Everton Independent Research Data

 

ONE OF THREE
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 01 June 1932
Bee’s Notes
Mr. F. W. Bevan, writing from Paderborn, Germany. Writes:—As a follower of Everton since the Cup year of 1906, likewise an Echo reader since 1899, I thought you might like to read the enclosed translation of an article from the Mittag, Dusseldorf. Germany takes extraordinary interest in English sport—l might say, in all things English, the Mittag published a full-page article, with photos, on the recent Cup final, and its sports section is brilliantly edited. The article was written by Otto Nerz, a leading trainer here. The English guests of the German F.A. belong to the great classical trio of English football. Aston Villa, Everton, Newcastle United. These are names which every follower of football most know. In comparison with these three Arsenal has no especially great tradition, and has only come to prominence in recent years. Everton celebrated in the season 1928-29 the fiftieth anniversary of its foundation. In its jubilee year the club was champion of the First League, but of this team only Critchley, Dean, and Cresswell will visit us, three pillars upon which a new champion eleven has been built up. Between these years lies a really amazing up-and-down history. The Everton champion eleven which is now appearing in Germany is composed of fairly young players, but in its best members, such as Dean and Cresswell, it embodies the finest traditions. From 1889 to 1896 Everton was always to be found in the first three places of the League. Altogether the club has been five times champions. The Club has been won once, and the blue jersey and white shorts of Everton have appeared three times in the final. At present Everton has thirty players in its service, besides a number of juniors and amateurs. The goalkeeper, Sager, is still an unknown quantity now in his first professional season. He played previously, however, for Everton as an amateur, and in view of Everton's good eye for young players, he probably knows a trick or two. Williams is a Welsh international. Like nearly all the Everton players, he is a big, sturdy man. He has already played six times for Wales. Cresswell is the senior member of the eleven. He must be in the middle thirties—the age of an English footballer is even harder to determine than that of a film star-but Creswell was an international in 1921. Clark was formerly with Arsenal, and came to Everton when the club was in the Second Division, and trying with all its might to come back into the First. Clark has had a great part in to club's success. “Dixie Dean can be described as the most talked-of player in the football world. He is the record shot of the English League. He has played for Everton since 1925, and is a splendid type of combined strength and speed. Dean is not only the best centre-forward, he is the best “header" of the present time, more than half his goals are headers. I have been able to observe personally the colossal skill and sureness of his head play. In the present season he has scored over fifty goals

FATAL COLLISION AT SEA. FOUR DROWNED.
Cornishman - Thursday 02 June 1932
The L.N.E.R. steamship Prague, crossing from the Continent to Harwich, was in collision in a fog, with Belgian snack which was sunk. Four of the crew were drowned. Members of the Everton Football Club were aboard the Prague.

RECORD PROFIT
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 07 June 1932
Everton Football Club profit last year was £10.163 8s 7d, as compared with £9,755 17s 7d in 1931. This is the greatest profit in the history of the club. The gate receipts for the season, amounted to £54.338 6s 8d, compared with £43,929 3s the previous season., when the club won the Second Division, championship. The proceeds of matches played away last season amounted to £4,977 2s 2d, compared with £7,021 1s 3d in the previous campaign. Players' wages and transfer fees cost £13.457, compared with £10.638 10s in 1931. The gate division to visitors was £7.991 11s, as against £7,829 13s 4d in 1931. The directors recommend the payment of a dividend of 7 per cent., and the amount carried forward to next year is £58.705 15s 7d. The annual meeting of the club will be held on June 17, at the Law Association Rooms, Cook-street, Liverpool at 7.30 p.m. The retiring directors are Messrs. H. Banks. W. C. Gibbins, and C. Hayes, who offer themselves for re-election. No other nominations have been received, and the retiring directors will be accordingly declared elected for the ensuing three years.

