EVERTON AND NEW TRAINER
Liverpool Echo- Monday, July 5, 1926
Blackstaff’s Notes
Everton F.C  are to-day advertising for a new trainer.  Jack Elliott, who has been with them in various capacities since the nineties, will remain on the staff, we understand, which is only what might be expected.  The position is not yet officially filled, but we should not be surprised if another member of the staff is appointed. 

DIXE DEAN
Liverpool Echo-Tuesday, July 6, 1926
Blackstaff’s Notes
Everton will not make any decision as to their new trainer until after the last of the applications have been received on July 14, and at present, I am informed, have no decision cut and dried as to who shall fill the post.
Dixie Dean, Mr. McIntosh tells me, is making fine progress towards recovery, and is in excellent spirits.  It is probable that he will be leaving hospital towards the end of this week and entering a convalescent home.  His broken jaw is mending well, and when he is fit enough he will have a thorough examination to ascertain his ability to continue the game. 

A FORMER EVERTON FORWARD SIGNED.
Lancashire Evening Post - Wednesday 07 July 1926
The Southport F.C. have signed on George W. Jones, an outside right of Middlesbrough and formerly of Everton. He stands 5ft. 7iin., weighs over 11st., and is about 26 years of age. He played regularly for the League teams of Middlesbrough and Everton, and his signature "as sought after by several Leagus clubs, but Southport got the preference.

SOUTHPORT NEW WINGER
Liverpool Echo-Wednesday, July 7, 1926
Blackstaff’s Notes
I heart this morning that George W. Jones was signed on by Southport last night.  Jones is the Middlesbrough and ex-Everton and Wigan Borough outside right.  He went with Mr. Bamblett when the old referee went to take charge at Middlesbrough, and should do Southport useful service.  He has speed, and ability to get across an accurate centre, and will be one of Southport’s nine new faces. 

FOOTBALL MOUTH ORGAN
Lancashire Evening Post - Friday 09 July 1926
"I have been playing a mouth-organ to get my jaw bones in trim." said Dixie Dean, the Everton centre-forward, to an inter-viewer.  Dean was badly injured in a motor collision on June 20th.  He was taken from Holywell Hospital to a nursing home yesterday. 

DIXIE’S RETURN
Liverpool Echo- Friday, July 9, 1926
Blackstaff’s Notes
Though as much as possible was done to keep the return home of “Dixie” Dean as quiet as possible for the boy’s own sake, he had quite a riotous welcome at the Landing-stage yesterday.  Considering what he had gone through, he looked remarkably fit and well, and was as cheerful as ever he could be, and very optimistic- which, as every good physician will tell you, is worth gallons of medicine.  “Give us a smile, “Dixie” cried someone.  And “Dixie” tried valiantly, though he was heard to say that it was rather difficult notwithstanding that he had tried the charms of a mouth organ to get his jaw into smiling order.  Dean was taken straight away to be examined under the X-rays, and the result is anxiously awaited.  Afterwards he was taken to a very comfortable nursing home in West Derby, where he will be given every chance to recover.  Quietness can do much for the invalid, and his friends can help him greatly by leaving him alone for a few weeks.  I shall be able to let you know almost day by day how is progressing.  Meantime, he has our good wishes. 

STUD MARKS
Liverpool Echo-Saturday, July 10, 1926
By Louis T. Kelly

• Everton have had two players in their day who developed into First Division goalkeepers after leaving Goodison Park, although that was not their forte when under the Toffees’ colours
• One such was Pinnell, a reserve team centre-half, who later went to Turf Moor and eventually became goalie there.
• Also in the case of a full-back named Lewis, who later went to Sheffield United and became the Blades recognized League team custodian
• Lewis by the way, also developed into a splendid all-round cricket for Somerset
• Jack Elliott has put in over forty years’ service with Everton as player and trainer combined.

DEAN WILL PLAY
Liverpool Echo-Monday July 12, 1926
By Blackstaff’s Notes
Footballers on both sides of the Mersey will be glad to know that Dixie Dean will be able to resume the game much sooner than expected.  The result of the X-ray examination was highly satisfactory, and Everton will have heaved a tremendous sigh of relief.  An interesting feature of the removal of “Dixie” from Holywell that has just come to my knowledge is that the private ambulance was in charge of Mr. Thomas Garrity, the first officer and hon, secretary of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, a well-known figure at the football matches during the season at both Goodison Park and Anfield.  “Dixie” was among friends immediately, for Tom Garrity is a great friend of all our local footballers, and his special ambulance knowledge in addition to knowing the player personally made him an ideal “commandant” for the ticklish job of transporting “Dixie” back home. 

