The Everton FC Heritage Society was founded by Dr David France OBE in 2008.

Within its ranks are Evertonian authors, collectors and statisticians, and the society primarily exists to promote and preserve the heritage of Everton Football Club.

It also promotes and provides support for The Everton Collection Trust.

And, of course, they are a wonderful and regular host of St Luke’s Church on matchdays. Located next to Goodison Park, the church hall on the first floor is transformed into a treasure trove of Everton memorabilia whenever The Blues are at home.

Visitors can view the exhibitions, visit the stalls and meet members and away supporters find it just as entertaining. Indeed, followers of the opposition teams are often heard to opine, ‘I wish we had something like this at our place!’.

Two of the Heritage Society members, Brendan Connolly and Sarah Deboe, have joined Darren Griffiths for a half hour podcast that explains in much more detail precisely what the society does.

They speak about the importance of preserving the unique history of our club, how important it is to have a matchday presence so close to the stadium and the terrific task of restoring and rededicating the graves of some of the earliest Everton legends.

Rupturing your ACL is one of the most challenging setbacks to overcome. On average, female footballers are up to six times more likely to suffer this injury.

While the journey to return to the field isn’t easy, it has been proven that those who do, can come back stronger.

A recent example of this is Nicoline Sørensen, who, after 14 months of gruelling rehabilitation, returned to pitch in December 2022 and is now on her way to her first-ever World Cup with Denmark.

The road to recovery was a long one. This is a story about physical and mental strength. This is the story of how 'Nico' came back.

Ian Bishop is the latest guest in our Bred A Blue podcast series.

Bishop came through the ranks at Everton in the early 1980s but made only one fleeting substitute appearance for the Men's Senior Team – replacing Robbie Wakenshaw against Manchester United at Goodison Park in April 1984.

Unable to break into arguably the finest Blues team of all-time, Bishop sought pastures new and went on to carve out a terrific career for himself, earning the lasting affections of supporters of every club he played for.

He also established himself as one of the maverick characters of the early Premier League era.

In this hugely entertaining Official Everton Podcast, Bishop recalls his early days at Bellefield, his relationship with Howard Kendall, the move to Bournemouth that helped shape his career and his part in one of Manchester City’s most famous derby wins.

It was at Maine Road that Bishop teamed up with Kendall again – but he admits that didn’t end well, either!

From City, Bishop went on to make himself a West Ham legend before returning to Manchester City to play for Joe Royle.

He ended his career in America, where he still lives and coaches, and among his Stateside tales is the one about cleaning the windows of rap star Vanilla Ice!

He also, poignantly, reveals a beautiful conversation he had with Howard Kendall before the great man passed away.

This year marks the 45th anniversary of Everton legend Bob Latchford scoring 30 league goals in a truly memorable campaign.

At the start of the 1977/78 season, a national newspaper offered £10,000 to the first player to hit the 30 target, as it hadn’t been done for a number of years.

It went to the last game, but Latchford slammed home a late penalty against Chelsea at Goodison Park to claim the prize.

In this latest Official Everton Podcast, we look back at the career of the striker who Evertonians regularly claimed could ‘walk on water’.

Hosted by Darren Griffiths, alongside Dave Prentice and Gavin Buckland, we look back at Latchford’s career, with audio contributions from teammates Jim Pearson and Martin Dobson.

The conversation is decorated by commentary from some of Latchford’s most memorable goals.

We hear about how he was linked with Everton during the reign of Harry Catterick and of how Bill Shankly tried to persuade Latchford to join Liverpool.

And did you know that Howard Kendall considered re-signing him when he was also after Andy Gray in 1983?

We also discuss why a striker with such a fantastic goalscoring record was only rewarded with 12 international caps and we wonder whether the outcome of that infamous 1977 FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool would have been different had Latchford played.

After that memorable season when he plundered 30 league goals, Latchford only managed 23 over the entire course of the next three campaigns. We ask why?

Bob Latchford’s place in any Everton Hall of Fame has long been assured and Blues of any generation will enjoy listening to this special tribute podcast.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Everton’s 1997/98 FA Youth Cup success.

Under the tutelage of the legendary Colin Harvey, the young Blues brushed aside all before them before securing the trophy for the third and most recent time.

Leon Osman, who would go on to play more than 400 Senior Men's games for Everton, was an integral part of the successful squad and in this latest Official Everton Podcast he looks back over the games and the players who brought the Youth Cup to Goodison.

He tells us about the future defender who, at the time, was a ‘Roy Keane-type midfielder’, recalls taking the wrong boots to Watford in the quarter-final on a freezing night, and how he experienced the high of scoring in the first-leg of the final and the low of missing the glorious return game through injury.

