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List of Everton F.C. seasons

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The following lists Everton's League performances, top goalscorers and average attendances from 1888, when the Football League was formed, to the end of the most recent completed season. For a more detailed history see History of Everton F.C.

The 98 full seasons in the 20th century were reduced to 87 deducting the war years. Everton competed in 83 top flight seasons in the 20th century, the highest of any club. Everton averaged a top flight position of 8.15. Everton were founder members of the Football League in 1888 and were champions of it for the first time in 1891. By the time World War II broke out in 1939, they had been league champions five times and had fielded some of the biggest names in English football, including goalkeeper Ted Sagar and forwards Dixie Dean and Tommy Lawton. In Everton's title-winning season of 1927–28, Dean scored a record 60 league goals in a single season – still an English record.

Everton originally played at Anfield until a dispute with their landlord in 1892 saw the club exit the ground, which was re-occupied by the newly formed Liverpool, who gradually became Everton's fierce local rivals. Everton, meanwhile, settled into nearby Goodison Park, where they have played ever since, in spite of a series of plans since the late 1990s to relocate the club to a new stadium.

Everton hold the record of playing most seasons in the top flight of English football, only playing four seasons outside the first tier since the creation of the Football League in 1888. The club have played at the top level continuously since 1954; only Arsenal have a longer unbroken run at this level.

After World War II, Everton's first major success came in 1963, winning the league title under the management of Harry Catterick, who added another league title to Everton's honours list in 1970 as well as the FA Cup in 1966.

Another golden era at Everton prevailed after the appointment of Howard Kendall as manager in 1981. Everton won the FA Cup in 1984 and were league champions in 1985, when they also won their first European trophy in the shape of the European Cup Winners' Cup. Another league title followed in 1987.

Everton's only major trophy since 1987 came in 1995 when they won the FA Cup under the management of Joe Royle, who, like Kendall, had been with the club during his playing career. Since the formation of the FA Premier League in 1992, their highest league finish was fourth place in 2005; on three occasions (1998, 2004, 2023), they have finished 17th, one place above the relegation zone.

The appointment of David Moyes as manager in 2002 brought something of a turning point in Everton's recent history, as the Scot re-established the club as a regular feature in the top few places of the English league, although he failed to add any silverware, the club being finalists in the 2009 FA Cup Final. Moyes departed in 2013 after 11 years as Everton manager to take charge of Manchester United, being succeeded by Roberto Martinez, who had a promising first season but was sacked after three seasons to be replaced by Ronald Koeman. Koeman was dismissed in October 2017, with the club lying in 18th position in the initial stage of the 2017–18 season. Koeman was replaced by Sam Allardyce with the team eventually finishing 8th in the Premier League. Allardyce had his 18-month contract terminated at the end of the season.

On 31 May 2018, Everton appointed Marco Silva, as their new manager. Silva had originally been approached to become the club's manager in October 2017, following the dismissal of Ronald Koeman. However, at that stage he was still manager of Watford and subsequently any proposed deal at that time fell through. Silva was replaced at Watford in January 2018, after a bad run of results in the Premier League. Everton's pursuit of Silva resurfaced after the club parted company with Sam Allardyce.

On 6 December 2019, Silva was dismissed after a poor run of results left the club in the relegation zone. Silva's team had won 24 and lost 24 of their league games under his tenure. On 21 December 2019, Carlo Ancelotti was appointed the club's new manager on a four-and-a-half-year contract. However, he left the club on 1 June 2021, returning to coach Real Madrid. On 30 June 2021, Rafael Benítez was appointed, becoming just the second man to manage both Everton and Liverpool. His reign, however, only lasted six months; he was sacked on 16 January 2022, making him the shortest-serving permanent manager in Everton's history. Frank Lampard replaced him at the end of the month, but he was also sacked, lasting barely a year. A week after Lampard's sacking, Sean Dyche was appointed as the new manager.

