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'''Everton F.C.''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|v|ər|t|ən}} are a ] club in ], ], which plays in the ]. The club have competed in the top division for a ] and won the ] nine times and the ] five times.

Formed in 1878, Everton were founding members of ] in 1888 and won their first League Championship ]. Following four League Championship and two FA Cup wins, Everton experienced a lull in the immediate post World War Two period, until a revival in the 1960s, which saw the club win two League Championships and an FA Cup. The mid-1980s represented their most recent period of sustained success, with two League Championships, an FA Cup, and the ]. The club's most recent major trophy was the ].

The club's supporters are known as ]. Everton have a rivalry with neighbours ], and the two sides contest the ]. The club have been based at ] in ], since 1892, after moving from ] following a row over its rent. The club's home colours are royal blue shirts with white shorts and socks.

==History==
{{Main article|History of Everton F.C.}}
{{details|topic=league performance|List of Everton F.C. seasons}}

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Everton were founded as St Domingo's in 1878<ref>{{Cite web|title = A brief history of Everton|url = http://www.espnfc.com/story/841078/a-brief-history-of-everton|accessdate = 2 September 2015}}</ref> so that people from the parish of St Domingo's Methodist Church ] could play sport year round&nbsp;— ] 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 parish wished to participate.<ref name=stdomingos>{{cite web |title=Club profile: Everton |publisher=Premier League |url=http://www.premierleague.com/page/everton|accessdate=23 August 2010}}</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 |accessdate=10 May 2016}}</ref>

The club was a founding member of ] in 1888–89 and won their first ] title in the ]. Everton won the ] for the first time in ] and the League Championship again in ]. The outbreak of the ] in 1914 interrupted the football programme while Everton were 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|accessdate = 3 September 2015}}</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|accessdate = 3 September 2015}}</ref>

It was not until 1927 that Everton's first sustained period of success began. 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&nbsp;– 1878 to 1930 |publisher=Everton F.C. |accessdate=16 November 2007}}</ref> However, Everton were relegated to the ] two years later during internal turmoil at the club. The club quickly rebounded and was 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. Everton also won their second FA Cup in ] 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|accessdate = 5 November 2011|publisher = Spartacus Educational}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/everton/1938-1939|title=Everton 1938–1939 : Home|accessdate=5 November 2011|publisher=statto.com}}</ref>

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. Everton were relegated for the second time in ] and did not earn promotion until ], when they finished as runners-up in their third season in the Second Division. The club have been a top-flight presence ever since.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/the-dixie-years.html |title=The Everton Story&nbsp;– 1931 to 1960 |publisher=Everton F.C.|accessdate=16 November 2007}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

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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|accessdate = 3 September 2015}}</ref> In ] the club won the FA Cup with a 3–2 win over ].<ref>{{Cite news|title = 'A great final&nbsp;– a fantastic comeback'|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30804543|newspaper = BBC|access-date = 3 September 2015}}</ref> Everton again reached the final in ], 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 = http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/26/jeff-astle-west-brom-1968-fa-cup-final-replica-kit|website = the Guardian|accessdate = 3 September 2015|first = Press|last = Association}}</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|accessdate = 3 September 2015}}</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|accessdate=8 October 2013}}</ref>

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&nbsp;– 1961 to 1980 |publisher=Everton F.C. |accessdate=16 November 2007}}</ref>

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] took over as manager and guided Everton to their most successful era. Domestically, Everton won the FA Cup in ] and two League Championships in ] and ]. In Europe, the club won its 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 |accessdate=24 August 2006}}</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 were runners-up to neighbours 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 ]. Harvey took Everton to the ], but lost 3–2 after extra time to Liverpool.

Everton were founding 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. 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 its 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 they 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&nbsp;– 1981 to 2006
|publisher=Everton F.C.|accessdate=16 November 2007}}</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 ].

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 |accessdate=21 July 2007}}</ref> His replacement, ], guided Everton to a safe finish in fifteenth place.<ref>{{cite news |title=Can Moyes revive Everton? |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/sports_talk/1868992.stm |date=14 March 2002 |accessdate=21 July 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Final 2001/2002 English Premier Table |publisher=] |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=7&seasonid=131&teamid=942 |accessdate=21 July 2007}}</ref>

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&nbsp;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|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=22 August 2006}}</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=http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?teamid=942&seasonid=136 |title=Final 2006–07 English Premier Table |publisher=] |accessdate=16 November 2007}}</ref> and ] competitions, and they were runners-up in the ]. During this period, Moyes broke the club record for highest transfer fee paid on four occasions: signing ] for £6&nbsp;million in January 2005,<ref name="aj and beattie" /> ] for £8.6&nbsp;million in summer 2006,<ref name="aj and beattie">{{cite news |title=Everton complete Johnson capture |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/5026130.stm |date=30 May 2006 |accessdate=23 August 2010}}</ref> ] for £11.25&nbsp;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 |accessdate=2 September 2015}}</ref> and ] for £15&nbsp;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 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 September 2008 |accessdate=23 August 2010}}</ref>

