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'''Everton Football Club''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|v|ər|t|ən}}) is a professional ] club based in ], ]. The club competes in the ], the top tier of ]. Founded in 1878, the club was a founding member of the ] in 1888, and was a founding member of the Premier League in 1992, one of just three clubs to have been a founding member of both leagues. Everton are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in England, having won twenty-four major trophies: nine ], five ]s, one ] and nine ]. | |||
Everton won their first League Championship during the ].<ref></ref> After winning four more League championships and two FA Cups, the club experienced a post-] lull until a revival in the 1960s. A period of sustained success came in the mid-1980s, when Everton won a further two League championships, one FA Cup, and the ]. The club's most recent major trophy was the ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Dan |date=2019-02-25 |title=How Everton's glorious 1995 FA Cup win over Manchester United changed the course for both clubs |url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2019/02/25/how-evertons-glorious-1995-fa-cup-win-over-manchester-united-changed-the-course-for-both-clubs/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=These Football Times |language=en-GB}}</ref> | |||
'''Everton Football Club''' is located in the city ] in ], ]. They dont compare to their city rivals (Liverpool FC) as they haven't won a european cup other than the cup winners cup whereas Liverpool have won the European cup 5 times! 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 is the club with the second-longest continuous presence in English top-flight football, and ranks third in the all-time points rankings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Seasons in English Top Flight Football by Clubs 1888–89 to 2019–20 |url=https://www.myfootballfacts.com/england_footy/football-league/seasons-in-top-flight/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209052735/https://www.myfootballfacts.com/england_footy/football-league/seasons-in-top-flight/ |archive-date=9 December 2021 |access-date=26 January 2022 |work=MyFootballFacts.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=All-Time English Football Top Flight Table from Season 1888–89 to 2021–22 |url=https://www.myfootballfacts.com/england_footy/football-league/all-time_top_flight_points_table/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109211806/https://www.myfootballfacts.com/england_footy/football-league/all-time_top_flight_points_table/ |archive-date=9 January 2022 |access-date=26 January 2022 |website=MyFootballFacts.com}}</ref> As of August 2024, the club have competed in the top division for a ], having missed only ] (], ], ], and ]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tales |date=2023-12-14 |title=When did Everton last get relegated from the Premier League? |url=https://www.talesfromthetopflight.com/2023/12/14/when-did-everton-last-get-relegated-from-the-premier-league/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Tales From The Top Flight |language=en-GB}}</ref> | |||
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> | |||
The club's traditional ] are ] shirts with white shorts and socks. Everton have played at their home ground ] since ], having moved from their original home at ] following a disagreement with the landowner ] over their rent. The ] are colloquially known as "Evertonians" or "Blues".<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=O'Keeffe |first=Greg |title=Everton fans on surviving in the Premier League: 'This is our life. We cannot fail' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3318800/2022/05/19/everton-fans-premier-league/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Everton have a long-standing rivalry with nearby club ], with whom they contest the ]. The club is owned by ], after he bought 49.9% of the club's shares in 2016. As of May 2023, the club's value was $744 million. The club's revenue and operating income for the ] were $242 million and -$23 million respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Everton on the Forbes Soccer Team Valuations List |url=https://www.forbes.com/teams/everton/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> In September 2024, it was reported that ] owner ], who is a US billionaire, is interested in purchasing the club.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Agini |first1=Samuel |last2=Noble |first2=Josh |date=2024 |title=US billionaire Dan Friedkin agrees to buy Everton FC |url=https://www.ft.com/content/3f53837e-fe48-409d-a016-17e8111a02b7 |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=www.ft.com}}</ref> | |||
==History== | |||
{{details2|History of Everton F.C.}} | |||
== History == | |||
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. | |||
{{Main|History of Everton F.C.}}] since 1889]]Everton was founded as St. Domingo's FC in 1878<ref>{{cite web|title = A brief history of Everton|url = http://www.espnfc.com/story/841078/a-brief-history-of-everton|access-date = 2 September 2015|archive-date = 24 September 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924140132/http://www.espnfc.com/story/841078/a-brief-history-of-everton|url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="Gore's Directory 1878">{{cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G968-J8HD?mode=g&cat=241645|title=Gore's Directory 1878|website=]|access-date=12 April 2017|archive-date=13 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413070605/https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G968-J8HD?mode=g&cat=241645|url-status=live}}</ref> so that members of the congregation of St Domingo Methodist New Connexion Chapel in Breckfield Road North, ], could play sport year round – ] was played in summer. The club's first game was a 1–0 victory over Everton Church Club.<ref name=stdomingos /> The club was renamed Everton in November 1879 after the local area, as people outside the congregation wished to participate.<ref name=stdomingos>{{cite web |title=Club profile: Everton |publisher=Premier League |url=http://www.premierleague.com/page/everton |access-date=23 August 2010 |archive-date=13 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813085355/http://www.premierleague.com/page/everton |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2016/05/10/st-domingos |title=St Domingo's – 53.425799°N, 2.964903°W |publisher=Everton F.C. |date=10 May 2016 |access-date=10 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113013408/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2016/05/10/st-domingos |archive-date=13 January 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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The club was a founding member of the ] in 1888–89 and won their first ] title in the ]. The 1890–91 season started in superb form with five straight victories, with ] scoring in each of the first six matches.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton match results – 1890–91 season |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/stats/?mode=season&era_id=1&season_id=4 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217085714/http://www.evertonfc.com/stats/?mode=season&era_id=1&season_id=4 |archive-date=17 February 2012 |access-date=21 September 2008 |publisher=Everton F.C.}}</ref> By mid-January, Everton had completed all but one of their fixtures and were on 29 points, while ] were eleven points adrift with seven games still to play. Everton than had to sit out the next two months as Preston completed their fixture list until they were only two points adrift with one match each left to play. Both teams played their final games of the season on 14 March, with Everton losing 3–2 at ] (Geary scored both Everton goals) and Preston going down 3–0 at ].<ref name="Gibbons">''Association Football in Victorian England – A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900'' by Philip Gibbons</ref> Everton were thus able to win the Football League Championship for the first time, by a margin of two points with fourteen victories from their 22 league games. Geary had been ever-present, and was the club's top goal-scorer with 21 goals. | |||
Everton reached four ] finals before the ], losing 1–0 against ] at ], ] on 26 March ] and 3–2 against ] at ] on 10 April ] before winning at their third attempt on 20 April ] against Newcastle United again at Crystal Palace. Everton then reached their second successive final on 20 April ], however, finished in a 2–1 defeat to ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Everton 20 April 1907 - Attendance: 84,584 |url=https://footballresearchers.weebly.com/-home/sheffield-wednesday-2-1-everton |access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Everton's Record in 1906-07 |url=https://www.evertonresults.com/190607.htm |access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref> ] was to be the final season before league football was suspended for the duration of the First World War. Everton won their second league title, one point ahead of ], with ] finishing the season as the leagues' top scorer on 35 goals.<ref name="beforeWWI">{{cite web |title=II: Before World War I (1888–1915) |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/concise/1888-1915.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605164050/http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/concise/1888-1915.asp |archive-date=5 June 2011 |access-date=2009-05-05 |work=Everton History}}</ref> The outbreak of the ] in 1914 interrupted the football programme while Everton were reigning champions, which was something that would again occur in 1939.<ref>{{cite web|title = 9 Facts About Football in the First World War|url = http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/9-facts-about-football-in-the-first-world-war|access-date = 3 September 2015|archive-date = 25 September 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150925145919/http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/9-facts-about-football-in-the-first-world-war|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = 10 Facts About Football in the Second World War|url = http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/10-facts-about-football-in-the-second-world-war|access-date = 3 September 2015|archive-date = 25 September 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150925144338/http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/10-facts-about-football-in-the-second-world-war|url-status = live}}</ref> | |||
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. | |||
In 1925 the club signed ] from ]. In ], Dean set the record for top-flight league goals in a single season with 60 goals in 39 league games, which is a record that still stands. He helped Everton win their third League Championship that season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-the-begining.html |title=The Everton Story – 1878 to 1930 |publisher=Everton F.C. |access-date=16 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927004513/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-the-begining.html |archive-date=27 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, Everton were relegated to the ] two years later during internal turmoil at the club. The club quickly rebounded and were promoted at the first attempt, while scoring a record number of goals in the Second Division. On return to the top flight in ], Everton wasted no time in reaffirming their status and won a fourth League Championship at the first opportunity.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/jan/21/joy-of-six-promoted-success-stories |title=The Joy of Six: Newly promoted success stories |author=Scott Murray |work=] |date=21 January 2011 |access-date=3 October 2018 |archive-date=4 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004021253/https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/jan/21/joy-of-six-promoted-success-stories |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/eedd.html |title=English Energy and Nordic Nonsense |author=Karel Stokkermans |date=17 June 2018 |website=] |access-date=3 October 2018 |archive-date=4 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004021416/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/eedd.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Everton also won their second FA Cup in 1933 with a 3–0 win against ] in the final. The era ended in ] with a fifth League Championship.<ref name="Football and the First World War">{{cite web|url=http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWfootball.htm |title=Football and the First World War |access-date=5 November 2011 |publisher=Spartacus Educational |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417080654/http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWfootball.htm |archive-date=17 April 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/everton/1938-1939|title=Everton 1938–1939 : Home|access-date=5 November 2011|publisher=statto.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922054339/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/everton/1938-1939|archive-date=22 September 2013}}</ref> | |||
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. | |||
The outbreak of the ] again saw the suspension of league football, and when official competition resumed in 1946, the Everton team had been split up and paled in comparison to the pre-war team. ] was sold to ], ] disagreed with the manager ] and was sold to ], and they tried to sell ] to ]. Soon, only ] was left. Under the management of the uninspired and under-financed ], Everton were relegated for the second time in ] and did not earn promotion until ], when they finished as the runner-up in their third season in the Second Division. The club has been a top-flight presence ever since.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/the-dixie-years.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061113085752/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/the-dixie-years.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 November 2006 |title=The Everton Story – 1931 to 1960 |publisher=Everton F.C.|access-date=16 November 2007}}</ref> | |||
] 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. | |||
Everton's second successful era started when ] was made manager in 1961. In ], his second season in charge, Everton won the League Championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=1962/63 Season {{!}} Everton Football Club |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/content/history/honours-and-records/championship-wins/196263-season |website=www.evertonfc.com |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905165527/http://www.evertonfc.com/content/history/honours-and-records/championship-wins/196263-season |archive-date=5 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1966 the club won the FA Cup with a 3–2 win over ].<ref>{{cite news |title=A great final – a fantastic comeback |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30804543 |publisher=BBC |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-date=25 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525105333/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30804543 |url-status=live }}</ref> Everton again reached the final in 1968, but this time were unable to overcome ] at ].<ref>{{cite web |title=West Brom to honour Jeff Astle by wearing replica 1968 FA Cup final kit |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/26/jeff-astle-west-brom-1968-fa-cup-final-replica-kit |website=The Guardian |access-date=3 September 2015 |agency=Press Association |date=26 March 2015 |archive-date=25 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925144446/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/26/jeff-astle-west-brom-1968-fa-cup-final-replica-kit |url-status=live }}</ref> Two seasons later in ], Everton won the League Championship, finishing nine points clear of nearest rivals ].<ref>{{cite web |title=1969/70 Season {{!}} Everton Football Club |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/content/history/honours-and-records/championship-wins/196970-season |website=www.evertonfc.com |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628033316/http://www.evertonfc.com/content/history/honours-and-records/championship-wins/196970-season |archive-date=28 June 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During this period, Everton were the first English club to achieve five consecutive years in European competitions – covering the seasons from 1961–62 to 1966–67.<ref>{{cite web |title=1969/70 SEASON |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/1969/70-season.html |publisher=Everton FC |access-date=8 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017030617/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/1969/70-season.html |archive-date=17 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
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However, the success did not last; the team finished fourteenth, fifteenth, seventeenth and seventh in the following seasons. Harry Catterick retired, but his successors failed to win any ] for the remainder of the 1970s despite finishing fourth in ] under manager Billy Bingham, third in ] and fourth the following season under manager ]. Lee was sacked in 1981.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/the-school-of-science.html |title=The Everton Story – 1961 to 1980 |publisher=Everton F.C. |access-date=16 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070214044058/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/the-school-of-science.html |archive-date=14 February 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>] winning medals from ], ], ], ] and ]]]] took over as manager and guided Everton to their most successful era. Domestically, Everton won the FA Cup in 1984 and two League Championships in ] and ]. In Europe, the club won their first, and so far only, European trophy by securing the ] in ].<ref name=modernhistory /> The European success came after first beating ], ] and ]. Then, 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), and recorded the same scoreline over Austrian club ] in the final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Goodison's greatest night |publisher=Everton F.C. |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/goodison-s-greatest-night.html |access-date=24 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060818172619/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/goodison-s-greatest-night.html |archive-date=18 August 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Having won both the League and Cup Winners' Cup in 1985, Everton came very close to winning a ], but lost to ] in the FA Cup ].<ref name="modernhistory" /> The following season, ], Everton was the runner-up to Liverpool in both the League and the ], but did recapture the League Championship in ]. | |||
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. | |||
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 ]. Harvey took Everton to the ], but lost 3–2 after extra time to Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1989.htm|title=1989 FA Cup Final: Liverpool vs Everton|access-date=15 May 2024}}</ref> | |||
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. | |||
