North Country Blues - The Jimmy Husband Story - ToffeeWeb Anyway Jimmy Husband, like all that side, are burned forever in my mind because of a poster that was on my bedroom wall. So Harry had every managers dream and heartache of making a choice once I was back fit; he chose to leave Alan in and made the right choice as Alan scored lots of goals. The team were in the process of changing to 4-3-3 and neither Ernie Hunt and Alex Scott were suited to that system - wingers were virtually becoming a thing of the past. My debut came in Easter Monday 1965 at Fulham: I had played for the reserves in the Central League but when we got back to Goodison the 1st team coach was still there which was strange. Bursting onto the first team scene as a 21-year-old in 1955, he notched 21 goals in his breakthrough season. He was a very good player in an era when we had very few. Now the two attackers have got no chance against four defenders. Paul Ferry (260) Did you mean Mike or (Chelsea's) John Dempsey? Bursting onto the first team scene as a 21-year-old in 1955, he notched 21 goals in his breakthrough season. In an epoch of battering-ram Number 9s, Jimmy was different - a fast, mobile all . As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Underrated player, played in almost every position for us. "The fellow who made the difference, when he came, was Bobby Collins. In late 1966, it was Lillian who made headlines. I was reasonably fit and scored a few goals but by Christmas they ran out of money and that was that. Sandy never received the kudos from us that he probably deserved. They can't get back quickly enough.". This guy was the one who Harry Cooke would look to for the nod if I asked a question. Eugene, that hair cut. ", "Once we got beat 8-2 at Newcastle - when we left, it was a nice sunny day in Liverpool but it was heavy frost in the North East. It was much later (I think with the Dutch side) that I first heard about 'free roles'. Chests out, championship trophy in front of them. Some prefer a wonderful team move. Samus Coleman is the current captain of Everton, serving since 2019. Jimmy joins "Fox & Friends First" to give his take on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been evicted by King Charles III from their royal home in the U.K. Plus, check out the podcast if you . View the profiles of people named Jimmy Everton. But others in the should be in the top 10 section included: Tommy Eglingtons header into the Park End goal v Arsenal, 25 August 1954, to win the game 1-0. When Gary Peters quit the club in February 1998, Moyes (a 34-year-old defender) replaced him. Sky Everton Condo is located at 50 Everton Park and is placed under District 02. This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Everton. He was the type of lad who could and would play anywhere, and I will never forget the first time when - out of necessity he played up front and instantly looked like a real Everton centre-forward. With the help of Moyes, Lumsden and Bob Carter, Preston quickly became promotion contenders, reaching the 1998-99 playoffs (losing to Gillingham in the semi-finals before finally being promoted as champions a year later) They almost made it two promotions a row in 2001, but lost 3-0 to Bolton in the Division One final. If Harveys pass out to Ball on the right was a demonstration in slide rule accuracy, how then to describe Balls transfer to Husband? Sadly, the match is etched in the Blues' consciousness for the record 10 goals conceded (final score: Tottenham Hotspur 10-4 Everton). Cue delirium in Goodison. Lovely post, Rob. We played some really excellent football from 1967 to 1971its arguable that we were the best footballing team in Britain and thats why many Everton fans think of us as one of their best teams ever. Versatile and intelligent, he'd have been worth a lot of money these days. The Echo's Michael . The particular smell of the accompanying chewing gum wafted in front of my nostrils for a second. They lost 8-2. Like Dean, he went on to have a late-career cameo in Ireland. article. I never did know who he was - something to do with the Littlewoods empire perhaps? In fact such was the bad head on Dempsey (surely footballs worst ever) that even at the age of 10, when I was a footie card collecting fool, I would prefer not to have a full set than carry his image around with me. When Dave went to Liverpool I moved back to centre-forward with Mickey Lill coming in on the wing. Had a drink and a chat in the ring o bells Widnes one monday night ( tuborg lager imported direct from denmark better than the only other option, Greenhall bitter or mild ) around 71, I think it was when he was injured. Here's the little report from the Daily Mirror of 11 January 1960: Everton's 3-0 FA Cup drubbing by little Bradford City may be followed by a sensational transfer request from their 25,000 Scottish star Bobby Collins. Well done again Rob. I could have gone to Tranmere but I didn't want to go local - I knew I wasn't the player I had been and didn't want people on Merseyside to see me at my worst. But I did witness Wayne Rooneys, remember the name strike and an Adrian Heath effort from the title season of 86/87 and both deserved inclusion. Against Panathinaikos their skipper took me out in the Goodison leg with a similar challenge to Dave Mackays so I missed the return leg and within the space of a week we were out of the European