Wally Fielding (26 November 1919 – 18 January 2008) was a professional footballer from 1945 until 1960. In 1945, after leaving the Army, Fielding was signed by Everton manager

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having been a youth amateur player for

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Known for his passing precision, reading of the game and his ability to beat defenders he was the start of many an Everton attack. His trademark he became known for was laying in a perfectly weighted ball inside the full back to his flying winger

Tommy Eglington Thomas Joseph Eglington (15 January 1923 – 18 February 2004) was an Irish footballer who played as an outside-left for, among others, Shamrock Rovers, Everton and Tranmere Rovers. Eglington was also a dual internationalist and played for bot ...

. In his Everton career, he played 410 first-team games and scored 54 times. In 1959, at the age of 39, he left for

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, playing 20 games for the seaside club and scoring one goal. Following retirement, Fielding settled in

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. He died at his home there on 18 January 2008. He had been Everton's oldest living former player at the time.

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