List of Everton F.C. records and statistics

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 are 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 also 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
• Runners-up (7): 1889–90, 1894–95, 1901–02, 1904–05, 1908–09, 1911–12, 1985–86
• Second Division:
• Titles (1): 1930–31
• Runners-up (1): 1953–54
• FA Cup:
• Titles (5): 1905–06, 1932–33, 1965–66, 1983–84, 1994–95
• Runners-up (8): 1892–93, 1896–97, 1906–07, 1967–68, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1988–89, 2008–09
• Football League Cup:
• Runners-up (2): 1976–77, 1983–84
• FA Charity Shield:
• Titles (9): 1928, 1932, 1963, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1986 (shared), 1987, 1995
• Runners-up (2): 1933, 1966
• Full Members Cup:
• Runners-up (2): 1988–89, 1990–91
• Football League Super Cup:
• Runners-up (1): 1985–86
• FA Youth Cup:
• Titles (3): 1964–65, 1983–84, 1997–98
• Runners-up (4): 1960–61, 1976–77, 1982–83, 2001–02
• Lancashire Senior Cup:
• Titles (7): 1893–94, 1896–97, 1909–10, 1934–35, 1939–40, 1963–64, 2015–16
• Runners-up (4): 1894–95, 1902–03, 1904–05, 1958–59

European

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

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 14 September 2025

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

All League appearances

FA Cup appearances

League Cup appearances

European appearances

Goalscorers

• Most goals in a season – 60, Dixie Dean
• Most goals in a single match – 6, Jack Southworth (vs West Bromwich Albion)
• Most league goals – 349, Dixie Dean
• Most FA Cup goals – 28, Tim, Cahill
• Most League cup goals – 19, Bob Latchford
• Most European goals – 8, Romelu Lukaku
• Youngest goalscorer – James Vaughan, 16 yrs and 271 days (vs Crystal Palace, 10 April 2005) (Also Premier League record)
• Oldest goalscorer – Ashley Young, 39 yrs and 148 days (vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 4 December 2024)

Top scorers (all competitions)

League top scorers

FA Cup top scorers

League Cup top scorers

European top scorers

Clean sheets

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 (2), 2005–06 and 2022–23, Premier League
• 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)
• 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
• 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

Highest transfer fees paid

Highest transfer fees received

National records

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• 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, 4 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.
• 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 1984–1987.
• Jack Southworth's 6 goals v West Bromwich Albion, 30 December 1893, was the first such instance in Football League history.
• First club to wear the numbers 1 to 11, in any known fixture. The 1933 FA Cup final vs Manchester City

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Continental records

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• 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

International representatives

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.

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

Players' Player of the Season

Young Player of the Season

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.

Players' individual awards while at Everton

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

African Footballer of the Year<br /> 1994: Daniel Amokachi (3rd) <br /> 1995: Daniel Amokachi (3rd)

Oceania Footballer of the Year<br /> 2004: Tim Cahill (Winner)

Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year <br /> 1985: Neville Southall<br /> 1986: Gary Lineker

PFA Players' Player of the Year<br /> 1985: Peter Reid<br /> 1986: Gary Lineker

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

Premier League Player of the Month Award<br /> February 1995: Duncan Ferguson<br /> April 1996: Andrei Kanchelskis<br /> April 1999: Kevin Campbell<br /> September 2006: Andy Johnson<br /> February 2009: Phil Jagielka<br /> April 2012: Nikica Jelavić<br /> November 2012: Marouane Fellaini<br /> March 2017: Romelu Lukaku <br /> September 2020: Dominic Calvert-Lewin<br > September 2025: Jack Grealish

Premier League Goal of the Month Award<br /> November 2017: Wayne Rooney <br /> September 2021: Andros Townsend <br /> November/December 2022: Demarai Gray

Premier League Save of the Season Award<br /> 2021–22: Jordan Pickford

Premier League Save of the Month Award<br /> September 2022: Jordan Pickford <br /> January 2024: Jordan Pickford <br /> November 2025: Jordan Pickford

BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year Award<br /> 1995: Neville Southall

BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award<br/> 2003: Wayne Rooney

U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year<br/> 2008: Tim Howard<br/> 2014: Tim Howard

Icelandic Footballer of the Year<br/> 2017: Gylfi Sigurðsson<br/> 2018: Gylfi Sigurðsson<br/> 2019: Gylfi Sigurðsson<br/> 2020: Gylfi Sigurðsson

Managers' individual awards while at Everton

Barclays Bank Manager of the Year

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

October 1969: Harry Catterick

March 1970: Harry Catterick

October 1973: Billy Bingham

November 1977: Gordon Lee

October 1978: Gordon Lee

September 1981: Howard Kendall

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

February 2025: David Moyes

See also

• Football records in England

Notes

References

External links

• Everton player statistics at Everton official site