Brian Labone

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Brian Labone
Personnel
Surname Brian Leslie Labone
birthday January 23, 1940
place of birth Liverpool ,  England
date of death April 24, 2006
Place of death Huyton ,  England
position Defense (central)
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1957-1971 Everton FC 451 (2)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1960-1963 England U-23 8 (0)
1962-1970 England 26 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

Brian Leslie Labone (born January 23, 1940 in Liverpool , † April 24, 2006 in Huyton ) was an English football player who was active during his entire career between 1957 and 1971 at Everton FC . In addition, between 1962 and 1970 he made 26 international matches for the English national team .

Athletic career

Central defender Labone joined Everton at the age of 17 after showing a good performance in a trial session against center forward Dave Hickson, immediately strengthening the club's reserve team without going through the youth team of his age group. With this decision for a career as a soccer player, Labone decided not to attend university .

At the beginning of 1958, the headball and two-way defender made his debut in the first team and established himself there from then on. Despite his relatively slow acceleration and a weak left foot, he also developed strengths when switching from defensive to offensive play and came in 1962 under Alf Ramsey as the first player of Everton after the end of World War II to his international debut.

The following year, 1963, Labone won his first English championship and was followed by the FA Cup three years later when Sheffield Wednesday was beaten 3-2 in the final. He then decided not to take part in the 1966 World Cup in his own country when England became world champions and instead turned to his wedding plans. In the event of his appointment, however, there would have been little chance of a use, as Jack Charlton was preferred as a regular player in his position .

In the meantime Labone took over the role of the team captain at his club after his predecessor Tony Kay was arrested after a bribery affair. Only one year later, in the midst of a persistent form crisis, Labone announced his resignation, to the surprise of his own supporters, in the event that an adequate replacement could be found for his post by the end of the season at the latest. However, as his performance stabilized again, he refrained from these plans and won his second championship in 1970.

Only a short time later he took part in the 1970 World Cup in Mexico , his first and last World Cup, where he played three times and was eliminated in the quarter-finals against Germany . The following year, Labone suffered a serious injury to his Achilles tendon in a game of the reserve team , which forced him to end his career after a total of 534 games for Everton. He was only missing twelve games from Ted Sagar's record, which was then valid , and Neville Southall himself was then able to overtake him.

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personal data
SURNAME Labone, Brian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Labone, Brian Leslie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH January 23, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Liverpool
DATE OF DEATH April 24, 2006
Place of death Huyton