Everton Football Club is a professional association football club located in Liverpool. The club was formed in 1878, and was originally named as St Domingo FC. The club's first game was a 1–0 victory over Everton Church Club. In November 1879 the club was renamed to Everton FC.

In 1888, Everton were one of the twelve founding members of the English Football League. The club have played in the top-flight of English Football for a record 117 years, having missed only four top-flight seasons (1930–31, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54).

Major competitions won by Everton F.C., records set by the club, associated managers and players will be included in the following list.

The player records section includes: appearances, goals scored, and clean sheets kept. Player and manager awards, transfer fees, club records (Wins, Draws, and Losses) are all included in the list, as well as several others.

Honours

Domestic

• First Division:
  • Titles (9): 1890–91, 1914–15, 1927–28, 1931–32, 1938–39, 1962–63, 1969–70, 1984–85, 1986–87^[1]
• Second Division:
  • Titles (1): 1930–31^[1]
• FA Cup:
  • Titles (5): 1905–06, 1932–33, 1965–66, 1983–84, 1994–95^[1]
• Football League Cup:
  • Runner-up (2): 1976–77, 1983–84^[1]
• FA Charity Shield:
  • Titles (9): 1928, 1932, 1963, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1986 (shared), 1987, 1995^[1]
• Full Members Cup:
  • Runner-up (2): 1989, 1991^[1]
• Football League Super Cup:
  • Runner-up (1): 1985–86^[1]

European

• European Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Winners: (1): 1984–85^[1]

Doubles

• 1984–85: League and European Cup Winners' Cup

Awards

• 1985 World Soccer Men's World Team of the Year
• 1985 France Football European Team of the Year

Player records

As of 2 November 2023

(All current players are in bold. Appearance totals includes substitution appearances.)

Appearances

• Youngest Player (All Competitions): Thierry Small, 16 years and 176 days (vs Sheffield Wednesday, 24 January 2021)
• Youngest Player in Europe: Jake Bidwell, 16 years and 271 days (vs BATE Borisov, 17 December 2009)
• Oldest Player: Ted Sagar, 42 years and 281 days (vs Plymouth Argyle, 15 November 1952)
• Most Appearances (All Competitions): Neville Southall, 751
• Most League Appearances: Neville Southall, 578
• Most FA Cup Appearances: Neville Southall, 70
• Most League Cup Appearances: Neville Southall, 65
• Most European Appearances: Tim Howard, 28
• Most Substitute Appearances: Victor Anichebe, 95

All competitions appearances[edit] # Name Apps Years 1 Neville Southall 751 1981–1998 2 Brian Labone 534 1957–1971 3 Dave Watson 528 1986–2001 4 Ted Sagar 497 1929–1953 5 Kevin Ratcliffe 493 1980–1992 6 Mick Lyons 473 1969–1982 7 Jack Taylor 456 1896–1909 8 Peter Farrell 453 1946–1957 9 Graeme Sharp 447 1980–1991 10 Dixie Dean 433 1925–1938 Leon Osman 433 2000–2016

All League appearances[edit] # Name Apps Years 1 Neville Southall 578 1981–1998 2 Ted Sagar 463 1929–1953 3 Brian Labone 451 1958–1971 4 Dave Watson 423 1986–2001 5 Peter Farrell 422 1946–1957 6 Jack Taylor 400 1896–1910 7 Dixie Dean 399 1925–1937 8 Tommy Eglington 394 1946–1957 9 Mick Lyons 390 1971–1982 10 Tommy E. Jones 383 1950–1961

FA Cup appearances[edit] # Name Apps Years 1 Neville Southall 70 1981–1998 2 Kevin Ratcliffe 57 1980–1992 3 Jack Taylor 56 1896–1909 4 Graeme Sharp 54 1980–1991 5 Harry Makepeace 52 1902–1914 6 Dave Watson 48 1986–2001 7 Brian Labone 46 1957–1971 8 Jack Sharp 42 1900–1909 9 Gordon West 40 1962–1975 10 Alex Young 39 1901–1910

