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Peter Kenny Jones
Sep 24, 20192 min read
Next Up - Middlesbrough & Hull City (Published in Sheffield Wednesday's Official Programme)
Ultimately, his consistently outstanding form and leadership qualities led to Liverpool making a then record-breaking bid of £350,000 to sec
Peter Kenny Jones
Sep 21, 20192 min read
Next Up - Everton & Middlesbrough (Published in Sheffield Wednesday's Official Programme)
On the cup front. the Toffees are sharing their city with the European champions and Evertonians will be keen to have their own silverware t
Peter Kenny Jones
Dec 2, 20186 min read
Elisha Scott - 1915-34: Derby Days (Published in the Official Liverpool FC Matchday Programme)
As Elisha Scott entered the home dressing- room at Anfield before one of his 20 derby days between 1915 and 1934, the story goes that he was
Peter Kenny Jones
Sep 4, 20183 min read
EDWARD ‘TED’ SAGAR (My piece for Grand Old Team)
Ted Sagar spent 24 years at Everton, played 497 games, won three major trophies and was the first man to wear a number one shirt in England.
Peter Kenny Jones
Jun 7, 20183 min read
How Goodison Park Lost a World Cup Semi-Final (My piece for Onside View)
There were eight stadiums used in four different regions across the country for the 1966 World Cup. These were Goodison Park, Old...
Peter Kenny Jones
Apr 9, 20188 min read
WHEN EVERTON AND LIVERPOOL TURNED OUT TO HONOUR DIXIE (My piece for Playing Pasts)
Testimonials have been a part of football for a long time, they are customarily a day of celebrating the career of a footballer who has...
Peter Kenny Jones
Mar 12, 20185 min read
Merseyside vs. Manchester (Published in Issue 6 of The Black Watch)
When Wayne Rooney unveiled his famed ‘Once a Blue, Always a Blue’ vest, few would have expected that he would perhaps be best known in...
Peter Kenny Jones
Feb 13, 20184 min read
Everton’s Double Internationals (Published in Issue 5 of The Black Watch)
On the 21st of April 1906, Everton won the FA Cup for the first time with a 1-0 victory over Newcastle in front of 75,609 supporters. The...
Peter Kenny Jones
Jan 3, 201810 min read
Everton Fans and the Influence of Football on the Community in the Interwar Period
Merseyside was ‘a very black and dirty place in the 1920s’ yet despite ‘poverty, Liverpool was a lively, vibrant, industrial city’ and...
Peter Kenny Jones
Dec 21, 20179 min read
A Critique of Harry Catterick during his time at Everton 1961-1973 (My piece for The Toffee Blues)
Harry Catterick will be remembered as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Everton manager in their long illustrious history....
Peter Kenny Jones
Dec 12, 20176 min read
Catterick, Ball and the League Title in the 1969-70 Season (My piece for The Toffee Blues)
The 1969-70 season was the crowning moment of Harry Catterick’s Everton career. The side featured a host of Everton legends, including...
Peter Kenny Jones
Dec 6, 20176 min read
1966: The Year Everton Won the FA Cup & Lost the World Cup Semi-Final (My piece for Toffee Blues)
When Catterick guided Everton to the 1962-63 Division 1 League Title, they provided Everton fans with an ‘exciting season in which they...
Peter Kenny Jones
Nov 28, 20176 min read
Harry Catterick and his ‘Cheque-book Champions’ 1962-63 (My piece for The Toffee Blues)
When Everton won their sixth Division 1 League Title and first post-war title in the 1962-63 season they were labelled as the...
Peter Kenny Jones
Nov 27, 20179 min read
WHEN EVERTON AND LIVERPOOL TURNED OUT TO HONOUR DIXIE (My piece for The Football Pink)
BY PETER JONES Testimonials have been a part of football for a long time, they are customarily a day of celebrating the career of a...
Peter Kenny Jones
Nov 23, 201711 min read
Liverton England vs Liverton Scotland, The Significance of Dixie Dean and his Testimonial Match
Testimonials have been a part of football for a long time, they are customarily a day of celebrating the career of a footballer who has...
Peter Kenny Jones
Nov 16, 20179 min read
‘THE HUMAN FIREBALL’, ALAN BALL’S IMPACT AT EVERTON FC (My piece published for Grand Old Team)
The name of Alan Ball, made up of only eight letters, has become one of the biggest in British football. Indeed, it is a name that has to...
Peter Kenny Jones
Sep 21, 201788 min read
A Golden Age? A Comparative of Analysis of Liverpool FC under Bill Shankly and Everton FC under Har
Introduction ‘Long before Cassius Clay said it about himself they were saying it on Merseyside. About themselves. “WE ARE THE GREATEST IN...
Peter Kenny Jones
May 9, 201715 min read
1966 Football World Cup: The Alternative Host Cities. (MA Presentation Paper)
1966 Football World Cup: The Alternative Host Cities. Many people know a great deal about the 1966 Football World Cup. Whether it be the...
Peter Kenny Jones
May 7, 201640 min read
What were the social and cultural roles of football and cinema in Liverpool in the interwar period?
Introduction This dissertation will explore the interwar period in Liverpool and how people escaped the economic turmoil and depression...
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