List of Everton F.C. records and statistics

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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.

Honours

Domestic

• 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):
    1994–95^[1]
• Football League Cup:
  • Runner-up (2):
    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

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

Doubles

• 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 2 November 2023

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

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

Goalscorers

• 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)

Clean sheets

#	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	272	72
7	Tom Fern	231	67
8	Jimmy O'Neill	213	49
9	George Wood	126	48
10	Albert Dunlop	231	47

Transfer records

^[2]

Highest transfer fees paid

	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

Highest transfer fees received

	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

Awards

Managerial Awards

Barclays Bank Manager of the Year ^[3][4]
1984–85: Howard Kendall
1986-87: Howard Kendall

2002–03: David Moyes
2004–05: David Moyes
2008–09: David Moyes

Bell's Scotch Whisky/Barclays Bank Manager of the Month Award ^[4]
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

Player Awards

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)

1985: Neville Southall
1986: Gary Lineker

PFA Players' Player of the Year
1985: Peter Reid
1986: Gary Lineker

PFA Merit Award
1977:

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

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,
  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

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)^[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)

1. ^ Everton originally drew Rangers F.C. in 1886 but only played it as a friendly as they had ineligible players. Although they beat Bolton in a replay, they didn't go through as they fielded 7 ineligible players. The game itself was a replay as the first game was declared void after Bolton had fielded an ineligible player.

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)^[6]
• 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^[7]
• 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^[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]

1. 1925-26
   , attendance estimates by the local press suggests there are possibly 14 other league matches with a lower attendance.
2. 1925-26
   , attendance estimates by the local press suggests there are possibly 2 other FA Cup matches with a lower attendance.
3. ^ Only 2,000 supporters were allowed to attend the 2020-21 Quarter-final against Manchester United due to the COVID pandemic.

National records

• 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
  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.[8]
• They have scored and conceded more top flight goals than any other club.^[8]
• Everton have both drawn and lost more top flight matches than any other side.^[8]
• 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.

Continental records

• 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

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

See also

• Football records in England

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "Honours". Everton FC.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
2. ^ "Everton Transfers". efcstatto.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
3. ^ "Barclays Bank Manager of the Year Trophy". National Football Museum. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
4. ^ ^{a b} Rothmans Football Year Book (various years).
5. ^ "Cheers, Gordon!". EFC Heritage Society Twitter feed. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
6. ^ "Everton 11 – Derby County 2; 18 January 1890 (Match summary)". evertonfc.com. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
7. ^ Brodkin, Jon (12 May 2005). "Rampant Gunners in seventh heaven". The Guardian. London.
8. ^ ^{a b c} "England – First Level All-Time Tables". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

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

External links

• Everton player statistics at Everton official site