as follows;-
Good Friday- First team at Preston
Good Friday-Reserves at home to Bradford City 3.15
Saturday.- First at home to Blackburn Rovers, 3.15
Monday.- First team at home to Preston
Everton look like having a goodly following at Preston.  They travel by the excursion train from Exchange at 1.10, arrive at 2.2, and leaves per 5.30 train.  It is a vital match and will settle once and for all whether Preston have the slightest chance of redeeming themselves in their League membership. 
EVERTON F.C. AFFAIRS
Although located I London, for the moment, this correspondent, “Shareholders,” says;- I receive your paper regularly, and enjoy reading your remarks and notes.  I quite agree with you.  “Cliques and parties are not going to mend matters.”  Sometimes must be done if the old club is to be brought back to its old position of strength and influence in the football world.  The present directors obtained their position through boasting promises-which have never been fulfilled.  The club has done badly since they took charge of its affairs.  From being one of the three or four leading clubs in the country, due to strength of play, and also in the councils of the game, the club has fallen to the depths from both standpoints, and is now held in derision where it was once respected.  The present directors have spent countless thousands of pounds in securing scores of players, and the club is still as through the major part of the season, on the lowest rungs of the League table.  What does this mean?  One or two things –either the directors buy men whose capabilities they don’t understand, or they have not the capacity to use the talent which they buy.  In any case this cannot go on.  The club has a noble history and this must not be dimmed through the ineptitude of the present directors.  What can be done?  In the first place, the present directors have shown their inability to manage.  Therefore they should resign or be removed.  It is no use having cliques or parties.  May I make a suggestion?  Why not the shareholders ask Mr. Clayton to again take up the reins?  No one can have any doubt as to his ability or sportsmanship. 

BEE’S NOTES
Liverpool Echo –Wednesday, April 08 1925
For the match with Preston North End, the Everton directors have decided to make no changes in the side beaten at Huddersfield last week.  The team is; Harland; McDonald, O’Donnell; Brown, McBain, Reid; Chedgzoy, Irvine, Dean, Kennedy, Troup. 
The Everton players presented Jack Elliott the trainer, with a set of brushes, and Mrs. Elliott with an umbrella as a token of esteem. 

TODAY’S SPORT WIRE
Liverpool Echo- Thursday, April 09 1925
PRESTON FIELD STRONGEST SIDE FOR EVERTON
Against Everton on Goodison Friday, and Arsenal on Saturday, at Deepdale, Preston North End will play their strongest possible eleven.  Hamilton is retained at right back, while Henderson leads the forward line, Forrest being preferred to McCall at centre half.  The North End team will be;- Prout; Hamilton, Pluzacklea; Woodward, Forrest, Williamson; Aitken, Woodhouse, Henderson, Barnes, Harrison. 
Bees’s Notes
On Saturday we are at Everton, where we shall have a chance of seeing Syd Puddefoot, who should never have been left out of the English team, and on Monday the relegation battle should proceed between Preston North End and Everton at Goodison Park. 
Everton Reserves team v Bradford City Reserves at Goodison Park, tomorrow, kick-off 3.15 is; Kendall; Raitt, Kerr; Rooney, Bain, Virr; Parry, Rand, Broad, Chadwick, and Weaver. 
BLACKBURN ROVERS TEAM
For their match with Everton at Goodison Park, on Saturday, Blackburn Rovers are making two changes in the side beaten last week by Notts County, Headless and McIntyne returning at centre half and outside left respectively.  The team is;- Sewell; Roxburgh, Wylie; McKinnell, Headless, Low; Hulme, McCleery, Puddefoot, McKay, McIntyne. 

TODAY’S SPORTS WIRES
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 09 April 1925
PRESTON FIELD STRONGEST SIDE FOR EVERTON
Against Everton, on Good Friday, and Arsenal on Saturday, at Deepdale, Preston North End will play their strongest possible eleven.  Hamilton is retained at right back, while Henderson leads the forward line, Forrest being preferred to McCall at centre half.  The North End team will be;- Pout; Hamilton, Plusacklea; Woodward, Forrest, Williamson; Aitken, Woodhouse, Henderson, Barnes, Harrison. 

HOILDAY PROGRAMME
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 09 April 1925
Bee’s Notes
On Saturday we are at Everton, where we shall have a chance of seeing Syd Puddefoot, who should never have been a left out of the English team, and on Monday the relegation battle should proceed between Preston North End and Everton, at Goodison Park.
Everton Reserves team v Bradford City Reserves, at Goodison Park, tomorrow, kick-off 3.15, is;- Kendall; Raitt, Kerr; Rooney, Bain, Virr; Parry, Rand, Broad, Chadwick, and Weaver. 
Card
Everton
Good Friday –First team at Preston
Good Friday-Reserves at home to Bradford City 3.15
Saturday-First team at home to Blackburn Rovers 3.15
Monday- First team at home to Preston
BLACKBURN ROVERS TEAM
For their match with Everton at Goodison Park, on Saturday, Blackburn Rovers are making two changes in the side beaten last week by Notts County, Headless and McIntyre returning at centre half and outside left respectively.  The team is;- Sewell; Roxburgh, Wyle; McKinnell, Headless, Low; Hulme, McCheery, Puddefoot, McKay, McIntyre.  The new forwards from Denaby United, regarded as promising recruits, have been signed on as professionals by Blackburn Rovers and will appear with the reserves in the holiday fixtures.  One is W. Brayshaw, an inside right, and the other W.T. Couper, an outside right. 

TRAILS FOR RESERVES.
April 10, 1925. The Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury
Everton to give trials for the Reserves against Bradford City Reserves to Rand, a inside-right and Ashworth at outside-left.

PRESTON NORTH END 1 EVERTON 1
April 11 1925. The Daily Courier.
EVERTON BRING BACK A POINT.
O'DONNELL AT OUTSIDE RIGHT GETS THE GOAL.
By S.H.H.
Whatever hopes Preston North End had of escaping relegation, and they could only be of the slenderest, were shattered yesterday when Everton divided the goals and points at Deepdale. As a spectacle the game was disappointing for neither sets of forwards lived up to their reputation. There. Was some excuse for Everton, as after six minutes O'Donnell received a cut under the eye in addition to which some grit entered the eye. The full back was off for several minutes, but when he returned it was evident he was in pair and after half an hour he retired only to return five minutes before the interval. During this period Prout had kept out a header from Dean while Harland had gathered up a shot from Barnes, but apart from these incidents, there was little in the general movements of either side that indicated goals, indeed neither side had found the net up to the interval.
O'DONNELL.
When the second half was started O'Donnell found the lint under his eye was interfering with his sight of the ball and after three minutes the Everton captain changed the side's formation, O'Donnell going outside-right with Chedgzoy inside, Irvine centre Dean inside left, while Kennedy dropped back to left half, Reid partnering McDonald. The changes, drastic though they were brought Everton the first goal. Play had been in progress six minutes, when Irvine worked an opening for Dean, who finding his way barred, turned the ball to the left for Troup to lob it over the heads of the Preston defence and on to the unmarked O'Donnell. Passenger though he was, the ex-Darlington lad could not let go abegging a chance like this, and trapping the ball, he steered it past Prout to the delight of the rest of the Everton players. However, with 28 minutes of the resumption Preston got on level terms, though there was an element of luck about the point, for Troup, in attempting a clearance from a corner, placed the ball to the feet of Williamson, whose shot Harland pulled down from under the bar only to find Henderson dash in and equalise.
DEAN'S GREAT SHOT.
After this both teams strove hard, and O'Donnell all but repeated his first goal, the ball curing past the post with the goalkeeper well beaten; while Dean, with the finest shot of the match, caused Prout to turn the ball over the bar. Considering the changes necessitated by the injury to O'Donnell, Everton have every reason to be proud of their performance. They were more convincing than the home lot especially at half-back, where McBain and Brown did splendidly. Reid did well in the intermediate line and also at back, when he had the cool-headed McDonald to watch over him. McDonald touched his best form of the season, and it was largely owing to him that Harrison and Barnes were rendered impotent. At the same time Preston, as a side, are no better than their record indicates. Teams: - Preston North End: - Prout, goal, Hamilton, and Phizackles, backs, Woodward, Forrest, and Williams, half-backs, Aitkens, Woodhouse, Henderson, Barnes, and G. Harrison, forwards. Everton: - Harland, goal, McDonald and O'Donnell backs, Brown, McBain (captain) and Reid, half-backs, Chedgzoy, Irvine, Dean, Kennedy, and Troup, forwards. Referee J. Baker.

EVERTON RESERVES 3 BRADFORD CITY RESERVES 1
April 11, 1925. The Daily Courier.
CENTRAL LEAGUE
Everton were far too clever for Bradford, but the game was always a fast and interesting. Play had been in progress about eight minutes when a combined movement between Rand and Parry culminated in the latter centering perfectly for Broad to open the score. Both sides in turn had shots, at goal, but Chadwick missed a golden opportunity by shooting over the bar. The inside left however, retrieved himself with a glorious drive, which the Bradford keeper saved in remarkably clever style. Just on the interval loose play by the Everton defenders enabled Hillian to equalise. The Blues quickly asserted themselves after the interval, Broad completed a “Hat-trick” by scoring further goals. Everton had a fine defence and good halves, Virr giving a particularly fine display. Ashworth and Rand played well in the forward line, and Broad was always ready for a shot at goal, but Parry was the star in the department. Everton: - Kendall, goal, Raitt and Kerr backs Virr, Bain and Hart, half-backs, Parry Rand, Broad Chadwick and Ashworth forwards.

FAMOUS OLD-TIMERS.
April 11, 1925. The Liverpool Football Echo.
THE GENIAL PERSONALITY OF DIRECTOR JOHN PRESCOT.
By Victor Hall.
Anyone who ever saw the late John Prescott one of the early directors at Goodison Park, was irresistibly reminded if the famous cricket champion, D. W.G. Grace. The likeness was starting. The same bulk of frame set massively on a well-proportioned figure, the same well set head with heavy flowing beard, the same kindly eyes and above all, the same genial broad smile, and the happy word and the glad hand for all true followers of sport. Such to the life was characteristic in build and heartiness of dear, loveable John Prescott. May the soil lie easily on the grand kindly heart. Probably no man in athletic circles in Liverpool was more widely known and more genuinely esteemed.
HALLMARK OF GOODWILL.
His jovial, genial presence was the hallmark of goodwill at every assembly, and it could most truly be said of him that in all his public career, both sporting and professional –he was an accountant by proprofession –he had not an enemy in the world. It was a common thing in those early Everton days at Goodison Park to find visitors or travellers to Liverpool breaking their journey especially to renew former friendship with “Jack” Prescott and at times when racing at Aintree, or coursing at waterloo, brought long-distance visitors, the board-room and the verandas of the old directors wooden hut at Goodison Park was more like a reception-room at tatterralls, or the lounge of the Grand Hotel, at Newmarket. Such was the esteem in which was held the might “Jack.” The association of Mr. Prescott with the Everton club had not commenced, however, with their move to Goodison Park. Like Mr. Tom Keats, the late respected Jack Atkinson and others of the old brigade, his early association with the club had been in the pioneer's days when they played on the pitch at Stanley Park, before crossing to Priory-road. Then he had taken part in the testing days at Anfield-road, when the young club finding its feet, had begun to collect a few pence weekly in “gate money,” and reached in one glorious season a cup-tie shareout (with Bootle for opponents) of £19 11s 6d, sighed for other worlds to conquer and straightaway engaged their first professionals and brought a Scottish player –Alec Dick –south from Kilnarnock, to be a full back for the “rising” young club. Those were spacious days at Anfield-road, and the treasurer of those days, but late Will Jackson, had visions of the future when, perhaps the club would draw a regular weekly “gate” of £20. This Mr. Jackson will be remembered by many a grey-beard of today as the very expert chief at Maedesley's bill of lading counter in Castle-street, who could hand out intricate bills and stamps with correct calculation that would make a modern cash register blush. Those were the days when the directors or committeemen of Everton were football enthusiasts in the winter months, and cricketers –playing cricketers –not spectators –in the summer months. It is of those wonderful enthusiasts that the “old ‘Un” –if I do not betray a confidence –has so enchantingly reminded us in other columns. They were all Stanley cricketers and Everton footballers in those days, and the late F.T. Parry whose name was so popular in sporting circles could spin many a yarn of the records made and broken –in the old pavilion of the Stanley Club at Stanley Park. From this stock, then, come Jack Prescott to be a director of the Everton Limited Company and his new colleagues on the board found in him an ideal spirit, keen and critical where the game was concerned and combined with that a shrewd, penetrating business mind quick to appraise the difficulties of a new club struggling to bear financial burdens, and anxious to earn and deserve the goodwill of the sport-loving public of the city. The accession then, of John Prescott to the directorship was a tower of Strength to the club and to his colleagues. His good name and his known repute for square and straight dealing brought at once a powerful influence for good on to the side of the new club, and the financial stability of the new concern was strengthened at a most valuable time. It must be clearly understood that each of the other directors of Everton was equally –many more so –pledged financially and in prestige to the support of the club, otherwise the huge undertaking at Goodsion Park could never have been carried to its happy issue. Those were the days when to be a football director meant something more responsible than travelling with the team, or attending a board meeting once a week. If often meant going to a bank manager and pledging one's own personal property in security for such advances as the club might have occasion for, and when one realises the claims of family and business finance, it can better be appreciated how those pioneer directors backed their faith and stood by the principles. In the equipping of the playing pitch at Goodison Park, and the arrangement of the first grand stand built there, Mr. Prescott took a prominent part.
HAPPY MEMORIES.
His early cricket experience had given him a knowledge and appreciation of the value of a well-knit turf, and the selection of the sods that were chosen for the first playing pitch was a matter for long discussion. At one time it had been decided to bring the turf from Aintree Racecourse, and again a suggestion was seriously considered of importing approved lengths from an even greater distance, but the skilled advice of the contractor and the personal experience of Mr. Precott prevailed in the final selection, with the result that the existing turf at Everton has been one of the finest successes of any Lancashire club. Mr. Prescott association as director of the Everton club was all too short, and his death, at a comparatively early middle age, was one of the first tragedies of the young club at Goodison Park, as regards its directorate at any rate. About that period it had another heavy blow in the loss of a director well esteemed. But of “Jack” Prescott old Evertonians hold happy memories. What would life be without such memories?

