Everton are to pay a lasting tribute to Howard Kendall and Sir Philip Carter by renaming two of Goodison Park’s stands in the pair’s honour.
The Gwladys Street End will be renamed the Howard Kendall Gwladys Street End.
At the opposite end of the stadium, the Park End stand will be renamed the Sir Philip Carter Park Stand, honouring the contribution made by the club’s most successful chairman.
Both Kendall and Carter passed away in 2015, which saw tributes from across the football world.
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.
“Two ends of Goodison, representing two of its most loved and loyal servants, facing each other and standing together once more.”
It was in the semi-final of that 1985 European Cup Winners’ Cup against Bayern Munich that Kendall famously called on his team to use the power of Goodison.
He famously told his players: “Get the ball into their box and the Gwladys Street will suck the ball into the net.”
His first tenure as Everton manager will forever be linked with the special relationship he shared with Carter, who memorably, delivered a vote of confidence to the player turned manager in the autumn of 1983,
What followed was the most remarkable years in Everton’s history, with two league titles, one FA Cup, a Cup Winners’ Cup and three other final appearances in the League Cup and FA Cup.
Sir Philip joined the Goodison board of directors in the 1970s before being installed as Chairman in 1978.
He was also instrumental in changing the face of English football as a prime mover in the formation of the Premier League.