From great triumphs to great escapes Everton FC On This Day recounts in diary form major events & magic moments in the clubs history. A club which was a founder member of both the Football League & the Premier League; a club which has spent more seasons in Englands top flight than any other; & a club which has been Champions nine times alongside the glories of five FA Cup wins & European successes to boot. With entries for every day of the year to document the history of a global name in football it records everything from the birth of Everton FC & the clubs very early days as Victorian pioneers to the emergence of Wayne Rooney as the latest stellar name to graduate from the Everton youth ranks in the early 21st Century. It tells the story of Dixie Dean with his 60 league goals in a single season & his 37 Everton hat-tricks. Featuring the likes of Tommy Lawton Joe Mercer the Golden Vision Alex Young & the 1960s Holy Trinity of Colin Harvey Howard Kendall & Alan Ball. It
Includes:: Evertons famous number nines: not only Dean Lawton & Young but also Hickson Royle & Latchford; Sharp Gray & Ferguson. It recounts the highs of League Championship-winning teams & the historic comeback from 2-0 down to win the 1966 FA Cup Final. It reveals a club which broke British transfer records which set standards for progress on & off the pitch & which became renowned worldwide for the football produced at the School Of Science. Everton On This Day covers the ups & downs of a famous football club & will tell readers why as the Evertonians sing: Its a grand old team to play for its a grand old team to support"."