Everton Album: Eddie Cavanagh

christina holmesEddie will remain forever the "first hooligan" Rest in Peace Eddie Known you, through "Kirkby drums""since I was 20yrs of age. R.I.P

christina holmesguess Eddie will remain forever the first hooligan" Rest in Peace Eddie

christina holmesTHOUGHT IF I ADDED YOU AS FRIEND O N FACEBOOK MIKE McLOUGHLIN IT WOULD BE EASIER OR TELL ME HOW TO GET PROFILE ON THIS SITE

christina holmesgreat that you replied mike, i am known better as tina shorter version yes got the very last news of the world with Vic plastered all over it, the comment at the time was " just look at this hooligan" or words to that effecr completely different from reaction to Eddie. unfortunately at the moment I am still learning and have not quite got the knack of getting pics on emails etc. but would be delighted to post when successful. also am trying to find the write- up in hospitality room where Vic and other old and new fans told their story for the last book on everton. we are everton , i think iis the title and vics story is there with pic of him and sharpe, but editor put wrong surname , hughes instead of holmes so the players signed the book for him Guess it turned into a book itself instead a quick reply so sorry about that and thanks again for your interest

Mike McloughlinThanks Christina, have you got a photo of Vic on the pitch?

Barry ThomasAbsolute legend

christina holmesMichael Mcloughlin, hope my comment answered your question as to second man, (1966) you are the first other person mentioning a second man. Vic was chuft. so thanks for that

CRAIG WEILDINGGreat man.

christina holmesI was fifteen and living in Kirkby when Eddie Cavannagh was hailed a hero and although I supported Everton was not really interested in football. His name stuck in my mind all my life and a name you could remember without effort. Little did I know that 10 yrs later I would meet his copycat Evertonian , on his very first visit to a match. Vic was spurred on by Eddies elation. did a pitch run as well.Vic Holmes and I were married and here I am surrounded by memorabilia of that day Vic was carted carried off the pitch and I feel in some way that I met my husband our connection was made 1966 when Eddie became famous, It is no suprise to read what nice famil man he was.R.I.P Eddie

christina holmesI was fifteen and living in Kirkby when Eddie Cavannagh was hailed a hero and although I supported Everton was not really interested in football. His name stuck in my mind all my life and a name you could remember without effort. Little did I know that 10 yrs later I would meet his copycat Evertonian , on his very first visit to a match. Vic was spurred on by Eddies elation. did a pitch run as well.Vic Holmes and I were married and here I am surrounded by memorabilia of that day Vic was carted carried off the pitch and I feel in some way that I met my husband our connection was made 1966 when Eddie became famous, It is no suprise to read what nice famil man he was.R.I.P Eddie

Joe HayesWhen i was goin to wembley to watch everton v man utd his son was on our coach

robert l lloydgreat stuff proper evertonian,,,in the days when we were GREAT RIP Eddie lad, you deserve it, that same year in august (when we signed Bally) we had TWO world cup winners in our team Ray Wilson and of course Bally,,, then after that we had the great holy trinity of Kendal Ball n Harvey,,,,, cup final again in 68 then the title two seasons later great memories of a great time for our GREAT CLUB,,lets hope we can get them back AND i,m sure eddie will be up there wishing it for us as well,,a legend at everton ,,,(agree about jimmy gabriel,,had a great game) as did them all that day.............

francis gallagherr.i.p eddie with your lovely mate labby .you and labby must be together havin a good bevvy and agood laugh.

Noel PepperThis was my greatest everton match. We were down but we had another hero called Jimmy Gabriel who didnt lie down. He busted his guts and nevver gave up and inspired our revival. Then Mr Cavanagh did at wembley what i did in my sittingroom. He did it for evertonians everywhere. What a great day. Toffee for ever.

