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'''Everton Football Club''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|v|ər|t|ən}}) is a professional [[association football]] club based in [[Liverpool]], [[England]]. The club competes in the [[Premier League]], the top tier of [[English football league system|English football]]. Founded in 1878, the club was a founding member of the [[English Football League|Football League]] in 1888, and was a founding member of the Premier League in 1992, one of just three clubs to have been a founding member of both leagues. Everton are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in England, having won fifteen major trophies: nine [[List of English football champions|football league titles]], five [[FA Cup]]s and one [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]].

Everton won their first League Championship during the [[1890–91 Everton F.C. season|1890–91 season]]. After winning four more League championships and two FA Cups, the club experienced a post-[[Second World War]] lull until a revival in the 1960s. A period of sustained success came in the mid-1980s, when Everton won a further two League championships, one FA Cup, and the [[1985 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|1985 European Cup Winners' Cup]]. The club's most recent major trophy was the [[1995 FA Cup Final|1995 FA Cup]].

Everton is the club with the second-longest continuous presence in English top-flight football, and ranks third in the all-time points rankings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Seasons in English Top Flight Football by Clubs 1888–89 to 2019–20 |url=https://www.myfootballfacts.com/england_footy/football-league/seasons-in-top-flight/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209052735/https://www.myfootballfacts.com/england_footy/football-league/seasons-in-top-flight/ |archive-date=9 December 2021 |access-date=26 January 2022 |work=MyFootballFacts.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=All-Time English Football Top Flight Table from Season 1888–89 to 2021–22 |url=https://www.myfootballfacts.com/england_footy/football-league/all-time_top_flight_points_table/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109211806/https://www.myfootballfacts.com/england_footy/football-league/all-time_top_flight_points_table/ |archive-date=9 January 2022 |access-date=26 January 2022 |website=MyFootballFacts.com}}</ref> As of August 2025, the club have competed in the top division for a [[Football records and statistics in England#Top-flight appearances|record 123 seasons]], having missed only [[List of Everton F.C. seasons|four top-flight seasons]] ([[1930–31 Football League|1930–31]], [[1951–52 Everton F.C. season|1951–52]], [[1952–53 Everton F.C. season|1952–53]], and [[1953–54 Everton F.C. season|1953–54]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tales |date=2023-12-14 |title=When did Everton last get relegated from the Premier League? |url=https://www.talesfromthetopflight.com/2023/12/14/when-did-everton-last-get-relegated-from-the-premier-league/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Tales From The Top Flight}}</ref>

The club's traditional [[Kit (association football)|kit]] are [[royal blue]] shirts with white shorts and socks. Everton play at [[Hill Dickinson Stadium]] as of the [[2025-26 Everton F.C. season|2025–26]] season. Everton had played at their previous home ground [[Goodison Park]] since [[1892–93 Everton F.C. season|1892]], having moved from their original home at [[Anfield]] following a disagreement with the landowner [[John Houlding]] over their rent. The [[Everton F.C. supporters|club's supporters]] are colloquially known as "Evertonians", "Toffees" or "Blues". Everton have a long-standing rivalry with nearby club [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], with whom they contest the [[Merseyside derby]]. The club was owned by [[Farhad Moshiri]], after he bought 49.9% of the club's shares in 2016. As of May 2023, the club's value was $744 million. The club's revenue and operating income for the [[2022–23 Everton F.C. season|2022–23 season]] were $242 million and -$23 million respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Everton on the Forbes Soccer Team Valuations List |url=https://www.forbes.com/teams/everton/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Forbes}}</ref> In December 2024, American billionaire [[Dan Friedkin]] purchased the club.

== History ==
{{Main|History of Everton F.C.}}[[File:Everton FC League Performance.svg|thumb|Chart showing the progress of Everton through the [[English football league system]] since 1889]]Everton was founded as St. Domingo's FC in 1878<ref>{{cite web|title = A brief history of Everton|url = http://www.espnfc.com/story/841078/a-brief-history-of-everton|access-date = 2 September 2015|archive-date = 24 September 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924140132/http://www.espnfc.com/story/841078/a-brief-history-of-everton|url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="Gore's Directory 1878">{{cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G968-J8HD?mode=g&cat=241645|title=Gore's Directory 1878|website=[[FamilySearch]]|access-date=12 April 2017|archive-date=13 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413070605/https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G968-J8HD?mode=g&cat=241645|url-status=live}}</ref> so that members of the congregation of St Domingo Methodist New Connexion Chapel in Breckfield Road North, [[Everton, Liverpool|Everton]], could play sport year round&nbsp;– [[cricket]] was played in summer. The club's first game was a 1–0 victory over Everton Church Club.<ref name=stdomingos /> The club was renamed Everton in November 1879 after the local area, as people outside the congregation wished to participate.<ref name=stdomingos>{{cite web |title=Club profile: Everton |publisher=Premier League |url=http://www.premierleague.com/page/everton |access-date=23 August 2010 |archive-date=13 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813085355/http://www.premierleague.com/page/everton |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2016/05/10/st-domingos |title=St Domingo's – 53.425799°N, 2.964903°W |publisher=Everton F.C. |date=10 May 2016 |access-date=10 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113013408/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2016/05/10/st-domingos |archive-date=13 January 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Everton_fc_1891.jpg|left|thumb|250x250px|The Everton team that won the first league title in [[1890–91 Football League|1891]]]]
The club was a founding member of the [[English Football League|Football League]] in 1888–89 and won their first [[Football League First Division|League Championship]] title in the [[1890–91 Football League|1890–91 season]]. The 1890–91 season started in superb form with five straight victories, with [[Fred Geary]] scoring in each of the first six matches.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton match results – 1890–91 season |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/stats/?mode=season&era_id=1&season_id=4 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217085714/http://www.evertonfc.com/stats/?mode=season&era_id=1&season_id=4 |archive-date=17 February 2012 |access-date=21 September 2008 |publisher=Everton F.C.}}</ref> By mid-January, Everton had completed all but one of their fixtures and were on 29 points, while [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] were eleven points adrift with seven games still to play. Everton than had to sit out the next two months as Preston completed their fixture list until they were only two points adrift with one match each left to play. Both teams played their final games of the season on 14 March, with Everton losing 3–2 at [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] (Geary scored both Everton goals) and Preston going down 3–0 at [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]].<ref name="Gibbons">''Association Football in Victorian England – A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900'' by Philip Gibbons</ref> Everton were thus able to win the Football League Championship for the first time, by a margin of two points with fourteen victories from their 22 league games. Geary had been ever-present, and was the club's top goal-scorer with 21 goals.

Everton reached four [[FA Cup]] finals before the [[First World War]], losing 1–0 against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers]] at [[Fallowfield Stadium]], [[Manchester]] on 26 March [[1893 FA Cup Final|1893]] and 3–2 against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] at [[Crystal Palace National Sports Centre|Crystal Palace]] on 10 April [[1897 FA Cup Final|1897]] before winning at their third attempt on 20 April [[1906 FA Cup Final|1906]] against Newcastle United again at Crystal Palace. Everton then reached their second successive final on 20 April [[1907 FA Cup Final|1907]], however, finished in a 2–1 defeat to [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Everton 20 April 1907 - Attendance: 84,584 |url=https://footballresearchers.weebly.com/-home/sheffield-wednesday-2-1-everton |access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Everton's Record in 1906-07 |url=https://www.evertonresults.com/190607.htm |access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref> [[1914–15 Football League|1914–15]] was to be the final season before league football was suspended for the duration of the First World War. Everton won their second league title, one point ahead of [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]], with [[Bobby Parker (footballer, born 1891)|Bobby Parker]] finishing the season as the leagues' top scorer on 35 goals.<ref name="kit" /> The outbreak of the [[World War I|First World War]] in 1914 interrupted the football programme while Everton were reigning champions, which was something that would again occur in 1939.<ref>{{cite web|title = 9 Facts About Football in the First World War|url = http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/9-facts-about-football-in-the-first-world-war|access-date = 3 September 2015|archive-date = 25 September 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150925145919/http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/9-facts-about-football-in-the-first-world-war|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = 10 Facts About Football in the Second World War|url = http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/10-facts-about-football-in-the-second-world-war|access-date = 3 September 2015|archive-date = 25 September 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150925144338/http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/10-facts-about-football-in-the-second-world-war|url-status = live}}</ref>

In 1925 the club signed [[Dixie Dean]] from [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]]. In [[1927–28 Football League|1927–28]], Dean set the record for top-flight league goals in a single season with 60 goals in 39 league games, which is a record that still stands. He helped Everton win their third League Championship that season.<ref name="Begining">{{cite web |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-the-begining.html |title=The Everton Story&nbsp;– 1878 to 1930 |publisher=Everton F.C. |access-date=16 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927004513/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-the-begining.html |archive-date=27 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, Everton were relegated to the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] two years later during internal turmoil at the club. The club quickly rebounded and were promoted at the first attempt, while scoring a record number of goals in the Second Division. On return to the top flight in [[1931–32 Football League|1931–32]], Everton wasted no time in reaffirming their status and won a fourth League Championship at the first opportunity.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/jan/21/joy-of-six-promoted-success-stories |title=The Joy of Six: Newly promoted success stories |author=Scott Murray |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=21 January 2011 |access-date=3 October 2018 |archive-date=4 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004021253/https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/jan/21/joy-of-six-promoted-success-stories |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/eedd.html |title=English Energy and Nordic Nonsense |author=Karel Stokkermans |date=17 June 2018 |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=3 October 2018 |archive-date=4 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004021416/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/eedd.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Everton also won their second FA Cup in 1933 with a 3–0 win against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] in the final. The era ended in [[1938–39 Football League|1938–39]] with a fifth League Championship.<ref name="Football and the First World War">{{cite web|url=http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWfootball.htm |title=Football and the First World War |access-date=5 November 2011 |publisher=Spartacus Educational |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417080654/http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWfootball.htm |archive-date=17 April 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/everton/1938-1939|title=Everton 1938–1939 : Home|access-date=5 November 2011|publisher=statto.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922054339/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/everton/1938-1939|archive-date=22 September 2013}}</ref>

The outbreak of the [[World War II|Second World War]] again saw the suspension of league football, and when official competition resumed in 1946, the Everton team had been split up and paled in comparison to the pre-war team. [[Tommy Lawton]] was sold to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], [[Joe Mercer]] disagreed with the manager [[Theo Kelly]] and was sold to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], and they tried to sell [[T. G. Jones]] to [[A.S. Roma|Roma]]. Soon, only [[Ted Sagar]] was left. Under the management of the uninspired and under-financed [[Cliff Britton]], Everton were relegated for the second time in [[1950–51 Football League|1950–51]] and did not earn promotion until [[1953–54 Football League|1953–54]], when they finished as the runner-up in their third season in the Second Division. The club has been a top-flight presence ever since.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/the-dixie-years.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061113085752/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/the-dixie-years.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 November 2006 |title=The Everton Story&nbsp;– 1931 to 1960 |publisher=Everton F.C.|access-date=16 November 2007}}</ref>

Everton's second successful era started when [[Harry Catterick]] was made manager in 1961. In [[1962–63 Football League|1962–63]], his second season in charge, Everton won the League Championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=1962/63 Season {{!}} Everton Football Club |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/content/history/honours-and-records/championship-wins/196263-season |website=www.evertonfc.com |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905165527/http://www.evertonfc.com/content/history/honours-and-records/championship-wins/196263-season |archive-date=5 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1966 the club won the FA Cup with a 3–2 win over Sheffield Wednesday.<ref>{{cite news |title=A great final&nbsp;– a fantastic comeback |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/30804543 |publisher=BBC |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-date=25 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525105333/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30804543 |url-status=live }}</ref> Everton again reached the final in 1968, but this time were unable to overcome [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]].<ref>{{cite web |title=West Brom to honour Jeff Astle by wearing replica 1968 FA Cup final kit |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/26/jeff-astle-west-brom-1968-fa-cup-final-replica-kit |website=The Guardian |access-date=3 September 2015 |agency=Press Association |date=26 March 2015 |archive-date=25 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925144446/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/26/jeff-astle-west-brom-1968-fa-cup-final-replica-kit |url-status=live }}</ref> Two seasons later in [[1969–70 Football League|1969–70]], Everton won the League Championship, finishing nine points clear of nearest rivals [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1969/70 Season {{!}} Everton Football Club |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/content/history/honours-and-records/championship-wins/196970-season |website=www.evertonfc.com |access-date=3 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628033316/http://www.evertonfc.com/content/history/honours-and-records/championship-wins/196970-season |archive-date=28 June 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During this period, Everton were the first English club to achieve five consecutive years in European competitions – covering the seasons from 1961–62 to 1966–67.<ref>{{cite web |title=1969/70 SEASON |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/1969/70-season.html |publisher=Everton FC |access-date=8 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017030617/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/1969/70-season.html |archive-date=17 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

