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 17 May 2026

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 #NameAppsYears1 Neville Southall 751 2 Brian Labone 534 1957–19713 Dave Watson 528 1986–20014 Ted Sagar 497 1929–19535 Kevin Ratcliffe 493 1980–19926 Mick Lyons 473 1969–19827 Jack Taylor 456 1896–19098 Peter Farrell 453 1946–19579 Graeme Sharp 447 1980–199110 Seamus Coleman 435 2009–2026

All League appearances #NameAppsYears1 Neville Southall 578 2 Ted Sagar 463 1929–19533 Brian Labone 451 1958–19714 Dave Watson 423 1986–20015 Peter Farrell 422 1946–19576 Jack Taylor 400 1896–19107 Dixie Dean 399 1925–19378 Tommy Eglington 394 1946–19579 Mick Lyons 390 1971–198210 Tommy E. Jones 383 1950–1961

FA Cup appearances #NameAppsYears1 Neville Southall 70 2 Kevin Ratcliffe 57 1980–19923 Jack Taylor 56 1896–19094 Graeme Sharp 54 1980–19915 Harry Makepeace 52 1902–19146 Dave Watson 48 1986–20017 Brian Labone 46 1957–19718 Jack Sharp 42 1900–19099 Gordon West 40 1962–197510 Alex Young 39 1901–1910

League Cup appearances #NameAppsYears1 Neville Southall 65 2 Graeme Sharp 48 1980–19913 Kevin Ratcliffe 46 1980–19924 Dave Watson 39 1986–20015 Mick Lyons 37 1969–19826 Adrian Heath 35 1982–19887 Kevin Sheedy 32 1982–19928 Gary Stevens 30 1982–1988 Andy King 30 1976–19801982–198410 Bob Latchford 28 1973–1980

European appearances #NameAppsYears1 Tim Howard 28 2 Leon Osman 25 2000–2016 Leighton Baines 25 2007–20204 Tony Hibbert 24 2000–20165 Phil Jagielka 23 2007–20196 Brian Labone 19 1957–1971 Tim Cahill 19 2004–2012 Colin Harvey 19 1962–1974 Joseph Yobo 19 2002–201210 Johnny Morrissey 18 1962–1972 Phil Neville 18 2005–2013 Yakubu 18 2007–2011

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, Dixie Dean 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) #NameYearsGoalsAppsAvg.1 Dixie Dean 383 433 0.882 Graeme Sharp 1980–1991 160 447 0.363 Bob Latchford 1974–1981 138 289 0.484 Alex Young 1901–1911 126 314 0.405 Joe Royle 1966–1974 119 276 0.436 Roy Vernon 1960–1965 111 200 0.567 Dave Hickson 1948–19551957–1959 109 243 0.458 Edgar Chadwick 1888–1899 104 300 0.359 Tony Cottee 1988–1994 99 241 0.4110 Alf Milward 1888–1897 98 224 0.44

League top scorers #NameYearsGoalsAppsAvg.1 Dixie Dean 349 399 0.872 Alex Young 1901–1911 112 275 0.413 Graeme Sharp 1980–1991 111 322 0.344 Bob Latchford 1974–1981 106 236 0.455 Joe Royle 1966–1974 102 232 0.446 Roy Vernon 1960–1965 101 176 0.577 Dave Hickson 1948–1955, 1957–1959 95 225 0.428 Edgar Chadwick 1888–1899 92 270 0.349 Alf Milward 1888–1897 85 201 0.4210 Jimmy Settle 1899–1908 83 237 0.35

FA Cup top scorers #NameYearsGoalsAppsAvg.1 Dixie Dean 28 32 0.882 Graeme Sharp 1980–1991 21 54 0.393 Dave Hickson 1948–19551957–1959 15 18 0.83 Kevin Sheedy 1982–1992 15 38 0.395 Alex Young 1901-1911 14 39 0.36 Jack Taylor 1896–1910 14 56 0.257 Jimmy Settle 1899–1908 13 32 0.41 Alf Milward 1888–1897 13 23 0.579 Jack Sharp 1899–1910 12 42 0.29 Edgar Chadwick 1888–1899 12 30 0.40

League Cup top scorers NameGoalsAppsAvg.1 Bob Latchford 19 28 0.682 Graeme Sharp 15 48 0.313 Tony Cottee 11 23 0.48 Adrian Heath 11 35 0.31 Dominic Calvert-Lewin 11 13 0.856 Andy King 10 30 0.337 Kevin Sheedy 9 32 0.288 Martin Dobson 8 22 0.369 Frank Wignall 7 3 2.33 Paul Wilkinson 7 4 1.75 Paul Rideout 7 13 0.53 Dave Watson 7 39 0.17

European top scorers #NameGoalsAppsAvg.1 Romelu Lukaku 8 9 0.892 Fred Pickering 6 9 0.673 Andy Gray 5 3 1.664 Andy King 4 6 0.67 Joe Royle 4 6 0.67 Andy Johnson 4 7 0.57 Graeme Sharp 4 8 0.50 Alan Ball 4 10 0.40 Victor Anichebe 4 11 0.36 Mikel Arteta 4 14 0.29 Yakubu 4 18 0.22 Tim Cahill 4 19 0.21 Phil Jagielka 4 23 0.17

Clean sheets #NameAppsClean sheets1 Neville Southall 751 2692 Gordon West 402 1553 Tim Howard 414 1334 Ted Sagar 497 1195 Jordan Pickford 358 1006 Billy Scott 289 947 Tom Fern 231 678 Jimmy O'Neill 213 499 George Wood 126 4810 Albert Dunlop 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 (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

NameFromFeeYear1 Gylfi Sigurðsson Swansea City£45,000,00020172 Richarlison Watford£35,000,0002018 3 Amadou Onana Lille£30,000,00020224 Romelu Lukaku Chelsea£28,000,00020145 Alex Iwobi Arsenal£28,000,00020196 Yerry Mina Barcelona£27,200,0002018 8 Moise Kean Juventus£25,100,0002019 9 Jordan Pickford Sunderland£25,000,0002017 10 Michael Keane Burnley£25,000,000201710 Jean-Philippe Gbamin Mainz£25,000,0002019

Highest transfer fees received

NameFromFeeDate1 Romelu Lukaku Manchester United£90,000,00020172 Richarlison Tottenham Hotspur£60,000,00020223 Amadou Onana Aston Villa£50,000,00020244 John Stones Manchester City£50,000,00020165 Anthony Gordon Newcastle United£50,000,00020236 Wayne Rooney Manchester United£30,000,00020047 Idrissa Gueye Paris Saint-Germain£28,700,00020198 Marouane Fellaini Manchester United£27,500,00020139 Lucas Digne Aston Villa£25,000,000 202210 Moise Kean Juventus£25,000,000 2023

National records Source: 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.