Between the wars

Everton team from 1922-23 that finished fifth in the first division.

From left to right :
Back row : McDonald, Peacock, Harland, Raitt, Hart.
Middle row : Chedgzoy, Irvine, Chadwick, Williams, Fleetwood, Reid.

The team of 1923-24. This was a disappointing season with only a 7th place finish in the league and very early exit from the FA Cup. The only shining light of the season was that W. Chadwick was to be the top goal scorer in the first division with 28 goals.

From left to right: Back row: W. Brown, a club director, T. Fern, J. Elliott (trainer), D. Livingstone, F. Forbes, J. Mcdonald, Mr. Coffey (director), W, Chadwick. Front row: S. Chedgzoy, P. Irvine, J. Cock, H. Hart (captain), W. McBain, S. Troup.

Everton team photograph from the 1926-27 season

The full Everton squad from 1928-29

Just two years after winning the first division title Everton were relegated, finishing bottom after winning only 12 games.
However the team above from 1930-31 took division 2 by storm winning 28 games and scoring 121 goals.

From left to right (players only) :
Back row : Common, Thomson, Cresswell, Coggins, McPherson, Rigby.
Front row : White, Martin, Critchley, Williams, Dean, Griffiths

Team photograph from 1931.

From left to right :
Back row : McClure, Gee, Coggins, Thomson, Cresswell, Cooke (trainer).
Front Row : Critchley, Dunn, Dean, Williams, Johnson, Stein.

Team photograph from the 1931-32 championship season.

The full Everton squad from 1932-33. 
The five trophies on view are;
The Blackpool Hospital Cup, Liverpool Challenge Cup, 1st Division Championship Trophy,
FA Charity Shield, The Liverpool County Combination Cup



The 1933 squad for the FA Cup semi final against West Ham United.

From left to right : Dean, Johnson, Stein, Dunn, Geldard, Critchley, Cook, Britton, Sagar, Cresswell, White, Thompson. 




The 1933 FA Cup winning Team:

Back Row: H. Cooke (trainer), Britton, Cresswell, Sagar, Cook, White, Thomson.
Front Row:  Geldard, Dunn, Dean, Johnson, Stein, Critchley.




Bonuses and perks were few and far between in 1933, however the Everton side that won the FA Cup
were given raincoats by Wetherdair Weathercoats of Bradford. I return the players had to appear in the
photograph above that was used in greeting cards to the company's potential customers.


The Everton squad from 1934-35

From left to right :
Back row : A. Clarke, J. Thompson, W. Cresswell, F. King, J. Deighton, E. Sagar, B. Williams, J.E. Jones, T. White.
Middle row : H. Cooke (trainer), J. Dunn, J. Mercer, C. Britton, W. Cook, E. Morris, C. Gee, J. Archer, J. Cunliffe, H. Griffiths,
W. Dean, A Tucker (assistant trainer).
Front row : G Jackson, C. Leyfield, A. Geldard, S. Bentham, C Webster, T. Watson, J. Coulter, N. Higham, T. Kavanagh.
A. Stevenson, J. Stein. 




Everton team photograph from 1935-36

From left to right :
Back row : C. Britton, J. Mercer, E. Sagar, J. Jones, T. White.
Front row : A, Geldard, S. Bentham, W. Dean (captain), J. Cunliffe, C. Leyfield, W. Cook.




The 1936-37 season started brightly with six wins in the first ten games, however the sides poor away form meant that the team
 finished 17th. It was also to be Dixie Dean's last full season with Everton and he was, again, to be top scorer with 24 goals.

From left to right :
Back row : Cook, Leyfield, Mercer, Britton, Sagar, Jones, Gee, Coulter, Jackson. 
Front row : Geldard, Cunliffe, Dean, Stevenson, Gillick.



The 1937-38 season was to be the final one that featured Dixie Dean and Albert Geldard in an Everton shirt. The season itself was a
 dismal affair with the team finishing 17th in the League and going out of the FA Cup when Sunderland won 1-0 in round 4.

The team from left to right (players only):
Back row : Britton, Cunliffe, Sagar, Gee, Gillick.
Middle row : Jackson, Geldard, Cook, Dean, Lawton, Stevenson, Dougal.
Front row : Watson, J.E. Jones, Mercer.