List of Everton F.C. records and statistics
This is a list of records for Everton F.C..
Player records
Appearances
- Youngest Player : Jose Baxter, 16 yrs and 191 days
- Youngest Player in Europe: Jake Bidwell, 16 yrs and 271 days
- Oldest Player: Ted Sagar, 42 yrs and 281 days
- Most Appearances : Neville Southall, 750
- Most League Appearances: Neville Southall, 578
- Most FA Cup Appearances: Neville Southall, 70
- Most League Cup Appearances: Neville Southall, 65
- Most European Appearances: Tim Howard, 28
- Most Substitute Appearances: Victor Anichebe, 95
All competitions appearances
# | Name | Apps | Years |
1 | Neville Southall | 750 | |
2 | Brian Labone | 534 | 1957–1971 |
3 | Dave Watson | 528 | 1986–2001 |
4 | Ted Sagar | 500 | 1929–1953 |
5 | Kevin Ratcliffe | 494 | 1980–1992 |
6 | Mick Lyons | 472 | 1969–1982 |
7 | Jack Taylor | 456 | 1896–1909 |
8 | Peter Farrell | 453 | 1946–1957 |
9 | Graeme Sharp | 447 | 1980–1991 |
11 | Leon Osman | 433 | 2000–2016 |
10 | Dixie Dean | 433 | 1925–1938 |
12 | Tommy Eglington | 428 | 1946–1957 |
13 | Leighton Baines | 417 | 2007– |
14 | Tim Howard | 414 | 2006–2016 |
15 | Tommy E. Jones | 411 | 1948–1961 |
16 | Wally Fielding | 410 | 1945–1959 |
17 | Gordon West | 402 | 1962–1975 |
18 | John Hurst | 402 | 1964–1976 |
19 | Colin Harvey | 388 | 1962–1974 |
20 | Phil Jagielka | 385 | 2007–2019 |
All League appearances
As of 1 March 2020# | Name | Apps | Years |
1 | Neville Southall | 578 | |
2 | Ted Sagar | 463 | 1929–1953 |
3 | Brian Labone | 451 | 1958–1971 |
4 | Dave Watson | 423 | 1986–2001 |
5 | Peter Farrell | 421 | 1946–1957 |
6 | Jack Taylor | 400 | 1896–1910 |
7 | Dixie Dean | 399 | 1925–1937 |
8 | Tommy Eglington | 394 | 1946–1957 |
9 | Mick Lyons | 389 | 1971–1982 |
10 | Tommy E. Jones | 383 | 1950–1961 |
11 | Wally Fielding | 380 | 1945–1959 |
12 | Kevin Ratcliffe | 359 | 1980–1992 |
13 | Tim Howard | 354 | 2006–2016 |
14 | Leon Osman | 352 | 2002–2016 |
15 | John Hurst | 347 | 1964–1976 |
16 | Leighton Baines | 345 | 2007– |
17 | Gordon West | 335 | 1962–1973 |
18 | Graeme Sharp | 322 | 1980–1991 |
19 | Colin Harvey | 320 | 1963–1974 |
20 | Phil Jagielka | 319 | 2007–2019 |
FA Cup appearances
''As of 22 August 2006# | Name | Apps | Years |
1 | Neville Southall | 70 | |
2 | Kevin Ratcliffe | 57 | 1980–1992 |
3 | Jack Taylor | 56 | 1896–1909 |
4 | Graeme Sharp | 54 | 1980–1991 |
5 | Harry Makepeace | 52 | 1902–1914 |
6 | Dave Watson | 48 | 1986–2001 |
7 | Brian Labone | 46 | 1957–1971 |
8 | Jack Sharp | 42 | 1900–1909 |
9 | Gordon West | 40 | 1962–1975 |
10 | Alex Young | 39 | 1901–1910 |
League Cup appearances
''As of 22 August 2006# | Name | Apps | Years |
1 | Neville Southall | 65 | |
2 | Graeme Sharp | 48 | 1980–1991 |
3 | Kevin Ratcliffe | 47 | 1980–1992 |
4 | Dave Watson | 39 | 1986–2001 |
5 | Mick Lyons | 37 | 1969–1982 |
6 | Adrian Heath | 35 | 1982–1988 |
7 | Kevin Sheedy | 32 | 1982–1992 |
8 | Gary Stevens | 30 | 1982–1988 |
8 | Andy King | 30 | 1976–1980 1982–1984 |
10 | Bob Latchford | 28 | 1973–1980 |
European appearances
As of 28 September 2017# | Name | Apps | Years |
1 | Tim Howard | 28 | |
2 | Leon Osman | 25 | 2000–2016 |
2 | Leighton Baines | 25 | 2007– |
4 | Tony Hibbert | 24 | 2000–2016 |
5 | Phil Jagielka | 23 | 2007–2019 |
6 | Brian Labone | 19 | 1957–1971 |
6 | Tim Cahill | 19 | 2004–2012 |
6 | Colin Harvey | 19 | 1962–1974 |
6 | Joseph Yobo | 19 | 2002–2012 |
10 | Johnny Morrissey | 18 | 1962–1972 |
10 | Phil Neville | 18 | 2005–2013 |
10 | Yakubu | 18 | 2007–2011 |
Goalscorers
- Most goals in a season – 60, Dixie Dean,