We also hear from Francis Jeffers, who missed the Watford tie because he’d been rushed to hospital in the middle of the night, and from Danny Cadamarteri who played in the final three days before being a part of Howard Kendall’s squad that played the all-important relegation match against Coventry City!

Tom Davies is the latest special guest on the Official Everton in the Community podcast.

The Blues midfielder joins EitC deputy CEO Mike Salla and host Darren Griffiths.

Tom is a regular and enthusiastic supporter of the Clubs official charity and he speaks about how some of the participants have helped him as well as him helping them.

The podcast focuses on the brand new People’s Place facility on Spellow Lane and Mike explains just why such a venue is essential to the local area.

It’s an insightful and honest conversation with Tom opening up on the mental side of professional football and how he feels on hearing what an impact his many EitC visits have had on programme attendees and staff alike.

Stadium Concept Design Guardian Dan Meis answers your questions about the project in this exclusive 30-minute podcast.

The latest Official Everton podcast is celebrating the life of our former manager Walter Smith, who would have been 75 years old today.

Smith, who managed the Blues between 1998 and 2002, passed away in October 2021.

In this podcast, host Darren Griffiths is joined by legendary Kit Manager Jimmy Martin and David Prentice. All three knew Smith personally.

Along the way there are contributions from Richard Gough, David Weir and Kevin Campbell, who recall their time with the great man at the various clubs he was associated with as a player and a manager.

We also speak to Chick Young, the broadcaster whose attempt to interview Smith at Ibrox after a European defeat for Rangers became an internet sensation!

And we feature a lovely story that Ally McCoist told at Smith’s Memorial Service, held in Glasgow Cathedral, when he revealed a ‘special gift’ he arranged for the man he called his second father.

Although his time at Goodison didn’t go as well as he wanted, Smith always retained his affection for Everton Football Club, and he thoroughly deserves his place amongst the British greats for his remarkable achievements in Scotland with Rangers. 

This podcast is a reflection on his contribution to football with anecdotes that are insightful, poignant, and amusing in equal measure.

Gavin McCann is one of those rare breed of footballers who left Everton and later represented his country.

Our latest Bred a Blue guest played 11 times under Howard Kendall during the frenetic 1997/98 season, before leaving for Sunderland where he flourished and was selected by Sven Goran Eriksson for an England international against Spain.

McCann speaks about the experience of playing against the likes of Pep Guardiola, Luis Enrique, Iker Casillas and Raul – quipping that "they had an El Classico a week later so I think they were only at 50 per cent."

The Blackpool-born midfielder also recalls his early days at Everton when he was under the tutelage of Everton legends like John Hurst and Jimmy Gabriel, and how Neville Southall was especially good to him.

McCann’s first-team debut came at Newcastle United in September 1997 when he replaced Tony Grant late in the game, but his abiding memory is that, "Slav (Bilic) got sent-off and had a cigarette in the shower, there was smoke everywhere!"

Unable to break through on a regular basis, "Earl Barret did me in training and I cracked my ankle and missed a load of games," McCann signed for Peter Reid at Sunderland and had later spells with Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers.

He can name Kendall, Reid, David O’Leary and Martin O’Neill amongst his managers and he’s currently a coach at Northern Premier League outfit Hyde United, where former Everton Academy and Under-21 player Manasse Mampala is one of his players.

Since 1988, Everton’s official charity, Everton in the Community has been serving the Merseyside community through its life-saving work.

During that time, the charity has celebrated a number of notable ‘firsts’ – from being the first Premier League Club to address mental health with a dedicated programme, to being the first Club to host a GP on its premises.

As the charity marks 35-years since it first began operating in a converted house close to Goodison Park, Evertonians can enjoy a special edition of the Official Everton Podcast as we celebrate the award-winning Everton in the Community.

Hosted by Darren Griffiths and featuring guests, Men's Club Captain, Seamus Coleman, Everton in the Community’s CEO Sue Gregory, and long-serving member of staff, Michael King, the podcast provides listeners with an insight into the charity’s everyday impact in the community.

"We’ve been doing it [getting involved in Everton in the Community] for years and I’ve heard stories from numerous Everton in the Community participants, male and female some really tough stories over the years, who are not necessarily over the worst of it but are coping and Everton in the Community is playing a massive part in that," Coleman said on the podcast.

"Since I’ve been at the Club, being part of Everton in the Community has always gone hand-in-hand. You’d be asked to do something and slowly but surely you’d understand what it is all about. It’s so important to go out and see who needs help in all different types of ways, and when you’re there you really do realise the difference you make.

"I often talk about this and I’m not sure who came up with the slogan, but it doesn’t just change lives, it saves lives."

We also hear from a member of staff whose journey started at Everton in the Community 17-years ago, whilst CEO Sue Gregory also explains how a £1 donation to Everton in the Community generates £29.86 of impact to support the local community and economy.