Everton FC: Official Website & History

Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League and have contested more seasons in the top flight of English football than any other. They are one of the top five most successful English clubs in terms of major honours, having won the League Championship nine times, the FA Cup five times and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup once. The club's most recent major trophy was the 1995 FA Cup. Currently managed by David Moyes, the first team have made significant progress, with three European qualifications and four top eight finishes during his six-year tenure.
Everton were founded in 1878 and have a notable rivalry with Liverpool F.C., known as the Merseyside derby. Liverpool were formed fourteen years later than Everton (in 1892) after a dispute over the rent at Anfield, Everton's old ground; since then Everton have been based at Goodison Park as a result of the split. In 2006, it was announced that the club and Knowsley Council were discussing the construction of a new 55,000 seater stadium in Kirkby. The club has a large fanbase and regularly attract large crowds, averaging over 36,000 (90% of capacity) during the 2005–06 season.[1]
Numerous well-known footballers have had a career at Everton F.C. Since 2000, the club has annually recognized successful former players as "Giants" of the team. Dixie Dean, who played for the team in the 1920s and 30s, is the most prolific goal-scorer in English football history.
Contents[hide]
1 History
2 Colours
2.1 Shirt sponsors and manufacturers
3 Crest
4 Nickname
5 Stadium
5.1 New stadium
6 Supporters
7 Players
7.1 Current squad
8 Coaching staff
8.1 Current management team
9 Club Officials
10 Notable former players
10.1 Everton Giants
10.2 Greatest ever team
10.3 English Football Hall of Fame members
10.4 Testimonial players
11 Notable managers
12 Honours
13 Records and statistics
14 Relationships with other clubs
15 Notes
16 Sources
17 References
18 External links
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[edit] History
For more details on this topic, see History of Everton F.C.

Chart showing the progress of Everton F.C. through the English football league system from the inaugural season in 1888–89 to 2007–08 when Everton finished fifth in the Premier League
Everton were founded as St. Domingo in 1878 so that people from the parish of St. Domingo's Methodist Church could play a sport in non-summer months (cricket was played in summer). A year later, the club was renamed Everton F.C. after the surrounding area, as people outside the parish wished to participate.[2] The club was a founding member of the Football League in 1888, and won their first League Championship title in 1890–91. They won the FA Cup in 1905–06 and the League title again in 1914–15, but it was not until 1927 that Everton's first sustained period of success began. In 1925 the club signed Dixie Dean who, in 1927–28, set the record for league goals in a single season (60 goals in 39 league games, a record that still stands to this day), helping Everton to achieve their third league title.[3]
Everton were relegated to the Second Division two years later but won the title and thus promotion at the first attempt. On their return to the top flight in 1931–32, Everton wasted no time in reaffirming their status and won a fourth League title at the first opportunity. They also won their second FA Cup in 1932–33 with a 3–0 win against Manchester City in the final. The era ended in 1938–39 with a fifth League title. The advent of World War II saw the suspension of League football, and when official competition restarted in 1946 the Everton team had been split-up and paled in comparison to the pre-war club. Everton were relegated again in 1950–51 and did not return until 1953–54, when they finished as runners-up in their third season in the Second Division. The club have been a top flight presence ever since.[4]
Everton's second successful era started when Harry Catterick was made manager in 1961. In 1962–63, his second season in charge, Everton won the League title and in 1966 followed with a 3–2 FA Cup win over Sheffield Wednesday. Everton again reached the final two years later, but this time were unable to overcome West Bromwich Albion at Wembley. A year later in 1969–70, Everton won the First Division, nine points clear of nearest rivals Leeds United. However, the success did not last; the team finished fourteenth, fifteenth, seventeenth and seventh in the following seasons. Catterick retired but his successors failed to win any silverware for the remainder of the 1970s. Though the club mounted title challenges and finished third in 1977–78 and fourth the following season, manager Gordon Lee resigned in 1981, after Everton slid down the table and fell further behind local rivals Liverpool.[5]


