Illustrated Everton Story

Andy Groom

Description

Are you a fan of Everton FC? If so, you won't want to be without this new book profiling the Everton story from 1870 right up to the present date. Detailing all the high and low points that have made Everton into the successful club it is today, this book charts the progress of the Blues from St. Domingo to the golden era and everything in between. The Illustrated Everton Story is packed with facts, quotes and anecdotes all about The People's Club including the 1900's FA Cup jinx, the 1930s' championships, relegation, the glorious 1980s and beyond. This fascinating new book includes over 100 profiles of all the great Blues players such as Alfred Milward, Jack Taylor and Dixie Dean along with more recent footballing heroes; Kevin Ratcliffe, Paul Rideout and Tim Cahill. This detailed tribute to the Blues will take you on a pictorial journey, revisiting all of Everton's memorable moments. Beautifully illustrated with nearly 300 drawings, this book is a must-have for Everton supporters and football fans of all ages.

Sujets

• Fútbol americano
• American football

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 18 juin 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781910295243
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 4 Mo

Extrait

Title Page
THE ILLUSTRATED EVERTON STORY
By
Andy Groom
UNOFFICIAL AND UNAUTHORISED



Publisher Information
Published in 2014 by Apex Publishing Ltd
12A St. John’s Road, Clacton on Sea
Essex, CO15 4BP, United Kingdom
www.apexpublishing.co.uk
Please email any queries to Chris Cowlin
mail@apexpublishing .co.uk
Digital edition converted and distributed in 2014 by
Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com
Copyright © 2014 Andy Groom
The author has asserted his moral rights
All rights reserved. This book is sold subject to the condition, that no part of this book is to be reproduced, in any shape or form. Or by way of trade, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition, including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser, without prior permission of the copyright holder.



About the Author
Andy Groom was born in 1978. Encouraged by his family, Andy played football from an early age and accompanied his sister, mum and dad to watch Everton play. As a youngster, Andy enjoyed drawing and would spend his school days doodling the Everton badge and sketching players. Between 1989 and 1993 Andy played for Stoke City School Boy’s, and Alan Ball coached a football session.
As a lifelong Everton fan, Andy has supported the team through good times and bad, making the journey to Goodison and beyond over the years, to witness the team’s triumphs and disappointments. In later life, Andy has been able to put this drawing ability to good use and he has researched, written and illustrated over 300 pictures of his favourite players, including Graeme Sharp, Gary Lineker, Tony Cottee, and Duncan Ferguson, to name but a few.
More recently, Andy has devoted months of his time to research and illustrate the Everton story, a goal he has always wanted to achieve. Andy is also the author England’s World Cup Story: From Winterbottom’s 1950 to Capello’s 2010, a book of facts, figures and quotes for all football aficionados.



Acknowledgements
I must thank my parents Carol and Jon, for all the support when I wrote this book, and for putting up with all the books, programmes, newspapers and magazines used for research clogging up the back room for numerous months.
Thanks to my mum, the O’Dear, my sister and grandma who encouraged me to play football and along with my dad took me to watch Everton as a youngster. These days sparked the obsession with Everton.
And of course a special thanks to my wife Kusum, who has encouraged throughout the project, and made space to put the table in the front room that I have drawn on, with an endless number of pencils and paper lying around.
I must mention my brother Jason and definitely my sister Sam who has pitched in with reference material, thanks to her.
And a huge thanks to all at Apex and Chris that have given me the opportunity to publish my work.
In regards to material in writing the book I must mention and thank BlueKipper, Toffeeweb, Liverpool Echo, EvertonFC and Mainstream Publishing.
I must also include a big thank you for some drawing references to DB Publishing, Mrs. Norah Mercer and especially for John Rowlands.
Thank you to everyone else I have apologetically forgotten for the support and production of the book.



Introduction
Everton FC are one of the most famous and greatest football teams in Europe if not the World. One of the founders of the Football League in 1888 and of the Premier League in 1992, the tradition of Everton has lived on to this day, and will do as long as football is played.
As Everton are perhaps the most successful side of all time if you total the amount of points accumulated in top flight football, ‘The Illustrated Everton Story’ is a fascinating book built on history, facts, tales and major player profiles all tied together using text and pencil illustrations.
Read on to see how the great managers such as Harry Catterick and Howard Kendall have added League Titles to the nine in the trophy room, and how players such as Neville Southall, Brian Labone and Kevin Ratcliffe have stood strong when ball winners such as Alan Ball, Colin Harvey and Mikel Arteta have assisted the strikers such as Dixie Dean, Bob Latchford and Graeme Sharp for Everton to hold onto the First Division Title for a record 20 years!
As Everton were Champions on the eve of both World Wars, the Blues held the Division One Title for five seasons between 1914-15 and 1918-19 seasons, and then held it for eight seasons between 1938-39 and 1945-46. No other English club has held the Title for eight consecutive years!
The list of amazing feats goes on in an illustrated book.
Welcome to Everton...