CHAMPIONS' ROAD PAVED WITH GOLD.
June 7, 1932. Evening Express.
Everton make a Record Profit.
By the Pilot.
Money, is the reward of ability. Everton's championship season shows a record profit for the club -£10,166 8s.7d. In the previous seasons –when the club won the second division championship –a profit of £9,755 was made; in season 1928-29 there was a loss of £12,560, and the season 1928-29 there was a profit of £9,406. The directors will recommended at the annual meeting on Friday, June 17, that the maximum divided of 7 and half per cent, be paid. “The accounts reveal that to the year's profit must be added £911 12s, 5d, income derived from properties, and £128 4s.6d, income from investments. To this is added the balance brought forward from last year of £50,033 3s 4d, less dividend, making a total available balance of £61,239 85 10d. The directors have made provision for depreciation of £2,424 2s, 4d, leaving a balance of £58,815 6s, 6d, out of which will be paid £109 10s. 11s in dividend. This will leave £58,705 15s, 7d, to be carried forward to next year. The principal items of income on the year were £54,327 6s, 8d, by gate receipts as compared with £43,929 3s, when the club was in the Second Division. Season tickets brought in a further £550 7s, 6d.
Transfer Fees.
It is i8nteresting to note that whereas in the previous season Everton received £7,021 1s, 3d, as their 20 per cent, share of matches played away last season they received only £4,977 2s, 2d, from this source last season. Compared with this Everton paid away £7,991 11s, to clubs who visited Goodison park as against £7,829 13s, 4d, in 1931. The difference of course, is mainly accounted for by the fact that in the previous season the club was engaged in more cup-ties. Players wages and transfer fees took £13,457 last season as compared with £10,658 10s, the previous year. I take it that all transfer fees are included in this amount as usual, so that the fee paid for McGourty, from Patrick Thistle, will have been taken into account. Messrs, H. Banks, W. C. Gibbins and C. Hayes are the directors who automatically retire this year but there having been no other nominations each is re-elected for a period of three years.

1931 Expenditure May 7 th 1932
£ s d £ s d
10,658 10 0 Transfer fees &c 13,457 0 0
1,015 0 0 Players benefits, Medical fees, Players accidents insurance's 3,601 11 0
0,399 14 5 etc 0,531 1 2
7,829 13 4 Gate Divisions to visitors 7,991 11 0
3,510 6 0 travelling expenses, advertising, bill-posting, 3,534 16 6
0,365 6 7 Printing and stationery 0, 360 6 2
1,382 7 3 Gate expenses, checkers etc 1, 462 6 4
0,926 7 3 Training expenses and trainers wages 1, 401 7 1
4,003 2 10 Ground expenses and groundsmen Wages 3,170 8 6
0,143 14 2 National Health and Unemployment insurance 0,174 2 0
2,220 14 10 Rent rates, taxes, lighting, water, telephone, insurance's etc 2,934 5 0
6,716 14 2 Entertainment tax 8,969 0 2
1,062 7 2 Secretary salary, postage etc, 1,073 9 4
0,569 2 7 Banks Interest and Commission 0,228 3 0
0,345 18 3 Clothing, materials and stores 0,407 5 9
0, 617 14 10 League percentages Subscriptions, contributions, &c 0, 729 3 9
0, 285 14 0 Law costs and accountancy charges 0,079 10 9
Total
42,053 7 8 50,106 18 6
9,755 17 7 Balance to profit and loss account 10,166 8 7
Total
51,809 5 3 60,273 7 1
1931 Income May 7 th , 1932.
£ s d £ s d
43,929 3 0 By Gate receipts 54,328 6 8
07,021 1 3 Proceeds of matches played away, &c 04,977 2 2
Total
50,950 4 3 59,305 8 10
438 17 6 Season Tickets ,550 7 6
291 1 0 Advertising, contractors for programmes, hoarding and refreshments 290 2 0
3 12 6 Share Transfer fees 1 17 6
125 10 0 Rents from sub-tenants 124, 11 3
Total.
51,809 5 3 60,273 7 1

BEE’S NOTES
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 08 June 1932
 " N. C. Celtic " writes:—ln regard to your Hale reader's letter about the match between Everton and Bootle on, as he says, Boxing Day, 1886, I would like to say that he is only three years previous. Of the players he mentions, Holt and Chadwick were the only two who played when the League started first, in 1888.9. Millward, Parry, Geary, all joined later on the same season. Hannah, Doyle, Latta, and Brady did not play for Everton until the second year of the League, 1889-90. The match England v. Scotland, at Goodison, was in 1895. England won 3-0. Reynolds, Holt, and Needham played half back for England, and did so the previous year, at Celtic Park, Glasgow. This match, at Goodison, was Steve Bloomer's first match against Scotland, playing inside right to the Bassett whom your correspondent remembers "shining."

