Match by Match Reports

8^th December 1964

2^nd Round – Home to Manchester United

Won 5-0,

Scorers – Tony McLoughlin (2), Jimmy Husband (2), Alex Wallace

 

Match report from Liverpool Echo and Express - 9^th December 1964

 

FINE DISPLAY BY YOUNG EVERTON

8^th DECEMBER 1964

BY PAUL O’BRIEN

Everton gave one of their best displays in Under-18 football for many years when they beat a strong Manchester United side 5-0 in the second round of the F.A. Youth Cup, at Goodison Park last night.

United with five member of the team which won the trophy last year still eligible to play, fielded a side which contained eight former schools internationals, and they opened as if they were going to crush Everton.

The match turned dramatically in the 13^th minute when Barnett, the Everton goalkeeper, made a fine save from United’s inside left, Aston, and sent his side quickly on the attack with a good clearance.

United, caught off balance, never recovered from this quick break by Everton and when Maher centred from the left wing, goalkeeper Rimmer could only push the ball down to the foot of Husband, who volleyed it into the net.

INTERNATIONAL CLASS

Husband, who looked youth international class during the first half, laid on goal number two for centre forward McLoughlin with a clever header four minutes later, and a D’Arcy free kick was headed home by Husband at the 22^nd minute for Everton’s third.

The ball ran kindly for Everton, at this stage, but they took their chances well. United never deserved to go in at the interval three goals behind, but only had themselves to blame.

They created as many chances as Everton, but only went near to scoring on one occasion when a good shot by John Pearson beat Barnett and just missed the upright.

There was a touch of luck about all of Everton’s first half goals but this could not be said of the two they added after the interval.

A superb dummy by Maher sent the whole United defence the wrong way nine minutes after the interval and the winger was able to cross the ball for right winger Wallace to head a fine goal.

FINE HEADER

Everton’s final scoring effort came 26 minutes from time when McLoughlin made a very fine header from a Wallace centre. Husband and Maher were in tremendous form for Everton and gave United’s right defensive flank of Harrop and McBride a match they will quickly want to forget. Centre forward McLoughlin took his chances well while outside right Wallace had a good second half. Glover worked hard in the link position of inside right.

Local boy Frank D’arcy, Everton’s left back was the game’s outstanding defender, while Barnett gave a display of confident goalkeeping which suggested that Gordon West, and perhaps Andy Rankin, will have to work hard to deny him promotion.

At centre half Curwen did his job coolly and well, as did Hurst, Yaager and David Pearson, after they had come through the lively United opening spell.

Farrar and Marshall (a former Liverpool Schoolboy’s player), were best in defence for United. In attack winger Anderson, who has had first team experience, met his match in D’Arcy, while Pearson, Aston and Morton showed only glimpses of their true form.

Despite United lack of flight, the 5,676 spectators must have been well satisfied with this Everton display.

 

6th January 1965

3^rd Round – Away at Blackburn Rovers

Won 3-0

Scorers – Tony McLoughlin, Alex Wallace, Aiden Maher

 

Match report in Liverpool Echo

EVERTON TRIUMPH IN BLACKBURN MUD

Everton's fine under-18s team found it impossible to play their normal, quick passing game against Blackburn Rovers on a muddy Ewood Park pitch last night in an F.A. Youth Cup third round tie, but they still had too much strength and speed for their opponents and ran out deserving winners by 3-0.

There was a little bit of luck about Everton's first two goals, but both were well taken by the respective scorers Husband and Maher, while the third came from a superb header by centre forward McLoughlin after a corner kick by Maher.

Everton were handicapped in the third minute when their centre half Curwen sustained an ankle injury but he courageously continued his job in midfield and his colleagues covered him splendidly.

Heavy rain throughout added to the difficulties of the players, who performed magnificently in the circumstances. Indeed, there was so much water in the midfield at the start that the mere act of kicking off and getting the ball clear of the centre circle was an achievement in itself.

Thanks to the mud, however, the game never lacked thrills, for it was impossible for defenders to turn quickly, and the surface of the penalty area was so heavy that forwards found it difficult to produce a telling shot, even when they had a clear sight of goal.

