Brian Labone

Brian Leslie Labone (23 January 1940 – 24 April 2006) was an English footballer who played for and captained Everton. A one-club man, Labone's professional career lasted from 1958 to 1971, during which he won the Football League championship twice and the FA Cup once. He also played 26 times for the England national football team.

Biography

Brian Labone was born in Liverpool, England, on 23 January 1940. His parents were Arthur Leslie Labone and Bridget Patricia Rice. The Labone family have distant Italian roots through an ancestor called Nicholas Antonio Labone who taught various foreign languages in Glasgow, Scotland.

Education

Brian attended the Liverpool Collegiate School.

Playing career

Liverpool-born Labone chose to join Everton at 17 in July 1957 instead of going to university. His debut for the first team was in 1958. He was widely regarded as one of the best central defenders of his era. He was a strong tackler, good in the air, adequately fast but he rarely used his left foot.

Labone

Labone is a town in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Labone Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution.

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