Cup and the FA Cup. Let it be known all.Sandy did rifle one in at the right end against the shite too! He has been captain since Phil Jagielka left the club in 2019. Derby County were a big team in the early 70s, weren't they? That survey was topped, with 16 per cent of the vote, by Leon Osmans Europa League strike against Larissa. Kev, Sandy also played as an emergency centre forward, before they became strikers, something that evokes memories of Red Robbo and British Leyland, for people of a certain age, but it's sad that he's remembered for THAT goal, which I think was a finalist in the Goal Of The Season award, much to the delight of the RS. *Author's Note: Jimmy recalls that the boot debacle precipitated an 8-2 defeat. We had weights in the gym and Jimmy Tansey said, "We are fucking awful on a Saturday but you want to see us in the gym!". The current players don't do the work that we used to - but the layout of the team has changed. I guess they knew that I had the speed, although I wasn't quick as I was before the hamstring injury, and could score goals. Brian Kidds free kick against Ipswich in an FA Cup quarter-final. However, the Everton Board minutes of 6 January 1959, three days after a 4-0 defeat at Newcastle, record that Johnny Carey accepted full responsibility for the players not having rubber-soled boots. It seems Jimmy Husband might just have scored the greatest goal Goodison has ever seen! I had an achilles injury there and no-one knew what an achilles was in those days - they tried to tell me to run it off! I played and scored at Villa and also had a good game on the next day. 29/06/2014 at I had gone to play for England Under 23's at Sheffield and was then due to play for Everton against Manchester City the following Saturday. I made rapid progress and played a few reserve games within a year so, needless to say, my education went out of the window as I concentrated on football. I was playing outside-left for a couple of games before I left; we'd beaten Sheffield Wednesday 4-2 and after the game Johnny said to me, "You want to play for a big city club meet Birmingham City at the Adelphi at 8 o'clock. It was in my second or third year at Everton when Bellefield was opened up as a complete training complex with dressing rooms, showers, baths, physio facilities, offices upstairs for the coaches and manager plus a dining room where we had lunch after training. He came to Everton's attention having scored 61 goals in a season for Bebington Hawks and dreamed of following in Dixie Dean's footsteps from the Wirral to Goodison Park. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. It mustn't have been a good period for EFC (late-50s/early-60s waiting for the 62-63 season). I thought it was an island off Crete. Jimmy Husband was a FA Youth Cup and League Championship winner with the Blues. He joined Everton in the first chapter of our Millionaires period soon after Sir John had taken charge of the Club. It was always a great thrill; yes you see it on television but its not the same. In those four seasons we won a heck of a lot more than we lost. I passed two directors after the match and overheard one of them say, "He didn't do much today did he? Nowadays, it's all screaming and dancing even when it's a penalty scored. Thanks for the comments. There was Jimmy sunning himself like a Greek god. In the next game, we played West Brom at home, I scored early and we won 2-0. Sheedy scooped high over their defence and Inchy blasted into the roof of the Gwladys Street to round off an excellent team performance and the start of a period of games in and around Xmas and new year where we were absolutely unstoppable.. Toggle navigation. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. I then worked in another sales job and Ive been retired about 7 years now. Facebook gives people the power to. At least, that's what I thought at the time, aged 10. My better half said she wanted to go to Argos. But my Dad, who was an engineer at Cammell Laird, wouldn't let me do it - he made me have a trade. Things were so much different then. My miss against West Brom in the 1968 Cup Final still haunts me to this day but I dont blame myself 100 percent now. He'd probably do better than Jelavic on current form http://cricketsoccer.com/wrong-end-ye-muppet-a-collection-of-own-goals/. I played Inside-right forward with Derek Temple on the left, Alex Scott on the right and Fred Pickering at centre-forward. One minor correction though. Andy King came into the team in my second year there; at the annual PFA awards in London I got talking to Billy Bingham and he said to me Weve been looking at Luton recently what do you think of this Andy King?. So I came back and started looking for a job. The Posts Horace Yates, then a venerable sage of the press box, added: I doubt I will see a more brilliant goal than that with which Everton lit up the scene after only eight minutes. Finished a great move started by Eggo, involving several passes, a long run and then on the end of Hicksons chipped pass back to him as he surged into the goalmouth. Luton were in the second division but were promoted in my first season there. The stuff of nightmares.. Sandy Brown - ice cool or what? 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So right away you have lost your inside forward position and I moved to right side of the pitch. Over the next eight years he had spells with Greenock Morton, St Mirren, Cork Hibernians, Clydebank. 