A VISIT TO DEAN
Liverpool Echo-Tuesday, July 13, 1926
By Stork
To see “Dixie” Dean lying in his “cot” in the nursing home, one would scarcely realise that he had been through a bad motor smash.  As a matter of fact, to see Dean is to disbelieve that he was ever in Wales, for the popular Everton centre-forward looks no different these days from the last time he stepped on to the field at Goodison Park.  If looks count for anything, Dean could turn out to-morrow, but looks sometimes belie, and it is always advisable to take appearances with a pinch of salt.  Of one thing I am certain, Dean’s condition is such that we may expect an early appearance in the blue jersey, much earlier, in fact, than was at first anticipated.  He wants to get up.  We all want to get up when we are ordered to bed, but not on business mornings, and to make his desire all the more keen his window overlooks a trim tennis court.  He would dearly love to be treading its spongy turf –if I know him properly.  He thanks one and all for their kind inquiries and hopes that the time is not long distant before he hears that old and familiar call, “Give it to ‘Dixie’!”

DIXIE AND THE GIRLS
Liverpool Echo- Wednesday, July 14, 1926
SPECIAL PROTEGES IN THE GARDEN
CAST FOR JAW
EVERTON’S SHARP-SHOOTER PROGRESSING
Dixie Dean, bandageless and looking fit and well was sitting with his day nurse in the pretty grounds of Kiln Hey, Dr. Roberts Davie’s Nursing Home at West Derby when an “Echo” reporter saw him to-day. 
Dressed in grey slacks, and with his deck chair at the lowest notch, he looked a picture of contentment, and except for a small scar on his left cheek, bore little trace of his accident. 
LETTUCE EXPERT
He is at present undergoing a special dental treatment.  “A plaster cast is being prepared to fit on to his lower jaw,” the matron of the home told the “Echo” and his lower teeth are cased in a silver mould.” 
“But that cast,” said Dixie, “is not going to stay on all day.  They tell me I can take it off when I’m eating, and as I’m eating all day.  Well!”  Dixie is becoming an expert in lettuces “It is fine,” he said, “to sit here and watch the lettuces.  Look at this one.  He is a special protégé of mine.  His name is Edgar.  I sometimes feel as though we had been seeds together.  Then there is Mabel over there.  I call her ‘Mabel of the big heart.  “There is only one complaint I have to make about this place,” he added, with a sly look, “and that is that the nurses are rather on the quite side.” 
FIT FOR CUP-TIES
“I’d like the Birkenhead girls to know that.”  Dixie added that he hopes to be able to play again by the time the Cup-tie matches come round.  “He has had a very lucky escape from serious disfigurement,” said the matron.  “Most people do not get off so lightly with a fractured jaw.”  At this moment the lunchleon bell trilled, and Dixie was away on the scent like a centre-forward at the kick-off. 

STUD MARKS
Liverpool Echo-Saturday, July 17, 1926
By Louis T. Kelly

• Dixie Dean’s optimistic friends and admirers are hoping that not only will he play next season, but that he will be there or thereabouts in the early days thereof. 
• Meanwhile Everton are hardly likely to worry about fixing up any expensive new leadership talent with men like Irvine, Batten, and O’Donnell available.
• Billy Lacey the former popular Anfielder, seems to be thriving very nicely in his city business
• In the closing three months of last season (well not after February 10) only a single goal was registered for the Everton side from the inside left, inside right, and outside left positions combined!
• This was Batten’s goal v Notts County; all the rest of the goal-getting devolved upon Dean and Chedgzoy
• Kennedy, who opened the season so full of promise in a scoring sense, did not once find the net for the senior side after late October
• We shall hope for a change of luck and from this time round, for Dean assuredly will need some sterling backing up.
• With Parry transferred and Chedgzoy across the briny it will be interesting to see how the Goodison club purposes to fill the outside right berth
• Everton have been splendidly served in this position in the past with experts like the three jacks –Taylor, Bell, and Sharp- and Sam Chedgzoy; not to mention (going a bit further back) the brilliant Alec Latta.

EVERTON’S AMATEUR
Liverpool Echo- July 19, 1926
Bee’s Notes
Tommy Fletcher, St. Francis Xavier’s College football captain for 1925-26, has signed on for Everton as an amateur.  He is the best centre-half the colleague have ever had, and won the Victor Ludorum prize this year and the senior boxing cup, presented by the Lord Major of Liverpool, Councillor F.C. Bowring.  Quite an all-round sport as you will see, and in two or three years should be a valuable asset to Everton. 

EVERTON’S NEW TRAINER
Liverpool Echo, Tuesday, July 20, 1926
H. COOKE PRPMOTED
Bees’ Notes
Everton F.C have this day appointed their new trainer.  In a chat with the chairman of the club, Mr. W.C. Cuff, I gather that after considering the question in its every phrase, it has been decided to give the important post to Harry Cooke, who has for many years been assistant trainer to Jack Elliott.  It is many years since one Wallace, of Egremont, put Everton in the wake of Harry Cooke.  He was a tallish strong, young athletic man, whose life and limb were as clean as a pink.  Cooke was not a talker, but he was a worker, and in his football game he showed a wonderful command over the ball.  At the time he played for the side there were giants such as Settle and McDermott in the eleven, and it was natural that Cooke could not get many chances of appearing in the first team.  I remember he did well when he did get in the premier eleven.  For twenty years or so he has been on the Everton staff and all through his work has borne the stamp of solidity and reliability.  He will have hearty congratulations upon his promotion, for it was known there were others in the hunt for the important post, and the local man and the ex-player of the club has gained the day by sheer merit. 

