Former Everton players and backroom staff give you the inside track on Howard Kendall’s illustrious first spell in charge of the Toffees and how he became the most successful manager in the club’s long history.
From the author of the widely acclaimed Goodison Memories: A Lifetime of Football at Everton.
Charting the homecoming of one of Everton’s greatest midfielders, to manage the club and bring back the glory years of a side desperate for silverware, this compelling book reveals:
- The days of trouble with poor results, culminating in an alarming drop in attendances and fans calling for Kendall’s dismissal
- How he went from being on the verge of getting sacked to achieving unprecedented success – players and backroom staff explain how Kendall made it happen, including the signing who had the biggest impact on the Toffees’ return to greatness
- Previously untold tales from the dressing room and team-bonding sessions
- The effect the Heysel disaster had on Kendall’s departure to Athletic Bilbao after Everton clinched their second league title in three years
Evertonians who remember that special era will be fascinated to go behind the scenes, while younger supporters will enjoy reading about the period when their team dominated, not just the domestic game but European football as well, and the heights they could have reached had it not been for Heysel.
This is Everton FC at their brilliant best.
The author:
Steve Zocek attended his first match at Goodison Park in 1968 and has followed Everton at home and away ever since. He has written articles for the Bluekipper fans' website and the Everton Heritage Society, and is a member of the society's committee. Steve is donating his author royalties from this book and his two previous books, For the Boys in the Royal Blue Jersey (volumes one and two), to the Everton Former Players Foundation charity
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Pitch Publishing
22 x 15 cm
Hardback
352 pages
May 2025
English
9781836801436