Everton was a founding member of the ] in 1992, but struggled to find the right manager. Howard Kendall had returned in 1990, but could not repeat his previous success. 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 led the club to the FA Cup for the fifth time in their history by defeating Manchester United 1–0 in the ]. The cup triumph was also Everton's passport to the Cup Winners' Cup, their first European campaign in the post-Heysel era. Progress under Royle continued in ] as the team climbed to sixth place in the Premiership.<ref name="modernhistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/kendall-s-heroes.html|title=The Everton Story – 1981 to 2006|publisher=Everton F.C.|access-date=16 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127101338/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/kendall-s-heroes.html|archive-date=27 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> A fifteenth-place finish the following season saw Royle resign towards the end of the campaign, and he was temporarily replaced by club captain ]. | |||
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 ]. | |||
Howard Kendall was appointed Everton manager for the third time in 1997, but the appointment proved unsuccessful as Everton finished seventeenth in the Premiership. The club only avoided 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.<ref name=modernhistory /> The Everton board finally ran out of patience with Smith, and he was sacked in March 2002 after an FA Cup exit at ] and with Everton in real danger of relegation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Everton sack boss Walter Smith |publisher=] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/sport/newsid_1870000/1870925.stm |date=13 March 2002 |access-date=21 July 2007 |archive-date=16 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116023637/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/sport/newsid_1870000/1870925.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> His replacement, ], guided Everton to a safe finish in fifteenth place.<ref>{{cite news |title=Can Moyes revive Everton? |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/sports_talk/1868992.stm |date=14 March 2002 |access-date=21 July 2007 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112221103/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/sports_talk/1868992.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Final 2001/2002 English Premier Table |work=Soccerway.com |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/national/england/premier-league/2001-2002/round-1/r26/ |access-date=16 October 2020 |archive-date=9 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209061233/https://uk.soccerway.com/national/england/premier-league/2001-2002/round-1/r26/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
==Colours== | |||
In ] Everton finished seventh, which was their highest finish since 1996. It was under Moyes' management that ] broke into the first team before being sold to Manchester United for a club record fee of £28 million in the summer of 2004.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3616874.stm |title=Rooney deal explained |date=1 September 2004 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=22 August 2006 |archive-date=1 November 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051101113255/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3616874.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> A fourth-place finish in ] ensured that Everton qualified for the ] qualifying round. The team failed to make it through to the ] and were then eliminated from the ]. Everton qualified for the ]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fastscore.com/england/premier-league_2006-2007 |title=Final 2006–07 English Premier League Table |work=FastScore.com |access-date=16 October 2020 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017195541/https://www.fastscore.com/england/premier-league_2006-2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> and ] competitions, and was the runner-up in the ]. During this period, Moyes broke the club record for highest transfer fee paid on four occasions: signing ] for £6 million in January 2005,<ref name="aj and beattie" /> ] for £8.6 million in summer 2006,<ref name="aj and beattie">{{cite news |title=Everton complete Johnson capture |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/5026130.stm |date=30 May 2006 |access-date=23 August 2010 |archive-date=27 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527023447/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/5026130.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> ] for £11.25 million in summer 2007,<ref>{{cite news |title=Yakubu joins Everton for £11.25m |work=BBC Sport |location=UK |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/6958847.stm |date=29 August 2007 |access-date=2 September 2015 |archive-date=23 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323085449/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/6958847.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> and ] for £15 million in September 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=Everton smash record for Fellaini |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/7593190.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=2 September 2008 |access-date=23 August 2010 |archive-date=13 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913040421/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/7593190.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>] round of 16 against Dynamo Kyiv in ]]]At the end of the 2012–13 season, Moyes left his position at Everton to take over at ], and was replaced by ].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jun/05/roberto-martinez-everton-manager | title=Roberto Martínez confirmed as the new Everton manager | work=The Guardian | date=5 June 2013 | access-date=5 June 2013 | archive-date=26 May 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526150813/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jun/05/roberto-martinez-everton-manager | url-status=live }}</ref> Martínez led Everton to 5th place in the Premier League in his ] while amassing the club's best points tally in 27 years with 72.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27273312|title=Hull 0 – 2 Everton|last=Darling|first=Kevin|date=11 May 2014|website=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=13 May 2014|archive-date=12 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512042518/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27273312|url-status=live}}</ref> The following season, he led Everton to the last 16 of the ], where they were defeated by ],<ref>{{cite news|title=Dynamo Kyiv 5–2 Everton|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2015/matches/round=2000589/match=2014615/index.html|access-date=12 May 2016|work=uefa.com|publisher=UEFA|date=19 March 2015|archive-date=19 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119112045/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2015/matches/round=2000589/match=2014615/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> whilst domestically finishing 11th in the Premier League. Everton reached the semi-finals of both the ] and the ] in 2015–16, but were defeated in both. After a poor run of form in the Premier League, Martínez was sacked following the penultimate game of the season, with Everton lying in 12th place.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hunter|first1=Andy|title=Roberto Martínez sacked by Everton after disappointing season|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/12/roberto-martinez-sacked-everton|access-date=12 May 2016|work=The Guardian|date=12 May 2016|archive-date=12 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512150032/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/12/roberto-martinez-sacked-everton|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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Martínez was replaced in the summer of 2016 by former ] manager ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ronald Koeman: Everton appoint ex-Southampton boss as manager|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36495918|access-date=14 June 2016|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=14 June 2016|archive-date=14 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614100724/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36495918|url-status=live}}</ref> In ] at the club, he qualified for the Europa League, but a poor start to the 2017–18 season left Everton in the relegation zone after nine games, and Koeman was sacked on 23 October following a 5–2 home defeat to ].<ref>{{cite news |title= Ronald Koeman: Everton sack manager after Arsenal defeat |work= BBC Sport |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41683786 |access-date= 23 October 2017 |publisher= BBC |date= 23 October 2017 |archive-date= 23 October 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171023134055/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41683786 |url-status= live }}</ref> ] succeeded him,<ref name=":0x">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/30/sam-allardyce-appointed-new-everton-manager|title=Sam Allardyce appointed new Everton manager before Huddersfield game|date=30 November 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=1 December 2017|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=27 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227145658/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/30/sam-allardyce-appointed-new-everton-manager|url-status=live}}</ref> but he resigned at the end of the season amid fan discontent at his style of play.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sam Allardyce sacked by Everton after six months as manager|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/16/sam-allardyce-sacked-everton-manager|access-date=16 May 2018|work=The Guardian|date=16 May 2018|archive-date=7 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407211649/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/16/sam-allardyce-sacked-everton-manager|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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] was named Everton manager in May 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/31/everton-confirm-marco-silva-as-new-manager|title=Everton confirm appointment of Marco Silva as new manager|last=Hunter|first=Andy|date=31 May 2018|website=The Guardian|access-date=31 May 2018|archive-date=31 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531141831/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/31/everton-confirm-marco-silva-as-new-manager|url-status=live}}</ref> In November that year, the club was banned from signing academy football players from their youth clubs for two years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/everton-handed-2-year-ban-from-signing-academy-players-110818|title=Everton handed 2-year ban from signing academy players|date=8 November 2018|website=FOX Sports|access-date=18 January 2019|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116112216/https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/everton-handed-2-year-ban-from-signing-academy-players-110818|url-status=live}}</ref> Silva led Everton to finish 8th in his first season in charge, but after a poor start to the following season which left the team in the relegation zone, he was sacked on 5 December 2019.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/1518522/club-statement|title=Club Statement|website=www.evertonfc.com|access-date=5 December 2019|archive-date=5 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205200437/https://www.evertonfc.com/news/1518522/club-statement|url-status=live}}</ref> His last league match was a 5–2 loss to Liverpool at Anfield. Former player and first-team coach ] stepped in as caretaker manager for the next three games before his replacement, ]; Ferguson stayed as assistant manager.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hunter|first1=Andy|title=Duncan Ferguson to stay in charge of Everton for Manchester United game.|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/11/duncan-ferguson-to-stay-in-charge-of-everton-for-manchester-united-game|access-date=12 December 2019|work=The Guardian|date=11 December 2019|archive-date=11 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211213804/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/11/duncan-ferguson-to-stay-in-charge-of-everton-for-manchester-united-game|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Everton appoint Carlo Ancelotti as manager to succeed Marco Silva|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/21/everton-appoint-carlo-ancelotti-as-manager-to-succeed-marco-silva|access-date=21 December 2019|work=The Guardian|date=21 December 2019|archive-date=21 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221120437/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/21/everton-appoint-carlo-ancelotti-as-manager-to-succeed-marco-silva|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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Ancelotti left the club in June 2021 to rejoin former club ] as manager, having led the club to a 10th-place finish in his only full season at the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57321150 |title=Carlo Ancelotti leaves Everton: 'Italian's exit to Real Madrid major blow to Toffees' ambitions' |last=McNulty |first=Phil |work=BBC Sport |date=2 June 2021 |access-date=14 September 2021 |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027144440/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57321150 |url-status=live }}</ref> Former Liverpool manager ] was appointed as his replacement, subsequently becoming only the second person to manage both Liverpool and Everton.<ref>{{cite web|title=Benitez Appointed Everton Manager|url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2181395/benitez-appointed-everton-manager|access-date=30 June 2021|website=www.evertonfc.com|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181224/https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2181395/benitez-appointed-everton-manager|url-status=live}}</ref> He was dismissed in January 2022 following 9 losses in his last 13 games in charge at the club,<ref>{{cite web|title=Rafael Benitez: Everton sack manager after just six-and-a-half months in charge following Norwich defeat|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11671/12516803/rafael-benitez-everton-sack-manager-after-just-six-and-a-half-months-in-charge-following-norwich-defeat|access-date=16 January 2022|website=Sky Sports|archive-date=16 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116150038/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11671/12516803/rafael-benitez-everton-sack-manager-after-just-six-and-a-half-months-in-charge-following-norwich-defeat|url-status=live}}</ref> and was replaced by former Chelsea boss ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11671/12527870/frank-lampard-everton-appoint-former-chelsea-boss-as-new-manager-to-replace-rafael-benitez |title=Frank Lampard: Everton appoint former Chelsea boss as new manager to replace Rafael Benitez |publisher=Sky Sports |date=31 January 2022 |access-date=13 February 2022 |archive-date=7 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207153504/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11671/12527870/frank-lampard-everton-appoint-former-chelsea-boss-as-new-manager-to-replace-rafael-benitez |url-status=live }}</ref> Lampard was later also dismissed in January 2023 after a poor run of results.<ref>{{cite news|title=Frank Lampard: Everton manager sacked after defeat by West Ham|work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63610629|access-date=25 January 2022|archive-date=6 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906131741/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63610629|url-status=live}}</ref> Everton narrowly escaped relegation with a 1–0 win over ] in their last game of the ] under the management of new boss ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/28/everton-survive-in-premier-league-after-beating-bournemouth |title=Everton seal Premier League survival as Doucouré screamer sinks Bournemouth |work=The Guardian |date=28 May 2023 |access-date=28 May 2023 |archive-date=28 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528181245/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/28/everton-survive-in-premier-league-after-beating-bournemouth |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
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. | |||
On 17 November 2023, the club received a 10-point deduction with immediate effect for breaches of the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules. The club had made losses of £124.5 million in the three years up to 2021–22, with the limit being £105 million.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Poole |first1=Harry |title=Everton receive immediate 10-point Premier League deduction for financial rules breach |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67448714 |access-date=18 November 2023 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 November 2023}}</ref> It was the biggest points deduction in Premier League history, surpassing the nine taken from ] in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=Everton: What other big points deductions have there been? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67455906 |access-date=18 November 2023 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 November 2023}}</ref> Everton submitted an appeal to the decision, arguing that the commission was biased and that the punishment was excessive and unfair.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hunter |first1=Andy |title=Everton lodge appeal and hint at tension over commission's independence|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/dec/01/everton-appeal-premier-league-tension-commission-independence |work=The Guardian| date=1 December 2023}}</ref> On 24 January 2024, Everton were charged with further breaches of Premier League financial rules after "sustaining losses above the permitted thresholds for the assessment period ending season 2022-23".<ref name="BBC-15Jan2024">{{cite news |title=Everton and Nottingham Forest charged with breaking financial rules by Premier League |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67978537 |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=15 Jan 2024}}</ref> | |||
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. | |||
== Colours and badge == | |||
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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. | |||
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}}Everton's traditional home colours are royal blue shirts, white shorts and white socks. However, during the first decades of their history, Everton had several different kit colours. The team originally played in white and then 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. However, the kit appeared morbid, so a scarlet sash was added.<ref name="kit">{{cite web |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/concise/1888-1915.asp |title=Everton history – II: Before World War I (1888–1915) |access-date=16 November 2007 |publisher=Toffeeweb |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605164050/http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/concise/1888-1915.asp |archive-date=5 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> When the club moved to Goodison Park in 1892, the colours were salmon pink and dark blue striped shirts with dark blue shorts. The club later switched to ruby shirts with blue trim and dark blue shorts. Royal blue jerseys with white shorts were first used in the ] season.<ref name="kit" /> The club played in sky blue in 1906; however, the fans protested, and the colour reverted to royal blue. Occasionally, Everton have played in lighter shades than royal blue (such as in ] and ]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Everton/Everton.htm|title=Everton|access-date=5 November 2011|publisher=Historical Football Kits|archive-date=5 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105215744/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Everton/Everton.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The home kit today is royal blue shirts with white shorts and socks. The club may also wear all blue to avoid any colour clashes. | |||