At the end of the 2012–13 season, Moyes left his position at Everton to take over at ]. He was replaced by ],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jun/05/roberto-martinez-everton-manager | title=Roberto Martínez confirmed as the new Everton manager | work=The Guardian | date=5 June 2013 | accessdate=5 June 2013}}</ref> who 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=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27273312|title=Hull 0&nbsp;– 2 Everton|last=Darling|first=Kevin|date=11 May 2014|website=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=|accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref> The following season, Martínez 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|accessdate=12 May 2016|work=uefa.com|publisher=UEFA|date=19 March 2015}}</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|accessdate=12 May 2016|work=The Guardian|date=12 May 2016}}</ref> He was replaced in the summer by ], who left ] to sign a 3-year contract with Everton.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ronald Koeman: Everton appoint ex-Southampton boss as manager|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36495918|accessdate=14 June 2016|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=14 June 2016}}</ref>

==Colours==
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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&nbsp;— II: Before World War I (1888–1915) |accessdate=16 November 2007|publisher=Toffeeweb}}</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|accessdate=5 November 2011|publisher=Historical Football Kits}}</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. The home goalkeeper attire for the ] season was all yellow.

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. Recently, black, white, grey and yellow away shirts have been used. The away shirt for the ] season was reverted to an amber shirt with navy blue shorts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2011/05/17/amber-kit-set-to-go-on-sale|title=New Away Kit on Sale|accessdate=5 November 2011|publisher=Everton F.C.}}</ref> The current away kit is a black shirt with an orange collar, while their third kit is a yellow shirt with blue trim.

==Crest==
] has featured on Everton's crest]]
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 Tower has been inextricably 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 today on Everton Brow. The tower 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|accessdate=21 August 2006}}</ref>

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 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Breakdown of Elements|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/breakdown-of-elements|publisher=Everton F.C. Official Website |accessdate=25 May 2013|date=25 May 2013}}</ref> Critics{{who|date=May 2013}} 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.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} 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 web | 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 | accessdate=27 May 2013 | author=Jones, Neil}}</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 |accessdate=5 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://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 |accessdate=5 July 2014}}</ref> and began being used in July 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bleaney |first=Rob |url=http://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 |accessdate=5 July 2014}}</ref>

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==Nickname==
Everton's most widely recognised nickname "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 the ]. It was also located opposite the ] which Everton's club crest is based on. 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|accessdate=21 August 2006| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060809052249/http://www.toffeeweb.com/club/folklore/origins.asp| archivedate = 9 August 2006}}</ref>

Everton have had many other nicknames over the years. When the black kit was worn, Everton were nicknamed "The Black Watch" after the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Early Everton history&nbsp;– "The Black Watch" |publisher=Everton F.C. |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-the-begining.html|accessdate=21 August 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 |publisher=Toffeeweb |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/club/folklore/origins.asp#School |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060809052249/http://www.toffeeweb.com/club/folklore/origins.asp |archivedate=9 August 2006|accessdate=21 August 2006}}</ref> The battling 1995 FA Cup winning side were known as "The Dogs of War". When David Moyes arrived as manager, he proclaimed Everton as "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=Daily Mirror |location=UK |url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Everton-are-a-better-buy-than-Liverpool-says-David-Moyes-article418289.html |date=8 May 2010 |accessdate=24 August 2010|first=Simon|last=Mullock}}</ref>

==Stadium==
{{details|Goodison Park}}
]
], former Everton chairman and Anfield landowner]]
] arranged for Everton to move to Goodison Park.]]

Everton originally played in the southeast corner of ], which was the site for the new ] stadium. 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 before they moved to ],<!-- When? --> which was Everton's home until 1892.<ref>{{cite web |title= I: THE EARLY DAYS (1878–88)|publisher=Toffeeweb|url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/concise/1878-1888.asp|accessdate=17 November 2007}}</ref> At this time, a dispute of how the club was to be owned and run emerged with Anfield's owner and Everton's chairman, John Houlding. A 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". In response, Everton left Anfield for a new ground, ], where the club have 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 |date= |accessdate=22 April 2014}}</ref>

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|accessdate=16 July 2009}}</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|accessdate=22 August 2006}}</ref>

On match days, in a tradition going back to 1962, players walk out to the theme song for '']'', which is named "]".<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|accessdate = 3 September 2015|first = David|last = Prentice}}</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|accessdate=21 August 2006}}</ref> On two separate 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 web |last=Mimms |first=Robert |title=Amateur Dramatics |url=http://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/30-Clubs/6382-amateur-dramatics |publisher=When Saturday Comes |date=July 1998 |accessdate=26 December 2013}}</ref>

===Training facilities===
{{details|Finch Farm}}
From 1966 to 2007, Everton trained at ] in the ] area of Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ghosts-bellefield-part-one-football-3380766 | title=The Ghosts of Bellefield part one: Football history in the making for Everton FC | work=Liverpool Echo | date=22 March 2011 | accessdate=11 March 2015 | author=Prentice, David}}</ref> They moved to the ] training complex in ] in 2007. The training ground houses both the Everton first team and the youth academy.

