EVERTON

("The Toffees")

Year formed1878
Turned professional

1885

Limited company

1892

Previous names

St Domingo FC: 1878-1879

Everton FC: 1879 - .

Ground

Hill Dickinson Stadium, Bramley-Moore Dock, Vauxhall, Liverpool L3 0FF

(for pictures of the ground click here)

Club's ground since2025
Pitch measurementsto be confirmed
Ground capacity52,888
Record attendance at present groundto be confirmed
First game at present ground

to be confirmed

First competitive game at present ground

to be confirmed

Previous grounds

Stanley Park: 1878 - 1882

Priory Road: 1882 - 1884

Anfield: 1884 - 1892

Goodison Park: 1892 - 2025

League career

Football League/Division One: 1888 - 1930

Division Two: 1930 - 1931

Division One: 1931 - 1951

Division Two: 1951 - 1954

Division One/Premiership: 1954 - .

First Football League game8th September 1888 v Accrington, Football League, won 2-1
  
Honours 
EuropeanEuropean Cup-Winners' Cup winners: 1984-85
Domestic - League

Division One champions: 1890-91, 1914-15, 1931-32, 1938-39, 1962-63, 1969-70, 1984-85, 1986-87

Division One runners-up: 1889-90, 1894-95, 1901-02, 1904-05, 1908-09, 1911-12, 1927-28, 1985-86

Division Two champions: 1930-31

Division Two runners-up: 1953-54

Second World War North (second championship) runners-up: 1944-45

Second World War North Division runners-up: 1945-46

Domestic - Cup

FA Cup winners: 1905-06, 1932-33, 1965-66, 1983-84, 1994-95

FA Cup runners-up: 1890-91, 1896-97, 1906-07, 1967-68, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1988-89, 2008-09

League Cup runners-up: 1976-77, 1983-84

Charity Shield winners: 1928-29, 1932-33, 1963-64, 1970-71, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1995-96

Charity Shield joint holders: 1986-87

Charity Shield runners-up: 1933-34, 1966-67

Screen Sport Super Cup runners-up: 1985-86

FA Youth Cup winners: 1964-65, 1983-84, 1997-98

FA Youth Cup runners-up: 1960-61, 1976-77, 1982-83, 2001-02

Simod Cup/Zenith Data Systems Cup runners-up: 1988-89, 1990-91

Lancashire Cup winners: 1893-94, 1896-97, 1909-10, 1934-35, 1939-40, 1963-64, 2015-16

Best League positionsee above
Lowest League position16th, Division Two, 1952-53
Furthest in FA Cupsee above
Furthest in League Cupsee above
  
Most League points 
2 for a win66, Division One, 1969-70
3 for a win90, Division One, 1984-85
Fewest League points 
2 for a win20, Division One, 1888-89
3 for a win36, Premier League, 2022-23
Most League goals scored121, Division Two, 1930-31
Most League goals conceded92, Division One, 1929-30
Fewest League goals scored34, Premiership / Premier League, 2005-06, 2022-23
Fewest League goals conceded27, Division One, 1987-88
Most wins in a League season29, Division One, 1969-70
Fewest wins in a League season8, Premier League, 2022-23
Most draws in a League season18, Division One, 1925-26, 1971-72, 1974-75
Fewest draws in a League season1, Division One, 1890-91
Most losses in a League season22, Division One/Premiership, 1950-51, 1993-94
Fewest losses in a League season5, Division One, 1889-90, 1969-70
Record League win

9-1 v Manchester City, Division One, 3rd September 1906

9-1 v Plymouth Argyle, Division Two, 27th December 1930

Record Cup win11-2 v Derby County, FA Cup 1st round, 18th January 1890
Record League Cup win8-0 v Wimbledon, League Cup 2nd round, 29 August 1978
Record defeat4-10 v Tottenham Hotspur, Division One, 11th October 1958
Record League Cup defeat

1-4 v Leeds United, League Cup 5th round, 18 January 1978

1-4 v Leeds United, Rumbelows Cup 4th round, 4 December 1991

1-4 v Coventry City, Coca-Cola Cup 3rd round, 15 October 1997

1-4 v Chelsea, Worthington Cup 4th round, 4 December 2002

  
Highest Number of League goals scored 
in a season60, William Ralph 'Dixie' Dean, Division One, 1927-28
in total349, William Ralph 'Dixie' Dean, 1925-37
  
Most League goals scored in one match6, Jack Southworth v West Bromwich Albion, Division One, 30th December 1893
Most League appearances578, Neville Southall, 1981-98
Most capped player92, Neville Southall for Wales, 1981-98
Youngest League playerJames Vaughan, 16 years 271 days v Crystal Palace, 10th April 2005
Highest transfer fee received£75,000,000 for Romelu Lukaku to Manchester United, July 2017
Highest transfer fee paid

£45,000,000 for Gylfi Sigurdsson from Swansea City, August 2017