League Cup appearances[edit] # Name Apps Years 1 Neville Southall 65 1981–1998 2 Graeme Sharp 48 1980–1991 3 Kevin Ratcliffe 46 1980–1992 4 Dave Watson 39 1986–2001 5 Mick Lyons 37 1969–1982 6 Adrian Heath 35 1982–1988 7 Kevin Sheedy 32 1982–1992 8 Gary Stevens 30 1982–1988 Andy King 30 1976–1980 1982–1984 10 Bob Latchford 28 1973–1980

European appearances[edit] # Name Apps Years 1 Tim Howard 28 2006–2016 2 Leon Osman 25 2000–2016 Leighton Baines 25 2007–2020 4 Tony Hibbert 24 2000–2016 5 Phil Jagielka 23 2007–2019 6 Brian Labone 19 1957–1971 Tim Cahill 19 2004–2012 Colin Harvey 19 1962–1974 Joseph Yobo 19 2002–2012 10 Johnny Morrissey 18 1962–1972 Phil Neville 18 2005–2013 Yakubu 18 2007–2011

Goalscorers

• Most goals in a season – 60, Dixie Dean, (During the 1927–28 Season)
• Most goals in a single match – 6, Jack Southworth (v. West Bromwich Albion, 30 December 1893)
• Most goals in the League – 349, Dixie Dean
• Most goals in the FA Cup – 28, Dixie Dean
• Most goals in the League Cup – 19, Bob Latchford
• Most goals in European competition – 8, Romelu Lukaku
• Youngest goalscorer – James Vaughan, 16 yrs and 271 days (vs Crystal Palace, 10 April 2005) (Also a Premier League Record)
• Oldest goalscorer – Wally Fielding, 38 yrs and 305 days (vs West Bromwich Albion F.C., 27 September 1958)

Top scorers (all competitions)[edit] # Name Years Goals Apps Avg. 1 Dixie Dean 1925–1937 383 433 0.88 2 Graeme Sharp 1980–1991 160 447 0.36 3 Bob Latchford 1974–1981 138 289 0.48 4 Alex Young 1901–1911 126 314 0.40 5 Joe Royle 1966–1974 119 276 0.43 6 Roy Vernon 1960–1965 111 200 0.56 7 Dave Hickson 1948–1955 1957–1959 109 243 0.45 8 Edgar Chadwick 1888–1899 104 300 0.35 9 Tony Cottee 1988–1994 99 241 0.41 10 Alf Milward 1888–1897 98 224 0.44

League top scorers[edit] # Name Years Goals Apps Avg. 1 Dixie Dean 1925–1937 349 399 0.87 2 Alex Young 1901–1911 112 275 0.41 3 Graeme Sharp 1980–1991 111 322 0.34 4 Bob Latchford 1974–1981 106 236 0.45 5 Joe Royle 1966–1974 102 232 0.44 6 Roy Vernon 1960–1965 101 176 0.57 7 Dave Hickson 1948–1955, 1957–1959 94 225 0.42 8 Edgar Chadwick 1888–1899 92 270 0.34 9 Alf Milward 1888–1897 85 201 0.42 10 Jimmy Settle 1899–1908 83 237 0.35

FA Cup top scorers[edit] # Name Years Goals Apps Avg. 1 Dixie Dean 1925–1937 28 32 0.88 2 Graeme Sharp 1980–1991 21 54 0.39 3 Dave Hickson 1948–1955 1957–1959 15 18 0.83 Kevin Sheedy 1982–1992 15 38 0.39 5 Alex Young 1901-1911 14 39 0.36 Jack Taylor 1896–1910 14 56 0.25 7 Jimmy Settle 1899–1908 13 32 0.41 Alf Milward 1888–1897 13 23 0.57 9 Jack Sharp 1899–1910 12 42 0.29 Edgar Chadwick 1888–1899 12 30 0.40

