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What do Bilal El Khannouss, Robert Huth, Ian Marshall and Alan Tewley have in common? They've all scored winning goals for Leicester at Tottenham. Tewley scored the only goal of the game in December 1967, his shot beating Pat Jennings and ending a Spurs unbeaten home run of 28 matches. He's not a player who stands out in the story of Leicester City in the 1960s, but there were some fascinating moments in his career. Let's have a look at them. 1) Crossy and Me Alan was one of our own. Born in Leicester, he was a pupil at Linwood School, a year younger than Graham Cross. The two of them starred in the Linwood side that won the County Cup in 1959. Then a year later, having both signed as apprentices with Leicester City, they were called up together for a prestigious FA Youth trial game. Cross played in the half-back line, Tewley was a left winger: From that point on, their fortunes diverged. Cross quickly broke into the first team and went on to become our record appearance maker. Tewley spent seven years playing for the A team and the reserves, as well as being loaned out to Rugby Town, before he finally made his senior debut at the end of the 1966/67 season. 2) December Will Be Beautiful His brief shot at glory came the following season, and began with the game at White Hart Lane. Here's that winning goal, his special moment coming as Frank Large collided painfully with a goalpost: Sadly, none of the papers chose 'Tewley Scrumptious' to headline their match report, as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was still several months from release (and there's no evidence either that a chant based on that song ever got going on the Kop at Filbert Street, despite the chorus containing the line 'When you're smiling'). The man who did make all the headlines that day was 18 year-old Peter Shilton, who kept out everything Jmmy Greaves and co. could throw at him. Here's Greaves' reaction as Shilts pulls off yet another acrobatic save: A week later, two days before Christmas 1967, over 40,000 were at Filbert Street for the visit of reigning champions Manchester United. John Sjoberg put us one up, then Bobby Charlton scored with 'one of those shots he's famous for'. Denis Law put United ahead but we rescued a point when Alan Tewley 'fired in a superb equaliser'. The points we picked up against Spurs and Man U eased relegation fears and for Tewley, Christmas pud must have tasted especially sweet. He was finally making his mark. On Boxing Day we went to Upton Park and raced into a two goal lead. Then before the half hour mark, Tewley struck his third goal in three games - or at least he thought he had. As we were celebrating a 3-0 lead, a linesman belatedly raised a flag against Mike Stringfellow, although he clearly wasn't interfering with play. That was quite a turning point. The Hammers roared back to win 4-2, and Tewley found himself left out of the team a week later. He only scored twice more for the club, and he made a total of only twenty appearances in almost a decade on City's books. 3) Rock Bottom In November 1969 Tewley was transfered to Bradford Park Avenue, who were lying 92nd and last in the Football League. As he signed on the Friday evening, the BBC were preparing a special feature on the club for their Nationwide programme. They filmed at the following day's game against leaders Port Vale. Tewley hadn't signed in time to make his debut, but the film is a wonderful time capsule of life in the basement in the late 60s: Tewley made his debut two weeks later, but he couldn't help them climb the table. At the end of the season, Bradford Park Avenue became the first club since Gateshead ten years earlier to be voted out of the Football League, replaced by Cambridge United. 4) Terrifying the Rams Tewley spent the rest of his career playing non-League football, but he had one more moment in the spotlight. When he was at Boston United in 1974, the club reached the Third Round of the FA Cup, and when the draw was made, they were dancing in the streets. They had to travel to Derby County. This would not only guarantee a huge payout, it was also a restaging of the most famous result in Boston's history, and one of the most incredible giant killing acts ever witnessed. In 1955, Boston had traveled to the Baseball Ground and come away with an unbelievable 6-1 victory. Derby were a much stronger team in 1974 than they were in the 1950s, and nobody thought Boston had any chance of repeating that shock. They came agonizingly close to pulling it off. The game's key moment came when Boston's Howard Wilkinson (yes, him) sent over a perfect cross and Alan Tewley, coming in on the blind side of Rod Thomas, headed against a post. The ball trickled along the goal line before being scramble away for a corner. The match finished 0-0. Here's the two men involved in that oh-so-close moment: And here's Tewley up against David Nish: That's from the replay, when Derby woke up and won 6-1, reversing that score of two decades earlier. Boston got over it pretty quickly - they'd had a glorious adventure and made a pile of cash. And there ends a short and sweet run through of Alan Tewley's career. For those of you with a sweet tooth, here's the song:

The Village Square opened in 1970. It was basically a rebranding of the Malcolm Arcade, targeting a younger market. Members of the Moody Blues and Black Sabbath were there on the day it opened and a nude model appeared in the window of Rogues boutique, which made the front page of the Mercury.