- Most goals in a single match – 6, Jack Southworth
- Most goals in the League – 349, Dixie Dean
- Most goals in the FA Cup - 28, Dixie Dean
- Most goals in the League Cup – 19, Bob Latchford
- Most goals in European competition – 8, Romelu Lukaku
- Youngest goalscorer – James Vaughan, 16 yrs and 271 days
- Oldest goalscorer – Wally Fielding, 38 yrs and 305 days
Top scorers (all competitions)
# | Name | Years | Goals | Apps | Avg. |
1 | Dixie Dean | 383 | 433 | 0.88 | |
2 | Graeme Sharp | 1980–1991 | 159 | 426 | 0.37 |
3 | Bob Latchford | 1974–1981 | 138 | 286 | 0.48 |
4 | Alex Young | 1901–1911 | 125 | 314 | 0.40 |
5 | Joe Royle | 1966–1974 | 119 | 273 | 0.44 |
6 | Roy Vernon | 1960–1965 | 111 | 203 | 0.55 |
6 | Dave Hickson | 1948–1955 1957–1959 | 111 | 243 | 0.46 |
8 | Edgar Chadwick | 1888–1899 | 110 | 300 | 0.37 |
9 | Tony Cottee | 1988–1994 | 99 | 206 | 0.48 |
10 | Jimmy Settle | 1899–1908 | 97 | 269 | 0.36 |
10 | Kevin Sheedy | 1982–1992 | 97 | 357 | 0.27 |
League top scorers
As of 10 January 2018# | Name | Years | Goals | Apps | Avg. |
1 | Dixie Dean | 349 | 399 | 0.88 | |
2 | Graeme Sharp | 1980–1991 | 111 | 306 | 0.36 |
3 | Alex Young | 1901–1911 | 110 | 275 | 0.40 |
4 | Bob Latchford | 1974–1981 | 106 | 235 | 0.45 |
5 | Joe Royle | 1966–1974 | 102 | 229 | 0.45 |
6 | Roy Vernon | 1960–1965 | 101 | 176 | 0.57 |
7 | Edgar Chadwick | 1888–1899 | 97 | 270 | 0.36 |
8 | Dave Hickson | 1948–1955, 1957-1959 | 95 | 225 | 0.42 |
9 | Alf Milward | 1888–1897 | 85 | 201 | 0.43 |
10 | Jimmy Settle | 1899–1908 | 84 | 237 | 0.35 |
FA Cup top scorers
As of 10 January 2018# | Name | Years | Goals | Apps | Avg. |
1 | Dixie Dean | 28 | 32 | 0.87 | |
2 | Graeme Sharp | 1980–1991 | 20 | 54 | 0.37 |
3 | Dave Hickson | 1948–1955 1957–1959 | 16 | 18 | 0.88 |
4 | Kevin Sheedy | 1982–1992 | 15 | 38 | 0.39 |
4 | Alex Young | 1901–1911 | 15 | 39 | 0.38 |
6 | Jack Taylor | 1896–1910 | 14 | 56 | 0.25 |
7 | Jimmy Settle | 1899–1908 | 13 | 32 | 0.40 |
7 | Edgar Chadwick | 1888–1899 | 13 | 30 | 0.40 |
9 | Jack Sharp | 1899–1910 | 12 | 42 | 0.28 |
10 | Tommy Browell | 1911–1913 | 11 | 10 | 1.1 |
League Cup top scorers
As of 22 August 2006Name | Goals | Apps | Avg. | |
1 | Bob Latchford | 19 | 28 | 0.67 |
2 | Graeme Sharp | 15 | 46 | 0.32 |
3 | Tony Cottee | 11 | 18 | 0.88 |
3 | Adrian Heath | 11 | 35 | 0.31 |
3 | Andy King | 11 | 30 | 0.36 |
6 | Kevin Sheedy | 9 | 32 | 0.38 |
7 | Martin Dobson | 8 | 22 | 0.36 |
8 | Frank Wignall | 7 | 3 | 2.33 |
8 | Paul Wilkinson | 7 | 4 | 1.75 |
8 | Paul Rideout | 7 | 13 | 0.53 |
8 | Dave Watson | 7 | 39 | 0.17 |
European top scorers
As of 29 December 2017# | Name | Goals | Apps | Avg. |
1 | Romelu Lukaku | 8 | 9 | 0.89 |
2 | Fred Pickering | 6 | 9 | 0.67 |
3 | Andy Gray | 5 | 3 | 1.66 |
4 | Andy King | 4 | 5 | 0.80 |
4 | Joe Royle | 4 | 6 | 0.67 |
4 | Andy Johnson | 4 | 7 | 0.57 |
4 | Graeme Sharp | 4 | 8 | 0.50 |
4 | Alan Ball | 4 | 10 | 0.40 |
4 | Victor Anichebe | 4 | 11 | 0.36 |
4 | Mikel Arteta | 4 | 14 | 0.29 |
4 | Yakubu | 4 | 17 | 0.24 |
4 | Tim Cahill | 4 | 19 | 0.21 |
4 | Phil Jagielka | 4 | 23 | 0.17 |
Clean sheets
As of January 2017# | Name | Apps | Clean Sheets |
1 | Neville Southall | 751 | 269 |
2 | Gordon West | 402 | 155 |
3 | Tim Howard | 414 | 133 |
4 | Ted Sagar | 497 | 120 |
5 | Billy Scott | 289 | 94 |
6 | Tom Fern | 231 | 67 |
7 | Jimmy O'Neill | 213 | 49 |
8 | George Wood | 126 | 48 |
9 | Albert Dunlop | 231 | 47 |
10 | Dave Lawson | 152 | 45 |
Transfer records
Highest transfer fees paid
Highest transfer fees received
Awards
Managerial Awards
LMA Manager of the Year2002–03: David Moyes
2004–05: David Moyes