NEW PLAYER FOR EVERTON
June 9, 1932. Edinburgh Evening News
Everton today secured from New Brighton the transfer of their prolific goal scoring centre-forward, George Stevens. Stevens scored consistently for the New Brighton last season, obtaining almost half the number of their goals in League matches.

EVERTON SIGN A CENTRE
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 09 June 1932
NEW BRIGHTON'S STAR CROSSES THE POND
Everton have signed a local centre-forward—Stevens, of New Brighton. If he turns out half as well as their signing of the previous local centre-forward, one Dean, he will be a bargain at a fee of less than a thousand pounds. Stevens is the protégé of Henry Ward, the New Brighton amateur goalkeeper, who saw the boy play in local football and "took a fancy to him." Stevens has a natural style, is very fast, and has a splendid shot--a terrific shot with either foot. He can take a ball on the move or "dead." Arsenal watched him and were not quite satisfied he was what they wanted; Bolton Wanderers and Stoke, came with offer; for Stevens and another player—but the fee was not sufficient to satisfy New Brighton F.C., who were, needless to say, wanting some money to pay off their debts, which include players’ wages. Today, however, after much parleying in London at the annual meeting of the Football League, the deal has been completed, and (says “Bee") George Leopold Stevens becomes an Everton player, and adds his 22 years, 6ft. 9ins. and 11st. "etc." to Everton's books. The fee is not a record for New Brighton, as this is held by another centre-forward, Horace Williams, who went to Blackpool for four figures. Stevens is a delightful, unassuming forward and unselfish. Given reasonable chance and encouragement he should be a big success.

NEW BRIGHTON'S “DIXIE DEAN” JOINS EVERTON
June 9, 1932. Evening Express.
Geo. Stevens, The Former Tram Conductor.
Football Fame in 16 Months.
By the Pilot.
George Leopold Stevens, the New Brighton centre forward, was today transferred to Everton at a substantial fee. Mr. McIntosh, the Everton secretary, went across to Wallasey early today and completed the transfer. The rise of Stevens is a romance of football. He was a Wallasey Corporation tramway conductor when he asked for a trial with New Brighton in the spring of 1931. He did so well that he was signed on as an amateur, and quickly gained his place in the first team. His football skill and excellent shooting ability proved invaluable to the Rakers, who eventually signed him on professional forms. In his first season with the club he scored 13 goals, although making only 19 first team appearances. He was the club's highest scorer. Last season he was the most discussed player of New Brighton team, and the scouts of many league clubs visited Rake-Lane to watch him.
Top Scorer.
He was again, the top goal-scorer, scoring no fewer than 20 goals, and being the only New Brighton player to reach double figures. Stevens has been in first class football only 16 months. Now he is to under-sturdy England's greatest centre forward Dixie Dean. He was, as a matter of fact, the “Dixie Dean” of New Brighton. He is only 22 years of age and is well built. He is 5ft 9ins, and 11 stone. Stevens is a speedy player with a keen knowledge of leadership and football craft. He was considered one of the best centre forwards in the Northern Section. The money received by New Brighton will relieve the club during the summer.

THE FOOTBALL LODGE
Liverpool Echo - Friday 10 June 1932
Bee’s Notes
I was interested in the letter from W. C. S., of Hale, recalling the year 1886 in which he saw Everton play Bootle, says “Araby." It was in that year that I saw Everton for the first time. South Shore played at Anfield and won 4-1. To my boyish mind the outstanding player on the field was the visiting goalkeeper, named Kirkham. “W. C. S." is in error in thinking that Parry, Hannah, Chadwick, Milward and the other players he mentions played in 1886 against Bootle. I. too, saw the match. George Farmer played inside left for Everton, and Jackson played in goal for Bootle. Perhaps “W. C. S." would like to have some particulars of the international match he saw at Goodison Park. The year was 1895, and England won 3-0. I remember the English team: Sutcliffe (Bolton), goal: Crabtree (Villa), L. V. Lodge (Corinthians), backs. J. Reynolds (Villa), Holt (Everton). Needham (Sheffield United), midget, half-backs. Bassett (W.B. Albion), Bloomer (Derby), John Goodall (Derby), C. Gosling (Corinthians), and Steve Smith (Villa), forwards. A very fine player for the Scotch side was Russell, centre half. Dan Doyle played, and came to Everton later. More anon.