However, the success did not last; the team finished fourteenth, fifteenth, seventeenth and seventh in the following seasons. Harry Catterick retired, but his successors failed to win any [[Trophy|silverware]] for the remainder of the 1970s despite finishing fourth in [[1974–75 Football League|1974–75]] under manager Billy Bingham, third in [[1977–78 Football League|1977–78]] and fourth the following season under manager [[Gordon Lee (footballer)|Gordon Lee]]. Lee was sacked in 1981.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/the-school-of-science.html |title=The Everton Story&nbsp;– 1961 to 1980 |publisher=Everton F.C. |access-date=16 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070214044058/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/the-school-of-science.html |archive-date=14 February 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:Everton fa cup winner medals.JPG|left|thumb|Everton's [[FA Cup]] winning medals from [[1906 FA Cup final|1906]], [[1933 FA Cup final|1933]], [[1966 FA Cup final|1966]], [[1984 FA Cup final|1984]] and [[1995 FA Cup final|1995]]]]

[[Howard Kendall]] took over as manager and guided Everton to their most successful era. Domestically, Everton won the FA Cup in 1984 and two League Championships in [[1984–85 Football League|1984–85]] and [[1986–87 Football League|1986–87]]. In Europe, the club won their first, and so far only, European trophy by securing the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] in [[1985 European Cup Winners' Cup final|1985]].<ref name=modernhistory /> The European success came after first beating [[University College Dublin A.F.C.|University College Dublin]], [[FK Inter Bratislava|Inter Bratislava]] and [[Fortuna Sittard]]. Then, Everton defeated German giants [[FC Bayern Munich|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 [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Vienna]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Goodison's greatest night |publisher=Everton F.C. |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/goodison-s-greatest-night.html |access-date=24 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060818172619/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/goodison-s-greatest-night.html |archive-date=18 August 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Having won both the League and Cup Winners' Cup in 1985, Everton came very close to winning a [[treble (association football)|treble]], but lost to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in the FA Cup [[1985 FA Cup final|final]].<ref name="modernhistory" /> The following season, [[1985–86 Football League|1985–86]], Everton was the runner-up to Liverpool in both the League and the [[1986 FA Cup final|FA Cup]], but did recapture the League Championship in 1986–87.

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]]. Harvey took Everton to the [[1989 FA Cup final]], but lost 3–2 after extra time to Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1989.htm|title=1989 FA Cup Final: Liverpool vs Everton|access-date=15 May 2024}}</ref>

Everton was a founding member 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. His successor, [[Mike Walker (Welsh footballer)|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 led the club to the FA Cup for the fifth time in their history by defeating Manchester United 1–0 in the [[1995 FA Cup final|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 Royle continued in [[1995–96 FA Premier League|1995–96]] as the team climbed to sixth place in the Premiership.<ref name="modernhistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/kendall-s-heroes.html|title=The Everton Story&nbsp;– 1981 to 2006|publisher=Everton F.C.|access-date=16 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127101338/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/kendall-s-heroes.html|archive-date=27 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> A fifteenth-place finish the following season saw Royle resign towards the end of the campaign, and he was temporarily replaced by club captain [[Dave Watson]].

Howard Kendall was appointed Everton manager for the third time in 1997, but the appointment proved unsuccessful as Everton finished seventeenth in the Premiership. The club only avoided relegation due to their superior [[goal difference]] over [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]. Former [[Rangers F.C.|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.<ref name=modernhistory /> The Everton board finally ran out of patience with Smith, and he was sacked in March 2002 after an FA Cup exit at [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] and with Everton in real danger of relegation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Everton sack boss Walter Smith |publisher=[[CBBC Newsround]] |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/sport/newsid_1870000/1870925.stm |date=13 March 2002 |access-date=21 July 2007 |archive-date=16 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116023637/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/sport/newsid_1870000/1870925.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> His replacement, [[David Moyes]], guided Everton to a safe finish in fifteenth place.<ref>{{cite news |title=Can Moyes revive Everton? |work=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/sports_talk/1868992.stm |date=14 March 2002 |access-date=21 July 2007 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112221103/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/sports_talk/1868992.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Final 2001/2002 English Premier Table |work=Soccerway.com |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/national/england/premier-league/2001-2002/round-1/r26/ |access-date=16 October 2020 |archive-date=9 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209061233/https://uk.soccerway.com/national/england/premier-league/2001-2002/round-1/r26/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In [[2002–03 FA Premier League|2002–03]] Everton finished seventh, which was their highest finish since 1996. It was under Moyes' management that [[Wayne Rooney]] broke into the first team before being sold to Manchester United for a club record fee of £28&nbsp;million in the summer of 2004.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3616874.stm |title=Rooney deal explained |date=1 September 2004 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=22 August 2006 |archive-date=1 November 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051101113255/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3616874.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> A fourth-place finish in [[2004–05 FA Premier League|2004–05]] ensured that Everton qualified for the [[UEFA Champions League]] qualifying round. The team failed to make it through to the [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League|Champions League group stage]] and were then eliminated from the [[2005–06 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]. Everton qualified for the [[2007–08 UEFA Cup|2007–08]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fastscore.com/england/premier-league_2006-2007 |title=Final 2006–07 English Premier League Table |work=FastScore.com |access-date=16 October 2020 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017195541/https://www.fastscore.com/england/premier-league_2006-2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[2008–09 UEFA Cup]] competitions, and was the runner-up in the [[2009 FA Cup final]]. During this period, Moyes broke the club record for highest transfer fee paid on four occasions: signing [[James Beattie (footballer)|James Beattie]] for £6&nbsp;million in January 2005,<ref name="aj and beattie" /> [[Andrew Johnson (footballer, born 1981)|Andy Johnson]] for £8.6&nbsp;million in summer 2006,<ref name="aj and beattie">{{cite news |title=Everton complete Johnson capture |work=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/5026130.stm |date=30 May 2006 |access-date=23 August 2010 |archive-date=27 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527023447/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/5026130.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Yakubu (footballer)|Yakubu]] for £11.25&nbsp;million in summer 2007,<ref>{{cite news |title=Yakubu joins Everton for £11.25m |work=BBC Sport |location=UK |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/6958847.stm |date=29 August 2007 |access-date=2 September 2015 |archive-date=23 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323085449/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/6958847.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Marouane Fellaini]] for £15&nbsp;million in September 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=Everton smash record for Fellaini |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/7593190.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=2 September 2008 |access-date=23 August 2010 |archive-date=13 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913040421/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/7593190.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Командное фото Эвертон - Everton F.C. team photo (16869430792).jpg|thumb|250x250px|Everton squad for the [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]] round of 16 against Dynamo Kyiv in [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League|2015]]]]

At the end of the 2012–13 season, Moyes left his position at Everton to take over at Manchester United, and was replaced by [[Roberto Martínez]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jun/05/roberto-martinez-everton-manager | title=Roberto Martínez confirmed as the new Everton manager | work=The Guardian | date=5 June 2013 | access-date=5 June 2013 | archive-date=26 May 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526150813/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jun/05/roberto-martinez-everton-manager | url-status=live }}</ref> Martínez led Everton to 5th place in the Premier League in his [[2013–14 Premier League|first season]] while amassing the club's best points tally in 27 years with 72.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27273312|title=Hull 0&nbsp;– 2 Everton|last=Darling|first=Kevin|date=11 May 2014|website=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=13 May 2014|archive-date=12 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512042518/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27273312|url-status=live}}</ref> The following season, he led Everton to the last 16 of the [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League]], where they were defeated by [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Dynamo Kyiv 5–2 Everton|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2014615--dynamo-kyiv-vs-everton/|access-date=12 May 2016|work=[[UEFA]]|publisher=UEFA|date=19 March 2015|archive-date=19 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119112045/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2015/matches/round=2000589/match=2014615/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> whilst domestically finishing 11th in the Premier League. Everton reached the semi-finals of both the [[2015–16 Football League Cup|League Cup]] and the [[2015–16 FA Cup|FA Cup]] in 2015–16, but were defeated in both. After a poor run of form in the Premier League, Martínez was sacked following the penultimate game of the season, with Everton lying in 12th place.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hunter|first1=Andy|title=Roberto Martínez sacked by Everton after disappointing season|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/12/roberto-martinez-sacked-everton|access-date=12 May 2016|work=The Guardian|date=12 May 2016|archive-date=12 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512150032/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/12/roberto-martinez-sacked-everton|url-status=live}}</ref>

Martínez was replaced in the summer of 2016 by former [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] manager [[Ronald Koeman]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ronald Koeman: Everton appoint ex-Southampton boss as manager|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36495918|access-date=14 June 2016|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=14 June 2016|archive-date=14 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614100724/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36495918|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[2016–17 Premier League|his first season]] at the club, he qualified for the Europa League, but a poor start to the 2017–18 season left Everton in the relegation zone after nine games, and Koeman was sacked on 23 October following a 5–2 home defeat to Arsenal.<ref>{{cite news |title= Ronald Koeman: Everton sack manager after Arsenal defeat |work= BBC Sport |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41683786 |access-date= 23 October 2017 |publisher= BBC |date= 23 October 2017 |archive-date= 23 October 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171023134055/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41683786 |url-status= live }}</ref> [[Sam Allardyce]] succeeded him,<ref name=":0x">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/30/sam-allardyce-appointed-new-everton-manager|title=Sam Allardyce appointed new Everton manager before Huddersfield game|date=30 November 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=1 December 2017|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=27 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227145658/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/30/sam-allardyce-appointed-new-everton-manager|url-status=live}}</ref> but he resigned at the end of the season amid fan discontent at his style of play.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sam Allardyce sacked by Everton after six months as manager|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/16/sam-allardyce-sacked-everton-manager|access-date=16 May 2018|work=The Guardian|date=16 May 2018|archive-date=7 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407211649/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/16/sam-allardyce-sacked-everton-manager|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Merseyside Derby 2017 (4) - Everton Football Club.png|thumb|250x250px|[[Wayne Rooney]], who returns to the club after becoming Manchester United's record goalscorer – celebrates for Everton after his goal against Liverpool in the [[2017–18 Premier League]]|left]]