Southall

Stevens

Mountfield

Ratcliffe

Van Den Hauwe

Steven

Bracewell

Reid

Sheedy

Gray

Sharp
1985 European Cup Winners' Cup Final starting lineup.
Howard Kendall took over as manager and guided Everton to their most successful era. Domestically, Everton won the FA Cup in 1983–84 and two league titles in 1984–85 and 1986–87. They were also runners-up to neighbouring Liverpool in both league and cup competitions in 1985–86 and were again on the losing side to Liverpool in the 1984 League Cup final and the 1988–89 FA Cup final. In Europe, Everton won their first and only trophy in 1984–85, the European Cup Winners' Cup.[6] After first beating University College Dublin, Inter Bratislava and Fortuna Sittard, Everton defeated German giants Bayern Munich 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 Rapid Vienna in the final.[7] Having also won the league title that season, Everton came very close to winning a treble, but lost to Manchester United in the FA Cup final.[6]
After the Heysel Stadium disaster 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 Athletic Bilbao after the 1987 title triumph and was succeeded by assistant Colin Harvey. Everton were founder members of the Premier League in 1992, but struggled to find the right manager. Howard Kendall had returned in 1990 but could not repeat his previous success, while his successor, Mike Walker, was statistically the least successful Everton manager to date. When former Everton player Joe Royle 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 also led the club to the FA Cup for the fifth time in its history, defeating Manchester United 1–0 in the final. The cup triumph was also Everton's passport to the Cup Winners' Cup—their first European campaign in the post-Heysel era. Progress under Joe Royle continued in 1995–96 as they climbed to sixth place in the Premiership.[6]
The following season, 1996–97, was not as successful and the club finished in fifteenth place. Royle quit in March. Club captain, Dave Watson, was given the manager's job temporarily and he helped the club to Premiership survival. Howard Kendall was appointed Everton manager for the third time in 1997, but the appointment proved unsuccessful as Everton finished seventeenth in the Premiership; only avoiding relegation due to their superior goal difference over Bolton Wanderers. Former Rangers manager Walter Smith then took over from Kendall in the summer of 1998 but only managed three successive finishes in the bottom half of the table.[6]
The Everton board finally ran out of patience with Smith and he was sacked in March 2002 with Everton in real danger of relegation.[8] The current manager, David Moyes, was his replacement and delivered Everton to a safe finish in fifteenth place.[9][10] After that harrowing season, Everton finished seventh, seventeenth, fourth (their highest ever Premiership finish) and eleventh. It was under his management that Wayne Rooney broke into the first team, before being sold to Manchester United for a club record fee of £23 million.[11]
Moyes has broken the club record for highest transfer fee paid on four occasions, signing James Beattie for £6 million in January 2005,[12] Andy Johnson for £8.6 million in summer 2006,[13], Yakubu Aiyegbeni for £11.25 million in summer 2007,[14] and Marouane Fellaini for £15 million in September 2008.[15]
2006–07 saw Everton finish sixth in the league and attain UEFA Cup qualification.[16] In 2007, Everton completed the takeover of the Toxteth Tigers basketball team, with the rebranding of Liverpool's first ever top-flight basketball franchise, the Everton Tigers.[17]2007-08 saw Everton once again gain European football with a fifth place league finish, although they were eliminated from the UEFA Cup prior to the group stages by Standard Liege.

[edit] Colours





Everton's first home colours





Everton's second home colours
During the first decades of their history, Everton had several different kit colours. The team originally played in 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 instil a more professional look. The result, however, appeared morbid so a scarlet sash was added.[18]
When the club moved to Goodison Park in 1892, they first played in salmon shirts with blue shorts before switching to ruby shirts with blue trim and dark blue shorts. The famous royal blue jerseys with white shorts were first used in the 1901–02 season.[18] Occasionally Everton have played in lighter shades of blue (such as 1930–31 and 1997–98) but these have proved unpopular with fans. Everton's traditional away shirt was amber with either amber or royal blue shorts and various editions appeared throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s. Recently however black, white, grey and yellow away shirts have been used.[19]
Period
Kit manufacturer
Shirt sponsor
1974–1979
Umbro
none
1979–1983
Hafnia
1983–1985
Le Coq Sportif
Hafnia
1985–1986
NEC
1986–1995
Umbro
1995–1997
Danka
1997–2000
One 2 One
2000–2002
Puma
2002–2004
Kejian
2004–present
Umbro
Chang
The kit today remains royal blue shirts, white shorts and white socks although when playing teams away who also wear white shorts Everton typically wear all blue. For the 2008–09 season, the away kit is a predominantly white shirt with a navy and grey trim across the chest, accompanied with navy shorts and socks. A third kit was issued consisting of illuminous yellow shirt and socks with dark blue shorts, which will also be used as an away kit in European games. [20]. Everton's goalkeepers will wear a lime green shirt with light grey shorts and socks at home and all black away.

