Explore the careers of every goalkeeper who has stood between the sticks for Merseyside giants Everton FC, and get exclusive insight from the keepers themselves.
Meticulously researched, this compelling book is brimming with fascinating stories of the club’s leading last lines of defence, including:
- Ted Sagar and his 24-year spell with the Toffees
- Double title-winner Gordon West and his comedic partnership with skipper Brian Labone
- The inimitable Neville Southall’s rise through the football pyramid, including the punishing training routines and elite mentality that set him apart
- Nigel Martyn, whose calming presence proved invaluable at both ends of the Premier League table
- The exploits of US international Tim Howard, Everton’s goalscoring goalkeeper
- England number-one Jordan Pickford, and how his relationship with Alan Kelly highlights the importance of a top-level goalkeeper coach in the modern game
- The history of Everton Women’s goalkeepers, including a detailed portrait of former England goalie Rachel Brown-Finnis
With chapters covering every period in the club’s rich goalkeeping past, this book is a must-read for Evertonians and goalkeeping aficionados everywhere.
The author:
Paul Owens has collaborated with current and former Everton goalkeepers to recount their experiences of their careers between the sticks at Goodison Park. A lifelong Evertonian and goalkeeping obsessive, he has written numerous articles on the Toffees’ number-ones for the club’s official matchday programme and their unofficial fanzines When Skies are Grey and The Black Watch.
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Pitch Publishing
22 x 15 cm
Hardback
320 pages
July 2025
English
9781836801641
