Everton F.C. or the popularly known Toffees continue to rule the heart of the Liverpool people and several other football fans all over the world as they face Reading in the next Premier league match on 9th February, 2008.
Everton F.C. is a well-known English football club which is located in the city of Liverpool, England. It is one of the top Premier League football teams and has won more tournaments than any other English football team. The Everton F.C. has won the Premier League Championship nine times, the UEFA Winner’s Cup once and the FA Cup five times. The current manager of the club is David Moyes and the home ground of the team is Goodison Park, Liverpool.
History of Everton F.C
The Everton Football club has a long and extremely successful history which dates back to the year 1878 when it was formed. The team was initially a local football team of the St. Domingo School which played its first football match at Stanley Park. Soon, the St. Domingo’s team started gaining popularity among the local people and the club changed its name to Everton Football club in the year 1879. The Everton F.C. played its first match at Stanley Park against St. Peter’s on 20th December, 1879. The club became a founder member of the Football League and also secured a position in the FA Cup after an extremely dramatic victory over arch rival, Bolton Club. They won their first FA Cup in 1905-06.
The year 1925 was significant in the history of Everton F.C. since they signed Dixie Dean who scored the highest number of goals in league matches in one single season. Thereafter began the successful journey of Everton F.C. and they continuously won some significant matches with the help of Dixie Dean and others and in 1933 they won the FA Cup again. The club faced some bad years during the Second World War and thereafter, however, it again gained back its position after Harry Catterick was appointed as the secretary of the club in April 1961. They won many matches and gave a remarkable performance at all the international football matches.
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The 1984-85 seasons was extremely remarkable since Everton F.C. defeated all its rival clubs and also secured the FA Cup. The club continued with its success story coupled with a few defeats as well, and in 2006, the club signed the Crystal Palace offer and England striker, Andrew Johnson. Everton F.C. finished in the sixth position at the Premier League in the 2006-07 seasons and also attained UEFA Cup qualification.
Notable Players of Everton Football Club
Some of the most notable players of Everton Football Club of all times include:
- Dixie Dean
- Ted Sagar
- Tommy Lawton
- Brian Labone
- Andy Gray
- Graeme Sharp
- Duncan Ferguson
- Bob Latchford
- Alan Ball
- Joe Mercer
- Alex Young
Apart from these, there are many other well-known players of Everton F.C. and the club has even prepared a special list of the Everton Legends which includes the names of the greatest players of the club.
Titles Won by Everton F.C
The Everton F.C. has won the Division 1 Championships in the year 1890-91, 1914-15, 1927-28, 1931-32, 1938-39, 1962-63, 1969-70, 1984-85, 1986-87 and Division 2 Championships in 1930-31. The team has won the FA Cup in 1906, 1933, 1966, 1984, 1995 and has been the runners up in 1893, 1897, 1907, 1968, 1985, 1986 and 1989. Everton has won the European Cup in 1984-85 and FA Youth Cup in 1965, 1984 and 1998.
The Everton F.C. enjoys a huge fan following owing to its success story.
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