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Joe Royle



The fifth top goal scorer in Everton's history, Joe Royle was the first 16 year old to play for Everton when he made his debut at Blackpool in January 1966.

It wasn't until 1967/68 that he became a regular but as soon as he was securely in the side he started to bang in the goals.

He scored 16 League goals in his first full season and then notched 22 in 1968/69 and 23 in 1969/70 as Everton ran away with the League title.

Physically imposing, Royle was brilliant in the air and clinical in the penalty area and is arguably (fans of Graeme Sharp would have a word to say) the best all-round centre-forward Everton have had since the war.

Royle suffered from a back problem later in his Everton career and struggled to remain injury free from January 1973 until December 1974 when he left for Manchester City.

He had scored 119 goals in 276 games at Everton and picked up two of his eventual five England caps.

His time at Everton was far from over, however, as in November 1994 he returned to take over the managerial reigns and lead the club to FA Cup glory in May 1995.

The stats:

  
 League
FA Cup
Lge Cup
Europe
Other
Total
  
Starts
Subs
Gls
Starts
Subs
Gls
Starts
Subs
Gls
Starts
Subs
Gls
Starts
Subs
Gls
Starts
Subs
Gls
1965-66
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1966-67
4
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
3
1967-68
33
1
16
6
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
1
20
1968-69
42
0
22
5
0
4
4
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
51
0
29
1969-70
42
0
23
1
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
47
0
23
1970-71
40
0
17
5
0
2
0
0
0
6
0
4
1
0
0
52
0
23
1971-72
26
2
9
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
2
9
1972-73
14
0
7
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
7
1973-74
18
0
2
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
0
2
1974-75
8
0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
3
 Total
229
3
102
23
0
9
14
0
4
6
0
4
1
0
0
273
3
119