There was some very sad news this week. I mean now - in 2025, not 100 years ago. But I want to mention it on this thread for reasons that will become clear. As we were winning at Clapton Orient, across North London, Division One leaders Huddersfield were outclassing Arsenal, their 5-0 win being perhaps the stand-out result of the whole season in the top flight. That Huddersfield side was built by the legendary Herbert Chapman, whose biography was written by Patrick Barclay: Sadly, Paddy passed away this week, aged 77. Along with our own Jon Holmes and another well-known writer Colin Shindler, he presented the weekly podcast Football Ruined My Life. You can hear Jon's tribute to his friend and colleague here: Football Ruined My Life - Jon Holmes, Patrick Barclay, Colin Shindler, Paul Kobrak | ポッドキャストランキング

Do yourself a favour some time and choose a few random selections from the player profiles in Of Fossils and Foxes . Every one is an absolute gem. Here's the entry for Mick O'Brien, the ex-Leicester skipper who we'd be facing in the FA Cup at Hull: Mick was a virtually legendary figure in inter-war football who's itchy feet and love of the blarney could scarcely disguise a genuine talent for classical centre half play. One of his claims was that he'd never kicked a football until the age of 18 when his family moved from Ireland to the north east and shortly before he joined the army. Nonetheless he quickly became a footballing mercenary before the outbreak of war, then served during the hostilities in each of the Navy (seeing action aboard HMS Chester at the Battle of Jutland) and the Royal Flying Corps (from January 18th) and then resumed his soccer wanderings in 1919. After almost two seasons easing QPR into the league and having won both his first Irish cap and selection for the Football League against the Army, in November 1921 Mick brought his 6 foot 1 inch presence and his outsize personality to Leicester. A further four International appearances came his way as firstly he played alongside Jimmy Harold in a daunting defensive pairing then usurped his partner's pivotal role. He was denied a further cap in February 1923 when City prioritized their promotion effort over the release but unfortunately Mick missed out on the frustrating run-in to a third place finish after suffering a broken toe. A year later, however, no sooner had the Sunday Post declared of his game that he 'had brains behind his boots - he eschewed the haphazard' that he had a bust up with the board in a Blackpool hotel and found himself listed. After the league reduced City's asking fee from £2,000 to $750 (and he'd spent part of the summer playing Cricket with Thurmaston), Mick joined second division rivals Hull. Mick O'Brien - and Paul Taylor, the man who wrote those words. Wish he was still with us.