Everton's traditional away colours were white shirts with black shorts, but from 1968 amber shirts and royal blue shorts became common. Various editions appeared throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Black, white, grey, and yellow away shirts have also been used.] | |||
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. | |||
] crest]] | |||
] has featured on Everton's crest since 1938]] | |||
At the end of the ] season, Everton secretary ], who later became the club's first manager, wanted to design a club necktie. It was agreed that the colour be blue, and Kelly was given the task of designing a crest to be featured on the necktie. He worked on it for four months until deciding on a reproduction of ], which stands in the heart of the ].<ref name=crest /> The Lock-Up has been linked with the Everton area since its construction in 1787. It was originally used as a ] to incarcerate mainly drunks and minor criminals and it still stands on Everton Brow. The Lock-Up was accompanied by two laurel wreaths on either side and, according to the ] in London, Kelly chose to include the ] as they were the sign of winners. The crest was accompanied by the club motto, ''"]"'', meaning "Nothing but the best is good enough".<ref name="crest" /> The ties were first worn by Kelly and the Everton chairman, Mr. E. Green, on the first day of the ] season.<ref name="crest">{{cite web |title=History of Everton crest from official site |publisher=Everton F.C. |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/history-of-the-club-crest.html |access-date=21 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125062750/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/history-of-the-club-crest.html |archive-date=25 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
The club rarely incorporated a badge of any description on their shirts. An interwoven "EFC" design was adopted between 1922 and 1930 before the club reverted to plain royal blue shirts until 1972 when bold "EFC" lettering was added. The crest designed by Kelly was first used on the team's shirts in 1978 and has remained there ever since, while undergoing gradual change to become the version used today. | |||
==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> | |||
In May 2013, the club launched a new crest to improve the reproducibility of the design in print and broadcast media, particularly on a small scale.<ref>{{cite web|title=Breakdown of Elements|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/breakdown-of-elements|publisher=Everton F.C. Official Website|access-date=25 May 2013|date=25 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529170936/http://www.evertonfc.com/breakdown-of-elements|archive-date=29 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Critics suggested that it was external pressure from sports manufacturer ] that evoked the redesign as the number of colours had been reduced and the radial effect was removed, which made the kit more cost efficient to reproduce.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1796606-everton-reveal-new-crest-for-201314-after-fan-vote|title=Everton Reveal New Crest for 2013/14 After Fan Vote|website=] |access-date=12 May 2023|archive-date=12 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512181022/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1796606-everton-reveal-new-crest-for-201314-after-fan-vote|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/everton-announce-new-club-badge-design-voted-for-by-the-fans-to-replace-awful-201314-version-8856924.html|title=Everton announce new club badge design voted for by the fans to replace 'awful' 2013-14 version|website=] |date=4 October 2013 |access-date=12 May 2023|archive-date=12 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512183944/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/everton-announce-new-club-badge-design-voted-for-by-the-fans-to-replace-awful-201314-version-8856924.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The redesign was poorly received by supporters, with a poll on an Everton fan site registering a 91% negative response to the crest.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-fc-fans-disappointment-modern-4019362 | title=Everton fans' disappointment at 'modern, cleaner' Blues badge | work=Liverpool Echo | date=27 May 2013 | access-date=27 May 2013 | author=Jones, Neil | archive-date=28 May 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528083425/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-fc-fans-disappointment-modern-4019362 | url-status=live }}</ref> A protest petition reached over 22,000 signatures before the club offered an apology and announced a new crest would be created for the 2014–15 season with an emphasis on fan consultation. Shortly afterwards, the Head of Marketing left the club. The latest crest was revealed by the club on 3 October 2013. After a consultation process with the supporters, three new crests were shortlisted. In the final vote, the new crest was chosen by almost 80% of the supporters that took part<ref>{{cite web |last=Clark |first=Adam |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/yournextevertoncrest |title=Next Crest Revealed |publisher=Everton F.C. Official Website |date=3 October 2013 |access-date=5 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714130742/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/yournextevertoncrest |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-24379555 |title=Everton reveal crest vote results after motto U-turn |publisher=BBC |date=3 October 2013 |access-date=5 July 2014 |archive-date=19 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219012523/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-24379555 |url-status=live }}</ref> and began being used in July 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bleaney |first=Rob |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/04/everton-club-crest-fans-backlash-badge |title=Everton begin using new club crest chosen by fans after huge backlash |work=The Guardian |date=4 July 2014 |access-date=5 July 2014 |archive-date=4 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704230756/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/04/everton-club-crest-fans-backlash-badge |url-status=live }}</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> | |||
=== 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 with the best known being that there was a business in ], between Everton Brow and Brow Side, named Mother Noblett's, which was a ] shop that sold sweets including Everton Mints (a type of ]). It was also located opposite the ] on which Everton's club crest is based. 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, symbolises the connection. Another possible reason is that there was a house named ''Ye Anciente Everton Toffee House'' in nearby Village Street, Everton, run by Ma Bushell. The toffee house was located near the Queen's Head hotel in which early club meetings took place.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reasons behind the "toffees" nickname |publisher=Toffeeweb |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/club/folklore/origins.asp#Toffees |access-date=21 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060809052249/http://www.toffeeweb.com/club/folklore/origins.asp |archive-date = 9 August 2006}}</ref> | |||
Everton have had many other nicknames over the years. When the black kit was worn, the team were nicknamed "The Black Watch" after the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Early Everton history – "The Black Watch" |publisher=Everton F.C. |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-the-begining.html |access-date=21 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927004513/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-the-begining.html |archive-date=27 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since going blue in 1901, the team 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 |publisher=Toffeeweb |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/club/folklore/origins.asp#School |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060809052249/http://www.toffeeweb.com/club/folklore/origins.asp |archive-date=9 August 2006|access-date=21 August 2006}}</ref> The battling 1995 FA Cup winning side were known collectively as "The Dogs of War". In 2002, when David Moyes arrived as manager, he proclaimed Everton "The People's Club", which has been adopted as a semi-official club nickname.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton are a better buy than Liverpool, says David Moyes |work=] |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/everton-better-buy-liverpool-says-3356906 |date=8 May 2010 |access-date=24 August 2010 |first=Simon |last=Mullock |archive-date=1 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501181730/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/everton-better-buy-liverpool-says-3356906 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
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== Stadiums == | ||
=== Early grounds === | |||
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. | |||
{{Further|Stanley Park, Liverpool|Anfield}}] arranged for Everton to move to Goodison Park]] | |||
Everton originally played in the southeast corner of ]. The first official match took place in 1879. In 1882, a man named J. Cruitt donated land at Priory Road which became the club's home. In 1884 Everton became tenants at ], which was owned by John Orrell, a land owner who was a friend of Everton F.C. member John Houlding. Orrell lent Anfield to the club in exchange for a small rent. Houlding purchased the land from Orrell in 1885 and effectively became Everton's landlord by charging the club rent, which increased from £100 to £240 a year by 1888 – and was still rising until Everton left the ground in 1892.<ref>{{cite web |title=I: THE EARLY DAYS (1878–88) |publisher=Toffeeweb |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/concise/1878-1888.asp |access-date=17 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215091240/http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/concise/1878-1888.asp |archive-date=15 February 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Groom">{{cite book |last1=Groom |first1=Andy |title=The Illustrated Everton Story |date=2014 |publisher=Andrews UK Limited}}</ref> The club regarded the increase in rent as unacceptable.<ref name="Groom" /> A further dispute between Houlding and the club's committee led to Houlding attempting to gain full control of the club by registering the company, "Everton F.C. and Athletic Grounds Ltd". Everton left Anfield for a new ground, ], where the club has played ever since. Houlding attempted to take over Everton's name, colours, fixtures and league position, but was denied by ]. Instead, Houlding formed a new club, ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/timeline/1892-1917/liverpool-football-club-is-formed |title=Liverpool Football Club is formed |publisher=Liverpool FC |access-date=22 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907184403/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/timeline/1892-1917/liverpool-football-club-is-formed |archive-date=7 September 2012 }}</ref> | |||
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> | |||
=== Goodison Park === | |||
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= | |||
{{main article|Goodison Park}} | |||
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/03/26/sfgliv26.xml| accessdate=August 21 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> | |||
]. The stadium that Everton has used since 1892]] | |||
Goodison Park, the first major football stadium to be built in England, was opened in 1892.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/club/goodison/gp-history.asp|title=History of Goodison Park|publisher=Toffeeweb|access-date=16 July 2009|archive-date=7 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007175429/http://toffeeweb.com/club/goodison/gp-history.asp|url-status=live}}</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 under-soil heating and the first to have two tiers on all sides. The church grounds of St Luke the Evangelist are adjacent to the corner of the Main Stand and the Howard Kendall Gwladys Street End.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton firsts |publisher=Everton F.C. |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-firsts.html |access-date=22 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060820184938/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-firsts.html |archive-date=20 August 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
On match days, in a tradition going back to 1962, players walk out to the tune "]", played in the arrangement used when it was the theme song for '']''.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 'real' story behind Everton's enduring anthem Z-Cars |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/david-prentice-real-story-behind-7795561 |access-date=3 September 2015 |first=David |last=Prentice |archive-date=25 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125131652/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/david-prentice-real-story-behind-7795561 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is a traditional Liverpool children's song collected in 1890 by ] and tells the story of a sailor betrayed by his lover while away at sea.<ref>{{cite web |title=Johnny Todd |publisher=feniks.com |url=http://www.feniks.com/skb/music/lull7.html |access-date=21 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218185904/http://www.feniks.com/skb/music/lull7.html |archive-date=18 February 2007}}</ref> On two occasions in 1994, the club walked out to different songs. In August 1994, the club played ]'s song "]". A month later, the club used a reworking of the ] classic "]". Both songs were met with complete disapproval by Everton fans.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Mimms |first=Robert |title=Amateur Dramatics |url=http://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/30-Clubs/6382-amateur-dramatics |journal=When Saturday Comes |date=July 1998 |access-date=26 December 2013 |archive-date=27 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227071550/http://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/30-Clubs/6382-amateur-dramatics |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
==Current squad== | |||
''As at ] ].'' | |||
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===Everton Stadium === | ||
{{main article|Everton Stadium}} | |||
] under construction in April 2023]] | |||
Talks regarding a new Everton stadium began in 1996. The original plan was for a 60,000-seat stadium, followed by a proposal for a 55,000-seat stadium at King's Dock, which was rejected due to funding issues.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/2940481.stm |title=Kings Dock proposal collapse |work=BBC Sport |access-date=22 August 2006 |date=11 April 2003}}</ref> In 2004, Everton entered talks with Liverpool F.C. about sharing a proposed stadium on Stanley Park, but negotiations broke down as Everton could not raise 50% of the costs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton and Liverpool say no to ground share |publisher=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 |access-date=22 August 2006}}</ref> | |||
Everton secured planning permission for the new ] stadium in July 2021. Construction began in August 2021, with contractors Laing O'Rourke leading the project. The first phase involved infilling the dock with 500,000 cubic metres of sea-dredged sand and installing 2,500 vertical concrete piles. The stadium will have a capacity of 52,888 and is set to open for the start of the 2025–26 season, replacing Goodison Park, at an estimated cost of £760 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.evertonfc.com/stadium|title=Everton web-site - Stadium|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Interim CEO Explains Everton Stadium Decision |url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/3823777/interim-ceo-explains-everton-stadium-decision |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=www.evertonfc.com |language=en}}</ref> | |||
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== Training grounds == | |||
''For recent transfers, see the "Transfer Deals" section of ].'' | |||
{{main article|Finch Farm}} | |||
From 1966 to 2007, Everton trained at ] in the ] area of Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web |author=Prentice, David |date=22 March 2011 |title=The Ghosts of Bellefield part one: Football history in the making for Everton FC |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ghosts-bellefield-part-one-football-3380766 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711181816/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ghosts-bellefield-part-one-football-3380766 |archive-date=11 July 2015 |access-date=11 March 2015 |work=Liverpool Echo}}</ref> In 2007, the club moved to the ] training complex in ] after acquiring it the previous year. The first team squad officially moved to the complex on 9 October 2007. The training ground is now used by both the Everton men and ] first team and the ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Echo |first=Liverpool |date=2002-09-26 |title=Plans for new football academy |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/plans-for-new-football-academy-3557203 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Liverpool Echo |language=en}}</ref> The training ground features 10 full-size grass pitches across three slabs, one of which is a floodlit pitch along with a synthetic pitch with additional floodlights and dedicated training areas for fitness and goalkeeping training, as well as a recreated Goodison Park pitch. Within the training complex, there are changing facilities for senior players and academy players. Facilities include: fitness centre, synthetic indoor training pitch, hydrotherapy pool, spa, sauna, physiotherapy room, media centre, video lounge including video editing suite.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-10 |title=Finch Farm Visit – Everton FC Heritage Society |url=https://efcheritagesociety.com/efcheritagesociety-com-page_idcat3/finch-farm-visit/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |language=en-GB}}</ref> | |||
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== Support == | ||
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{{Main|Everton F.C. supporters}} | ||
] | |||
