When Shorts Were Short S3 E13 - Paul McParlan on Everton '87 - The Forgotten Champions

When Shorts Were Short concerns itself solely with what was actually a very narrow window in football history when teams wore, well, short shorts. The podcast takes 1954 as its starting point, when Umbro made their first England kit with shorter shorts, to 1992, when short shorts were all but finished as Umbro's baggy shorts for Tottenham's new kit, ahead of the '91 FA Cup Final, quickly caught on.

If the shorts weren't short, we don't talk about it.

The summer of ’87 would prove a pivotal one for Everton, one arguably from which they have never recovered from.

This week’s guest is author Paul McParlan whose book ‘The Forgotten Champions: Everton’s Last Title’ looks at why the ’86-87 side lives

in the shadow of the great ’84-85 outfit that had blown away all opposition, bar in the FA Cup Final which was one game too many for the

Toffees after a long season.

Paul makes a strong case for the second of Kendall’s ’86-87 title-winning side deserving equal billing with the ’85 vintage, an achievement

made all the more extraordinary because from the ’85 team, only Kevin Ratcliffe, Trevor Steven and the returning Neville Southall would

make more than 30 appearances during that second title season.

You can find Paul's book here 'The Forgotten Champions: Everton's Last Title' and elsewhere online and of course, in all good bookshops.

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