CHIPPED SHOT

Goalkeeper Warren, a six-footer, played superbly for Blackburn, and it was a tragedy that he should give Everton their opening goal in the 39th minute. He stubbed his foot when taking a goal kick and lobbed the ball straight to inside left Husband just outside the penalty area, and the Everton man calmly chipped it straight back into the unattended net.

Everton, however, had their fortunate moments in the goal mouth, particularly when left back D'Arcy passed the ball back wide of the goalkeeper Barnett and it stuck in the mud no more than a yard from goal.

Blackburn appealed against the validity of Everton's second goal, scored by Maher at the 64th minute. After consulting a linesman, Referee Parr of Blackpool, allowed the goal to stand.

There was, however, some justice in the award, for no one deserved a goal more than outside left Maher whose fast raids were a constant menace to the Blackburn defence, and, in particular, the right back Melling, who, like Maher, is a former Liverpool Schools player.

DARING SAVES

During the second half Barnett, who played a faultless game in the Everton goal, made two daring saves at the feet of centre forward Howard and left half Whittle, but he should have been beaten when a back pass stuck in the mud and Howard drove the ball wide of an open goal.

The heroic Curwen retired 10 minutes from the end, when Everton were in complete command. Everyone played his own part well in this Everton side, but right half Hurst deserves special mention. Australian Yaager, at left half, is another who is developing into a fine player, while in the forwards Maher and the classy Husband took the honours.

For Blackburn, goalkeeper Warren, left half Whittle and outside right Darling looked players with a chance of breaking through into senior football eventually.

 

16th February 1965

4^th Round – Home to Burnley

Won 4-0

Scorers – Tony McLoughlin (3), Aiden Maher

 

Liverpool Echo and Evening Express match report

 

YOUTHS’ CLEARS AWAY CUP GLOOM

17^th FEBRUARY 1965

BY PAUL O’BRIEN

A sparkling display by Everton against Burnley, in the fourth round of the F.A. Youth Cup last night, helped to clear away the gloom which had descended on Goodison Park during the previous two Tuesday evenings, when the club were knocked out of the F.A. and Fairs Cups.

The final score of 4-0 by no means flattered Everton whose speed and experience proved too much for the young Burnley side to match.

Maher had another good game on the Everton left wing and with Wallace playing almost as well on the other flank Burnley’s defence got very little breathing space.

Inside right Husband, although not able to find his usual deadly shooting form, did enough good work in midfield to add considerably to the Turf Moor boys’ worries, while centre forward Tony McLoughlin could not be left unguarded for a second once he entered the visiting penalty area.

Inside left Glover, who performs a vital but unspectacular role in midfield had a good match. He was unlucky not to score and performed well in defence on the rare occasions Burnley’s attack threatened the Everton goal.

FINE GOALKEEPING

But for very find goalkeeping by Kay and some sound defensive work by centre half Nicholl, right half McGarty and left back David Barnett, Everton might have reached double figures.

The only criticism that could be made of the Goodison side was that at times some of their play was too ambitious – they used one long pass when two shorter ones would have accomplished the same thing with a greater degree of safety – and that one or two moves were not finished off in the way they should have been once the ball entered the Burnley penalty area.

With Everton producing football well above the standard one expects from a team of this age group. It is difficult to understand why the Goodison men had to wait 22 minutes for their first goal.

When it came there was a tinge of luck about it, for a long-range shot by Hurst was never properly cleared and when a Burnley defender hit an attempted clearance straight at McLoughlin the ball seemed to just rebound from the Everton centre forward’s foot and into the net.

At 40 minutes a shot by Husband, one of seven ex-schools internationals in the Everton team, struck a Burnley defender on its way to McLoughlin and the former South Liverpool player gratefully accepted the chance from close range. Had the shot not hit the defender it seemed likely that McLoughlin would have been offside.

HAT-TRICK

Four minutes later a tremendous burst of speed by Wallace on the right split the Burnley defence wide open, and when the winger crossed the ball McLoughlin had no difficulty completing his hat-trick.

