120.

1 Southall

2 Snodin. 4 Ratcliffe. 5 Watson. 3 Van den Hauwe.

7 Steven. 6 Heath. 10 Bracewell. 11 Sheedy.

8 Lineker. 9 Sharp.

Subs: Ferguson, Harper, Reid.

Ian Doyle. (28/06/05)

119.

Southall,

Stevens, Watson, Ratcliffe, Van den hauwe,

Steven, Reid, Ball, Sheedy

Sharp, Dean

The best team ever. David O'Connor (27/06/05)

118.

Southall

G. Stevens, Ratcliffe, Watson, Van den Hauwe.

T. Steven, Reid, Bracewell, Sheedy,

Lineker, Gray.

Subs: Sharp, Big Bad Dunc, Mountfield.

John Tierney. (28/06/05)

117. Have been a loyal blue for 20 of my 25 years. Surrounded by a bunch of (sort of) glory hunting redshites!! I grew up with our Eighties hero's. Here's my best 11 but full respect to all that have worn the blue of the toffees!!....apart from Whooney?,and fat Barmby!!

1. Southall
2. Hibbo
3. Van Den Hauwe
4. Ratcliffe
5. Watson
6. Heath
7. Stevens
8. A. Ball
9. Sharp
10. Dean
11. Sheedy

Subs, Gray, Lineker, Mountfield, Limpar, Kanchelskis......Bakayoko???

Cheers boys. Great site. Lee Worgan. (28/06/05)

116.

Southall

Stevens Labone Ratcliffe Wilson

Steven Ball Kendall Harvey

Lineker Sharp

subs Young, Reid, Watson, Martyn, Latchford.

Ray Roche. (27/06/05)

115. Well, being a Toffee for the last few years now and still only 17, I have not had much to work on considering the shite of Walter Smith! However, my Dad (50) has given me enough information about the stars of the past.

Southall

Tony Hibbert Watson Stubbsy Hinchcliffe

Kanchelskis Reid Ball Zinedine

Big Dunc Lineker

M. Shrimpling. (21/06/05)

114. I've seen 18 years of Everton and this is my best X1

Southall

Hibbert Gough D.Watson Van den Howe

Kanchelskis Gravesen Steven Reid

Dixie Rooney

GwladyStreet7. (21/06/05)

113. Not necessarily the 'best' players but the most effective team since we last won the league.

Southall,

Stevens, Gough, Watson, Hinchcliffe

Kanchelskis, Parkinson, Gravesen, Limpar,

Ferguson, Beardsley

Chris Fennell-Whomsley. (21/06/05)

112.

Southall

Stevens Labone Ratcliffe Wilson

Steven, Ball, Kendall, Harvey

Dean, Young

Subs: West, Wright, Lawton, Reid, Temple

Paul. (21/06/05)

111. THIS TRUELY WAS THE BEST BLUE XI

KEEPER: SOUTHALL

DEFENDERS: G'STEPHENS. K'RATCLIFFE. A'STUBBS. D'WATSON

MIDFIELDERS: J'PARKINSON. P'REID. A' BALL. P'BEARDSLEY

STRIKERS: D' DEAN. SHARP

SUBS: D'WEIR. D'MOUNTFIELD. T'STEVEN. H'KENDALL. G'LINEKER

This team flourished on strength and most definately technical ability. Would have given teams like busby's babes a trouncing!!! Would have been impossible to get past this back four. Eat your heart out Mourinho!!! Stewart Lowe. (21/06/05)

1 N Southall
2 G Stevens
3 R Wilson
4 K Ratcliffe
5 B Labone
6 P Reid
7 H Kendall
8 A Ball
9 B Latchford
10 G Lineker
11 K Sheedy

Subs: N Martyn, W Rooney, C Harvey, D Watson, A Gray

Ever thought of compiling a best of the best XI, comprising of the players most often selected? David Gordon. Aughton. (13/06/05)

109. Tough tough choices. Been watching since 1987 so we'll go from then.

1 - Big Nev

2 - Gary Stevens 4 - Ratters (C) 5 - Richard Gough 3 - Van den hauwe

7 - Kanchelskis 6 - Peter Reid 8 - Joe Parkinson 11 - Kevin Sheedy

9 - Big Dunc (at his best) 10 - Rooney

Subs: Unsworth, Sharp, Lineker, Bracewell, Watson

Here goes the explanation. Full backs pick themselves - quick, could tackle and could attack. Close calls to no-one as no-one been at their level since they retired. Closest probably Ball for one season and Alessandro this season.

Center half's - Ratcliffe - legend was so fast it was untrue. Goughie in his time was the best defender I had ever seen. Would be so far up his mans a*se for 70 minutes winning everything and then the last twenty, would make
the forward think he was going to be there stand off and sweep everything up. He taught Davey Weir how to defend in his time. Different class. Feel sorry for Dave Watson and Rhino gets on the bench for his performance in 95 cup final when he outclassed Mark Hughes and also out battled him.

Wingers - Trevor Steven has gotta be the unluckiest player but just think we need Andrei's pace and goal scoring ability. Left winger picks itself - best left foot ever.

