"Eyes of blue 6ft 2" big Joe Royle's after you" Another local lad who was to serve Everton as a player and a manager. A remarkable centre forward who bagged 102 goals wearing the royal blue jersey on 231 occasions. He caused a stir when he replaced fans favourite at the time "Golden Vision" at Blackpool and allegedly "The Catt" was given a physical time by the Everton fans at Blackpool boarding the team bus
He became an important member of Catterick's championship winning side in 1969-70 and was on the losing side for the Toffees against WBA in the 1968 FA cup final at Wembley.
He took over the managerial reigns in 1994 and brought silverware back to Goodison as a Paul Rideout goal won the historical trophy against a very strong Manchester united team.
Steve Zocek
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