League Cup top scorers[edit] Name Goals Apps Avg. 1 Bob Latchford 19 28 0.68 2 Graeme Sharp 15 48 0.31 3 Tony Cottee 11 23 0.48 Adrian Heath 11 35 0.31 3 Dominic Calvert-Lewin 11 12 0.99 Andy King 10 30 0.33 7 Kevin Sheedy 9 32 0.28 8 Martin Dobson 8 22 0.36 9 Frank Wignall 7 3 2.33 Paul Wilkinson 7 4 1.75 Paul Rideout 7 13 0.53 Dave Watson 7 39 0.17

European top scorers[edit] # Name Goals Apps Avg. 1 Romelu Lukaku 8 9 0.89 2 Fred Pickering 6 9 0.67 3 Andy Gray 5 3 1.66 4 Andy King 4 6 0.67 Joe Royle 4 6 0.67 Andy Johnson 4 7 0.57 Graeme Sharp 4 8 0.50 Alan Ball 4 10 0.40 Victor Anichebe 4 11 0.36 Mikel Arteta 4 14 0.29 Yakubu 4 18 0.22 Tim Cahill 4 19 0.21 Phil Jagielka 4 23 0.17

Clean sheets

#	Name	Apps	Clean sheets
1	Neville Southall	751	269
2	Gordon West	402	155
3	Tim Howard	414	133
4	Ted Sagar	497	119
5	Billy Scott	289	94
6	Jordan Pickford	262	70
7	Tom Fern	231	67
8	Jimmy O'Neill	213	49
9	George Wood	126	48
10	Albert Dunlop	231	47

Transfer records

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Highest transfer fees paid

	Name	From	Fee	Year
1	Gylfi Sigurðsson	Swansea City	£45,000,000	2017
2	Richarlison	Watford	£35,000,000	2018
3	Amadou Onana	Lille	£30,000,000	2022
4	Romelu Lukaku	Chelsea	£28,000,000	2014
5	Alex Iwobi	Arsenal	£28,000,000	2019
6	Yerry Mina	Barcelona	£27,200,000	2018
8	Moise Kean	Juventus	£25,100,000	2019
9	Jordan Pickford	Sunderland	£25,000,000	2017
10	Michael Keane	Burnley	£25,000,000	2017
10	Jean-Philippe Gbamin	Mainz	£25,000,000	2019

Highest transfer fees received

	Name	From	Fee	Date
1	Romelu Lukaku	Manchester United	£90,000,000	2017
2	Richarlison	Tottenham Hotspur	£60,000,000	2022
3	John Stones	Manchester City	£50,000,000	2016
4	Anthony Gordon	Newcastle United	£50,000,000	2023
5	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United	£30,000,000	2004
6	Idrissa Gueye	Paris Saint-Germain	£28,700,000	2019
7	Marouane Fellaini	Manchester United	£27,500,000	2013
8	Lucas Digne	Aston Villa	£25,000,000	2022
9	Moise Kean	Juventus	£25,000,000	2023
10	Joleon Lescott	Manchester City	£22,000,000	2009

Awards

Managerial Awards

Barclays Bank Manager of the Year ^[3][4]
1984–85: Howard Kendall
1986-87: Howard Kendall

LMA Manager of the Year
2002–03: David Moyes
2004–05: David Moyes
2008–09: David Moyes

Bell's Scotch Whisky/Barclays Bank Manager of the Month Award ^[4]
October 1969: Harry Catterick
March 1970: Harry Catterick
October 1973: Billy Bingham
November 1977: Gordon Lee ^[a]
October 1978: Gordon Lee
September 1981: Gordon Lee
February 1984: Howard Kendall
October 1984: Howard Kendall
April 1985: Howard Kendall
February 1986: Howard Kendall
December 1986: Howard Kendall

Premier League Manager of the Month Award
January 1998: Howard Kendall
September 1999: Walter Smith
November 2003: David Moyes
September 2004: David Moyes
January 2006: David Moyes
February 2008: David Moyes
February 2009: David Moyes
January 2010: David Moyes
March 2010: David Moyes
October 2010: David Moyes
September 2012: David Moyes
March 2013: David Moyes
September 2020: Carlo Ancelotti