[edit] Shirt sponsors and manufacturers
For the 2008–09 season Everton became the first Premier League team to sell junior replica jerseys without the current name or logo of its main sponsor Chang beer, following a recommendation from the Portman Group that alcoholic brand names be removed from kits sold to children.[21]
The club have two megastores, one located near to Goodison Park on Walton Lane and the other at Birkenhead Pyramids shopping centre,[22] and have a partnership deal with sportswear retailers JJB.[23]

[edit] Crest
At the end of the 1937–38 season, Everton secretary Theo Kelly, who later became the club's first post-war 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. Kelly worked on it for four months, until deciding on a reproduction of Prince Rupert's Tower, which stands in the heart of the Everton district.[24]
The Tower has been inextricably linked with the Everton area since its construction in 1787. It was originally used as a bridewell to incarcerate criminals, and it still stands today on Everton Brow in Netherfield Road. The beacon was accompanied by two laurel wreaths on either side and, according to the College of Arms in London, Kelly chose to include the laurels as they were the sign of winners in those days. The crest was accompanied by the club motto, "Nil Satis Nisi Optimum", meaning "Nothing but the best is good enough". The ties were first worn by Kelly and the Everton chairman, Mr. E. Green, on the first day of the 1938–39 season.[24]
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 1973 when bold "EFC" lettering was added. The crest designed by Kelly was first used on the team's shirts in 1980 and has remained there ever since, undergoing gradual change to become the version used today.

[edit] Nickname
Everton's most widely recognised nickname is "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, the most well known being that there was a business near the ground called Mother Noblett's Toffee Shop which advertised and sold sweets, including the Everton Mint, on match days. This also led to 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. Another possible reason is that there was a house called Ye Anciente Everton Toffee House near the Queen's Head hotel in which early club meetings took place.[25] The word "toffee" was also slang referring to Irishmen, of which there was a large population in the city at the turn of the century and who tended to support Everton rather than city rivals Liverpool.[26]
Everton have had many other nicknames over the years. When the black kit was worn Everton were nicknamed "The Black Watch", after the famous army brigade.[27] Since going blue in 1901, Everton have been given the simple nickname "The Blues". Everton's attractive style of play led to Steve Bloomer calling the team "scientific" in 1928, which is thought to have inspired the nickname "The School of Science".[28] While 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.[29]

[edit] Stadium
For more details on this topic, see Goodison Park.

Goodison Park
Everton originally played in the southeast corner of Stanley Park, which is the site for the new Liverpool F.C. stadium, with the first official match taking 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 Anfield, which was Everton's home until 1892.[30] At this time, a rent dispute led to Everton leaving the ground and to the formation of a new, rival team. The new club, Liverpool, set up at Anfield and Everton moved to Goodison Park, which has been their home ground to this day. Ever since those events, a fierce rivalry has existed between Everton and Liverpool, albeit one that is generally perceived as more respectful than many other derbies 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 Hillsborough disaster.[31]
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 1966 FIFA World Cup. It was also the first English ground to have undersoil heating, the first to have two tiers on all sides and the first to have a three-tier stand. Goodison is the only stadium in the world that features a church in its grounds—St Luke the Evangelist—at the corner of the Main Stand and the Gwladys Street End.[32]
On matchdays players walk out to the theme tune to Z-Cars, called Johnny Todd, a traditional Liverpool children's song collected in 1890 by Frank Kidson which tells the story of a sailor betrayed by his lover while away at sea.[33]
Everton's reserves play at Halton Stadium in Widnes.[34]

[edit] New stadium
For more details on Kirkby Project, see Everton Kirkby Project.