2008–09: David Moyes
Premier League Manager of the Month Award
January 1998: Howard Kendall
September 1999: Walter Smith
November 2003: David Moyes
September 2004: David Moyes
January 2006: David Moyes
February 2008: David Moyes
February 2009: David Moyes
January 2010: David Moyes
March 2010: David Moyes
October 2010: David Moyes
September 2012: David Moyes
March 2013: David Moyes
Player Awards
European Footballer of the Year1986: Gary Lineker
African Footballer of the Year
1994: Daniel Amokachi
1995: Daniel Amokachi
Oceania Footballer of the Year
2004: Tim Cahill
Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year
1985: Neville Southall
1986: Gary Lineker
PFA Players' Player of the Year
1985: Peter Reid
1986: Gary Lineker
PFA Merit Award
1977: Jack Taylor
1982: Joe Mercer
1986: Alan Ball
1986: Ray Wilson
1994: Billy Bingham
1997: Peter Beardsley
Premier League Player of the Month Award
February 1995: Duncan Ferguson
April 1996: Andrei Kanchelskis
April 1999: Kevin Campbell
September 2006: Andy Johnson
February 2009: Phil Jagielka
April 2012: Nikica Jelavić
November 2012: Marouane Fellaini
March 2017: Romelu Lukaku
BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year Award
1995: Neville Southall
BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award
2003: Wayne Rooney
U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year
2008: Tim Howard
2014: Tim Howard
Icelandic Footballer of the Year
2017: Gylfi Sigurðsson
2018: Gylfi Sigurðsson
2019: Gylfi Sigurðsson
Club records
Wins
- Most League wins in a season – 29 in 42 matches, First Division, 1969–70
- Fewest League wins in a season – 9 in 22 matches, First Division, 1912–13 and 9 in 42 matches, 1979–80
Defeats
- Most League defeats in a season – 22 in 42 matches, FA Premier League, 1993–94
- Fewest League defeats in a season – 1 in 22 matches, First Division, 1890–91
Goals
- Most League goals scored in a season – 121 in 42 matches, Second Division, 1930–31
- Fewest League goals scored in a season – 34 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2005–06
- Most League goals conceded in a season – 92 in 42 matches, First Division, 1929–30
- Fewest League goals conceded in a season – 27 in 40 matches, First Division, 1987–88
Points
- Most points in a League season – 66 in 42 matches, First Division, 1969–70
- Most points in a League season – 90 in 42 matches, First Division, 1984–85
- Fewest points in a League season – 20 in 22 matches, First Division, 1888–89
- Fewest points in a League season – 39 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2003–04
Matches
Firsts
- First FA Cup match – v. Bolton, First Qualifying Round, 12 November 1887
- First League match – v. Accrington, First Division, 8 September 1888
- First match at Goodison – v. Bolton, First Division,
- First European match – v. Dunfermline F.C., Fairs Cup, 25 September 1962
- First League Cup match – v. Accrington Stanley,
Record wins
- Record League Victory: 9–1 v Manchester City, 3 September 1906; v Plymouth Argyle, 27 December 1930
- Record FA Cup Victory: 11–2 v Derby County, FA Cup, 5th Round, 18 January 1890
- Record League Cup Victory: 8–0 v Wimbledon, League Cup, 2nd Round, 29 August 1978
- Record Aggregate League Cup Victory: 11–0 v Wrexham, League Cup, 2nd Round, 1990
- Record European Victory: 6–1 v SK Brann, UEFA CUP, Round of 32, 21 February 2008
- Record Aggregate European Victory: 10–0 v Finn Harps, UEFA CUP, 1st Round, 1978
- Record Friendly Victory: 0-22 v ATV Irdning, 14 July 2018
Record away wins
- Record League Victory: 7–0 v Charlton Athletic, 7 February 1931