League Match No. 28 Saturday February 14th 1925 Clapton Orient v Leicester City The Supporters, Not The Directors, Are The Backbone of the Club As it is today, so it was back then. Before the game there was 'An Orient Spectator's Protest', as one headline put it. It was a well-mannered affair - 'an elderly man addressed the occupants of the stand, objecting to the 'unsportmanlike behaviour of the club in selling Pape to Manchester United'. He added that 'the management should be aware that the supporters, not the directors, are the backbone of the club'. His remarks were received with great cheers. We have enjoyed many crucial victories at Orient over the years. Twice we've won there to clinch the Division Two title - in 1980, with Larry May's famous goal, and in 1957, with a 5-1 victory. Before World War Two, though, the club didn't play at Brisbane Road and they weren't called 'Leyton' Orient. They were still based in Clapton, and that was their name. The ground we headed for in 1925 was called Millfields Road. You can see it here at the bottom of the picture, with Brisbane Road arrowed at the top, and Hackney Marshes in the centre: That picture was taken after the war when Millfields Road was only used for greyhound racing. It was demolished in the early 70s. In the mid-20s the ground looked very different. The Spion Kop running the length of the pitch was one of the most impressive terraces at any London venue: For the visit of Leicester the crowd was well above average. We were the team everyone was talkng about, and a big draw. If we were to keep our impressive scoring record going we'd have to get past two Orient legends. In goal was Billy Wood, an enormous figure who was a favourite of the cartoonists: And at centre back there was John Townrow, who would shortly win his first England cap. The press were looking forward to the contest between him and Arthur Chandler. The match kicked off in typical wintry conditions, and you can see the state of the pitch in this Sunday Mirror photo, with George Carr on the right and an unidentified City player (possibly Jack Bamber) making a challenge: The key moment in the first half came when Chandler was through on the keeper and looked odds on to score. 'Scrutator' in the Leicester Evening Mail decribed what happened next - and a dilemma we are all familiar with today: 'Chandler was going straight for goal and had only Wood to beat. Townrow tripped him from behind, but he did not go srpawling in the mud. He is too clean a sportsman to fall purposely. He stumbled off the ball, however, and Townrow robbed him. Had he fallen prone, and looked as hurt as he probably felt, the referee would have been compelled to take notice. As it was, Leicester's appeal for a penalty went unheeded'. The next contentious incident came when 'George Carr was following a forward pass and Wood came out to meet it. It seems that Carr kicked Wood on the leg or on the arm, but Wood must have known he was playing a dangerous game. Fists were clenched and raised but others intervened and the incident passed' (LEM again). In the second half, we were totally on top and Chandler, Wadsworth and Duncan all saw efforts come back off the bar. The Daily Herald told us that 'the Orient cross bar became bespattered with mud'. Then with fifteen minutes left, Duncan 'received the ball unmarked, and taking aim at leisure, he shot well out of Wood's reach'. That goal was enough to finish off Orient. There was great news from the other games. Across the river at Selhurst Park, Arthur Lochhead put Manchester United ahead but then two goals from Tom Hoddinott condemned them to their third defeat in four games. Derby County lost 2-1 at Vale Park, the winner a controversial late penalty. Our only rival to pick up points were Chelsea, who won 2-1 at Craven Cottage. That meant that after five months of no change in the top two, we had finally gatecrashed the promotion places: The most eye-catching result of the day was 5th placed Portmsouth winning 5-0 at 4th placed Wolves, which meant that the top four were even further ahead of the chasing pack. Two famous old clubs (Derby and Man U), one club with a famous ground (Chelsea) plus the previously unheralded Leicester City were turning it into a classic four-way scrap. Notice Hull City there in eighth place - our opponents in the FA Cup in seven days time. The Hull Daily Mail reported this weekend that many fans were left disappointed when tickets for the Cup tie sold out quickly. 'One problem we've had', said the Hull chairman, 'is that for the Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton ties, very few tickets were required by the visiting club. But Leicester have taken their full allocation - 25%'. In the League, we'd finally cracked the top two. Next we'd find out if we could make it to the last eight of the Cup.

The huge crowds at the Newcastle replay and the Sheffield Wednesday match prompted this letter to the Leicester Evening Mail:

Why are Frank McLintock, Colin Appleton and Gordon Banks clasping hands like that? The story behind the photo is that three days before the Cup Final, the wives of Appleton and Banks gave birth on the same day. McLintock's wife had given birth two days earlier. This prompted secretary Eddie Plumley to say 'Let's hope we win 3-0'. Didn't quite turn out like that.

Great thread this. Overwhelming Filbert Street victory. The King Power at least has one redeeming feature - it's still in the city. If we'd have relocated by the motorway I couldn't have faced going.

