Photographs David France Collection

the 1939–40 team photograph.


team groups

the corridors of goodison park leading boardroom boast team photographs dating 1929–30. copies presented members of playing staff , coaching staff.

the collection compliments these souvenirs number of team photographs.

firstly, there earliest known team photograph taken in 1881, shortly after club had changed name st. domingo f.c.

the collection contains other rarities, such 1 photograph taken of everton s first league championship-winning side. taken on bowling green of sandon hotel (the club s headquarters @ time) , known photograph of everton team wearing infamous ruby shirts blue trim. sepia-toned photograph featured diminutive fred geary sandwiched between 1891 league championship trophy , liverpool cup.

candid photographs

photograph of locomotive took everton team 1933 cup final.

the collection includes on 100 photographs of players , staff taken journalists , photographers during training sessions, social events , road trips. candid snaps weren’t used in publications discarded newspaper libraries , photographic studios, provide social commentary on lifestyles , fashions of professional footballers between 1925 , 1975.

one example shows team boarding cambrian airlines prop-plane 48-hour journey australia, in tailored club suits, prior club’s tour there in may 1964.

other examples include candid shots of team on coach took them speke airport en route fa cup fifth round tie @ roker park in 1964, while shows ray wilson, alex young, sandy brown , derek temple sitting in first-class carriage @ lime street train station prior leaving 1966 fa cup final.