Match preview from The Liverpool Echo

 

EVERTON GAME AT ANFIELD

19TH NOVEMBER 1958

A neighbourly act by Liverpool has enabled Everton to stage their F.A. Youth Cup second round replay with Manchester United at Anfield a week to-day under floodlights (7.30pm.).

Everton Youths drew 2-2 at Old Trafford on Monday night, and the club were in a dilemma over the replay because of their decision to reserve Goodison Park for fortnightly First Division games to allow their pitch time to recover from the mud bath of recent weeks.

The Liverpool club werr approached and they readily agreed to lend their ground. Meanwhile the Goodison Park pitch continues to improve, helped by the lack of rain in the past few days.

 

27TH NOVEMBER 1958

To-morrow evening at Anfield (7.30) one of the most attractive Youth matches ever put on in this city brings the Everton Youth XI into opposition with the Youth team of Manchester United in a replay of the Youth Cup match drawn 2-2 at Old Trafford recently. The young men of United – as promising a bunch as any club could get together – have won this competition five times in the last six years and if Everton can beat they would automatically become favourites for the trophy.

Mr. Carey expects that both teams will be substantially as in the first match. He feels that the interest in this game might well attract an attendance to compare with the 15,000 who saw the game at Old Trafford. He knows well the potential of such boys as Giles, an inside-left from Dublin; of Stiles, a half-back from Manchester, and of inside-forward Spratt, from Northumberland, but he is hopeful his own lads will put out that little extra as they did in the first match.

In which case Mother Carey’s Everton chicks team might say with pride: “O.K. Mr. Carey. You’re on your own now They’ve gone!”

EVERTON.- Mailey; Bentham, Green; Jarvis, Watson, Connor; Penman, Peat, Gearie, Boner and Duffy.

 

Match Report from The Liverpool Echo

 

THIS GILES IS NO FARMER …..

27TH NOVEMBER 1958

BY MICHAEL CHARTERS

Managers John Carey, or Everton, and Matt Busby of Manchester United, those colleagues of yesteryear from Old Trafford, sat together at Anfield last night to watch the F.A. Youth Cup second round replay between their clubs. Behind them was Jimmy Murphy, the United assistant manager, who had made a fast dash from Villa Park, where he had seen his Welsh team draw with England.

All three of them must have come away very satisfied that the future fortunes of their clubs are in good hands if the display they saw is any criterion. These lads looked their age but played like men. The crowd of 4,716 had enough thrills and enough good football to dispel the rigours of the cold and misty night.

Manchester United, who has monopolised this cup until Wolves took it from them last season, won 2-1 because of superior physical strength and the artistry of inside right Giles.This lad made both United goals and he took command of the second half when Everton were one up to turn the game his way. What a treasure he is from the United nursery!

If Giles was the outstanding player of the night, there were Everton boys not far behind him. I thought goalkeeper Mailey, smallish but very safe, full backs Bentham and Green, and wing halves Jarvis and Connor excellent in their own right.

FADED LATER

Inside left Boner had a splendid first half but faded later and had the misfortune to shoot over the bar from only three yards out just before the end as Everton fought for the equaliser.

Outside right Penman, who of course has appearede in floodlit games for the first team this season, scored Everton’s goal. He was often dangerous with his well-placed crosses into the goalmouth but Everton made the mistake of pushing the ball over high into the penalty area where United centre half Haydock, a tall commanding figure, completely dominated the home inside forwards.

Behind him was goalkeeper Gaskell he has played in First Division football, and he performed like a player ready to continue in the top class.

Everton took the lead after 40 minutes when Penman and Peat beat an offside trap for the winger to score from a narrow angle. They held it until the 63^rd minute when the genius of Giles – no farmer he – laid on a goal for inside left Spratt.

United finally took the lead after strong pressure four minutes from time and again it was a Giles inspired goal. He slipped through a gem of a pass to centre forward Chisnall and the United leader just beat Mailey to the ball to slam it high into the net.

The Everton boys need not be disappointed with the result for this strong, competent United aide are favourites to win the cup. And Giles made all the difference between victory and defeat for them, for rarely have I seen any player dominate a game to the same extent as this brilliant Irish boy did in the second half.

The general skill and behaviour of both teams was a credit to the expert coaching they received. Here was the junior level of these famous clubs playing with all the confidence and composure which augurs so much for the future.

It was a very fine game enjoyed by everyone and a pat on the back, too, for referee J.Mitchell, of Prescot, who handled and fast, often slightly tough, game with firm control.

 

Match report from The Liverpool Daily Post

 

YOUTH CUP REPLAY
November 27, 1958. The Liverpool Daily Post
Everton’s Gallant Failure
Everton Youth 1, Man United Youth 2
At Anfield. After twenty minutes United’s left full back Ackerley injured his leg and moved to the left wing. Everton moving faster to the ball got right on top and an interchange between peat and Penman saw the Everton winger placed Everton ahead five minutes from the interval, right on half time Green kicked off the Everton line. United staged a great rally in the second half and though Ackerley was still on the wing they were really out of the Everton half and it came as no surprise when Spratt took a pass from Giles to equalize in sixty three minutes. United continued their pressure and four minutes from time Poole deservedly put them in front. Everton strove gallantly for the equalizer but United packed their goal and survived. Attendance 4,716.