Player Awards

European Footballer of the Year (Ballon d'Or)
1986: Gary Lineker (2nd)

African Footballer of the Year
1994: Daniel Amokachi (3rd)
1995: Daniel Amokachi (3rd)

Oceania Footballer of the Year
2004: Tim Cahill (Winner)

Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year
1985: Neville Southall
1986: Gary Lineker

PFA Players' Player of the Year
1985: Peter Reid
1986: Gary Lineker

PFA Merit Award
1977: Jack Taylor
1982: Joe Mercer
1986: Alan Ball (As 1966 England World Cup Squad)
1986: Ray Wilson (As 1966 England World Cup Squad)
1994: Billy Bingham
1997: Peter Beardsley

Premier League Player of the Month Award
February 1995: Duncan Ferguson
April 1996: Andrei Kanchelskis
April 1999: Kevin Campbell
September 2006: Andy Johnson
February 2009: Phil Jagielka
April 2012: Nikica Jelavić
November 2012: Marouane Fellaini
March 2017: Romelu Lukaku
September 2020: Dominic Calvert-Lewin

BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year Award
1995: Neville Southall

BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award
2003: Wayne Rooney

U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year
2008: Tim Howard
2014: Tim Howard

Icelandic Footballer of the Year
2017: Gylfi Sigurðsson
2018: Gylfi Sigurðsson
2019: Gylfi Sigurðsson

Club records

Wins

• Most League wins in a season – 29 in 42 matches, First Division, 1969–70
• Fewest League wins in a season – 8 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2022–23

Defeats

• Most League defeats in a season – 22 in 42 matches, FA Premier League, 1993–94
• Fewest League defeats in a season – 1 in 22 matches, First Division, 1890–91

Goals

• Most League goals scored in a season – 121 in 42 matches, Second Division, 1930–31
• Fewest League goals scored in a season – 34 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2005–06 and 34 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2022–23
• Most League goals conceded in a season – 92 in 42 matches, First Division, 1929–30
• Fewest League goals conceded in a season – 27 in 40 matches, First Division, 1987–88

Points

• Most points in a League season (2 for a win) – 66 in 42 matches, First Division, 1969–70
• Most points in a League season (3 for a win) – 90 in 42 matches, First Division, 1984–85
• Fewest points in a League season (2 for a win) – 20 in 22 matches, First Division, 1888–89
• Fewest points in a League season (3 for a win) – 36 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2022–23

Matches

Firsts

• First FA Cup match – v. Bolton Wanderers, First round, 12 November 1887 (drew 0–0)^[a]
• First League match – v. Accrington, First Division, 8 September 1888 (won 2–1)
• First match at Goodison Park – v. Bolton Wanderers, 2 September 1892 (won 4–2)
• First League match at Goodison Park - v. Nottingham Forest, 3 September 1892 (drew 2-2)
• First European match – v. Dunfermline Athletic, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 25 September 1962 (won 1–0)
• First League Cup match – v. Accrington Stanley, First round, 12 October 1960 (won 3–1)

Record wins

• Record League Victory: 9–1 v Manchester City, 3 September 1906; v Plymouth Argyle, 27 December 1930 (Dixie Dean & Jimmy Stein both scored 4 goals, a first for Everton)
• Record FA Cup Victory: 11–2 v Derby County, FA Cup, 5th Round, 18 January 1890 (Hat-tricks from Fred Geary, Alec Brady and Alf Milward)^[6]
• Record League Cup Victory: 8–0 v Wimbledon, League Cup, 2nd Round, 29 August 1978
• Record Aggregate League Cup Victory: 11–0 v Wrexham, League Cup, 2nd Round, 1990
• Record European Victory: 6–1 v SK Brann, UEFA CUP, Round of 32, 21 February 2008
• Record Aggregate European Victory: 10–0 v Finn Harps, UEFA CUP, 1st Round, 1978
• Record Friendly Victory: 0–22 v ATV Irdning, 14 July 2018

