List of Everton F.C. records and statistics

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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.

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

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

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

As of 2 November 2023

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

• 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)

#	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	291	80
7	Tom Fern	231	67
8	Jimmy O'Neill	213	49
9	George Wood	126	48
10	Albert Dunlop	231	47

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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 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 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 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

• 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]

^[4]

	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

	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

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.^[6]
• Everton have both drawn and lost more top flight matches than any other side.^[6]
• 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.

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

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

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	Mikel Arteta	Midfielder
2006–07	Mikel Arteta	Midfielder
2007–08	Joleon Lescott	Defender
2008–09	Phil Jagielka	Defender
2009–10	Steven Pienaar	Forward
2010–11	Leighton Baines	Defender
2011–12	John Heitinga	Defender
2012–13	Leighton Baines	Defender
2013–14	Séamus Coleman	Defender
2014–15	Phil Jagielka	Defender
2015–16	Gareth Barry	Midfielder
2016–17	Romelu Lukaku	Forward
2017–18	Jordan Pickford	Goalkeeper
2018–19	Lucas Digne	Defender
2019–20	Richarlison	Forward
2020–21	Dominic Calvert-Lewin	Forward
2021–22	Jordan Pickford	Goalkeeper
2022–23	Jordan Pickford	Goalkeeper
2023–24	Jordan Pickford	Goalkeeper

• Notes: Players in bold are still playing for Everton.

• Source: ^[8]

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[nb 1]	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

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

Barclays Bank Manager of the Year ^[10][11]

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 ^[11]

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

April 2024: Sean Dyche

• Football records in England

• "Everton Firsts". evertonfc.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2006.
• "Everton Results". evertonresults.com. Retrieved 22 August 2006.

• Everton player statistics at Everton official site