WOLVESRES V EVERTON RES
Sports Argus - Saturday 11 April 1925
At Molineux, before 8,000 spectators.  Wolverhampton W- Hampton; Timmins, Shaw; McDougall, Charney, Bradford; Picken, O’Connor, Harris, Marson, Bradley. Everton- Kendall; Hamilton, Kerr; Virr, Bain, Hart; Parry, Hargreaves, Broad, Chadwick, Ashworth.  Play was fast n the dry ground and early on Chadwick troubled Hampton with a difficult ground shot from a free-kick close in.  Timmins and Shaw in turn checked dangerous Everton raids, but the Wanderers found the bright sun exceedingly trying.  The “Wolves”: found it difficult to make any impression on Everton’s strong defence, but two corners came quickly for McDougall to shoot out.  Kendall was later forced to throw away, and O’Connor just missed scoring when the Everton goalkeeper rush out.  Half-time; Wolves 0, Everton 0. 

STUD MARKS
Liverpool Football Echo- Saturday 11 April 1925
By Louis T. Kelly

SMART ARRIDGE AGAIN
Liverpool Football Echo –Saturday, April 11, 1925
Smart Arridge was one of the few internationals born in one country and allowed to play for another.  Arridge was born in England, but went to Bangor while still very young, and Wales claimed him, still claims him, and is more than a trifle proud of him.  As Mr. J.E. Morry, of Bootle, writes to say, Arridge made his name with Bootle in the very early days, and then went to Everton, where he and Adams, a Scotsman, were one of the speediest pairs of backs in the League.  Arridge afterwards played with New Brighton Tower, then in Division 11, and stayed with them until they disbanded.  Mr. Morry, along with Jack Cahill, the referee, was on the Tower books at that time, both as amateurs. 

EVERTON V BLACKBURN ROVERS
Liverpool Football Echo-Saturday 11 April, 1925
By Bees
EVERTON’S SAFETY VALVE WIN THROUGH A PENALTY KICK TAKEN BY KENNEDY
THE CROWD TAKES DISLIKE TO A BLACKBURN DEFENDER
The weather was foggy and misty, and totally unlike the beautiful August weather of the morning.  The Blackburn side had to be changed through Lowe being injured yesterday.  Roscamp, a very good half-back, filling the vacancy.  Blackburn won the toss.  Everton; Harland; McDonald, O’Donnell; Brown, McBain (captain), Reid; Chedgzoy, Irvine, Dean, Kennedy, Troup.  Blackburn Rovers; Sewell; Roxburgh, Wylie; McKinnel, Headless, Lowe; Hulme, McClearty, Puddefoot, McKay, Crisp. 
REFUSAL OF A PENALTY
The most striking feature of this game in the first twenty-five minutes was the refusal to Everton of a penalty by Referee Telford, who would not allow a spot kick after Kennedy had made one of a number of up-the-middle passes which Dean was about to convert when he was tripped.  The game was of a beautifully clean and sporting type, and was a model in its way, especially when one considered the number of ground passes put down the centre of the field by the inside forwards.  It is an age since this simple expedient was used, and value would have been found from the action but for the fact that easy chances were not taken.  Dean, in the first minute, skied a shot when Irvine, following Brown, had made ground through wide passes. McKinnel, a half-back, went forward for a moment, and was just as woeful in his finishing as Dean had been. 
SAVED BY A HEAD
The best shot for some time was that of the man whom should have represented England –Puddefoot.  He kicked a good length ball deliberately and with good direction, and O’Donnell’s head saved the point.  The Rovers’ forwards moved off with a nice sense of the poetry of motion, especially on the left wing, and McKay dribbled in such a dainty manner that one wondered how such a man could appear on the F.A. ‘s black books.  Irvine was near heading a goal from a free kick against Roxburgh, and the same full back elbowed Troup of the stroke without getting any evidence from Referee Todd of his whistling power.  Kennedy three times put the whole of his body- and it is a wighty little thing-into fiery shots, but he lacked position, and the best that came from him was an uncommon effort in which he screwed the ball, and Dean’s sharply thought out header bounced into goal and was petted away.  This surprise move from Dean was just the sort of thing that shows how quickly the boy thinks in surprise circumstances. 
BACKS TOO EXUBERANT
All the backs were inclined to over-kick their forwards, and the Everton half backs had formed the habit of passing to each other as they did a year ago.  Kennedy had an old-fashioned half volley drive that hit Roxburgh on the head, thus saving a goal by heading, as it were.  This sounds Irish, but it is a fact.  Chedgzoy, angled, tried to get the ball to goal, Sewell punching away, yet when Sam as well placed he kicked too high, and thus once again the hard chance was used to make the goalkeeper work, and the easy chance left him standing looking at the Easter balloon.  Blackburn, either by design or by accident, kept the play on the left wing, Hulme having little to do.  The referee and linesman quite failed to get the hang of Roxburgh’s elbow, which prodded Troup so many times that he might have been able to show a mark in evidence against the Rovers’ right back. 
A PERSONAL NOTE
This is the Rovers’ jubilee year, by the way, and one was sorry to hear that their secretary, Mr. Middleton, is still confined to his bed.  Puddefoot was always in the thick of the fray, and well placed.  He is tall, and has grown somewhat stocky since going to Scotland from West Ham, but there is no suggestion of slowness in his scheming for goal.  He rolled up his sleeves, and Harland, in having his first handle, would feel the sting of the Blackburn idol’s drive.  Read offered Chedgzoy the wot of chance that looked too easy, and everyone was disappointed when the ball went against the side netting.  Chedgzoy had a bad quarter of an hour, being unable to do the right thing.  McDonald had a gay time against Crisp, who was hurt for a while, but the one back was unable to keep the ball in.  In addition O’Donnell was impetuous, and needed to use more judgement in the length of his kick.  Everton, having attacked for nine-tenths of the half, should have used their chance.  Their best chance was in the first minute, and the next best came when Chedgzoy shot, Irvine being slightly better placed. 
Half-time.- Everton nil, Blackburn nil.
THROWING A CHANCE AWAY
Everyone hoped that the stillness of the match would be lost in the second half, and that the Everton forwards would begin to find a mark instead of wasting chances.  However, in the first five minutes Irvine ballooned over, and when Wylie fell and scrambled towards the ball, which he could not hope to reach, Chedgzoy wisely pushed it back to centre, and Dean, rather hesitant, eventually found himself getting covered, and had to hit out without precision so that the ball was kicked outside.  This one more great chance was thrown to the winds.
PENALTY GOAL BY KENNEDY
Blackburn used the offside machine to stop a lot of Everton attacks, but so poor was the play now that one wondered that it was necessary to use offside to attain that end.  Once again Chedgzoy and Irvine, in their strenuous endeavours, got in each other’s way, and if it had not been for occasional flashes of brilliancy by McKay, Troup, Reid, and a few others, the game would have become deadly dull.  However, 0-0 is always a possibility for two sides, and it only needed some definiteness in front of goal for Everton to be assured winners.  The crowd had waited long and patiently.  It needed a penalty-kick before Everton could score.  Irvine was ploughing through over on the left wing- which is out of place –and when he was about to make a shot he was unbalanced by what the referee adjudged to be a nudge with the elbow in the back, Wyllie being the offender.  Blackburn protested against the spot kick, and went on playing the ball, but Kennedy scored from a penalty-mark after Troup had apparently said “No, thanks,” when offered the honour. 
A THIN FRONT LINE
Blackburn were surprisingly “thin” in the forward line, McCleery Crisp and Hulme rarely being seen, Hulme’s only claim to recognition so far was when he took a free kick for a foul by Reid and Hulme rarely being seen, Hulme’s only claim to recognition so far was when he took a free kick for a foul by Reid and the ball passed outside.  Roxburgh seemed to have got into the bad books of the Everton paddock and whenever he touched the ball they made a song about it.  The Blackburn backs were reliable but no one was more emphatic than McDonald who surely never had a better three months than his after-Christmas display.  Troup does not often fire a shot but when he does you can generally depend upon him being at least severe in his pace.  He now kicked round the ball and was followed by Irvine failing to head a sharp centre from Kennedy who had shown much ingenuity in beating two men.  Dean did plenty of running about without getting the ball to his liking, and altogether the standard of play had genre oresten a fine quarter the standard of play had gone the match became poorer and poorer.  After back, back, back to the shackles, to end-of-the-season football. 
THE POINT OF DISCORD.
Irvine, on the goalkeeper’s box line, missed the simplest of chances, and then Dean was spoken to concerning a kicking affair in which Roxburgh made an appearance.  It seemed as of everything Roxburgh did was to the crowd’s displeasure.  This ill-feeling was added to when McDonald and Puddefoot came together, and all in a moment the good friendship of all the players had become lost to view, McCleery was bounding through when McDonald caught him with his shoulder, and the referee, by stopping the game for a free kick, penalized McCleery.  Final; Everton 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. 

WOLVES RES V EVERTON RES
Liverpool Football Echo- Saturday, April 11, 1925
At Molyneux ground, in brilliant weather, before 8,000 people.  Everton had Hamilton for Raitt at right back, and Ashworth for Weaver, while the Wanderers had a re-arranged attack.  Everton, with the sun behind them, were the more dangerous team in the early stages, and Hampden fumbled a hard drive by Chadwick from a free kick, but managed to get the ball away.  Broad worked judiciously to get the Everton forwards moving smoothly, but first Timmings and then Shaw checked dangerous raids.  At the other end the Everton goal had three narrow escapes in quick succession from Tipping, who was showing up well on the Wanderers’ right, Kendall fisting away from a bunch of players each time.  Marson also headed in following a free kick, and Kendall pulled the ball from behind him, the appeals that it had been over the line being ignored by the referee.  The Everton backs were none too safe with the lively ball.  Bradley struck the bar with a lightning shot, but the ball bounced behind.  Half-time; No score. 

SKELMERSDALE V EVERTON A
Liverpool Football Echo- Saturday, April 11, 1925
At Skelmersdale.  The visitors came very near on two or three occasions, and Parker eventually scored a simple goal.  From a penalty Birks equalized for the homesters.  Half-time; Skelmersdale 1, Everton A 1. 

EVERTON 1 BLACKBURN ROVERS 0
April 13, 1925. The Daily Courier.
MISSED CHANCES AT GOODISON PARK.
PENALTY GOAL GAINS POINTS FOR EVERTON.
By F. McN.
With four games still to play, Everton should gain at least six points, for three matches are at Goodison Park. Whatever fears may have been entertained at one time, the Goodison club are now clear of the danger zone, although their play has not reached the required standard.
A POOR GAME.
It was a poor game at Goodison Park between Everton and Blackburn Rovers, there being many dull periods, and the 30000 spectators must have sighed for a real marksman. Everton had sufficient chances to win the game over and over, but the forwards fizzled out the openings in most tantalising fashion, and, as it happened, it was only be the aid of a penalty goal that Everton gained the valuable points. Irvine was going though in the second half when he was fouled by Wylie, and Kennedy made no mistake from the penalty kick , the ball being driven into the net with great power. That Dean is not yet ripe for First League football suggested by the fact that he failed to take advantage of two first-class chances, the ball being placed to him in excellent positions, but the ex-Tranmere player failed to rise to the occasion. Dean could not complain of lack of opportunity in this match. Seductive forward passes down the middle were frequently sent along in which many forwards would have revelled. Perhaps Dean has not yet become acclimated to the Park. The forwards generally did not finish off their work, Dean being alone in his futile efforts to score. The whole line seemed to fall completely the goal area was reached. The halves played well, McBain completely subduing Puddefoot, who however, obtained little assistance from his forward colleagues. Reid and Brown held a tight grip on the opposing wings, and McDonald and O'Donnell had a good day. Harland accomplished what little he had to do with skill. Sewell on occasion made good saves, and he showed that he is by no means a spent force.
STRONG BACKS.
Roxburgh and Wylie were a strong pair of backs, Wylie being the better of the two while Healless was the most prominent of the halves. The forwards started well, but failed to maintain their combined efforts. McKay demonstrated his skill as a dribbler at times, and Crisp occasionally flashed out, but tapered off. The game started in a fashion, which suggested a good display, but the deterioration as play proceeded was most marked. Everton meet Preston North End at Goodison Park today, and the three-remaining fixtures are against West Ham away and Sheffield United and Leeds United at Goodison Park. Teams : - Everton: - Harland, goal, McDonald, and O'Donnell, backs, Brown, McBain (captain), and Reid, half-backs, Chedgzoy, Irvine, Dean, Kennedy, and Troup, forwards. Blackburn Rovers: - Sewell, goal, Roxburgh, and Wylie, backs, McKinnell, Healless, and Boscamp, half-backs, Hulme, McCleary, Puddefoot, McKay, and Crisp, forwards.