The usefulness of Glover’s role in this fine Everton team plan was never better illustrated than 10 minutes from the end when he nipped in to break up a Burnley attack by pushing the ball to goalkeeper Geoff Barnett then seconds later put Wallace away with a glorious pass to enable the winger to lay on Everton’s fourth goal. This came from a terrific 20 yards drive by Maher which gave the gallant Kay no chance.

Husband spent the closing stages of the game limping on the Everton left wing, but he suffered no more than a severe attack of cramp.

Burnley gave Geoff Barnett little trouble, but they should have spoiled Everton’s record of not conceding a goal in the competition. Centre forward Blant, however, delayed his shot too long when in the clear near goal shortly after half time.

Over 11,000 spectators saw the game, and no doubt all will return to watch the quarter final tie, when Everton meet Stoke or Coventry.

 

2^nd March 1965

5^th Round – Home to Stoke City

Won 1-0

Scorer – Tony McLoughlin

 

Match report from Liverpool Echo and Evening Express

 

TOUGH FIGHT FOR EVERTON IN YOUTH CUP

3^rd MARCH 1965

BY PAUL O’BRIEN

A goal by centre forward McLoughlin after 23 minutes was sufficient to give Everton victory over Stoke City in the Youth Cup quarter-final at Goodison Park last night but the home side had their toughest fight of the season against a close marking, strong tackling Potteries’ team.

A solid Stoke defence in which inside left Starkey dropped back to play alongside centre half Keeling, had most of the answers to Everton’s usual long passing game with full backs Bentley and Marsh keeping a close watch on the speedy Goodison wingmen Wallace and Maher.

Stoke’s mistake was that they appeared to be content to stay on defence even after Everton had scored, hoping that a quick break would produce a goal and earn a replay. They failed in this because the build up of their attacks was too slow, although there were a number of occasions when centre forward Woodward, who made his First Division debut last week-end against Chelsea, bustled his way through and put across fast centres which Barnett, in the Everton goal, could only push away.

MISSED CHANCES

Had McLoughlin been able to take two fine chances which came his way in the opening three minutes when Stoke’s tactics would surely have been changed and we would have seen a more open game. On the other hand, had Stoke wingers, Worsdale and Watson, been able to convert two opportunities which came their way almost immediately afterwards, then Everton may have been struggling to avoid defeat.

Everton missed other reasonable chances and had the misfortune to see several good efforts narrowly miss the woodwork, but in the second half when Stoke allowed themselves the luxury of a fifth man in attack, it was the brilliance of Farmer which stood between Everton and further goals.

The Stoke goalkeeper’s best saves were from a 25 yards drive by Hurst, Everton’s right half, after 64 minutes, and a fierce volley by Husband 10 minutes later, but he also made other fine saves from Maher and Husband.

Everton’s goal came at the 23^rd minute following a foul by Starkey on Husband near the centre line. Full back D’Arcy floated his free kick into the penalty area where Husband glided the back downwards to the feet of McLoughlin who made no mistake from close range.

HURST OUTSTANDING

Classy inside-left Husband and right-half Hurst were Everton’s most dangerous marksmen, Husband being particularly unlucky with several shots which beat Farmer and then missed the woodwork by less than a foot.

Hurst was the best player on view and some of his intelligent approach work deserved better finishing than it received.

In Stoke’s defence, Bentley played a fine game at left back and he, Husband and Curwen, who are only 17, must be strong candidates for next season’s England Youth team.

In the Stoke attack Woodward worked hard with skipper Bernard to force an opening in the cool Everton defence, which has not conceded a goal in four games. They failed, however, because Stoke did not have a midfield link man of the Hurst class.

Attendance: 13,630.

