TREBILCOCK SCORES TWO

The Cornish Fish Producers' Organisation was the star of Radio 4 this morning when quotas and Brexit were discussed. Not very footy oriented I agree but the representative from CFPO was surnamed Trebilcock. I perked up, at that time of the morning, a miracle, because I know of one other Trebilcock who was Cornish, and that is Mike. May be a relation?

It's strange surnames or places that often stick in the memory and sure enough Mike Trebilcock reminded me of the 1966 FA Cup Final, when he scored twice in Everton's victory over Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley. Wednesday were 2-0 up after an hour and looked dead cert winners, but within five minutes Trebilcock notched two and with ten minutes left Derek Temple pilfered the winner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p71DzBVSmcI  NOTE
The old Wembley, an orange ball and various rugby tackles!

The Lad from Cornwall was born in Gunnislake and was the first black player to score in a Wembley Cup Final. He first played for Tavistock and signed for Plymouth Argyle in 1962, for whom he scored 27 goals in 71 appearances. So he caught the eye of the Toffees and signed for them in 1965 for £23,000. His debt was against Aston Villa, but he was injured in that game and he only played four reserve games and seven first team games including one cup tie, through the season but was picked for the final ahead of stalwart Fred Pickering, a cunning plan by manager Harry Catterick. He wasn't even in the match day programme line up.
Everton had not conceded a goal in any of the qualifying rounds, something not done since Bury in 1903 and Preston NE did the same in 1889.

In 1968, Trebilcock went to Portsmouth where he made a hundred or so appearances till 1972, then he was Torquay (heading west!), Weymouth and then the Western Suburbs and Darwin in Australia in 1976 where he nestled down. Mike is now 73 years old. Jack Taylor reffed the Final and some may remember a pitch invasion by an over excited Toffee.