Everton F.C.
Everton F.C.
Full name
Everton Football Club
Nickname(s)
The Toffees, The Blues,
The People’s Club,
The School of Science
Founded
1878 as St. Domingo F.C.
Ground
Goodison Park
Liverpool
England
(Capacity: 40,158)
Chairman
Bill Kenwright
Manager
David Moyes
League
Premier League
2007–08
Premier League, 5th
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
Current season
Everton Football Club are an English pro-
fessional football club from the city of Liver-
pool. Having competed in the top division for
a record 107 seasons, they have played more
top-flight league games than any other Eng-
lish team and have won the League Champi-
onship nine times—the fourth highest of any
team.[1] The club competes in the Premier
League, being ever-present since the league
was founded in 1992.
Formed in 1878, Everton were founder
members of The Football League in 1888 and
won their first league championship three
years later. Following five league titles and
two FA Cups, Everton experienced a lull in
the post-war period until a revival in the
1960s, winning two league championships
and an FA Cup. The mid-1980s represented
their most recent period of success, with two
league victories, an FA Cup, and the 1985
European Cup Winners’ Cup—their first con-
tinental trophy. The club’s most recent major
trophy was the 1995 FA Cup.
The club have a large fanbase and regu-
larly attracts high attendances, averaging
over 36,000, 90% of stadium capacity.[2]
Everton have a notable rivalry with neigh-
bours Liverpool F.C. and matches between
the two sides are known as the Merseyside
Derby. Liverpool F.C. were formed in 1892
by a breakaway group consisting of Everton’s
former president and several players. The
dispute also resulted in Everton leaving An-
field, their original home ground. They have
been based at their current home ground,
Goodison Park, since 1892. Plans to move to
a new 55,000 seater stadium in Kirkby on the
Liverpool city border have been delayed due
to a public inquiry.
The club’s home colours have traditionally
been blue