Everton 3 Birmingham 1 / August 29th 1981 / Att: 33,045

Everton: Arnold, Wright, Bailey, Walsh, Lyons, Thomas, Ainscow, Eastoe, Biley, Hartford, Ross

Scorers: Ainscow, Eastoe, Biley

Howard Kendall's first game in charge. I was eight years old and went with our Phil and his mate Mark. Remember queing outside to get in the top balcony and hearing the cheers as Howard went on the pitch before kick off. Also remember it costing £4.40 to get in the top balcony, I thought that was like a million quid!!! But the nice bloke on the turnstile told our Phil to lift me over and I got in for nothing. NOT A SNOWBALLS CHANCE IN HELL OF THAT HAPPENING NOW!!!. Don't remember to much about the game, but remember that Rod Stewart look-a-like Alan Biley scored on his debut. Something I think he did at almost every club he played for. Don't go to many games now but if you cut me I bleed royal blue!

Jon Lomax St Helens blue. (21/08/07)

Everton 4 Watford 1 / Sat Oct 19 1985 / Att: 26,425

Everton: Southall, Stevens, Van Den Hauwe, Ratcliffe, Marshall, Heath, Steven, Lineker, Sharp, Bracewell, Sheedy

Scorers: Heath, Sharp (2), Bracewell

The day I was blooded!! I remember meeting Paul Bracewell outside and having a photo taken with him. A superb player and he scored that day. Remember being lifted up by some fella behind me so I could see. Day I will never forget.
I'm now nearly 30 years old and have been through some testing times with the Blues but have always kept the faith.

Great site, thanks

Paul (02/08/07)

Everton 1 Norwich 5 / September 25th 1993 / Att: 20,631

Everton: Southall, Holmes, Hinchcliffe, Ebbrell, Jackson, Ablett, Ward, Horne, Cottee, Rideout, Beagrie

Scorer: Rideout

I will always remember the first match me 'awl fella took me to and he picked a barmer !!!!!!

I would have been 8 at the time but I remember it (unfortunately). I know we took the lead with Rideout then we fell apart - What I remember most about it was that Efan Ekoku scored 4 past Big Nev. We must have played pretty piss-poor that day. I have bin a blue ever since though so I thank me da for that like, but he did pick a shite game for me first. Great site lads.

John Cook, Holywell (24/07/07)

Clare Morris (16/07/07)

Everton 3 Man United 1 / September 21st 1986 / Att: 25,843

Everton: Mimms, Aspinall, Power, Ratcliffe, Watson, Langley, Steven, Heath, Sharp, Wilkinson, Sheedy

Scorers: Sharp, Sheedy, Heath

1986 season against Manchester United. We won 3-1 with Sheedy, Sharpy (I think) and Inchy. (Bryan Robson scored for Man U as normal against us)

I was 14 and was only about 5 foot tall. It was a corker of a match to if I remember. Sheedy scored first with Robson getting one back just before pie time. Second half we kicked towards the Street End, and Sharpy and Heath ran them silly with Tricky Trev playing a blinder. Highlight for me was Inchy's diving header to get the third, one of my favorite goals of all time. I remember Viv Anderson getting a right shitty on with Heath for making him do a bit ! (Anon 11/07/07)

Everton 3 Wimbledon 2 / May 7th 1994 / Att: 31,233

Everton: Southall, Snodin, Ablett, Ebbrell, Watson, Unsworth, Stuart, Horne, Rideout, Cottee, Limpar

Scorers: Horne, Stuart (2)

Believe it or not guys but this was my first match...... what a day to bust my Goodison cherry!!!!! Mother Theresa would have been a Toffee if she sat in the Glwadys Street that day.

If she had put a fiver on Barry "spagetti head" Horne sticking a beauty in the top bin she wouldnt have trawling the streets of Calcutta, she would have been living in the Hollywood hills on the winnings. How could anyone refuse to dedicate their loyalty to one club after that!!! I was hooked and I still am.

I was 10 years old and even though I loved it that day I would never do it again. I think pitch invasions for Premiership survival should stay in the distant past!!!!!!!

Paul Bryan (05/07/07)

Everton 3 Man Utd 3 / April 10th 1982 / Att: 29,317

Everton: Southall, Borrows, Ratcliffe, Higgins, Lyons, McMahon, Irvine, Heath, Sharp, Ainscow, Ross

Scorers: Lyons, Sharp, Heath

My father first took me to Goodison to watch Everton v Manure where the score was 3-3 in 1982 I think.

Can't remember much about the scorers but remember thinking that I'd found my spiritual home. C'mon you Blues !

Barry Allen (28/06/07)

Everton 2 Charlton 1 / April 15th 2007 / Att: 35,028

Everton: Howard, Lescott, Hibbert, Stubbs (Naysmith), Yobo, Carsley, Neville, Osman, Arteta (De Silva), Johnson, Beattie (McFadden)

Scorers: Lescott, McFadden

My uncle took me to my first ever match. Everton Vs Charlton this season for my 11th birthday. Everton won 2-1,the first was from Lescott and the winner by McFadden in the last minute won him goal of the season !!!!
I loved the match and will always be a true blue.

Hope you can put it on the site so I can show my friends in school.

Ashleigh Keating (18/06/07)

Blackpool 2 Everton 0 / January 15th 1966

Everton: Barnett, Wright, Brown, Harvey, Labone, Harris (B), Scott, Royle, Pickering, Hurst, Temple

Blackpool away in 1966 I remember we lost 2-0 Joe Royle made his debut at 16 and Harry Catterick was attacked by fans after the match, but if you know who played that day I would be grateful. Fleetwood Exile (11/06/07)

I was at that Blackpool Vs Everton in 1966. A certain little red head with initials AB took us to pieces. After the game as the team made its way through a crowd of Everton protesters to its bus Harry Catterick was jostled . The incident was blown out of all proportion by the media. The reasons for the protest was the dropping of Alex Young and the absolute rubbish performance against Blackpool. Dick (12/06/07)

My dad (R.I.P.) was an RS fan, but my Uncle took me to see Everton for the first time when I was eleven. United had won the league the previous season and opened their title defence at Goodison – they would go on to win the European Cup that season and we went to Wembley to meet WBA in the Cup Final.

I stood on a box in the lower Bullens down by the Park End and was just able to see over the impossibly high wall. I remember Bally and Mogsy (I think) being just inches away from me as they weighed up whether to take a short corner. The atmosphere was just unbelievable as we trounced United and although I’d been a Blue since the 66 Cup Final that game was the first of many I would go to until I moved to the USA in 1980. These days I get to see most games on Fox Soccer channel over here. COYB.

Cheers Uncle Malcolm! Mark – Thousand Oaks, California (04/06/07)