Everton has a large fanbase, with the eighth-highest average attendance in the Premier League in the ] season.<ref>{{cite web|title=English Premier League – Attendance – 2009/2010|publisher=ESPN|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance?league=eng.1&year=2009&cc=5739|access-date=23 August 2010|archive-date=23 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223233518/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance?league=eng.1&year=2009&cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref> The club's supporters are colloquially known as Evertonians or Blues.<ref name=":0" /> The majority of Everton's matchday support comes from the ], primarily ], Cheshire, ] and parts of Western ] along with many fans who travel from ], Ireland, and Scotland. Within the city of Liverpool, support for Everton and city rivals Liverpool is not determined by geographical basis with supporters mixed across the city. Everton also has many supporters' clubs worldwide<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Everton Supporters Clubs |publisher=Bluekipper |url=http://www.bluekipper.com/supporters_clubs/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060820051903/http://www.bluekipper.com/supporters_clubs/index.html |archive-date=20 August 2006|access-date=21 August 2006}}</ref> in places such as North America,<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton Supporters Clubs (North America) |publisher=Everton USA |url=http://efc-usa.blogspot.com/2013/01/us-everton-fc-supporters-clubs.html |date=5 January 2013 |access-date=9 January 2013 |archive-date=26 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926084551/http://efc-usa.blogspot.com/2013/01/us-everton-fc-supporters-clubs.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Singapore,<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton Supporters Club (Singapore) |publisher=Singapore Everton Supporters' Club Website |url=http://www.evertonfc.org.sg/ |access-date=21 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060820025641/http://www.evertonfc.org.sg/ |archive-date=20 August 2006 }}</ref> Indonesia,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-14 |title=Profil IndoEvertonian: Seperti Permen Toffee, Keras dan Setia dalam Mendukung Everton |url=https://www.bola.net/inggris/profil-indoevertonian-seperti-permen-toffee-keras-dan-setia-dalam-mendukung-everton-9aac70.html |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Bola.net |language=id}}</ref> Lebanon, Malaysia,<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton Supporters Club of Malaysia |publisher=Everton Supporters Club of Malaysia |url=http://malaysiantoffees.blogspot.com/ |access-date=24 January 2011 |archive-date=8 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708052046/http://malaysiantoffees.blogspot.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Thailand, India,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/3099843|title='Everton means every single emotion I have experienced'|access-date=19 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.evertonfc.com/club/supporters-clubs/eur-me-africa/|title=EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA SUPPORTERS' CLUBS|access-date=19 May 2024}}</ref> and Australia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Everton Official Site|publisher=Everton F.C.|url=http://thai.evertonfc.com/|access-date=21 August 2006|language=th|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060820053157/http://thai.evertonfc.com/|archive-date=20 August 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com.au/php/home|title=Everton Supporters Club Australia|publisher=Everton Supporters Club Australia|access-date=7 November 2010|archive-date=16 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816154553/http://www.evertonfc.com.au/php/home|url-status=live}}</ref> ] is an Everton supporter.<ref>{{cite web |title=20 Stars of the music world and the football clubs they support |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2460282-20-stars-of-the-music-world-and-the-football-clubs-they-support |date=11 May 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210603121751/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2460282-20-stars-of-the-music-world-and-the-football-clubs-they-support |archive-date=3 June 2021 |last=Sunderland |first=Tom |work=Bleacher Report}}</ref> The official supporters club is ''FOREVERTON'',<ref>{{cite web|title=FOREVERTON – Official Everton Supporters Club|publisher=Everton F.C.|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/foreverton/|access-date=21 August 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719220123/http://www.evertonfc.com/foreverton/|archive-date=19 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> and there are also several ]s including ''When Skies are Grey'' and ''Speke from the Harbour'', which are sold around Goodison Park on match days. | |||
Everton regularly take large numbers away from home both domestically and in European fixtures. The club implements a loyalty points scheme offering the first opportunity to purchase away tickets to season ticket holders who have attended the most away matches. Everton often sell out the full allocation in away grounds, and tickets sell particularly well for ] away matches. In October 2009, Everton took 7,000 travelling fans to ],<ref>{{cite news |title=Benfica 5 – 0 Everton |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8318447.stm |access-date=2 July 2010 |date=22 October 2009 |first=Oliver |last=Brett |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112221824/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8318447.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> which was their largest ever away crowd in Europe since the ]. | |||
===Everton giants=== | |||
=== Rivalries === | |||
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> | |||
{{Main|Merseyside derby}} | |||
] in the ], in March 2006]] | |||
Everton's biggest rivalry is with neighbours ], against whom the club contests the ]. The rivalry stems from an internal dispute between Everton officials and the owners of Anfield, which was then Everton's home ground. The dispute resulted in Everton moving to Goodison Park and the subsequent formation of Liverpool F.C. in 1892. Following these 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|url=http://www.footballderbies.com/fans/index.php?id=6|title=Merseyside Derby|publisher=footballderbies.com|access-date=22 August 2006|archive-date=4 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060904160657/http://www.footballderbies.com/fans/index.php?id=6|url-status=live}}</ref> The derby is usually a sellout fixture and has been known as the "friendly derby" because both sets of fans can often be seen side by side dressed in red and blue inside both ] and Goodison Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1127524-liverpool-10-reasons-liverpool-fans-cant-stand-everton|title=Liverpool: 10 Reasons Liverpool Fans Can't Stand Everton|website=] }}</ref> On the field, matches have tended to be extremely stormy affairs; the derby has had more ] than any other fixture in Premier League history.<ref>{{cite news |first=Colin |last=Malam |title=Gerrard off as Reds take derby honours |date=26 March 2006 |work=Daily Telegraph |location=UK |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/03/26/sfgliv26.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060424081827/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fsport%2F2006%2F03%2F26%2Fsfgliv26.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 April 2006 |access-date=24 August 2010 }}</ref> | |||
== Ownership and finances == | |||
''As of ], ].'' | |||
Everton F.C. is a ] with the board of directors holding a majority of the shares.<ref>{{cite web |title=Annual Report and Accounts 2010 |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/assets/_files/documents/feb_11/efc__1297183974_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_201.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221064852/http://www.evertonfc.com/assets/_files/documents/feb_11/efc__1297183974_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_201.pdf |archive-date=21 February 2011 |access-date=9 February 2011 |publisher=Everton Football Club Company Limited}}</ref> The club's most recent accounts, from May 2014, show a net total debt of £28.1 million, with a turnover of £120.5 million and a profit of £28.2 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton Reveal Strong Financial Results {{!}} Everton Football Club |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2014/10/30/everton-reveal-strong-financial-results |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905125817/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2014/10/30/everton-reveal-strong-financial-results |archive-date=5 September 2015 |access-date=2 September 2015 |website=www.evertonfc.com}}</ref> The club's overdraft with ] is secured against the Premier League's "Basic Award Fund",<ref>{{cite web |title=Premier League Handbook: Season 2009/10 |url=http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/c3/3b/0,,12306~146371,00.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606073445/http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/c3/3b/0%2C%2C12306~146371%2C00.pdf |archive-date=6 June 2011 |access-date=16 January 2010 |publisher=Premier League}}</ref> which is a guaranteed sum given to clubs for competing in the Premier League.<ref>{{cite web |date=17 August 2009 |title=Everton secure overdraft with TV money |url=http://www.eufootball.biz/finance/7429-everton_secure_overdraft_tv_money_09.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820180515/http://www.eufootball.biz/finance/7429-everton_secure_overdraft_tv_money_09.html |archive-date=20 August 2009 |access-date=15 January 2010 |publisher=EUFootball.biz}}</ref> Everton agreed to a long-term loan of £30 million with ] and ] in 2002 for a duration of 25 years. The loan was a consolidation of debts at the time as well as a source of capital for new player acquisitions.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 March 2002 |title=Everton Football Club Secures 30M Pounds Sterling Financing Deal with Bear Stearns. |publisher=Business Wire}}</ref> ] is secured as collateral. On 27 February 2016, it was announced that ] would buy a 49.9% stake in the club.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Law |first1=Matt |date=27 February 2016 |title=Iranian billionaire sells up at Arsenal to take over at Everton |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/everton/12175747/Iranian-billionaire-sells-up-at-Arsenal-to-take-over-at-Everton.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228232703/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/everton/12175747/Iranian-billionaire-sells-up-at-Arsenal-to-take-over-at-Everton.html |archive-date=28 February 2016 |access-date=29 February 2016 |website=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> On 15 September 2023, Everton announced that Miami-based ] had signed an agreement with Farhad Moshiri to acquire his full 94.1% stake in the club, pending ratification by the Premier League through the owners' and directors' test.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hunter |first1=Andy |date=15 September 2023 |title=Everton's sale to American firm 777 Partners tests Premier League rules |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/sep/15/everton-owner-farhad-moshiri-agrees-to-sell-shares-to-777-partners |access-date=9 June 2024 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> The takeover collapsed as it did not meet its deadline of 1 June 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ogden |first1=Mark |date=1 June 2024 |title=Everton seek new buyer after deal with 777 Partners collapses |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/40254450/everton-seek-new-buyer-deal-777-partners-collapses |access-date=9 June 2024 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> This deal collapsed on July 19, 2024 due to issues in regards to debts to 777 partners and A-Cap Holdings<ref>{{cite news |date=19 July 2024 |title=Everton back in crisis as Friedkin Group's proposed takeover off |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5646876/2024/07/19/everton-takeover-friedkin-group-latest/ |access-date=24 July 2024 |publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||
!Inducted!!style="width:9em"|Name!!Nationality!!Position!!Everton career!!Appearances!!Goals | |||
On June 21, 2024, Everton announced an exclusivity agreement with the ], owners of ] club ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Slater |first1=Matt |last2=Boyland |first2=Patrick |date=21 June 2024 |title=Friedkin Group enters exclusivity talks over Everton takeover |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5570229/2024/06/20/everton-takeover-friedkin-group/ |access-date=26 June 2024 |publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=21 June 2024 |title=Club Statement |url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2024/june/21/club-statement/ |access-date=26 June 2024 |publisher=Everton F.C}}</ref> On 23 September 2024, Everton and the Friedkin Group released a joint statement that an agreement on the terms of sale had been reached pending approval from the Premier League, the Football Association and the Financial Conduct Authority.<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. firm Friedkin Group agree Everton takeover |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/41397704/friedkin-group-farhad-moshiri-agree-deal |website=ESPN.com |access-date=23 September 2024 |language=en |date=23 September 2024}}</ref> On 14 December, 2024, Friedkin officially received approval from the Premier League to acquire Everton, and on 19 December, 2024, Friedkin officially acquired the club.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton confirm takeover by American billionaire Dan Friedkin |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/everton-friedkin-takeover-owner-news-b2667071.html |website=independent.co.uk |access-date=19 December 2024 |language=en |date=19 December 2024}}</ref> | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; " | |||
|- | |- | ||
!Position | |||
|2006||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|England}}||MF||1982–1989||234||13 | |||
!Name | |||
!Number of shares owned | |||
!Notes | |||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align:left;" |Owner, Club Owner | |||
|2005||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|Scotland}}||FW||1979–1991||447||159 | |||
| style="text-align:left;" |] | |||
| style="text-align:left;" |127,031 | |||
| style="text-align:left;" |Bought 94.10% of Everton from ] in December 2024. | |||
|- style="text-align:left;" | |||
||Chairman | |||
||Marc Watts | |||
||– | |||
||– | |||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |Total amount of club owned by board members | |||
|2004||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|England}}||FW||1966–1974||275||119 | |||
! style="text-align:left;" |''128,781'' | |||
| style="text-align:left;" | | |||
|- style="text-align:left;" | |||
||Interim Chief Executive Officer/Director | |||
|| | |||
|| – | |||
||Appointed in June 2023 following the departure of ]. | |||
|} | |||
Figures taken from 2013 to 2014 accounts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Annual Report & Accounts 2014 |url=http://d2qsy1h1438jt3.cloudfront.net/~/media/c33b00f2da944578ab9ee5c879fc25dc.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208173802/http://d2qsy1h1438jt3.cloudfront.net/~/media/c33b00f2da944578ab9ee5c879fc25dc.pdf |archive-date=8 December 2015 |access-date=2 September 2015 |publisher=Everton F.C.}}</ref> | |||
''Total amount of shares owned by board members will remain at '''128,781''' until further clarification regarding the future of late Chairman ]'s shares in the club.'' | |||
=== Shirt sponsors and manufacturers === | |||
Since the 2022–23 season, the club's primary shirt sponsor has been online betting company ], after the club announced the early termination of the previous deal with ] in February 2020.<ref name="cazoodeal">{{cite news |last=Kirkbride |first=Phil |date=10 June 2020 |title=Everton, Cazoo and understanding the club's new shirt deals and commercial plans |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everything-everton-cazoo-said-new-18382158 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621023403/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everything-everton-cazoo-said-new-18382158 |archive-date=21 June 2020 |access-date=18 June 2020 |newspaper=Liverpool Echo}}</ref> Partners with Stake became a club-record sponsorship deal.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Boyland |first=Jacob Whitehead and Patrick |title=Everton announce club-record deal with gambling company |url=https://theathletic.com/3490186/2022/06/09/everton-announce-club-record-sponsorship-deal-with-gambling-company-stake-com/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |work=The New York Times |language=en}}</ref> Ahead of the Premier League season, the Stake.com features on the front of the men's and women's playing shirts as well as appearing on screens and media backdrops at ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gibbons |first=Lottie |date=2022-06-09 |title=Who is Everton's new shirt sponsor and what is Stake.com |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-shirt-sponsor-stake-who-24181919 |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=Liverpool Echo |language=en}}</ref> The sponsorship does not extend to the club's ], who for the first time are able to sign their own shirt sponsor.<ref name="cazoodeal" /> Previous sponsors include Cazoo (2020–2022), SportPesa (2017–20),<ref>{{cite news |title=Everton Signs Record Partnership Deal |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2017/05/15/everton-signs-record-partnership-deal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522214847/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2017/05/15/everton-signs-record-partnership-deal |archive-date=22 May 2017 |access-date=15 May 2017 |publisher=Everton FC}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Everton confirm SportPesa as new shirt sponsor |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-confirm-sportpesa-new-shirt-13037774 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617152937/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-confirm-sportpesa-new-shirt-13037774 |archive-date=17 June 2017 |access-date=28 June 2017 |newspaper=Liverpool Echo}}</ref> ] (2004–17) Hafnia (1979–85), ] (1985–95), Danka (1995–97), ] (1997–2002) and ] (2002–04). For the ] season, Everton sold junior replica jerseys without the current name or logo of their main sponsor ], which followed a recommendation from the ] that alcoholic brand names be removed from kits sold to children.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ducker |first=James |date=6 June 2008 |title=Everton sober up for sake of their young fans |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/everton/article4076141.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629124238/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/everton/article4076141.ece |archive-date=29 June 2011 |access-date=29 August 2008 |work=] |publisher=Times Newspapers Ltd |location=London}}</ref> | |||
Everton's kit manufacturers from 2020-2024 were ], after a previous deal with ] was terminated early by the club.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hunter |first=Andy |date=20 May 2020 |title=Everton agree £9m-a-season kit deal with Hummel and drop Umbro |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/20/everton-agree-9m-a-season-kit-deal-with-hummel-and-drop-umbro |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618085346/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/20/everton-agree-9m-a-season-kit-deal-with-hummel-and-drop-umbro |archive-date=18 June 2020 |access-date=18 June 2020 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> Umbro have been the club's kit manufacturer four times (1974–83, 1986–2000, 2004–09, and 2014–20).<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Keeffe |first=Greg |date=4 February 2014 |title=Boss unveils new umbro partnership |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2014/02/04/boss-unveils-new-umbro-partnership |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223133048/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2014/02/04/boss-unveils-new-umbro-partnership |archive-date=23 February 2014 |access-date=4 February 2014 |website=evertonfc.com}}</ref> Other previous manufacturing firms are ] (1983–86, 2009–12),<ref>{{cite news |last=King |first=Dominic |date=1 May 2009 |title=Everton F.C. confirm record commercial deal with Kitbag Limited |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2009/05/01/everton-fc-confirm-record-commercial-deal-with-kitbag-limited-100252-23520705/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118230250/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2009/05/01/everton-fc-confirm-record-commercial-deal-with-kitbag-limited-100252-23520705/ |archive-date=18 January 2012 |access-date=2 May 2009 |work=] |publisher=] North West & North Wales Limited}}</ref> ] (2000–04) and ] (2012–14).<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Keeffe |first=Greg |date=8 March 2012 |title=Everton FC agree three-year kit deal with US sportswear giant Nike |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2012/03/08/everton-fc-agree-three-year-kit-deal-with-us-sportswear-giant-nike-100252-30488318/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906131730/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-fc-agree-three-year-kit-3349468 |archive-date=6 September 2023 |access-date=8 June 2012 |newspaper=Liverpool Echo}}</ref> After Everton's contract with Hummel ended at the end of the 2023-24 season, on June 14, 2024 the club entered a multi-year agreement with UK based kit manufacturer ].<ref>{{cite news |date=14 June 2024 |title=Everton And Castore Partner In Landmark Agreement |url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2024/june/14/everton-and-castore-partner-in-landmark-agreement/ |access-date=26 June 2024 |publisher=Everton F.C}}</ref> | |||
