Everton 6 Coventry 0 / November 26th 1977 / Att: 43,309

Everton: Wood, Jones, Pejic, Lyons, Higgins, Buckley, King, Dobson, Latchford, Pearson, Thomas

Scorers: Latchford (3), Dobson, Pearson, King

Taken by my Dad to Goodison during 1977, playing against Coventry City, Bob Latchford scored a Hat-Trick on the way to a 6-0 win. All I can remember was being totally in awe of the bright lights, the size of the stadium and the shear noise. We were sat in the Park End stand, because my dad want to take me to the quiet bit, being only 6 years old! And I assume it had a wooden terraces, I can remember the noise of people banging with their feet. Cant remember any of the team except Latchford.

Everton 2 Chelsea 1 / February 26th 1966

Everton: West, Wright, Wilson, Gabriel, Labone, Harris, Scott, Young, Pickering, Harvey, Temple

Scorers: Harris, Temple

I can remember being taken up the endless stairs in the old Goodison Road stand by my Dad. We were a little late so the crowd were already singing. I blinked and missed the first Everton goal but I certainly heard the noise.

Most of my attention was taken by the sheer size and sounds of the place. I learnt a few new words at the age of 9. In the second half Chelsea equalised and the last half hour was end to end passing football. Alex Scott our number 7 was not having the best of games and so I thought it was very unfair (9 year-old loigic!) that he was being given so much stick.

Derek temple scored our winner with the last kick of the game-imagine the noise! Unforgettable; and Liverpool (the shite) lost that day, having Ian St John sent off.

Steve Mac. (07/12/05)

Everton 0-0 Queens Park Rangers / September 6th 1986 / Att 30,173

Everton: Mimms, Harper, Power, Ratcliffe, Watson, Langley, Steven, Heath, Sharp, Adams, Sheedy

My first match watching Everton was at home to QPR in 1986 aged 7 in the Gwladys Street. The only time I remember standing up at the famous end. I remember sharing a a metal bar with another kid sat on top so we could see the game and my twin crying because he couldn't see anything.

All I remember about the game was Adrian heath going clean through and hitting it straight at the QPR keeper at the Gwladys St End. I was upset because i didn't see the Blues score but that feeling has stood me in good stead for the rest of my Evertonian life.

Mark Ellis (02/012/05)

Everton 4 West Ham 0 / April 11th 1987 / Att: 35,731

Everton: Southall, Stevens, Power, Ratcliffe, Watson, Reid, Steven, Heath, Clarke, Harper, Sheedy

Scorers: Clarke, Reid, Stevens, Watson

My first match was at Goodison against West Ham around 87-89 not sure exactly but I was 7-9. I think it was 4-0 to the blues. A Scottish 'friend' of my ma took me and my elder brother and got us seats (they still had terraces) on the half-way line, so we got a great view.

As part of the deal we had to accept celtic scarves off him as gifts (small price to pay we felt). From what I can remember it was pretty one-sided and it was capped off (I think) by a long-range beaut from Peter Reid. If you could flesh out the details though, that'd be great.

Keep up the good work, especially the humour and let's hope for 4-0 again
this season!

Robby Brady (23/11/05)

Everton 3 Coventry 0 / League Cup / October 26th 1976

Everton: Davies, Darracott, Jones, Lyons, McNaught, Kenyon, King, Dobson, Latchford, Goodlass, Telfer

Scorers: King (2), Lyons

You'll have to check details for me but I think it was 1976 and an evening kick off in the League cup. I think we beat Coventry 4-0 with George Telfer on the scoresheet. I was 9 years old.

The match/score/team etc is a bit fuzzy but other things are crystal clear. Firstly the excitement when my Dad picked me up from school and told me we were going. Then the journey to the ground from my home in Bolton, seeing the traffic steadily get thicker and thousands of people all heading in the same direction. I remember the smells, the hot dog stands, the stale booze, the laughter and getting jostled by the crowds.

We got inside and I could hear a crowd but couldn't see one we headed up some stairs (we were in the upper tier of the Park End I think) and I remember seeing an entrance up some stairs where there were bright lights and where the noise was coming from. The very first time I got to the top of the stairs and saw the Goodison Park pitch bathed in light was magical. I'd never seen a floodlit game before, even on telly.

I can't remember much of the match, I was too busy taking it all in. Watching my Dad shake his head when various choice chants were going up like 'You're gonna get your f**king heads kicked in' etc etc.

I remember standing next to some big men in the toilets at half time having a piss and thinking how brave I was and having the tastiest hot dog ever on the way out.

Anyway enough of me getting all misty eyed, keep up the good work on the site lads.

Cheers Holty (15/11/05)

Everton 1 Coventry 1 / May 7th 1977

Everton: Davies, Darracott, Pejic, Lyons, Mc Naught, Rioch, Buckley, Dobson, Pearson, McKenzie, Seargant

Scorer: Rioch

My first match is a bit of a blur. I was sat in the Main Stand with my Dad and Uncle and the opposition was Coventry in the latter part of the 1976-77 season.

Everton 5 Blackpool 0 / November 10th 1962

Everton: West, Parker, Meagan, Gabriel, Labone, Harris, Bingham, Stevens, Young, Vernon, Veall

Scorers: Young (2), Bingham, Gabriel, Stevens

My very first match was against.... not a clue! It was around 1962, I was about 10 and it was an evening match. It was either some sort of European game or exhibition game or something.

The things which stands out for me had nowt to do with the game (thats obvious) but the whole event. Going out late at night with me Dad and getting pushed and jostled by the crowds outside the ground, climbing the never ending stairs in the old main stand and then coming out into the stadium. The sight is with me to this day!

The pitch looked miles away and the steps leading down to the seats seemed far too steep... I remember thinking that if I didn't hold on tight I'd go right over the edge. The floodlights were just amazing and everything was bathed in a bright, bright light which made the black night sky even more of a curtain.

When Everton came out the roar made me jump about 2 feet and the team looked fantastic. The Royal Blue shirts against the emerald green grass was magical and that's when I fell in love. I think at half time there was a display by some Italian performers who wore original "olde worlde" Florentine costumes and swirled around the biggest banners and flags I'd ever seen before... throwing them into the air and spinning them about... a really magical night.

My first big match proper... well the first match my Dad let me go to on my "own" ( my mate who went with me was only 10 and I was 11 ) was against Blackpool during the 1962/63 Championship winning season.

It stands out for a number of reasons. I asked my big brother for directions on how to get to Goodison and he said, "Get the bus to Seaforth Sands, jump on the 62 and when everyone gets off... you get off. Just follow the flow of people along the road who'll be chanting "Everton, Everton" and you'll be OK!"

The other reason was that we left early before the end to avoid the rush and when I got in Dad asked, "Who scored?", when I told him he said, "Who else??".... the Blues had scored 2 or 3 more after we'd left.

It's all a bit blurry now but I'd love to know who played, the scorers and the attendance. Any info on the first game mentioned would be a bonus as well.


Keep up the great work. Kayeff (29/10/05)