Record away wins

• Record League Victory: 7–0 v Charlton Athletic, 7 February 1931
• Record FA Cup Victory: 6–0 v Crystal Palace, 4 January 1931
• Record Top Flight Victory: 6–1 v Derby County, 5 November 1892
• Record League Cup Victory: 5–0 v Wrexham, League Cup, 2nd Round 1st Leg, 25 September 1990
• Record European Victory: 5–0 v Finn Harps, UEFA Cup, 1st Round 1st Leg, 12 September 1978

Record defeats

• Record League Defeat: 0–7 v Sunderland, Football League Div 1, 26 December 1934; v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Football League Div 1, 22 February 1939; v Arsenal, Premier League, 11 May 2005^[7]
• Record FA Cup Defeat: 0–6 v Crystal Palace, FA Cup, 1st Round, 7 January 1922

Attendances

• Highest League Attendance 78,299 v Liverpool, 18 September 1948
• Highest FA Cup Attendance 77,902 v Manchester United, FA Cup, 5th Round, 14 February 1953
• Highest League Cup Attendance 54,032 v Bolton Wanderers, League Cup, Semi Final, 1st Leg, 18 January 1977
• Highest European Attendance 62,408 v Inter Milan, European Cup, 1st Round, 1st Leg, 18 September 1963
• Lowest League Attendance 7,802 v Sheffield Wednesday, 1 May 1934^[a]
• Lowest FA Cup Attendance 15,293 v Wimbledon, FA Cup, 3rd Round Replay, 12 January 1993^[b]
• Lowest League Cup Attendance 7,415 v Wrexham, League Cup, 2nd Round, 2nd Leg, 9 October 1990^[c]

National records

• Goodison Park was the world's first purpose made and designed dedicated football ground.
• Goodison Park is the only English club ground to have hosted a World Cup semi-final. The ground of the club's Chilean namesakes, CD Everton, also hosted a World Cup semi-final, four years earlier.
• Goodison Park was the venue for England v Republic of Ireland 21 September 1949. England lost 2–0, suffering their first home defeat to a non-UK country. Everton's Peter Farrell scored.
• Everton were the first English club to appear in European competitions five seasons running (1962–63 to 1966–67).
• Everton have played in more top flight seasons than any other club.^[8]
• They have scored and conceded more top flight goals than any other club.^[8]
• Everton have both drawn and lost more top flight matches than any other side.^[8]
• They hold the distinction of being reigning League champions for the longest time (20 years, alongside Manchester United), although in unusual circumstances. They won the League championship in 1915 and thus remained reigning League champions until the 1919–20 season due to the cancellation of league football during World War I. They were also League champions in 1939, and again remained reigning League champions until the resumption of league football in 1946–47 after World War II.
• First club to be presented with the League Championship trophy and medals.
• First club to have the youngest Premiership goalscorer in two consecutive seasons with two different players
• First club to play 4000 top-flight games
• First club to amass 5000 League points
• First club to win the League Championship on two different home grounds. (Anfield and Goodison Park)
• First club to stage an FA Cup final
• First English club to install dugouts
• First English club to be invited to train at the Italian training HQ at Coverciano.
• First club to win the FA Cup Final after being 2–0 down.
• First club to appear in 4 consecutive Charity Shields at Wembley 1984–7.
• Jack Southworth's six goals v West Bromwich Albion, 30 December 1893, was the first such instance in Football League history.

Continental records

• First Club to be top of the iTunes chart, September 2020. Everton F.C. Spirit of the Blues.
• Goodison Park, built in 1892, was the world's first complete purpose-built football ground.
• Everton were the first club to install undersoil heating in their stadium.
• First club to win a penalty shoot-out in the European Cup – 1970 v Borussia Mönchengladbach
• First club to issue a regular match programme for home fixtures.
• First club to have a four-sided stadium with two tier stands
• First club to have a stadium with a three-tier stand

Penalty shoot-outs