League Match Number 27 Saturday February 7th 1925 Leicester City v Sheffield Wednesday. What had those gruelling Cup ties taken out of us? Were we fit and raring to go, just 48 hours later? As one report said, 'Wednesday may have been counting on several of our players being absent, but in the end Leicester only needed to make one change'. That was Pat Carrigan, who had a knee injury and was replaced by Billy Watson at cente half. That was the fitness report. So how about 'raring to go'? As 'Scrutator' wrote in the Leicester Mail, 'It must have come as a shock to Wednesday to see the sprightly, eager way in which Leicester took the field'. We were on the attack from the kick-off, and were ahead in less than ten minutes. Johnny Duncan was the scorer: 'It was a typical effort from the captain, By skilful dribbling and strength in resisting a tackle he forced his way into a shooting position'. Wednesday were 'demoralised under the spell of City's quick and precise combinaiton' and Harry Wadsworth, our outstanding forward two days earlier, was still on top form - 'his short legs seemed to be working overtime'. Then came the Adam Black show. He holds the record for most League appearances by a Leicester player, but he only ever scored four goals. Two of them came in this match. They were both penalties - the first after a Chandler shot was handled on the line; the second just after half-time to make it 3-0. Soon after that Duncan got another 'after a clever cut-in by Adcock'. (There was a picture of the goal in the Mercury on Monday. That must be Adcock in the background, not interfering with play): We rounded it off with two from Channy, both supplied by his captain. The first came from a simple pass, and then: The last goal from Chandler was a further illustration of the wonderful understanding between him and Duncan. Nine out of ten people, seeing Duncan going through, would have concluded that he was out for a solo effort. But it was more like poker than solo, and the defenders were completely bluffed. They directed the whole of their attention to John when - biff! - he had not got it and Chandler had scored. All Wednesday could manage was a late goal from Jimmy Trotter. Kernel summed up the game in the Football Post: 'The titanic struggle on Thursday had not impaired Leicester's efficiency and they completely overwhelmed the Sheffielders'. If supporters were elated after the Newcastle game, how did they feel now? This was a breathtaking follow-up, and sent a message to our promotion rivals that we had the energy and the talent to fight on two fronts. Those rivals were all at home, and they all won. Derby beat Huddersfield 3-1, Chelsea beat Southampton 1-0, but the strangest thing that happened that day was at Old Trafford, where Clapton Orient were the visitors. Three hours before the kick-off, Orient forward Albert Pape, who had been named in their line-up, was transfered - to United! When the teams ran out he was in a red and white shirt. He even scored as his new side beat his old side 4-2. This is how things now stood: Our 65 goals put us way out in front as top scorers in the whole Football League. The individual scoring chart in the Second Division looked pretty good too. Leicester had two players at the top, followed by Albert 'Fairy' Fairclough of Derby and Paddy Mills (Nigel Pearson's great uncle) of Hull City, who we would shortly be facing in the FA Cup: There was good news too from Yarmouth where Leicester Boys came away with a 7-2 win in the Final Qualifying Round of the English Schools Trophy. Yarmouth took the lead, then we quickly went 2-1 up. Their keeper then sprained his wrist when he 'stopped a stinging piledriver'. He had to go off, and later returned to play on the right wing. Next they would face West Ham, with the game to be played at Filbert Street on Monday March 9th. That would be two days after a possible FA Cup Quarter Final. But first we had to get a result at Anlaby Road. And before that we faced a tough trip to Clapton Orient in the League. 'Bring it on' would have summed up the players' feelings. On the night before the Sheffield Wednesday game, Johnny Duncan had been a guest at the annual dinner of the Leicestershire and Rutland Golfers' Association. He told them, 'We can win the FA Cup and get into the First Division'.

Ha! - the number of goals we used to recreate on Knighton Park. It was over the road from our house - through the hole in the fence and there we were. The hockey goals were the best, but you had to watch out for the parky who'd give you a clip round the ear if he caught you. The hockey pitches were for the university, not us locals.

Where did you go? I wish I'd had the chance to be in Johnny Duncan's pub, The Turk's Head. In the 50s and 60s it was the apparently the sporting centre of Leicester, with famous people popping in. John Hutchinson was kind enough to send me this list of its clients, which Johnny's relatives had compiled after he died: Tigers(Bobby Barr, Chiltern?) Leicestershire County Cricket Club (Willie McLean also masseur for LCCC) Bookies (Ernie Claricoats Benny Dean-always came in on a Sunday morning.) Joe Jacobs(Publican at Haunch of Venison) John Arlott (sandwich in sitting room and sherry before the match) (1901-45 LCCC at nearby Aylestone Rd) Media people-newspaper people. David Coleman Jimmy Hill Alex James Tommy Best. Langton Abbott. Won Lincoln. Matt Busby. Directors, like Sid Needham. Arthur Chandler.