===Proposed new stadia===
There have been indications since 1996 that Everton will move to a new stadium. The original plan was for a new 60,000 seat stadium, but in 2000 a proposal was submitted to build a 55,000 seat stadium as part of the ] regeneration. This proposal was unsuccessful as Everton failed to generate the £30&nbsp;million needed for a half stake in the stadium project, and the city council rejected the proposal in 2003.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/2940481.stm |title=Kings Dock proposal collapse |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=22 August 2006 |date=11 April 2003}}</ref> Late in 2004, driven by the Liverpool Council and the Northwest Development Corporation, the club entered talks with ] about sharing a proposed stadium on ]. However, negotiations broke down as Everton failed to 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|accessdate=22 August 2006}}</ref> On 11 January 2005, Liverpool announced that ground-sharing was not a possibility and proceeded to plan their own ].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4164319.stm |title=Merseysiders rule out groundshare |date=1 November 2005 |accessdate=17 November 2007 |publisher=BBC Sport }}</ref>

On 16 June 2006, it was announced that Everton had entered into talks with the ] and ] over the possibility of building a new 55,000 seat stadium, expandable to over 60,000, in ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/5083198.stm |title=Everton in talks on stadium move |publisher=BBC |accessdate=21 August 2006 |date=15 June 2006}}</ref> The plan became known as ]. The club took the unusual move of giving its supporters a say in the club's future by holding a ballot on the proposal with the results being in favour of it, 59% to 41%.<ref name = "ground trouble">{{cite news |title=Grounds for discontent at Everton as move hits trouble |work=The Guardian |location=UK |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/jan/21/everton-goodison-kirkby-inquiry |accessdate=23 August 2010 |date=21 January 2009 |last=Conn |first=David }}</ref> Opponents to the plan included other local councils concerned by the effect of a large Tesco store being built as part of the development and a group of fans demanding that Everton should remain within the city boundaries of Liverpool.<ref name = "ground trouble"/> Following a public inquiry into the project,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/7546148.stm |title=New Everton stadium faces inquiry |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 August 2008 |accessdate=4 January 2010}}</ref> the central government rejected the proposal.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/8379839.stm |title=Government reject Everton's Kirkby stadium plans |date=26 November 2009 |accessdate=23 August 2010 |publisher=BBC Sport }}</ref> Local and regional politicians attempted to put together an amended rescue plan with the Liverpool City Council calling a meeting with Everton F.C. The plan was to assess some suitable sites short listed within the city boundary.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/8379839.stm|title=Government reject Everton's Kirkby stadium plans|accessdate=2 December 2009|publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_5720222,00.html|title=Government dash Toffees plans|accessdate=25 November 2009|publisher=Sky Sports|date=25 November 2009}}</ref> However, the amended plan was also not successful.

The Liverpool City Council Regeneration and Transport Select Committee meeting on 10 February 2011 featured a proposal to open the ] using "Liverpool Football Club and Everton Football Club as priorities, as economic enablers of the project".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=10728&T=11 |title=Liverpool City Council Regeneration and Transport Select Committee meeting on 10.02.2011 |date= |accessdate=22 April 2014}}</ref> This proposal would place both football clubs on a rapid transit ] line that would circle the city and ease transport access. In September 2014 the club, working with the ] and ], outlined initial plans to build a new stadium in ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/15/everton-new-stadium-walton-hall-park-goodison | title=Everton announce plan for new stadium in nearby Walton Hall Park | work=The Guardian | date=15 September 2014 | accessdate=16 September 2014 | author=Tallentire, Mark}}</ref> However, those plans were later scrapped in May 2016 with the prospect of two new sites being identified for the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-mayor-says-everton-new-11337859 |title=Liverpool Mayor says Everton will have new stadium 'within three years' | work=Liverpool Echo | date=16 May 2016 | accessdate=19 June 2016 }}</ref>