Centre mids - A surprise with two battlers but the need to be solid was the decisive factor. How good Joe Parkinson would have been we will never know but he gets in for his performance in that cup run and the final itself where he had Paul Ince and Roy Keane in his pocket. The defensive header he put over the bar in the second half summed it up - Winner. Reidy was a legend - could pass, tackle and what an influence in the dressing room.

Forwards - Gone for Big Dunc because for many a year he was the only player who looked like he cared for Everton Football Club. I know he's had his criticism but I lay the blame firmly on the door of Walter and Archie. They finished Duncan by patching him up and sending him out 50% fit because he was our only threat. You can see this season when he's fit he's awesome. Great touch, massive in the air and scored big goals in derbies and against the manc scum. Rooney - still love him, he's still a blue and the best player I have ever seen in a blue shirt. Goal against Arsenal sums it up - still shaking my head now. Rob Jones. (13/06/05)

108. Having been an Evertonian since the early 80's i will only pick the best eleven i have seen since then

Southall

Stevens Ratcliffe Watson(C) Hinchcliffe


Steven Parkinson Speed Sheedy


Ferguson Rooney

Subs Kanchelskis Gray Reid Hutchison Sharp

Could have easily picked alot of other players but have picked my favorites over the years. Big apologizes to a couple of the new players who would easily make a lot of other Best XI sides! Special mention for The Pieman in the Middle of the Park i thought he was a super midfielder who always gave everything he had! If not for injuries would of been the grafter in Midfield for many years. Also Big Dunc on his day is unmarkable and a true Everton Legend!!! The Heywoods. (13/06/05)

107. I thought I'd go with a late 80s onwards "true blue" team. Those people who you know would have (in their prime and pomp) sold their own Nana just to keep us from relegation. The ones who have given it their all.

Big Nev

Van den Hauwe, Waggy, Ratters, Unsie

Tricky Trev, Big Joe, Mad Dog, Sheeds

(don't hate me) Big Dunc, Super

Subs : Martyn, Horne, M Ball, Gough, Limpars, Diamond.

Daniel Roberts. (13/06/05)

106.

Southall,

Stevens, Watson, Ratcliffe, Van den Hauwe,

Stevens, Kendall, Ball, Sheedy,

Dean, Sharp.

Subs: Big Nige, Labone, Harvey, Reid, Gray

Manager Moyesy!!! – he’s got red hair and we don’t care!!!!!

Champions league here we come. Steve Holmes. (13/06/05)

105. I'm 24 years old so i am limited to what I've seen. Obviously Dixie Dean was way before my time but who needs to have been around to know that he is Mr Everton!!! He's the biggest Legend ever to have played for the blues so he has to be there. Call me stupid but I know Big Dunc is not an outstanding goalscorer but there's nobody who loves playing for Everton more than he does and that tattoo!!! Well, say no more. I would just love to see Dixie Dean playing off Big Dunc. Joe Parkinson just has to be in there as well coos he is just simply the most underrated player the premiership has ever seen!! I've picked a team on heart,commitment and courage and not just ability.

Southall

D.Watson, Labone, Ratcliffe

Kanchelskis, Gravesen, Parkinson, Ball, Sheedy

Dixie Dean, Big Dunc

STUART WILLIAMS, SOUTH WALES. (19/05/05)

104. As I have only been alive for 16 years I'm going to do the best team that I have seen play.

Southall

Hinchliffe, Materazzi, Watson, Yobo

Kanchelskis, Gravesen, Dacourt, Kilbane

Ferguson, Campbell

Brian Delehedy. (19/05/05)

103.

GK- Southall

RB- Stevens CB- Watson CB- Ratcliffe LB- Van den Hauwe

RM- Ball CM- Reid CM- Kendall LM- Sheedy

CF- Lineker CF- Dean
(They'd Be the best partnership)

Subs- West Labone Harvey Sharp Royle

Manager - Howard Kendall

Assistant - David Moyes

LFW56. (19/05/05)

102. Cant see a weakness with this line-up!

Southall

Steven Watson Ratcliffe Van den Hauwe


McKenzie Reid Young Ball

Gray Dixie

We wouldn't need a bench!!! In Moyes we trust. Great site. Exiled Bluenose. (19/05/05)

101. This is my best all-time team. Never saw Dixie play but he has to be included, as does JUDAS!

Southall

Gary Stevens, Labone, Ratcliffe, Ray Wilson

Trevor Steven Kendall, Ball, Harvey

Rooney, Dean

Peter Bottomley (19/05/05)