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS RESERVES 0 EVERTON RESERVES 1
April 13 1925. The Daily Courier.
CENTRAL LEAGUE (Game 38)
Everton were a trifle lucky to defeat the Wanderers at Molneux Ground, for there was a suspicious of offside about the only goal of the match, which broad scored 10 minutes from time. He was closely shadowed, but took advantage of a little latitude to snap up Hargreaves pass and draw Hampton out of goal before netting. The Wanderers had the greater share of the play, but repeatedly lost chances by their woeful finishing. Both defences were particularly efficient.

SKELMERDALES 1 EVERTON “A” 1
April 13, 1925. The Daily Courier.
LIVERPOOL COUNTY COMBINATION.
There was not a great deal between the teams and after an interesting first half the game was very scrappy after the interval. Parker scored for the visitors, taking full advantage of a mistake by the Skelmersdale defence. Several fine attempts to equaliser were made by the Skelersdale forwards, but it required a penalty kick taken by Birks to do the trick. This Jones made a great effort to save, but the speed of the ball put his finger out. Jones played a great game throughout, and the Everton forwards were more balanced than those of Skelmersdale.

CROSS-CHANNEL CLUBS FOR IRELAND
Athletic News –Monday, April 13 1925
It is stated that before the end of the season Everton and probably Cardiff City will visit Dublin to play Free State League clubs. 

EVERTON’S RELIEF
Athletic News-Monday, April 13, 1925
BUT ONLY CONQUER ROVERS BY PENALTY KICK
EVERTON 1 BLACKBURN ROVERS 0
By Junius
Having obtained a point at Preston on Friday, Everton against the Rovers at Goodison Park played with a care-free attitude that had been missing for quite a lengthy period.  Freedom from anxiety was reflected in their clever play, and had finishing touches been up to the same standard as efficiency in approach work, the position of the Rovers must have been one of absolute rout.  Shots were of the very mixed variety some good, others very moderate, and while Harland had but one drive from Puddefoot to repel, Sewell was a busy man, though he was not seriously extended.  The goal that gave Everton the points came from a penalty kick fifteen minutes after the resumption.  Irvine was going through when Wylie came under the ban of the referee, and KENNEDY with a great drive allowed Sewell no chance to save.  It was an unsatisfactory way of taking the lead, which, on the play, was fully deserved.  The two periods stood out in marked contrast.  Everton had, territorially, the bulk of the play in the first portion, and judging from the chances that came to each of the forwards, a solid foundation to success ought to have been established.  They were well balanced, neat in their movements, and practically was a lost art.
POLISHED HALF-BACKS
The outstanding feature in my opinion during this period was the con-ordination of the three Everton half-backs, who never hesitated to pass among themselves when the occasion offered.  They linked up well with their forwards, and it was astonishing that their accurate placing in the goal approach was not turned to profitable account.  The Rovers were in a tangle from the start, and the defence scarcely knew what to make of the crisp movements of the opposing forwards.  They partly solved the problems in exploding the offside theory, and so repeatedly were these methods resorted to that the spectators became restive and showed their dislike in no reason uncertain fashion.  The Rovers’ forwards were weak, with the defence consequently overworked.  Crisp allowed a fair amount of latitude, was a raider of merit, but the line as a whole did little.  Puddefoot once only escaped the vigilance of McBain to put in a great drive, and while McKay was clever in ball control it served no useful purpose.  But I thought the forwards were not supported as they should have been.  Healless was the strong man in tackle and attack, and McKinnell improved in attention to his wing players as the game progressed, but the trio, as a whole, did not impress.  Wylie was the better of two resolute full-backs, who were on the collar throughout.  Roxburgh found touch too often, but I did not like his offside scheming, which greatly irritated the crowd.  I have alluded to the Everton forward’s lack of finish.  Dean had a chance of making fame right from the kick-off, as before a Rover had touched the ball he fired over the bar when but a few yards out.  He missed a second gift three minutes after the interval, but otherwise did well in opposition to the Rovers’ pivot.  But Dean was not alone in missing openings.  In a clever half-back line.  McBain’s work was the embodiment of artistry, and the rearguard were equal to all calls.  Everton; Harland; McDonald, O’Donnell; Brown, McBain (Captain), Reid; Chedgzoy, Irvine, Dean, Kennedy, and Troup.  Blackburn Rovers; Sewell; Roxburgh, Wylie; McKinnell, Healess, Rosecamp; Hulme, McCleery, Puddefoot, McKay, and Crisp.  Referee; J.E, Telford, Preston. 

EVERTON’S PENALTY WIN AT BLACKBURN
Liverpool Echo- Monday, April 13, 1925
Bee’s Notes
The air became oppressively hot on Saturday, and perhaps we who looked on at Everton were a shade too thoughtless of the position of affairs “down below.” It is easy to back in the sunshine and heat when you are seated on the stand; but it is not too easy to catch that elusive pimp, the ball, when he is in his summer garb.  And summer certainly came in with a rush at Easter time!  It is curious how a game can be transformed.  No one could grumble at the fare at Everton for twenty minutes.  Then the reaction arose, and finally, after a penalty kick, there was a rustling temper and a suggestion that friends would become foes.  Yet at half-time you would have said all the players would join together singing “Jolly Old Pals.”  Yes, it must have been the hot air!  I met one man who said he had not seen so much neat football in a game before this season, save the Inter-League match.  Well, in a sense he was right.  Where the sides failed was in their utterly puerile shooting.  They did not seem to be able to get a straight kick. 
SOARED, SCARED, SCARRED
Here were McDonald and O’Donnell making long distance punts and getting the ball away to a good length and direction.  Yet when a forward got near the posts he seemed as though his boot was tied with irons!  He could not shoot, he could not even get the right “hang” for the bang; the ball beat him and with all due respect to the defenders it was not their success but the forwards’ rank bad failings that led to the poverty of work for the goalkeepers.  Sewell, an expert at handing out, certainly had to edge a few away, but when you consider that Everton attacked four-fifths pf the hour you begin to wonder how the forwards want the ball placed so that they shall shoot with some degree of marksmanship.  We got the cue for bad shooting in the first minute. A great move by Brown, McBain, Irvine, and Dean led to a position that allowed Dean to go ahead as far as he liked.  He took a stride and a stroke- and the ball soared.  Blackburn were scared and Everton’s chances scarred!  It WAS a miss.  And Dean did not forget it too soon.  He should have followed Hagen’s golf example and wiped it out of memory.  Start again, is what Hagen says; and forget the past error.  I must learn that little self-helped scheme. 
HIS DAY OFF
Sam Chedgzoy had a day off.  If he writes to the papers about his worst period, he will surely name Saturday, the 11th inst.  He could do little right in centring and shooting.  But he was not alone; there were others.  Fortunately the half-back standard of Brown, McBain, and Reid was of goodly character, and Blackburn’s forwards were made to look small.  Puddlefoot, the man with a will, the football art, and the football skill, was the one forward who seemed likely to break through and score.  He is a man of marked personality, and it was well that McBain took him in hand, aided by McDonald.  But what is one among so many.  Puddefoot is carrying the light-weight jockeys of the Rovers side.  They will never do much with so little athletic frame to back up Puddefoot’s gigantic work.  He is working among pigmies.  McKay, for instance, is a bit taller than McCleery, and is a better footballer, too.  He hugs the ball, and only needs a robust partner on the left wing to bring his work to good result.  Roxburgh is that type in build only.  But he’s a back.  You may remember him, for was he not the man who “got the bird” from the crowd?  For my part, I must confess that the referring of Mr. Telford was far from secure and sound.  He is too hasty to make a decision, and the penalty he missed was, to the public mind, easier to follow than the one he allowed.  The more I see of Kennedy the more I marvel that he should have been allowed to leave a team with promotion ideas.  However, it is Everton’s gain, for, with a softer turf, Kennedy would have done a lot towards winning that match on his own.  He has a taking style, and has undoubtedly brought back Troup’s vivacity. 

EVERTON V PRESTON NORTH END
Liverpool Echo- Monday, April 13, 1925
“BEE” DESCRIBED THE GOODISON PARK GAME
Everton and Preston got together for the second time to-day.  Goodison Park had an air of “solemnity” about it, owing to North End having booked a passage into the Second Division.  Everton who have pulled up well lately, had a good reception.  Teams; Everton; Harland; McDonald, O’Donnell; Brown, McBain (Captain), Reid; Chedgzoy, Irvine, Dean, Kennedy, and Troup.  Preston; Prout; Hamilton, Philzackles; Woodward, Forrest, Crawford; Aitken, Woodhouse, Henderson, Sapsford, and Harrison. 
Harrison had a hearty welcome from his old comrades, and having won the toss Everton had the value of the sun at their backs.  It was a common or garden opening, with most of the players showing signs of the trouble that accrues when three matches are played in four days.  Aitkens offered Woodhouse a golden pass, which was not improved upon, and Irvines was sound in a first class run, while Kennedy improved the shinning hour by getting the ball near the centre and with the right foot kicking to goal a sharp shot that Prout fell to seemingly late, yet he reached the ball at the critical moment and turned it around the corner.
AS IT ONCE WAS.
Hamilton was worried by the intricacies of Troup, and Reid and McDonald tickled the crowd by their neatness as well as their effectiveness.  Everton played much more like their last season style, their combination being confident, strong, and progressive, and Irvine went near scoring with a shot that could not have been more than a yard out of range.  In fact, Everton produced a persistence and skill and definiteness in front of goal that was in marked contrast to what had gone before on Saturday.  Hamilton was a big kicker, and Phizackles was not sure.  On the other hand, O’Donnell was playing with more judgement and wisdom than formerly.  Dean was particularly good with his headed passes, and one time he made a most judicious sq2uare pass to Chedgzoy, who, racing up, took a shot in nonchalant fashion, Prout making a surprise save. 
CHEDGZOY DAMAGED
Afterwards Chedgzoy had to leave the field through an injury to the knee but just before he went off Everton began to squirm through Woodhouse getting McDonald into a knot with a dribble and a centre, the latter being missed by McBain in front of his own goal.  Kennedy and company were persistent with upward passes rather than square passes, and McBain joined in them, making a chance for Dean, whose shot hit the goalkeeper and the crossbar.  Preston nearly shook the foundations of the Everton club when Sapsford, having been tackled and beaten by McDonald, had the good luck to find the ball come back to him.  Sapsford centred square for Woodhouse to head against Harland’s body.  Everton had nothing to beat, especially when Phizacklea began to miskick; but the home side had need of a goal before they began to play pretty-pretty. 
HARLAND CREATES EXCITEMENT
Kennedy added to the misses after Troup had put him in possession, and then followed a dull period until Aitken revealed a Newcastle touch, and Harland, in falling after failing to punch away, created some excitement till we remembered how poor the North End forwards are when Barnes is not playing.  Neither Harrison not Sapsford could put the ball in the empty goal.  Preston could not complain that they had no chances.  Sapsford again missed quite a simple chance, and the crowd roared in appreciation when Aitken shot across the face of the goal.  I fear he was centring rather than shooting.  Still, the ball went very close, and the incident, together with the fact that McDonald fell and courted a goal, should have wakened Everton to their responsibilities.  Aitken was the brains of the line, and he made a solo effort that McDonald sized up by thinking two moves ahead. 
Half-time; Everton nil, Preston nil.
The second half started with much poor football and many ballooning efforts, and the crowd was only weakened into life when a North End defender made a further blunder in mistiming his kick, and Kendall was narrowly crowded out from an easy position for scoring.

BRADOFRD CITY RES V EVERTON RES
Liverpool Echo- Monday, April 13, 1925
Everton gave a trial to Ramb, the young right winger from Chilton Colliery, in their Central League match with Bradford City Reserves at Bradford this afternoon.  Fast and open play marked the early stages, with each side attacking in turn, and the Bradford goal had a narrow escape, following a corner by Weaver, Ramb shooting in, the ball being deflected by a defender.  Bradford improved and took the lead after seven minutes’ play.  Logan putting the ball well out of the reach of Kendall.  Everton exerted strong pressure, and Ramb went through to equalize ten minutes later. 

