I just had to write about a great piece of Everton Memorabilia that I just picked up on Ebay. I am certainly not a collector in the David France league - who is? But I do keep an eye out for things on particular interest. And this is absolutely lovely.
It is a collection of all the Home and Away Programmes from the 1961-1962 Season. This was of course the season before we won the title with Roy Vernon and Co.
But what makes the collection so wonderful is that it has been so carefully catalogued by the hand of someone who was probably no more than about 10 years old. When you think of it he is now in his 60s! I was 5 years old at that time. Nobody outside of Liverpool or Hamburg had heard of the Beatles, John F Kennedy was a new, young President and the idea of a man setting foot on the moon was science fiction.
All of the scores have been meticulously recorded on a separate page, and the whole collection is placed within the pages of an old hard back exercise book. I just read through it with the same level of excitement with which was gathered all those years ago.
There are some fascinating games too. For the 18th October 1961 there is the Liverpool Floodlit Cup game against Liverpool. Of course there was no league derby then as they were languishing in another place!
There is a fascinating FA Cup 3rd Round Tie against Kings Lynn -
And how about a mid season friendly against Dynamo PS of Kiev -
But to be honest every page is a gem. The condition is hardly mint but that just adds to the charm. It isn't going to re-sell for a fortune but I intend to keep it in the family for my Blue grandkids to enjoy!
For the record; this was Harry Catterick's first full season in charge. We finished 4th in the First Division that was won by Ipswich Town managed by one Alf Ramsey. Top scorer was Roy Vernon followed by Alex Young!
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