==Supporters and rivalries==
{{details|Everton F.C. supporters}}
Everton have a large fanbase, with the eighth highest average attendance in the Premier League in the ] season.<ref>{{cite web |title=English Premier League&nbsp;– Attendance&nbsp;– 2009/2010|publisher=ESPN |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance?league=eng.1&year=2009&cc=5739|accessdate=23 August 2010}}</ref> The majority of Everton's matchday support comes from the ], primarily ], Cheshire, ] and parts of Western ] along with many fans who travel from ] and Ireland. Within the city of Liverpool, support for Everton and city rivals Liverpool is not determined by geographical basis with supporters mixed across the city. However, Everton's support heartland is traditionally based in the North West of the city and in the southern parts of ]. Everton also have many supporters' clubs worldwide<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Everton Supporters Clubs |publisher=Bluekipper |url=http://www.bluekipper.com/supporters_clubs/index.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060820051903/http://www.bluekipper.com/supporters_clubs/index.html |archivedate=20 August 2006|accessdate=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|accessdate=}}</ref> Singapore,<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton Supporters Club (Singapore) |publisher=Singapore Everton Supporters' Club Website |url=http://www.evertonfc.org.sg/|accessdate=21 August 2006}}</ref> Indonesia, Lebanon, Malaysia,<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton Supporters Club of Malaysia |publisher=Everton Supporters Club of Malaysia |url=http://malaysiantoffees.blogspot.com}}</ref> Thailand and Australia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton Official Site |publisher=Everton F.C. |url=http://thai.evertonfc.com/|accessdate=21 August 2006|language=Thai}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com.au/php/home|title=Everton Supporters Club Australia|publisher=Everton Supporters Club Australia|accessdate=7 November 2010}}</ref> The official supporters club is ''FOREVERTON'',<ref>{{cite web |title=FOREVERTON&nbsp;— Official Everton Supporters Club |publisher=Everton F.C.|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/foreverton/|accessdate=21 August 2006}}</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.

] in 2012, Everton's ] defending against Liverpool's ]]]
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&nbsp;– 0 Everton |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8318447.stm|accessdate=2 July 2010 | date=22 October 2009 |first=Oliver |last=Brett}}</ref> which was their largest ever away crowd in Europe since the ].

Everton's biggest rivalry is with neighbours ], against whom they contest 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|accessdate=22 August 2006}}</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. Recently on the field, matches tend to be extremely stormy affairs; the derby has had more ] than any other fixture in Premiership 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 =http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/03/26/sfgliv26.xml |accessdate=24 August 2010 }}</ref>

==Players==
===First team squad===
{{updated|5 October 2016.}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2016/09/01/squad-list-confirmed |title=First team |publisher=Everton F.C. |accessdate=1 September 2016}}</ref>
{{fs start}}
{{fs player|no=1|nat=SPA|pos=GK|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=3|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=4|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=5|nat=WAL|pos=DF|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=6|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=]|other=<small>]}}
{{fs player|no=7|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=8|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=9|nat=CIV|pos=FW|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=10|nat=BEL|pos=FW|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=11|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=12|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=14|nat=DRC|pos=MF|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=15|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=16|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=17|nat=SEN|pos=MF|name=]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=18|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=]|other=<small>]}}
{{fs player|no=19|nat=ECU|pos=FW|name=]|other=<small>on loan from ]}}
{{fs player|no=20|nat=CRC|pos=DF|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=21|nat=BIH|pos=MF|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=22|nat=NED|pos=GK|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=23|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=24|nat=SEN|pos=FW|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=25|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=26|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=27|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=28|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=30|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=38|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=67|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=]}}
{{fs player|no=68|nat=URU|pos=FW|name=]}}
{{fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{updated|5 October 2016.}}<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/teams/first-team |title=First Team |publisher= Everton F.C. |accessdate=7 November 2015 }}</ref>
{{fs start}}
{{fs player|no=32|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=]|other=<small>at ] until 30 June 2017}}
{{fs player|no=39|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=]|other=<small>at ] until 30 June 2017}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=]|other=<small>at ] until 30 June 2017}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=]|other=<small>at ] until 2 January 2017}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=SWI|pos=FW|name=]|other=<small>at ] until 30 June 2017}}
{{fs end}}

===Reserves and Academy===
*''See ]

===Notable former players===
{{details|List of Everton F.C. players}}
''See also ].

;Everton Giants
The following players are considered "Giants" for their great contributions to Everton. A panel appointed by the club established the inaugural list in 2000 and a new inductee is announced every season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton Giants|publisher=Everton F.C. |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/giants.html|accessdate=27 May 2011}}</ref>

