“I Played Under Alan Ball And Joe Royle. These Legendary Figures Gave Me My Footballing Education History”

Shoot a rudimentary glance at Martyn Margetson’s footballing CV and your first impression is of a disparate career, with various strands jutting off north, south, east and west.

- Martyn Margetson

Study a little closer, however, and a thread emerges, binding everything together – and, perhaps, steering him in one direction.

Cut through the heart of Margetson’s 16 years playing the game and his ties to Everton are inescapable. The same applies to the 11 years and counting he has spent as a goalkeeper coach, with a Blue-tinged influence coming to bear at every critical turn.