The club currently has two 'megastores': one located near Goodison Park on Walton Lane named 'Everton One' and one located in the ] shopping complex named 'Everton Two', which gives the second store the address 'Everton Two, Liverpool One'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton Two, Liverpool One |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/everton-two-liverpool-one.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001233116/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/everton-two-liverpool-one.html |archive-date=1 October 2012 |access-date=5 November 2011 |publisher=Everton F.C.}}</ref> | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |||
|- | |- | ||
! style="background-color:#014593; color:white; border:3px ##;" scope="col" |Period | |||
|2003||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|Wales}}||CB||1980–1991||461||2 | |||
! style="background-color:#014593; color:white; border:3px ##;" scope="col" |Brand | |||
! style="background-color:#014593; color:white; border:3px ##;" scope="col" |Shirt Sponsor {{smaller|(chest)}} | |||
! style="background-color:#014593; color:white; border:3px ##;" scope="col" |Shirt Sponsor {{smaller|(sleeve)}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
|1974–1979 | |||
|2002||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|England}}||LB||1964–1968||151||0 | |||
| rowspan="2" | ] | |||
| None | |||
| rowspan="13" | None | |||
|- | |- | ||
|1979–1983 | |||
|2001||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|England}}||MF||1966–1971||251||79 | |||
| rowspan="2" | Hafnia | |||
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|1983–1985 | |||
|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 | |||
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|2000||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|England}}||FW||1973–1980||286||138 | |||
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|2000||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|Scotland}}||FW||1960–1967||272||89 | |||
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|2000||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|England}}||FW||1924–1937||433||383 | |||
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|2012–2014 | |||
|2000||align="left"|]||{{flagicon|England}}||MF||1910–1925||300||36 | |||
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=== Financial Fair Play === | ||
In March 2023, the Premier League referred Everton to an independent commission to investigate alleged breaches of ] from the 2021–2022 season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boyland |first1=Patrick |title=Everton referred to independent commission by Premier League over alleged breach of FFP rules |url=https://theathletic.com/4344346/2023/03/24/everton-ffp-premier-league-breach/ |access-date=17 November 2023 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> The investigation concluded in November 2023 that Everton breached Financial Fair Play regulations after reporting a loss of £371.8m over three years, where under Premier League rules, clubs are allowed to lose a maximum of £105m over three years.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Unwin |first1=Will |date=17 November 2023 |title=Everton deducted 10 points by Premier League over financial fair play breach |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/17/everton-deducted-10-points-premier-league-guilty-financial-fair-play-breach |access-date=17 November 2023 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> As a result, Everton were deducted 10 points, the heaviest punishment in Premier League history.<ref>{{cite web |date=17 November 2023 |title=Everton deducted 10 points by Premier League in record-breaking punishment over FFP breach |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-everton-record-point-deduction-31463428#:~:text=record%2Dbreaking%20punishment%20for%20the%20Toffees |access-date=17 November 2023 |website=The Mirror}}</ref> At the time, Everton were on 14 points after 12 games, sitting 14th in the league table; the points deduction dropped Everton to 19th, in the Premier League's relegation zone.<ref>{{cite web |date=17 November 2023 |title=Everton rocked by points deduction as Premier League takes stand over financial fair play |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/everton-points-deduction-premier-league-ffp-financial-fair-play-b2449122.html#:~:text=Sean%20Dyche%E2%80%99s%20men%20will%20drop%20from%2014th%20to%2019th%20place%20in%20the%20Premier%20League%20table%20and%20be%20plunged%20into%20greater%20danger%20of%20relegation |access-date=17 November 2023 |website=The Independent}}</ref> Everton said they were "both shocked and disappointed by the ruling of the Premier League's Commission" and had communicated their "intention to appeal the decision to the Premier League."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Club Statement |url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/3788440/club-statement |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=www.evertonfc.com |language=en}}</ref> Liverpool ] ] took the 10-point deduction to the ] calling for the suspension of any proceedings and sanctions, describing the deduction as "grossly unfair".<ref>{{cite news |title=Everton points deduction taken to Parliament by MP Ian Byrne with early day motion |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67477429 |access-date=21 November 2023 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> | |||
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== In the community == | |||
Everton's community department, Everton in the Community (EitC), is a charity that provides sports and other social activities for the local community including for people with disabilities.<ref>{{cite news |date=14 November 2011 |title=Everton FC charity's free school approved |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-15729296 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129152929/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-15729296 |archive-date=29 January 2021 |access-date=21 June 2018 |work=BBC News}}</ref> EitC represents the club in the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Monday, 1 December 2014 / Session 6: Multi-sport clubs |url=http://ec.europa.eu/sport/events/2014/documents/eusf-agenda.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://ec.europa.eu/sport/events/2014/documents/eusf-agenda.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
=== Relationships with other clubs === | |||
Everton is connected to many other sports clubs and organisations. It has links with Irish football academy Ballyoulster United in ],<ref>{{cite web |date=24 January 2007 |title="Everton in Ireland" launched |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/-everton-in-ireland-launched.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926073000/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/-everton-in-ireland-launched.html |archive-date=26 September 2009 |access-date=16 November 2007 |publisher=Everton F.C.}}</ref> the Canadian ],<ref>{{cite web |title=Ontario Soccer Association |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/club/ontario-soccer-association.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816022840/http://www.evertonfc.com/club/ontario-soccer-association.html |archive-date=16 August 2011 |access-date=16 November 2007 |publisher=Everton F.C.}}</ref> and the Thai ] (where there is a competition named the Chang-Everton Cup, competed for by local schoolboys).<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton's Annual Report 2004 |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/assets/downloads/agm/evertonfc-finalreport04.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061113102543/http://www.evertonfc.com/assets/downloads/agm/evertonfc-finalreport04.pdf |archive-date=13 November 2006 |access-date=16 November 2007 |publisher=Everton F.C.}}</ref><!-- There is ongoing discussion about an African based academy, namely Everton Lagos. NEED A CITATION--> The club also has a football academy in the Cypriot city of ]<ref>{{cite web |title=MegaSport |url=http://www.megasportcyprus.com/Home/tabid/2800/language/en-GB/Default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928055200/http://www.megasportcyprus.com/Home/tabid/2800/language/en-GB/Default.aspx |archive-date=28 September 2008 |access-date=21 January 2010 |publisher=MegaSport}}</ref> and a partnership agreement with American club ].<ref name="Zeise">{{cite news |last=Zeise |first=Paul |author-link=Paul Zeise |date=13 July 2007 |title=Riverhounds kick up ante |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07194/801366-139.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730004634/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07194/801366-139.stm |archive-date=30 July 2008 |access-date=9 July 2008 |work=]}}</ref><ref name="McLeod">{{cite web |last=McLeod |first=Scott |date=10 August 2007 |title=Blues Partner Riverhounds |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/blues-partner-river-hounds.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210080932/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/blues-partner-river-hounds.html |archive-date=10 February 2012 |access-date=9 July 2008 |work=EvertonFC.com}}</ref> | |||
Everton has links with Chilean team ], who were named after the club.<ref>{{cite news |last=Prentice |first=David |date=25 March 2009 |title=Everton Shareholders celebrate Chile's Everton |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2009/03/25/everton-shareholders-celebrate-chile-s-everton-100252-23228497/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118233535/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2009/03/25/everton-shareholders-celebrate-chile-s-everton-100252-23228497/ |archive-date=18 January 2012 |access-date=6 April 2009 |work=Liverpool Echo |publisher=Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales Limited}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Everton in Chile – The Ruleteros |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/club/everton-in-chile-the-ruleteros.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420044459/http://www.evertonfc.com/club/everton-in-chile-the-ruleteros.html |archive-date=20 April 2009 |access-date=6 April 2009 |publisher=Everton F.C.}}</ref> On 4 August 2010, the two Evertons played each other in a friendly match at Goodison Park named the "Copa Hermandad" to mark the centenary of the Chilean team.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tallentire |first=Mark |date=3 August 2010 |title=A hundred years after inspiring their name, Everton face Everton again |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/aug/03/everton-chile-football |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926172311/http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/aug/03/everton-chile-football |archive-date=26 September 2013 |access-date=3 August 2010 |work=The Guardia |location=London}}</ref> The occasion was organised by the Ruleteros Society, which was founded to promote connections between the two clubs.<ref>{{cite web |date=3 August 2010 |title=The Ruleteros Society |url=http://www.theruleteros.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806121407/http://www.theruleteros.com/ |archive-date=6 August 2010 |access-date=3 August 2010 |publisher=The Ruleteros Society}}</ref> Other Everton clubs also exist in ] in Uruguay,<ref>{{cite web |date=6 January 2003 |title=Uruguay 2002 – Campeonatos Departamentales de Colonia |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru-colonia-dpt02.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122224945/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru-colonia-dpt02.html |archive-date=22 January 2023 |access-date=7 April 2009 |publisher=rsssf}}</ref> ] and ] in Argentina,<ref>{{cite web |title=Historia de una institución decana del fútbol amateur platense |url=http://www.agencianova.com/nota.asp?n=2005_4_8&id=21865&id_tiponota=7 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707093644/http://www.agencianova.com/nota.asp?n=2005_4_8&id=21865&id_tiponota=7 |archive-date=7 July 2011 |access-date=7 April 2009 |publisher=Agencia Nova |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=3 April 2009 |title=Argentina Fifth Level (Torneo Argentino "C" – Interior) 2008/09 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg5-int09.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122224945/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg5-int09.html |archive-date=22 January 2023 |access-date=7 April 2009 |publisher=rsssf}}</ref> ] in the U.S. state of California,<ref>{{cite web |title=Elk Grove United |url=http://www.elkgroveunited.org/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607082402/http://www.elkgroveunited.org/ |archive-date=7 June 2009 |access-date=21 January 2010}}</ref> and ] in Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton AFC – Togher, Cork |url=http://www.evertonafc.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815040548/http://evertonafc.com/ |archive-date=15 August 2010 |access-date=3 August 2010 |publisher=Everton AFC |location=Cork, Ireland}}</ref> There was also a team named ] in Trinidad and Tobago. There was an Everton club in Auckland, New Zealand from 1907 to 1915 named because of the first FA Cup win.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Sportsman, Reg Boyne and Auckland's Everton |url=http://heritageetal.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-sportsman-reg-boyne-and-aucklands.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526165347/https://heritageetal.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-sportsman-reg-boyne-and-aucklands.html |archive-date=26 May 2022 |access-date=15 March 2022 |website=The Sportsman, Reg Boyne and Auckland's Everton}}</ref> | |||
The club owned and operated a professional basketball team by the name of the ], who competed in the top-tier ]. The team was launched in the summer of 2007 as part of the club's Community programme and played their home games at the ] in Liverpool's ] suburb. The team was an amalgam of the ] Tigers community youth programme, which started in 1968. The team quickly became one of the most successful in the league by winning the BBL Cup in 2009 and the play-offs in 2010. However, Everton withdrew funding before the 2010–11 season and the team was re-launched as the Mersey Tigers.<ref>{{cite news |date=20 June 2007 |title=Everton Tigers to join BBL ranks |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/basketball/6222960.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112221907/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/basketball/6222960.stm |archive-date=12 January 2016 |access-date=27 June 2007 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> | |||
== In popular culture == | |||
=== Film and TV === | |||
]'s 1969 television film ''The Golden Vision'' combined improvised drama with documentary footage to tell the story of a group of Everton fans for whom the main purpose of life—following the team—is interrupted by such inconveniences as work and weddings. Everton forward ], whose nickname was also the title of the film, appeared as himself.<ref name="Golden Vision">{{cite web |last=Kelner |first=Martin |date=2 March 2009 |title=Loach and Boorman prove that footballers were once real people |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2009/mar/02/screen-break-kelner-football-golden-vision |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926163138/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2009/mar/02/screen-break-kelner-football-golden-vision |archive-date=26 September 2013 |access-date=30 August 2011 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> | |||
]'s 1997 television film '']'' dramatised the true story of a match-fixing scandal in which the club's newest player ] (played by ]) is implicated in having helped to throw a match between his previous club ] and ]. The majority of the story is set during Everton's 1962–63 League Championship winning season, with manager ] played by ].<ref>{{cite web |date=31 July 1999 |title=The Fix (TV Movie 1997) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126303/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209215101/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126303/ |archive-date=9 February 2017 |access-date=1 July 2018 |work=IMDb}}</ref> | |||
In the 2015 '']'' film '']'', Goodison Park serves as the venue of the climactic fight scene. Footage of the stadium and crowd during a home game against ] was used for the scene. Liverpool-born boxing champion ], a lifelong Everton fan,<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 December 2017 |title=Liverpool v Everton: Tony Bellew on 'a day of torment and stress' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42249192 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024232100/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42249192 |archive-date=24 October 2018 |access-date=23 July 2018 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> plays Creed's opponent and wore the Everton badge on his training gear and shorts.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Prentice |first=David |date=15 September 2015 |title=Everton club crest gets Hollywood treatment in new Rocky movie |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-club-crest-gets-hollywood-10057827 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723152655/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-club-crest-gets-hollywood-10057827 |archive-date=23 July 2018 |access-date=23 July 2018 |work=liverpoolecho}}</ref> | |||
=== Music === | |||
The club entered the UK singles chart on four occasions under different titles during the 1980s and 1990s, when many clubs each released a song to mark reaching the ]. "The Boys in Blue", released in 1984, peaked at No. 82.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 May 1984 |title=Everton Football Club |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508182655/https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ |archive-date=8 May 2019 |access-date=17 February 2012 |publisher=]}}</ref> The following year, the club scored their biggest hit when "Here We Go" peaked at No. 14.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton 1985 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508182655/https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ |archive-date=8 May 2019 |access-date=17 February 2012 |publisher=]}}</ref> In 1986, Everton released "Everybody's Cheering the Blues", which reached No. 83.<ref>{{cite web |date=17 May 1986 |title=Everton Football Team 1986 – Everybody's Cheering The Blues |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Everybody%27s%20Cheering%20The%20Blues |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009113045/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/everybody%27s%20cheering%20the%20blues/ |archive-date=9 October 2021 |access-date=17 February 2012 |publisher=]}}</ref> "All Together Now", a reworking of a song by Liverpool band ], was released for the ] and reached No. 27.<ref>{{cite web |date=20 May 1995 |title=Everton FC |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508182655/https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ |archive-date=8 May 2019 |access-date=17 February 2012 |publisher=]}}</ref> By the time the club reached the ], the tradition had largely been abandoned by all clubs and no song was released | |||