 

24^th March 1965

Semi-Final 1^st Leg – Home to Sunderland

Won 4-0

Scorers – Aiden Maher, Jimmy Husband (2), Tony McLoughlin

 

Match Report from Liverpool Echo

 

EVERTON BOOK YOUTH CUP FINAL TICKET

25^th MARCH 1965

BY PAUL O’BRIEN

A great display during the second half of their semi-final (first leg) against Sunderland, at Goodison Park, last night, has almost certainly booked Everton a place in the final of the F.A. Youth Cup. After a goalless first 45 minutes the Goodison youngsters came out of their shell and scored four times without reply.

Everton go to Roker Park for the second leg on April 17 with an impressive record of 17 goals without reply from five games and if they can keep their goal intact in this game will equal the feat of Chelsea in 1961, when they reached the final without conceding a goal. Goodison fans will remember that Chelsea then went on to beat Everton.

With Glover, the inside right, forced to go on the wing with slight concussion, Everton were only a shadow of their real selves in the first half. The close marking Sunderland defence looked sound and a comfortable Everton first-leg lead looked out of the question.

During the interval a heavy rain shower sent those of the 13,402 crowd standing on the terraces scurrying for shelter under the stands and they must have wondered whether their trip to Goodison had been worthwhile.

Within minutes of the restart, however, they knew the answer. The rain seemed to have freshened the soft Goodison pitch just that vital bit and Everton’s long accurate passes began to whip through the Sunderland defence.

With Glover recovered, and fit enough to take up his normal position, there was a different spirit about Everton’s approach play, with the forwards and wing halves moving about the make room for the man on the ball.

Chief architects of Sunderland’s downfall were Jimmy Husband, a Newcastle boy playing at inside left and one of the most promising of Everton’s youngsters, and local favourite Aiden Maher, at outside left.

It was Glover, a member of the England youth squad, who made Everton’s first goal after 51 minutes, opening the way for outside right Wallace to cross the ball perfectly for Maher to head a fine goal.

Everton were in command now, and four minutes later they got a second. A Glover shot was kicked off the line by full back Bright, but the Goodison boys refused to be denied and within seconds sheer determination made a chance for Husband from close in, which he took well.

BRILLIANT GOAL

The crowd rose to Husband at the 68^th minute, when the inside forward scored with a brilliant shot from just outside the penalty area. Direct from a Barnett goal kick the ball was transferred by two short passes to Husband, who raced on down the soft sandy Goodison midfield to beat Forster, the Sunderland keeper as he advanced.

McLoughlin, who had earlier seen an extremely good header strike the underside of the bar and bounce clear, scored Everton fourth goal with an equally fine effort from a Maher corner after 86 minutes.

Everton’s defence, with centre half Curwen outstanding and right back D’Arcy and right half Hurst also doing very well, gave Sunderland few chances, and when the Roker boys did get through Barnett looked in England form. The player who gave them most anxiety was outside right O’Hare, a deep lying right winger who did well both in defence and attack. Suggett, at inside right, also tried hard but Hurst kept a tight grip on the experienced Kerr at inside left.

Goalkeeper Forster, who could not be blamed for any of the goals, played well for Sunderland while centre half Adams, particularly in the first half, looked a good prospect.

 

17^th April 1965

Semi-Final 2^nd Leg – Away to Sunderland

Won 1-0

Scorer – Aiden Maher

 

Match report from The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express

 

EVERTON ROMP INTO THE FINAL

8^th APRIL 1965

BY PAUL O’BRIEN

Still without a goal against them, Everton’s brilliant youth team romped through to the final of the F.A. Youth Cup by beating Sunderland 1-0 at Roker Park last night, and record a 5-nil aggregate in the two-leg semi-final.

It was never a one-sided game but, Everton’s power gave them the edge against Sunderland’s enthusiasm and they had an extremely sound defence which always appeared to have the situation well in hand.

Geoff Barnett who gave a super display in goal enjoyed two lucky breaks. The first came right at the start when Woods shot wide from eight yards following a chipped pass by Kerr, and then in the 56^th minute when a Kerr drive clipped the bar before travelling behind.

EXCELLENT COVER

Otherwise this talented young keeper was in brilliant form and his capable handling gave the eager Sunderland forwards no encouragement.