]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Inducted!!style="width:10em"|Name!!Position!!Everton <br/>playing career!!Everton <br/> managerial career!!Appearances!!Goals
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|2015||align="left"|]||]||1971–82 ||||390||48
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|2014||align="left"|]||]||1958–62 ||||133||42
|-
|2013||align="left"|]||]||1957–67 ||||234||72
|-
|2012||align="left"|]||]||1958–71 ||||451||2
|-
|2011||align="left"|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/45474/everton-giant |title=Everton Giant / 10/11 End of Season Awards / Annual Awards Winners / History / evertonfc.com&nbsp;– The Official Website of Everton Football Club |publisher=Evertonfc.com |accessdate=17 February 2012}}</ref>||]||1994–98, 2000–06 ||||240||62
|-
|2010||align="left"|]||]||1983–89 ||||210||48
|-
|2009||align="left"|]||]||1946–51 ||1961–1973||59||19
|-
|2008||align="left"|]||]||1962–72||||402||0
|-
|2007||align="left"|]||]||1963–74||1987–1990 ||384||24
|-
|2006||align="left"|]||]||1982–89||||234||13
|-
|2005||align="left"|]||]||1979–91||||447||159
|-
|2004||align="left"|]||]||1966–74||1994–97||275||119
|-
|2003||align="left"|]||]||1980–91||||461||2
|-
|2002||align="left"|]||]||1964–68||||151||0
|-
|2001||align="left"|]||]||1966–71||||251||79
|-
|2000||align="left"|]<ref group=nb>Kendall's status reflects his accomplishments as a manager in addition to his place in the "Holy Trinity" midfield of the 1960s.</ref>||MF||1966–74, 1981||1981–87, 1990–93, 1997–98||274||30
|-
|2000||align="left"|]||CB||1986–99||1997||522||38
|-
|2000||align="left"|]||GK||1981–97||||751||0
|-
|2000||align="left"|]||FW||1973–80||||286||138
|-
|2000||align="left"|]||FW||1960–67||||272||89
|-
|2000||align="left"|]||FW||1951–59||||243||111
|-
|2000||align="left"|]||CB||1936–49||||178||5
|-
|2000||align="left"|]||GK||1929–52||||500||0
|-
|2000||align="left"|]||FW||1924–37||||433||383
|-
|2000||align="left"|]||MF||1910–25||||300||36
|-
|2000||align="left"|]||MF||1899–09||||342||80
|}

;Greatest ever team
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|publisher=Everton F.C. |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/greatest-ever-everton-team.html|accessdate=22 August 2006}}</ref>

*{{flagicon|Wales}} ] (1981–97)
*{{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)

;English Football Hall of Fame members
A number of Everton players have been inducted into the ]:<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/halloffame.htm
|title=Hall of Fame&nbsp;— National Football Museum
|publisher=]
|accessdate=16 November 2007
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114114919/http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/halloffame.htm
|archivedate=14 November 2007
|deadurl=no
|df=dmy
}}</ref>
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* {{flagicon|England}} ] ''(2002 inductee)''
* {{flagicon|England}} ] ''(2002 inductee)''
* {{flagicon|England}} ] ''(2003 inductee)''
* {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} ] ''(2003 inductee)''
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* {{flagicon|England}} ] ''(2003 inductee)''
* {{flagicon|England}} ] ''(2003 inductee)''
* {{flagicon|England}} ] ''(2005 inductee)''
* {{flagicon|England}} ] ''(2007 inductee)''{{refn|Beardsley became the first person to be inducted twice when his work at grass roots football was rewarded in 2008 as a "Football Foundation Community Champion".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/pages/fame/Inductees/peterbeardsleycommchamp.htm |title=Peter Beardsley |publisher=National Football Museum |accessdate=4 August 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817130502/http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/pages/fame/Inductees/peterbeardsleycommchamp.htm |archivedate=17 August 2010 }}</ref>|name=beardsleynote|group=nb}}
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* {{flagicon|Wales}} ] ''(2007 inductee)''
* {{flagicon|Wales}} ] ''(2008 inductee)''<ref group="nb" name="Southall note">Southall was inducted along with Liverpool F.C.'s ] at a special European night to celebrate ] successful ] bid.</ref>
* {{flagicon|England}} ] ''(2008 inductee)''
* {{flagicon|England}} ] ''(2009 inductee)''
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* {{flagicon|England}} ] ''(2010 inductee)''
* {{flagicon|England}} ] ''(2014 inductee)''
{{col-end}}

;Football League 100 Legends
The ] is a list of "100 legendary ] players" produced by ] in 1998 to celebrate the 100th season of League football.<ref name="FL100">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/144986.stm |title=Sport: Football Legends list in full |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 August 1998 |accessdate=31 August 2007}}</ref>
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* {{flagicon|England}} ]
* {{flagicon|England}} ]
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* {{flagicon|England}} ]
* {{flagicon|England}} ]
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* {{flagicon|England}} ]
* {{flagicon|England}} ]
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* {{flagicon|Wales}} ]
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} ]
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==Coaching staff==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Position
!Name
|-
|First Team Manager
|]
|-
|Assistant Manager
|]
|-
|First Team Coach
|]
|-
|First Team Assistant Coach
|Fran Alonso
|-
|Fitness Coach
|Jan Kluitenberg
|-
|Goalkeeping Coach
|]
|-
|Under 23s Manager
|]
|-
|Head of Youth Development
|]
|-
|}

