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{{Infobox Football club
| clubname = Everton F.C.
| image = ]
| fullname = Everton Football Club
| nickname = The Toffees, The Blues
| founded = 1878
| ground = ], ]
| capacity = 40,569
| chairman = {{flagicon|England}} ]
| manager = {{flagicon|Scotland}} ]
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| position = Premier League, 11th
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'''Everton Football Club''' is located in the city ] in ], ]. The club competes in the ] and have contested more seasons in the top flight of English football than any other. They are one of the top five most successful English clubs in terms of major honours, having won the ] nine times, the ] five times and the ] once. The club's most recent major trophy was the 1995 FA Cup. Currently managed by ], the first team have experienced a period of inconsistency, with results under Moyes' tenure ranging from as low as 17th to as high as 4th.

Everton have a notable ] with ], who were formed after a dispute over the rent at ], Everton's old ground, in 1892; since then Everton have been based at ] as a result of the split. There is also a strong rivalry between Everton and fellow North West team ]. Both teams (along with Liverpool F.C.) have had a strong input in the top flight over the past 25 years. The club enjoy a large fanbase and regularly attract sizeable crowds, having averaged over 36,000 people (around 90% of capacity) for home matches during the ] season.<ref>{{cite web | title=ToffeeWeb - Seasonal Comparisons, 2005-06 | url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/season/05-06/comparisons.asp | accessdate=August 22 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>

==History==
{{details2|History of Everton F.C.}}

Everton were founded as St. Domingo F.C. in 1878 in order that people from the parish of St. Domingo Methodist Church could play a sport outside of the summer months (during which time ] was played). A year later the club were renamed Everton F.C. after the surrounding area, as people outside the parish wished to participate.<ref>{{cite web | title = I: The Early Days (1878-88) | work = Everton History | url = http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/concise/1878-1888.asp | accessdate=August 22 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> They were founder members of the ] in ], and won their first ] title in ]. They won the ] in ] and League title again in ], but it was not until 1927 that Everton's first sustained period of success began. In 1925 the club signed ] who, in ], set the record for league goals in a single season (60 goals in 39 league games, a record that still stands to this day), helping Everton achieve their third league title.

Everton were relegated to the ] two years later but won the title and thus promotion at the first attempt. On their return to the top flight in ], Everton wasted no time in reaffirming their status and won a fourth League title at the first opportunity. They also won their second FA Cup in ] with a 3–0 win against ] in the final. The era ended in ] with a fifth League title. The advent of ] saw the suspension of League football, and once official competition restarted in 1946, the Everton team had been split up and paled in comparison to their pre-war incarnation. Everton were relegated again in ] and did not return until ], when they finished as runners-up in their third season in the Second Division. The club have been a top flight ever-present since.

Everton's second successful era started when ] was made manager in 1961. In ], his second season in charge, Everton won the League title and in 1966 followed with a 3–2 FA Cup win over ]. Everton again reached the final two years later, but this time were unable to overcome ] at ]. A year later in ], Everton won the First Division, nine points clear of nearest rivals ]. However, the success did not last; the team finished fourteenth, fifteenth, seventeenth and seventh in the following seasons. Catterick retired but his successors failed to win any ] for the remainder of the 1970s. Though the club finished third in ] and fourth the following season, manager ] resigned in 1981, after Everton slid down the table and fell further behind local rivals Liverpool.

] took over as manager and guided Everton to their most successful era. Domestically, Everton won the FA Cup in ] and two league titles in ] and ]. They were also runners-up to neighbouring Liverpool in both league and cup competitions in ] and were again on the losing side to Liverpool in the 1984 ] final and the ] FA Cup final. In Europe, Everton won their first and only trophy in the shape of the 1984–85 ]. After beating ], ] and ], Everton defeated German giants ] 3–1 in the semi-finals, despite trailing at half time (in a match voted the greatest in Goodison Park history<ref>{{cite web | title = Goodison's greatest night | work = evertonfc.com | url = http://www.evertonfc.com/history/goodison-s-greatest-night.html | accessdate=August 24 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>) and recorded the same scoreline over Austrian club ] in the final. Having also won the league title that season, Everton came very close to winning a ], but lost to ] in the FA Cup final.

