A 90-YEAR-OLD Wirral granddad enjoyed an extra special VIP trip to Goodison Park for Everton's 2-0 victory over Chelsea with the help of footballing legends Peter Reid and Graeme Sharp.

Lifelong Blue Tom Walker, from Upton, was surprised when the club's team-bus appeared outside his home after being told Everton had arranged his travel for the game.

Dad-of-11 Tom attended his first game at Goodison aged eight and watched Dixie Dean from his dad's shoulders in the early 1930s.

Tom has recently moved to the accessibility seating at the Howard Kendall Gwladys Street stand and believed the travel was a one-off benefit for switching his seat.

On board the bus, there were more surprises with Blues legends Reid and Sharp joining him for the ride.

Completing the surprise Ian Snodin met the coach when it arrived at Goodison Park to hand Tom a Season Ticket for 2019/20 as part of Everton's Side By Side campaign.

Tom's son Simon, 60, along with his seven brothers and four sisters had contacted Everton to ask if their dad could be rewarded for his dedication to the blues and raising a family which has remarkably extended to more than 70 Evertonians.

Simon told the Globe: "Peter Reid, Graeme Sharp, Dixie Dean, Bob Latchford - that's been ingrained in us by dad from when we were kids.

"It's part of us and we've now done the same with our kids.

"They get to understand and learn what this club is all about and it's much more than football - it's the social life of our family.

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Tom Walker on board the team bus with his family and Blues legends

"Dad was a shift worker for a lot of years so he'd work mornings, afternoons and nights and there were weeks when we didn't really see a lot of him because he was working so hard to maintain the family.

“Our parents spent every penny they had on us.

"We never went hungry, we were always looked after and we always came to the game - and we're lucky because with 11 kids that wasn't easy."

On the coach, Tom was joined by sons Simon, Graham, 64, Phil, 57, and Brian, 54, plus his 17-year-old grandson George.

The family still meet up before every home game and visit the Winslow Hotel pub on Goodison Road as a pre-match ritual before heading to their seats.

Phil said: "Those guys [Reid, Sharp and Snodin ] were heroes to him and he loved every minute of it.

"He was just overwhelmed really and stuck for words unusually for him!

"When he was passed the Season Ticket, just seeing his face was amazing, it really was.

"He loves Everton and he loves to have his family around him and for us to all come to the game is just his thing.

"We all love him to bits and to still come here with him for every game is just fantastic."

The 2-0 victory, courtesy of second-half strikes from Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson, capped an unforgettable day for Toffee Tom.

Club ambassador Sharp added: “It was fantastic to meet Tom and hear all his stories about supporting Everton down the years.

"He was there at Wembley with us in the 1980s when Reidy and I were playing and it was great to hear his memories of standing on his dad’s shoulders and watching the likes of Dixie Dean, Cyril Lello and TG Jones – players you’re told about when you join this Club.

“The efforts he must have gone to in raising 11 kids and making sure they could all get to Goodison when they wanted to is definitely something that deserves rewarding.”

Tom is now looking forward to attending each game of next season alongside his family having received his 2019/20 Season Ticket as part of his surprise.