Captain Brian

Brian Labone

Gordon West obituary

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This article titled "Gordon West obituary" was written by Nick Szczepanik, for The Guardian on Monday 11th June 2012 17.32 UTC

The many former Everton players who have described the goalkeeper Gordon West as a larger-than-life character were not just referring to his considerable physical presence.

Everton beat Sheffield Wednesday to win 1966 FA Cup Final

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Everton 3 Sheffield Wednesday 2

Played May 14 1966, Attendance 100,000, Referee J K Taylor

Everton Team

Gordon West, Tommy Wright, Ray Wilson, Jimmy Gabriel, Brian Labone (Captain), Brian Harris,
Alex Scott, Mike Trebilcock (Scored 2), Alex Young, Colin Harvey, Derek Temple (Scored)

Sheffield Wednesday Team

Ron Springett, Wilf Smith, Don Megson (Captain), Peter Eustace, Sam Ellis, Gerry Young,
Graham Pugh, Johnny Fantham, Jim McCalliog (Scored), David Ford (Scored), Johnny Quinn

1966 FA Cup Final Video Highlights

The Rest

Only three players on Portsmouth’s 2013 official calendar still play for the club!

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We recently brought you news that Newcastle's 2013 calendar featuring the now departed Demba Ba as Mr January. Well, Toon Army, there's always someone worse off than yourself... and they're usually a Portsmouth supporter. One disgruntled Pompey fan has tweeted a photo of his modified 2013 club calendar.

MLS Spotlight: Bruin on a roll after his up-and-down rookie year

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By THOMAS FLOYD

Will Bruin set the bar too high for his rookie season. That much, he acknowledges, is now clear.

The 11th overall pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, Bruin immediately stepped into the lineup for the Houston Dynamo that season, starting the first eight matches while bagging four goals -- three of which came via a hat trick in a 4-1 win over D.

Reports & reaction to USOC win, Soumare, more

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Photo: Barb Colligon

Philadelphia Union

Check out PSP's match report on Tuesday night's win over Harrisburg City Islanders in the quarterfinals of the US Open Cup which includes video of John Hackworth's postgame press conference and interviews with Bakary Soumare, Ray Gaddis, Brian Carroll, Gabe Farfan and Amobi Okugo.