[[Marco Silva]] was named Everton manager in May 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/31/everton-confirm-marco-silva-as-new-manager|title=Everton confirm appointment of Marco Silva as new manager|last=Hunter|first=Andy|date=31 May 2018|website=The Guardian|access-date=31 May 2018|archive-date=31 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531141831/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/31/everton-confirm-marco-silva-as-new-manager|url-status=live}}</ref> In November that year, the club was banned from signing academy football players from their youth clubs for two years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/everton-handed-2-year-ban-from-signing-academy-players-110818|title=Everton handed 2-year ban from signing academy players|date=8 November 2018|website=FOX Sports|access-date=18 January 2019|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116112216/https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/everton-handed-2-year-ban-from-signing-academy-players-110818|url-status=live}}</ref> Silva led Everton to finish 8th in his first season in charge, but after a poor start to the following season which left the team in the relegation zone, he was sacked on 5 December 2019.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/1518522/club-statement|title=Club Statement|website=www.evertonfc.com|access-date=5 December 2019|archive-date=5 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205200437/https://www.evertonfc.com/news/1518522/club-statement|url-status=live}}</ref> His last league match was a 5–2 loss to Liverpool at Anfield. Former player and first-team coach [[Duncan Ferguson]] stepped in as caretaker manager for the next three games before his replacement, [[Carlo Ancelotti]]; Ferguson stayed as assistant manager.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hunter|first1=Andy|title=Duncan Ferguson to stay in charge of Everton for Manchester United game.|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/11/duncan-ferguson-to-stay-in-charge-of-everton-for-manchester-united-game|access-date=12 December 2019|work=The Guardian|date=11 December 2019|archive-date=11 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211213804/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/11/duncan-ferguson-to-stay-in-charge-of-everton-for-manchester-united-game|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Everton appoint Carlo Ancelotti as manager to succeed Marco Silva|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/21/everton-appoint-carlo-ancelotti-as-manager-to-succeed-marco-silva|access-date=21 December 2019|work=The Guardian|date=21 December 2019|archive-date=21 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221120437/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/21/everton-appoint-carlo-ancelotti-as-manager-to-succeed-marco-silva|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ancelotti left the club in June 2021 to rejoin former club [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] as manager, having led the club to a 10th-place finish in his only full season at the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57321150 |title=Carlo Ancelotti leaves Everton: 'Italian's exit to Real Madrid major blow to Toffees' ambitions' |last=McNulty |first=Phil |work=BBC Sport |date=2 June 2021 |access-date=14 September 2021 |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027144440/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57321150 |url-status=live }}</ref> Former Liverpool manager [[Rafael Benítez]] was appointed as his replacement, subsequently becoming only the second person to manage both Liverpool and Everton.<ref>{{cite web|title=Benitez Appointed Everton Manager|url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2181395/benitez-appointed-everton-manager|access-date=30 June 2021|website=www.evertonfc.com|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181224/https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2181395/benitez-appointed-everton-manager|url-status=live}}</ref> He was dismissed in January 2022 following 9 losses in his last 13 games in charge at the club,<ref>{{cite web|title=Rafael Benitez: Everton sack manager after just six-and-a-half months in charge following Norwich defeat|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11671/12516803/rafael-benitez-everton-sack-manager-after-just-six-and-a-half-months-in-charge-following-norwich-defeat|access-date=16 January 2022|website=Sky Sports|archive-date=16 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116150038/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11671/12516803/rafael-benitez-everton-sack-manager-after-just-six-and-a-half-months-in-charge-following-norwich-defeat|url-status=live}}</ref> and was replaced by former Chelsea boss [[Frank Lampard]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11671/12527870/frank-lampard-everton-appoint-former-chelsea-boss-as-new-manager-to-replace-rafael-benitez |title=Frank Lampard: Everton appoint former Chelsea boss as new manager to replace Rafael Benitez |publisher=Sky Sports |date=31 January 2022 |access-date=13 February 2022 |archive-date=7 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207153504/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11671/12527870/frank-lampard-everton-appoint-former-chelsea-boss-as-new-manager-to-replace-rafael-benitez |url-status=live }}</ref> Lampard was later also dismissed in January 2023 after a poor run of results.<ref>{{cite news|title=Frank Lampard: Everton manager sacked after defeat by West Ham|work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63610629|access-date=25 January 2022|archive-date=6 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906131741/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63610629|url-status=live}}</ref> Everton narrowly escaped relegation with a 1–0 win over [[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth]] in their last game of the [[2022–23 Premier League]] under the management of new boss [[Sean Dyche]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/28/everton-survive-in-premier-league-after-beating-bournemouth |title=Everton seal Premier League survival as Doucouré screamer sinks Bournemouth |work=The Guardian |date=28 May 2023 |access-date=28 May 2023 |archive-date=28 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528181245/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/28/everton-survive-in-premier-league-after-beating-bournemouth |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:GoodisonApril2024.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Everton v [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], Goodison Park, 21st April 2024]]
On 17 November 2023, the club received a 10-point deduction with immediate effect for breaches of the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules. The club had made losses of £124.5 million in the three years up to 2021–22, with the limit being £105 million.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Poole |first1=Harry |title=Everton receive immediate 10-point Premier League deduction for financial rules breach |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67448714 |access-date=18 November 2023 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 November 2023}}</ref> It was the biggest points deduction in Premier League history, surpassing the nine taken from [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=Everton: What other big points deductions have there been? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67455906 |access-date=18 November 2023 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 November 2023}}</ref> Everton submitted an appeal to the decision, arguing that the commission was biased and that the punishment was excessive and unfair.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hunter |first1=Andy |title=Everton lodge appeal and hint at tension over commission's independence|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/dec/01/everton-appeal-premier-league-tension-commission-independence |work=The Guardian| date=1 December 2023}}</ref> On 24 January 2024, Everton were charged with further breaches of Premier League financial rules after "sustaining losses above the permitted thresholds for the assessment period ending season 2022-23".<ref name="BBC-15Jan2024">{{cite news |title=Everton and Nottingham Forest charged with breaking financial rules by Premier League |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67978537 |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=15 Jan 2024}}</ref>

On 9 January 2025 Dyche was relieved of his duties with Everton one point above the relegation zone,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-09 |title=Everton sack manager Sean Dyche |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c0479zvq1gzo |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> and David Moyes returned to the club after almost 12 years away.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hunter |first1=Andy |title=David Moyes returns as Everton manager after almost 12 years away |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jan/11/david-moyes-returns-as-everton-as-manager-after-almost-12-years-away|access-date=10 May 2025 |work=The Guardian |date=11 January 2025}}</ref> In August 2025, Everton announced that they would be the first Premier League football club to commit to a living pension for all staff.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.livingwage.org.uk/news/everton-becomes-first-premier-league-football-club-commit-living-pension-all-staff|title= Everton becomes first Premier League football club to commit to a Living Pension for all staff | date=6 August 2025|website=livingwage.org.uk|access-date=6 August 2025}}</ref>

== Colours and badge ==
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}}Everton's traditional home colours are royal blue shirts, white shorts and white socks. However, during the first decades of their history, Everton had several different kit colours. The team originally played in white and then 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 instill a more professional look. However, the kit appeared morbid, so a scarlet sash was added.<ref name="kit">{{cite web |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/concise/1888-1915.asp |title=Everton history&nbsp;– II: Before World War I (1888–1915) |access-date=16 November 2007 |publisher=Toffeeweb |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605164050/http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/concise/1888-1915.asp |archive-date=5 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> When the club moved to Goodison Park in 1892, the colours were salmon pink and dark blue striped shirts with dark blue shorts. The club later switched to ruby shirts with blue trim and dark blue shorts. Royal blue jerseys with white shorts were first used in the [[1901–02 in English football|1901–02]] season.<ref name="kit" /> The club played in sky blue in 1906; however, the fans protested, and the colour reverted to royal blue. Occasionally, Everton have played in lighter shades than royal blue (such as in [[1930–31 in English football|1930–31]] and [[1997–98 in English football|1997–98]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Everton/Everton.htm|title=Everton|access-date=5 November 2011|publisher=Historical Football Kits|archive-date=5 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105215744/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Everton/Everton.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The home kit today is royal blue shirts with white shorts and socks. The club may also wear all blue to avoid any colour clashes.

Everton's traditional away colours were white shirts with black shorts, but from 1968 amber shirts and royal blue shorts became common. Various editions appeared throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Black, white, grey, and yellow away shirts have also been used.[[File:Everton FC Crest (2000–13).svg|left|100px|thumb|Monochrome Everton crest (2000–2013)]]
[[File:Everton F.C. (2013).svg|thumb|left|100px|[[2013–14 Everton F.C. season|2013–14 season]] crest]]
[[File:Everton Lockup 2019-1.jpg|thumb|The [[Everton Lock-Up]] has featured on Everton's crest since 1938]]
At the end of the [[1937–38 in English football|1937–38]] season, Everton secretary [[Theo Kelly]], who later became the club's first 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. He worked on it for four months until deciding on a reproduction of [[Everton Lock-Up]], which stands in the heart of the [[Everton, Liverpool|Everton district]].<ref name=crest /> The Lock-Up has been linked with the Everton area since its construction in 1787. It was originally used as a [[village lock-up|bridewell]] to incarcerate mainly drunks and minor criminals and it still stands on Everton Brow. The Lock-Up was accompanied by two laurel wreaths on either side and, according to the [[College of Arms]] in London, Kelly chose to include the [[laurel wreath|laurels]] as they were the sign of winners. The crest was accompanied by the club motto, ''"[[Nil satis nisi optimum]]"'', meaning "Nothing but the best is good enough".<ref name="crest" /> The ties were first worn by Kelly and the Everton chairman, Mr. E. Green, on the first day of the [[1938–39 in English football|1938–39]] season.<ref name="crest">{{cite web |title=History of Everton crest from official site |publisher=Everton F.C. |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/history-of-the-club-crest.html |access-date=21 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125062750/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/history-of-the-club-crest.html |archive-date=25 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The club rarely incorporated a badge of any description on their shirts. An interwoven "EFC" design was adopted between 1922 and 1930 before the club reverted to plain royal blue shirts until 1972 when bold "EFC" lettering was added. The crest designed by Kelly was first used on the team's shirts in 1978 and has remained there ever since, while undergoing gradual change to become the version used today.

In May 2013, the club launched a new crest to improve the reproducibility of the design in print and broadcast media, particularly on a small scale.<ref>{{cite web|title=Breakdown of Elements|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/breakdown-of-elements|publisher=Everton F.C. Official Website|access-date=25 May 2013|date=25 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529170936/http://www.evertonfc.com/breakdown-of-elements|archive-date=29 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Critics suggested that it was external pressure from sports manufacturer [[Nike, Inc.]] that evoked the redesign as the number of colours had been reduced and the radial effect was removed, which made the kit more cost efficient to reproduce.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1796606-everton-reveal-new-crest-for-201314-after-fan-vote|title=Everton Reveal New Crest for 2013/14 After Fan Vote|website=[[Bleacher Report]] |access-date=12 May 2023|archive-date=12 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512181022/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1796606-everton-reveal-new-crest-for-201314-after-fan-vote|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/everton-announce-new-club-badge-design-voted-for-by-the-fans-to-replace-awful-201314-version-8856924.html|title=Everton announce new club badge design voted for by the fans to replace 'awful' 2013-14 version|website=[[Independent.co.uk]] |date=4 October 2013 |access-date=12 May 2023|archive-date=12 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512183944/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/everton-announce-new-club-badge-design-voted-for-by-the-fans-to-replace-awful-201314-version-8856924.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The redesign was poorly received by supporters, with a poll on an Everton fan site registering a 91% negative response to the crest.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-fc-fans-disappointment-modern-4019362 | title=Everton fans' disappointment at 'modern, cleaner' Blues badge | work=Liverpool Echo | date=27 May 2013 | access-date=27 May 2013 | author=Jones, Neil | archive-date=28 May 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528083425/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-fc-fans-disappointment-modern-4019362 | url-status=live }}</ref> A protest petition reached over 22,000 signatures before the club offered an apology and announced a new crest would be created for the 2014–15 season with an emphasis on fan consultation. Shortly afterwards, the Head of Marketing left the club. The latest crest was revealed by the club on 3 October 2013. After a consultation process with the supporters, three new crests were shortlisted. In the final vote, the new crest was chosen by almost 80% of the supporters that took part<ref>{{cite web |last=Clark |first=Adam |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/yournextevertoncrest |title=Next Crest Revealed |publisher=Everton F.C. Official Website |date=3 October 2013 |access-date=5 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714130742/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/yournextevertoncrest |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-24379555 |title=Everton reveal crest vote results after motto U-turn |publisher=BBC |date=3 October 2013 |access-date=5 July 2014 |archive-date=19 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219012523/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-24379555 |url-status=live }}</ref> and began being used in July 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bleaney |first=Rob |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/04/everton-club-crest-fans-backlash-badge |title=Everton begin using new club crest chosen by fans after huge backlash |work=The Guardian |date=4 July 2014 |access-date=5 July 2014 |archive-date=4 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704230756/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/04/everton-club-crest-fans-backlash-badge |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 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 with the best known being that there was a business in Everton village, between Everton Brow and Brow Side, named Mother Noblett's, which was a [[toffee]] shop that sold sweets including Everton Mints (a type of [[Humbug (sweet)|humbug]]). It was also located opposite the lock-up on which Everton's club crest is based. 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, symbolises the connection. Another possible reason is that there was a house named ''Ye Anciente Everton Toffee House'' in nearby Village Street, Everton, run by Ma Bushell. The toffee house was located near the Queen's Head hotel in which early club meetings took place.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reasons behind the "toffees" nickname |publisher=Toffeeweb |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/club/folklore/origins.asp#Toffees |access-date=21 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060809052249/http://www.toffeeweb.com/club/folklore/origins.asp#Toffees |archive-date = 9 August 2006}}</ref>

Everton have had many other nicknames over the years. When the black kit was worn, the team were nicknamed "The Black Watch" after the [[Black Watch|famous army regiment]].<ref name="Begining" /> Since going blue in 1901, the team 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".<ref>{{cite web |title=The School of Science |publisher=Toffeeweb |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/club/folklore/origins.asp#School |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060809052249/http://www.toffeeweb.com/club/folklore/origins.asp#School |archive-date=9 August 2006|access-date=21 August 2006}}</ref> The battling 1995 FA Cup winning side were known collectively as "The Dogs of War". In 2002, when David Moyes arrived as manager, he proclaimed Everton "The People's Club", which has been adopted as a semi-official club nickname.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton are a better buy than Liverpool, says David Moyes |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/everton-better-buy-liverpool-says-3356906 |date=8 May 2010 |access-date=24 August 2010 |first=Simon |last=Mullock |archive-date=1 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501181730/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/everton-better-buy-liverpool-says-3356906 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Stadiums ==