== Players == | |||
{{updated|17 September 2024|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.evertonfc.com/teams |title=Men |publisher=Everton F.C. |access-date=6 October 2024}}</ref>}} | |||
=== First-team squad === | |||
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{{fs player|no=12|nat=POR|pos=GK|name=]}} | |||
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{{fs player|no=15|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=]}} | |||
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{{fs player|no=19|nat=UKR|pos=DF|name=]}} | |||
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{{fs player|no=29|nat=DEN|pos=FW|name=]|other=on loan from ]}} | |||
{{fs player|no=31|nat=BIH|pos=GK|name=]}} | |||
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=== Out on loan === | |||
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{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=]|other=at ] until 30 June 2025}} | |||
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=]|other=at ] until 30 June 2025}} | |||
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{{fs player|no=|nat=JAM|pos=DF|name=]|other=at ] until 30 June 2025}} | |||
{{fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=]|other=at ] until 30 June 2025}} | |||
{{fs end}} | |||
=== Reserves and Academy === | |||
{{Main|Everton F.C. Reserves and Academy}} | |||
=== Former players === | |||
{{further|List of Everton F.C. players|List of Everton F.C. international players|Category:Everton F.C. players}} | |||
=== Club captains === | |||
Since 1888, 48 players have held the position of club captain for Everton. The club's first captain was ], who captained Everton during the ]. The longest-serving captain is ], who was club captain for 9 years – from 1948 to 1957. Despite his long tenure, Peter Farrell never won a trophy at Everton. ], who captained Everton during their most successful period in history, is Everton's most decorated captain. He won 7 trophies as captain, including 2 First Division titles, 4 Charity Shields, and 1 Cup Winners' Cup. Everton's current captain is ]. He has been captain since ] left the club in 2019.<ref></ref> | |||
] is the current captain of Everton, serving since 2019|180px]] | |||
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At the start of the 2003–04 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> | |||
=== Player of the Season === | |||
*{{flagicon|Wales}} ] (1981–97) | |||
{{Further|Everton F.C. Player of the Season}} | |||
*{{flagicon|England}} ] (1982–89) | |||
*{{flagicon|England}} ] (1958–71) | |||
*{{flagicon|Wales}} ] (1980–91) | |||
*{{flagicon|England}} ] (1964–69) | |||
*{{flagicon|England}} ] (1983–90) | |||
*{{flagicon|England}} ] (1966–71) | |||
*{{flagicon|England}} ] (1982–89) | |||
*{{flagicon|Ireland}} ] (1982–92) | |||
*{{flagicon|England}} ] (1925–37) | |||
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} ] (1980–91) | |||
=== Hall of Famers === | |||
==Notable managers== | |||
{{Further|Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame}} | |||
{{details|List of Everton F.C. managers}} | |||
== Club officials == | |||
The following managers have all won at least one significant trophy with Everton: | |||
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===Executive=== | |||
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|{{flagicon|USA}} Marc Watts | |||
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} Colin Chong | |||
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=O’Keeffe |first=Greg |date=2014-11-18 |title=Everton FC: Bill Kenwright unveils trio of Goodison greats as club ambassadors |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-fc-bill-kenwright-unveils-8125727 |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Liverpool Echo |language=en}}</ref> | |||
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|{{flagicon|SCO}} ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dimond |first=Alex |title=Everton Legends Sharp, Snodin and Stuart on the Club's Unique Qualities |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2349282-everton-legends-sharp-snodin-and-stuart-on-the-clubs-unique-qualities |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref> | |||
|]||1981–1987<br>1990–1993<br>1997–1998 | |||
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Community |first=Everton in the |date=2021-07-16 |title=Everton in the Community - Club Ambassador Helps 'Tackle The Blues' With Mental Health Programme |url=https://www.evertoninthecommunity.org/news/2021/july/Club-Ambassador-Helps-Tackle-The-Blues-With-Mental-Health-Programme/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Everton in the Community}}</ref> | |||
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=== Coaching staff === | |||
==Honours== | |||
] has been the manager of the club since 2023]] | |||
*'''] titles: 9'''<ref>Up until 1992, the top division of ] was the ]; since then, it has been the ].</ref> | |||
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**1890–91, 1914–15, 1927–28, 1931–32, 1938–39, 1962–63, 1969–70, 1984–85, 1986–87 (9) | |||
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Managers |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/content/history/players-and-managers/managers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616091012/http://www.evertonfc.com/content/history/players-and-managers/managers |archive-date=16 June 2019 |access-date=4 May 2020 |publisher=Everton F.C.}}</ref> | |||
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Dowling | |||
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} Sean Miller | |||
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Howard | |||
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=== Notable managers === | |||
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{{further|List of Everton F.C. managers}} | |||
**1906, 1933, 1966, 1984, 1995 | |||
The club's current manager is ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/content/history/players-and-managers/managers|title=Managers|publisher=Everton F.C.|access-date=4 May 2020|archive-date=16 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616091012/http://www.evertonfc.com/content/history/players-and-managers/managers|url-status=live}}</ref> There have also been four caretaker managers, and before 1939 the team was selected by either the club secretary or by committee. The club's longest-serving manager has been ], who was in charge of the team from 1961 to 1973 for 594 first team matches.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/content/history/players-and-managers/managers|title=History: Managers|website=www.evertonfc.com|publisher=Everton FC|access-date=29 September 2015|ref=Managers|archive-date=5 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905065548/http://www.evertonfc.com/content/history/players-and-managers/managers|url-status=live}}</ref> The Everton manager to win the most domestic and international trophies is ], who won two ] championships, the ], the ], and three ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toffeeweb.com/club/managers/Kendall.php|title=EVERTON MANAGERS: Howard Kendall}}</ref> | |||
== Records and statistics == | |||
*''']s: 9''' | |||
{{further|List of Everton F.C. records and statistics}} | |||
**1928, 1932, 1963, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1986 (shared), 1987, 1995 | |||
] made a record 751 first-team appearances for Everton between 1981 and 1997]] | |||
] holds the record for the most Everton appearances with 751 first-team matches between 1981 and 1997. The late centre half and former captain ] comes in second with 534 matches. The longest serving player is goalkeeper ], who played for 23 years between 1929 and 1953. This tenure covered both sides of the ] and included a total of 495 appearances. Southall also previously held the record for the most league clean sheets during a season with 15. However, this record was beaten during the ] by American goalkeeper ], who ended the season with 17 clean sheets.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/howard-ends-long-search-for-real-no-1-1682619.html |title=Howard ends long search for real No 1 |first=Jon |last=Culley |publisher=Independent News and Media Limited |work=The Independent |date=11 May 2009 |access-date=13 May 2009 |location=London |archive-date=3 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203045515/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/howard-ends-long-search-for-real-no-1-1682619.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref name=records>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/team_records.sd?teamid=942|title=Everton F.C. records|access-date=16 November 2007|publisher=Soccerbase|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221111720/http://www.soccerbase.com/team_records.sd?teamid=942|archive-date=21 December 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>] | |||
The record attendance for an Everton home match is 78,299 against Liverpool on 18 September 1948. Remarkably, there was only one injury at this game, which occurred when Tom Fleetwood was hit on the head by a coin thrown from the crowd whilst he marched around the perimeter and played the ] with St Edward's Orphanage Band. Goodison Park, like all major English football grounds since the recommendations of the ] were implemented, is now an all-seater and only holds just under 40,000, meaning it is unlikely that this attendance record will ever be broken at Goodison.<ref name="records" /> Everton's record transfer paid was to Swansea City for the ]ic midfielder ] for a sum of £45m in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40848343|title=Gylfi Sigurdsson: Everton sign Swansea midfielder for £45m|date=16 August 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=25 October 2017|archive-date=5 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905180539/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40848343|url-status=live}}</ref> The sale of ] to ] the same year was for an initial sum of £75m, the largest sum Everton has received for a player and then the largest transfer between two English clubs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Romelu Lukaku: Man Utd sign Everton striker for initial £75m on five-year deal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40550934 |access-date=7 October 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=10 July 2017}}</ref> | |||
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**1985 | |||
Everton hold the record for the most seasons in England's top tier (Division One/Premier League), with 119 seasons out of 123, as of completion of the 2021–22 season (the club played in Division 2 in 1930–31 and from 1951 to 1954). They are one of six teams to have played in every season of the Premier League since its inception in August 1992 – the others being ], ], ], ], and ]. Everton against Aston Villa is the most played fixture in England's top flight. As of the 2023–24 season, the two founding members of the Football League have played a record 212 league games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.evertonresults.com/avillasumm.htm|title=Everton Results|website=Evertonresults.com|access-date=7 January 2023|archive-date=22 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322002301/http://www.evertonresults.com/avillasumm.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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**1931 | |||
== Honours == | |||
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|align="left"|], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ]<ref name="Honours">{{cite web |title=Honours |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/honours |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130025439/http://www.evertonfc.com/honours |archive-date=30 January 2017 |access-date=7 September 2015 |website=Everton FC.com}}</ref> | |||
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=== Doubles === | |||
] 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. | |||
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== See also == | |||
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. | |||
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Founded | 1878; 146 years ago (1878) | |||
Ground | Goodison Park | |||
Capacity | 39,572 | |||
Owner | The Friedkin Group | |||
Chairman | Marc Watts | |||
Manager | Sean Dyche | |||
League | Premier League | |||
2023–24 | Premier League, 15th of 20 | |||
Website | evertonfc.com | |||
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Everton Football Club (/ˈɛvərtən/) is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1878, the club was a founding member of the Football League in 1888, and was a founding member of the Premier League in 1992, one of just three clubs to have been a founding member of both leagues. Everton are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in England, having won twenty-four major trophies: nine league titles, five FA Cups, one European Cup Winners' Cup and nine Charity Shields.
Everton won their first League Championship during the 1890–91 season. After winning four more League championships and two FA Cups, the club experienced a post-Second World War lull until a revival in the 1960s. A period of sustained success came in the mid-1980s, when Everton won a further two League championships, one FA Cup, and the 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup. The club's most recent major trophy was the 1995 FA Cup.
Everton is the club with the second-longest continuous presence in English top-flight football, and ranks third in the all-time points rankings. As of August 2024, the club have competed in the top division for a record 122 seasons, having missed only four top-flight seasons (1930–31, 1951–52, 1952–53, and 1953–54).
The club's traditional kit are royal blue shirts with white shorts and socks. Everton have played at their home ground Goodison Park since 1892, having moved from their original home at Anfield following a disagreement with the landowner John Houlding over their rent. The club's supporters are colloquially known as "Evertonians" or "Blues". Everton have a long-standing rivalry with nearby club Liverpool, with whom they contest the Merseyside derby. The club is owned by Farhad Moshiri, after he bought 49.9% of the club's shares in 2016. As of May 2023, the club's value was $744 million. The club's revenue and operating income for the 2022–23 season were $242 million and -$23 million respectively. In September 2024, it was reported that Roma owner Dan Friedkin, who is a US billionaire, is interested in purchasing the club.
History
Main article: History of Everton F.C.Everton was founded as St. Domingo's FC in 1878 so that members of the congregation of St Domingo Methodist New Connexion Chapel in Breckfield Road North, Everton, could play sport year round – cricket was played in summer. The club's first game was a 1–0 victory over Everton Church Club. The club was renamed Everton in November 1879 after the local area, as people outside the congregation wished to participate.
The club was a founding member of the Football League in 1888–89 and won their first League Championship title in the 1890–91 season. The 1890–91 season started in superb form with five straight victories, with Fred Geary scoring in each of the first six matches. By mid-January, Everton had completed all but one of their fixtures and were on 29 points, while Preston North End were eleven points adrift with seven games still to play. Everton than had to sit out the next two months as Preston completed their fixture list until they were only two points adrift with one match each left to play. Both teams played their final games of the season on 14 March, with Everton losing 3–2 at Burnley (Geary scored both Everton goals) and Preston going down 3–0 at Sunderland. Everton were thus able to win the Football League Championship for the first time, by a margin of two points with fourteen victories from their 22 league games. Geary had been ever-present, and was the club's top goal-scorer with 21 goals.
Everton reached four FA Cup finals before the First World War, losing 1–0 against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester on 26 March 1893 and 3–2 against Aston Villa at Crystal Palace on 10 April 1897 before winning at their third attempt on 20 April 1906 against Newcastle United again at Crystal Palace. Everton then reached their second successive final on 20 April 1907, however, finished in a 2–1 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday. 1914–15 was to be the final season before league football was suspended for the duration of the First World War. Everton won their second league title, one point ahead of Oldham Athletic, with Bobby Parker finishing the season as the leagues' top scorer on 35 goals. The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 interrupted the football programme while Everton were reigning champions, which was something that would again occur in 1939.
In 1925 the club signed Dixie Dean from Tranmere Rovers. In 1927–28, Dean set the record for top-flight league goals in a single season with 60 goals in 39 league games, which is a record that still stands. He helped Everton win their third League Championship that season. However, Everton were relegated to the Second Division two years later during internal turmoil at the club. The club quickly rebounded and were promoted at the first attempt, while scoring a record number of goals in the Second Division. On return to the top flight in 1931–32, Everton wasted no time in reaffirming their status and won a fourth League Championship at the first opportunity. Everton also won their second FA Cup in 1933 with a 3–0 win against Manchester City in the final. The era ended in 1938–39 with a fifth League Championship.
The outbreak of the Second World War again saw the suspension of league football, and when official competition resumed in 1946, the Everton team had been split up and paled in comparison to the pre-war team. Tommy Lawton was sold to Chelsea, Joe Mercer disagreed with the manager Theo Kelly and was sold to Arsenal, and they tried to sell T. G. Jones to Roma. Soon, only Ted Sagar was left. Under the management of the uninspired and under-financed Cliff Britton, Everton were relegated for the second time in 1950–51 and did not earn promotion until 1953–54, when they finished as the runner-up in their third season in the Second Division. The club has been a top-flight presence ever since.
Everton's second successful era started when Harry Catterick was made manager in 1961. In 1962–63, his second season in charge, Everton won the League Championship. In 1966 the club won the FA Cup with a 3–2 win over Sheffield Wednesday. Everton again reached the final in 1968, but this time were unable to overcome West Bromwich Albion at Wembley. Two seasons later in 1969–70, Everton won the League Championship, finishing nine points clear of nearest rivals Leeds United. During this period, Everton were the first English club to achieve five consecutive years in European competitions – covering the seasons from 1961–62 to 1966–67.
