A BURST BALL BEAT EVERTON LAST TIME
The Liverpool Echo and Evening Express, Tuesday, December 31, 1963
By Leslie Edwards
Jasper Kerr, the old Everton back and one of the many Scots in the side in the days of Dixie Dean, has painful memories of the last time Everton and Hull City met in the Cup-and of the goal which beat his side at the third meeting on the Aston Villa ground. “It was in the first round in 1927,” he says. “We drew 1-1 at Hull and 2-2 after extra time in the Goodison Park replay. Then, in the third meeting on the Villa ground, we lost 3-2 but the amazing feature was the goal that beat us. “The ball was sailing high towards goal and Arthur Davies, our Wallasey-born goalkeeper was about to clutch it when suddenly it burst and dropped stone dead just over the line. The referee promptly signalled a goal. We protested, but the referee said his decision was based on the position of the ball when it became dead. He was right but believe me if ever a team were unlucky it was Everton that day. “Dixie was thwarted time and again by defenders heading or kicking off the goal line. I do hope Everton gain a good victory on Saturday. I wish them all the luck and trust they will reserve that decision of January 1927. “Although as you can see, I represent a firm in Hull my thoughts are with the club which gave me my big chance to life and the one which has always treated me