EVERTON 0 PRESTON NORTH END 0
April 14, 1925. The Daily Courier.
LIFELESS GAME AT GOODISON.
EVERTON AND PRESTON MISS MANY CHANCES.
By S.H.H.
Everton and Preston put up one of the poorest displays of football seen at Goodison Park this season. The game was the return fixture between the clubs, that on Good Friday also ending in a division of the spoils, each side scoring a goal. Yesterday's display was on a par with that at Deepdale, neither side showing the least idea of how to get goals. Preston were the greater sinners, especially in the second half, when Henderson Sapsford, and Woodhouse, failed to net with only Harland to beat. Credit is due to the goalkeeper in stopping the ball on each occasion, but the Preston players were so placed that the Everton man should never have been given the opportunity of saving. Everton's attempts at goalgetting were little better than their opponents, though Dean was unlucky in the first half when he hit the bar. While Kennedy brought Prout full length with a cross drive. Apart from these two incidents, the Preston defence never looked like being beaten. Towards the close Irvine went centre, but the only suggestion that could be offered for his doing so was that he and Chedgzoy were both limping, and that by Dean taking up the inside right position, it saved the wing from being altogether useless. That id did; but beyond that, nothing more for the line as such had little cohesion and less shooting ability. As to the players, little need be said, Troup, Reid, McDonald, and Harland, were the pick of the Everton side, while Preston were best represented by Forrest, Sapsford, Harrison, and Aitkens. Teams : - Everton: - Harland, goal, McDonald, and O'Donnell, backs, Brown, McBain (captain), and Reid, half-backs, Chedgzoy, Irvine, Dean, Kennedy, and Troup, forwards. Preston North End: - Prout, goal, Hamilton, and Phizackles, Woodward, and Forrest half-backs, Aitken, Woodhouse, Henderson, Sapsford, and G. Harrison, forwards. Referee L. Baker.

BRADFORD CITY RESERVES 1 EVERTON RESERVES 2
April 14 1925. The Daily Courier.
CENTRAL LEAGUE (Game 39)
Before a good attendance. A splendid goal by Rand gave Everton the lead after ten minutes' play. Logan equalising for Bradford, and Rand gave Everton the lead shortly after half-time. Everton's victory was well earned their forwards playing a great game.

INEPT FORWARDS. 
The Lancashire Daily Post- Tuesday, April 14, 1925
NORTH END AGAIN MISS THEIR WAY.
 What could and should have been a tall scoring game at Goodison Park finished without a goal because of the woeful incapacity of the forwards to accept their opportunities. We in Preston have become so used to this sort of thing that it has ceased to be vexatious now that North End are bound for the Second Division, but it was something of a shock, especially for the Everton crowd, to witness such a long succession of frailties in this particular phase football as this game contained. Each side ought to have scored at least three goals and half a dozen would have been a reasonable figure as North End’s share, on the chances that fell to them. Lack of self-trust or sheer incapacity to snap up opportunities of an obvious type, as distinct from the kind of chance that sometimes emerges from a defensive error, were the causes of the disappointing ending to a match which was North End’s if ever a match was, for apart from Everton’s liveliness in the first quarter of the game the Deepdale team made practically all the running.  While I was watching North End and Everton on Friday a first-class footballer, who was with me on Spion Kop, remarked that North End had too many one-foot players and some who didn’t get their feet into the game as often as they should. He described that game aptly in that sentence, but yesterday’s match was different in the sense that all the players put their feet into the work yet failed dismally to complete the job.  Goals might have been of no account whatsoever for all the profligate wastage that startled the crowd so, and I don’t recall ever seeing a match bearing a First Division label in which there was so much of it. To be quite frank, North End ought to have “walked” away with the points, for after Chedgzoy strained his leg muscles the Everton attack lost its shape, though its spirit was willing enough. That apart, the strength of North End middle line was good enough to sway the game, and for all McBain’s gallantry centre half Everton’s rearguard could not conceal its limitations before the game assumed a one-sided appearance. That, of course, is the sort of experience which has made North End’s costly failures so bitter to the local public’s palate.
HEEDLESS FINISHING
I had not seen Everton play this season previous to Friday, but, that game gave me an impression that yesterday’s confirmed—that their attack has a knowledge of the real crafts of its job (even if lacks something punch) which has made all the difference between safety and a position like North End’s. They missed good chances yesterday, but what few good shots were made came from Everton boots, whereas North. End, with the easier scoring openings, made a hash of them. Four of the five forwards—the exception was Harrison  -ought  to have scored, some of them more than once The second half ought have yielded them four goals, but heedlessness and over-anxiety spoilt all four chances, a fact for which the home defence must have been very thankful. The crowd were appreciative of all that North End did in midfield, but they discussed their front-of-goal omissions in a way that clearly indicated their surprise that footballers could so wayward.  Woodhouse toiled hard in aid of the partner on each side of him, and he made fewer mistakes than either near goal. The halves were splendid as, breakers-up, and Crawford was good in his constructive work, as also was Hamilton, who also held his own against Troup. Phizacklea improved after a poor start. He needs practice in playing a ball in the air with his left foot and advice on position play—he still is apt to play too far behind his wing half—and Prout did such work as came his way smartly. The best of Everton’s team were McBain, Kennedy, Irvine, and MacDonald, but the majority of the players on both sides were content to play the ball in the air rather than attempt to bring it down to foot control. AJAX. 

EVERTON’S FAULTY FORWARD WORK
Liverpool Echo- Tuesday, April 14, 1925
Bee’s Notes
Everton, by drawing yesterday, sealed North End’s fate and saved their own.  The Everton side has been curiously unbalanced.  They started off like world-beaters and wind up like men a feared of themselves.  I want to issue a warning note right away about Dean.  He has been affected by missing goals early in the game, and those who look on and incline to hastiness seem to forget that here is a boy who has been worked hard through the season and he is not at his brightest at the moment, any more than any other forward is. 
TIME, GENTLEMEN, PLEASE!
The ten o’clock time signal ought to have been embedded in the spectators’ minds when they have thought of Dean’s work.  He is in a new sphere, is on a larger ground than that he has been used to, and is in new company.  It is possibly a grade above his standard at the moment, but I have no doubt about the future if the spectators give the boy a reasonable chance.  It is unfair to imagine that he will be a world-beater in April.  And I would remind the spectators that some of the best men that ever left Everton have left because the crowd would not give them a second chance.  There is no one quicker to point to the club that gibes away good players than the spectators who by his undue haste wants the club to get rid of someone who does not hit the nail every time.  Time, gentlemen, please-and you will see the boy’s football beat fruit.  Many of his touches yesterday went astray; yet they were “meaty” touches; and his heading is still of a type that would not disgrace a veteran.  Sandy Turnbull was better with his head than his bot, and we are just a bit inclined to overrate footwork at the expense of headwork- whether in heading the ball or “working the head.” 
McDONALD A1
I don’t think Jock McDonald ever had a better season.  I have, before to-day, pointed to his virility and his manner of spurring the men in front of him on to increased endeavor by his persistence and doggedness.  I think he deserves a special paragraph all on his own.  His partner, O’Donnell, has also taken a big hand in defence in the last few weeks and has tempered his kicks with judgement.  There can be no doubt about the full backs having done their share of the work and done it with credit, too.  Forward, however, the best work has been on one wing; Kennedy and Troup have been pairing off in artful manner and the Manchester man’s first-time shooting has deserved a better fate than that accorded it.  The whole line have done worst when the easiest chance has come to their boot.  I think that all of them would score more goals if, when they are clean through the defence, they worked up to the goalkeeper and slipped the ball, rather than shoot it, out of the reach of the goalkeeper-a method Freeman adopted dozens of times with happy results. 
SEMI-FINAL AT GOODISON
What should prove a very interesting match will take place to to-morrow evening, at Everton’s ground, at 5.45 when Fairrie’s meet Seaforth Barracks in the semi-final stage of the Wednesday Cup competition.

BLUES NEW RIGHT WING AGAINST WEST HAM.
April 15, 1925. The Daily Courier.
Everton journey to Town on Friday in readiness for their game with West Ham United at Upon Park. This concludes the Blues' away fixtures, and they are hoping to wind up with a win. Unfortunately Chedgzoy and Irvine are on the injured list. The directors have decided to play Parry and Chadwick on the right wing, otherwise the side is the same as secured four out of a possible six points in the last three games. The Goodison Park brigade, however, have a still task before them, for though the Hammers had none the best of luck in the holiday games, they yesterday had ample revenge on the cup finalists Sheffield United. Everton's team reads: - Harland, McDonald, O'Donnell; Brown, McBain, Reid; Parry, Chadwick, Dean, Kennedy, and Troup. The Reserves are at home to Manchester City, and the result of this game will have an important bearing on the Central League championship. Everton despite calls on the side, will field a strong eleven namely: - Kendall, Raitt, Kerr; Virr, Bain, Hart; Millington, Rand, Broad, Wall, and Weaver. The team to meet New Brighton in the Liverpool Cup, on Monday will be the same as that against Manchester City, with the exception that Parry replaces Millington.

CHADWICK RETURNS TO FIRST TEAM AND TAKES ON “RIGHT” APPEARANCE
Liverpool Echo, Wednesday, April 15, 1925
Bee’s Notes
Everton have decided to try Wilfred Chadwick at inside right, with Parry as his partner.  This is not the first experiment they have made, and it is partly forced on them through the accidents during the week to Irvine and Chedgzoy.  Chadwick is surely too good a footballer to be left out of senior service- the talk of his supposed slowness should always be tempered by the talk of “snap” –and maybe he will settle on the right back, after having made his name on the left, I know a collection of clubs have been inquiring for his services.  Bury, Cardiff, and a crowd of others, the Villa included, nibbled discreetly at the name, and I must have had half a dozen letters from managers asking for my view of his possibilities.  Of course, Everton said when a paper, not the “Echo” lurched forward with a private and confidential statement, that it did not follow that they would part with Chadwick.  They were talking the “feeling of the meeting” on the matter.  Well, as matters stand now, Everton would be foolish to part, for there is need for some body-strength in the side, and the “punch” in Chadwick’s boot cannot be forgotten all so readily as some hasty spectators would imagine. 

EVERTON V SCOTTISH SIDE
Liverpool Echo- Thursday, April 16 1925
Bee’s Notes
EVERTON ARRANGEMENTS.
Everton play Kilmarnock, at Goodison Park, on Cup Final day, the 25th.  They play the Cup finalists, Sheffield United at Goodison on 27th (if the Cup Final is not drawn).  If the Final is drawn the League game will be played the following Thursday.  Everton play New Brighton in the Liverpool County Cup semi-final, at Goodison Park on Monday and Nomads at Goodison Park on the 29th. 

AT WEST HAM
Liverpool Echo- Friday, April 17, 1925
Bee’s Notes
Everton go to West Ham and the reserve team, with a game against Manchester City in the final fight for the honours of the Central League, will gather together the ardent Evertonians who are looking with much pleasure at the fine struggle put up by the minor side.  The Goodison game will have a big bearing on the “Central” fight between Huddersfield, West Brom and company.  The side will be lacking Chadwick and Parry, both of whom are engaged with the first team.  If you want to know how the right wing experiment has fared you must insist on having your “Football Echo” tomorrow.  Everton; Harland; McDonald, O’Donnell; Brown, McBain, Reid; Chedgzoy, Irvine, Dean, Kennedy, and Troup. 

