EVERTON’S CUP MIRACLE

COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN THE TOFFEES HIT BACK TO STUN SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY IN THE 1966 FA CUP FINAL...

APPROACHING an hour’s play in the 1966 FA Cup final, Sheffield Wednesday take a giant step towards lifting the trophy. John Fantham robs Everton’s Alex Young in midfield and bursts through a gap in the Merseysiders’ defence. Avoiding the challenges of three defenders, he blasts a fierce shot on goal which Gordon West can’t hold. The ball rebounds off the keeper’s chest and there is David Ford to act as chief poacher to knock the ball home. It...

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