The day after the game, everyone was talking about the goal. The thousands locked out could now picture it clearly, having heard it described over and over by the lucky ones who got in. It was such an incredible moment that it was still fresh in the memory more than three decades later when, as mentioned above, the Leicester Mail asked City fans for their favourite moment. Here are three of the fans in that series. Numbers 12, 13 and 15 all chose that goal (and there were several others who did the same) The Mercury reflected on the emotions of Cup football: No feeling is moderate. Each seems to be wilder than the last, until an outburst of joy marks the climax and a wave of sentiment marks a desperate rush to reach the heroes of the hour as the final whistle blows'. Here's that scene: But amidst all the Cup fever, someone had to bring the players down to earth. Tomorrow it will be back to the business of trying to win promotion as Sheffield Wednesday arrive at Filbert Street. Our rivals, all knocked out in the First Round of the Cup, have been relaxing for two weeks while we went through two energy-sapping scraps against one of the best teams in the country. As Hull City awaited us in the next round of the Cup, could we keep our minds on the other big target? The Leicester Boys' team were hoping to follow City's example. Harold Lineker and his temmates set out today for Great Yarmouth where they would face the local team for a place in the First Round Proper of the English Schools Trophy (a stage they'd never reached before). I wonder how many of the Boys' team had been at the Newcastle game? One lad who was there was Jack Curtis, who many of you will remember. He was involved with youth football in the city for decades, and used to have a feature in the Leicester programme about club memorabilia: The shirt is from Leicester Boys' first ever match, against Sheffield in 1893. The Newcastle game was the first Jack ever attended, skiving off from St. Saviours' School.

FA Cup Second Round Replay Thursday February 5th 1925, kick-off 2.30pm Leicester City v Newcastle United In the mid-1950s, the Leicester Mail asked nearly a hundred City supporters to name their favourite moment in the history of the club. Which moment do you think got the most mentions? It wasn't the 1949 FA Cup Final, or the dramatic semi-final that preceded. It wasn't a strike from Arthur Rowley or Jack Lee, post-war goalscoring heroes. If I told you it was a moment from back in the 1920s you might think it was 'Channy and the six swans', but no - that barely got a mention. It was a moment from this FA Cup replay - one that has since been forgotten almost completely, failing to survive in Leicester legend after those who recalled it so vividly 30 years on eventually passed away. The Game George Carr's profile in Athletic News on Monday had been a little unkind. 'A trifle short of shooting power', it said That must have hurt. His teammates had no doubt spent the week teasing him about it. The best thing to do was just laugh it off, while quietly resolving to stick it back down their throats. The day before the game Carr was the man the Newcaslte Daily Chronicle chose for their 'Sketches from the Sports Field' series. He was a well-known figure in the North-East after his five years at Middlesbrough: People started queueing from early morning, and by 1.45 the gates were closed with an estimated 5,000 people still outside, 'swarming the streets without a hope of seeing a ball kicked, but reluctant to leave, prefering to have the story of the match from the shouts of the fortunate ones inside'. 'It looked as though the inhabitants of Grasmere Street had converted their back bedrooms into private boxes'. Inside the ground, 'hundreds were allowed to take a position inside the rails', and people were six-deep around the touchlines, with two mounted police parading. This was the scene at the Spion Kop end: The Mercury reported that 'around 50% of the miners from the collieries around Coalville' had headed for the game, with the mines shutting down at midday. 'It was curious to see hundreds of blackened men hurrying off straight from their work without bothering with a meal'. With everyone inside, the game kicked off five minutes early. It was more like a typical Cup-tie than the first match, Leicester unable to recapture the fluidity they'd displayed at St James Park, and Newcastle struggling once again to make chances. City had a good chance when they won a free-kick for handball just outside the box, but Channy's shot hit the wall: Newcastle were marking Adcock tightly after his dazzling display on Saturday, but Wadsworth on the other wing was the threat today, having one of his best games for the club. Just before the half hour mark, it happened. Johnny Duncan had set up an attack, but it broke down and the ball fell to George Carr, about twenty five yards from goal. He 'made up his mind to shoot and although Bradley had an early view of his intention, the shot from Carr's left boot was hit with such power that, while the keeper threw himself across the goal, he never looked likely to stop it'. Or, as another report put it, 'Carr swept down on the ball and drove it past Bradley in a fashion seldom seen'. Carr was on a high, and after the break 'his ball-control, dribbling and passing were the outstanding feature'. Just like five days earlier Newcastle had their best chances in the second half, and Godderidge had to make three smart saves, before right at the end Neil Harris fired their best chance over the bar. At the final whistle the fans swarmed on to the pitch and the players were carried off shoulder-high. When the crowds finally left the ground, several broken crush barriers could be seen around the terraces. We were through to the last 16, and perhaps we had Athletic News to thank for the victory. As another paper reflected: It was remarkable that Carr, who is not generally regarded as a dangerous shot, should be the man to knock-out the Cup holders'.

