Editing Gary Speed (section)

===Everton===
A childhood Everton fan,<ref name="Gary Speed Dies Aged 42">{{cite news |title=Gary Speed Dies Aged 42 |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2011/11/27/gary-speed-dies-aged-42 |publisher=Everton F.C. |date=27 November 2011 |access-date=2 December 2011 |archive-date=29 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129195848/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2011/11/27/gary-speed-dies-aged-42? |url-status=dead }}</ref> Speed was signed by [[Joe Royle]] before the [[1996–97 Everton F.C. season|1996–97 season]], for a fee of £3.5&nbsp;million.<ref name="Speed joins Bolton">{{cite news |title=Speed joins Bolton |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/3904323.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 July 2004 |access-date=2 December 2011}}</ref> He made his debut on 17 August 1996, scoring against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]].<ref>{{cite news |title=19 August 1996 |first=Glen |last=Moore |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/keegan-suffers-through-sloth-1310377.html |newspaper=The Independent |date=19 August 1996 |access-date=2 December 2011}}</ref> In November of that year, Speed scored a [[hat-trick]]&nbsp;– the only one of his career<ref name="Remembering the Gary Speed I knew">
{{cite news |title=Remembering the Gary Speed I knew |first=David |last=Prentice |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2011/11/27/david-prentice-remembering-the-gary-speed-i-knew-100252-29851117/ |newspaper=Liverpool Echo |date=27 November 2011 |access-date=2 December 2011}}</ref>&nbsp;– as Everton beat [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] 7–1 at [[Goodison Park]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Barmby becomes the catalyst |first=Derrick |last=Whyte |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-barmby-becomes-the-catalyst-1352914.html |newspaper=The Independent |date=18 November 1996 |access-date=2 December 2011}}</ref> Speed finished the season with 11 goals, joint top-scorer with [[Duncan Ferguson]].<ref name="Everton Goalscorers 1996-97">{{cite web |title=Everton Goalscorers, 1996–97 |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/season/96-97/goalscorers.php |publisher=ToffeeWeb |access-date=2 December 2011}}</ref> Speed was also voted Everton Player of Year for his performances during his first season at the club.<ref name="Gary Speed&nbsp;— Player Profile" />

[[Howard Kendall]] succeeded Royle as the manager at the start of the [[1997–98 Everton F.C. season|1997–98 season]], and nominated Speed as club captain.<ref name="Remembering the Gary Speed I knew" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=942&teamTabs=managers |title=Everton: Managers |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Lombardo and Palace are birds of a feather |first=Michael |last=Staniforth |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/season/97-98/reports/crystal-palace_h.htm#ET |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=11 August 1997 |access-date=2 December 2011}}</ref> However, by the turn of the year the relationship between Speed and Kendall had soured. Speed played his last game for the club on 18 January 1998, scoring in a 3–1 win over [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/season/97-98/reports/chelsea_h.htm#ET |title=Ferguson's power punishes careless Chelsea |first=Guy |last=Hodgson |newspaper=The Independent |date=19 January 1998 |access-date=2 December 2011}}</ref> He did not travel for their next game, away to [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Madar spoils Sinclair's day |first=Steve |last=Curry |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/season/97-98/reports/west-ham_a.htm#ET |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=2 February 1998 |access-date=2 December 2011}}</ref> and was subsequently sold to Newcastle for £5.5&nbsp;million.<ref name="Speed joins Bolton" /> The reasons underlying Speed's departure were never revealed. He told the ''[[Liverpool Echo]]'': "You know why I'm leaving, but I can't explain myself publicly because it would damage the good name of Everton Football Club and I'm not prepared to do that."<ref name="Remembering the Gary Speed I knew" />