List of Everton F.C. records and statistics explained

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
• FA Cup

• • Titles (5): 1905–06, 1932–33, 1965–66, 1983–84, 1994–95
• Football League Cup

• • Runner-up (2): 1976–77, 1983–84
• FA Charity Shield

• • Titles (9): 1928, 1932, 1963, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1986 (shared), 1987, 1995
• Full Members Cup

• • Runner-up (2): 1989, 1991
• Football League Super Cup

• • Runner-up (1): 1985–86

European

• European Cup Winners' Cup

• • Winners: (1): 1984–85

See main article: Everton F.C. in European football.

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

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

	Name	Apps	Years
1		751
2		534	1957–1971
3		528	1986–2001
4		497	1929–1953
5		493	1980–1992
6		473	1969–1982
7		456	1896–1909
8		453	1946–1957
9		447	1980–1991
10		433	1925–1938
	433	2000–2016

All League appearances

	Name	Apps	Years
1		578
2		463	1929–1953
3		451	1958–1971
4		423	1986–2001
5		422	1946–1957
6		400	1896–1910
7		399	1925–1937
8		394	1946–1957
9		390	1971–1982
10		383	1950–1961

FA Cup appearances

	Name	Apps	Years
1		70
2		57	1980–1992
3		56	1896–1909
4		54	1980–1991
5		52	1902–1914
6		48	1986–2001
7		46	1957–1971
8		42	1900–1909
9		40	1962–1975
10		39	1901–1910

League Cup appearances

	Name	Apps	Years
1		65
2		48	1980–1991
3		46	1980–1992
4		39	1986–2001
5		37	1969–1982
6		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

	Name	Apps	Years
1		28
2		25	2000–2016
	25	2007–2020
4		24	2000–2016
5		23	2007–2019
6		19	1957–1971
	19	2004–2012
	19	1962–1974
	19	2002–2012
10		18	1962–1972
	18	2005–2013
	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)

	Name	Years	Goals	Apps	Avg.
1			383	433	0.88
2		1980–1991	160	447	0.36
3		1974–1981	138	289	0.48
4		1901–1911	126	314	0.40
5		1966–1974	119	276	0.43
6		1960–1965	111	200	0.56
7		1948–1955 1957–1959	109	243	0.45
8		1888–1899	104	300	0.35
9		1988–1994	99	241	0.41
10		1888–1897	98	224	0.44

League top scorers

	Name	Years	Goals	Apps	Avg.
1			349	399	0.87
2		1901–1911	112	275	0.41
3		1980–1991	111	322	0.34
4		1974–1981	106	236	0.45
5		1966–1974	102	232	0.44
6		1960–1965	101	176	0.57
7		1948–1955, 1957–1959	94	225	0.42
8		1888–1899	92	270	0.34
9		1888–1897	85	201	0.42
10		1899–1908	83	237	0.35

FA Cup top scorers

	Name	Years	Goals	Apps	Avg.
1			28	32	0.88
2		1980–1991	21	54	0.39
3		1948–1955 1957–1959	15	18	0.83
	1982–1992	15	38	0.39
5		1901-1911	14	39	0.36
	1896–1910	14	56	0.25
7		1899–1908	13	32	0.41
	1888–1897	13	23	0.57
9		1899–1910	12	42	0.29
	1888–1899	12	30	0.40

League Cup top scorers

	Name	Goals	Apps	Avg.
1		19	28	0.68
2		15	48	0.31
3		11	23	0.48
	11	35	0.31
3	Dominic Calvert-Lewin	11	13	0.98
	10	30	0.33
7		9	32	0.28
8		8	22	0.36
9		7	3	2.33
	7	4	1.75
	7	13	0.53
	7	39	0.17

European top scorers

	Name	Goals	Apps	Avg.
1		8	9	0.89
2		6	9	0.67
3		5	3	1.66
4		4	6	0.67
	4	6	0.67
	4	7	0.57
	4	8	0.50
	4	10	0.40
	4	11	0.36
	4	14	0.29
	4	18	0.22
	4	19	0.21
	4	23	0.17