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After the ] and the subsequent ban of all English clubs from continental football, Everton lost the chance to compete for more European trophies. A large proportion of the title-winning side was broken up following the ban; Kendall himself moved to ] after the 1987 title triumph and was succeeded by assistant ]. Everton were founder members of the ] in 1992, but struggled to find the right manager. Howard Kendall had returned in 1990 but could not repeat his previous success, while his successor, ], was statistically the least successful Everton manager to date. When former Everton player ] took over in 1994 the club's form started to improve; his first game in charge was a 2–0 victory over derby rivals Liverpool. Royle dragged Everton clear of relegation, and also led the club to the FA Cup for the fifth time in its history, defeating Manchester United 1–0 in the final. The cup triumph was also Everton's passport to the Cup Winners' Cup — their first European campaign in the post-Heysel era. Progress under Joe Royle continued in ] as they climbed to sixth place in the Premiership.

The following season, ], was not as successful and the club finished in fifteenth place. Royle quit in March. Club captain, ], was given the manager's job temporarily and he helped the club to Premiership survival. Howard Kendall was appointed Everton manager for the third time in 1997, but the appointment proved unsuccessful as Everton finished seventeenth in the Premiership; only avoiding relegation due to their superior ] over ]. Former ] manager ] then took over from Kendall in the summer of 1998 but only managed three successive finishes in the bottom half of the table.

The Everton board finally ran out of patience with Smith and he was sacked in March 2002 with Everton in real danger of relegation. The current manager, ], was his replacement and delivered Everton to a safe finish in fifteenth place. After that harrowing season, Everton finished seventh, seventeenth, fourth (their highest ever Premiership finish) and eleventh. It was under his management that ] broke into the first team, before being sold to Manchester United for a club record fee of £23 million.<ref>{{cite web | title = Rooney deal explained| work = BBC Sport | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3616874.stm | accessdate=August 22 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>. Moyes has twice broken the club record for highest transfer fee paid, signing ] for £6 million<ref>{{cite web | title = Beattie signs for Everton| work = evertonfc.com | url = http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/beattie-signs-exclusive.html | accessdate=August 24 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> in ] ] and then ] for £8.6 million<ref>{{cite web | title = Johnson signs for Everton| work = evertonfc.com | url = http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/johnson-signs-in.html | accessdate=August 24 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> in summer ].

==Colours==
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During the first decades of their history, Everton had several different kit colours. The team originally played in blue and white stripes but as new players arriving at the club wore their old team's shirts during matches, confusion soon ensued. It was decided that the shirts would be dyed black, both to save on expenses and to instill a more professional look. The result, however, appeared morbid so a scarlet sash was added.

When the club moved to Goodison Park in 1892, they first played in salmon shirts with blue shorts before switching to ruby shirts with blue trim and dark blue shorts. The famous royal blue ] with white shorts were first used in the ] season. The kit today remains blue shirt, white shorts and white socks although when playing teams away who also wear white shorts Everton typically wear all blue. For the ] season, the away kit is a white shirt with navy blue shorts and socks, while the third kit is a mustard yellow shirt with black shorts and black socks.

==Crest==
]
At the end of the ] season, club secretary ], who later became The Toffees' first post-war manager, wanted to design a club ]. It was agreed that the colour should be blue, but Kelly was given the task of designing a crest to be featured on the tie. Kelly thought about the matter for four months until deciding on a reproduction of the "Beacon" which stands in the heart of the ]. "The Beacon" or "Tower" has been inextricably linked with the Everton area since its construction in 1787. It was originally used as a ] to incarcerate criminals, and it still stands today on Everton Brow in Netherfield Road. The beacon was accompanied by two laurel wreaths on either side and, according to the ] in ], Kelly chose to include the ] as they were the sign of winners in classical times.<ref>{{cite web | title=History of Everton crest from official site | work=evertonfc.com |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/history-of-the-club-crest.html| accessdate=August 21 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> The crest was accompanied by the club motto, ''"]"'', which means "Nothing but the best is good enough". The ties were first worn by Kelly and the Everton chairman, Mr. E. Green, on the first day of the ] season.

The club rarely incorporated a badge of any description on its shirts. An interwoven "EFC" design was adopted between 1922 and 1930 before the club reverted to plain royal blue shirts, until 1973 when bold "EFC" lettering was added. The crest designed by Kelly was first used on the team's shirts in 1980 and has remained there ever since, undergoing gradual change to become the version used today. Some old crests are illustrated on the right; the top is the original shirt crest, the second is the first shirt crest with beacon and laurels and the third is the first shirt crest to use the club motto.