FAMOUS OLD-TIMERS.
April 18, 1925. The Liverpool Football Echo.
MEMORIES OF DIRECTOR JOHN DAVIES OF EVERTON.
By Victor Hall.
The death a few years ago, of Mr. John Davies' removed one of the traditional veterans of the Everton Club. There are happily still living other equally honoured names of the old and tried bridage, who went out in the noontide of their youth to found the new Everton Club, but in these random recollections we are paying a tribute of fragrant respect to those no longer amongst us. The later day's at Anfield, and the earlier days at Goodison Park were an anxious period for those gentlemen who had set their plough of progress and had literally “sought fresh fields.” The way was not easy, there were many difficulties to be overcome, and at times there were periods of anxiety. But there was one common bond among the directors of the new Limited Company into which the Everton Club had been formed that from the first augured success.
THE BOND.
The bond was perfect confidence and trust in each other's sympathy, and hard work. And in a marked degree it will be found, if the names of those first directors are recalled, how well and worthily they answered the call of responsibility. Among them no man worked harder for the success of the new club John Davies, and no name was held in greater respect and confidence than his by fellow directors and shareholders alike. In his personal disposition he was inclined to be shy and retiring from the public eye. Few people had the same sensitive shrinking that he always showed from everything that savoured of publicity or showmanship. In a room full of football officials he might easily be mistaken for a stronger, to whom the game and its strong partisan appeal was utterly distasteful. Although holding strong views on men and methods, in so far as they affected the game he loved so much at heart, he was slow to join in praise or criticism. Yet on appeal he would be found to be a most exacting critic, and he spoke with knowledge and authority on any subject he had made his own. In football his opinion was often sought from distant centres, because it was realised as much in outside circles as at home how keen was his judgement and how sincere his sympathies to every true interest of sport. Of his many years service to the game itself and to the Everton Club much might be written and, indeed, no tribute to his sterling worth would or could be excessive. Truly, apart from his commercial actively in Liverpool business circles the best years of his life were ungrudging given in the development of football in Liverpool. No trouble was too much for him, no labour too heavy and let it be mentioned in his memory that the major work of Mr. Davies's career as an Everton director was in the fostering and development of “local talent.” He had no love for long railway journeys or distant expeditions even in the cause of signing on new players. His business duties in Liverpool and the responsibilities attaching to them did not permit him to undertake the distant trial. But it was a common thing for him to spend every night of the week, when light permitted, in going to outlying grounds around Liverpool and Wirral to watch the play of promising recruits. Indeed, on one occasion he gave way on a point of strong Sabbath principle in order to watch the play of a Gaelic League player of promise at a hurling game near Greenwich Park Aintree. The visiting hurling team were said to process a prodigy among their ranks who, while players in Ireland and winning international honours there, was said by the knowing ones, to be the making of a “grand” full back at the Association game, which he had also played, and at which he rather “fancied his chance” As these hurling matches were only played at Aintree on a Sunday it meant breaking into Sunday “rest” to see the game, but, as no other directors was available. John Davies undertook the task. He held strong views on Sunday views on Sunday observances, and that “duty” slight as it may appear to some people, was not the least of the many sacrifices he made for Everton. The game was played in an open field, by the way. There were no “stands” or “seats” –there was water and mud every where; a blizzard or rain and sleet never ceased during the game, and the players were half an hour late in starting, but John Davies watched the game to its close, and brought his report of the players back to his club. A speeches or banquets you would easily overlook or miss entirely John Davies. Generally he fought shy of appearing at them at all, but if the necessity of the occasion demanded his presence then, from a sense of duty alone, he would be three. But he was the silent director always. He beamed on all, enjoyed every song, possibly he may at times have joined inwardly in the chorus, but speech –never! His character had all the gentle ruggedness with which some noble natures are endowed, although masked by an outward appearance of dour austerity. Certainly at heart he was of most tender sympathy and in his eyes was ever lurking the whimsical humour that sees goodness in everything and harm in none.
PASSING FIGUREHEADS.
One by one those old figureheads of Everton and Liverpool clubs are passing, but the memory they leave is fragrant, and the work they did for football in Liverpool was well done, as results have amply shown. Both Liverpool and Everton are still happy in the possession of some of their “Old Timers.” Some of the great pioneers of both clubs have found in commerce and the arts their time and leisure no longer as free as in their youth. Some like the president of the League. Mr. John McKenna, still remain in active association with the game to which they are themselves an inspiration in their public lives; but many of them, like Director John Davies, of Everton, linger with us a happy memory, and some day, no doubt, the directors of both clubs will adorn their boardrooms with portraits of former committee men who laboured in the cause of Sport. When that date arrives there is no question that fitting honours will be paid to some, if not all.

STUD MARKS
Liverpool Echo- Saturday, April 18 1925
By Louis T. Kelly

EVERTON MATCH IN LONDON V. THE “HAMMERS.”
Liverpool Football Echo- Saturday, April 18, 1925
F.E.H TELLS OF THE NEW RIGHT WING PAIR, WITH CHADWICK IN QUITE A NEW POSITION
THE STORY OF NEIL McBAIN AND DAVID MORRIS
Everton; Harland; McDonald, O’Donnell; Brown, McBain (Captain), Reid; Parry, Chadwick, Dean, Kennedy, Troup.  West Ham; Hufton; Horler, Henderson; Cadwell, Eastham, Bishop; Tuffell, Moore, Watson, Earle, Yews.  Referee; Mr. H. Hopkinson.  Everton went to West Ham to-day with a brand new right wing.  Parry has deputized for Chedgzoy many a time, but the idea of bringing in Chadwick, always known for his inside left work, as inside right was rather a startling chance.  Of course the Everton season has been such that one can expect startling changes any moment.  It is said, for instance, that Neil McBain is likely to leave for Scotland and that a Midland club asked for his signature.  It is further said that Everton have set their caps at Davie Morris, the International centre half-back.  The weather in London, today was variable and though cloudy it was fair when the teams turned out on a rather thread-bare playing patch.  Both sides were as selected.  There were 15,000 people present at the start. 
MORE COMFORTABLE QUARTERS
Before the match I was shown over the new building now in course of erection and expected to be completed before August next.  The plans provide for a spacious covered ground stand, offices, and dressing rooms of the most up-to-date type, and when completed the ground will be as well-equipped as its more ambitious neighbours in the metropolis.  The home team kicked off, and Everton immediately made play on the right, but Horler cleared with a huge punt.  West Ham retaliated at once with a smart run, and Watson steadying himself, put in a very hot shot, which was well gathered by the Everton keeper. 
A FROLICSOME BALL
The opening exchanges were rather haphazard, the hard ground and a comparatively light ball proving puzzling in the matter of command.  As a result, play for quite a time was of a scrambling character, though O’Donnell once put the home right wing pair to the right about in smart style.  Good work on the part of the Everton halves put Parry and Chadwick in possession, but the outside man overran the ball, and a further spell of loose kicking followed which, though exciting enough to watch, really cut no ice. 
GOAL BY DEAN
After rather less than ten minutes, Everton wakened up to some purpose, Chadwick ploughed his way through, and fired a strong shot, which the home keeper only partially cleared, for the ball rebounded to Dean, who netted with a swift drive.  West Ham were not slow to reply, for they swept along in the most dangerous fashion, and Moore hit the woodwork with a hot shot. A moment later the Londoners were again on the job.  Earle, coming through hit the upright with a rising shot.  At this precise point West Ham were in the most aggressive mood and the Everton goal was subjected to a regular fusillade.
REFEREE ROSUSES IRE
Moore Watson and Earle all got in shots that were only inches wide, and when  the Hammers came through once more the referee made a couple of offside decisions, which raised the anger of the crowd.  Their observations were couched in the choicest cockney vernacular and there was a storm of booing, which certainly threatened trouble.  Meanwhile the contest proceeded in spirited fashion, with the Everton defenders acting mainly on the defensive.  Reid at length gave his forwards possession, and Kennedy looked like adding a second goal when the situation was saved at the cost of a corner.  This was negotiated and there was a further spell of long kicking.  
EVERTON HAMMERED
Troup was prominent with a couple of tricky runs, but they came to nothing, and Reid was making ground on his own account when he was stopped by Bishop.  It was not long before the home forwards were pressing, and a mistake between McDonald and O’Donnell might have led to serious results, but the corner was cleared.  Subsequently Everton began to take a stronger hand in the game and the three inside men were on the spot in turn, but Dean failed to take advantage of two openings.  The home team were not being thrown back on the defensive and from a pass by McBain, Chadwick tried to find the net but he was successfully hampered by Cadwell and so nothing came of the movement.
THE HAMMERS AT WORK
Ten minutes from the interval the home attack developed in irresistible style, and Moore getting the ball from Earle beat Harland in rather hollow fashion.  From the centre line the Hammers swooped directly down on their opponents’ charge and Watson running clean through the field scored a second goal with a flying shot, which sent the crowd well-nigh delirious with delight.  From this point to the interval the Londoners were well in the picture, and they shot hard and often, but the Everton defence was not again shaken.
Half-time;  West Ham 2, Everton 1.
The first half had provided us with some lively football, in which the Metropolitan representatives were always the more aggressive side, and, with a little more luck they might easily have held a bigger lead.  At the same time, credit must be given to the Everton halves, though the backs were occasionally shaken. 
OPPORTUNITY MISSED
On resuming Everton were very busy on the right, where Parry and Chadwick tried hard to make the running, but they were well held by Caldwell.  Then the United got off the mark well, and Watson had an open goal when he shot a wildly.  The visitors response showed promise and Dean was well placed when he failed. 

EVERTON RES V MAN CITY RES
Liverpool Echo- Saturday, April 18 1925
(Central League)
The game opened in brisk fashion, both ends receiving rapid visits.  Millington and Rand were very prominent on the home right, the latter being only inches wide with a good attempt.  Kendall afterwards saved smartly from Winskill.  Broad opened the score for Everton through good work by Rand.  Thompson and Price went very close to equalizing.  Kendall also saved well from Elwood.  Everton did most of the pressing and both Wall and Weaver compelled Phillips to make smart clearances.  Virr was Everton’s most conspicuous player, his tackling and placing being good.
Half-time Everton 1, Manchester City Res 0. 
Everton continued to force matters after the interval, Broad and Weaver adding further goals.  The Evertonians, however were now showing improved form, and there was something like combination between the half-back and the vanguard.  Brown put in a perfect bit of constructive work, and Parry attempted to apply the finishing touch, but his shot was just wide.  The Hammers then roused themselves again.  McDonald let in Earle who sent in a tremendous drive which passed outside.  More good work by Brown put Chadwick in possession but he was dispossessed, and a moment later Kennedy with a clever run, was unfortunate in being unable to crown the effort with success. 
“STRIKING” THE REFEREE
After a breakaway on the part of the home left wing, Everton made progress through Troup and Kennedy and the former just missed getting the better of Henderson.  Then there was a rather comical incident, the referee being hit with the ball driven with a considerable force.  The official had to be attended for a moment and the crowd no doubt with offside decisions in their mind cheered ironically.  Indeed a few minutes again brawled out’ Hit him again” and the great laughter. 
EARLE SCORES
In the closing stages of the game the crowd showed renewed animosity at several of Mr. Hokinson’s decisions.  Everton made great efforts to recover the leeway and both Kennedy and Chadwick sent in shots, but they were safely dealt with.  Ten minutes from the finish the Everton backs let in Earle, who scored a third goal with a hard drive. 
FDOUBLE BY EARLE
A minute later, from a free kick, Earle scored a fourth goal for West Ham.  Final; West Ham 4, Everton 1. 

WEST HAM UNITED 4 EVERTON 1
April 20 1925. The Daily Courier.
BLUES SURRENDER FOUR GOALS.
FATAL LAPSES AGAINST WEST HAM.
By S.H.H.
From an Everton point of view the game with West Ham was an unsatisfactory one. Most teams with a snap goal after eight minutes play would have set about consolidating their position but Everton, though favoured in this respect, fell into an uncertain mood, McDonald and his partner mistiming their volleys in a manner that surprised all. Possibly the methods of the men in front of them were the cause of this, as Earle, Moore, and Ruffell were allowed too much latitude, and, though the bar and post came to the rescue on two occasions Everton failed to take the lesson to heart.
LEAD LOST.
First Moore levelled the scores with a shot that passed to the left of Harland, and against which McDonald protested on the ground that the West Ham player had fouled him. Worse, however, was to follow, for play had no sooner restarted than Watson burst through and with McBain late in his tackle, the centre-forward worked the ball to within a yard of the goalkeeper before driving it home. Even then Harland all but prevented it from going into the net. This was the state of the game, at the interval, and it did not in any way flatter the home team, as having got over the setback of an early goal they had served up sparkling football mainly through the agency of the left wing pair, Moore and Ruffell. In the second half Everton gave promise of contesting the issue, and had a brilliant cross drive from Troup which brought Hufton full length but got home, it is possible the visitors would not have been beaten. But having survived, West Ham proceeded to take the game in hand, and Earle settled the issue with a fine individual effort in which he beat three opponents before netting. This further success seemed to mesmerise the Everton halves, and when the ball came Earle's way again no one challenged the inside-right, with the result he just manceurvred for position before driving home a shot that had Harland beaten all the way. This last straw broke the camel's back as it were, and though Everton rallied somewhat the finishing work of the side was so poor that Hufton and his backs were not unduly troubled.
EVERTON.
Dean got Everton's goal in the first half hour, when a long drive from Chadwick bounced out of Hufton's hands to the oncoming centre, but apart from this the centre missed at least two good chances through hesitancy. Kennedy, who by the way, was the pick of the forward line, was brought down by Horler when the little chap had reached the fringe of the penalty area. It was a bad foul, and Mr. Hopkinson lectured the West Ham back, but that was little used to the Blues for the move had prevented them from getting a goal. Chadwick did many good things, he weight being an asset to the forward line, but Parry was not so successful, and it was mainly the left wing on which Everton had to rely. The halves and backs were litful, and three of the four goals against them would never have been possible had they played anything like their usual game. For the winners Moore and Ruffell showed clever footwork and intelligent anticipation of each others moves, but much of their work was spoiled by Watson whose shooting was weak. Earle was better than Yews on the other wing' while Eastman was the pick of the halves, Henderson made a better back than Hurley. Teams : - West Ham United: - Hufton, goal, Henderson, and Hurley, backs, Bishop, Eastman, and Cadwell, half-backs Yews, Earle, T. Watson, Moore and Ruffle, forwards. Everton: - Harland, goal McDonald, and O'Donnell, backs Brown, McBain (captain), and Ried half-backs, Parry, Chadwick, Dean, Kennedy and Troup, forwards. Referee Mr. H. Hopkinson.

