NOV
18
2009
Jimmy Husband
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Blues fan Leedon Elwood met the famous Jimmy Husband. Jimmy is retired and lives in Milton Keynes.
As a birthday present I got the new "royal blue jersey".....a week later in my local.....I met Jimmy Husband.
What do you ask a man who played alongside Kendall, Ball, Harvey, Royle...etc. Jimmy is such a gentleman, he never got bored of talking about his days and fellow players (well at least I think so!). He is very much to himself, blends in with the locals and likes a nice 'bells with lemonade and ice'.
I was honoured to buy the man a drink and listen to those amazing stories. A week later, I walk in and he says hello. This man is just a legend and a real nice guy, he often catches up with Gordon West and the crew etc roughly about 3/4 times a year, and still is very much attached to the mighty Blues.
The stories of Alan Ball were great and good ol Harry Catterick.......well....all I can say.....my birthday was complete they day I met "Jimmy"
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I met Jimmy while stationed at RAF Chicksands in '73-'75. Met him at the Royal Oak pub in Barton-Le-Clay. He as playing for Luton at the time and it was a great honor for me to meet such a fine footballer. The Hatters were in old 1st division the year I met him. Quite a fine memory indeed for a Yank. Here's wishing you the best Jimmy. Have a pint of bitter for me. Jim Malay, Wichita, KS USA
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Jimmy is my father-in-law. Please keep the stories coming as I want to share them with our son...so he understands the type of player his grandfather Jimmy was! I love reading these stories.
As an American, it was great visiting Goodison in 2010 and watching Jimmy and others being honored on the field during half-time.
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Wasn't it Jimmy Husband who crocked Norman Hunter and told him to "put that in yer book!?" (Hunter kept a notebook of players who had fouled him for "revenge" purposes)
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As alifetime Blues fan that emigrated to the States in '74 I was chuffed when Jimmy came to play for the Oklahoma City Slickers in the earlt 80's. (The team was managed by Brian Harvey, Colin's brother). I actually got to play in a 5-aside training session against Jimmy - one of the biggest thrills of my life
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Roberto spain, I remember that Mckay tackle as if it was yesterday, diabolical, disgraceful, can't think of words bad enough, and then he feigned injury himself and avoided punishment.
Also remember one Christmas Eve, mid/late sixties, Jimmy was in the Victoriana Club, with his girlfriend, very quiet lad politely waiting his turn to get served. The Victoriana was quite respectable but not exactly a high-rollers joint.
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Being a season ticket holder for the Old New England Team men..We went to see the Tea Men play against Memphis at home.
What a game..only 150 fans showed up..rain, snow, sleet, but dressed up in my Everton shirt I got to meet Jimmy..(who played for Memphis) only because he could hear me shouting over the other 149 excited fans.
One of the greats
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yes i remember skippy as he was so fondly nicknamed
i remember one of my earliest visits to goodison when the mighty unbeaten Leeds came to town unbeaten in 42 matches the mighty blues soon raced into a 3-0 lead with "jimmy! scoring if my memories still intact! he had a knack of scoring goals for the blues and was very much an important member of the team a great player for us who then went to Luton and done well there! nice to hear you still alive and kicking
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i played against jimmy when he played for manor park school team and i played for bolam street in a cup tie at clifford road byker.manor beat us 2-1.my parents knew jimmys dad who they called jointy.
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GREAT MEMORIES OF A VERY NICE LAD,,, I WAS THERE WHEN DAVE MACKAY,,, then spurs skipper nearly split him in two ,jimmy was injured needless to say but came back and into the first team and played in the 68 (lucky one leg Astle scored ) final v WBA,,,and went on to make many appearances for the blues,,played with some of our finest ,, nice one jimmy
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I remember standing on the Gwladys Street season 1969-70, round about october we were all singing..
'we've got jimmy jimmy husband on the wing on the wing, we've got jimmy jimmy husband on the wing on the wing..hey la, hey la EVERTON, and we're gonna win the league...! He was still on the wing by april and we did win the league! great memories. never miss a match at GOODISON to this day. c.o.y.b.
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Jimmy is my grandads brother. I knew he was a pro footballer as i used to lift his schoolboy cups and wear his england boys caps when i stayed at my nanna bettys ,Jimmys mother.
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Jimmy attended Manor Park school Newcatle in the 1960's; he played for the senior team at the age of 14, alongside (I think) Geoff Allen (Newcatle Utd)
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In the 1980's Jimmy Husband lived in Roxton near Bedford and ran the village pub. He played cricket for the village cricket team.
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I remember when I first saw Jimmy Husband play, he was in the the Everton team that won the F.A. Youth Cup. We beat Arsenal in the Final, I think. Jimmy was always a great player for Everton.
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