Salmon coloured third shirt as worn when Walter Smith's side flirted with relegation, prompting the introduction of Rooney to the Everton first-team squad at just 16 years old, in a Premiership match against Southampton in April 2002. The talented school-boy had garnered the attention of Smith with a fantastic run of 8 goals in 8 games, leading Everton's youth side to the FA Youth Cup Final, and his promotion to the senior side would prove the starting point for a famous career