EVERTON RESERVES 3 MANCHESTER CITY RESERVES 0
April 20, 1925. The Daily Courier.
CENTRAL LEAGUE (Game 40)
Everton again an annexed both points, and are fighting hard with Huddersfield for League honours. Manchester were no match for the Blues, their forward work being extremely weak, and they never looked like scoring. A feature of the game was the great display of Bain, who gave his forwards many opportunities. Broad was as Usual, a dashing centre forward and scored two goals, the other point being obtained by Weaver with an oblique drive. Rand a new player was also successful. Everton: - Kendall, goal, Raitt and Kerr, backs, Virr, Bain, and Hart, half-backs, Millington, Rand, Broad, Wall, and Weaver, forwards.

NO BACK-END HERE
Athletic News-Monday, April 20, 1925
WEST HAM CONVINCING FORM
WEST HAM UNITED 4 EVERTON 1
West Ham United’s last home game of the season produced a struggle more in keeping with the early days of September, and to the joy oi the 15,000 spectators present the home men won convincing margin.  Everton’s early play did not suggest failure, for, with the game only ten minutes old, the visitors had taken the lead. Hesitancy on the part of Henderson gave Kennedy his chance and the inside left drove in a powerful shot which almost proved too much for Hutton. As it was he could only partially arrest the progress of the ball, and Dean’s task was an easy one.  Then followed stirring times for Harland. First Moore and afterwards Earle shot hard against a post, and not until ten minutes from the interval did Moore meet with better fortune.  From the kick off West Ham went ahead, Watson gathering a pass from Earle to finish off with a goal. Harland stopped the ball, but the pace carried it into the corner of the net.  There was no listlessness after the interval, Everton disputing the issue with much tenacity and no little skill.  Earle, however, provided the chief and his two goals were masterly efforts.
A BRILLIANT GOAL. 
Eleven minutes from the finish the ex-Clapton amateur completely deceived the Everton defence and dribbling to just inside the penalty area scored with a brilliant shot. One minute later another such opening came his way and again Harland was left helpless by the pace and accuracy of Earle's drive. West Ham at times played splendid football, the fast, quick passing the forwards keeping McBain and his colleagues continually on the move.  Moore and Ruffell especially revealed a delightful understanding, the inside left coaxing the ball skillfully in order to get the best out his speedy partner.  The home middlemen, without such a power as usual, did much good work, although Bishop was frequently puzzled by will o' the wisp Troup.  Eastman proved an efficient deputy for the West Ham captain, absent owing to a family bereavement, and Cadwell seldom faltered behind them. Henderson and Horler inspired confidence, and Hufton enjoyed long periods idleness. 
McBAIN IMPRESSES
By comparison with the home men, the Everton players, Kennedy and Dean excepted, appeared slow', but they made up for their lack of pace by astute passing and the thoughtful manner in which they took position.  McBain was outstanding in this respect.  Hardly ever out canter, he foiled many dangerous movements by the West Ham forwards, while his constructive work proved both accurate and helpful.  Brown was not so happy. Once Ruffell passed him had no opportunity of effecting a recovery, and in consequence much extra work was thrown upon Macdonald. Fortunately for Everton the right back did not fail, much of his recovery work from difficult positions being splendid.  As I have remarked, Troup was a very elusive gentleman, but the rest of the Everton forward line often flattered to deceive. In midfield they swung the ball about with judgment, and the inside forwardsshowed power and accuracy when it came to shooting.  West Ham United.-Hufton; Henderson, Horler: Bishop, Eastman, Cadwell; Yews, Earle, Watson, Moore, and Ruffell.  Everton.—Harland; McDonald, O’Donnell; Brown, McBain, Reid: Parry, Dean, Kennedy, and Troup. Referee H. Hopkinson. 

EVERTON 1-4
Liverpool Echo- Monday, April 20, 1925
By F.E.H
Everton were very well whacked by West Ham in London, but they had the consolation of knowing that they had escaped the facile derensus Averni- although I ought not, perhaps, to allude to the Second Division in such a phrase.  The game was not without interest, for it was fast and full of good “situations” –as the actor would say.  But Everton were certainly not in the limelight, and they petered out in very disappointing fashion.  The work of the forwards was ragged and when opportunities were offered they were neglected.  The half-back line, after beginning tamely, showed distinct improvement, and the backs were certainly below concert pitch.  The annoying thing about the whole match is that Everton forced a lead in the first ten minutes and then allowed their opponents to waltz round them.  It is only fair to say that Dean and his wings were frequently unlucky, but the centre forward was given plenty of chances of scoring which were missed.  Kennedy and Troup showed sparkling footwork on occasion and the former was more than once applauded by a crowd that was exceptionally partisan.  The star artiste in the home ranks was Earle, the inside right, who got two goals in the cleverest manner.  Cadwell played well at left-half and Huyton made one wonderful save.  Yet one cannot blink the fact that Everton were well beaten by a side which, after all, is by no means a great one.  Of is in recognition of that fact that the sting lies. 

EVERTON RESERVES 1 NEW BRIGHTON 0
April 21 1925. The Daily Courier.
LIVERPOOL SENIOR CUP SEMI-FINAL
Local enthusiasts were afforded an exceptional opportunity of making comparisons between Central League and Third Division football at Goodison Park yesterday. The game was an end if the season affair, and it was not until the closing stages that the 5,000 odd spectators saw any rally thrilling football. New Brighton's early attacks were rich in promise, but the defence of Raitt and Kerr was a hard acted to be overcome. The respective inside lefts Matthews and Wall were too prone to defensive work, and the forward lines suffered in consequence. The visitors were generally the more convincing in attack though not impressive at close quarters. Apart from excellent shots from Max, Reid, Wilcox and Wall, there was really little to excite over in the first half, and it was not until after 35 minute's play that Broad wormed his way through to beat Mehaffy by a fast rising shot. The second half was spoiled by the off side bogey. Niven and Jones defeating the home forwards time after time. With the exception of Rand and the Everton team have had First League experience, and their display was only moderate. On the other hand, had New Brighton opened the score it might have infused a little more ginger into the game. Receipts £150. After the game Mr. Cartwright won the toss for choice of ground, and the final with Liverpool will take place at Anfield, probably on Wednesday, May 6. Everton: - Kendall, goal Raitt, and Kerr, backs, Virr, Bain, and Hart, half-backs, Parry, Rand, Broad, Wall, and Weaver forwards.

BEE’S NOTES
Liverpool Echo –Tuesday April 21 1925
Everton I understand, have decided to part company with Caddick, Wall, McGrae, Kendall, and two others of no special renown.
Tomorrow night, at 6.30 at Goodison Park, Everton A meet Hoylake in a County Combination match, when Everton’s team will be Jones; Callaghan, Hamilton; Grey, Weir, McGrae; Harrington, Barton, Parker, Houghton, Whitlow. 

BEE’S NOTES
Liverpool Echo- Wednesday, April 22, 1925
On Saturday Kilmarnock will be the visitors to Goodison Park, and this should be an equally attractive match.  The teams will be;- Everton; Harland; McDonald, O’Donnell; Brown, McBain, Reid; Millington, Hargreaves, Dean, Kennedy, Troup.
The score from Wembley will be posted up at Goodison every fifteen minutes on Saturday. 
The Everton Reserve team to play Bury Reserve at Bury will be;- Kendall; Raitt, Kerr; Virr, Bain, Hart; Parry, Read, Broad, Chadwick, Weaver. 
It is sure as sure that Sheffield United will be the visitors to Goodison Park on Monday next, whatever the result of the Cup-final, and Everton have chosen the following team; Harland; McDonald, O’Donnell; Brown, McBain, Reid; Chedgzoy, Chadwick, Broad, Kennedy, Troup. 

TODAYS SPORT WIRE
Liverpool Echo- Friday, April 24, 1925
Everton “A” have a chance of settling the championship in their match with Port Sunlight, which follows on the Everton v. Kilmarnock game at Goodison Park to-morrow, kick-off 4.30.  The team will be selected from the following players;- Jones, Callenen, Hamilton, Gray, Caddick, Glover, Harrington, Barton, Lunt, Houghton, Whitlow, Weir and Rankin., This allows three hours of football for one fee- good value for money. 

EVERTON FRIENDLY
Liverpool Echo-Friday, April 24, 1925
Bee’s Notes Everton’s friendly to-morrow will give not only good football, but also some means of spending a Saturday afternoon in touch with the Scottish game and in touch with the English Cup final scores.  Those who “can’t wait,” will be there in full force.  The Killies’ team, you may remember, “grew” Andy Cunningham, what time Everton were casting envious eyes at him and his club.  Everton; Harland; McDonald, O’Donnell; Brown, McBain, Reid; Millington, Hargreaves, Dean, Kennedy, Troup.  Kilmarnock; Gould; Hood, Gibson; Morton, Dunlop, McEwan; Walker, Smith, Rock, Gray, Lindsay. 

FAMOUS OLD-TIMERS
April 25, 1925. The Liverpool Football Echo
Victor Hall Pays Tribute to Alderman John Houdling, “Father” of Liverpool F.C.
There are still many men living who will cherish, while memory endures the name of John Houlding, one-time Lord Mayor of Liverpool, and the creator of the Liverpool Football Club. Indeed, the Everton club, with all its proud record, owes more than allegiance to the grand old man who so truly reflected the aims and aspirations of Everton people. It is a long cry back now to the days when the Everton club, playing in Prior-road, invoked the powerful aid of John Houlding, the shrewd, far-seeing business man, who living himself in Anfield road, had watched the progress the new game of “football” was making among the young men of his own neighbourhood, and which even the Sunday school “scholars” were forming themselves into “clubs” to play on weekday evenings and Saturday afternoons. On fine Saturdays, after lunch, when the cares of his growing brewery trade were over for the week; he would often stroll across to watch the growing enthusiasm of both players and spectators, and no doubt be mentally visional the growing expanse of Everton outwards towards the green meadows of Anfield and Walton tiles where Skriving's nursing was then situate. With all his wise insight and sagacious outlook through, it is hardly likely that he saw, within the lifetime of his son, that the miniature sport he then leisurely enjoyed would reach its present day dimensions, when 50,000 people betake themselves with pleasurable interest to watch the game he was even then helping to foster ad build. Some development must, however, have been well within his purview, for his early began to plan how he could best help those young players when they came to him for the ever-ready subscription, and invited him to become their president. From his first association with the game John Houlding had great pride in his “young men,” as he called them, both players and committee. Committeemen in those days, were mostly players, and when they grew up too much to play longer, they remained committemen of “members” and paid their “subs.” There were at first no “gates” of course, so the subscriptions and donations helped out by an occasional concert or smoker, were the sole source of income. Mr. Houlding had one remarkable gift that is denied to many public men, but which he held in generous measure, and that was the grit of attracting to himself the personal affection of his younger followers. It may have been a form of personal magnetism, or a psychological grit that some men hold by unknown charm, but the remarkable fact is that it did exist, and that in a very remarkable manner in the genial personally of old “King John.” Although himself a strong party politician Tory or the Toriest and with an utter detestation of everything savoring of Liberalism or Radicalism, he, strangely enough had among his warmest football supporters keen young Liberals and sturdy teetotal Nonconformists, who held equally as strong as he did political and social views entirely opposed to Mr. Houlding's political views and trading interests. Yet both he and they held and kept their views in sturdy independence of each other, and on the common ground of football and the Everton Football Club, the great Tory dictator of Everton and the young Liberal, Tory, and Radical clubmen met together weekly in warm and earnest mutual endeavour. How splendid!
But, alas! That state of things did not continue to the end or we should not today have both Everton and Liverpool club, and as Kipling rather wittily put it –“ That is another story.” But those were great days in the growing enthusiasm of the new game, local residents were drawn into the enthusiasm of the players every Sunday school had its own football club, and every district rivaled each other with a fine spirit of emulation. Everton fought Bootle with all the keenness of an international battle, and rivalries sprang up, as one club tried to coax away the better players from their neighbours.
“Rounders” that had for so many years been the great game in the parks, began to suffer an eclipse from the new interest, and indeed, cricket itself began to lose it hold on all except the keenest, by reason of the longer season and encroaching influence of the winter game. All these tendencies were carefully noted by the football committee, and it was felt that once a private ground, could be secured, where an entrance fee of even 1d or 2d could be collected, there was “no limit” to what could be done. But again the wise counsel of the club president was sought, and he was with the new idea heart and soul. He, too, felt that there was a future for the game, and offered the use of the land he had already purchased in Anfield Road at a very modest, indeed nominal rental. That is the ground on which today the Liverpool Football Club play. And so is history made. How wisely Alderman Houlding was judge of character may be realized when one reflects on the names of some of those young men with whom he linked his football faith. One easily recalls a few of the personalities of those days who afterwards became famous in other walks of life.
R.H. Webster, late Registrar of Kirkdale, R.E. Bailey the well-known poor-law official; W.E. Barclay, first hon. secretary of the Liverpool Club; the late Jim Ramsey and Alex Nisbett; Mr. Tom Howarth (the famous “York City,” and formerly “premier” of the Liverpool Parliamentary Debuting Society), and finally Mr. McKenna, the most popular president the Football league has ever had. What a sterling judge of character and efficiency even these few names indicate in the choice of his “lieutenants” by that grand old man of Everton! When John Houlding died he left behind him a memory that will endure while ever the name of Everton exists, and in the hearts of the faithful friends he left an emptiness that will never be replaced. With him died the last of the feudal knights of Democracy who held the hearts of their faithfully adherent in easy thralldom. They ruled wisely, and posterity will yield them ample tribute after the pretty jibes and jars of political warfare are forgotten. On the death of Alderman Houlding, he was succeeded in the presidency of the Liverpool club by his brilliant son, Dr. William Houlding, B.Sc., who followed his father in the esteem of all who knew him, and who in himself and by his own gifted personality alone would have naturally succeeded to the leadership thus left vacant. Dr. Houlding, however, was of a studious and retiring disposition and educated in Edinburgh and abroad, had little liking for public or political prominence and in recent years his responsible position as chairman of Moss Empires Ltd, had meant frequent attendances at their London offices, between where and his home in France his days are no happily spent.