On Wednesday, after six nights, the players finally checked out of their hotel in Whitley Bay. This picture shows them on Tuesday at Table Rocks. Absent from the picture is Arthur Chandler, still fighting the cold he developed after that night covered in snow. This is Table Rocks in a contemporary tourist brochure: They boarded the Aberdeen to Penzance express at Newcastle Station, and the train made a special stop at Quorn to let them off. They wlll spend the night before the replay at the Manor House on Woodhouse Road. The Newcastle squad followed them down the East Coast mainline, heading for the Grand Hotel in Leicester. Both sides look like being unchanged - as long as Channy is over his cold. As today's Mercury put it: Not for many years, if ever, has a Cup tie caused such a great interest in the city and county. Leicester's recent run of success in the League followed by the club holding the Cup holders on their own pitch has led to an exceptional display of what is called "Cup-tie fever".

We'd call it 'mind games' these days. Newcastle were lucky to come away with a draw on Saturday and before the replay the noises coming out of St James' Park suggested that Leicester had missed their chance. One Newcastle director said 'Leicester's display was a very good one, but we formed the conclusion that they were right on top of their form and cannot improve it very well'. He continued 'We hope to shortly resume acquaintance with our old skipper Billy McCracken at Hull'. McCracken was now Hull manager. The Leicester camp didn't respond, but the comments of the Leicester Evening Mail would have summed up their feelings: 'Leicester are also looking forward to meeting their old skipper O’Brien at Hull, too, but they haven’t made the mistake of bragging about it'. Meanwhile, the reports of Leicester factories closing early for the replay were confirmed. BUSM said they expected about 400 of their workers to be at Filbert Street. Two days to go and the excitement was building.

The draw for the next round was on Monday lunchtime. The players would have seen the news when the Newcastle Evening Chronicle reached their hotel in Whitley Bay (though it's possible the details had been phoned through before that). If we could win the replay, we'd be heading back to Hull, who'd beaten us in the League three months earlier. Also on the agenda at the FA meeting in Russell Square was the selection for the final England trial - and it was bad news for Arthur Chandler. He hadn't shown his usual form in the first trial and now he'd been overlooked. In his place came a centre forward from the Third Division South - Brighton's Tommy Cook. Things weren't going Channy's way. He was sharing a room in the hotel with Johnny Duncan, who liked to keep the skylight window open when he slept. One night there was a heavy snowfall and Chandler woke up covered in snow. He caught a heavy cold, making him doubtful for the replay. Back in Leicester, the Mercury reported that at hosiery factories and boot and shoe factories in the city, managers are allowing employees to work overtime today, tomorrow and Wednesday so they can finish early on Thursday in time to make the 2.30 kick off. No-one wanted to miss this one.

Leicester 1 Coventry 3 in 2001 sticks out. Never before had it been so obvious that a team was not even trying. Could have been 6-0 at half-time - 3- 1 was a joke scoreline (just like Leicester 0 Coventy 3 in the FA Cup in 1998 - but that was the opposite, We completely battered them and they got two late breakaways. The contrast in attitude in those two fixtures was quite something - Taylor era v MON era).