- Record FA Cup Victory: 6–0 v Crystal Palace, 4 January 1931
- Record Top Flight Victory: 6–1 v Derby County, 5 November 1892
- Record League Cup Victory: 5–0 v Wrexham, League Cup, 2nd Round 1st Leg, 25 September 1990
- Record European Victory: 5-0 v Finn Harps, UEFA Cup, 1st Round 1st Leg, 12 September 1978
Record defeats
- Record League Defeat: 0–7 v Sunderland, Football League Div 1, 26 December 1934; v Wolves, Football League Div 1, 22 February 1939; v Arsenal, Premier League, 11 May 2005
- Record FA Cup Defeat: 0–6 v Crystal Palace, FA Cup, 1st Round, 7 January 1922
Attendances
- Highest League Attendance 78,299 v Liverpool, 18 September 1948
- Highest FA Cup Attendance 77,902 v Manchester United, FA Cup, 5th Round, 14 February 1953
- Highest League Cup Attendance 54,032 v Bolton, League Cup, Semi Final, 1st Leg, 18 January 1977
- Highest European Attendance 62,408 v Internazionale Milano, European Cup, 1st Round, 1st Leg, 18 September 1963
- Lowest League Attendance 7,802 v Sheffield Wednesday, 1 May 1934
- Lowest FA Cup Attendance 15,293 v Wimbledon, FA Cup, 3rd Round Replay, 12 January 1993
- Lowest League Cup Attendance 7,415 v Wrexham, League Cup, 2nd Round, 2nd Leg, 9 October 1990
National records
- Goodison Park was the world's first purpose made and designed dedicated football ground.
- Goodison Park is the only club ground to have hosted a world cup semi-final.
- Goodison Park was the venue for England v Republic of Ireland 21 September 1949. England lost 2–0 & this was their first home defeat to a non-UK country. Everton's Peter Farrell scored.
- Everton were the first English club to appear in European competitions five seasons running.
- Everton have played in more top flight seasons than any other club.
- They have scored and conceded more goals in the top division than any other club.
- Everton have both drawn and lost more top flight matches than any other side.
- They hold the unusual distinction of being reigning League champions for the longest time. They won the championship in 1915 and thus remained reigning champions until the 1919–20 season due to the World War I league cancellation. They were also champions in 1939, and again remained reigning champions until the league resumed in 1946–47 after World War II.
- First club to be presented with the League Championship trophy and medals.
- First club to have the youngest Premiership goalscorer in two consecutive seasons with two different players
- First club to play 4000 top-flight games
- First club to amass 5000 League points
- First club to win the League Championship on two different grounds.
- First club to stage an FA Cup final
- First English club to install dugouts
- First English club to be invited to train at the Italian training HQ at Coverciano.
- First club to win the FA Cup Final after being 2–0 down.
- First club to appear in 4 consecutive Charity Shields at Wembley 1984-7.
- Jack Southworth's six goals v West Bromwich Albion, 30 December 1893, was the first such instance in Football League history.
- Most disciplinary points received in the Premier League : 1252
Continental records
- Goodison Park, built in 1892, was the world's first complete purpose-built football ground.
- Everton were the first club to install undersoil heating in their stadium.
- First club to win a penalty shoot-out in the European Cup – 1970 v Borussia Mönchengladbach
- First club to issue a regular match programme for home fixtures.
- First club to have a four-sided stadium with two tier stands
- First club to have a stadium with a three-tier stand