==Honours==

===Domestic===
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*''']:'''
** '''Champions (9)''': ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ]
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** '''Winners (1)''': ]
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** '''Winners (5)''': ], ], ], ], ]
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** Runners-up (2): ], ]
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** Runners-up (2): 1989, 1991
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** Runners-up (1): 1985–86
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** '''Winners (3)''': 1965, 1984, 1998
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** '''Winners (4)''': 1913–14, 1937–38, 1953–54, 1967–68
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** '''Winners (7)''': 1894, 1897, 1910, 1935, 1940, 1964, 2016
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** '''Winners (46)''': 1884, 1886, 1887, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1910 (shared), 1911, 1912 (shared), 1914, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1934 (shared), 1936 (shared), 1938, 1940, 1945, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958 (shared), 1959, 1960, 1961, 1982 (shared), 1983, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2016
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===European===
*''']:'''
** '''Winners: (1)''': ]

==European record==

{| class="wikitable unsortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col"|Pld
!scope="col"|W
!scope="col"|D
!scope="col"|L
!scope="col"|GF
!scope="col"|GA
!scope="col"|GD
!scope="col"|Win%
|-
!scope="row" align=left|]
{{WDL|10|2|5|3|for=14|against=10|diff=yes}}
|-
!scope="row" align=left|]
{{WDL|42|23|6|13|for=75|against=47|diff=yes}}
|-
!scope="row" align=left|]
{{WDL|17|11|4|2|for=25|against=9|diff=yes}}
|-
!scope="row" align=left|]
{{WDL|12|7|2|3|for=22|against=15|diff=yes}}
|-
!Total
{{WDLtot|81|43|17|21|for=136|against=81|diff=yes}}
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==Ownership and finance==
Everton F.C. is a ] with the board of directors holding a majority of the shares.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/assets/_files/documents/feb_11/efc__1297183974_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_201.pdf|title=Annual Report and Accounts 2010|publisher=Everton Football Club Company Limited|accessdate=9 February 2011 |format=PDF}}</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|website = www.evertonfc.com|accessdate = 2 September 2015}}</ref> The club's overdraft with ] is secured against the Premier League's "Basic Award Fund",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/c3/3b/0,,12306~146371,00.pdf|title=Premier League Handbook: Season 2009/10|publisher=Premier League|accessdate=16 January 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606073445/http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/c3/3b/0,,12306~146371,00.pdf|archivedate=6 June 2011|deadurl=yes}}</ref> which is a guaranteed sum given to clubs for competing in the Premier League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eufootball.biz/finance/7429-everton_secure_overdraft_tv_money_09.html |title=Everton secure overdraft with TV money |date=17 August 2009 |publisher=EUFootball.biz |accessdate=15 January 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820180515/http://www.eufootball.biz/finance/7429-everton_secure_overdraft_tv_money_09.html |archivedate=20 August 2009 }}</ref> Everton agreed to a long-term loan of £30&nbsp;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|title=Everton Football Club Secures 30M Pounds Sterling Financing Deal with Bear Stearns.|date=22 March 2002 |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 web|title = Iranian billionaire sells up at Arsenal to take over at Everton|url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/everton/12175747/Iranian-billionaire-sells-up-at-Arsenal-to-take-over-at-Everton.html|website = www.telegraph.co.uk|accessdate = 29 February 2016}}</ref>
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!Position
!Name
!Amount of Shares owned
!Notes
|-
| align="left" |Owner, Club Owner
| align="left" |]
| align="left" |17,465
| align="left" |Bought 49.90% of Everton Football Club February 2016.
|-
| align="left" |Chairman
| align="left" |]
| align="left" |4,256
| align="left" |Elected to board October 1989.
|-
| align="left" |Deputy chairman
| align="left" |]
| align="left" |3,116
| align="left" |Elected to board March 2000.
|-
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |Total amount of club owned by board members
! align="left" |24,837
| align="left" |
|-
| align="left" |Chief executive officer
| align="left" |]
| align="left" | -
| align="left" |Appointed in January 2009 following his role of Acting C.E.O.
|}

Figures taken from 2013–14 accounts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://d2qsy1h1438jt3.cloudfront.net/~/media/c33b00f2da944578ab9ee5c879fc25dc.pdf|title=Annual Report & Accounts 2014|publisher=Everton F.C.|accessdate=2 September 2015|format=pdf}}</ref>