Seasons

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1887–1955

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Season League statistics Cup results Top scorer(s) Avg.
Attend.
League Tier Pld W D L GD Pts Pos FA Cup Charity Shield League Overall
1887–88 There was no league football until 1888–89. R2 N/A G. Farmer (2) G. Farmer (2) 6,000
1888–89 First Division 1 22 9 2 11 −12 20 8 DNE N/A E. Chadwick (6) E. Chadwick (6) 7,308
1889–90 First Division 1 22 14 3 5 +25 31 2 R2 N/A F. Geary (21) F. Geary (25) 9,627
1890–91 First Division 1 22 14 1 7 +34 29 1 R1 N/A F. Geary (20) F. Geary(20) 11,200
1891–92 First Division 1 26 12 4 10 0 28 5 R1 N/A A. Latta (17) A. Latta (17) 11,009
1892–93 First Division 1 30 16 4 10 +23 36 3 RU N/A F. Geary (19) F. Geary (23) 12,964
1893–94 First Division 1 30 15 3 12 +33 33 6 R1 N/A J. Southworth (27) J. Southworth (27) 13,000
1894–95 First Division 1 30 18 6 6 +32 42 2 QF N/A J. Bell (15) J. Bell (18) 16,060
1895–96 First Division 1 30 16 7 7 +23 39 3 QF N/A A. Milward (17) A. Milward (19) 15,454
1896–97 First Division 1 30 14 3 13 +5 31 7 RU N/A J. Bell (15) J. Bell (17) 15,913
1897–98 First Division 1 30 13 9 8 +9 35 4 SF N/A L. Bell (12) L. Bell (15) 15,380
1898–99 First Division 1 34 15 8 11 +7 38 4 R2 N/A J. Proudfoot (12) J. Proudfoot (13) 15,529
1899–1900 First Division 1 34 13 7 14 −2 33 11 R1 N/A J. Settle (10) J. Settle (10) 13,531
1900–01 First Division 1 34 16 5 13 +13 37 7 R2 N/A J. Taylor (11) J. Taylor (12) 16,765
1901–02 First Division 1 34 17 7 10 +23 43 2 R1 N/A J. Settle (18) J. Settle (18) 16,647
1902–03 First Division 1 34 13 6 15 +3 32 12 QF N/A J. Brearley (7) J. Bell (7)
J. Brearley (7) 		15,616
1903–04 First Division 1 34 19 5 10 +27 43 3 R1 N/A A. 'S' Young (10) A. 'S' Young (10) 18,412
1904–05 First Division 1 34 21 5 8 +27 47 2 SF N/A A. 'S' Young (14) A. 'S' Young (14) 18,412
1905–06 First Division 1 38 15 7 16 +4 37 11 Winners N/A A. 'S' Young (12) A. 'S' Young (14) 18,412
1906–07 First Division 1 38 20 5 13 +24 45 3 RU N/A A. 'S' Young (28) A. 'S' Young (29) 19,579
1907–08 First Division 1 38 15 6 17 −1 36 11 QF DNQ A. 'S' Young (16) A. 'S' Young (21) 17,316
1908–09 First Division 1 38 18 10 10 +25 46 2 R2 DNQ B. Freeman (38) B. Freeman (38) 23,579
1909–10 First Division 1 38 16 8 14 −5 40 10 SF DNQ B. Freeman (22) B. Freeman (26) 19,667
1910–11 First Division 1 38 19 7 12 +14 45 4 R3 DNQ G. Beare (8)
B. Lacey (8)
A. 'S' Young (8) 		A. 'S' Young (11) 19,389
1911–12 First Division 1 38 20 6 12 +4 46 2 QF DNQ T. Browell (12) T. Browell (19) 18,211
1912–13 First Division 1 38 15 7 16 −6 37 11 QF DNQ T. Browell (12) T. Browell (16) 19,368
1913–14 First Division 1 38 12 11 15 −9 35 15 R1 DNQ B. Parker (17) B. Parker (17) 25,611
1914–15 First Division 1 38 19 8 11 +29 46 1 SF DNQ B. Parker (36) B. Parker (38) 18,556
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to World War I