Clean sheets

	Name	Apps	Clean sheets
1		751	269
2		402	155
3		414	133
4		497	119
5		289	94
6	Jordan Pickford	291	80
7	Tom Fern	231	67
8		213	49
9		126	48
10		231	47

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)
• 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)^[2]
• 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^[3]
• 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
• Lowest FA Cup Attendance 15,293 v Wimbledon, FA Cup, 3rd Round Replay, 12 January 1993
• Lowest League Cup Attendance 7,415 v Wrexham, League Cup, 2nd Round, 2nd Leg, 9 October 1990

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

National records

Source:^[5]

• 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.^[6]
• They have scored and conceded more top flight goals than any other club.
• Everton have both drawn and lost more top flight matches than any other side.
• 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 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.
• First club to wear the numbers one to eleven, in any known fixture. The 1933 FA Cup final vs Manchester City.

Continental records

Source:^[7]

• 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

Season	Date	Competition	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score
1970/71	4 November 1970	European Cup	Third Round	Borussia Monchengladbach	Home	Won	4–3
1986/87	3 March 1987	Full Members Cup	Quarter Finals	Charlton Athletic	Home	Lost	1–3
1987/88	8 December 1987	Dubai Champions Cup	Final	Rangers	Neutral	Lost	7–8
1998/99	11 November 1998	League Cup	Fourth Round	Sunderland AFC	Home	Lost	4–5
2000/01	27 September 2000	League Cup	Second Round	Bristol Rovers	Away	Lost	2–4
2001/02	12 September 2001	League Cup	Second Round	Crystal Palace	Home	Lost	4–5
2002/03	6 November 2002	League Cup	Third Round	Newcastle United	Home	Won	3–2
2003/04	3 December 2003	League Cup	Fourth Round	Middlesbrough	Away	Lost	4–5
2007/08	12 March 2008	UEFA Cup	Round of 16	Fiorentina	Home	Lost	2–4
2008/09	19 April 2009	FA Cup	Semi Finals	Manchester United	Neutral	Won	4–2
2010/11	21 September 2010	League Cup	Third Round	Brentford	Away	Lost	3–4
2010/11	19 February 2011	FA Cup	Fourth Round	Chelsea	Away	Won	4–3
2014/15	13 January 2015	FA Cup	Third Round	West Ham United	Away	Lost	8–9
2015/16	27 October 2015	League Cup	Fourth Round	Norwich City	Home	Won	4–3
2018/19	2 October 2018	EFL Cup	Third Round	Southampton	Home	Lost	3–4
2019/20	18 December 2019	EFL Cup	Quarter Finals	Leicester City	Home	Lost	2–4
2021/22	21 September 2021	EFL Cup	Third Round	Queens Park Rangers	Away	Lost	7–8
2023/24	19 December 2023	EFL Cup	Quarter Finals	Fulham FC	Home	Lost	6–7
2024/25	17 September 2024	EFL Cup	Third Round	Southampton	Home	Lost	5–6

Player awards

Player of the Season

The Fans' Player of the season is determined through a vote on the EFC website in which 5 candidates are nominated by the club. Fans are then free to vote for their player of choice. The player with the greatest number of votes wins the award. This award has been presented from 2006 onward.

Season	Name	Position
2005–06		Midfielder
2006–07		Midfielder
2007–08		Defender
2008–09		Defender
2009–10		Forward
2010–11		Defender
2011–12		Defender
2012–13		Defender
2013–14		Defender
2014–15		Defender
2015–16		Midfielder
2016–17		Forward
2017–18		Goalkeeper
2018–19		Defender
2019–20		Forward
2020–21		Forward
2021–22		Goalkeeper
2022–23		Goalkeeper
2023–24		Goalkeeper

• Notes: Players in bold are still playing for Everton.
• Source: ^[8]

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.^[9]