EVERTON SIGN STEVENS
June 10, 1932. Liverpool Post and Mercury
By John Peel
George Leopold Stevens the centre forward at the New Brighton club, was yesterday transferred to Everton. Stevens was a Wallesey Corporation tramcar conductor when he received a trail with New Brighton in the spring of 1931, and was signed on as a amateur in his first season with the Third Division club. He scored thirteen goals in nineteen first team matches, and last season was again top scorer with twenty goals. Stevens is twenty-two, stands 5ft 9ins, and weighs 11 stone. He is a speedy and as a fine shot.

STUD MARKS
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 11 June 1932
By Louis T Kelly

EVERTON HALF-BACK MARRIED
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 11 June 1932
Charlie Gee, the Everton international half-back, was married at St. Elisebeth’s Parish Church, Stockport, this afternoon, to Miss Elizabeth Marsh.  The honeymoon is being spent at Torquay, and afterwards Mr. and Mrs. Gee will reside at Wallasey.

IT’S A BOY
Liverpool Echo - Monday 13 June 1932
W.R. (“Dixie”) Dean, the Everton and English international centre-forward has a son, born to him shortly before midnight on Saturday.  Both mother and son are doing very well.

TOMMY GRIFFITHS
Liverpool Echo – Tuesday 14 June 1932
Tommy Griffiths the former Everton and now Bolton Wanderers player, was married today at St. Juda’s Anfield-road.  His bride was a Liverpool lady, Miss Kett.

DIXIE’S GIFTS
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 15 June 1932
“Dixie” Dean, the Everton footballer, was held up as a shining example to motorists at a Holywell Council meeting. Lieutenant-Colonel J. Llewellyn Williams, one of the joint hon. secretaries of the Holywell Cottage Hospital, stated that persons cured of injuries received in road accidents soon forgot the assistance given them at the hospital. Councillor Hill said some people were not unmindful. “You will all remember “Dixie” Dean having a bad smash in this district." he added. He was conveyed to our infirmary, and although it all happened six years ago, he never comes into this district without calling at the infirmary and bringing chocolates for the nurses there. More-over, the Everton F.C. committee paid the infirmary handsomely."
Mr. Clarrie Hayes, the Everton director, is making steady progress, one is glad to hear.

BOOTLE'S CAPTAIN
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 16 June 1932
Bee’s Notes
Being interested, of course, in your notes and especially so when somebody gets talking about old times, I was going to write you last week when one of your correspondents was enquiring who was the captain of the old Bootle F.C. I don't know if he got a reply, but the captain was Frank Wood, left fullback (an amateur), afterwards Bob Jamieson, centre-forward, who came from Dumbarton, says "Old 'Un." Your correspondent, who wrote about Hannah, Doyle, &c., in 1886, was at least three years too soon. I became a member of Everton the first year of the league (1888). Nick Ross was captain and full-back, along with George Dobson; Hannah, Doyle, Ac., did not come until the year after. Now to wind up with about the international at Everton, you mentioned about. The teams were:— England: Sutcliffe, Lodge, Crabtree, Reynolds, Holt, Needham, Bassett, Bloomer, Goodall, Gosling and Smith. Scotland: McArthur (Celtic), Nick Smith (Rangers), Dan Doyle (Celtic), Neil Gibson (Rangers). Russell (Hearts) and Simpson (Third Lanark), Gulliland and Waddell (right wing, Queen's Park), Jimmy Oswald (Third Lanark), McPherson (Cowlairs) and Hugh Lambie (Queen's Park). My Scottish football friends think very highly of McGourty, Everton's last capture, they say the best forward in Scotland last season. Thank you, old ‘un. May your Briggs never let you down! The name of Gosling, of Corinthians, makes my friend Ellam call back the ancient history mark. He tells me that the local people in and around Everton boycotted this game as a protest against the omission of Edgar Chadwick--Gosling, an amateur, got the vote. Nevertheless, there was a big crowd present, and they saw from the little half-back line, Reynolds, Holt, and Needham, the finest piece of half-back work that the ground has ever known. They passed between each other as capably as any forward line or attacking pair. The last time I saw Holt he was watching Everton v. Reading—just the same little fellow with steely eyes and sparse figure. A “daddy "in name and football. Needham is iron-grey these days, and is still connected with Sheffield United as scout, and Jerry Reynolds shocked me one day when I was in court. He was not there through any crime other than that he had no visible means of subsistence. Jerry player for Ireland and England—and Wales if he could have spoken the would have played for Scotland or brogue!