Goodison Park, the current home of the blues
There have been indications that Everton will move to a New Goodison. In 2000, a proposal was submitted to build a 55,000 seat stadium as part of the King's Dock regeneration. This was unsuccessful as Everton failed to generate the £30 million needed for a half stake in the stadium project, and it was dropped in 2003.[35]
Late in 2004, driven by Liverpool Council and the Northwest Development Corporation, the club was in talks with Liverpool regarding sharing that club's proposed new stadium at Stanley Park. Negotiations broke down over ownership of the new facility – Liverpool wanted to retain sole ownership of Stanley Park while Everton sought an even share.[36] On 11 January 2005, Liverpool announced that groundsharing was not a possibility, and they continue to plan for their own stadium.[37]
On 16 June 2006, it was announced that Everton had entered into talks with Knowsley Council and Tesco over the possibility of building a new 55,000 seat stadium in Kirkby.[38] The club took the unusual move of giving its supporters a say in the club's future by holding a ballot on whether or not to move to Kirkby. This ballot ended up in a yes vote (59.27% in favour) so negotiations will continue. [39] However, an inquiry into the move to the Kirkby stadium was filed 6 August 2008, possibly delaying the construction by a year or more. [40]

[edit] Supporters
Everton have a large fanbase with the seventh highest average attendance in England.[41] The majority of Everton's matchday support comes from the North West of England, primarily Merseyside and Cheshire. Everton also have many fans who travel from North Wales and Ireland. Everton also have many supporters' clubs worldwide,[42] in places such as North America,[43] Singapore,[44] and Thailand.[45] Everton also have a large supporter base in Australia, with midfield player Tim Cahill being Australian. The official supporters club is Evertonia,[46] and there are also several fanzines including When Skies are Grey and Speke from the Harbour, which are sold around Goodison Park on match days.
Everton supporters sing several songs on matchdays but the most common is "It's a grand old team"; it is adopted from the version sung by Celtic supporters, making changes like "we don't care what the red side say"—a reference to red-wearing-rivals Liverpool. Also popular is singing the club name "Everton" to the tune of "Here we go". They are generally very welcoming to former players returning to Goodison while playing for new clubs. Notable exceptions include Wayne Rooney, who has become extremely unpopular with fans after he left Everton for Manchester United, having previously been pictured wearing a t-shirt declaring: "Once a Blue always a Blue"[47] and is now roundly booed whenever he returns.[48] Rooney claims Moyes forced him out of the club in his book, however David Moyes has taken legal action denying the claims made.[49] David Moyes won in court and was awarded damages.
Everton's biggest rivalry is with fellow Merseyside team Liverpool, against whom they contest the Merseyside derby. This stems from Liverpool's formation after a dispute with Everton officials and the owners of Anfield (the ground Everton were using at the time). Religious differences have been cited as a division, with Everton usually placed on the Catholic side;[50] however, both teams were founded with Methodist involvement, somewhat undermining the notion of a Catholic–Protestant split.[50] The Merseyside derby is usually a sell out fixture and tends to be a scrappy affair; it has had more red cards than any other fixture in Premiership history.[51]
On 14 January 2007, Sylvester Stallone was at Goodison Park to promote Rocky Balboa, and to watch Everton take on Reading in an English Premier League game. The match ended as a 1–1 draw. Stallone paraded on the field at half time adorned in a home team scarf and received a warm reception from the 40,000 fans. Stallone has claimed to be a keen football fan since filming Escape to Victory in the 1980s and now claims to be an official Everton fan.[52]
The musician and former Beatle Paul McCartney also confirmed his official support for Everton, in an interview given to Liverpool's CityTalk FM.[53] Former Beatles drummer Pete Best, himself an Everton supporter, has recently confirmed that McCartney's fellow Beatle and songwriting partner the late John Lennon was also an Evertonian. [54]
Other famous Everton supporters include John Parrott, John Hurt, Judy Dench, Jenifer Ellison, the late Kenny Everett, Derek Hatton, the late Leonard Rossiter, Freddie Starr, Claire Sweeney, Austin Healey and Roger McGough. [55]

[edit] Players
Everton F.C. has a training ground at Finch Farm which provides facilities for both the first team and the Academy. A number of players have successfully graduated from the Academy to the first team, including Wayne Rooney and Francis Jeffers.[56][57]