SIGNINGS
Liverpool Echo- Thursday, July 22, 1926
Bee’s Notes
Everton have taken to themselves young Gratton, the schoolboy star, who, although only of tender years, has shown that he can play football and may become in wise handling a very sound right back.  Everton, too, are pushing ahead their ground work, and the new stand is undoubtedly to be a very posh and comfortable affair.  The Bullens-road stand stood for a long time, and served its purpose, but it was rather a bleak and uninviting place in recent years, though always offering a perfect view of all the play.  Incidentally, one is delighted to place on record the fine spirit of Dixie Dean.  I met Hunter Hart who is doing many bogeys and “birdies” these days, and the Everton captain said he had recently visited the nursing home, and found Dixie in almost his cu8stomary cheery fashion, laughing and joking and giving the other patients plenty of encouragement to “get better,” and adding some musical interludes into the bargain.  Good lad! 
Another Everton signing, by the way, is the appearance of the son of the former mile champion, George Butterfield.  George’s son is from Darlington way, and he figures at centre half. 

HIS DOUBLE
Liverpool Echo-Friday, July 23, 1926
Bee’s Notes
Liverpool Football Club have appointed Mr. Edward Askew Bainbridge as vice-chairman to chairman Tom Crompton.  This means that Mr. Bainbridge has the unique record of having been chairman of the Everton club, and vice-chairman of the “opposition” club.  For his years Mr. Bainbridge is a wonderful specimen of an athletic frame, no one can quite believe that he has gone beyond the allotted span of life.  Long may he continue to cheat Father Time.
Everton F.C will consider applications from amateur players in this district.  Write Mr. T. H. McIntosh, Everton F.C Goodison Park. 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 3
Liverpool Echo-Wednesday, July 23, 1926
Bee’s Notes
Everton shareholders and members’ tickets will be on sale by next Tuesday August 3.  Application should be made during office hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the ground, Goodison Park.  This club say, “Early application will be helpful.” 

SOUTH AFRICAN SATISFIED
Star Green ‘Un-Saturday 24 July 1926
Riley, the Liverpool goalkeeper, Hodgson, the Liverpool inside-right, and Murray the Everton centre-forward, went home to South Africa during the close season but will be returning early next month.  All three are quite satisfied with their prospects in English professional football.  it was said that Murray had been placed on Everton’s transfer list but that appears to be untrue. 

CHEDGZOY FOR THE STATES
Athletic News-Monday, July 26 1926
There is reason to believe that Samuel Chedgzoy, the International outside right of the Everton club, who has made another close-season journey across the Atlantic, may not return to English football.  He called on the F.A, touring team during their trip through Canada, and later it was announced in the American newspapers that he had accepted a five years’ engagement with a club in the States, the terms quoted being distinctly attractive.  At present, we believe, the Everton club know little of his intentions.  He was offered the maximum wage of the coming season and declined to accept the terms the case, for that reason, having been reported in the usual way to the Football Association.  Chedgzoy played for England in eight international Championship matches, his last appearance being against Ireland in 1925. 
Harry Cooke has been selected from 90 applicants for the position of trainer to the Everton F.C.  Cooke has been connected with Everton first as player and later as assistant trainer, for about 20 years. 

SAM CHEDGZOY
Hull Daily Mail - Saturday 31 July 1926
If rumour is correct, Sam Chcdgzoy, the outside right of the Everton club, who has played for England eight international championship games, and who declined to accept the maximum wage for the coming season to help Everton again, has accepted a five years' engagement with the Brooklyn F C the.same club in the New York State League that Mick O'Brien, the ex-Hull City captain, is now on his way to join. The Irishman was offered a five years' agreement when overtures were to him to leaye Hull, and it is understood that he is likely sign for that period whan lands America appears that Chedgzoy has been the States since the end of last football season.

EVERTON’S THREE STANDS
Star Green Un’ Saturday 31 July 1926
Everton’s new double-decker stand is mounting upwards by leaps and bounds and promises to be a thing of beauty by the time “christening day” arrives.  Goodison Park will then have three magnificent stands and for covered accommodation will rival any other ground in the country. 
AN EVERTON PROCESS
Harry Cooke, who has been at Goodison Park as player and assistant trainer for twenty years, has been appointed trainer to Everton in succession to “Jock” Elliott from over 90 applicants.  Elliott went through the process of player, assistant trainer, so that Cooke has simply followed in his footsteps.