==Nickname==
Everton's most widely recognised nickname is "The Toffees" or "The Toffeemen", which came about after Everton had moved to Goodison. There are several explanations for how this name came to be adopted, the most well known being that there was a business near the ground called Mother Noblett's Toffee Shop which advertised and sold sweets, including the Everton Mint, on match days. This also led to the Toffee Lady tradition in which a girl walks around the perimeter of the pitch before the start of a game tossing free Everton Mints into the crowd. Another possible reason is that there was a house called ''Ye Anciente Everton Toffee House'' near the Queen's Head hotel in which early club meetings took place.<ref>{{cite web | title=Reasons behind the "toffees" nickname | work=Toffeeweb | url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/club/folklore/origins.asp#Toffees| accessdate=August 21 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> The word "toffee" was also slang referring to ], of which there was a large population in the city at the turn of the century and who tended to support Everton rather than city rivals Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web | title=h2g2 on Everton | work=BBC | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A882885| accessdate=August 21 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>

Everton have had many other nicknames over the years. When the black kit was worn Everton were nicknamed "The Black Watch", after the ].<ref>{{cite web | title=Early Everton history - "The Black Watch" | work=evertonfc.com |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-the-begining.html| accessdate=August 21 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> Since going blue in 1901, Everton have been given the simple nickname "The Blues". Everton's attractive style of play led to ] calling the team "scientific" in 1928, which is thought to have inspired the nickname "The School of Science".<ref>{{cite web | title=The School of Science | work=Toffeeweb |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/club/folklore/origins.asp#School| accessdate=August 21 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> When David Moyes arrived as manager he christened Everton as "The People's Club", which has been adopted as a semi-official club nickname.<ref>{{cite web | title=Everton Players/Managers quotes | work=Bluekipper | url=http://www.bluekipper.com/quotes/index.html| accessdate=August 21 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>

==Stadium==
{{details|Goodison Park}}

]
Everton originally played in the southeast corner of ], which is the site for the new ] stadium, with the first official match taking place in 1879. In 1882, a man named J. Cruitt donated land at Priory Road which became the club's home before they moved to ], which was Everton's home until 1892. At this time, a rent dispute led to Everton leaving the ground and to the formation of a new, rival team. The new club, ], set up at Anfield and Everton moved to ], which has been their home ground to this day. Ever since those events, a fierce rivalry has existed between Everton and Liverpool, albeit one that is generally perceived as more respectful than many other ] in English football. This was illustrated by a chain of red and blue scarves that were linked between the gates of both grounds across Stanley Park as a tribute to the Liverpool fans killed in the ].<ref>{{cite web | title=Merseyside Derby |work=footballderbies.com| url=http://www.footballderbies.com/fans/index.php?id=6| accessdate=August 22 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>

Goodison Park has staged more top-flight football games than any other ground in the United Kingdom and was the only English club ground to host a semi-final at the ]. It was also the first English ground to have undersoil heating, the first to have two tiers on all sides and the first to have a three-tier stand. Goodison is the only stadium in the world that features a church in its grounds — St Luke the Evangelist — at the corner of the Main Stand and the Gwladys Street End.<ref>{{cite web | title=Everton firsts |work=evertonfc.com| url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-firsts.html| accessdate=August 22 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>

On matchdays players walk out to the theme tune to '']'', called 'Johnny Todd', a traditional Liverpool children's song collected in 1890 by Frank Kidson which tells the story of a sailor betrayed by his lover while away at sea. <ref>{{cite web | title=Johnny Todd |work=feniks.com| url=http://www.feniks.com/skb/music/lull7.html| accessdate=September 08 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>

===New stadium===
]
Recently, there have been indications that Everton may move from Goodison. In 2000, a proposal was submitted to build a 55,000 seat stadium as part of the ] regeneration. Driven by 23% club owner ], this was unsuccessful as Everton failed to generate the £30 million needed for a half stake in the stadium project, and dropped in ] <ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/2940481.stm | title=Kings Dock proposal collapse | work=BBC | accessdate=August 22 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>.

Late in ], driven by Liverpool Council and the Northwest Development Corporation, the club was in talks with Liverpool regarding sharing that club's ]. Negotiations broke down over ownership of the new facility – Liverpool wanted to retain sole ownership of Stanley Park while Everton sought an even share.<ref>{{cite web | title=Everton and Liverpool say no to ground share |work=icliverpool | url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0400evertonfc/0150kingsdock/tm_objectid=15062893%26method=full%26siteid=50061%26headline=both%2dclubs%2dsay%2da%2dfinal%2dno%2dto%2djoint%2dstadium-name_page.html| accessdate=August 22 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> On ], ], Liverpool announced that groundsharing was not a possibility, and they continue to plan for their own stadium. However, they are currently experiencing difficulties in finding finances.<ref>{{cite web | title=Liverpool struggle to find money for ground move |work=icliverpool | url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/gronudmove/tm_objectid=17465177%26method=full%26siteid=50061%26headline=threat%2dto%2dlfc%2dstadium%2dproject-name_page.html| accessdate=August 22 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>

