GOODALL BROTHERS WERE THE FIRST TO PLAY FOR EVERTON
GOODALL BROTHERS WERE THE FIRST TO PLAY FOR EVERTON
Taken from John Goodall: England's Scotch Professor 1863 - 1942 by Mark Metcalf
Set for release in September 2026. Hardback £25.
Tom and Jimmy Costley are recognised as the first brothers to play
for Everton. However, thanks to research
in the summer of 2026 by Richie Gillham, secretary of the Everton FC Heritage
Society, we now know that it is not the case.
John
Goodall debuted for Everton in February 1885 and his brother Archie debuted for
Everton in December 1886.
On the afternoon of Wednesday February 4th, 1885 Great Lever’s John Goodall is likely to have walked to Pikes Lane where he guested for Everton in a 7-0 defeat where he lined up in the following side:-
Joliffe, Morris, Pickering, Welsh, Parry (captain), Finlay,
Goodall, Whittle, McGill, Higgins, Jones.
He got a mention in a tiny match report in the evening edition of
the Bolton Daily Chronicle: ‘Everton (assisted by J. Goodall) were defeated by
seven goals to nil.’ He was the only
guest in the Everton side.
The Bolton side was as follows:- Hay, Parkinson, McKernon, Dobson,
Keenan, Strachan, Davenport, Struthers, Hewitson, Dewhurst, Vaughan
Dewhurst was a Preston player and Keenan and Strachan were from
Burnley. They were played in order to overcome residential qualifications in
order to play for Bolton in the forthcoming Lancashire cup tie.
Archie was to make 16 appearances for Everton in the 1886-87 and
1887-88 season and score 8 times. His debut match was away to Astley Bridge on
Saturday December 11th, 1886 in a 2-1 win before a crowd of 300.
Tom Costley had debuted for Everton on August 25th,
1886 as Everton beat Stanley 3-1 whilst his brother Jimmy ,who had previously
played for Blackburn Olympic in a 3-0 win at Anfield on April 6th,
1885. first played for the club when he took his spot in a 7-0 success on
January 22nd, 1887 against Rawtenstall
at Anfield.
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