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On This Day – January 20th 1996
Ian Wright ALWAYS scored for Arsenal when the Gunners played Everton but on this occasion the Blues were able to bounce back from going 1-0 down to record a first victory at Highbury since 1987. Wright’s brilliant solo goal gave Bruce Rioch’s side the advantage but Joe Royle’s men showed their intent two minutes into […]
On This Day – January 18th 1998
Coming into this match, Chelsea were second in the Premier League table while Everton were flirting (again) with the relegation places. Despite falling behind to a Tore Andre Flo goal, the Blues showed tremendous character to battle back and turn the game on its head. Gary Speed brought the home side level just two minutes […]
On This Day – January 17th 1987
Everton kept up the pressure on League leaders Arsenal with this victory over Sheffield Wednesday, moving to within a point of the Gunners though having played a game more. The first goal came after 15 minutes, Trevor Steven despatching a penalty given for handball, and just after the half-hour mark it was 2-0, Dave Watson […]
On This Day – January 16th 1993
Leeds United had the distinction of being crowned the last champions of the old First Division when they won the title in 1992/93. In the first season of the Premier League, however, Howard Wilkinson’s side were struggling and lay in 13th spot in the table, two points and four places above the Blues. Everton had […]
On This Day – January 15th 2017
This performance against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City promised much for the reign of new Everton manager Ronald Koeman but, unfortunately, it proved to be yet another false dawn. The Blues’ Belgium duo of Romelu Lukaku and Kevin Mirallas were instrumental in giving the home team a 2-0 lead just after half-time, with a goal and […]
On This Day – January 14th 1967
Derek Temple, 1966 FA Cup hero and leading scorer for the Blues in the 1966/67 season, was surprisingly dropped by Harry Catterick for this visit of Sheffield United but was named as substitute. The home side were on the front foot from the start, creating and missing a host of chances, until on 21 minutes […]
On This Day – January 13th 1973
Rod Belfitt joined Everton from Ipswich Town in October 1972 in an exchange deal which saw youngster David Johnson move to Portman Road. In this FA Cup tie, he scored only the second goal of his short spell with the club, which lasted only a year before he was transferred to Sunderland, to give the […]
On This Day – January 12th 1985
Manager Jack Charlton brought his Newcastle side to Goodison Park on the back of a poor run which had yielded just seven points from a possible 27 and without one of his best players, Peter Beardsley, who had a stomach strain. Howard Kendall’s side were top of the table and in no mood to show […]