Just who is the greatest winger in Everton history? That’s an awfully big question to ask.
The likes of Andrei Kanchelskis plus Steven Pienaar and Mikel Arteta – although probably more wide midfielders in their style – have starred in the Premier League era while Kevin Sheedy and Trevor Steven were legendary figures of Howard Kendall’s great side of the 1980s. Going further back, Dave Thomas was a fan favourite in the 1970s, Johnny Morrissey and Derek Temple wowed in the 1960s while in the pre-Second World War era there was the likes of Torry Gillick, Ted Critchley, Sam Chedgzoy and Jack Sharp.
However, a new book tells the story of Jackie Coulter, a player who might have been considered the very best ever for the Blues had it not been for injury. That’s the view of Everton super fan Dr David France.