More recently, the club have been approached by a wealthy local property developer with a view to constructing a new ground. Peel Holdings, a company led by multi-millionaire ], are undertaking a feasibility study into developing a stadium on land they own in ], a suburb in north Merseyside. The company would meet the costs of the project with Everton gradually acquiring the stadium on a lease-back scheme. However, the club are likely to await the outcome of Liverpool's ongoing project before deciding to leave their historic home at Goodison Park. On ] ], it was announced that Everton had entered into talks with ] over the possibility of building a new 55,000 seat stadium in ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/5083198.stm | title=Everton in talks on stadium move | work=BBC |accessdate=August 22 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>

==Supporters==

Everton have a large fanbase due to a long history punctuated by highly successful periods and have the seventh highest average attendance in England.<ref>{{cite web | title=Top 30 English Football Clubs by League Attendances| work=footballeconomy.com | url=http://www.footballeconomy.com/stats/stats_att_04.htm| accessdate=August 21 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> Everton also have many supporters' clubs worldwide,<ref>{{cite web | title=List of Everton Supporters Clubs | work=Bluekipper | url=http://www.bluekipper.com/supporters_clubs/index.html| accessdate=August 21 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> in places such as ],<ref>{{cite web | title=Everton Supporters Club (North America) | work=North American Everton Supporters' Club Website|url=http://www.efcscna.com/| accessdate=August 21 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> ]<ref>{{cite web | title=Everton Supporters Club (Singapore) | work=Singapore Everton Supporters' Club Website |url=http://www.evertonfc.org.sg/| accessdate=August 21 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> and ].<ref>{{cite web | title=Everton Official Site (In Thai) | work=evertonfc.com |url=http://thai.evertonfc.com/| accessdate=August 21 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>Everton also have a large supporter base in Australia, with midfield player Tim Cahill being Australian. The official supporters club is ''Evertonia'',<ref>{{cite web | title=Evertonia - Official Everton Supporters Club | work=evertonfc.com| url=http://www.evertonfc.com/evertonia/| accessdate=August 21 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> and there are also several ]s including ''When Skies are Grey'', which is sold around Goodison Park on match days.

Everton supporters sing several ] on matchdays but the most common is "]"; it is adopted from the version sung by ] supporters, making changes like "we don't care what the red side say" — a reference to red-wearing-rivals ]. Also popular is singing the club name "Everton" to the tune of "]". They are generally very welcoming to former players returning to Goodison while playing for new clubs. One exception is ], who has become extremely unpopular with fans after he left Everton for ], having previously been pictured wearing a t-shirt declaring: "Once a Blue always a Blue"<ref>{{cite web | title=Wayne Rooney profile including reference to "Once a Blue Always a Blue" | work=Toffeeweb |url=
http://www.toffeeweb.com/players/past/Rooney.asp| accessdate=August 21 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> and is now roundly booed<ref>{{cite web | title=Rooney booed on his return | work=taipeittimes.com| url=
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2005/02/21/2003224060| accessdate=August 21 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> whenever he returns. Rooney claims Moyes forced him out of the club in his new book however David Moyes has taken legal action denying the claims made.<ref>{{cite web | title=Moyes sues Rooney over comments in book | work=BBC Sport| url=
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/5304692.stm| accessdate=September 08 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>

Everton's biggest rivalry is with fellow Merseyside team Liverpool, against whom they contest the ]. This stems from Liverpool's formation after a dispute with Everton officials and the owners of ] (the ground Everton were using at the time). Religious differences have been cited as a division, though both teams stem from a ] origin, undermining the notion of a ]–] split.<ref>{{cite web | title=Why the Everton/Liverpool rivalry isn't religious | work=Toffeeweb |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/fans/beingblue/religion.asp| accessdate=August 21 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> The Merseyside derby is usually a sell out fixture and tends to be a scrappy affair; it has had more red cards than any other fixture in Premiership history.<ref>{{cite web | title=Two more red cards in the derby | work= The Daily Telegraph |url=
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/03/26/sfgliv26.xml| accessdate=August 21 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>

==Current squad==
''As at ] ].''
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===Out on loan===

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''For recent transfers, see the "Transfer Deals" section of ].''