CHADWICK'S EXCLUSION
Liverpool Echo - Friday 17 June 1932
Mr Bernard Townsend, of 5. Ranfurly-road, Cressington, adds to the old-time football debate. — I have been greatly interested in the correspondence touching the international match at Goodison Park, of which I have a vivid recollection. "Araby"s in error in two instances. Crabtree was of Burnley, this match taking place before he joined the Villa. Again, this was after Dan Doyle played for Everton, not before; in fact. I question whether Dan Doyle played for Everton at all at Goodison Park, he being a member of the team before the migration from Anfleld. A good deal of local discontent was expressed at the time at the exclusion of Chadwick from the team, and on the day's play he would undoubtedly have been a better selection than Gosling. One of the outstanding features of the game was a brilliant save by Sutcliffe, the English goalkeeper, which is referred to very often now by friends when speaking of old times. The Scotch forwards had got past the English defence, and as the ball was passed to Oswald, the Scottish centre, Sutcliffe took a full-length dive and fisted the ball off his toe with such force that the ball went out of play. To the present generation no doubt it would be rank heresy to compare Sutcliffe with Scott or Sam Hardy, but on his day he was the equal of either. I may say I have photos of both these teams, and should be pleased to let anyone who is interested see them. Talking of old times, Everton hold a record from their Anfield days which stood for over thirty years. The team only contained five Englishmen and four of these (Holt, Geary, Millward, and Chadwick) played in the team against Scotland. This record was only equaled some years ago when Tottenham Hotspur had four players in the English team.
THE OLD EIGHTIES”
One of the Old Eighties " writes: — Re old forties, Everton (v. Bootle) was: Robert Smalley (Preston). G. Dobson (Bolton), Alex. Dick (Kilmarnock Stanley), Jack Weir (late Bootle); Mike Higgins. Hughie Stephens, Joe Davis (London), Izatt (late Bootle), Goudie (Motherwell). Tommy Costley (Blackburn). Geo. Farmer (oswestry). Bootle: Mills Roberts (in place of Jackson); Tom and Will Veitch: Brothers Galbraith, Andy Gibson (Great Lever). Alex. Barbour, Dicky Jones (late Stanley), Tebay, Rogers. W. Referee: A. B. Hull. The season left was a hectic one for the Everton Club, having entered for the Lancashire Junior Cup and meeting Fleetwood Zingari also for the English Cup, and drawn against Glasgow Rangers; scratched cup-tie; played a friendly match as several players were not eligible. In 1886 the Football Association was informed that their players were paid. They asked the Lancashire Association to send a committee to investigate the doings of the Everton players. On arriving at the brewery, Tynemouth-street, Everton, they found several of the players washing bottles, and inquired of the foreman whether they were paid for that employment. The result of the investigation was that the ground was closed and the club was not allowed to play in registered colours. A ground was leased in Lower Breck-road, Anfield, and the colours were changed to salmon pink jerseys and white shorts. Various matches were played, and on the expiration of the suspension the club resumed at Anfield-road. New players were secured. The renowned and mysterious centre forward William McArthur, from Queen's Park, Glasgow; also Earp, who was serving his time as a corn merchant in Liverpool; also a noted amateur named Shaw, who played for Sheffield; McPherson, a half back, from Nottingham; other players were Frank Sugg and Dave Waugh from Burnley; Edgar Chadwick, Blackburn; Alfred Milward, a Liverpool local (St. 'Gabriel's and Toxteth Wanderers); (Preston John Ross, James Ross, Preston North End; Archie Goodall, Stanley F.C.; David Jardine, Bootle; Fred Geary, Notts Rangers. Hoping you late keeping in the best of health. The washing bottles incident is a thing that could only happen in football of the old type. I thank Mr. Eyton, himself a former Everton player, for reviving the good old days." (Ahem!)