However, the success did not last; the team finished fourteenth, fifteenth, seventeenth and seventh in the following seasons. Harry Catterick retired, but his successors failed to win any silverware for the remainder of the 1970s despite finishing fourth in 1974–75 under manager Billy Bingham, third in 1977–78 and fourth the following season under manager Gordon Lee. Lee was sacked in 1981.
Howard Kendall took over as manager and guided Everton to their most successful era. Domestically, Everton won the FA Cup in 1984 and two League Championships in 1984–85 and 1986–87. In Europe, the club won their first, and so far only, European trophy by securing the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1985. The European success came after first beating University College Dublin, Inter Bratislava and Fortuna Sittard. Then, Everton defeated German giants Bayern Munich 3–1 in the semi-finals, despite trailing at half time (in a match voted the greatest in Goodison Park history), and recorded the same scoreline over Austrian club Rapid Vienna in the final. Having won both the League and Cup Winners' Cup in 1985, Everton came very close to winning a treble, but lost to Manchester United in the FA Cup final. The following season, 1985–86, Everton was the runner-up to Liverpool in both the League and the FA Cup, but did recapture the League Championship in 1986–87.
After the Heysel Stadium disaster 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 Athletic Bilbao after the 1987 title triumph and was succeeded by assistant Colin Harvey. Harvey took Everton to the 1989 FA Cup final, but lost 3–2 after extra time to Liverpool.
Everton was a founding member of the Premier League in 1992, but struggled to find the right manager. Howard Kendall had returned in 1990, but could not repeat his previous success. His successor, Mike Walker, was statistically the least successful Everton manager to date. When former Everton player Joe Royle 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 led the club to the FA Cup for the fifth time in their history by 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 Royle continued in 1995–96 as the team climbed to sixth place in the Premiership. A fifteenth-place finish the following season saw Royle resign towards the end of the campaign, and he was temporarily replaced by club captain Dave Watson.
Howard Kendall was appointed Everton manager for the third time in 1997, but the appointment proved unsuccessful as Everton finished seventeenth in the Premiership. The club only avoided relegation due to their superior goal difference over Bolton Wanderers. Former Rangers manager Walter Smith 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 after an FA Cup exit at Middlesbrough and with Everton in real danger of relegation. His replacement, David Moyes, guided Everton to a safe finish in fifteenth place.
In 2002–03 Everton finished seventh, which was their highest finish since 1996. It was under Moyes' management that Wayne Rooney broke into the first team before being sold to Manchester United for a club record fee of £28 million in the summer of 2004. A fourth-place finish in 2004–05 ensured that Everton qualified for the UEFA Champions League qualifying round. The team failed to make it through to the Champions League group stage and were then eliminated from the UEFA Cup. Everton qualified for the 2007–08 and 2008–09 UEFA Cup competitions, and was the runner-up in the 2009 FA Cup final. During this period, Moyes broke the club record for highest transfer fee paid on four occasions: signing James Beattie for £6 million in January 2005, Andy Johnson for £8.6 million in summer 2006, Yakubu for £11.25 million in summer 2007, and Marouane Fellaini for £15 million in September 2008.
At the end of the 2012–13 season, Moyes left his position at Everton to take over at Manchester United, and was replaced by Roberto Martínez. Martínez led Everton to 5th place in the Premier League in his first season while amassing the club's best points tally in 27 years with 72. The following season, he led Everton to the last 16 of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, where they were defeated by Dynamo Kyiv, whilst domestically finishing 11th in the Premier League. Everton reached the semi-finals of both the League Cup and the FA Cup in 2015–16, but were defeated in both. After a poor run of form in the Premier League, Martínez was sacked following the penultimate game of the season, with Everton lying in 12th place.
Martínez was replaced in the summer of 2016 by former Southampton manager Ronald Koeman. In his first season at the club, he qualified for the Europa League, but a poor start to the 2017–18 season left Everton in the relegation zone after nine games, and Koeman was sacked on 23 October following a 5–2 home defeat to Arsenal. Sam Allardyce succeeded him, but he resigned at the end of the season amid fan discontent at his style of play.
Marco Silva was named Everton manager in May 2018. In November that year, the club was banned from signing academy football players from their youth clubs for two years. Silva led Everton to finish 8th in his first season in charge, but after a poor start to the following season which left the team in the relegation zone, he was sacked on 5 December 2019. His last league match was a 5–2 loss to Liverpool at Anfield. Former player and first-team coach Duncan Ferguson stepped in as caretaker manager for the next three games before his replacement, Carlo Ancelotti; Ferguson stayed as assistant manager.
Ancelotti left the club in June 2021 to rejoin former club Real Madrid as manager, having led the club to a 10th-place finish in his only full season at the club. Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez was appointed as his replacement, subsequently becoming only the second person to manage both Liverpool and Everton. He was dismissed in January 2022 following 9 losses in his last 13 games in charge at the club, and was replaced by former Chelsea boss Frank Lampard. Lampard was later also dismissed in January 2023 after a poor run of results. Everton narrowly escaped relegation with a 1–0 win over Bournemouth in their last game of the 2022–23 Premier League under the management of new boss Sean Dyche.
On 17 November 2023, the club received a 10-point deduction with immediate effect for breaches of the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules. The club had made losses of £124.5 million in the three years up to 2021–22, with the limit being £105 million. It was the biggest points deduction in Premier League history, surpassing the nine taken from Portsmouth in 2010. Everton submitted an appeal to the decision, arguing that the commission was biased and that the punishment was excessive and unfair. On 24 January 2024, Everton were charged with further breaches of Premier League financial rules after "sustaining losses above the permitted thresholds for the assessment period ending season 2022-23".
Colours and badge
Everton's first home coloursEverton's traditional home colours are royal blue shirts, white shorts and white socks. However, during the first decades of their history, Everton had several different kit colours. The team originally played in white and then 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. However, the kit appeared morbid, so a scarlet sash was added. When the club moved to Goodison Park in 1892, the colours were salmon pink and dark blue striped shirts with dark blue shorts. The club later switched to ruby shirts with blue trim and dark blue shorts. Royal blue jerseys with white shorts were first used in the 1901–02 season. The club played in sky blue in 1906; however, the fans protested, and the colour reverted to royal blue. Occasionally, Everton have played in lighter shades than royal blue (such as in 1930–31 and 1997–98). The home kit today is royal blue shirts with white shorts and socks. The club may also wear all blue to avoid any colour clashes. Everton's traditional away colours were white shirts with black shorts, but from 1968 amber shirts and royal blue shorts became common. Various editions appeared throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Black, white, grey, and yellow away shirts have also been used.
At the end of the 1937–38 season, Everton secretary Theo Kelly, who later became the club's first manager, wanted to design a club necktie. It was agreed that the colour be blue, and Kelly was given the task of designing a crest to be featured on the necktie. He worked on it for four months until deciding on a reproduction of Everton Lock-Up, which stands in the heart of the Everton district. The Lock-Up has been linked with the Everton area since its construction in 1787. It was originally used as a bridewell to incarcerate mainly drunks and minor criminals and it still stands on Everton Brow. The Lock-Up was accompanied by two laurel wreaths on either side and, according to the College of Arms in London, Kelly chose to include the laurels as they were the sign of winners. The crest was accompanied by the club motto, "Nil satis nisi optimum", meaning "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 1938–39 season.
The club rarely incorporated a badge of any description on their shirts. An interwoven "EFC" design was adopted between 1922 and 1930 before the club reverted to plain royal blue shirts until 1972 when bold "EFC" lettering was added. The crest designed by Kelly was first used on the team's shirts in 1978 and has remained there ever since, while undergoing gradual change to become the version used today.
In May 2013, the club launched a new crest to improve the reproducibility of the design in print and broadcast media, particularly on a small scale. Critics suggested that it was external pressure from sports manufacturer Nike, Inc. that evoked the redesign as the number of colours had been reduced and the radial effect was removed, which made the kit more cost efficient to reproduce. The redesign was poorly received by supporters, with a poll on an Everton fan site registering a 91% negative response to the crest. A protest petition reached over 22,000 signatures before the club offered an apology and announced a new crest would be created for the 2014–15 season with an emphasis on fan consultation. Shortly afterwards, the Head of Marketing left the club. The latest crest was revealed by the club on 3 October 2013. After a consultation process with the supporters, three new crests were shortlisted. In the final vote, the new crest was chosen by almost 80% of the supporters that took part and began being used in July 2014.
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 with the best known being that there was a business in Everton village, between Everton Brow and Brow Side, named Mother Noblett's, which was a toffee shop that sold sweets including Everton Mints (a type of humbug). It was also located opposite the lock-up on which Everton's club crest is based. 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, symbolises the connection. Another possible reason is that there was a house named Ye Anciente Everton Toffee House in nearby Village Street, Everton, run by Ma Bushell. The toffee house was located near the Queen's Head hotel in which early club meetings took place.
Everton have had many other nicknames over the years. When the black kit was worn, the team were nicknamed "The Black Watch" after the famous army regiment. Since going blue in 1901, the team have been given the simple nickname "The Blues". Everton's attractive style of play led to Steve Bloomer calling the team "scientific" in 1928, which is thought to have inspired the nickname "The School of Science". The battling 1995 FA Cup winning side were known collectively as "The Dogs of War". In 2002, when David Moyes arrived as manager, he proclaimed Everton "The People's Club", which has been adopted as a semi-official club nickname.
Stadiums
Early grounds
Further information: Stanley Park, Liverpool and AnfieldEverton originally played in the southeast corner of Stanley Park. The first official match took place in 1879. In 1882, a man named J. Cruitt donated land at Priory Road which became the club's home. In 1884 Everton became tenants at Anfield, which was owned by John Orrell, a land owner who was a friend of Everton F.C. member John Houlding. Orrell lent Anfield to the club in exchange for a small rent. Houlding purchased the land from Orrell in 1885 and effectively became Everton's landlord by charging the club rent, which increased from £100 to £240 a year by 1888 – and was still rising until Everton left the ground in 1892. The club regarded the increase in rent as unacceptable. A further dispute between Houlding and the club's committee led to Houlding attempting to gain full control of the club by registering the company, "Everton F.C. and Athletic Grounds Ltd". Everton left Anfield for a new ground, Goodison Park, where the club has played ever since. Houlding attempted to take over Everton's name, colours, fixtures and league position, but was denied by The Football Association. Instead, Houlding formed a new club, Liverpool F.C.
Goodison Park
Main article: Goodison ParkGoodison Park, the first major football stadium to be built in England, was opened in 1892. 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 1966 FIFA World Cup. It was also the first English ground to have under-soil heating and the first to have two tiers on all sides. The church grounds of St Luke the Evangelist are adjacent to the corner of the Main Stand and the Howard Kendall Gwladys Street End.
On match days, in a tradition going back to 1962, players walk out to the tune "Johnny Todd", played in the arrangement used when it was the theme song for Z-Cars. It is a traditional Liverpool children's song collected in 1890 by Frank Kidson and tells the story of a sailor betrayed by his lover while away at sea. On two occasions in 1994, the club walked out to different songs. In August 1994, the club played 2 Unlimited's song "Get Ready For This". A month later, the club used a reworking of the Creedence Clearwater Revival classic "Bad Moon Rising". Both songs were met with complete disapproval by Everton fans.
Everton Stadium
Main article: Everton StadiumTalks regarding a new Everton stadium began in 1996. The original plan was for a 60,000-seat stadium, followed by a proposal for a 55,000-seat stadium at King's Dock, which was rejected due to funding issues. In 2004, Everton entered talks with Liverpool F.C. about sharing a proposed stadium on Stanley Park, but negotiations broke down as Everton could not raise 50% of the costs.
Everton secured planning permission for the new Everton Stadium stadium in July 2021. Construction began in August 2021, with contractors Laing O'Rourke leading the project. The first phase involved infilling the dock with 500,000 cubic metres of sea-dredged sand and installing 2,500 vertical concrete piles. The stadium will have a capacity of 52,888 and is set to open for the start of the 2025–26 season, replacing Goodison Park, at an estimated cost of £760 million.
Training grounds
Main article: Finch FarmFrom 1966 to 2007, Everton trained at Bellefield in the West Derby area of Liverpool. In 2007, the club moved to the Finch Farm training complex in Halewood after acquiring it the previous year. The first team squad officially moved to the complex on 9 October 2007. The training ground is now used by both the Everton men and women's first team and the youth academy. The training ground features 10 full-size grass pitches across three slabs, one of which is a floodlit pitch along with a synthetic pitch with additional floodlights and dedicated training areas for fitness and goalkeeping training, as well as a recreated Goodison Park pitch. Within the training complex, there are changing facilities for senior players and academy players. Facilities include: fitness centre, synthetic indoor training pitch, hydrotherapy pool, spa, sauna, physiotherapy room, media centre, video lounge including video editing suite.
Support
Main article: Everton F.C. supportersEverton has a large fanbase, with the eighth-highest average attendance in the Premier League in the 2008–09 season. The club's supporters are colloquially known as Evertonians or Blues. The majority of Everton's matchday support comes from the North West of England, primarily Merseyside, Cheshire, West Lancashire and parts of Western Greater Manchester along with many fans who travel from North Wales, Ireland, and Scotland. Within the city of Liverpool, support for Everton and city rivals Liverpool is not determined by geographical basis with supporters mixed across the city. Everton also has many supporters' clubs worldwide in places such as North America, Singapore, Indonesia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Thailand, India, and Australia. Paul McCartney is an Everton supporter. The official supporters club is FOREVERTON, and there are also several fanzines including When Skies are Grey and Speke from the Harbour, which are sold around Goodison Park on match days.
Everton regularly take large numbers away from home both domestically and in European fixtures. The club implements a loyalty points scheme offering the first opportunity to purchase away tickets to season ticket holders who have attended the most away matches. Everton often sell out the full allocation in away grounds, and tickets sell particularly well for North West England away matches. In October 2009, Everton took 7,000 travelling fans to Benfica, which was their largest ever away crowd in Europe since the 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup Final.
