Everton v Watford on 19th October 1985
Programmed for Memories Everton v Watford: Saturday 19th October 1985 At this juncture, as a buoyant Everton supporter, I had just commenced my second year of studies at the famous seat of learning, Bangor Normal College. Along with my friend, Robin Williams, we decided to embark on an exciting journey by train along the North Wales coast to what has over the years become affectionately known as the capital of North Wales, otherwise known as Liverpool. Almost incredibly, given Liverpool’s dominance of British and European football during the late 1970s and early 1980s, Howard Kendall’s men were the reigning League Champions, giving the blue half of the city the bragging rights. Their other bitter rivals from across the Pennines, Manchester United, under the flamboyant Ron Atkinson, were the early pace setters, seemingly intent on winning the first division crown and thus ending a nineteen-year drought. It would be my first opportunity to view Ev...