=== Early grounds ===
{{Further|Stanley Park, Liverpool|Anfield}}[[File:George-mahon.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=A black-and-white portrait photograph of a bearded man in a dark three-piece suit.| [[George Mahon (accountant)|George Mahon]] arranged for Everton to move to Goodison Park]]

Everton originally played in the southeast corner of [[Stanley Park, Liverpool|Stanley Park]]. The first official match took place in 1879. In 1882, a man named J. Cruitt donated land at Priory Road which became the club's home, though while the new ground was being prepared the club played at least one game at the ground at Walton Stiles (at the other end of City Road from what would become Goodison Park).<ref name=royden>{{cite web |first=Mike |last=Royden |title=In Search of Priory Road 1883-84 |url=https://efcheritagesociety.com/in-search-of-priory-road-1883-84/ |publisher=Everton FC Heritage Society |date=1 November 2021 |accessdate=19 May 2025}}</ref> Everton's first game there was played in November 1883, a 3-1 victory over Hartford St. John’s; however the club's tenure there lasted just one season, before Cruitt gave them notice to quit due to concerns about noise and fan behaviour.<ref name=royden/> In 1884 Everton became tenants at [[Anfield]], which was owned by John Orrell, a land owner who was a friend of Everton F.C. member [[John Houlding]]. Orrell lent Anfield to the club in exchange for a small rent. Houlding purchased the land from Orrell in 1885 and effectively became Everton's landlord by charging the club rent, which increased from £100 to £240 a year by 1888 – and was still rising until Everton left the ground in 1892.<ref>{{cite web |title=I: THE EARLY DAYS (1878–88) |publisher=Toffeeweb |url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/concise/1878-1888.asp |access-date=17 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215091240/http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/concise/1878-1888.asp |archive-date=15 February 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Groom">{{cite book |last1=Groom |first1=Andy |title=The Illustrated Everton Story |date=2014 |publisher=Andrews UK Limited}}</ref> The club regarded the increase in rent as unacceptable.<ref name="Groom" /> A further dispute between Houlding and the club's committee led to Houlding attempting to gain full control of the club by registering the company, "Everton F.C. and Athletic Grounds Ltd". Everton left Anfield for a new ground, [[Goodison Park]], where the men's team played until the end of the 2024-25 season. Houlding attempted to take over Everton's name, colours, fixtures and league position, but was denied by [[The Football Association]]. Instead, Houlding formed a new club, [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool F.C]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/timeline/1892-1917/liverpool-football-club-is-formed |title=Liverpool Football Club is formed |publisher=Liverpool FC |access-date=22 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907184403/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/timeline/1892-1917/liverpool-football-club-is-formed |archive-date=7 September 2012 }}</ref>

=== Goodison Park ===
{{main|Goodison Park}}
[[File:Liverpool fc everton stadium.jpg|thumb|Aerial image of [[Goodison Park]]. The stadium was used by Everton from 1892 until 2025]]
Goodison Park, the first major football stadium to be built in England, was opened in 1892.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toffeeweb.com/club/goodison/gp-history.asp|title=History of Goodison Park|publisher=Toffeeweb|access-date=16 July 2009|archive-date=7 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007175429/http://toffeeweb.com/club/goodison/gp-history.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 under-soil heating and the first to have two tiers on all sides. The church grounds of St Luke the Evangelist are adjacent to the corner of the Main Stand and the Howard Kendall Gwladys Street End.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton firsts |publisher=Everton F.C. |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-firsts.html |access-date=22 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060820184938/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-firsts.html |archive-date=20 August 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On match days, in a tradition going back to 1962, players walk out to the tune "[[Theme from Z-Cars|Johnny Todd]]", played in the arrangement used when it was the theme song for ''[[Z-Cars]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 'real' story behind Everton's enduring anthem Z-Cars |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/david-prentice-real-story-behind-7795561 |access-date=3 September 2015 |first=David |last=Prentice |archive-date=25 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125131652/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/david-prentice-real-story-behind-7795561 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is a traditional Liverpool children's song collected in 1890 by [[Frank Kidson]] and tells the story of a sailor betrayed by his lover while away at sea.<ref>{{cite web |title=Johnny Todd |publisher=feniks.com |url=http://www.feniks.com/skb/music/lull7.html |access-date=21 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218185904/http://www.feniks.com/skb/music/lull7.html |archive-date=18 February 2007}}</ref> On two occasions in 1994, the club walked out to different songs. In August 1994, the club played [[2 Unlimited]]'s song "[[Get Ready For This]]". A month later, the club used a reworking of the [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]] classic "[[Bad Moon Rising (song)|Bad Moon Rising]]". Both songs were met with complete disapproval by Everton fans.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Mimms |first=Robert |title=Amateur Dramatics |url=http://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/30-Clubs/6382-amateur-dramatics |journal=When Saturday Comes |date=July 1998 |access-date=26 December 2013 |archive-date=27 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227071550/http://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/30-Clubs/6382-amateur-dramatics |url-status=live }}</ref>

Starting from the 2025-26 season, Goodison Park will be home to [[Everton F.C. (Women)|Everton's women's team]], as the men's team moves to Everton Stadium. This will make it the largest dedicated women's football stadium in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Goodison Park to become home of Everton's women |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c753l17rgkdo |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>

===Hill Dickinson Stadium ===
{{main|Hill Dickinson Stadium}}
[[File:Victoria Tower and construction of the new Everton Stadium (geograph 7449307).jpg|thumb|[[Hill Dickinson Stadium]] under construction in April 2023]]
Talks regarding a new Everton stadium began in 1996. The original plan was for a 60,000-seat stadium, followed by a proposal for a 55,000-seat stadium at King's Dock, which was rejected due to funding issues.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/2940481.stm |title=Kings Dock proposal collapse |work=BBC Sport |access-date=22 August 2006 |date=11 April 2003}}</ref> In 2004, Everton entered talks with Liverpool F.C. about sharing a proposed stadium on Stanley Park, but negotiations broke down as Everton could not raise 50% of the costs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton and Liverpool say no to ground share |publisher=icliverpool |url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0400evertonfc/0150kingsdock/tm_objectid=15062893%26method=full%26siteid=50061%26headline=both%2dclubs%2dsay%2da%2dfinal%2dno%2dto%2djoint%2dstadium-name_page.html |access-date=22 August 2006}}</ref>

Everton secured planning permission for the new [[Everton Stadium]] stadium in July 2021. Construction began in August 2021, with contractors Laing O'Rourke leading the project. The first phase involved infilling the dock with 500,000 cubic metres of sea-dredged sand and installing 2,500 vertical concrete piles. The stadium will have a capacity of 52,888 and is set to open for the start of the 2025–26 season, replacing Goodison Park, at an estimated cost of £760 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.evertonfc.com/stadium|title=Everton web-site - Stadium|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Interim CEO Explains Everton Stadium Decision |url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/3823777/interim-ceo-explains-everton-stadium-decision |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=www.evertonfc.com}}</ref> 16 May 2025 the stadium's first title sponsor was announced as [[Hill Dickinson]], renaming the stadium to the ''Hill Dickinson Stadium''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hill Dickinson Named As Official Stadium Naming Rights Partner|url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2025/may/16/everton-/|access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref>

== Training grounds ==
{{main|Finch Farm}}
From 1966 to 2007, Everton trained at [[Bellefield]] in the [[West Derby]] area of Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web |author=Prentice, David |date=22 March 2011 |title=The Ghosts of Bellefield part one: Football history in the making for Everton FC |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ghosts-bellefield-part-one-football-3380766 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711181816/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ghosts-bellefield-part-one-football-3380766 |archive-date=11 July 2015 |access-date=11 March 2015 |work=Liverpool Echo}}</ref> In 2007, the club moved to the [[Finch Farm]] training complex in [[Halewood]] after acquiring it the previous year. The first team squad officially moved to the complex on 9 October 2007. The training ground is now used by both the Everton men and [[Everton F.C. (women)|women's]] first team and the [[Youth system|youth academy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Echo |first=Liverpool |date=2002-09-26 |title=Plans for new football academy |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/plans-for-new-football-academy-3557203 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Liverpool Echo}}</ref> The training ground features 10 full-size grass pitches across three slabs, one of which is a floodlit pitch along with a synthetic pitch with additional floodlights and dedicated training areas for fitness and goalkeeping training, as well as a recreated Goodison Park pitch. Within the training complex, there are changing facilities for senior players and academy players. Facilities include a fitness centre, a synthetic indoor training pitch, a hydrotherapy pool, a spa, a sauna, a physiotherapy room, a media centre, and a video lounge including a video editing suite.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-10 |title=Finch Farm Visit – Everton FC Heritage Society |url=https://efcheritagesociety.com/efcheritagesociety-com-page_idcat3/finch-farm-visit/ |access-date=2024-08-23}}</ref>

== Support ==
{{Main|Everton F.C. supporters}}
[[File:Goodison Park August 2022.jpg|thumb|Everton supporters at Goodison Park in August 2022]]
Everton has a large fanbase, with the eighth-highest average attendance in the Premier League in the [[2008–09 in English football|2008–09]] season.<ref>{{cite web|title=English Premier League&nbsp;– Attendance&nbsp;– 2009/2010|publisher=ESPN|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance?league=eng.1&year=2009&cc=5739|access-date=23 August 2010|archive-date=23 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223233518/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance?league=eng.1&year=2009&cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref> The club's supporters are colloquially known as Evertonians or Blues.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=O'Keeffe |first=Greg |title=Everton fans on surviving in the Premier League: 'This is our life. We cannot fail' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3318800/2022/05/19/everton-fans-premier-league/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |work=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The majority of Everton's matchday support comes from the [[North West of England]], primarily [[Merseyside]], Cheshire, [[West Lancashire]] and parts of Western [[Greater Manchester]] along with many fans who travel from [[North Wales]], Ireland, and Scotland. Within the city of Liverpool, support for Everton and city rivals Liverpool is not determined by geographical basis with supporters mixed across the city. Everton also has many supporters' clubs worldwide<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Everton Supporters Clubs |publisher=Bluekipper |url=http://www.bluekipper.com/supporters_clubs/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060820051903/http://www.bluekipper.com/supporters_clubs/index.html |archive-date=20 August 2006|access-date=21 August 2006}}</ref> in places such as North America,<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton Supporters Clubs (North America) |publisher=Everton USA |url=http://efc-usa.blogspot.com/2013/01/us-everton-fc-supporters-clubs.html |date=5 January 2013 |access-date=9 January 2013 |archive-date=26 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926084551/http://efc-usa.blogspot.com/2013/01/us-everton-fc-supporters-clubs.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Singapore,<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton Supporters Club (Singapore) |publisher=Singapore Everton Supporters' Club Website |url=http://www.evertonfc.org.sg/ |access-date=21 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060820025641/http://www.evertonfc.org.sg/ |archive-date=20 August 2006 }}</ref> Indonesia,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-14 |title=Profil IndoEvertonian: Seperti Permen Toffee, Keras dan Setia dalam Mendukung Everton |url=https://www.bola.net/inggris/profil-indoevertonian-seperti-permen-toffee-keras-dan-setia-dalam-mendukung-everton-9aac70.html |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Bola.net |language=id}}</ref> Lebanon, Malaysia,<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton Supporters Club of Malaysia |publisher=Everton Supporters Club of Malaysia |url=http://malaysiantoffees.blogspot.com/ |access-date=24 January 2011 |archive-date=8 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708052046/http://malaysiantoffees.blogspot.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Thailand, India,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/3099843|title='Everton means every single emotion I have experienced'|access-date=19 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.evertonfc.com/club/supporters-clubs/eur-me-africa/|title=EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA SUPPORTERS' CLUBS|access-date=19 May 2024}}</ref> and Australia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Everton Official Site|publisher=Everton F.C.|url=http://thai.evertonfc.com/|access-date=21 August 2006|language=th|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060820053157/http://thai.evertonfc.com/|archive-date=20 August 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com.au/php/home|title=Everton Supporters Club Australia|publisher=Everton Supporters Club Australia|access-date=7 November 2010|archive-date=16 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816154553/http://www.evertonfc.com.au/php/home|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Paul McCartney]] is an Everton supporter.<ref>{{cite web |title=20 Stars of the music world and the football clubs they support |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2460282-20-stars-of-the-music-world-and-the-football-clubs-they-support |date=11 May 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210603121751/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2460282-20-stars-of-the-music-world-and-the-football-clubs-they-support |archive-date=3 June 2021 |last=Sunderland |first=Tom |work=Bleacher Report}}</ref> The official supporters club is ''FOREVERTON'',<ref>{{cite web|title=FOREVERTON&nbsp;– Official Everton Supporters Club|publisher=Everton F.C.|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/foreverton/|access-date=21 August 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719220123/http://www.evertonfc.com/foreverton/|archive-date=19 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> and there are also several [[fanzine]]s including ''When Skies are Grey'' and ''Speke from the Harbour'', which are sold around Goodison Park on match days.