100. I have been a true blue since '83, at 4 years old! Here is in my opinion, the best ever Everton team -:

1) Southall

(2) Stevens (3) Ratcliffe (c) (4) Stubbs (5) D. Watson

(6) Carsley (7) Gravesen (8) Reid (9) Sheedy

(10) 'Dixie' Dean (11) Sharp

Subs: Martyn, Cottee, Latchford, Gray, Royle, Gough & Cahill

Manager: Howard Kendall Coach: Colin Harvey

My ideal team is predominantly 80s,90s & current team - I think DM is doing a fantastic job at the club, and we couldn't have asked for a better start to the season ... all this without the help of our 'loyal' friend Mr Rooney I might add. The ideal management team would be the 80s "Kendall-Harvey" partnership as it was the best I have seen in my lifetime, wouldn't remember Catterick, even my old man only vaguely remembers the old school of science days. Nev Southall is without a doubt, Everton's best goalkeeper EVER and one day in 97, when he left Everton, I actually had a lump in my throat. We do however having said that, have a fairly decent keeper in Nigel Martyn, the lad still proves that you mature with age but is still as agile and sharp as ever. The two starting line-up strikers were Dean & Sharpe - Everton's highest pre-war and post-war strikers respectively. Up The Toffees!!!! Kev Ratcliffe deserves the captain's band, as I feel he did the best job as a skipper that I have actually seen at Everton. Wayne Baker (21/04/05)

99. Been watching regular since about 81, so all my team from since then.

Nev

Snodin Watto The Rat [capt] Psycho

Steven Reid Bracewell Sheeds

Sharp Lineker

subs: Nige, Stevens, Parky, Kanchelskis, Dunc

I know Lineker was a jinx, but great player, would have had Shrek, until he proved himself to be a horrible greedy bastard. COYB. Blue in Brazil. (21/04/05)

Martyn

Hibbert Weir D.Watson(c) Hinchcliffe

Parkinson
Osman Cahill Speed Kilbane

Ferguson

Billy Soar. (21/04/05)

97.

West,

T.Wright, Lyons, Labone, Wilson.

Steven, Reid, Dobson, Morrissey,

Young, Sharpe.

Subs: Southall, Gabriel, Kendall, Harvey and Latchford.

This only represents the best I'VE ever seen.
Mick Berry. (21/04/05)

96. I first started watching them in 1965 (lost 2-1 to Leicester!) so limited to those I've seen:

1. Southall

2. Snodin 5. Labone 4. Ratcliffe 3. Wilson

6. Kendall 8. Ball 10. Harvey

11.Rooney

7. Young 9. Latchford

Mike H. (21/04/05)

95.

Neville Southall

Gary Stevens, Davy Watson, Mick Lyons, Kevin Ratcliffe

Kevin Sheedy, Peter Reid, Joe Parkinson, Trevor Steven

(Sir) William Ralph Dean, Graeme Sharp

Subs: Derek Mountfield, Howard Kendall, Alan Ball, Bob Latchford, Nigel Martyn

The Gaffer: Davy Moyes

These players have always stuck in my mind since watchin the mighty blues. It may seem strange to people that I have picked Mick Lyons in my line up but Mick is my hero, that fella would give his heart to Everton. What a guy.
John. Aintree. (04/04/05)

94.

Southall

Stevens...Labone...Ratcliffe...Wilson

Kendall......Ball......Harvey......Sheedy

Dean.......Young

Subs: Watson..Reid..Steven..McKenzie..Lawton..Latchford

Mark J. (04/04/05)

93.

1. neville southall
2. gary stevens
3. mike pejic
4. kevin ratcliffe
5. Brian Labone
6. peter reid
7. trevor steven
8. colin harvey
9. graeme sharp
10. gary lineker
11. kevin sheedy

Pick the bones out of that one, and they're all brits apart from Pejic who was a cross between a bull terrier and a mop. Keith Pickett. (04/04/05).

92. My first 11 from the last 15 years

GK - Southall
RB - Hibbert
CB - Watson (c)
CB - Yobo
LB - Ball
RM - Kanchelskis
CM - Gravesen
CM - Osman (the future of the club!!)
LM - Kilbane
ST - Ferguson
ST - Campbell

Subs: GK - Myhre, DF - Stubbs, DF - Weir, MF - McCall, ST - Cottee

From Russell Robertson. (04/04/05)

91. What a team!!!!!!!!!!!!! of Superstars and Heroes.

1 NEVILLE SOUTHALL - No contest there,has anyone ever seen a better goalie (nope)
2 ALEX PARKER - Met him in the swingin sporran in Runcorn years ago.
3 PAT VAN DEN HAUWE - Don't care if spelling is crap,he was just really hard.
4 JOEY YOBO - WOW,hopefully meeting him at our player of the year next week.
5 DEREK MOUNTFIELD - Boy did he score some important goals for us.
6 PETER REID - Had to be in the team as I went to St Augustines school in Huyton with him.
7 HOWARD KENDALL - All time favourite,met him in QUO VADIS restaurant in Formby.(Kissed him)
8 KEVIN SHEEDY - Only just behind Howard.What a left peg and whats more he saw the light.
9 DIXIE DEAN - Never saw him,but it would be sacrilege to leave him out.
10 ALAN BALL - He would give 100% anywhere,anytime and boy was he an entertainer.
11 DAVE THOMAS - Maybe a surprise,but Dixie needs a supply of crosses doesn't he.

SUBS: GORDON WEST, PAUL BRACEWELL, TONY KAY, ROY VERNON, BRIAN LABONE
MANAGER: Well its obviously PLAYER MANAGER the one the only HK.

Regards PAUL MULDOON. (04/04/05) P.S. Going to get Dad and lad to enter their teams next week.

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