MORE MEMORIES
April 25, 1925. The Liverpool Football Echo
Mr. Jack Wildman, of Bolton, writes;-
“I would just like to say that I came to live in Bolton, from Liverpool, in 1887. I had been a playing member of the Everton F.C for a few years before they went to Anfield Road. I happened to be in Liverpool, and brought the “Football Echo” I came across the article about famous old-timers, and it made me think of old times. I well remember the first match at Anfield road. Charley Twemlow, the treasurer, stood at the gates with a hand-bang for the coppers. Frank Brettie was secretary. Both Charley and Frank were school-teachers. Charley I think went to Australia, Frank later, became team manager for Bolton Wanders for a short time, but what I want you to know is that Everton did not bring Alec Dick to Liverpool. There was a club called Stanley that played on a pitch where Goodison Park stands now, or very close to it, which was composed of nearly all Scotch players. There were no pros then, Archie Goodall, brother of John Goodall, played for them (afterwards going to Preston N.E) also the brothers Wilson; but they did not get a lot of support. I think the first import was George Dobson from Bolton, than George Farmer from Oswestry, and I think if there is to be a monument on tablet fixed on Everton's ground, George Farmer's name should be in the centre. Farmer was the man that made the people come and take notice. We never looked back after he came. We got two good Welsh boys Jobe Wilding, Abel Heys, then George Fleming. I don't think Alec Dick came till after Stanley broke up. The first team at Anfield road when we started was C. Linday (goal); Morris, Marriott, Preston, Parry (Capt), Pickering, Richards, Whittle, Jack McGill, Gibson, Higgins. The opening match was against Earlestown, whom we had beaten in the final for the Liverpool and district cup, the previous season. Our full team did not play for, at the time,, rounders held a big away and some of our members were in the Crescent Rounders Club. So that Charley Joiffe was in goal, Jack McGill and Pickering played back. As for funds we started in a small way, but were not long in laying a firm foundation, which others found easy to build on, and claim all the credit.”
The Davies Memory
I have been much interest in the series written by Mr. Victor Hall, which recall to memory man. “Who are no longer amongst us” These articles show that Mr. Hall must have been in intimate touch with the honored men about whom he writes, as he has summed their characteristics up with wonderful accuracy. I knew very intimately each one of whom he has written. I worked with them in the building up of the club, and I can say that he has given a true photograph of the work they did
(Writes Mr. W.R. Clayton).
In writing about my dear old friend, John Davies, in your Saturday's issue, he says; “The way was not easy, there were many difficulties to overcome, and at times there were periods of anxiety……. Among them no man worked harder for the success of the club than John Davies. Yes, John Davies for a period of over 28 years worked hard and well for the success of the club and the result of the efforts of himself and his colleagues was the building of the club which stood preeminent amongst the clubs of the football world. It was the envy of most clubs, it was looked upon as a club run upon sporting lines, and was respected the world over. What reward did Mr. Davies get for his services to the club? The success of the club and its wonderful position caused a number of small-minded but envious men to desire to obtain control of this great organization, by means of purchasing shares and placing them with carefully selected friends and by all kinds of unfair methods and tactics they endeavored to undermine the confidence of the shareholders in the directorate, and their first attempt to secure control was to remove Mr. Davies from his position as director. Was there ever a more unsportsmanlike action? Here was a man who had borne the met and burden of the day and by whose thought and energy the club had been built up to a gigantic success, to be dismissed by a few ambitious nonentities. They were successful in their aim. His knowledge and judgment were unrivalled. What acknowledgment of his unrivalled services did he get? Absolutely none, I have read of a local gold club who honored their professional who had served them for a shorter than Mr. Davies served the Everton Club, by making him a life member of the club, and I presume the golfer received some remuneration. This is sportsmanship, Mr. Davies, who never received any remuneration, was simply pushed off the board after his 28 years of service with a word of thanks or acknowledgment.

STUD MARKS
April 25, 1925. The Liverpool Football Echo
The great features of the local football season has been the splendid way in which Everton have been supported by the general public, despite the generally disappointing form of the men in blue. We Liked the way young Kendall kept goal on Monday. Rand, the youthful Everton inside right possesses capital qualities and one of these is his quick control and accurate disposal of the ball.
Everton began the season full of hope and promise with the following side; Kendall; Raitt, Livingstone; Brown, McBain, Hart, Chedgzoy, Hargreaves, Cock, Chadwick, and Troup. Everton have had more than a fair share of trouble in the matter of injuries to players, especially so in the case of men like Livingstone, Hart and Peacock. Not one of this trio has been seen in the League team since January's early days. At the same time, Everton's “returns,” on the whole have been very disappointing, and it can hardly be said that the outlook for a season hence is in any sense brighter than even if as bright as, a year ago. One of the Everton players who are making good in a new position is Bain, who with another year over his head should prove a really first class centre half. Kerr, is another “blue” who should do well ere long, and particularly when that little bit of extra fire supplied by the “devil” in his play has died down.

BURY RESERVES V EVERTON RES
Liverpool Football Echo-Saturday, April 25, 1925
At Gigg-lane before 4,000 Everton lost the toss and had to face a dazzling sun and cross wind but were first away, Broad and Chadwick were, however, pulled up by Finney and Plunkett.  Hart performed finely against the clever home right wing and then Everton forced the home defence back on their goal in the vicinity of which there were several warm duels in which Parry, Troup, and Broad were conspicuous.  After two abortive corners to Bury Everton returned to the attack, and first Broad, then Chadwick and Parry each waste fine opportunities.  Matthews got well away, but finished by shooting outside from long range, and two minutes later Hughes put tamely wide.  Broad raced between the Bury backs, but Smith recovered, and succeeded in scraping the ball off the Evertonians toes in the nick of time.  After Evans had hit the timblers, Kendall pulled down a shot by Hughes and cleared.  Troup finished a great run with a brilliant shot, which Harrison saved.  Half-time;- Bury Res 0, Everton Res 0. 

EVERTON AT HOME
Liverpool Football Echo- Saturday, April 25, 1925
WELCOME VISITORS FROM KILMARNOCK
EXHIBITIONS OF STYLES
“DUVAL’S” DESCRIPTION OF A PLEASING FUNCTION
Everton; Harland; McDonald, O’Donnell; Brown, McBain, Reid; Millington, Hargreaves, Dean, Wall, Kennedy.  Kilmarnock; Gould; Hood, Gibson; Morton, Dunlop, McEwan; Walker, Smith, Rock, Gray, Lindsay. 
A SURPRISE GOAL
There was quite a good attendance at Goodison Park for this friendly game, and in the first minute Kilmarnock scored through Gray.  It was a surprise goal because Everton backs were taken unawares, and really looked on while Gray put the ball into the net with a fine shot.  Everton’s reply was a spirited movement which ended by Wall putting in a terrific shot, which Gould saved cleverly by throwing himself full length.  Then Kennedy caused the Kilmarnock goalkeeper to repeat his performance to keep out another splendid shot.  Although the pace was not exacting play was quite good, and both sides revealed nine touches.  Reid was a clever half-back, and McBain’s passes to the forwards were models of length and accuracy.  The Everton forwards were not slow to shoot, and both Hargreaves and Wall were excellent marksmen.
THE SCOTS TWO UP
There was more method and definite purpose in the work of the Kilmarnock forwards, and after Rock had made a fine solo run and Lindsay had caused Holland to field a hard drive, Rock scored again for the Scottish side at the end of seventeen minutes’ play.  Lindsay was a splendid worker, and he had several interesting duels with McDonald.  Rock almost scored again after O’Donnell had stopped a fast shot by Gray, and Harland, after losing the ball cleared well.  The Kilmarnock forwards were better than the Everton lot.  One of the best of the Scottish side was Hood, a clever defender, and altogether the work of the visitors was better balanced and more effective. 
THE WILL AND THE WON’T.
Everton’s nearest approach to a goal was a header by Dean, when he smartly captured one of Kennedy’s accurate centres.  The Everton forwards were advised by the crowd to shoot, and they had certainly fallen away from a good beginning.  The Kilmarnock forwards needed no such instruction, for they were excellent in this respect, although Rock missed a great chance from one of Lindsay’s centres. 
Half-time; Kilmarnock 2, Everton 0.
KENNEDY’S PENALTY GOAL.
Everton played with more spirit after the interval, and Gould was applauded for his fine saves, especially from Kennedy.  Kennedy, however, had satisfaction when he scored from a penalty kick at 43 minutes, given for hands against Dunlop.  Shortly afterwards, Gould make his first mistake when he failed to clear from a pass back to Hood, but although Dean headed the ball into the net, the referee disallowed the point because the Everton man had handled the ball.  Everton had improved considerably, and there was now more life and interest in the game.
KILMARNOCK’S THIRD.
At sixty-five minutes Gray scored a third goal for Kilmarnock, following some clever forward play. 
A GEM FROM REID
Reid scored for Everton after 72 mins.  It was a clever surprise shot, and one of the best of the game.  Final; Everton 2, Kilmarnock 3. 

EVERTON AND AIRDRIE PLAYERS
April 26, 1925. The Sunday Post
Director Kirkwood and Mr. Fair, of Everton, were at Perth yesterday, one of the Airdrie officials had a long talk with the Merseyside representatives and several players of the Broomfield club were under discussion. Everton want players for “every position” in fact the “Scouts” have a roving commission “Get what you can” is the watch word of Everton as it is of nearly every English club at present. Everton have not yet cut off negotiations with Greenock Morton for the transfer of McKay, the inside right.

EVERTON AND AIRDRIE PLAYERS.
Sunday Post -Sunday 26 April 1925
Director Kirkwood and Mr Jack Fair, of Everton, were at Perth yesterday. One of the Airdrie officials toad a long talk with the Merseyside representatives, and several players of the Broornfield club were under discussion. Everton want players for " every position." In fact, the " scouts " have a roving commission. " Get what you can the watchword of Everton, it is of nearly every English club at present. Everton have not yet cut off negotiations with Greenock Morton for the transfer of M'Kay, the inside right.

EVERTON 2 KILNARNOCK 3
April 27 1925. The Daily Courier.
“KILLIES” CONQUER.
NEW RULE WORK WELL AT GOODISON.
By J.A.M.
For once in a way Everton were enabled to play their own dainty game of football without interference when they met Kilnarnock, and the match was a source of placid delight to a 15,000 “gate.” True, they lost 3-2, but nobody cared a great deal, and the experiment of trying the “two men” defence in the now offside rule may be said to have succeeded. There was but one stoppage for the offence in the whole game, but that was when Dean found himself marooned a yard from goal, which only the laughing goalkeeper to fire at. However, on one or two other occasions “Dixie” pulled up short when well-placed, under the impression that he was offside, when he might have gone on. Certainly, it appears that given 22 men who will “play the game” as it was played on Saturday, more consistently bright football will accrue under the new rule. Wingers particularly, will have a good time when they have tumbled to their fresh freedom.
HARLAND'S DRIBBLE.
If the game at Goodison appeared a trifle slow, it was replete with incident. We had a goal in the first minute we had the spectacle of Harland leaving his goal, and putting in a splendid dribble to the half-way line, and we had the thrill of watching Davie Reid hook one of finest goals seen at the Park for a season or two. Kilnarnock are a cohesive, clean, and clever lot, and they deserved to win, Lindsay, Gray, and Rock, were the best attackers and Dunlop and McEwan shone in the intermediate line. The backs were small, but sound, and the goalkeeper was worth his weight in Gold. Everton's defence was a trifle happy-go-lucky with McDonald often setting off irresponsible fireworks on his own goal line. McBain, Brown, and Reid were duly affectionate towards their Brither Scots, but as a contrast the forwards, especially Wall, were in dour, deadly earnest. Dean appeared puzzled and seemed always to be listening for the whistle. Kennedy who played outside-left was enterprising, but unlucky, (Kennedy scored the first goal from a penalty kick ), and Hargreaves slogged in whole-heartedly, Millington on the right wing, had few chances, but he is a personable lad whose time will come.
CUP WINNERS' VISIT.
A rousing cheer from quite twenty people greeted the announcement that Sheffield United had won the Cup, but there was a good ideal more enthusiasm in the Board-room where it was realised that tonight's match with the winners (plus the trophy) will be a tremendous draw. Teams : - Everton: - Harland goal, McDonald and O'Donnell, backs, Brown, McBain (captain), and Reid half-backs Millington, Hargreaves, Dean, Wall, and Kennedy, forwards. Kilnarnock: - Gould, goal, Hood and Gibson, backs, Morton, Dunlop, and McEwan, half-backs, Walker, Smith, Rock Gray, and Lindsay, forwards.