Aiden Maher claimed Everton’s only goal when he beat Bright in the air in the 29^th minute to reach a cross from Wallace. Goalkeeper Forster, who had moved from his line, hesitated half way out and the ball went over his head and dropped into the net.

With Curwen, Darcy and Pearson providing such excellent cover for Barnett, Everton did not need to concentrate on defence. Had they decided to do so it would have been understandable with such a lead in the first leg, but they played in open formation, always looking for goals.

Maher was Everton’s outstanding forward, and using the ball well, but there was little response from the inside trio, though both Husband and Glover did their share of foraging.

SUNDERLAND: Forster; Bright, Shoulder; Todd, Adams, Keenan; O’Hare, Suggett, Woods, Kerr, Hughes.

EVERTON: Barnett; Pearson, Darcy; Hurst, Curwen, Yaager; Wallace, Glover, McLoughlin, Husband, Maher.

Referee: Mr J.E. Thacker (Scarborough)

Attendance: 7,470.

 

28^th April 1965

Final 1^st Leg – Away at Arsenal

Lost 0-1

 

Match Preview 28^th April 1965 The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express

 

EVERTON’S INTERNATIONALS REPORT FIT

FINAL OF THE F.A. YOUTH CUP AT ARSENAL

28^th APRIL 1965

BY PAUL O’BRIEN

With England Internationals Geoff Barnett and Gerry Glover, who arrived home last night from the Youth International tournament, both reporting fit, Everton are at full strength for their F.A. Youth Cup Final, first leg, at Highbury to-morrow evening.

Everton have fielded the same 11 in each of the competition, in which they have played six matches and scored 18 goals without reply.

Glover made his First Division debut against Sunderland at Goodison Park on April 10, and since then he and Barnett have played 5 games in 11 days for the England youth side. England reached the final of the tournament before losing 3-2 to East Germany.

Inside-left Jimmy Husband also made a First Division appearance recently. Centre forward John McLoughlin has scored in each round so far and is Everton’s leading scorer with eight goals, Husband has scored five.

The team left this afternoon and is staying overnight at Aylesbury.

Arsenal, who were forced to replay by Tottenham and Watford, were beaten by Chelsea in the second leg of their semi-final but won the tie 4-3 on aggregate. They have played eight matches, scoring 21 goals and conceding six.

To-morrow their attack will be led by John Radford, who has recovered from an ankle injury which forced him to withdraw from the England youth party. Arsenal have used 18 players in the competition so far.

ARSENAL: Adams (E); Pack, Hinton; Adams (V), Wilkinson, Jenkins; Neilson, Boot, Radford, Baker, Leven.

EVERTON: Barnett; Pearson, Darcy; Hurst, Curwen, Yaager; Wallace, Glover, McLoughlin, Husband, Maher.

 

 

Liverpool Echo and Evening Express Match Report

 

ARSENAL HELD TO SINGLE GOAL BY EVERTON

29^th APRIL 1965

BY PAUL O’BRIEN

There seems an even chance that the F.A. Youth Cup will come to Merseyside for the first time next Monday evening, when Everton meet Arsenal in the second leg of the final at Goodison Park. Everton were beaten 1-0 in the first leg, at Highbury last night, but did enough during the second half to show that, with 25,000 home fans cheering them on, they can wipe out the deficit in the return.

There is no doubt, however, that Arsenal deserved last night’s victory, and they must be kicking themselves for some careless finishing, which may eventually cost them the trophy.

With Highbury somehow escaping the torrential rain which fell over much of London in the early evening, the pitch was in good enough condition, made to measure for speedy wingers like Neilsen and Leven (Arsenal) and Maher (Everton).

The Arsenal pair gave Everton’s full backs, Pearson and Darcy, a most uneasy opening 30 minutes and it was during this spell, after goalkeeper Barnett had made some good saves and interceptions, that Arsenal got their goal.

ESCAPE-THEN GOAL

At the 28^th minute, inside left Baker, who is Arsenal’s top scorer in the competition rounded the Everton defence brilliantly, drew Barnett out of goal then saw his shot strike the far upright and rebound across an open goal straight into Barnett’s arms.

