Brian Labone

Brian Leslie Labone (23 January 1940 – 24 April 2006) was an English footballer who played for and captained Everton.

A one-club man, Labone's professional career lasted from 1958 to 1971, during which he won the Football League championship twice and the FA Cup once.

He was a strong tackler, good in the air, adequately fast but he rarely used his left foot.

Labone maintained his links with Everton where he worked as a guide for guests & visitors and a website columnist.

Labone was included in Everton's 'Greatest Ever Team'[5] as voted for by the fans at the start of the 2003–04 season to mark the club's 125th anniversary.

Everton Chairman Bill Kenwright also paid tribute by saying: "On the foot of the Dixie Dean statue outside Goodison Park are the words 'Footballer, Gentleman, Evertonian'.