==Notable former players==
{{details|List of Everton F.C. players}}

===Everton giants===

The following players are considered "giants" for their great contributions to Everton. A panel appointed by the club established the inaugural list in 2000 and a new inductee is announced every season.<ref>{{cite web | title=Everton Giants| work=evertonfc.com | url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/giants.html| accessdate=August 24 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>

''As of ], ].''
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|-
|2006||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|England}}||MF||1982–1989||234||13
|-
|2005||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|Scotland}}||FW||1979–1991||447||159
|-
|2004||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|England}}||FW||1966–1974||275||119
|-
|2003||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|Wales}}||CB||1980–1991||461||2
|-
|2002||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|England}}||LB||1964–1968||151||0
|-
|2001||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|England}}||MF||1966–1971||251||79
|-
|2000||align="left"|]<ref>Kendall is on the list mainly as recognition of his achievements as a manager, rather than as a player.</ref>||{{flagicon|England}}||MF||1966–1981||274||30
|-
|2000||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|England}}||CB||1986–1999||522||38
|-
|2000||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|Wales}}||GK||1981–1997||751||0
|-
|2000||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|England}}||FW||1973–1980||286||138
|-
|2000||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|Scotland}}||FW||1960–1967||272||89
|-
|2000||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|England}}||FW||1951–1959||243||111
|-
|2000||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|Wales}}||CB||1936–1949||178||5
|-
|2000||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|England}}||GK||1929–1952||500||0
|-
|2000||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|England}}||FW||1924–1937||433||383
|-
|2000||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|England}}||MF||1910–1925||300||36
|-
|2000||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|England}}||MF||1899–1909||342||80
|}

===Greatest ever team===
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|Greatest ever Everton team
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At the start of the 2003&ndash;04 season, as part of the club's official celebration of their 125th anniversary, supporters cast votes to determine the greatest ever Everton team.<ref>{{cite web | title=Greatest Ever Everton team| work=evertonfc.com | url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/greatest-ever-everton-team.html| accessdate=August 22 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref>

*{{flagicon|Wales}} ] (1981&ndash;97)
*{{flagicon|England}} ] (1982&ndash;89)
*{{flagicon|England}} ] (1958&ndash;71)
*{{flagicon|Wales}} ] (1980&ndash;91)
*{{flagicon|England}} ] (1964&ndash;69)
*{{flagicon|England}} ] (1983&ndash;90)
*{{flagicon|England}} ] (1966&ndash;71)
*{{flagicon|England}} ] (1982&ndash;89)
*{{flagicon|Ireland}} ] (1982&ndash;92)
*{{flagicon|England}} ] (1925&ndash;37)
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} ] (1980&ndash;91)

==Notable managers==
{{details|List of Everton F.C. managers}}

The following managers have all won at least one significant trophy with Everton:

{| class="wikitable"
!Manager!!Tenure
|-
|]||1889–1901
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|]||1901–1918
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|]||1919–1935
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|]||1936–1948
|-
|]||1961–1973
|-
|]||1981–1987<br>1990–1993<br>1997–1998
|-
|]||1994–1997
|}

==Honours==
*'''] titles: 9'''<ref>Up until 1992, the top division of ] was the ]; since then, it has been the ].</ref>
**1890–91, 1914–15, 1927–28, 1931–32, 1938–39, 1962–63, 1969–70, 1984–85, 1986–87 (9)

*''']s: 5'''
**1906, 1933, 1966, 1984, 1995

*''']s: 9'''
**1928, 1932, 1963, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1986 (shared), 1987, 1995

*''']: 1'''
**1985

*'''] title: 1'''
**1931

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==Records and statistics==
{{details|Everton F.C. records}}

] holds the record for the most Everton appearances, having played 751 first-team matches between 1981 and 1997. The late centre half and former captain ] comes second, having played 534 times. The longest serving player is Goalkeeper ] who played for 23 years between 1929 and 1953, both sides of the war, making a total of 495 appearances. The club's top goalscorer, with 383 goals in all competitions, is ]; the second-highest goalscorer is ] with 159. Dean still holds the ] of most goals in a season, with 60.

The record attendance for an Everton home match is 78,299 against Liverpool on ] ]. Goodison Park, like all football grounds since the recommendations of the ] were implemented, is now an all-seater and only holds just over 40,000, meaning it is unlikely that this attendance record will ever be broken at Goodison.

==References==

*{{cite book
| author=Corbett, James
| title=Everton: School of Science
| id=ISBN 0330420062
| publisher=Pan
| year=2004}}
*{{cite book
| author=Tallentire, Becky
| title=The Little Book of Everton
| id=ISBN 1844426521
| publisher=Carlton Books Ltd
| year=2004}}

==Footnotes==
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