If the photographer had swung his camera round a bit to the right they'd have taken a shot of 2, Fosse Road Central - the place where, in 1884, Leicester Fosse Football Club was established.

Right, I'll round off this thread with a picture of my dad again - scoring his second goal in that Final in 1950 - this one at the Park End: Sorry - I've broken the unwritten 'don't post pictures of your own family' rule twice in one day. But hey - it's a special occasion. (They won 4-3 by the way - St. Francis Xavier School that is, who used to own Melwood before selling the site to Liverpool in the early 1950s)

Right, here's a few more Leicester memories from Goodison: 1) Everton 2 Leicester 2 February 2015 Jimmy Mulville, Everton fan, comedy writer and co-founder of Hattrick productions, was the official sponsor of this game, and in that capacity he invited his friend Jon Holmes (you know, Lineker's agent, ex-Leicester chairman) to Goodison. After the 2-2 draw, Jon said 'I'll do the same at the King Power next season when we play Everton game and invite you!'. This looked completely unlikely, as we were adrift at the bottom of the Premier League, where we had been for three months. Then came the Great Escape. At the start of the next season, Jon looked at the fixture list and saw the Everton game scheduled as the last home game, and applied to sponsor that game as planned. On May 7th 2016, Jon welcomed Jimmy Mulville to the King Power. 2) Dixie's On Fire I included a 7-1 defeat in the original post above, and - sorry - here's another one. On November 5th 1927 we lost by that score at Goodison, with Dixie Dean scoring three. That made it an astonishing 23 goals in 12 games. He finished the season with 60. We had a great season too - finishing 3rd, our highest ever at that time. 3) The last time we played at Goodison in Division Two was when we won 2-1 in September 1953. Both teams ended up being promoted at the end of the season - we were champions on goal average. Everton have never dropped out of the top flight since then. As for us? Count 'em... 4) We've only ever played one FA Cup game at Goodison: 5) This thread started with Shinji's goal at Goodison in 2015. Let's finish with a carbon copy from Harvey Barnes: Here's the goal:

On Sunday morning, the players could relax at their hotel in Whitley Bay and read about themselves in the papers, all of which were raving about our fine performance. The 2-2 draw meant the team would stay in Whitley Bay for an extra two days, using it as a training base for the replay. Athletic News would often profile the outstanding team of the week on their front page. This week they chose Leicester City. It's one thing I haven't done yet on this thread - profile each of the players in this great side. Let's put that right. Here they are as featured in that Athletic News piece (I've added the pics):

Before more Leicester memories, here's a bit of history: 1) Everton were forced out of Anfield when the landlord raised the rent. Then they found this site on the other side of Stanley Park;: How do you fit a football ground in there? Easy - like this: 2) Scary looking press box in the 1890s. It was installed when the ground hosted the 1894 FA Cup Final. Everton were the best supported team in the country at the time. St Luke's Church in the corner of the ground was rebuilt shortly after this. 3) We Shall Not Be Moved: William Fraser's house stands in the way of 'progress'. That was 1937. He refused to move out when the club wanted to develop the Gwladys Street end. Leicester had a similar problem on Burnmoor Street - they bought up several of the houses with a view to developing the East Stand but eventually gave up (for a varierty of reasons). 4) Great spec on top of St. Luke's church. But they might come and get you: I remember when they tried to take us off Bentley's Roof (or was that just a strange dream I had): 5) During the 1966 World Cup: After it: (before the 1966 Charity Shield)

I'm still hoping someone uploads the footage from the following month - Leicester 3 Liverpool 3 - possibly the greatest game I've ever seen. Andy Peake's typical screamer is out there somehwere but I've never seen the other goals anywhere.

Yeah - nice hoof from Tommy Williams too. Looks like Kevin Ratcliffe was trying to play offside - leaving Lineker to run away from Derek Mountfield. Good job it wasn't the other way round - Ratcliffe might have caught up with him.