Everton regularly take large numbers away from home both domestically and in European fixtures. The club implements a loyalty points scheme offering the first opportunity to purchase away tickets to season ticket holders who have attended the most away matches. Everton often sell out the full allocation in away grounds, and tickets sell particularly well for [[North West England]] away matches. In October 2009, Everton took 7,000 travelling fans to [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Benfica 5&nbsp;– 0 Everton |work=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8318447.stm |access-date=2 July 2010 |date=22 October 2009 |first=Oliver |last=Brett |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112221824/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8318447.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> which was their largest ever away crowd in Europe since the [[1985 European Cup Winners' Cup Final]].

=== Rivalries ===
{{Main|Merseyside derby}}
[[File:Merseyside derby.jpg|thumb|Everton playing against rivals [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the [[Merseyside derby]], in March 2006]]
Everton's biggest rivalry is with neighbours [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], against whom the club contests the [[Merseyside derby]]. The rivalry stems from an internal dispute between Everton officials and the owners of Anfield, which was then Everton's home ground. The dispute resulted in Everton moving to Goodison Park and the subsequent formation of Liverpool F.C. in 1892. Following these events, a fierce rivalry has existed between Everton and Liverpool, albeit one that is generally perceived as more respectful than many other [[Local derby|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballderbies.com/fans/index.php?id=6|title=Merseyside Derby|publisher=footballderbies.com|access-date=22 August 2006|archive-date=4 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060904160657/http://www.footballderbies.com/fans/index.php?id=6|url-status=live}}</ref> The derby is usually a sellout fixture and has been known as the "friendly derby" because both sets of fans can often be seen side by side dressed in red and blue inside both [[Anfield]] and Goodison Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1127524-liverpool-10-reasons-liverpool-fans-cant-stand-everton|title=Liverpool: 10 Reasons Liverpool Fans Can't Stand Everton|website=[[Bleacher Report]] }}</ref> On the field, matches have tended to be extremely stormy affairs; the derby has had more [[Fouls and misconduct (association football)|red cards]] than any other fixture in Premier League history.<ref>{{cite news |first=Colin |last=Malam |title=Gerrard off as Reds take derby honours |date=26 March 2006 |work=Daily Telegraph |location=UK |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/03/26/sfgliv26.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060424081827/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fsport%2F2006%2F03%2F26%2Fsfgliv26.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 April 2006 |access-date=24 August 2010 }}</ref>

The last Merseyside derby at Goodison Park was played on the 12th February 2025 and ended in a 2–2 draw.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Four sent off as last Merseyside derby at Goodison ends in brawl |url=https://news.sky.com/story/four-sent-off-as-last-merseyside-derby-at-goodison-ends-in-brawl-13308222 |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref>

== Ownership and finances ==
Everton F.C. is a [[limited company]] with the board of directors holding a majority of the shares.<ref>{{cite web |title=Annual Report and Accounts 2010 |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/assets/_files/documents/feb_11/efc__1297183974_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_201.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221064852/http://www.evertonfc.com/assets/_files/documents/feb_11/efc__1297183974_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_201.pdf |archive-date=21 February 2011 |access-date=9 February 2011 |publisher=Everton Football Club Company Limited}}</ref> The club's most recent accounts, from May 2014, show a net total debt of £28.1&nbsp;million, with a turnover of £120.5&nbsp;million and a profit of £28.2&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton Reveal Strong Financial Results {{!}} Everton Football Club |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2014/10/30/everton-reveal-strong-financial-results |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905125817/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2014/10/30/everton-reveal-strong-financial-results |archive-date=5 September 2015 |access-date=2 September 2015 |website=www.evertonfc.com}}</ref> The club's overdraft with [[Barclays Bank]] is secured against the Premier League's "Basic Award Fund",<ref>{{cite web |title=Premier League Handbook: Season 2009/10 |url=http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/c3/3b/0,,12306~146371,00.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606073445/http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/c3/3b/0%2C%2C12306~146371%2C00.pdf |archive-date=6 June 2011 |access-date=16 January 2010 |publisher=Premier League}}</ref> which is a guaranteed sum given to clubs for competing in the Premier League.<ref>{{cite web |date=17 August 2009 |title=Everton secure overdraft with TV money |url=http://www.eufootball.biz/finance/7429-everton_secure_overdraft_tv_money_09.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820180515/http://www.eufootball.biz/finance/7429-everton_secure_overdraft_tv_money_09.html |archive-date=20 August 2009 |access-date=15 January 2010 |publisher=EUFootball.biz}}</ref> Everton agreed to a long-term loan of £30&nbsp;million with [[Bear Stearns]] and [[Prudential plc]] in 2002 for a duration of 25 years. The loan was a consolidation of debts at the time as well as a source of capital for new player acquisitions.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 March 2002 |title=Everton Football Club Secures 30M Pounds Sterling Financing Deal with Bear Stearns. |publisher=Business Wire}}</ref> [[Goodison Park]] is secured as collateral. On 27 February 2016, it was announced that [[Farhad Moshiri]] would buy a 49.9% stake in the club.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Law |first1=Matt |date=27 February 2016 |title=Iranian billionaire sells up at Arsenal to take over at Everton |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/everton/12175747/Iranian-billionaire-sells-up-at-Arsenal-to-take-over-at-Everton.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228232703/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/everton/12175747/Iranian-billionaire-sells-up-at-Arsenal-to-take-over-at-Everton.html |archive-date=28 February 2016 |access-date=29 February 2016 |website=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> On 15 September 2023, Everton announced that Miami-based [[777 Partners]] had signed an agreement with Farhad Moshiri to acquire his full 94.1% stake in the club, pending ratification by the Premier League through the owners' and directors' test.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hunter |first1=Andy |date=15 September 2023 |title=Everton's sale to American firm 777 Partners tests Premier League rules |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/sep/15/everton-owner-farhad-moshiri-agrees-to-sell-shares-to-777-partners |access-date=9 June 2024 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> The takeover collapsed as it did not meet its deadline of 1 June 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ogden |first1=Mark |date=1 June 2024 |title=Everton seek new buyer after deal with 777 Partners collapses |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/40254450/everton-seek-new-buyer-deal-777-partners-collapses |access-date=9 June 2024 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> This deal collapsed on 19 July 2024 due to issues in regards to debts to 777 partners and A-Cap Holdings<ref>{{cite news |date=19 July 2024 |title=Everton back in crisis as Friedkin Group's proposed takeover off |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5646876/2024/07/19/everton-takeover-friedkin-group-latest/ |access-date=24 July 2024 |publisher=[[The Athletic]]}}</ref>

On 21 June 2024, Everton announced an exclusivity agreement with the [[Dan Friedkin|Friedkin Group]], owners of [[Serie A]] club [[A.S. Roma]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Slater |first1=Matt |last2=Boyland |first2=Patrick |date=21 June 2024 |title=Friedkin Group enters exclusivity talks over Everton takeover |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5570229/2024/06/20/everton-takeover-friedkin-group/ |access-date=26 June 2024 |publisher=[[The Athletic]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=21 June 2024 |title=Club Statement |url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2024/june/21/club-statement/ |access-date=26 June 2024 |publisher=Everton F.C.}}</ref>  On 23 September 2024, Everton and the Friedkin Group released a joint statement that an agreement on the terms of sale had been reached pending approval from the Premier League, the Football Association and the Financial Conduct Authority.<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. firm Friedkin Group agree Everton takeover |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/41397704/friedkin-group-farhad-moshiri-agree-deal |website=ESPN.com |access-date=23 September 2024|date=23 September 2024}}</ref> On 14 December, Friedkin officially received approval from the Premier League to acquire Everton, and five days later he officially acquired the club.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton confirm takeover by American billionaire Dan Friedkin |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/everton-friedkin-takeover-owner-news-b2667071.html |website=independent.co.uk |access-date=19 December 2024|date=19 December 2024}}</ref>

In July 2025, the club's majority owners, The Friedkin Group, launched Pursuit Sports, a dedicated multi-club management vehicle to oversee their football properties, including Everton and [[A.S. Roma]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Friedkin Group launches Pursuit Sports for oversight of pro team portfolio |work=SportsBusiness Journal |date=16 July 2025 |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/07/16/friedkin-group-launches-pursuit-sports-for-oversight-of-pro-team-portfolio/ |access-date=12 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Friedkin Group launches Pursuit Sports to oversee AS Roma, Everton FC and more |work=Houston Chronicle |date=16 July 2025 |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/friedkin-pursuit-sports-soccer-20772237.php |access-date=12 September 2025}}</ref> Pursuit Sports is led by CEO Dave Beeston and is intended to provide strategic, data-driven support across the clubs while maintaining their individual identities.<ref>{{cite news |title=Friedkin Group launches multi-club ownership group |work=SportsPro Media |date=17 July 2025 |url=https://www.sportspro.com/news/the-friedkin-group-pursuit-sports-everton-roma-multi-club-vehicle-july-2025/ |access-date=12 September 2025}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; "
|-
!Position
!Name
!Number of shares owned
!Notes
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |Owner, Club Owner
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Dan Friedkin]]
| style="text-align:left;" |127,031
| style="text-align:left;" |Bought 94.10% of Everton from [[Farhad Moshiri]] in December 2024.
|- style="text-align:left;" 
||Chairman
||Marc Watts
||–
||–
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |Total amount of club owned by board members
! style="text-align:left;" |''128,781''
| style="text-align:left;" |
|- style="text-align:left;" 
||Chief Executive Officer/Director
||Angus Kinnear
|| –
||Appointed in May 2024 from [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]
|}

Figures taken from 2013 to 2014 accounts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Annual Report & Accounts 2014 |url=http://d2qsy1h1438jt3.cloudfront.net/~/media/c33b00f2da944578ab9ee5c879fc25dc.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208173802/http://d2qsy1h1438jt3.cloudfront.net/~/media/c33b00f2da944578ab9ee5c879fc25dc.pdf |archive-date=8 December 2015 |access-date=2 September 2015 |publisher=Everton F.C.}}</ref>

''Total amount of shares owned by board members will remain at '''128,781''' until further clarification regarding the future of late Chairman [[Bill Kenwright|Bill Kenwright CBE]]'s shares in the club.''

