The 1965-66 season proved to be a successful campaign for Everton as they finished eleventh in the league and they embarked on an incredible FA Cup run.
Everton and Sheffield Wednesday served up a thrilling FA Cup final with full of goals, excitement and the greatest come back since Stan Mathews and Blackpool fought back to beat Bolton in 1953.
Sheffield Wednesday dominated the first half of play. In the fourth minute, Peter Eustace released a quick throw to Dave Ford. He crossed the ball towards Wednesday’s record signing Jim McCalliog, who let fly from twenty five yards. Fighting back hard, Everton had a goal disallowed for off side after a quarter of an hour. In the 57th minute, Fantham sprinted past 3 Everton players and hit a smashing drive that West could only parry for Ford to score. The Wednesday fans were still cheering when Everton hit back hard. Derek Temple headed a centre from Young towards Trebilcock. The Cornishman seized his opportunity for reward, smashing a volley past Springett’s left hand. The balance of strength swung in Everton’s advantage. Six Minutes later, they were on level terms. From a free kick, Brian Labone headed the ball towards the penalty box and Trebilcock scored his second. With 10 minutes remaining, Everton’s quick winger Derek Temple sprinted clear to lash a twenty yard rocket into the goal. Everton’s league form improved in the following seasons, they finished in sixth position at the end of the 66-67 season and then further improved their league ranking as they finished in third place at the end of the 1968-69 season.

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Everton became the dominant force in English football by the end of the 1969-70 season, they won the league title emphatically, gaining 66 points in the process by the climax of the season.