Rivalries
Main article: Merseyside derbyEverton's biggest rivalry is with neighbours Liverpool, against whom the club contests the Merseyside derby. The rivalry stems from an internal dispute between Everton officials and the owners of Anfield, which was then Everton's home ground. The dispute resulted in Everton moving to Goodison Park and the subsequent formation of Liverpool F.C. in 1892. Following these events, a fierce rivalry has existed between Everton and Liverpool, albeit one that is generally perceived as more respectful than many other derbies 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 Hillsborough disaster. The derby is usually a sellout fixture and has been known as the "friendly derby" because both sets of fans can often be seen side by side dressed in red and blue inside both Anfield and Goodison Park. On the field, matches have tended to be extremely stormy affairs; the derby has had more red cards than any other fixture in Premier League history.
Ownership and finances
Everton F.C. is a limited company with the board of directors holding a majority of the shares. The club's most recent accounts, from May 2014, show a net total debt of £28.1 million, with a turnover of £120.5 million and a profit of £28.2 million. The club's overdraft with Barclays Bank is secured against the Premier League's "Basic Award Fund", which is a guaranteed sum given to clubs for competing in the Premier League. Everton agreed to a long-term loan of £30 million with Bear Stearns and Prudential plc in 2002 for a duration of 25 years. The loan was a consolidation of debts at the time as well as a source of capital for new player acquisitions. Goodison Park is secured as collateral. On 27 February 2016, it was announced that Farhad Moshiri would buy a 49.9% stake in the club. On 15 September 2023, Everton announced that Miami-based 777 Partners had signed an agreement with Farhad Moshiri to acquire his full 94.1% stake in the club, pending ratification by the Premier League through the owners' and directors' test. The takeover collapsed as it did not meet its deadline of 1 June 2024. This deal collapsed on July 19, 2024 due to issues in regards to debts to 777 partners and A-Cap Holdings
On June 21, 2024, Everton announced an exclusivity agreement with the Friedkin Group, owners of Serie A club A.S. Roma. On 23 September 2024, Everton and the Friedkin Group released a joint statement that an agreement on the terms of sale had been reached pending approval from the Premier League, the Football Association and the Financial Conduct Authority. On 14 December, 2024, Friedkin officially received approval from the Premier League to acquire Everton, and on 19 December, 2024, Friedkin officially acquired the club.
Position | Name | Number of shares owned | Notes |
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Owner, Club Owner | Dan Friedkin | 127,031 | Bought 94.10% of Everton from Farhad Moshiri in December 2024. |
Chairman | Marc Watts | – | – |
Total amount of club owned by board members | 128,781 | ||
Interim Chief Executive Officer/Director | Colin Chong | – | Appointed in June 2023 following the departure of Denise Barret-Baxendale. |
Figures taken from 2013 to 2014 accounts.
Total amount of shares owned by board members will remain at 128,781 until further clarification regarding the future of late Chairman Bill Kenwright CBE's shares in the club.
Shirt sponsors and manufacturers
Since the 2022–23 season, the club's primary shirt sponsor has been online betting company Stake.com, after the club announced the early termination of the previous deal with SportPesa in February 2020. Partners with Stake became a club-record sponsorship deal. Ahead of the Premier League season, the Stake.com features on the front of the men's and women's playing shirts as well as appearing on screens and media backdrops at Goodison Park and Finch Farm. The sponsorship does not extend to the club's women's team, who for the first time are able to sign their own shirt sponsor. Previous sponsors include Cazoo (2020–2022), SportPesa (2017–20), Chang Beer (2004–17) Hafnia (1979–85), NEC (1985–95), Danka (1995–97), one2one (1997–2002) and Kejian (2002–04). For the 2008–09 season, Everton sold junior replica jerseys without the current name or logo of their main sponsor Chang beer, which followed a recommendation from the Portman Group that alcoholic brand names be removed from kits sold to children.
Everton's kit manufacturers from 2020-2024 were Hummel, after a previous deal with Umbro was terminated early by the club. Umbro have been the club's kit manufacturer four times (1974–83, 1986–2000, 2004–09, and 2014–20). Other previous manufacturing firms are Le Coq Sportif (1983–86, 2009–12), Puma (2000–04) and Nike (2012–14). After Everton's contract with Hummel ended at the end of the 2023-24 season, on June 14, 2024 the club entered a multi-year agreement with UK based kit manufacturer Castore.
The club currently has two 'megastores': one located near Goodison Park on Walton Lane named 'Everton One' and one located in the Liverpool One shopping complex named 'Everton Two', which gives the second store the address 'Everton Two, Liverpool One'.
Period | Brand | Shirt Sponsor (chest) | Shirt Sponsor (sleeve) |
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1974–1979 | Umbro | None | None |
1979–1983 | Hafnia | ||
1983–1985 | Le Coq Sportif | ||
1985–1986 | NEC | ||
1986–1995 | Umbro | ||
1995–1997 | Danka | ||
1997–2000 | one2one | ||
2000–2002 | Puma | ||
2002–2004 | Kejian | ||
2004–2009 | Umbro | Chang | |
2009–2012 | Le Coq Sportif | ||
2012–2014 | Nike | ||
2014–2017 | Umbro | ||
2017–2020 | SportPesa | Angry Birds | |
2020–2022 | Hummel | Cazoo | None |
2022–2023 | Stake.com | BOXT | |
2023–2024 | Kick | ||
2024–2025 | Castore | Christopher Ward |
Financial Fair Play
In March 2023, the Premier League referred Everton to an independent commission to investigate alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play from the 2021–2022 season. The investigation concluded in November 2023 that Everton breached Financial Fair Play regulations after reporting a loss of £371.8m over three years, where under Premier League rules, clubs are allowed to lose a maximum of £105m over three years. As a result, Everton were deducted 10 points, the heaviest punishment in Premier League history. At the time, Everton were on 14 points after 12 games, sitting 14th in the league table; the points deduction dropped Everton to 19th, in the Premier League's relegation zone. Everton said they were "both shocked and disappointed by the ruling of the Premier League's Commission" and had communicated their "intention to appeal the decision to the Premier League." Liverpool MP Ian Byrne took the 10-point deduction to the House of Commons calling for the suspension of any proceedings and sanctions, describing the deduction as "grossly unfair".
In the community
Everton's community department, Everton in the Community (EitC), is a charity that provides sports and other social activities for the local community including for people with disabilities. EitC represents the club in the European Multisport Club Association.
Relationships with other clubs
Everton is connected to many other sports clubs and organisations. It has links with Irish football academy Ballyoulster United in Celbridge, the Canadian Ontario Soccer Association, and the Thai Football Association (where there is a competition named the Chang-Everton Cup, competed for by local schoolboys). The club also has a football academy in the Cypriot city of Limassol and a partnership agreement with American club Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
Everton has links with Chilean team Everton de Viña del Mar, who were named after the club. On 4 August 2010, the two Evertons played each other in a friendly match at Goodison Park named the "Copa Hermandad" to mark the centenary of the Chilean team. The occasion was organised by the Ruleteros Society, which was founded to promote connections between the two clubs. Other Everton clubs also exist in Colonia in Uruguay, La Plata and Río Cuarto in Argentina, Elk Grove in the U.S. state of California, and Cork in Ireland. There was also a team named Everton in Trinidad and Tobago. There was an Everton club in Auckland, New Zealand from 1907 to 1915 named because of the first FA Cup win.
The club owned and operated a professional basketball team by the name of the Everton Tigers, who competed in the top-tier British Basketball League. The team was launched in the summer of 2007 as part of the club's Community programme and played their home games at the Greenbank Sports Academy in Liverpool's Mossley Hill suburb. The team was an amalgam of the Toxteth Tigers community youth programme, which started in 1968. The team quickly became one of the most successful in the league by winning the BBL Cup in 2009 and the play-offs in 2010. However, Everton withdrew funding before the 2010–11 season and the team was re-launched as the Mersey Tigers.
In popular culture
Film and TV
Ken Loach's 1969 television film The Golden Vision combined improvised drama with documentary footage to tell the story of a group of Everton fans for whom the main purpose of life—following the team—is interrupted by such inconveniences as work and weddings. Everton forward Alex Young, whose nickname was also the title of the film, appeared as himself.
Paul Greengrass's 1997 television film The Fix dramatised the true story of a match-fixing scandal in which the club's newest player Tony Kay (played by Jason Isaacs) is implicated in having helped to throw a match between his previous club Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich Town. The majority of the story is set during Everton's 1962–63 League Championship winning season, with manager Harry Catterick played by Colin Welland.
In the 2015 Rocky film Creed, Goodison Park serves as the venue of the climactic fight scene. Footage of the stadium and crowd during a home game against West Bromwich Albion was used for the scene. Liverpool-born boxing champion Tony Bellew, a lifelong Everton fan, plays Creed's opponent and wore the Everton badge on his training gear and shorts.
Music
The club entered the UK singles chart on four occasions under different titles during the 1980s and 1990s, when many clubs each released a song to mark reaching the FA Cup Final. "The Boys in Blue", released in 1984, peaked at No. 82. The following year, the club scored their biggest hit when "Here We Go" peaked at No. 14. In 1986, Everton released "Everybody's Cheering the Blues", which reached No. 83. "All Together Now", a reworking of a song by Liverpool band The Farm, was released for the 1995 FA Cup final and reached No. 27. By the time the club reached the 2009 FA Cup final, the tradition had largely been abandoned by all clubs and no song was released
Players
- As of 17 September 2024
First-team squad
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Reserves and Academy
Main article: Everton F.C. Reserves and AcademyFormer players
Further information: List of Everton F.C. players, List of Everton F.C. international players, and Category:Everton F.C. playersClub captains
Since 1888, 48 players have held the position of club captain for Everton. The club's first captain was Nick Ross, who captained Everton during the 1888-89 season. The longest-serving captain is Peter Farrell, who was club captain for 9 years – from 1948 to 1957. Despite his long tenure, Peter Farrell never won a trophy at Everton. Kevin Ratcliffe, who captained Everton during their most successful period in history, is Everton's most decorated captain. He won 7 trophies as captain, including 2 First Division titles, 4 Charity Shields, and 1 Cup Winners' Cup. Everton's current captain is Séamus Coleman. He has been captain since Phil Jagielka left the club in 2019.
Player of the Season
Further information: Everton F.C. Player of the SeasonHall of Famers
Further information: Gwladys Street's Hall of FameClub officials
- As of 30 January 2023
Executive
Position | Name |
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Chairman | Marc Watts |
Chief Executive Officer | Colin Chong |
Director of Football | Kevin Thelwell |
Club ambassadors | Graham Stuart |
Graeme Sharp | |
Ian Snodin |
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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First Team Manager | Sean Dyche |
First Team Assistant Manager | Ian Woan |
First Team Coach | Steve Stone |
First Team Goalkeeper Coach | Alan Kelly |
First Team Physical Performance Coach | Jack Dowling |
First Team Physical Performance Coach | Sean Miller |
Head of Sports Science | Mark Howard |
Head of Academy Coaching | Carl Darlington |
Under-21s Head Coach | Paul Tait |
Under-18s Head Coach | Leighton Baines |
Notable managers
Further information: List of Everton F.C. managersThe club's current manager is Sean Dyche. There have also been four caretaker managers, and before 1939 the team was selected by either the club secretary or by committee. The club's longest-serving manager has been Harry Catterick, who was in charge of the team from 1961 to 1973 for 594 first team matches. The Everton manager to win the most domestic and international trophies is Howard Kendall, who won two First Division championships, the 1984 FA Cup, the 1985 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and three FA Charity Shields.
Records and statistics
Further information: List of Everton F.C. records and statisticsNeville Southall holds the record for the most Everton appearances with 751 first-team matches between 1981 and 1997. The late centre half and former captain Brian Labone comes in second with 534 matches. The longest serving player is goalkeeper Ted Sagar, who played for 23 years between 1929 and 1953. This tenure covered both sides of the Second World War and included a total of 495 appearances. Southall also previously held the record for the most league clean sheets during a season with 15. However, this record was beaten during the 2008–09 season by American goalkeeper Tim Howard, who ended the season with 17 clean sheets. The club's top goalscorer, with 383 goals in all competitions, is Dixie Dean; the second-highest goalscorer is Graeme Sharp with 159. Dean still holds the English national record of most goals in a season with 60.
The record attendance for an Everton home match is 78,299 against Liverpool on 18 September 1948. Remarkably, there was only one injury at this game, which occurred when Tom Fleetwood was hit on the head by a coin thrown from the crowd whilst he marched around the perimeter and played the cornet with St Edward's Orphanage Band. Goodison Park, like all major English football grounds since the recommendations of the Taylor Report were implemented, is now an all-seater and only holds just under 40,000, meaning it is unlikely that this attendance record will ever be broken at Goodison. Everton's record transfer paid was to Swansea City for the Icelandic midfielder Gylfi Sigurðsson for a sum of £45m in 2017. The sale of Romelu Lukaku to Manchester United the same year was for an initial sum of £75m, the largest sum Everton has received for a player and then the largest transfer between two English clubs.
Everton hold the record for the most seasons in England's top tier (Division One/Premier League), with 119 seasons out of 123, as of completion of the 2021–22 season (the club played in Division 2 in 1930–31 and from 1951 to 1954). They are one of six teams to have played in every season of the Premier League since its inception in August 1992 – the others being Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur. Everton against Aston Villa is the most played fixture in England's top flight. As of the 2023–24 season, the two founding members of the Football League have played a record 212 league games.
Honours
Main article: List of Everton F.C. records and statistics § HonoursType | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
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Domestic | First Division | 9 | 1890–91, 1914–15, 1927–28, 1931–32, 1938–39, 1962–63, 1969–70, 1984–85, 1986–87 |
Second Division | 1 | 1930–31 | |
FA Cup | 5 | 1905–06, 1932–33, 1965–66, 1983–84, 1994–95 | |
FA Charity Shield | 9 | 1928, 1932, 1963, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1986 (shared), 1987, 1995 | |
Continental | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1 | 1984–85 |
Doubles
See also
- List of Everton F.C. managers
- List of Everton F.C. players
- List of Everton F.C. international players
- List of Everton F.C. records and statistics
- List of Everton F.C. seasons
- Everton F.C. in European football
- Everton W.F.C.
Notes
- ^ Upon its formation in 1992, the Premier League became the top tier of English football; the Football League First and Second Divisions then became the second and third tiers, respectively. From 2004, the First Division became the Championship and the Second Division became League One.
- In 2002 the Charity Shield was renamed to Community Shield
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- Everton F.C. on BBC Sport: Club news – Recent results and fixtures
- Everton at Sky Sports
- Everton FC at Premier League
- Everton FC at UEFA
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