=== Shirt sponsors and manufacturers ===
Since the 2022–23 season, the club's primary shirt sponsor has been online betting company [[Stake.com]], after the club terminated their previous deal with [[SportPesa]] in February 2020.<ref name="cazoodeal">{{cite news |last=Kirkbride |first=Phil |date=10 June 2020 |title=Everton, Cazoo and understanding the club's new shirt deals and commercial plans |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everything-everton-cazoo-said-new-18382158 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621023403/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everything-everton-cazoo-said-new-18382158 |archive-date=21 June 2020 |access-date=18 June 2020 |newspaper=Liverpool Echo}}</ref> Previous sponsors include Cazoo (2020–2022), SportPesa (2017–20),<ref>{{cite news |title=Everton Signs Record Partnership Deal |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2017/05/15/everton-signs-record-partnership-deal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522214847/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2017/05/15/everton-signs-record-partnership-deal |archive-date=22 May 2017 |access-date=15 May 2017 |publisher=Everton FC}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Everton confirm SportPesa as new shirt sponsor |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-confirm-sportpesa-new-shirt-13037774 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617152937/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-confirm-sportpesa-new-shirt-13037774 |archive-date=17 June 2017 |access-date=28 June 2017 |newspaper=Liverpool Echo}}</ref> [[Chang Beer]] (2004–17) Hafnia (1979–85), [[NEC]] (1985–95), Danka (1995–97), [[one2one]] (1997–2002) and [[Kejian]] (2002–04). For the [[2008–09 Everton F.C. season|2008–09]] season, Everton sold junior replica jerseys without the current name or logo of their main sponsor [[Chang beer]], which followed a recommendation from the [[Portman Group]] that alcoholic brand names be removed from kits sold to children.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ducker |first=James |date=6 June 2008 |title=Everton sober up for sake of their young fans |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/everton/article4076141.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629124238/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/everton/article4076141.ece |archive-date=29 June 2011 |access-date=29 August 2008 |work=[[The Times|Times Online]] |publisher=Times Newspapers Ltd |location=London}}</ref>

Everton's kit manufacturers from 2020-2024 were [[Hummel International|Hummel]], after a previous deal with [[Umbro]] was terminated early by the club.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hunter |first=Andy |date=20 May 2020 |title=Everton agree £9m-a-season kit deal with Hummel and drop Umbro |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/20/everton-agree-9m-a-season-kit-deal-with-hummel-and-drop-umbro |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618085346/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/20/everton-agree-9m-a-season-kit-deal-with-hummel-and-drop-umbro |archive-date=18 June 2020 |access-date=18 June 2020 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> Umbro have been the club's kit manufacturer four times (1974–83, 1986–2000, 2004–09, and 2014–20).<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Keeffe |first=Greg |date=4 February 2014 |title=Boss unveils new umbro partnership |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2014/02/04/boss-unveils-new-umbro-partnership |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223133048/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2014/02/04/boss-unveils-new-umbro-partnership |archive-date=23 February 2014 |access-date=4 February 2014 |website=evertonfc.com}}</ref> Other previous manufacturing firms are [[Le Coq Sportif]] (1983–86, 2009–12),<ref>{{cite news |last=King |first=Dominic |date=1 May 2009 |title=Everton F.C. confirm record commercial deal with Kitbag Limited |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2009/05/01/everton-fc-confirm-record-commercial-deal-with-kitbag-limited-100252-23520705/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118230250/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2009/05/01/everton-fc-confirm-record-commercial-deal-with-kitbag-limited-100252-23520705/ |archive-date=18 January 2012 |access-date=2 May 2009 |work=[[Liverpool Echo]] |publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]] North West & North Wales Limited}}</ref> [[Puma SE|Puma]] (2000–04) and [[Nike, Inc|Nike]] (2012–14).<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Keeffe |first=Greg |date=8 March 2012 |title=Everton FC agree three-year kit deal with US sportswear giant Nike |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2012/03/08/everton-fc-agree-three-year-kit-deal-with-us-sportswear-giant-nike-100252-30488318/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906131730/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-fc-agree-three-year-kit-3349468 |archive-date=6 September 2023 |access-date=8 June 2012 |newspaper=Liverpool Echo}}</ref> After Everton's contract with Hummel ended at the end of the 2023-24 season, on June 14, 2024 the club entered a multi-year agreement with UK based kit manufacturer [[Castore]].<ref>{{cite news |date=14 June 2024 |title=Everton And Castore Partner In Landmark Agreement |url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2024/june/14/everton-and-castore-partner-in-landmark-agreement/ |access-date=26 June 2024 |publisher=Everton F.C}}</ref>

The club currently has two 'megastores': one located near Goodison Park on Walton Lane named 'Everton One' and one located in the [[Liverpool One]] shopping complex named 'Everton Two', which gives the second store the address 'Everton Two, Liverpool One'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton Two, Liverpool One |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/everton-two-liverpool-one.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001233116/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/everton-two-liverpool-one.html |archive-date=1 October 2012 |access-date=5 November 2011 |publisher=Everton F.C.}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! style="background-color:#014593; color:white; border:3px ##;" scope="col" |Period
! style="background-color:#014593; color:white; border:3px ##;" scope="col" |Brand
! style="background-color:#014593; color:white; border:3px ##;" scope="col" |Shirt Sponsor {{smaller|(chest)}}
! style="background-color:#014593; color:white; border:3px ##;" scope="col" |Shirt Sponsor {{smaller|(sleeve)}}
|-
|1974–1979
| rowspan="2" | [[Umbro]]
| None
| rowspan="13" | None
|-
|1979–1983
| rowspan="2" | Hafnia
|-
|1983–1985
| rowspan="2" | [[Le Coq Sportif]]
|-
|1985–1986
| rowspan="2" | [[NEC]]
|-
|1986–1995
| rowspan="3" | [[Umbro]]
|-
|1995–1997
| Danka
|-
|1997–2000
| rowspan="2" | [[T-Mobile UK|one2one]]
|-
|2000–2002
| rowspan="2" | [[Puma (brand)|Puma]]
|-
|2002–2004
| [[Kejian Group|Kejian]]
|-
|2004–2009
| [[Umbro]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Chang Beer|Chang]]
|-
|2009–2012
| [[Le Coq Sportif]]
|-
|2012–2014
| [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|-
|2014–2017
| rowspan="2" | [[Umbro]]
|-
|2017–2020
| [[SportPesa]]
| [[Angry Birds]]
|-
|2020–2022
| rowspan="3" | [[Hummel International|Hummel]]
| [[Cazoo]]
| None
|-
|2022–2023
| rowspan="3" | [[Stake.com]]
| BOXT
|-
|2023–2024
| rowspan="1" | [[Kick (service)|Kick]]
|-
|2024–2026
|[[Castore]]
| rowspan="1" | [[Christopher Ward (watchmaker)|Christopher Ward]]
|}

=== Financial Fair Play ===
In March 2023, the Premier League referred Everton to an independent commission to investigate alleged breaches of [[Financial Fair Play]] from the 2021–2022 season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boyland |first1=Patrick |title=Everton referred to independent commission by Premier League over alleged breach of FFP rules |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4344346/2023/03/24/everton-ffp-premier-league-breach/ |access-date=17 November 2023 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> The investigation concluded in November 2023 that Everton breached Financial Fair Play regulations after reporting a loss of £371.8m over three years, where under Premier League rules, clubs are allowed to lose a maximum of £105m over three years.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Unwin |first1=Will |date=17 November 2023 |title=Everton deducted 10 points by Premier League over financial fair play breach |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/17/everton-deducted-10-points-premier-league-guilty-financial-fair-play-breach |access-date=17 November 2023 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> As a result, Everton were deducted 10 points, the heaviest punishment in Premier League history.<ref>{{cite web |date=17 November 2023 |title=Everton deducted 10 points by Premier League in record-breaking punishment over FFP breach |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-everton-record-point-deduction-31463428#:~:text=record%2Dbreaking%20punishment%20for%20the%20Toffees |access-date=17 November 2023 |website=The Mirror}}</ref> At the time, Everton were on 14 points after 12 games, sitting 14th in the league table; the points deduction dropped Everton to 19th, in the Premier League's relegation zone.<ref>{{cite web |date=17 November 2023 |title=Everton rocked by points deduction as Premier League takes stand over financial fair play |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/everton-points-deduction-premier-league-ffp-financial-fair-play-b2449122.html#:~:text=Sean%20Dyche%E2%80%99s%20men%20will%20drop%20from%2014th%20to%2019th%20place%20in%20the%20Premier%20League%20table%20and%20be%20plunged%20into%20greater%20danger%20of%20relegation |access-date=17 November 2023 |website=The Independent}}</ref> Everton said they were "both shocked and disappointed by the ruling of the Premier League's Commission" and had communicated their "intention to appeal the decision to the Premier League."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Club Statement |url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/3788440/club-statement |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=www.evertonfc.com}}</ref> Liverpool [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] [[Ian Byrne]] took the 10-point deduction to the [[House of Commons]] calling for the suspension of any proceedings and sanctions, describing the deduction as "grossly unfair".<ref>{{cite news |title=Everton points deduction taken to Parliament by MP Ian Byrne with early day motion |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67477429 |access-date=21 November 2023 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref>

== In the community ==
Everton's community department, Everton in the Community (EitC), is a charity that provides sports and other social activities for the local community including for people with disabilities.<ref>{{cite news |date=14 November 2011 |title=Everton FC charity's free school approved |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-15729296 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129152929/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-15729296 |archive-date=29 January 2021 |access-date=21 June 2018 |work=BBC News}}</ref> EitC represents the club in the [[European Multisport Club Association]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Monday, 1 December 2014 / Session 6: Multi-sport clubs |url=http://ec.europa.eu/sport/events/2014/documents/eusf-agenda.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://ec.europa.eu/sport/events/2014/documents/eusf-agenda.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |publisher=[[European Commission]]}}</ref>

=== Relationships with other clubs ===
Everton is connected to many other sports clubs and organisations. It has links with Irish football academy Ballyoulster United in [[Celbridge]],<ref>{{cite web |date=24 January 2007 |title="Everton in Ireland" launched |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/-everton-in-ireland-launched.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926073000/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/-everton-in-ireland-launched.html |archive-date=26 September 2009 |access-date=16 November 2007 |publisher=Everton F.C.}}</ref> the Canadian [[Ontario Soccer Association]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Ontario Soccer Association |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/club/ontario-soccer-association.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816022840/http://www.evertonfc.com/club/ontario-soccer-association.html |archive-date=16 August 2011 |access-date=16 November 2007 |publisher=Everton F.C.}}</ref> and the Thai [[Football Association of Thailand|Football Association]] (where there is a competition named the Chang-Everton Cup, competed for by local schoolboys).<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton's Annual Report 2004 |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/assets/downloads/agm/evertonfc-finalreport04.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061113102543/http://www.evertonfc.com/assets/downloads/agm/evertonfc-finalreport04.pdf |archive-date=13 November 2006 |access-date=16 November 2007 |publisher=Everton F.C.}}</ref><!-- There is ongoing discussion about an African based academy, namely Everton Lagos. NEED A CITATION--> The club also has a football academy in the Cypriot city of [[Limassol]]<ref>{{cite web |title=MegaSport |url=http://www.megasportcyprus.com/Home/tabid/2800/language/en-GB/Default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928055200/http://www.megasportcyprus.com/Home/tabid/2800/language/en-GB/Default.aspx |archive-date=28 September 2008 |access-date=21 January 2010 |publisher=MegaSport}}</ref> and a partnership agreement with American club [[Pittsburgh Riverhounds]].<ref name="Zeise">{{cite news |last=Zeise |first=Paul |author-link=Paul Zeise |date=13 July 2007 |title=Riverhounds kick up ante |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07194/801366-139.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730004634/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07194/801366-139.stm |archive-date=30 July 2008 |access-date=9 July 2008 |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]}}</ref><ref name="McLeod">{{cite web |last=McLeod |first=Scott |date=10 August 2007 |title=Blues Partner Riverhounds |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/blues-partner-river-hounds.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210080932/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/blues-partner-river-hounds.html |archive-date=10 February 2012 |access-date=9 July 2008 |work=EvertonFC.com}}</ref>

Everton has links with Chilean team [[Everton de Viña del Mar]], who were named after the club.<ref>{{cite news |last=Prentice |first=David |date=25 March 2009 |title=Everton Shareholders celebrate Chile's Everton |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2009/03/25/everton-shareholders-celebrate-chile-s-everton-100252-23228497/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118233535/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2009/03/25/everton-shareholders-celebrate-chile-s-everton-100252-23228497/ |archive-date=18 January 2012 |access-date=6 April 2009 |work=Liverpool Echo |publisher=Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales Limited}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Everton in Chile&nbsp;– The Ruleteros |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/club/everton-in-chile-the-ruleteros.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420044459/http://www.evertonfc.com/club/everton-in-chile-the-ruleteros.html |archive-date=20 April 2009 |access-date=6 April 2009 |publisher=Everton F.C.}}</ref> On 4 August 2010, the two Evertons played each other in a friendly match at Goodison Park named the "Copa Hermandad" to mark the centenary of the Chilean team.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tallentire |first=Mark |date=3 August 2010 |title=A hundred years after inspiring their name, Everton face Everton again |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/aug/03/everton-chile-football |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926172311/http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/aug/03/everton-chile-football |archive-date=26 September 2013 |access-date=3 August 2010 |work=The Guardia |location=London}}</ref> The occasion was organised by the Ruleteros Society, which was founded to promote connections between the two clubs.<ref>{{cite web |date=3 August 2010 |title=The Ruleteros Society |url=http://www.theruleteros.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806121407/http://www.theruleteros.com/ |archive-date=6 August 2010 |access-date=3 August 2010 |publisher=The Ruleteros Society}}</ref> Other Everton clubs also exist in [[Colonia Department|Colonia]] in Uruguay,<ref>{{cite web |date=6 January 2003 |title=Uruguay 2002&nbsp;– Campeonatos Departamentales de Colonia |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru-colonia-dpt02.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122224945/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru-colonia-dpt02.html |archive-date=22 January 2023 |access-date=7 April 2009 |publisher=rsssf}}</ref> [[La Plata]] and [[Río Cuarto, Córdoba|Río Cuarto]] in Argentina,<ref>{{cite web |title=Historia de una institución decana del fútbol amateur platense |url=http://www.agencianova.com/nota.asp?n=2005_4_8&id=21865&id_tiponota=7 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707093644/http://www.agencianova.com/nota.asp?n=2005_4_8&id=21865&id_tiponota=7 |archive-date=7 July 2011 |access-date=7 April 2009 |publisher=Agencia Nova |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=3 April 2009 |title=Argentina Fifth Level (Torneo Argentino "C"&nbsp;– Interior) 2008/09 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg5-int09.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122224945/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg5-int09.html |archive-date=22 January 2023 |access-date=7 April 2009 |publisher=rsssf}}</ref> [[Elk Grove, California|Elk Grove]] in the U.S. state of California,<ref>{{cite web |title=Elk Grove United |url=http://www.elkgroveunited.org/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607082402/http://www.elkgroveunited.org/ |archive-date=7 June 2009 |access-date=21 January 2010}}</ref> and [[Cork (city)|Cork]] in Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton AFC&nbsp;– Togher, Cork |url=http://www.evertonafc.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815040548/http://evertonafc.com/ |archive-date=15 August 2010 |access-date=3 August 2010 |publisher=Everton AFC |location=Cork, Ireland}}</ref> There was also a team named [[Everton F.C. (Trinidad and Tobago)|Everton]] in Trinidad and Tobago. There was an Everton club in Auckland, New Zealand from 1907 to 1915 named because of the first FA Cup win.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Sportsman, Reg Boyne and Auckland's Everton |url=http://heritageetal.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-sportsman-reg-boyne-and-aucklands.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526165347/https://heritageetal.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-sportsman-reg-boyne-and-aucklands.html |archive-date=26 May 2022 |access-date=15 March 2022 |website=The Sportsman, Reg Boyne and Auckland's Everton}}</ref>