1919–20 First Division 1 42 12 14 16 +1 38 16 R1 DNQ B. Kirsopp (14) B. Kirsopp (14) 28,238
1920–21 First Division 1 42 17 13 12 +11 47 7 QF DNQ C. Crossley (15) C. Crossley (18) 37,189
1921–22 First Division 1 42 12 12 18 +2 36 20 R1 DNQ S. Fazackerley (12) S. Fazackerley (12) 31,700
1922–23 First Division 1 42 20 7 15 +4 47 5 R1 DNQ W. Chadwick (13)
W. Williams (13) 		W. Chadwick (13)
W. Williams (13) 		30,476
1923–24 First Division 1 42 18 13 11 +9 49 7 R2 DNQ W. Chadwick (28) W. Chadwick (30) 28,319
1924–25 First Division 1 42 12 11 19 −20 35 17 R3 DNQ J. Broad (8) W. Chadwick (9) 25,310
1925–26 First Division 1 42 12 18 12 +2 42 11 R3 DNQ W. 'D' Dean (32) W. 'D' Dean (33) 26,876
1926–27 First Division 1 42 12 10 20 −9 34 20 R4 DNQ W. 'D' Dean (21) W. 'D' Dean (24) 31,403
1927–28 First Division 1 42 20 13 9 +36 53 1 R4 DNQ W. 'D' Dean (60) W. 'D' Dean (63) 37,440
1928–29 First Division 1 42 17 4 21 −12 38 18 R3 Winners W. 'D' Dean (26) W. 'D' Dean (28) 29,512
1929–30 First Division 1 42 12 11 19 −12 35 22 R4 DNQ W. 'D' Dean (23) W. 'D' Dean (25) 32,989
1930–31 Second Division 2 42 28 5 9 +55 61 1 SF DNQ W. 'D' Dean (39) W. 'D' Dean (48) 26,039
1931–32 First Division 1 42 26 4 12 +52 56 1 R3 DNQ W. 'D' Dean (45) W. 'D' Dean (46) 35,454
1932–33 First Division 1 42 16 9 17 +7 41 11 Winners Winners W. 'D' Dean (24) W. 'D' Dean (33) 26,414
1933–34 First Division 1 42 12 16 14 −1 40 14 R3 RU T. White (14) T. White (14) 27,160
1934–35 First Division 1 42 16 12 14 +1 44 8 QF DNQ W. 'D' Dean (26) W. 'D' Dean (27) 26,232
1935–36 First Division 1 42 13 13 16 0 39 16 R3 DNQ J. Cunliffe (23) J. Cunliffe (23) 29,118
1936–37 First Division 1 42 14 9 19 +3 37 17 R5 DNQ W. 'D' Dean (24) W. 'D' Dean (27) 30,292
1937–38 First Division 1 42 16 7 19 +4 39 14 R4 DNQ T. Lawton (28) T. Lawton (30) 35,040
1938–39 First Division 1 42 27 5 10 +36 59 1 QF DNQ T. Lawton (34) T. Lawton (38) 35,040
Very little competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to World War II.[a]
1945–46 There was no league football in 1945–46. R3
1946–47 First Division 1 42 17 9 16 −5 43 10 R4 DNQ J. Dodds (17) J. Dodds (17) 40,855
1947–48 First Division 1 42 17 6 19 −14 40 14 R5 DNQ J. Dodds (13) J. Dodds (14) 44,205
1948–49 First Division 1 42 13 11 18 −22 37 18 R4 DNQ E. Wainwright (10) E. Wainwright (10) 45,138
1949–50 First Division 1 42 10 14 18 −24 34 18 SF DNQ E. Wainwright (11) E. Wainwright (13) 43,936
1950–51 First Division 1 42 12 8 22 −38 32 22 R3 DNQ J. McIntosh (11) J. McIntosh (11) 42,924
1951–52 Second Division 2 42 17 10 15 +6 44 7 R3 DNQ J. W. Parker (15) J. W. Parker (16) 37,391
1952–53 Second Division 2 42 12 14 16 −4 38 16 SF DNQ T. Eglington (14) J. W. Parker (17) 32,629
1953–54 Second Division 2 42 20 16 6 +34 56 2 R5 DNQ J. W. Parker (31) J. W. Parker (33) 44,493
1954–55 First Division 1 42 16 10 16 −6 42 11 R4 DNQ J. W. Parker (19) J. W. Parker (19) 46,394