Chapter One
The Nikica Jelavić Impression 2011-13
Jelavić
On January 31, 2012, the Blue skies appeared and goals rained from above, a key factor that was missing from the previous half of a deprived Premier League campaign. Everton sparked into form winning six Premier League fixtures, drawing six and losing just two, a bundle of results forced by a talented and rugged team spearheaded by the new man, a powerful, proficient striker with a lethal finish, a Croatian who went by the name of Nikica Jelavić.
The 6’2” blonde haired goal scorer added a different dimension to a stale team that was struggling to find the net on too many occasions, and significant results followed in the destructive path of Nikica Jelavić.
Jelavić proved impressive as he scored his first goal for Everton against Spurs on March 10, 2012 after his £5 million transfer form struggling Rangers where he topped their goal scoring chart before his move south of the boarder.
As a result of his two goals at Old Trafford, Jelavić scored in five successive away games matching the feat of the charismatic Duncan McKenzie (1977-78). Jelavić also stamped on another Everton ear mark, scoring two against Fulham, which earned his place as becoming the quickest player for Everton to reach 10 goals since Tom Browell in 1912. As he topped the Everton scoring list of 2012, he became the first Croatian to earn Player of the Month for April. What a proven goal scorer makes a difference.


JELAVIC - ANOTHER GOAL
On Loan did the Trick
Everton had previously blew away Manchester City at the end of January 2012 with a magnificent pin point strike from newborn Darren Gibson who found the net from some way out, scoring the only goal of the game before momentous displays and results came about.
The Blue machine did not stop there after wiping Manchester City away, the Toffees thumped Andre Villas-Boas’ Chelsea out of the park with a 2-0 win and another clean sheet. The homecoming Stephen Pienaar smashed in a 5 th minute goal for the Blues as the instrumental midfielder, loaned back, skipped past his marker to fire into the roof of a much guarded net. In the second half, on Loan Denis Stracqualursi sealed the win courtesy of an assist from another on Loan man, Landon Donovan.
Marching On
That man Jelavić smashed in his first for Everton and the only goal of the game against a super Tottenham Hotspur team as the month March evolved, and so did Everton who began to score goals for fun. Tim Howard kept his seventh clean sheet out of an impressive nine in the League.
Four
Not since the compelling team of 1964 had Everton scored four goals in three consecutive League matches until the Toffees clouted Sunderland 4-0 headed by an outstanding Pienaar display, topped with a terrific goal from the South African. The impressive Leon Osman added his name to the score sheet and so did Magaye Gueye and the everlasting Victor Anichebe. Sandwiched between the steamrolling over Sunderland and the thrashing of Fulham weeks later (Jelavić (2), Marouane Fellaini, Tim Cahill) came the thrilling 4-4 result at Old Trafford.


FELLAINI SCORES AT OLD TRAFFORD
Not many had witnessed a Premier League match mixed with adventurous attacking play and a comeback few had set eyes on at fortress Old Trafford. That man Jelavić boosted Everton ahead before the Toffees looked doomed as the Red Devils put three past a gob smacked Everton to make it 3-1. Afro haired Fellaini had other ideas as the midfielder struck to make it two for battling Everton, however, the comeback was noticed by United and they responded with venom as their fourth goal made it 4-2. Many Blues recognised a superb display, and the Everton heart beat faster as Jelavić popped in a third before Pienaar finished a tremendous team worked passage to slot home a fourth to make it 4-4, and Everton scored four goals yet again.
Unleashed
As the finish line appeared, Everton stuttered home in a battle with Liverpool to finish seventh in the Premier League, and not since 2005 had the skirmish came so close that Everton held the heads high. Again, in recent history the first half of the season seemed to choke the Blues before a Christmas period was over and the Toffees were unleashed to finish in the top ten of the Premier League.
2012, Wembley
On April 14, 2012, Everton played out another FA Cup semi-final; Everton’s 41 st in their illustrious history, bettered only by Manchester United and Arsenal. The blues brushed past Tamworth 2-0 in the third round, stepping over Fulham 2-1 in the fourth round before cleanly beating Blackpool 2-0 in the next. It took two attempts to overcome Sunderland in the quarter-final as a 1-1 draw at Goodison was enough to batter the Black Cats 2-0 in the televised replay. The result set up