This was cruel luck, but within seconds the Arsenal players had forgotten their disappointment and were leaping about the pitch joyfully after left half Jenkins had cleverly floated a shot over Barnett and into the far corner of the net from 20 yards out. It was the first goal Everton have conceded in seven competition matches.

Everton, although placing emphasis on defence, lacked some of their usual zip, but after the goal they improved considerably and inside left Husband forced Arsenal goalkeeper, Ernie Adams, to a fine save, then completely beat him with a great shot which flashed only inches wide.

Earlier in the first half Wallace, the outside right, had beaten Adams only to see full back Hinton turn the ball off the goal line. Arsenal had a further piece of luck when centre half Wilkinson put his foot to a header by Wallace and only a superb backward dive by Adams stopped the ball on the line and prevented an own goal.

In the second half Everton tightened up their defence considerably, and right half Hurst, particularly, had an excellent 45 minutes.

Everton seemed to have just claim for a penalty at the 75^th minute, when Husband was brought to an abrupt halt several yards inside the area when about to shoot, but Referee Burns of Dudley awarded a direct free-kick on the 18-yards line which came to nothing.

Prior to this Husband delayed a shot too long and been tackled on the six-yards line, while in the closing minute Maher hit a shot high over the bar from a position in which he should have seriously tested Adams.

At the other end, Radford (centre-forward) and Boot (inside-right) missed excellent chances by carelessly swinging at the ball in the front of goal, and outside right Neilson dallied too long when a Jenkins centre found him unmarked 10 yards out.

It was an entertaining game, with no quarter asked or given, and the referee thought it necessary to have a quiet word with Darcy (Everton) and Pack (Arsenal) as well as waving an admonishing finger at one or two others.

Everton, who played inside right Glover in a defensive role, were well satisfied with holding an excellent Arsenal team to a single goal. In attack, centre forward McLoughlin was well held by Wilkinson, a very fine centre half, and the most dangerous moves came from the left wing pair of Maher and Husband. The inside-left made some good runs in the centre of the field, while Maher rounded the Arsenal defence half a dozen times only to find himself chopped down to when about to centre.

Arsenal, a good footballing side, will not be beaten easily at Goodison Park, but given the right backing from the Everton crowd Everton can give their fans one success to shout about.

 

3^rd May 1965

Semi-Final 2^nd Leg – Home to Arsenal

Won 3-1

Scorers – Tony McLoughlin, Aiden Maher, John Hurst

 

The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express match report

 

EVERTON NOW WIN A CUP IN EXTRA TIME

4^th MAY 1965

BY PAUL O’BRIEN

“Ey-aye-addio, we’ve won the Cup!” With this now very familiar chorus thousands of Everton fans rang down the curtain on another season at Goodison Park, after seeing their team beat Arsenal 3-1 after extra time in the second leg of the F.A. Youth Cup final last night, to win on aggregate by 3-2.

There was no doubt that this was just what the Evertonians, who have been taking a back seat over the weekend had been waiting for and they really let themselves go. Thousands raced on to the pitch to mob the Everton players, as so great was their enthusiasm that at least two members of the successful side had their shirts ripped from their backs.

Up in the main stand, hundreds more swarmed across to the centre to get a glimpse of the players and cup in the director’s box, and it was about 10 minutes after the final whistle when someone decided to put on the “Z Cars” record, and the spectators took the hint and started to make their way home.

Yet the amazing thing is that although Everton dominated the game territorially, the trophy was within 60 seconds of going to Highbury. Arsenal, 1-0 winners in the first leg , were holding Everton to a 1-1 draw as the seconds ticked away and Everton were awarded one of their many free kicks of the second half, 10 yards inside the Arsenal half.

BRILLIANT HEADER

England international inside right, Gerry Glover, decided to accept the responsibility of taking it and placed the ball perfectly into the penalty area, where the other half of that famous former Liverpool schoolboys double act, Aiden Maher, rose high to head it beyond goalkeeper Adams in brilliant fashion.