===Shirt sponsors and manufacturers===
Since 2004 Everton's shirt sponsor is ]. Previous sponsors include Hafnia (1979–85), ] (1985–95), ] (1995–97), ] (1997–2002) and ] (2002–04). For the ] season, Everton sold junior replica jerseys without the current name or logo of its main sponsor ], which followed a recommendation from the ] that alcoholic brand names be removed from kits sold to children.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/everton/article4076141.ece|title=Everton sober up for sake of their young fans|first=James|last=Ducker|publisher=Times Newspapers Ltd |work=]|date=6 June 2008|accessdate=29 August 2008 | location=London}}</ref> Everton's current kit manufacturers are ],<ref>{{cite news|first=Greg |last=O'Keeffe |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2014/02/04/boss-unveils-new-umbro-partnership |title=Boss unveils new umbro partnership |website=evertonfc.com |date=4 February 2014 |accessdate=4 February 2014}}</ref> who have been the club's kit manufacturer three times previously (1974–83, 1986–2000, and 2004–09). Other previous manufacturing firms are ] (1983–86, 2009–12),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2009/05/01/everton-fc-confirm-record-commercial-deal-with-kitbag-limited-100252-23520705/ |title=Everton F.C. confirm record commercial deal with Kitbag Limited |first=Dominic |last=King |publisher=] |work=] |date=1 May 2009 |accessdate=2 May 2009}}</ref> ] (2000–04) and ] (2012–14).<ref>{{cite news|first=Greg |last=O'Keeffe |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/ |title=Everton FC agree three-year kit deal with US sportswear giant Nike |newspaper=Liverpool Echo |date=8 March 2012 |accessdate=8 June 2012}}</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|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/everton-two-liverpool-one.html|title=Everton Two, Liverpool One|accessdate=5 November 2011|publisher=Everton F.C.}}</ref>

==Managers==
{{details|List of Everton F.C. managers}}
The current manager, Ronald Koeman, is the fifteenth permanent holder of the position since it was established in 1939.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=History: Managers|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/content/history/players-and-managers/managers|website=www.evertonfc.com|publisher=Everton FC|accessdate=29 September 2015|ref=Managers}}</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 1961–73 for 594 first team matches.<ref name=":1" /> The Everton manager to win the most domestic and international trophies is ], who won two ] championships, the ], the ], and three ]s.

==Records and statistics==
{{details|List of Everton F.C. records and statistics}}
] 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=http://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 |accessdate=13 May 2009 | location=London}}</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|accessdate=16 November 2007|publisher=Soccerbase}}</ref>

The record attendance for an Everton home match is 78,299 against Liverpool on 18 September 1948. Amazingly, 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 Chelsea for Belgian forward ] for a sum of £28m in 2014. Everton bought the player after he played the previous year with the team on loan.

Everton hold the record for the most seasons in England's top tier (Division One/Premier League), at 114 seasons out of 118 as of 2016–17 (the club played in Division 2 in 1930–31 and from 1951–54). They are one of six teams to have played in every season of the Premier League since its inception in August 1992&nbsp;– the others being ], ], ], ], and ]. Everton against Aston Villa is the most played fixture in England's top flight. As of the 2012–13 season, the two founding members of the Football League have played a record 196 league games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonresults.com/avillasumm.htm|title=Everton Results|publisher=}}</ref>

==Everton’s community department==
{{details|Everton 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 |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-15729296 |title=Everton FC charity's free school approved |publisher=BBC News |date=14 November 2011}}</ref> EitC represents the club in the ].<ref> ]</ref>

==Relationships with other clubs==
Everton have a link with Republic of Ireland football academy Ballyoulster United based in ],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/-everton-in-ireland-launched.html
|title="Everton in Ireland" launched|accessdate=16 November 2007|publisher=Everton F.C.
|date=24 January 2007}}</ref> Canada's ],<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/club/ontario-soccer-association.html|title=Ontario Soccer Association|publisher=Everton F.C.|accessdate=16 November 2007}}</ref> and the ] where they have a competition named the Chang-Everton cup which local schoolboys compete for.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/assets/downloads/agm/evertonfc-finalreport04.pdf|format=PDF|title=Everton's Annual Report 2004|accessdate=16 November 2007|publisher=Everton F.C.}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><!-- There is ongoing discussion about an African based academy namely ]. NEED A CITATION--> The club also have a football academy in ], Cyprus<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.megasportcyprus.com/Home/tabid/2800/language/en-GB/Default.aspx|title=MegaSport|publisher=MegaSport|accessdate=21 January 2010}}</ref> and a partnership agreement with American club ].<ref name=Zeise>{{cite news | last=Zeise | first=Paul | authorlink=Paul Zeise |date=13 July 2007 |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07194/801366-139.stm |title=Riverhounds kick up ante |work=] |accessdate=9 July 2008}}</ref><ref name=McLeod>{{cite web | last=McLeod | first=Scott |date=10 August 2007 |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/blues-partner-river-hounds.html |title=Blues Partner Riverhounds |work=EvertonFC.com |accessdate=9 July 2008}}</ref>