Mike McloughlinI once met Brian Labone at a sportmans dinner in Kirkby, and the first thing I asked him was 'what did you say to the bobbies?' when Eddie Cavanagh was brought down (I was only 10 in 66 but remember the match well, as I watched it in one of the mates houses in Isaac Street, Dingle) and he replied 'that he asked them to go easy on Eddie as they had both played together in the same youth team at the club!'. By the way we all quite rightly remember Eddie, but what about the other Blue who also ran onto the pitch after the winner, who was he? Anyone know?

francis elliottA good comment Bill. like you, I was sorry for Fred Pickering being dropped but the inclusion of Mike Trebilcock did add to the fairy tale outcome, didn't it ? Sadly, Mike never kicked on afterwards. It turned out to be his supreme moment of his carrier. Just a little bit of nit-pickin' Bill ! Your tellies horizontal hold must have needed adjusting ! I'm sure Eddie more or less ran across the pitch rather than the the length of the pitch. And that goal was made from an Everton high clearance down the middle [NOTE. not the wing] of the pitch, It sailed high and long .Gerry Young seemed to be in the perfect position to trap it on the first bounce. But as we know, the ball had a life of it's own, it some how squirmed under Young's boot and Our DEREK latched onto it. The rest as they say is history. From behind Gordon West's goal the center spot, Gerry Young, Derek and Ron Springett you could have nearly drawn a straight line, so no wing was involved, unless your referring to the pigeons.Incidentally, I never seen any bike on the pitch either !!!!!! ? O.K. o.k. o.k. he was only 12 and I'm a nit- picker.

Milin ChandraLEGEND!! this will describe this man.....im just a kid...or i would have also did what he did to his house..

Bill RollinsonI was 12, watching on my gran'mas telly, I had a terrible face on me when 2-0 down, I wasn't happy because we we're without our big 'FRED' and getting beat 2-0, then Mike Trebilcock bags two, my gran came in to see what all the fuss was about, only to see Eddie running the length of the pitch, then grandad came in we all ended up in floods of laughter. Then the icing on the cake, St Derick was on his bike down the wing and smashing it past Ron Springet, what a result, what a game. R I P Eddie.

francis elliottI was there with my brother Tommy and seen 'THE TWO GREAT ESCAPES '[ Evertons and Eddies.] we was at the other end of the ground from where all the goals were scored and we were surrounded by cockneys who were giving us a bit of stick when we was two nil down. I still can see Temple gather the ball from a defensive error and leg it towards goal. I thought he'd let go too far out but no.The greatest goal I've ever seen. All I can say of Eddies escapade . It would have done justice at Twickenham . Evertons answer to Jason Robinson. I met Eddie,[ who was a friend of my brother Richie,] in Cantrill Farm a few years ago when I came home[From Australia] to see my Mam who was very ill.He was a typical amiable Scouser and I'm sad to find out that he has passed away. He will remain forever a Evertonian legend . Frank Elliott [Australia ]

Philip LovgreenI was 17 at the time and my Mum and Dad had gone into town, leaving me to watch the match on TV as I couldn't get a ticket. They'd just bought a new Ercol three piece suite, their pride and joy. Things were miserable when we were 2-0 down, and bucked up when Trebilcock snatched a brace but then the unthinkable happened. When Temple went on his run and scored, I jumped up in the air and came down with such force that there was a breaking sound, of wood. I'd broken the new settee and I was sitting on the floor. The framework was broken. What could I do before they came home? My remedy was a roll of sticky tape. My parents went mad when they came home and I was grounded but when the air blew over, my Dad, who was a bit of a carpenter on the side, mended the damage and the settee lived to survive another 20 odd years. But in the end, it was all worth it, to see that run from Temple, and Eddie, and Everton lifting the cup. Happy days when footballers were footballers and men were men.

Tom Mc AndrewWhat a man!:L

Stephen Tayloreddie will always be rembered with a smile what a cup final and what a day

William FooteHa ha, Superb man... A legend!

ARTHUR JONESWhat a man ! A true blue legend , Never forgotten !

Neil FreemanYes I remember it well, what a day that was. I remember looking at that big scoreboard and seeing 2- 0 and saying to myself I will wake up in a min and this is just a bad dream and we will win, and we sure did, yes what a day thanks to Mick, Derick, and Eddie. From a TRUE BLUE in Spain.