Sky Blues 4 Everton 1 (1 Viewer)

clint van damme · Monday at 2:28 PM

40 years ago today.
What a day!

BodicoteSkyBlue · Monday at 3:01 PM

Cheers. That’s made me feel old!!

bulko · Monday at 3:36 PM

I was there great day

grahamparsons68 · Monday at 3:37 PM

Everton had been on the beers all week - and certainly played like it. Was 16 at the time and in the West End. Only time I didn't see Big Nev play a blinder!

clint van damme · Monday at 3:42 PM

grahamparsons68 said:
Everton had been on the beers all week - and certainly played like it. Was 16 at the time and in the West End. Only time I didn't see Big Nev play a blinder!

They played Liverpool 3 days before and won.

Ashdown · Monday at 3:46 PM

I was in Sky Blue terrace and fit and lithe enough to easily scale those fences at the final whistle with a copper hanging off my ankle

Frankly_Mr_Shankly · Monday at 3:53 PM

I met the entire Everton team afterwards at the now Holiday Inn near Walsgrave Cross Point where they were stopping.

letsallsingtogether · Monday at 4:27 PM

I was in the West End that day with some friends, some are not with us anymore.
What a great memory.

torchomatic · Monday at 4:49 PM

Said a good few times but this was my late Mum's one and only game. I think also the only time I ever sat in the Sky Blue stand.

What a glorious day it was.

Moff · Monday at 5:17 PM

Great game, and far more enjoyable than the midweek win against Luton where Kilcline scored our winner in the last ten minutes.

torchomatic · Monday at 5:29 PM

grahamparsons68 said:
Everton had been on the beers all week - and certainly played like it. Was 16 at the time and in the West End. Only time I didn't see Big Nev play a blinder!

I was 19, the same age as my own son now. All the success he's witnessed over the last few years compared to me at 19.

Sky Blue Wozza · Monday at 5:33 PM

Wasn’t this a very early kick-off? I was 9 and hadn’t badgered my Dad enough into taking me regularly yet. Although I did get him to drive me round the ground whilst the game was going on

Sky Blue Wozza · Monday at 5:36 PM

Cyrille Regis considering a move to Bordeaux??

Robinshio · Monday at 5:50 PM

Sky Blue Wozza said:
Wasn’t this a very early kick-off? I was 9 and hadn’t badgered my Dad enough into taking me regularly yet. Although I did get him to drive me round the ground whilst the game was going on

I think Sunday morning

The Great Eastern · Monday at 6:04 PM

I was on a petrol station forecourt in Norwich when the result came through on the car radio. I excitedly shouted out '4-1' to my then gf's Canary supporting family sat in various vehicles. Other fuel customers then came rushing up to verify that Everton had just beaten us. I can still smell the hatred towards me when I gleefully announced that it was 4-1 to the mighty Sky Blues and Norwich City were now relegated ⚽️

Flying Fokker · Monday at 6:12 PM

https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2020/may/great-escapes-everton-1985/

torchomatic · Monday at 6:24 PM

I remember in the evening my mate and I went to Pizzaland at the top of the Parade in Leam and Pearce and Butterworth were in there.

Both left, of course, and never played for us again.

Danceswithhorses · Monday at 6:31 PM

Loved the Mick Channon moaning afterwards.

Robinshio · Monday at 6:34 PM

Flying Fokker said:
https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2020/may/great-escapes-everton-1985/

pre match entertainment lol and Regis to Bordeaux

tisza · Monday at 6:47 PM

Yep I was there in West End - right behind the goal. Sunday morning game.

StrettoBoy · Monday at 6:51 PM

I was there, aged 30, on the West Terrace.

I’m 70 now and running out of years to see us back in the top flight

wingy · Monday at 7:00 PM

torchomatic said:
I remember in the evening my mate and I went to Pizzaland at the top of the Parade in Leam and Pearce and Butterworth were in there.

Both left, of course, and never played for us again.

Both to Forest?and now the rest is history, Butterworth was a very good Prospect for us.

torchomatic · Monday at 7:05 PM

wingy said:
Both to Forest?and now the rest is history, Butterworth was a very good Prospect for us.

Yep, and then he went to Norwich.

Gynnsthetonic · Monday at 7:26 PM

Started my paper round early as it was always a slog with the Sunday supplements and newspapers far to big for their letter boxes. A lovely warm sunny morning and what a day!

BodicoteSkyBlue · Monday at 7:30 PM

Sky Blue Wozza said:
Wasn’t this a very early kick-off? I was 9 and hadn’t badgered my Dad enough into taking me regularly yet. Although I did get him to drive me round the ground whilst the game was going on

Sunday morning I think. No trains from Banbury so I had to get national express bus. Took forever to get to Pool Meadow and I got sunburnt ! Great day

ExmouthNeil · Monday at 7:34 PM

I was there too...
Every season last game nail biter...
I do remember seeing on ITV that Butterworth and Pearce had gone to Forest and feeling so disappointed...

sotvtoday · Monday at 8:36 PM

StrettoBoy said:
I was there, aged 30, on the West Terrace.

I’m 70 now and running out of years to see us back in the top flight

Me too. Plenty of years left!!

Moff · Monday at 8:51 PM

Was 14 at the time.

Don Mackay was manager and it was a miracle he kept us up, but he did, and then a season later he was replaced by a couple of likely lads called Curtis and Sillett and the rest as they say is history

Otis · Monday at 9:58 PM

bulko said:
I was there great day

Me too. Fabulous day

oscillatewildly · Monday at 11:24 PM

I was in the Falkland Islands - getting score updates on the world service.
Felt the need to 'console' a Norwich City supporting colleague at full time. I don't think he spoke to me again for the rest of the tour.

Sky Blue Wozza · 2025-05-27T06:50:36+0100

torchomatic said:
I remember in the evening my mate and I went to Pizzaland at the top of the Parade in Leam and Pearce and Butterworth were in there.

Both left, of course, and never played for us again.

They both must have had very bad pizzas?

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT · 2025-05-27T15:31:32+0100

oscillatewildly said:
I was in the Falkland Islands - getting score updates on the world service.
Felt the need to 'console' a Norwich City supporting colleague at full time. I don't think he spoke to me again for the rest of the tour.

Can I just say, thanks for your Service.

usskyblue · 2025-05-27T15:53:08+0100

I went to the last 3 games, and if memory serves, they were;

Stoke (A) Won 1-0 Shit a brick when they hit the underside of the bar with a penalty.

Luton (H) Won 1-0 Shitting bricks until Killer scored late on.

And Everton.. which strangely enough I knew we’d win. No shitbricks. Got in the pitch at the end and grabbed a small piece of turf. Fuckknows what ever happened to that.

Cally Fedora · 2025-05-27T18:27:08+0100

The original great escape. Won the last three and survived a Stoke penalty that cannoned off the crossbar down onto the line. The margins don’t get finer. I’d not heard the Regis to Bordeaux thing before!

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