GENERAL MEETING
June 18, 1932. Liverpool Post and Mercury
In the course of the Everton Football Club's annual general meeting held at the Law Association rooms, Cook-Street last evening, Mr. W. C. Cuff in reply to a vote of thanks and confidence in the directors, said the club aimed at a repetition of the league championship win, or success in the F.A. Cup-preferably both! The three retiring directors, Messrs H. Banks, W.C. Gibbins, and C. Hayes, were re-elected. Mr. Cuff said the season had been highly successful financially and while the profit of £10,166 was not a record, it approached the record figure, and was only exceeded by that of the 1927-28 season when Everton figured in the F.A. Cup. Last season's expenditure of players' benefits £3,601, was the highest the club had paid in this respect. The balance sheets figures spoke for themselves and went to show how successful the season had been. The reason for this was two-fold. The interest aroused in the club's effort to secure the championship, and secondly the result of the sound policy of the directors and the acumen they display to giving the public football in attractive form. Everton's football he continued had always been stylish and attractive and that was the kind of football that paid, in addition to being appreciated by the thousands of loyal supporters. There is not an optimist who would have expected our signal success after being relegated to the Second Division” added Mr. Cuff, “We tackled the business on hand at the start, and by mid-October the team was at the head of the table and retained that position. We are proud of our players, and it is difficult to find adequate expression of our indebtedness to them. Their loyalty was beyond praise. We shall give the players encouragement for a repetition of our latest championship success.” Mr. Cuff congratulated Mr. Tom McIntosh, secretary of the club, on his recovery from a serious illness and trusted he would have many years of services left. The accounts and balance sheets were approved and passed. A Shareholder, Mr. Russell asked whether the sum of £6,525 figuring under ‘Sundry debtors' was an asset, or whether it was a doubtful asset. Mr. Cuff explained that £6000 was the fee agreed upon for the transfer of T. Griffiths to Bolton wanderers, and this deal had not been settled. When Mr. Russell raised a point on the crowding of the Everton shareholders Stands on the occasion of the Liverpool home game last season, another shareholder said that the anti-Everton feeling on the Everton shareholders stand on the occasion of that match was disgraceful. Mr. Cuff explained that when the shareholders attended there were 120 spare seats on the shareholders stand. When proposing the vote of confidence in the directors, Mr. Denaro said that he was sorry the meeting was so badly attended, as he had noticed people were handy to complain, but not so handy to turn up to cheer when the club had done well. Players retained for the Season 1932-22 are:- Sagar, Coggins, Holdcroft, Backs, Williams, Cresswell, Bocking, Lowe, Jones Jackson, half-backs, Clarke, Gee, Thomson, Britton, McClure, McPherson, Chedgzoy, Archer, forwards, Critchley, Dunn, Dean Johnson, Stein, Griffiths, Cunliffe, White, Leyfield, McGourty, Birtley, Turner, Webster, Stevens (New Brighton).

FOOTBALL'S ANNUAL MEETINGS
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 18 June 1932
LIVELY LIVERPOOL SCENES
EVERTON ALL QUIET
By Bee
Everton F.C has been associated with annual general meetings of a noisy character for the last twenty years. All was peace last night. Liverpool F.C. had the noise, if not the pestilence.  Liverpool suffered a stern election won narrowly by the retiring directors, and a wait of an hour and a quarter occurred while the voter were being scrutinized. In the meantime shareholders gossiped and wondered who had won the Isle of Man bowls tournament. J. Stringfellow, of the Royal Excelsior Club, was the winner from Archer, of Heswall, score 21-18, in the final tie. Stringfellow is an official of the County Court, Southport, and Royal Excelsior has had as president Mr. McIntosh, the Everton secretary. Stringfellow's brother played for Everton F.C. thirty years ago, and the I.O. M. winner was a footballer of no mean order.
CALM
Everton F.C. reigned in peace. Mr. Cuff’s task was a simple one. He has a “Russell" with one member who always enjoys a sally with the board. This gentleman wanted to know about shareholders' seats, spoke of overcrowding and wanted to know if the stand was “conclusively " for the use of Shareholders. Everton's A.G.M. was foreign to its former nature. Gone are the days when the syndicates sat up and took notice of motions and proxy forms with both hands. At the India Buildings Liverpool F.C. came into something of a riotous meeting because the vexed question of co-option had stirred three shareholders to form an association and to question the board's wisdom when they co-opted directors. They said: “This must stop." It has stopped, although the articles of association have not been removed. For the first time in my memory the club had their solicitor on the rostrum — and I fancy I saw in the dark, stiff-built legal man a member of the Park side and also a well-known local cricketer.