The club owned and operated a professional basketball team by the name of the [[Everton Tigers]], who competed in the top-tier [[British Basketball League]]. The team was launched in the summer of 2007 as part of the club's Community programme and played their home games at the [[Greenbank Sports Academy]] in Liverpool's [[Mossley Hill]] suburb. The team was an amalgam of the [[Toxteth]] Tigers community youth programme, which started in 1968. The team quickly became one of the most successful in the league by winning the BBL Cup in 2009 and the play-offs in 2010. However, Everton withdrew funding before the 2010–11 season and the team was re-launched as the Mersey Tigers.<ref>{{cite news |date=20 June 2007 |title=Everton Tigers to join BBL ranks |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/basketball/6222960.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112221907/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/basketball/6222960.stm |archive-date=12 January 2016 |access-date=27 June 2007 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref>

Everton's owners also own [[AS Roma]].

== In popular culture ==
=== Film and TV ===
[[Ken Loach]]'s 1969 television film ''The Golden Vision'' combined improvised drama with documentary footage to tell the story of a group of Everton fans for whom the main purpose of life—following the team—is interrupted by such inconveniences as work and weddings. Everton forward [[Alex Young (footballer, born 1937)|Alex Young]], whose nickname was also the title of the film, appeared as himself.<ref name="Golden Vision">{{cite web |last=Kelner |first=Martin |date=2 March 2009 |title=Loach and Boorman prove that footballers were once real people |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2009/mar/02/screen-break-kelner-football-golden-vision |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926163138/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2009/mar/02/screen-break-kelner-football-golden-vision |archive-date=26 September 2013 |access-date=30 August 2011 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>

[[Paul Greengrass]]'s 1997 television film ''[[The Fix (1997 film)|The Fix]]'' dramatised the true story of a match-fixing scandal in which the club's newest player [[Tony Kay]] (played by [[Jason Isaacs]]) is implicated in having helped to throw a match between his previous club [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] and [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]. The majority of the story is set during Everton's 1962–63 League Championship winning season, with manager [[Harry Catterick]] played by [[Colin Welland]].<ref>{{cite web |date=31 July 1999 |title=The Fix (TV Movie 1997) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126303/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209215101/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126303/ |archive-date=9 February 2017 |access-date=1 July 2018 |work=IMDb}}</ref>

In the 2015 ''[[Rocky (franchise)|Rocky]]'' film ''[[Creed (film)|Creed]]'', Goodison Park serves as the venue of the climactic fight scene. Footage of the stadium and crowd during a home game against [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] was used for the scene. Liverpool-born boxing champion [[Tony Bellew]], a lifelong Everton fan,<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 December 2017 |title=Liverpool v Everton: Tony Bellew on 'a day of torment and stress' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42249192 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024232100/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42249192 |archive-date=24 October 2018 |access-date=23 July 2018 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> plays Creed's opponent and wore the Everton badge on his training gear and shorts.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Prentice |first=David |date=15 September 2015 |title=Everton club crest gets Hollywood treatment in new Rocky movie |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-club-crest-gets-hollywood-10057827 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723152655/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-club-crest-gets-hollywood-10057827 |archive-date=23 July 2018 |access-date=23 July 2018 |work=liverpoolecho}}</ref>

=== Music ===
The club entered the UK singles chart on four occasions under different titles during the 1980s and 1990s, when many clubs each released a song to mark reaching the [[FA Cup Final]]. "The Boys in Blue", released in 1984, peaked at No. 82.<ref name="boys-in-blue">{{cite web |date=26 May 1984 |title= Everton Football Club Hits - The Boys in Blue|url= https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/everton-football-club-the-boys-in-blue/ |work= officialcharts.com |access-date= 17 December 2023}}</ref> The following year, the club scored their biggest hit when "Here We Go" peaked at No. 14.<ref name="here-we-go">{{cite web |title=Everton 1985 - Here We Go |url= https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/everton-1985-here-we-go/ |work= officialcharts.com |access-date= 11 May 2024}}</ref> 

In 1986, Everton released "Everybody's Cheering the Blues", which reached No. 83.<ref name="team-1986">{{cite web |date=17 May 1986 |title= Everton Football Team 1986 – Everybody's Cheering The Blues |url= https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/everton-football-team-1986-everybodys-cheering-the-blues/ |work= officialcharts.com |access-date= 23 September 2025}}</ref> "All Together Now", a reworking of a song by Liverpool band [[The Farm (British band)|The Farm]], was released for the [[1995 FA Cup final]] and reached No. 27.<ref name="Everton-FC-Hits">{{cite web |date=20 May 1995 |title=Everton FC Hits |url= https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/31554/everton-fc/ |work= officialcharts.com |access-date= 23 September 2025}}</ref> By the time the club reached the [[2009 FA Cup final]], the tradition had largely been abandoned by all clubs and no song was released.

In 2020, Everton FC released the single "Spirit of the Blues" which flunked, peaking at number 64 in the UK charts.<ref name="Everton-FC-Hits"/>

== Players ==


===First-team squad===
{{updated|1 September 2025|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.evertonfc.com/teams |title=Men |publisher=Everton F.C. |access-date=1 September 2025}}</ref>}}
{{Fs start}}
{{fs player|no=1|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Jordan Pickford]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|3rd captain]]}}
{{fs player|no=2|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[Nathan Patterson (footballer)|Nathan Patterson]]}}
{{fs player|no=5|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Michael Keane (footballer, born 1993)|Michael Keane]]}}
{{fs player|no=6|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[James Tarkowski]]|other=[[vice-captain (association football)|vice-captain]]}}
{{fs player|no=7|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Dwight McNeil]]}}
{{fs player|no=9|nat=GNB|pos=FW|name=[[Beto (footballer, born 1998)|Beto]]}}
{{fs player|no=10|nat=SEN|pos=FW|name=[[Iliman Ndiaye]]}}
{{fs player|no=11|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Thierno Barry (footballer, born 2002)|Thierno Barry]]}}
{{fs player|no=12|nat=IRL|pos=GK|name=[[Mark Travers]]}}
{{fs player|no=15|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=[[Jake O'Brien (footballer)|Jake O'Brien]]}}
{{fs player|no=16|nat=UKR|pos=DF|name=[[Vitaliy Mykolenko]]}}
{{fs player|no=18|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Jack Grealish]]|other=on loan from [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=20|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Tyler Dibling]]}}
{{fs player|no=22|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall]]}}
{{fs player|no=23|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=[[Séamus Coleman]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{fs player|no=24|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Charly Alcaraz]]}}
{{fs player|no=27|nat=SEN|pos=MF|name=[[Idrissa Gueye]]}}
{{fs player|no=31|nat=WAL|pos=GK|name=[[Tom King (footballer, born 1995)|Tom King]]}}
{{fs player|no=32|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Jarrad Branthwaite]]}}
{{fs player|no=34|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=[[Merlin Röhl]]|other=on loan from [[SC Freiburg]]}}
{{fs player|no=37|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[James Garner (footballer, born 2001)|James Garner]]}}
{{fs player|no=38|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Harry Tyrer (footballer, born 2001)|Harry Tyrer]]}}
{{fs player|no=39|nat=MAR|pos=DF|name=[[Adam Aznou]]}}
{{fs player|no=42|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Tim Iroegbunam]]}}
{{fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=45|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Harrison Armstrong (footballer)|Harrison Armstrong]]|other=at [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{Fs end}}

=== Reserves and Academy ===
{{Main|Everton F.C. Reserves and Academy}}

=== Former players ===
{{further|List of Everton F.C. players|List of Everton F.C. international players|Category:Everton F.C. players}}

=== Club captains ===
Since 1888, 48 players have held the position of club captain for Everton. The club's first captain was [[Nick Ross (footballer, born 1862)|Nick Ross]], who captained Everton during the [[1888-89 Football League|1888-89 season]]. The longest-serving captain is [[Peter Farrell (Irish footballer)|Peter Farrell]], who was club captain for 9 years – from 1948 to 1957. Despite his long tenure, Peter Farrell never won a trophy at Everton. [[Kevin Ratcliffe]], who captained Everton during their most successful period in history, is Everton's most decorated captain. He won 7 trophies as captain, including 2 First Division titles, 4 Charity Shields, and 1 Cup Winners' Cup. Everton's current captain is [[Séamus Coleman]]. He has been captain since [[Phil Jagielka]] left the club in 2019.<ref>[https://www.evertonfc.com/club/history/players-and-managers/club-captains Everton club captain history]</ref>
[[File:Séamus Coleman - Everton Football Club.png|thumb|[[Séamus Coleman]] is the current captain of Everton, serving since 2019|180px]]
{|
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{| class="wikitable alternance"
|-
! style="background-color:#0000FF; color:white; border:3px ##;" scope="col"|Name
! style="background-color:#0000FF; color:white; border:3px ##;" scope="col"|Period
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Nick Ross (footballer, born 1862)|Nick Ross]]
||1888–1889
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Andrew Hannah]]
||1889–1891
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Johnny Holt]]
||1891–1893
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Bob Howarth]]
||1893–1894
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Dickie Boyle]]
||1894–1896
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[William Stewart (footballer, born 1868)|Billy Stewart]]
||1896–1897
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Dickie Boyle]]
||1897–1898
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Jack Taylor (footballer, born 1872)|Jack Taylor]]
||1898–1900
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy Settle]]
||1900–1901
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Tom Booth]]
||1901–1904
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Billy Balmer]]
||1904–1905
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Jack Taylor (footballer, born 1872)|Jack Taylor]]
||1905–1908
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Jack Sharp]]
||1908–1910
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Makepeace]]
||1910–1911
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[John Maconnachie]]
||1911–1914
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy Galt]]
||1914–1915
|}
|
{| class="wikitable alternance"
|-
! style="background-color:#0000FF; color:white; border:3px ##;" scope="col"|Name
! style="background-color:#0000FF; color:white; border:3px ##;" scope="col"|Period
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Tom Fleetwood]]
||1919–1920
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Dickie Downs]]
||1920–1921
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Jock McDonald]]
||1921–1922
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Hunter Hart]]
||1922–1927
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Warney Cresswell]]
||1927–1929
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Hunter Hart]]
||1929–1930
|-
|{{Flagicon|WAL}} [[Ben Williams (footballer, born 1900)|Ben Williams]]
||1930–1931
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Dixie Dean]]
||1931–1937
|-
|{{Flagicon|IRE}} [[Billy Cook (footballer, born 1909)|Billy Cook]]
||1937–1938
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Jock Thomson]]
||1938–1939
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Norman Greenhalgh]]
||1946–1948
|-
|{{Flagicon|IRL}} [[Peter Farrell (Irish footballer)|Peter Farrell]]
||1948–1957
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Tommy Jones (footballer, born 1930)|T.E. Jones]]
||1957–1961
|-
|{{Flagicon|WAL}} [[Roy Vernon]]
||1961–1965
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Labone]]
||1965–1970
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Ball Jr.|Alan Ball]]
||1970–1971
|}
|
{| class="wikitable alternance"
|-
! style="background-color:#0000FF; color:white; border:3px ##;" scope="col"|Name
! style="background-color:#0000FF; color:white; border:3px ##;" scope="col"|Period
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Howard Kendall]]
||1972–1974
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Roger Kenyon]]
||1974–1976
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Mick Lyons (English footballer)|Mick Lyons]]
||1976–1982
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Billy Wright (footballer, born 1958)|Billy Wright]]
||1982–1983
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Higgins (footballer)|Mark Higgins]]
||1983–1984
|-
|{{Flagicon|WAL}} [[Kevin Ratcliffe]]
||1984–1992
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Watson]]
||1992–1997
|-
|{{Flagicon|WAL}} [[Gary Speed]]
||1997–1998
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Watson]]
||1998–2001
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Kevin Campbell (footballer)|Kevin Campbell]]
||2001–2002
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Duncan Ferguson]]
||2002–2004
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Stubbs]]
||2004–2005
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[David Weir (Scottish footballer)|David Weir]]
||2005–2007
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Neville]]
||2007–2013
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Jagielka]]
||2013–2019
|-
|{{Flagicon|IRL}} [[Séamus Coleman]]
||2019–
|}
|}

