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36.
Can you please tell me the year Everton became the first team
to tour overseas, as Orient claim to have done it in 1904? N.S.N.O.
cheers Padda. (31/10/09)
Sting
Ray says:
Everton
are the first league club from England to embark on an overseas
tour, according to the ledgers in the
David France Collection and now The
Everton Collection. In 1904 taking three weeks by sea, rail
and horse and cart they were contracted to play eight games during
an Austro-Hungarian tour. The first game was played against a
team from Budapest, Magyar FC, and saw Everton run out 11-2 winners.
Two exhibition games had been arranged against fellow tourist,
Tottenham Hotspurs, Everton winning won both of them, 2-0 in Vienna
and 1-0 in Prague. The team went on to win the remaining five
games of the tour to end a very successful first visit to foreign
lands.
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Has the liver bird ever appeared on any EFC crests, badges motifs,
shirts, medals etc in EFC's past history? Norman. (14/10/09)
Sting
Ray says: Yes. A liver bird was first seen on
an Everton shirt in 1886.
1886 |
Sting
Ray says: Yes. Everton F.C. were founder members
of The Football League in 1888 and won their first League Championship
three years later. On winning the 1890/91 League Championship,
the Football League did not present Everton with any medals.
As a result Everton produced this medal for their Championship
winning players, which they received along with a cash bonus.
The medal features the city of Liverpool’s emblem, a liver bird,
to honour the home of Everton F.C. Evertonians are proud to
claim the liver bird was first used on their 1890/91 League
Championship medal – a year before the team across the park
were formed.
Even
as late as 1915, the Blue Liver Bird Was put on a medal.
You
can buy a copy of the 1890/91 Blue Liver Bird Medal from evertondirect
for £12.99.
A must for all Evertonians to buy and show the Pinkees. |
 1890-91
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| 34.
With all the hype about the reds winning at United recently and
its their biggest and or first win at Old Trafford since 1936; I
was wondering if you could tell me when our last and biggest win
at Old Trafford was. Thanks Joanne. (26/03/08)
Sting
Ray says: Everton
biggest away win was 20 years before the reds when we put 5 past
Man Utd.
Last
win away: 19th Aug 1992. Prem League. Man Utd
0 Everton 3. Scorers: Peter Beardsley, Bob Warzycha, & Mo
Johnston.
Biggest
away win: 20th Oct 1956. Div 1 Man Utd 2 Everton
5. Scorers: George Kirby(2), Don Donovan, Tommy Eglington, Tony
McNamara.
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In the 60s or 70s Everton won at home 5 goals to 4. Who did they
play? What year? Could not be that many games with a score like
that. Cheers. Pete. (26/03/08)
Sting
Ray says: On
Saturday 17th Sept 1966 Everton beat West Brom 5-4 at home. The
scorers were: Ball (2), Morrisey, Temple, Young.
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Why
is Goodison Park called Goodison Park? Is there any reason / story
or was it just a name?
Wardie, Sunderland.
Sting
Ray says: If you examine
the Parish records for the 1890s (which are available online)
you will find that the area was sold to the club by the local
landowner who was a Mr. Goodison - so there's your answer. (There
was also a local gent called Spellow!). You will also be interested
to know that the streets to the West of the ground (i.e. from
Park End northwards towards Gwladys Street and beyond to the end
of Walton Rd are named after the Welsh builders of the houses
- Wilfred Owen... take the first letter of each of these streets..
Thanks to ToffeeDan. Daniel Miller.
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31.
Who played for Everton one week then Liverpool the next without
a transfer taking place? Andy
Sting Ray says: The
band on the pitch at half-time. We think it was The band of the
kings regiment!! (Golden Vision joke. circa 1960's). Thanks to Mark.
23 Birkenhead, ToffeeDan, Geoff Atherton.
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Below
are some questions which we are not sure of the full answers, if you
know the details, e-mail
it to stingrayquiz@bluekipper.com
and we will put your answer here with your name.
In some cases we have contacted Everton, who don't know the answers
either.
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Who
is the (Arsenal) player being out-jumped by DIXIE on the season card?
Chris Dutton
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What
ever happened to the big old blue and white clocks by the Church corner
flag, and opposite at the Park End. Also, can i have one for my garden?
Don Harris
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First
game I saw was Everton v Burnley Goodison in (I think 1953.) It was
a 1-1 draw. I believe Catterick scored for Everton. But who scored the
Burnley goal? I have a vague memory of a name like Knight or McKnight.
Would love to know. Regards Gareth Owen
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I
was reading recently that there was special game for the Hillsborough
fund in which there was an international XI played a combined Liverpool
and Everton XI on May 18th 1989 at Goodison Park. Can you tell me who
played, what the score was and any other information about the match
please? Steve Mitchell from Skelmersdale.
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Can
you tell me when the boy's pen was first put into Goodison Park and
when did it close? Mick
Boys Pen At The Back Of The Gwladys St
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