STUB MARKS
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 18 June 1932
By Louis T Kelly

John Ormandy, who played for Everton at the age of sixteen) and Liverpool as an amateur and has had two season with Prescot Cables, has joined up with Bradford City. 

MILLINGTON, EX-EVERTON, FOR THE SPURS
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 21 June 1932
Bee’s Notes
Tommy Millington, the much travelled ex-Everton outside right, has returned to League football.  After leaving Everton Millington went to Oswestry, then Crewe, and from there to Yeovil.  Manager David Pratt took a small cheque from Spurs a few days ago when Millington was signed by the London club. 

A WREATH ON EVERTON’S GROUND
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 22 June 1932
GOALS AND GAMES THAT LIVE FOR EVER
Bee's Notes
In days gone by the football lads used to do things that had their comic ring. To-day the ruling of the authorities would bar such outrageous ideas. Mr. J. F. Cross, of Wallasey, tells of the day when Villa had beaten Everton at Liverpool and had left a funeral wreath on the ground! Letters concerning the early days of football in Liverpool, which you are now publishing, are of great interest to old-timers like myself. I have a vivid recollection of the international match between England and Scotland at Goodison Park in 1895, and. like Mr. Townsend. I look upon Sutcliffe's save of a seemingly certain goal as one of the features of the game. Crabtree had been covering Lodge in magnificent fashion, but on one occasion the Scottish forwards did get through, and Sutcliffe, probably the greatest , Rugby three-quarter of the time, anticipated the play and fielded the ball as only be could do it. My impression was that he gathered the ball before throwing it away—but I may have been mistaken, Smith, of Aston Villa, was at outside left and well deserved his place, but Gosling, the Corinthian, was pitifully clumsy and ineffective, and we locale naturally thought that Chadwick and Milward would have made a much superior wing. The English attack was almost entirely carried on by Goodall, Bloomer, and Bassett.  In the second
half, when England were 3 goals up, the little halves, Reynolds, Holt, and Needham, provided excellent comedy by keeping the ball to themselves in spite of the frantic efforts of the Scotsmen to get in the game. I think it was this that caused Scotland to call in the aid of the Anglo-Scots the following year. One of the most remarkable goals I remember, to have seen was one by Edgar Chadwick at Perry Bar a year or so later. Aston Villa had beaten Everton at Liverpool and had left a funeral wreath on the ground—so I was told. Everton won at Birmingham and returned the compliment. Chadwick got the ball in midfield and dribbled slowly to within about 15 yards of goal, completely foiling the efforts of the Villa defence to dislodge him. The final shot was one of his noted twisters, which the goalkeeper could do nothing with. Memorable goals, Mr. Cross, and memorable occasions. Chadwick's shot was on a par with that one scored by Harry Chambers, who made the ball swerve two yards and the Huddersfield goalkeeper, Mutch, went about the field using his arms, as does the angler, to show the Spion Sop people how far the ball swerved.  Such goals never die out. 

