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 also played 26 times for the England national football team.

Liverpool-born Labone chose to join Everton at 17 in July 1957 instead of going to university. His debut for the first team was in 1958. He was widely regarded as one of the best central defenders of his era. He was a strong tackler, good in the air, adequately fast but he rarely used his left foot.

Labone made 451 League appearances for Everton and a total of 534 in all competitions. He scored two league goals and was booked only twice throughout his career. Manager Harry Catterick called him "the last of the Corinthians". Labone played in the championship teams of 1962-63 and 1969–70, in the FA Cup winning team of 1966, and in the FA Cup final of 1968. Brian showed his high opinion of Everton in a simple quote "One Evertonian is worth twenty Liverpudlians"

Labone is a town in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Labone Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution.

Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst MBE (born 8 December 1941 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire) is a retired England footballer best remembered for making his mark in history as the only player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final. His three goals came in the 1966 final for England in their 4–2 win over West Germany at the old Wembley. Such an achievement was made all the more remarkable by the fact that he was only five months and eight games into his international career, and was not considered his country's premier centre forward.

In club football Hurst played for West Ham United where he spent 13 years scoring 180 goals in the First Division. He joined Stoke City in 1972 where he spent three years before finishing his Football League career with West Bromwich Albion. Hurst went to play football in Ireland, USA and Kuwait before returning to England to play for Telford United. Hurst became manager of Telford in 1976 and after three years joined Chelsea but was sacked in August 1981.

Hurst was born in the Lake Hospital Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, but moved with his family to Chelmsford, Essex, at the age of eight. He attended Kings Road Primary School, where a house is now named after him. The son of a lower-division footballer, Hurst's own footballing career began when he was apprenticed to West Ham United.

Gordon West (born 24 April 1943 in Darfield, South Yorkshire) is an English former professional football goalkeeper.

He made his debut for Blackpool at the age of 17. After 33 League games for the Tangerines, he signed for Everton in March 1962 for £27,000, then a British record for a goalkeeper, replacing Albert Dunlop.

West was a regular in the Everton teams that won championship in 1962-63 and in 1969-70 and the FA Cup in 1966. He made 399 appearances for Everton and retired in 1973.

He came out of retirement after three years to play briefly for cross-Mersey rivals Tranmere Rovers. He played for Tranmere Rovers 17 times in the League.

West won three caps for England, though turned down a place in the 1970 FIFA World Cup squad because he wanted to stay at home with his family.

After giving up football, West worked in security at RAF Woodvale and is now an after dinner speaker. Former Everton and Wales goalkeeper Neville Southall is campaigning for West to be rewarded with a testimonial game by Everton for his eleven years of service.^{[citation needed]}

James Henry McFadden (born 14 April 1983) is a Scottish footballer who is currently a free agent after being released by Everton.

McFadden started his career with Scottish Premier League club Motherwell. He came to prominence in the 2002–03 season by scoring 19 goals and winning the Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year award. Everton signed McFadden for £1.25 million in 2003. He struggled to hold down a regular place in the Everton team and moved to Birmingham City for £5 million in January 2008. A serious injury meant that McFadden missed most of the 2010–11 season and Birmingham, who were relegated in his absence, decided not to renew his contract. McFadden signed for Everton on a free transfer in October 2011, after regaining his fitness.

McFadden was first capped by Scotland in 2002. As of October 2011, he has played 48 times for Scotland and scored 15 goals. His goal for Scotland in the Euro 2008 qualification match on 12 September 2007 against France in the Parc des Princes is regarded as one of Scotland's most famous goals.