[edit] Current squad
As of 1 September 2008.[58]
No.
Position
Player
1

GK
Carlo Nash
2

DF
Tony Hibbert
3

DF
Leighton Baines
4

DF
Joseph Yobo (vice captain)
5

DF
Joleon Lescott
6

DF
Phil Jagielka
7

MF
Andy van der Meyde
8

MF
Segundo Castillo (on loan from Red Star)
9

FW
Louis Saha
10

MF
Mikel Arteta (vice captain)
12

GK
Iain Turner
14

FW
James Vaughan
15

DF
Lars Jacobsen
17

MF
Tim Cahill
18

MF
Phil Neville (captain)
19

DF
Nuno Valente
No.
Position
Player
20

MF
Steven Pienaar
21

MF
Leon Osman
22

FW
Yakubu Aiyegbeni
24

GK
Tim Howard
25

MF
Marouane Fellaini
26

MF
Jack Rodwell
27

FW
Lukas Jutkiewicz
28

FW
Victor Anichebe
30

GK
John Ruddy
32

MF
Dan Gosling
34

DF
John Irving
35

FW
Kieran Agard
36

MF
John Paul Kissock
37

FW
Jose Baxter
38

MF
James Wallace

[edit] Coaching staff

[edit] Current management team
Position
Name
Manager
David Moyes
Assistant Manager
Steve Round
Goalkeeping Coach
Chris Woods
First Team Coach
Jimmy Lumsden
Reserve Team Manager
Andy Holden
Coach
Alan Stubbs

[edit] Club Officials
Chairman
Bill Kenwright - Elected to board October 1989; Chairman June 2004–present
Deputy Chairman
Jon Woods - Elected to the board March 2000
Directors:
Robert Earl - Elected to the board July 2007
Sir Philip Carter CBE - Chairman August 1978–1991, November 1998–June 2004. Re-elected to board August 2008
Acting Chief Executive Officer
Robert Elstone - Appointed August 2008 after replacing the departing Keith Wyness
Life President
Sir Philip Carter CBE - 2004–present
Vice Life President
Keith Tamlin

[edit] Notable former players
For more details on this topic, see List of Everton F.C. players.

[edit] 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.[59]
As of 9 May 2007.
Inducted
Name
Nationality
Position
Everton career
Appearances
Goals
2008
Gordon West

GK
1962-1972
402
0
2007
Colin Harvey

MF
1963–1974
384
24
2006
Peter Reid

MF
1982–1989
234
13
2005
Graeme Sharp

FW
1979–1991
447
159
2004
Joe Royle

FW
1966–1974
275
119
2003
Kevin Ratcliffe

CB
1980–1991
461
2
2002
Ray Wilson

LB
1964–1968
151
0
2001
Alan Ball

MF
1966–1971
251
79
2000
Howard Kendall[nb 1]

MF
1966–1981
274
30
2000
Dave Watson

CB
1986–1999
522
38
2000
Neville Southall

GK
1981–1997
751
0
2000
Bob Latchford

FW
1973–1980
286
138
2000
Alex Young

FW
1960–1967
272
89
2000
Dave Hickson

FW
1951–1959
243
111
2000
T. G. Jones

CB
1936–1949
178
5
2000
Ted Sagar

GK
1929–1952
500
0
2000
Dixie Dean

FW
1924–1937
433
383
2000
Sam Chedgzoy

MF
1910–1925
300
36
2000
Jack Sharp

MF
1899–1909
342
80

[edit] Greatest ever team

SOUTHALL
STEVENS
LABONE
RATCLIFFE
WILSON
STEVEN
BALL
REID
SHEEDY
DEAN
SHARP
Greatest ever Everton 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.[60]
Neville Southall (1981–97)
Gary Stevens (1982–89)
Brian Labone (1958–71)
Kevin Ratcliffe (1980–91)
Ray Wilson (1964–69)
Trevor Steven (1983–90)
Alan Ball (1966–71)
Peter Reid (1982–89)
Kevin Sheedy (1982–92)
Dixie Dean (1925–37)
Graeme Sharp (1980–91)