THE BACK SWING
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 23 June 1932
Bee’s Notes
You cannot stop the old folk from their interesting chatter upon the old-time football matches.  Their memories go back with a swing, and they reel off the fascinating facts of famous games of yore. Read this one from "Old Bootleie" I remember this Bootle-Everton match, when Johnny Jackson, Bootle's goalie got a terrific booing at the finish of the game. He let three long-distance shots pass him. A lad of twelve years could have stopped them as they came bouncing slowly along the ground! It seemed pure nervousness on his part. To make matters worse, Bootle appeared to have the game in hand, leading at the time by three goals. As regards the England v. Scotland match at Goodison, your correspondents ("Tom N.," and "Araby ") happened to have made alight errors. Oswald was not Scotland's centre; it was McMahon, of the Celtic. The score could not have been 3-0, for the simple reason that McMahon scored (in the first half) a brilliant goal for Scotland. A free kicks—backs, goalkeeper, and McMahon standing parallel near goal. The ball came to McMahon near the "pit" of his stomach. Instead of trying to "deaden" the ball (as the defence expected), he nonchalantly and without turning lifted one of his long legs and back-heeled it through the goal. I was standing just behind the goal and had a full view. Reynolds and Needham played brilliantly, but as for Johnny Holt, this was the only time that I had seen him try so often to dispossess an opponent and fail. McMahon was a wizard with the ball, and his long legs bothered Holt. L. V. Lodge played the most remarkable game at right full-back I have ever witnessed. He took flying leaps in the air time after time, whipping the ball from alongside an oncoming forward's ear. His partner, Crabtree (at the time with Burnley, and who subsequently turned out such a brilliant Villa player), was scarcely called upon to do anything in the first half. All he did was to watch the wonderful display of Lodge. Another incident happened in this match the like of which I or anybody else will never see again. Reynolds, the English right-half, when about to be tackled by the Scottish left wing got the ball between his feet, turned a back somersault, landing with the ball still in the grip of his ankles. Before his startled opponents could recover he dribbled right past them. The funniest thing about this incident was That Reynolds' cap flew off, displaying a perfect ostrich egg. Needless to add, the crowd roared. As regards the Oswald centre idea, which your correspondents all plump for, write to Johnny Holt I am sure he'll never forget the running about McMahon gave him. I am not sure, but I think tile famous Donald Gow played back for Scotland.
WHEN THERE WAS A TOWER
I heard from Donald Gow this week. He is at Middlesbrough, and he was telling me of the New Brighton days, when Lady Houston's late husband was the loan behind the scenes at -the New Brighton ground. Donald says: -- I was a member of the first “Tower” team, which was chosen from the following players: Robinson (Derby County).  Defence.— Gow (Sunderland) and Smart Arridge (Everton)—one of the best partners I ever had. Halves. Mcllveney (Celtic), G .Anderson (Rovers), G. Dewar (Rovers.), Tommy Allison-a Glasgow  junior, and later with West Ham. Forwards.—Hamilton (Sunderland), Tierney (Rovers). Hargreaves ( Rovers ), Hammond (Sheffield United), Henderson (Wolves). Alf. Millward (Everton). We won the Lancashire League championship, the Cheshire cup, and were runners-up to Everton in the Liverpool Cup. Our best performance in my opinion, was to defeat Everton’s full league team by 3 goals to 1 in Bill Stewart’s benefit match on Everton's ground. As right back in that game. I had to face Edgar Chadwick and Jack Bell, with Larry Bell at centre and Bill Stewart as half-hack support, and a hot cup o' tea they were. Yet we won fairly and squarely.  As in the lack of funds of the New Brighton Tower club, that is all "balder, dash" as the team was got up solely for the purpose of advertising the “tower" and the main man behind that enterprise was reputed to be a millionaire. I cannot spell his name, but when spoken it sounded like “Ye-burr-andy.”  Our registered colours were black and white stripes.  Remember me to the former New Brighton official, Jack Fare, please. 

STUB MARKS
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 25 June 1932
By Louis T Kelly

F.A. CHARITY SHIELD
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 25 June 1932
At a meeting of the council of the English F.A. at Llandudno, this afternoon, it was decided to invite the winners of the F.A. Challenge Cup (Newcastle United F.C.) and the champions of the Football League (Everton F.C.) to compete for the F.A. Charity Shield. If the clubs accept the decision of the F.A., they will be asked to agree to play on either the 5th or 12th of October next, and toss for choice of grounds at either Newcastle of Everton.

EVERTOR FOOTBALLER TO PLAY FOR LIVERPOOL
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 30 June 1932
Harry Griffiths, the Everton footballer will play his first game for Liverpool this season against Hawthorne at Coney Green, next Saturday. He has been on the injured list, but is now fit and well, and should be a great asset to the Liverpool Baseball Club.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 1932