16/05/2013 at Jimmy Husband scores in an FA Cup tie against Middlesbrough in 1971, Tommy Eglington, scorer of Evertons first live televised goal. Lumsden began his coaching career as Eddie Gray's assistant at Leeds, but was fired along with Gray in September 1985. I must admit, Ray, I was only a nipper at the time and my main memory of him was scoring that disastrous diving header in the derby. 12:39:02, Posted It's Bebington Hawks not Bebbington Hawks. Our daughter, Jilly, lives nearby to us and has recently had a baby daughter. Watching, you knew (even as a kid) that Labby was a centre-half, Ball-Harvey-Kendall were midfield players and Joe Royle was a centre forward. So it ended up with John Falconer and I sailing off into the western sunset with our families. Former Everton league title winner Jimmy Gabriel passes away aged 80 Its where I won the league and the FA Cup. 00:18:26, Posted I left my transfer request hanging there and then suddenly Alan was dropped and I was back in the team for the rest of the 1970-71 season. We bake our bread in-house and slice our meats, cheese and fresh veggies by hand so that we can make you the perfect Freaky Fresh sandwich. 04:05:50, Posted THE final word on our greatest Goodison goal debate should go, appropriately, if indirectly, to the . Goodison was roused as it has not been all season.. Jimmy sum is a renowned name in the real estate industry of Singapore. He spent a couple of hours with me looking back on homesickness, silverware, knee-high challenges, the joys of indoor soccer and playing for a village team calledEverton. A post on Everton's Twitter account paid tribute, reading: "Everyone at Everton Football Club is deeply saddened to hear the news that our former player and coach, Jimmy Gabriel, has passed away. For a list of all Everton players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Everton F.C. My position was to help Joe out more than help Tommy Wright but defensively I used to retreat to the right hand side perhaps I was a bit like an attacking Trevor Steven. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. (I did hear that his barber went on the run in 1973 and is still wanted for crimes against footballer's heads), Dempsey's truly shocking napper (nb: SIT DOWN BEFORE VIEWING), - http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Dempsey.jpg, Found this on YouTube - Husband scores the 4th goal and does a lovely little run and shot that leads to the 5th http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sydjkLCfaQ. In the final we drew 2-2 at home to Roma and got beaten 2-0 in Rome.*. The club's first captain was Nick Ross, who captained Everton during the 1888-89 season. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. "We were playing Manchester United in the cup just after Christmas and they wanted me to play but I told them that I wasn't fit. 20/05/2013 at In the Semi we would have got Red Star Belgrade I think - and I don't think they would have stopped us. A number of other players who have played an important role in a league title win have also been included for their for example Andy Gray. Jimmy Harris was a ray of sunshine in a gloomy era for Everton. "I played up front with John Willie Parker and there was Eddie Wainwright, Nobby Fielding, Tommy Eglington, Cyril Lello, Eric Moore, Jimmy Tansey and Jimmy O'Neill was in goal. And it didnt even figure in a poll we ran to discover Goodison's greatest goal! In an epoch of battering-ram Number 9s, Jimmy was different - a fast, mobile all-round forward who could play across the front line. The players played with their hearts for peanuts most of them unlike today's overpaid prima donnas. 28/06/2014 at I had something like 17 or 18 top flight clubs wanting to sign me, including Villa, Leeds, Sunderland, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Everton and Burnley. Something went wrong, please try again later. Brian Harris and I made our debuts on the same day - we were the first young ones to break-through in two or three years. Bookmark. Had the passing of time lent greater lustre to the moment? 16/05/2013 at I knew he could play full back, centre back or midfield so he made a perfect sub in the days where there was only one sub. I had two good years but they were struggling for money. I was leaving home at 7:30 am and not getting back until 9:30 pm - long days. Most of the Americans going to watch football in those days were just out for a good day out the weather was glorious and theyd go about four hours before kick-off with big pick-up trucks and have barbecues and cans of bear. They were the days when a player scored and shook hands with his teammates trotting back to the middle. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Everton returned to St James' Park in November 1959, presumably with the correct footwear. The next three in the list were all headers perhaps underlining Evertonian appreciation of proper centre-forwards Dixies 60th, Duncan Fergusons first v Liverpool and Alex Youngs soaring header against Spurs while there were honourable mentions for Graeme Sharps volley v Spurs and Trevor Stevens strike against Sunderland. I never played for two months and then went in plaster and that was more or less the end of me. James Murdoch Lumsden (born 7 November 1947 in Glasgow ), known as Wee Jimmy, is a Scottish former association football player and former first team coach at Manchester United and Everton. One of the best goals Ive ever seen, says Catterick.. At his peak he was as good as Ronaldo was at United. Posted Now I go to Goodison all the time thanks to the Former Players Foundation. By then Eddie had moved on to the Major Indoor Soccer League with Cleveland Force and offered me a one-year contract. He undertook to ensure that players were, henceforth, correctly shod for the ground conditions. "Jimmy played 303 games for the Blues, scoring 37 goals, winning the League title in 1963 and the FA Cup in 1966. List of Everton F.C. players - Wikipedia Players in Everton's early history are also included despite not necessarily playing 100 matches. Or is it the significance of the strike which matters? Brian, Derek and I weren't keen on Johnny Carey. Andy Grays header v Sunderland not the Reids cross, Gray! bullet, but his other header in the same match. The lure of heading back to the States proved too attractive for Gabriel though, as he returned in 1997 as assistant manager before holding other coaching roles in the country. They just put me there. Everton's current captain is Samus Coleman. Our son Jamie is 42 now he had trials at Everton and Luton and they both wanted to sign him as an apprentice but I recommended that he sign with Luton as hed get more opportunities. Jimmy Kimmel jokes he hopes Matt Damon never gets an Oscar nom again 17:13:19, Posted He had a guy with him called Harry Wright, an ex-army sergeant from Aldershot, doing the training - a big bully. Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut. The pitch was as hard as concrete. Some great memories there, Husband was an excellent player and I well remember the MacKay tackle, absolute disgrace. 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He scored some great goals for the Blues, and was at times a un-sung hero for Everton. jimmy never everton. We bake our bread in-house and slice our meats, cheese and fresh veggies by hand so that we can make you the perfect Freaky Fresh sandwich. I mean everyone else had a completely fixed position, which you could tell by watching where they played. Jimmy recalls that the boot debacle precipitated an 8-2 defeat. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Did you see the state of the goalmouth? "Mrs. Lillian Carter, the 68-year-old mother of State Sen. Jimmy Carter, leaves Tuesday for a two-year tour of duty with the Peace Corps in India . Perhaps Jimmy is best remembered on Merseyside for a hat-trick, the only one of his Everton career, at White Hart Lane in October 1958. By using the website you are consenting to our use of cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. Just another site. Blue shirts, white shorts, white socksSweet Gene Vinc.oh no that comes a bit later. Gabriels second stay with Everton lasted seven years and ended in 1997 when he left for Seattle where he worked in various coaching roles and settled with wife Pat. Born in Dundee in October 1940, Gabriel started with his hometown club and was twice capped by Scotland. I used to go up to Merseyside three or four times a year for former players dos, which was nice, but with the recession they have gone on the back-burner. Harris scores past Harry Gregg of Manchester United, 18 October, 1958. 50 seconds ago. Join Facebook to connect with Jimmy Everton and others you may know. Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. Jimmy began his career at the club in the mid-1990s under Howard Kendall, and applies his talents at USM Finch Farm during the week as well as prior to, and after, Premier League games. Gabriel was twice selected to represent the Scotland national team and finished his playing career in the United States with Seattle Sounders and San Jose Earthquakes. Jimmy Carter never visited Omaha Habitat for Humanity, but the impact he had on the organization and the community it serves shows every day. New era, new Blues? . 12:39:57, Posted He wanted to take me to Blackburn Rovers when he was there. Get rid of these ads and support ToffeeWeb, Bet on Everton and get a deposit bonus with bet365 at TheFreeBetGuide.com. 16/05/2013 at Over 40 years ago a softy-spoken Geordie with a penchant for Bob Dylan, performed the same role with great aplomb over 199 appearances, scoring 55 goals. Their chief scout, Jack Hixon, virtually lived at our house so I went to Burnley in the school holidays with a guy called Louie Henry I wouldnt go on my own. Thoroughly enjoyable, it was! By then I was 32 and the USA was the in thing for players in their later years like Muller, Pele and Beckenbauer. We didn't see the first teamers as we were playing on Saturday afternoons. Sign up for the EFC email bulletin for all the latest Everton news. It was hard on me as we were on the run-in to the championship and I was in the stand in my suit and tie, these days I would have got a run in some of the games. Jimmy would go on score 72 goals in 207 Everton first team appearances; he would have grabbed more were it not for hamstring woes and redeployment as an outside-right. Sean Dyche could now name James Garner in a matchday side for the first time as Everton manager at Nottingham Forest. My favourite era. 20/05/2013 at Amazing how amateurish it all was back then. On a less savoury note he is also remembered as the recipient of on-pitch knee .