The club also owned and operated a professional basketball team, by the name of ], who competed in the elite ]. 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. 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.<ref>{{cite news| title=Everton Tigers to join BBL ranks |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/basketball/6222960.stm |date=20 June 2007 |accessdate=27 June 2007 |publisher=BBC Sport }}</ref>

Everton also have links with Chilean team ] who were named after the English club.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2009/03/25/everton-shareholders-celebrate-chile-s-everton-100252-23228497/ |title=Everton Shareholders celebrate Chile's Everton |authorlink= |first=David |last=Prentice |publisher=Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales Limited |work=Liverpool Echo |date=25 March 2009 |accessdate=6 April 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/club/everton-in-chile-the-ruleteros.html |title=Everton in Chile&nbsp;— The Ruleteros |publisher=Everton F.C. |accessdate=6 April 2009}}</ref> On 4 August 2010, the two Evertons played each other in a friendly named the Copa Hermandad at Goodison Park to mark the centenary of the Chilean team.<ref>{{cite news| title=A hundred years after inspiring their name, Everton face Everton again |url =http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/aug/03/everton-chile-football |date=3 August 2010 |accessdate=3 August 2010|work=The Guardia | location=London | first=Mark | last=Tallentire}}</ref> The occasion was organised by The Ruleteros Society, which is a society founded to promote connections between the two clubs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theruleteros.com/|title=The Ruleteros Society|date=3 August 2010|publisher=The Ruleteros Society|accessdate=3 August 2010}}</ref> Other Everton clubs exist in Rosario, ] in Uruguay,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/uru-colonia-dpt02.html#departamental|title=Uruguay 2002&nbsp;– Campeonatos Departamentales de Colonia|publisher=rsssf|date=6 January 2003|accessdate=7 April 2009}}</ref> ] and ] in Argentina,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.agencianova.com/nota.asp?n=2005_4_8&id=21865&id_tiponota=7 |title=Historia de una institución decana del fútbol amateur platense |publisher=Agencia Nova |language=Spanish |accessdate=7 April 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/arg5-int09.html|title=Argentina Fifth Level (Torneo Argentino "C"&nbsp;– Interior) 2008/09|publisher=rsssf|date=3 April 2009|accessdate=7 April 2009}}</ref> ] in the United States,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elkgroveunited.org/|title=Elk Grove United|accessdate=21 January 2010}}</ref> and in ], Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.evertonafc.com |title=Everton AFC&nbsp;– Togher, Cork |location=Cork, Ireland |publisher=Everton AFC |accessdate=3 August 2010}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
Like all of the major clubs in England, Everton are referenced in many films, books, television programmes, songs and plays such as '']'', ]' "]", ]'s "The Scousers" and a 1979 television advertisement for ]'s ] teletext service.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}}

The 1997 television film '']'' dramatised the true story of a match fixing scandal in which the club's recent newly signed wing half ], 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 then manager ] played by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126303/|title=The Fix (TV Movie 1997)|date=31 July 1999|work=IMDb}}</ref>

First shown in 1969, the television movie ''The Golden Vision'', directed by ], combined improvised drama with documentary footage to tell 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. The film's title character, celebrated forward ], was one of several who appeared as themselves.<ref name="Golden Vision">{{cite web | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2009/mar/02/screen-break-kelner-football-golden-vision | title=Loach and Boorman prove that footballers were once real people |work=The Guardian | date=2 March 2009 | accessdate=30 August 2011 | last=Kelner |first=Martin}}</ref>

In the 2015 film '']'', part of the ] franchise, Goodison Park features prominently and serves as the venue of climatic fight scene. Filming for this had been taken of the stadium and crowd during a match against West Bromwich Albion. Boxer ] plays Creed's opponent Ricky Conlon and wears the Everton badge on his training gear and shorts.

The club have entered the UK pop charts on four occasions under different titles during the 1980s and 1990s when many clubs released a song to mark their reaching the ]. "The Boys in Blue", released in 1984, peaked at number 82.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4115 |title=Everton Football Club |publisher=Chart Stats |date=26 May 1984 |accessdate=17 February 2012}}</ref> The following year the club scored their biggest hit when "Here We Go" peaked at 14.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4338 |title=Everton 1985 |publisher=Chart Stats |accessdate=17 February 2012}}</ref> In 1986 the club released "Everybody's Cheering the Blues" which reached number 83.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=13179 |title=Everton Football Team 1986&nbsp;– Everybody's Cheering The Blues |publisher=Chart Stats |date=17 May 1986 |accessdate=17 February 2012}}</ref> "All Together Now", a reworking of a song by Merseyside band ], was released for the ] and reached number 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=7411 |title=Everton FC |publisher=Chart Stats |date=20 May 1995 |accessdate=17 February 2012}}</ref> When the club next reached the ], the tradition had passed into history and no song was released.

==See also==
{{Portal bar|Association football|English football|Merseyside}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Sources==
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*{{cite book
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==External links==
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