=== Player of the Season ===
{{Further|Everton F.C. Player of the Season}}

=== Hall of Famers ===
{{Further|Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame}}

== Club officials ==
{{updated|<small>12 May 2025</small>}}

===Executive===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background-color:#0000FF; color:white;" scope="col" |Position
! style="background-color:#0000FF; color:white;" scope="col" |Name
|-
|Chairman
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Friedkin]]
|-
|Executive Chairman
|{{flagicon|USA}} Marc Watts
|-
|Chief Executive Officer
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Angus Kinnear
|-
| rowspan="3" |Club ambassadors
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Graham Stuart (footballer)|Graham Stuart]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=O’Keeffe |first=Greg |date=2014-11-18 |title=Everton FC: Bill Kenwright unveils trio of Goodison greats as club ambassadors |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-fc-bill-kenwright-unveils-8125727 |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Liverpool Echo}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Graeme Sharp]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dimond |first=Alex |title=Everton Legends Sharp, Snodin and Stuart on the Club's Unique Qualities |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2349282-everton-legends-sharp-snodin-and-stuart-on-the-clubs-unique-qualities |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian Snodin]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Community |first=Everton in the |date=2021-07-16 |title=Everton in the Community - Club Ambassador Helps 'Tackle The Blues' With Mental Health Programme |url=https://www.evertoninthecommunity.org/news/2021/july/Club-Ambassador-Helps-Tackle-The-Blues-With-Mental-Health-Programme/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Everton in the Community}}</ref>
|}

=== Coaching staff ===
[[File:David Moyes.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|David Moyes managed Everton from 2002 to 2013 and returned for a second tenure in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 January 2025|title= Moyes Returns To Everton |url= https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2025/january/11/moyes-returns-to-everton/ |website=Everton F.C. |language=en-gb}}</ref>]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background-color:#0000FF; color:white;" scope="col" |Position
! style="background-color:#0000FF; color:white;" scope="col" |Name
|-
|Manager
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[David Moyes]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |Assistant Manager
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alan Irvine (footballer, born 1958)|Alan Irvine]]
|-
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Billy McKinlay]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leighton Baines]]
|-
|Goalkeeper Coach
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Lucas (footballer)|David Lucas]]
|-
|Set Piece Coach
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Charlie Adam]]
|-
|Physical Performance Coach
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Dowling
|-
|Physical Performance Coach
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Sean Miller
|-
|Head of Academy Coaching
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Carl Darlington]]
|-
|Under-21s Head Coach
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Tait (footballer, born 1974)|Paul Tait]]
|}

=== Notable managers ===
{{further|List of Everton F.C. managers}}
The club's current manager is [[David Moyes]] who returned for his second spell at the club taking over from [[Sean Dyche]] in January 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-09 |title=Everton sack manager Sean Dyche |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c0479zvq1gzo |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-gb}}</ref> There have also been four caretaker managers, and before 1939 the team was selected by either the club secretary or by committee. The club's longest-serving manager has been [[Harry Catterick]], who was in charge of the team from 1961 to 1973 for 594 first team matches.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/content/history/players-and-managers/managers|title=History: Managers|website=www.evertonfc.com|publisher=Everton FC|access-date=29 September 2015|ref=Managers|archive-date=5 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905065548/http://www.evertonfc.com/content/history/players-and-managers/managers|url-status=live}}</ref> The Everton manager to win the most domestic and international trophies is [[Howard Kendall]], who won two [[Football League First Division|First Division]] championships, the [[1984 FA Cup Final|1984 FA Cup]], the [[1985 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final|1985 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]], and three [[FA Community Shield|FA Charity Shields]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toffeeweb.com/club/managers/Kendall.php|title=EVERTON MANAGERS: Howard Kendall}}</ref>

== Records and statistics ==
{{further|List of Everton F.C. records and statistics}}
[[File:Neville Southall.jpg|thumb|Goalkeeper [[Neville Southall]] made a record 751 first-team appearances for Everton between 1981 and 1997]]
[[Neville Southall]] holds the record for the most Everton appearances with 751 first-team matches between 1981 and 1997. The late centre half and former captain [[Brian Labone]] comes in second with 534 matches. The longest serving player is goalkeeper [[Ted Sagar]], who played for 23 years between 1929 and 1953. This tenure covered both sides of the [[Second World War]] and included a total of 495 appearances. Southall also previously held the record for the most league clean sheets during a season with 15. However, this record was beaten during the [[2008–09 Premier League|2008–09 season]] by American goalkeeper [[Tim Howard]], who ended the season with 17 clean sheets.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/howard-ends-long-search-for-real-no-1-1682619.html |title=Howard ends long search for real No 1 |first=Jon |last=Culley |publisher=Independent News and Media Limited |work=The Independent |date=11 May 2009 |access-date=13 May 2009 |location=London |archive-date=3 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203045515/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/howard-ends-long-search-for-real-no-1-1682619.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 football records|English national record]] of most goals in a season with 60.<ref name=records>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/team_records.sd?teamid=942|title=Everton F.C. records|access-date=16 November 2007|publisher=Soccerbase|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221111720/http://www.soccerbase.com/team_records.sd?teamid=942|archive-date=21 December 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>[[File:Everton seasons 1955-2011.png|thumb|Finishing positions in the top flight between 1955 and 2011|left]]

The record attendance for an Everton home match is 78,299 against Liverpool on 18 September 1948. Remarkably, there was only one injury at this game, which occurred when Tom Fleetwood was hit on the head by a coin thrown from the crowd whilst he marched around the perimeter and played the [[cornet]] with St Edward's Orphanage Band. Goodison Park, like all major English football grounds since the recommendations of the [[Taylor Report]] were implemented, is now an all-seater and only holds just under 40,000, meaning it is unlikely that this attendance record will ever be broken at Goodison.<ref name="records" /> Everton's record transfer paid was to Swansea City for the [[Iceland]]ic midfielder [[Gylfi Sigurðsson]] for a sum of £45m in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40848343|title=Gylfi Sigurdsson: Everton sign Swansea midfielder for £45m|date=16 August 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=25 October 2017|archive-date=5 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905180539/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40848343|url-status=live}}</ref> The sale of [[Romelu Lukaku]] to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] the same year was for an initial sum of £75m, the largest sum Everton has received for a player and then the largest transfer between two English clubs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Romelu Lukaku: Man Utd sign Everton striker for initial £75m on five-year deal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40550934 |access-date=7 October 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=10 July 2017}}</ref>

Everton hold the record for the most seasons in England's top tier (Division One/Premier League), with 122 seasons out of 126, as of completion of the 2024–25 season (the club played in Division 2 in 1930–31 and from 1951 to 1954). They are one of six teams to have played in every season of the Premier League since its inception in August 1992&nbsp;– the others being [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], Manchester United, and [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]. Everton against Aston Villa is the most played fixture in England's top flight. As of the 2024–25 season, the two founding members of the Football League have played a record 214 league games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.evertonresults.com/avillasumm.htm|title=Everton Results|website=Evertonresults.com|access-date=7 January 2023|archive-date=22 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322002301/http://www.evertonresults.com/avillasumm.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Honours ==
{{Main|List of Everton F.C. records and statistics#Honours}}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!style="width:1%"| Type
!style="width:5%"| Competition
!style="width:1%"| Titles
!style="width:21%"| Seasons
|-
| rowspan="4" |'''Domestic'''
! scope=row|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]<ref name="premier_league" group="nb">Upon its formation in 1992, the [[Premier League]] became the top tier of [[Football in England|English football]]; the [[English Football League|Football League]] [[Football League First Division|First]] and [[Football League Second Division|Second Divisions]] then became the second and third tiers, respectively. From 2004, the First Division became the [[EFL Championship|Championship]] and the Second Division became [[EFL League One|League One]].</ref>
|align="center"|9
|align="left"|[[1890–91 Football League|1890–91]], [[1914–15 Football League|1914–15]], [[1927–28 Football League|1927–28]], [[1931–32 Football League|1931–32]], [[1938–39 Football League|1938–39]], [[1962–63 Football League|1962–63]], [[1969–70 Football League|1969–70]], [[1984–85 Football League|1984–85]], [[1986–87 Football League|1986–87]]<ref name="Honours">{{cite web |title=Honours |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/honours |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130025439/http://www.evertonfc.com/honours |archive-date=30 January 2017 |access-date=7 September 2015 |website=Everton FC.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]<ref name="premier_league" group="nb" />
|align="center"|1
|align="left"|[[1930–31 Football League|1930–31]]<ref name="Honours" />
|-
! scope=row|[[FA Cup]]
|align="center"|5
|align="left"|[[1905–06 FA Cup|1905–06]], [[1932–33 FA Cup|1932–33]], [[1965–66 FA Cup|1965–66]], [[1983–84 FA Cup|1983–84]], [[1994–95 FA Cup|1994–95]]<ref name="Honours" />
|-
! scope=row|[[FA Charity Shield]]<ref name="shield" group="nb">In 2002 the Charity Shield was renamed to Community Shield</ref>
|align="center"|9
|align="left"|[[1928 FA Charity Shield|1928]], [[1932 FA Charity Shield|1932]], [[1963 FA Charity Shield|1963]], [[1970 FA Charity Shield|1970]], [[1984 FA Charity Shield|1984]], [[1985 FA Charity Shield|1985]], [[1986 FA Charity Shield|1986]] ''(shared)'', [[1987 FA Charity Shield|1987]], [[1995 FA Charity Shield|1995]]<ref name="Honours" />
|-
|rowspan="1" |'''Continental'''
! scope=row|[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]
|align="center"|1
|align="left"|[[1984–85 European Cup Winners' Cup|1984–85]]<ref name="Honours" />
|}

== See also ==
{{portal bar|Association football|English football}}
* [[List of Everton F.C. managers]]
* [[List of Everton F.C. players]]
* [[List of Everton F.C. international players]]
* [[List of Everton F.C. records and statistics]]
* [[List of Everton F.C. seasons]]
* [[Everton F.C. in European football]]
* [[Everton W.F.C.]]

== Notes ==
{{reflist|group=nb}}

== References ==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

== Bibliography ==
*{{cite book
| last1=Ball |first1=D.
| last2=Buckland |first2=G.
| title=Everton: The Ultimate Book of Stats & Facts
| isbn=1-872568-79-3
| publisher=The Bluecoat Press
| year=2001}}
*{{cite book
| last=Corbett
| first=James
| title=Everton: School of Science
| isbn=0-330-42006-2
| publisher=Pan
| year=2004
| url-access=registration
| url=https://archive.org/details/evertonschoolofs0000corb
}}
*{{cite book
| last=Tallentire |first=Becky
| title=The Little Book of Everton
| isbn=1-84442-652-1
| publisher=Carlton Books Ltd
| year=2004}}

== External links ==
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* {{Official website}}

=== Independent websites ===
* {{BBC football info|everton}}
* [https://www.skysports.com/everton Everton] at Sky Sports
* [https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/7/Everton/overview Everton FC] at Premier League
* [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/52281--everton/ Everton FC] at [[UEFA]]

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