[edit] English Football Hall of Fame members
A number of Everton players have been inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame:[61]
2002 - Dixie Dean, Paul Gascoigne
2003 - Alan Ball, Tommy Lawton, Gary Lineker
2005 - Howard Kendall
2007 - Peter Beardsley, Mark Hughes
2008 - Ray Wilson

[edit] Testimonial players
A number of Everton players have received testimonials, normally for playing 10 or more years for the club.
1964 Dixie Dean England XI vs. Scottish XI (both sides consisted of players from the 3 Merseyside clubs)
1972 Tommy Lawton vs. Great Britain XI
1972 Brian Labone vs. Liverpool
1974 Brian Harris vs. Newport County
1989 Kevin Ratcliffe vs. Athletic Club
1995 Neville Southall vs. Celtic
1997 Dave Watson vs. Rangers
2000 Joe Parkinson vs. Manchester City
2001 Alex Young vs. Espanyol
2002 David Unsworth vs. Athletic Club
2003 Colin Harvey vs. Bologna
2006 Howard Kendall vs. Athletic Club

[edit] Notable managers
For more details on this topic, see List of Everton F.C. managers.
The following managers have won at least one significant trophy with Everton:
Manager
Tenure
Dick Molyneux
1889–1901
William C. Cuff
1901–1918
Thomas H. McIntosh
1919–1935
Theo Kelly
1936–1948
Harry Catterick
1961–1973
Howard Kendall
1981–19871990–19931997–1998
Joe Royle
1994–1997

[edit] Honours
(Old) First Division: 9[nb 2]
1890–91, 1914–15, 1927–28, 1931–32, 1938–39, 1962–63, 1969–70, 1984–85, 1986–87
(Old) First Division Runners-up: 7
1889-90, 1894-95, 1901-02, 1904-05, 1908-09, 1911-12, 1985-86
(Old) Second Division: 1
1930–31
FA Cup: 5
1906, 1933, 1966, 1984, 1995
FA Cup Runners-up: 7
1893, 1897, 1907, 1968, 1985, 1986, 1989
Football League Cup Runners-up: 2
1977, 1984
Charity Shield: 9
1928, 1932, 1963, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1986 (shared), 1987, 1995
European Cup Winners' Cup: 1
1985
FA Youth Cup: 3
1965, 1984, 1998
World Soccer Magazine World Team of the Year: 1
1985

[edit] Records and statistics
For more details on this topic, see Everton F.C. records.
Neville Southall holds the record for the most Everton appearances, having played 751 first-team matches between 1981 and 1997. The late centre half and former captain Brian Labone comes second, having played 534 times. The longest serving player is Goalkeeper Ted Sagar who played for 23 years between 1929 and 1953, both sides of the war, making a total of 495 appearances. The club's top goalscorer, with 383 goals in all competitions, is Dixie Dean; the second-highest goalscorer is Graeme Sharp with 159. Dean still holds the English national record of most goals in a season, with 60.[62]
The record attendance for an Everton home match is 78,299 against Liverpool on 18 September 1948. Goodison Park, like all major football grounds since the recommendations of the Taylor Report were implemented, is now an all-seater and only holds just over 40,000, meaning it is unlikely that this attendance record will ever be broken at Goodison.[62]

[edit] Relationships with other clubs
Everton have a link with Republic of Ireland football academy Ballyoulster United based in Celbridge,[63] Canada's Ontario Soccer Association,[64] and the Football Association of Thailand where they have a competition called the Chang-Everton cup which local schoolboys compete for.[65]
Everton also host annual friendlies with both Bury and Preston North End, the latter because of manager David Moyes previous involvements.
The club also own and operate a professional basketball team, by the name of Everton Tigers, who compete in the elite British Basketball League. The team was launched in the summer of 2007 as part of the clubs' Community programme, and play their home games at the Greenbank Sports Academy.[66]

[edit] Notes
^ Kendall's status reflects his accomplishments as a manager in addition to his place in the 'Holy Trinity' midfield of the 1960s.
^ Up until 1992, the top division of English football was the Football League First Division; since then, it has been the Premier League.

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Tallentire, Becky (2004). The Little Book of Everton. Carlton Books Ltd. ISBN 1-84442-652-1.

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