Derek Temple, one of only five men to have ever scored an FA Cup final winning goal for Everton, celebrates his 80th birthday today!
Merseyside born and bred, Temple joined the Everton groundstaff in 1954, spurning offers from Liverpool, Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers, and made his first-team debut in a 2-1 victory against Newcastle United on 30 March 1957.
A week later he kept his place in the team and bagged the first of his 83 goals for Everton in a 2-2 draw at Sheffield Wednesday.
However, it’s another match against Wednesday for which he will always be remembered – scoring the decisive goal in a dramatic 3-2 Cup final win against The Owls at Wembley in 1966.