To judge by the noise made by the 29,908 spectators, one would have thought this goal had clinched the First Division championship, and the crowd continued their chant of “Everton, Everton” right through to the end of the short break allowed by referee K.H.Burns of Worcestershire, before extra time.

As in the Wembley final, however, it was extra time which provided a great deal of the excitement with the left-winger Maher racing back to tackle Arsenal’s outside right, Neilson, in the penalty area after he had outpaced the Everton defence.

Everton looked like getting the all-important goal when outside right Wallace sent in a swerving shot from the edge of the penalty area, which beat Adams but this hit the bar and went over.

As the halfway period in extra time approached, it was Arsenal attacking and Barnett was a trifle fortunate when he raced out towards the unmarked Baker and the Arsenal inside left’s shot struck the goalkeeper on the chest and bounced clear.

PENALTY DECIDES

Five minutes after the restart Everton got the deciding goal, when inside left Husband was upended inside the penalty box and right half Hurst cracked the spot kick into the net via the underside of the bar.

Everton fans then gave Goodison a bit more of the Wembley atmosphere with “When the Blues Come Marching In” but the excitement was not over just yet.

With just a minute left, centre forward McLoughlin came back to help his defence and needlessly gave away a corner-kick. From this Arsenal’s centre forward Radford made a brilliant header, but fortunately for Everton their international goalkeeper, Barnett, brought off an equally brilliant save to push the ball over for another corner-kick. From this collected the ball in the amidst of half-a-dozen Arsenal players and Everton were safely home.

In one of the toughest Youth matches I have ever seen, Everton had taken the lead at the 41^st minute, when outside right Maher cut in from the left and saw Adams make a fine save at the foot of the near post. The shot, however, was so strong that the goalkeeper could not hold the ball, and centre forward McLoughlin was on hand to turn it into the net and maintain his record of scoring in each round of the competition.

BREAKAWAY

Arsenal equalised from a breakaway 20 minutes after half time when Radford found himself unmarked inside the penalty area, and although this score was right against the run of play one had to admire the quick break from defence that produced it.

Everton also produced some good midfield moves during a most interesting and entertaining match, but time and again the strong Arsenal defence in which centre half Wilkinson, left half Jenkins and left back Hinton played well, blocked their final efforts.

There was however too much bite about Arsenal’s defensive play at times, and if this is the type of youth game played in the south one can understand why there were just over 5,000 spectators for the Highbury leg and nearly six times as many at Goodison Park.

Once again Everton’s great asset was their tremendous team spirit, but it was outside left Maher more than anyone who worried the Arsenal defence until it cracked.

There are surely no harder workers among youth footballers than Everton’s right half Hurst and inside right Glover, while in defence right back Pearson impressed by the way he stuck to his task of marking the dangerous Arsenal outside left Leven.

One cannot find anything but praise for the whole Everton side and left half David Grant, son of the former Everton player Jackie Grant fought as hard as any in his unexpected late introduction to youth football when Yaager was found unfit.

 

Daily Mirror Match report 4^th May 1965

 

YOUTH CUP GOES TO MERSEYSIDE AS ARSENAL CRASH

4^th MAY 1965

BY WILLIE EVANS

Everton 3, Arsenal 1 (after extra time)

(Everton win 3-2 on aggregate)

Another soccer triumph for Merseyside! After Liverpool’s success on Saturday, Everton took the F.A. Youth Cup at Goodison Park last night-and the “Eye-aye-addios” rang out almost as loudly as they did at Wembley. When the final whistle blew the Everton fans swarmed on to the pitch to hoist their young heroes shoulder high in triumph.

Arsenal-a goal up from the first leg-were finally crushed by a penalty when right half John Hurst eleven minutes from the end of extra time after right half Vince Adams had brought down inside left Jimmy Husband.

COOL

Everton scored first through centre forward Tony McLoughlin.

Arsenal took an overall lead in the sixty-fifth minute when centre forward John Radford coolly placed the ball into the net from Doug Baker’s pass.

But with a minute to go, left winger Aiden Maher scored with a header.

Then came Hurst’s clincher in extra time.