17 Facts About Brian Labone

Brian Leslie Labone was an English footballer who played for and captained Everton.

Brian Labone played 26 times for the England national team.

Brian Labone was born in Liverpool, England, on 23 January 1940.

Brian Labone has 1 daughter, named Rachelle, who still lives in Liverpool.

Brian Labone's parents were Arthur Leslie Labone and Bridget Patricia Rice.

The Brian Labone family have distant Italian roots on his paternal side through an ancestor called Nicholas Antonio Brian Labone who taught various foreign languages in Glasgow, Scotland.

Brian Labone was of Irish descent on his mother side.

Liverpool-born Brian Labone chose to join Everton at 17 in July 1957 instead of going to university.

Brian Labone was widely regarded as one of the best central defenders of his era.

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

Brian Labone made 451 League appearances for Everton and a total of 534 in all competitions.

Brian Labone scored two league goals and was booked only twice throughout his career.

Brian Labone won the FA Charity Shield in 1963 and 1970.

Brian Labone showed his high opinion of Everton in a simple quote "One Evertonian is worth twenty Liverpudlians".

Brian Labone played 26 times for England national team between 1962 and 1970.

Brian Labone withdrew from England's 1966 World Cup squad because of his imminent marriage but played in three of the four games in the World Cup in 1970 in Mexico.

Whilst returning home from an Everton fans awards evening at the Winslow Hotel in Walton, Brian Labone died suddenly after collapsing in the street close to his Lydiate home at the age of 66.