Everton to rename Gwladys Street End in honour of legendary manager Howard Kendall
The former manager died aged 69 last October
EVERTON will rename Goodison Park’s iconic Gwladys Street End after their legendary manager Howard Kendall.
The Toffees confirmed they are to pay tribute to their late former gaffer – their most successful manager ever – by calling the stand the Howard Kendall Gwladys Street End.
Everton will also honour their former chairman Sir Philip Carter by renaming the Park Stand after him, the Sir Philip Carter Park Stand.
Everton chairman Bill Kenwright said: “Howard Kendall and Sir Philip Carter are two of the greatest Evertonians of all time.
“Standing firm together through one of our lowest periods, they remained proudly united to lead us through the most successful period our great club has ever enjoyed.
“It is this strength through togetherness that underpinned our desire to name these two stands in their honour at the same time.
Everton are to rename the Park Stand after former chairman Sir Philip Carter
“Two ends of Goodison, representing two of its most loved and loyal servants, facing each other and standing together once more.”
Kendall passed away in October 2015 aged 69 and was a hero at Goodison Park as a manager and player, making more than 200 appearances for the club.
He managed Everton on three occasions and won two First Division titles as well as an FA Cup and European Cup Winners’ Cup – the most successful consistent managerial spell in the club’s history.
The iconic Gwladys Street End was particularly special for Kendall as he mentioned the stand during his speech against Bayern Munich in the semi-final of the 1985 European Cup Winners’ Cup.
He told his players: “Get the ball into their box and the Gwladys Street will suck the ball into the net.”
Carter passed away from natural causes in April 2015 aged 87 and played a big part in Kendall’s triumphs after giving him a vote of confidence in 1983 when the former boss was under pressure.
Four years later, Kendall had delivered two League championships, an FA Cup and the Cup Winners’ Cup.
Like Kendall, Carter also had three spells with the club and once famously slammed some Everton fans who made racist chants at Liverpool star John Barnes.
The lifelong Everton fan was awarded a knighthood and a CBE.