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<\/p>\nGoodison\u2019s greatest matches and most memorable moments are recalled in another new Everton history reviewed by Eric Brown\u2026<\/p>\n
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BY ERIC BROWN<\/p>\n
Yet another book has surfaced commemorating Everton\u2019s 133-year residency at Goodison Park.<\/p>\n
Everton fans are overwhelmed by products from authors eager to update the club\u2019s history as the Goodison era gives way to the Hill Dickinson period.<\/p>\n
Christopher Beesley is uniquely qualified to produce his own tome recounting some of Goodison\u2019s greatest moments. He graduated from the Ellesmere Port Pioneer to the Daily Post Welsh Edition before arriving at the Liverpool Echo to cover Everton and Liverpool in 2005.<\/p>\n
Now he writes mostly about Everton and shares his inside knowledge of the club in a book named after the team\u2019s pre-match anthem \u201cSpirit of the Blues.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n The book offers everything you would expect from Everton\u2019s arrival at Goodison from Anfield (due to a dispute with their landlord), to their final game there against Southampton.<\/p>\n There\u2019s Dixie Dean\u2019s 60th goal, a 4-4 FA Cup derby draw with Liverpool which culminated in Kenny Dalglish quitting Anfield, the tempestuous Bayern Munich match, Wayne Rooney\u2019s first goal, title-winning matches and relegation escapes, big wins and heavy defeats, the day the King visited, the 1966 Charity Shield game where Everton and Liverpool paraded the League trophy, FA Cup and World Cup, the 1964 dust-up with Leeds, world cup ties and international matches including England\u2019s first defeat by an overseas nation on home soil. And much, much, more.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Chris Beesley recently joined Barry Cass on Toffee TV to talk about \u2018Spirit of the Blues\u2019 and more\u2026<\/p>\n But hang on. Haven\u2019t I read much of this before?<\/p>\n In fact, Mr Beesley\u2019s book follows \u201cGoodison Memories\u201d by Steve Zoucek and \u201cFarewell to Goodison\u201d, the official Everton tribute to their longstanding home written by club press officer David Prentice.<\/p>\n Mr Beesley actually acknowledges the help of Prentice in selecting the most memorable Goodison matches.<\/p>\n All three books are highly readable, well-researched products appealing to Everton fans seeking a memento of the ground they call \u201cThe Grand Old Lady.\u201d<\/p>\n Mr Beesley can\u2019t help the contents of his book being similar to the official Everton one. After all, history is history.<\/p>\n But I can\u2019t help feeling Mr Beesley\u2019s offering might suffer lost sales to its first on the scene rivals.<\/p>\n \u201cSpirit of the Blues\u201d by Christopher Beesley is published by Pitch, price \u00a325.<\/a><\/p>\n The SJA is interested in your sports media industry news and views. Keen to reach an engaged audience, including over 70,000 followers across social media? We welcome your enquiries \u2013\u00a0contact us here<\/a>.\u00a0We also offer\u00a0advertising and sponsorship opportunities<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Spirit-of-the-Blues1.jpg\")
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