LONDON (Reuters) - Everton drew a line under another dismal season by announcing on Monday that directors Denise Barrett-Baxendale, Grant Ingles and Graeme Sharp, a goalscoring crowd hero in the 1980s, had left the club.
The relationship between the board and the Goodison Park crowd soured so badly in the latter part of the season that they and chairman Bill Kenwright were advised by police to stay away from home matches because of fears for their safety.
Everton avoided what would have been their first relegation since 1951 with a final-day victory over Bournemouth - the second successive late escape for a club that have spent more years in the top flight than any other. A club statement on Monday said:"The outgoing directors have worked tirelessly over recent months to assist with the preparation for a transition to a new Board. The Club is very appreciative of this generous accommodation, which is both characteristic of them, and entirely in the spirit of the best values of our club."
A statement from the departing directors said: “We have all been fully committed during our time here and are disappointed to have made the decision to leave Everton.
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