Inducted	Name	Position	Playing career	Managerial career	Appearances	Goals
2020	Pat Van Den Hauwe	LB	1984–89		135	2
2020	Gary Stevens	RB	1982–88		208	8
2019	David Unsworth	LB	1992–97, 1998–2004	2016, 2017 (caretaker)	204	34
2018	Adrian Heath	FW	1982–88		226	71
2017	Roy Vernon	FW	1960–65		176	101
2016	Tommy Wright	FB	1964–74		373	4
2015	Mick Lyons	DF	1971–82		390	48
2014	Bobby Collins	FW	1958–62		133	42
2013	Derek Temple	FW	1957–67		234	72
2012	Brian Labone	CB	1958–71		451	2
2011	Duncan Ferguson	FW	1994–98, 2000–06	2019 (caretaker)	240	62
2010	Trevor Steven	MF	1983–89		210	48
2009	Harry Catterick	FW	1946–51	1961–1973	59	19
2008	Gordon West	GK	1962–72		402	0
2007	Colin Harvey	MF	1963–74	1987–1990	384	24
2006	Peter Reid	MF	1982–89		234	13
2005	Graeme Sharp	FW	1979–91		447	159
2004	Joe Royle	FW	1966–74	1994–97	275	119
2003	Kevin Ratcliffe	CB	1980–91		461	2
2002	Ray Wilson	LB	1964–68		151	0
2001	Alan Ball	MF	1966–71		251	79
2000	Howard Kendall[10]	MF	1966–74, 1981	1981–87, 1990–93, 1997–98	274	30
2000	Dave Watson	CB	1986–99	1997 (caretaker)	522	38
2000	Neville Southall	GK	1981–97		751	0
2000	Bob Latchford	FW	1973–80		286	138
2000	Alex Young	FW	1960–67		272	89
2000	Dave Hickson	FW	1951–59		243	111
2000	T. G. Jones	CB	1936–49		178	5
2000	Ted Sagar	GK	1929–52		500	0
2000	Dixie Dean	FW	1924–37		433	383
2000	Sam Chedgzoy	MF	1910–25		300	36
2000	Jack Sharp	MF	1899–09		342	80

Players' individual awards while at Everton

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

Managers' individual awards while at Everton

Barclays Bank Manager of the Year ^{[11] [12]}

1986-87: Howard Kendall

LMA Manager of the Year

2004–05: David Moyes

2008–09: David Moyes

Bell's Scotch Whisky/Barclays Bank Manager of the Month Award

October 1969: Harry Catterick

March 1970: Harry Catterick

October 1973: Billy Bingham

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

1. Web site: Honours. Everton FC.com. 7 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170130025439/http://www.evertonfc.com/honours. 30 January 2017. dead.
2. Web site: Everton 11 – Derby County 2; 18 January 1890 (Match summary) . evertonfc.com. 30 March 2010.
3. News: Rampant Gunners in seventh heaven . London . The Guardian . Jon . Brodkin . 12 May 2005.
4. Web site: Everton Transfers. efcstatto.com. 14 March 2023.
5. Web site: EVERTON FIRSTS. 11 June 2024.
6. Web site: England – First Level All-Time Tables. RSSSF. 10 August 2018.
7. Web site: EVERTON FIRSTS. 11 June 2024.
8. Web site: Honours . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113095617/https://www.evertonfc.com/club/history/honours/honours-and-records . 13 November 2020 . 13 October 2020 . Everton F.C..
9. Web site: Everton Giants . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716023712/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/giants.html . 16 July 2011 . 27 May 2011 . Everton F.C..
10. Kendall's status reflects his accomplishments as a manager in addition to his place in the "Holy Trinity" midfield of the 1960s.
11. Web site: Barclays Bank Manager of the Year Trophy . 14 March 2023 . National Football Museum.
12. Book: Rothmans Football Year Book (various years).

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

April 2024: Sean Dyche

See also

• Football records in England

References

• Web site: Everton Firsts . evertonfc.com . 22 August 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060820184938/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-firsts.html . 20 August 2006 . dead .
• Web site: Everton Results . evertonresults.com . 22 August 2006 .

External links

• Everton player statistics at Everton official site