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Neville Southall Biography and Timeline
Follow Neville Southall through 4 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Neville Southall, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
4Distinct records
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1985–1987Years on this page
1985
1985 Football Writers Award
Neville Southall receives the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year award after outstanding performances in Everton’s successful season.
Everton 1985 First Division Title - Neville Southall
Neville Southall represented Everton during the season ending in 1985, when the club won the Football League First Division. As a goalkeeper, Neville Southall provided handling, positioning and vital saves behind the defence over the league season.
1987
1987 League Title Defence
Neville Southall provides experienced goalkeeping during the 1986–87 campaign as Everton secure their ninth English top-flight championship.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.