BURY RESERVES 0 EVERTON RESERVES 1
April 27, 1925. The Daily Courier.
CENTRAL LEAGUE (Game 41)
A splendidly contested game was played at Gigg-Lane, before about 4,000 spectators. Everton started facing the strong sun, and the game went evenly for a time. Everton were the more successful combination in the open, but proved poor marksmen at short range. Bury were without plan of campaign, their forward line being well held by the Everton halves and backs, and the blank sheet at the interval was a fair representation of the operations. After crossing over Everton improved greatly in their methods of attack, and were frequently dead on the target but Harrison was equal to all demands until 67 minutes of play had expired, when as the outcome of a fine pierce of concerted work among the forwards, Broad drove in hard and low from 15 yards' range, and the ball passed between Harrison's hands and legs into the net. After the Broad tested Harrison several times, and Troup gave the Bury keeper a couple of stinging shots, one of which Harrison saved just under the bar, and on another occasion he only diverted an effort by Chadwick by plucking desperately at the ball and turning it for a corner. At the other end Bury also showed improvement and Kendall saved from Matthews, Humpish, Hughes (three times), and Finney. The Everton defence was safe, both Raitt and Kerr being full of resource and timing and kicking well, while Bain held Hughes well in check. Neither Virr nor Hart allowed his wing any privileges. Broad was the most lively forward, and Troup, and Chadwick the better wing, but Parry also got in many well-timed centres. Everton were always the most dangerous combination and quite deserved the points. They have taken all four points out of Bury Reserves, and four clear goals. Everton Reserves: -- Kendall, goal, Raitt, and Kerr, backs, Virr, Bain and Hart, half-backs, Parry Rand Broad, Chadwick, and Troup, forwards.

THE TROPHY HERE
Liverpool Echo- Monday, April 27, 1925
ENGLISH CUP BROUGHT TO THE CITY
WELCOME TO UNITED
Everton won the “English” Cup –just once.  It seems an eternity since they committed the offence, but one never quite forgets the return of the heroes and the thousands who gathered in Scotland-road and other roads leading to the ground.  Everton have been in four final ties, Liverpool in one.  Sheffield United have won the Cup four times, and to-day they arrived in Liverpool bringing with them the coveted trophy just to show their wares and to encourage the local footballers to go in and win next season.  Liverpool knew little about the Cup, save that it is full of gall to our sides, who continue to prospect victory and then fade away.  So some of them gathered at Lime-street to peep at the Cup and to “wish.”  They wished hard and truly, and hope their answer will be seen at Wembley next season.  Perhaps the best way to get a final tie win is to say in answer to a correspondent that Liverpool have not won the Cup- and never will! Then perchance the club will be up and doing top deny the sort impeachment!  Sheffield’s players were delighted with their week-end.  They had been feted and feasted and they had spent much time sight-seeing.  When they left Euston there was not a big crowd but they made themselves heard.  At Lime-street, too, there was a hearty welcome for Sheffield and a special handshake for Tunstall. 
A SWEET GOAL
Tunstall, interviewed, was not inclined to talk about his goal.  He said; “The team scored it; but if course to me it was the sweetest goal of my life.”  The team had a hearty reception and as they walked to the Adelphi Hotel they were besieged by autography-hunters. A t the hotel the crowd called for the cup, and Director Carr, having locked up the Bauble, revoked his decision, and thereby Gillespie was able to pose in front of the hotel amid the cheers of a big crowd!  Sheffield, after their game at Everton, go to New Brighton tomorrow morning and then leave Central Station at 2.30.  A specially decorated train will serve them from Manchester to Sheffield.  To-night the charabane taking the team to Goodison Park will have the Cup as headgear.  The Everton team against the Cup winners will be;- Harland; McDonald, O’Donnell; Brown, McBain, Reid; Chedgzoy, Chadwick, Broad, Kennedy,  and Troup.
BETTER SPORTS THAN -!
When the score of Sheffield members who belong to the Liverpool Fruit Saleroom, met on ‘Change to-day, they sported big red rosettes and the market was stopped for a while.  The call for a speech was answered by a Sheffield member who congratulated Lancashire men upon their sportsmanship.  Said he; “Lancashire are perhaps better sportsmen than business men.” He thanked the Saleroom members on behalf of the Sheffield United players, who, he said, had won a worthy victory. 

EVERTON 1 SHEFFIELD UNITED 1
April 28, 1925. The Daily Courier.
CUP WINNERS AT GOODISON PARK.
SHEFFIELD AND EVERTON IN DRAWN GAME.
By S.H.H.
The visit of the Cup winners to Goodison Park last evening was an attraction. The pity was that the play generally was not up to the standard anticipated by a crowd numbering some 18,000, and which had shown its appreciation; of the Sheffielders' achievement by prolonged applause when they trouped on the field. For the greater part of the game the United moved as though they were content to hold Everton without unduly exerting themselves, and it was rarely that Harland was troubled. Everton, on the other hand, did put some life into it, but things did not run smoothly for them and an evidence of this was forthcoming when Broad, allowed to go on from an offside position, hit the foot of the post with Sutcliffe helpless. Chadwick experienced similar ill-luck when Troup presented him with a great opening, and it looked as though the Sheffielders would get away with both points when Gillespie opened the score soon after the interval. The goal was a neat one made possible by Mercer, who hooked the ball over the heads of the Blues' defenders to the feet of the captain. Play was much more interesting after this, but the frequent kicking into touch by Sheffield did not please the crowd. Everton, however, made the mistake of keeping the ball in the air too much, and as time sped by it looked as though they would retire beaten. Five minutes from time Chedgzoy broke away, Birks conceding a corner. This was well placed by the winger, Reid heading the ball into the net as Sutcliffe left his goal in an attempt to divert the centre. On the run of the play, Everton who had Broad at centre in place of Dean, deserved to win, especially in the second half, but somehow they could not apply the finishing touches. Sheffield who made one change from Saturday Birks playing for Milton, no doubt were satisfied with a point, but that they achieved the distinction was mainly due to the energetic Gillespie, as apart from the captain and Tunstall none of the forwards impressed. Curing the interval the F.A. cup was paraded round the ground by officials of the United club. Teams: - Everton: - Harland, goal, McDonald, and O'Donnell, backs, Brown, McBain (captain), and Reid, half-backs, Chedgzoy, Chadwick, Broad, Kennedy and Troup, forwards. Sheffield United: - Sutcliffe, goal, Cook, and Birks, backs, Painting, King and Green half-backs, Mercer, Boyle Johnson, Gillespie (captain) and Tunstall, forwards.

UNITED NEARLY SNATCH A WIN AT EVERTON
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 28 April 1925
CAPITAL WIND-UP
(By Our Reporter with the Team.) 
Sheffield United wound up their League programme with a very satisfactory draw, 1 —1, against Everton at Goodison Park last night, before about 25,000 people. Following so closely upon their momentous contest at Wembley, on Saturday, it would not have been surprising had the Sheffield players been out of trim. However, so far from being stale or tired, they gave a capital account of themselves and came very near to winning the game.  United fielded their Cup-winning team with the exception of Birks for Milton at left back. The latter went to Liverpool but is suffering from a damaged leg.  If Everton expected to compensate themselves to some extent for being knocked out of the Cup tourney by the ultimate victors, they were rudely surprised. United scored first, Gillespie driving the ball into the net four minutes after the interval, and maintained their lead until five minutes from the close, when, following  a corner by Chedzoy, Reid headed the ball past Sutcliffe. In the few remaining moments of play victory was almost secured by the Sheffielders, for Boyle burst through only to shoot too soon and wide.
FAST, INTRESTING GAME.
The game was played a good pace and was full of interest and a reasonable amount of clever football was seen. United showed that they had not left all their cleverness in London and their passing was generally better than that of Everton, while the side worked well in unison.  On neither side was shooting a strong point, but the home team nearly secured the lead in the opening half, when Broad was allowed to go on from obviously offside position to drive the ball hard against the upright. That, however, was not the only occasion that a post was hit, for few minutes after the visitors had got the lead Boyle went through and fired the ball against the right post with terrific force, and when it was returned Mercer the ball was headed wide Everton strove very hard and their forwards had plenty of dash, but their play lacked method.  Broad, in particular, raced about and was far too vigorous at times. It very doubtful if his aimless rushes assisted Everton.  United had more method and were better balanced side. The half-backs stuck well to their work and gave the forwards many good passes. The vanguard worked hard to turn every move to advantage. Boyle and Gillespie especially displayed good form. King and his henchmen at half-back played tirelessly and with considerable success while Birks made a capital partner for Cook. Sutcliffe was chiefly bothered by rushes from Broad and Kennedy, and he made several saves.  Everton were served well defence and at half-back Reid and McDonald especially shining.  Forward they lacked cohesion. Result:  Everton 1, Sheffield United 1. Everton; Harland; McDonald and O’Donnell; Brown, McBain (Captain), and Reid; Chedgzoy, Chadwick, Broad, Kennedy, and Troup.  Sheffield United: Sutcliffe; Cook and Birks; Bantling, King, and Green; Mercer, Boyle, Johnson, Gillespie (Captain), and Tunstall.

OFFENDED –NOT TAKEN
Liverpool Echo- Tuesday, April 28, 1925
By Stork
No doubt public opinion will say that Everton should have beaten Sheffield United by a bundle of goals.  They should; but surely there is something wrong when a team attacks for ninety per cent, of the game and then finds itself retrieving a lost goal in the fleeting minutes.  There is no question that they were the better side, but as against all the pressure they brought to bear, Sheffield had but one chance to score and took it.  if Everton had been capable of taking all their chances they would have been handsome winners, for they had many opportunities the equal of that offered to Gillespie, but could not accept the gift of the gods.  The Cup winners were not inclined to extend themselves for I saw several of the forwards refuse to ho for a half chance. 
ENTER THE REFEREE.
I am not trying to belittle Everton’s game by this criticism, for I was pleased with the spirit they showed, but there was a flaw somewhere in front of goal.  Admitting that Sutcliffe was top some extent responsible for this state of affairs, it must be remembered that he should have been left helpless on more than one occasion.  All the dashes of Broad did not help, even allowing that they often caused Cook and Birks many anxious moments.  Broad, I though, was a trifle rash in several of his clashes with Sutcliffe, and the referee must have had similar thoughts, for he took Broad to task about one of them.  The Sheffield point was not in the nature of a gift, but more due to Gillespie’s wonderful intuition as to what was going to happen.  Mercer made a square pass, and Gillespie was helped by a defender who edged the ball on to him, and from his position, right in front of Harland, he had every reason to score.  The shot left his boot like a rocket, and never raising to much height flashed beyond the goalkeeper and into the left-hand side of the net.  We were all beginning to think that Everton had suffered another injustice, but right at the death Davie Reid, who is becoming a scoring half-back, nodded Chedgzoy’s corner kick into the net amidst great excitement.  For an end of the season game it was full of thrills, and the big crowd was right on its toes throughout.  Now Everton have seen the Cup, perhaps they will oblige by bringing it here themselves and not depending on an outside team to show its style and its flashing light! 
NOMDS AT EVERTON
Northern Nomads, whose cup-fighting qualities have made them so popular this season, are playing at Goodison Park to-morrow night, at 6-30.  They are finalists for the Welsh Amateur Cup, and have 99 per cent, victories in knock-out competitions.  They are hopeful and confident of a fine game at Goodison Park, where they have always had good tussles with Everton’s reserve team.  The contrasts between amateur football and Central League standard will be put to the teat.  Team.- Menham; Allen, Evans; Clough, Dr. Fairbrother, Walker; Royle, Brown, Lumb, Campbell, and Young. 

EVERTON’S CONCLUDING HOME GAME
Liverpool Echo- Thursday, April 30, 1925
Bee’s Notes
Everton for their last game at home v. Leeds United have selected the following side; Harland; O’Donnell, McDonald; Brown, McBain, Reid; Chedgzoy, Chadwick, Broad, Kennedy, Troup. 
The reserve side at Leeds reads;- Kendall; Raitt, Kerr; Virr, Bain, Hart; Parry, Rand, Dean, Wall, and Weaver. 

 

April 1925