Brian Labone

Brian Leslie Labone (born 23 January 1940 in Liverpool, † April 24, 2006 in Huyton ) was an English footballer who was active throughout his career 1957-1971 at Everton. In addition, he was 1962-1970 to 26 countries playing in the England team.

Sports career

The central defender Labone joined at the age of 17 years Everton on after he showed a good performance in a trial against the central striker Dave Hickson and thus immediately the reserve team of the club increased, without going through before the youth team in his age group. Labone renounced it with this decision for a career as a football player to attend a university.

At the beginning of 1958 debuted the header and combative defender in the first team and established himself there from now on. Despite its relatively low response speed and a weak left foot in the offensive game, he also developed when switching from the defensive strengths and came in 1962 under Alf Ramsey was the first player Everton after the end of World War II to his international debut.

The following year, 1963 Labone won his first British Championship and left three years later, follow the FA Cup as Sheffield Wednesday could be beaten in the final 3-2. He renounced thereafter to participate in the 1966 World Cup in their own country, as England became World Champion and turned instead to his wedding plans. In the case of his vocation, however, little prospect had insisted on a bet, because of its position on Jack Charlton was preferred as a regular player.

In the meantime, took over Labone at his club, the role of the team captain, after his predecessor Tony Kay was taken after a corruption probe into arrest. Only a year later Labone announced amid an ongoing crisis of form, to the surprise of its own following his resignation in the event that up to the end of season no later than an adequate replacement could be found at his post. Since his achievements but stabilized again, he took of these plans distance and won in 1970, his second championship.

Only a short time later he participated in the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, his first and last World Cup, in part, came there to three inserts and retired in the quarterfinals against Germany. In the following year, Labone pulled in a lot of reserve team to a serious injury to his Achilles tendon that forced him to a total of 534 games for Everton to end his career. Only twelve games lacked this to the then valid record of Ted Sagar, the turn itself then Neville Southall was able to overtake.

Achievements

• English Championship: 1963, 1970
• English Cup: 1966
• Charity Shield: 1963, 1970