1955–present

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The first UEFA club competition, the European Cup, currently known as the UEFA Champions League, was created for the 1955–56 season.

Season League statistics Cup results Top scorer(s) Avg.
Attend.
League Tier Pld W D L GD Pts Pos FA Cup EFL Cup Charity Shield UEFA Competitions League Overall
1955–56 First Division 1 42 15 10 17 −14 40 15 QF N/A DNQ DNQ J. Harris (19) J. Harris (21) 42,768
1956–57 First Division 1 42 14 10 18 −18 38 15 R5 N/A DNQ DNQ T. McNamara (10) T. McNamara (10) 35,069
1957–58 First Division 1 42 13 11 18 −10 37 16 R4 N/A DNQ DNQ E. Thomas (15) J. Harris (15)
E. Thomas (15) 		39,157
1958–59 First Division 1 42 17 4 21 −18 38 16 R5 N/A DNQ DNQ D. Hickson (17) D. Hickson (22) 39,154
1959–60 First Division 1 42 13 11 18 −5 37 15 R3 N/A DNQ DNQ B. Collins (14) B. Collins (14) 40,788
1960–61 First Division 1 42 22 6 14 +18 50 5 R3 QF DNQ DNQ R. Vernon (21) R. Vernon (22) 43,448
1961–62 First Division 1 42 20 11 11 +34 51 4 R5 DNE DNQ DNQ R. Vernon (26) R. Vernon (28) 41,432
1962–63 First Division 1 42 25 11 6 +42 61 1 R5 DNE DNQ ICFC–1R R. Vernon (24) R. Vernon (27) 51,460
1963–64 First Division 1 42 21 10 11 +20 52 3 R5 DNE Winners EC–Pre R. Vernon (18) R. Vernon (21) 49,401
1964–65 First Division 1 42 17 15 10 +9 49 4 R4 DNE DNQ ICFC–3R F. Pickering (27) F. Pickering (37) 42,062
1965–66 First Division 1 42 15 11 16 −6 41 11 Winners DNE DNQ ICFC–2R F. Pickering (18) F. Pickering (22) 38,498
1966–67 First Division 1 42 19 10 13 +19 48 6 QF DNE RU CWC–2R A. Ball (15) A. Ball (18) 42,606
1967–68 First Division 1 42 23 6 13 +27 52 5 RU R3 DNQ DNQ A. Ball (20) A. Ball (20)
J. Royle (20) 		46,983
1968–69 First Division 1 42 21 15 6 +41 57 3 SF R4 DNQ DNQ J. Royle (22) J. Royle (29) 45,958
1969–70 First Division 1 42 29 8 5 +41 66 1 R3 R4 DNQ DNQ J. Royle (23) J. Royle (23) 49,531
1970–71 First Division 1 42 12 13 17 −6 37 14 SF DNE Winners EC–QF J. Royle (17) J. Royle (23) 41,090
1971–72 First Division 1 42 9 18 15 −11 36 15 R5 R2 DNQ DNQ D. Johnson (9)
J. Royle (9) 		D. Johnson (11) 37,242
1972–73 First Division 1 42 13 11 18 −8 37 17 R4 R2 DNQ DNQ J. Connolly (7)
J. Harper (7)
J. Royle (7) 		J. Harper (8) 34,471
1973–74 First Division 1 42 16 12 14 +2 44 7 R4 R2 DNQ DNQ M. Lyons (9) M. Lyons (9) 35,351
1974–75 First Division 1 42 16 18 8 +14 50 4 R4 R3 DNQ DNQ B. Latchford (17) B. Latchford (19) 40,021
1975–76 First Division 1 42 15 12 15 −6 42 11 R3 R4 DNQ UEFA–1R B. Latchford (12) B. Latchford (13) 27,115
1976–77 First Division 1 42 14 14 14 −2 42 9 SF RU DNQ DNQ B. Latchford (17) B. Latchford (25) 30,046
1977–78 First Division 1 42 22 11 9 +31 51 3 R4 QF DNQ DNQ B. Latchford (30) B. Latchford (32) 39,513
1978–79 First Division 1 42 17 17 8 +12 51 4 R3 R4 DNQ UEFA–2R A. King (12) B. Latchford (20) 35,456
1979–80 First Division 1 42 9 17 16 −8 35 19 SF R4 DNQ UEFA-1 B. Kidd (10) B. Kidd (18) 28,711
1980–81 First Division 1 42 13 10 19 −3 36 15 QF R3 DNQ DNQ P. Eastoe (15) P. Eastoe (19) 26,112
1981–82 First Division 1 42 17 13 12 +6 64 8 R3 R4 DNQ DNQ G. Sharp (15) G. Sharp (15) 24,672
1982–83 First Division 1 42 18 10 14 +18 64 7 QF R3 DNQ DNQ G. Sharp (15) G. Sharp (17) 20,310
1983–84 First Division 1 42 16 14 12 +2 62 7 Winners RU DNQ DNQ A. Heath (12) A. Heath (18) 19,288
1984–85 First Division 1 42 28 6 8 +45 90 1 RU R4 Winners CWC–Winners G. Sharp (21) G. Sharp (27) 32,131
1985–86 First Division 1 42 26 8 8 +46 86 2 RU R4 Winners Ban on
English teams 		G. Lineker (30) G. Lineker (40) 32,388
1986–87 First Division 1 42 26 8 8 +45 86 1 R5 QF Winners
(shared) 		T. Steven (14) A. Heath (16)
K. Sheedy (16)
T. Steven (16) 		32,977
1987–88 First Division 1 40 19 13 8 +26 70 4 R5 SF Winners G. Sharp (13) G. Sharp (22) 27,782
1988–89 First Division 1 38 14 12 12 +5 54 8 RU R4 DNQ T. Cottee (13) T. Cottee (18) 27,787
1989–90 First Division 1 38 17 8 13 +11 59 6 R5 R4 DNQ T. Cottee (13) T. Cottee (15) 26,353
1990–91 First Division 1 38 13 12 13 +4 51 9 QF R3 DNQ DNQ T. Cottee (10) T. Cottee (24) 25,127
1991–92 First Division 1 42 13 14 15 +4 53 12 R4 R4 DNQ DNQ P. Beardsley (15) P. Beardsley (20) 23,140
1992–93 Premier League 1 42 15 8 19 −2 53 13 R3 R4 DNQ DNQ T. Cottee (12) T. Cottee (13) 20,457
1993–94 Premier League 1 42 12 8 22 −21 44 17 R3 R4 DNQ DNQ T. Cottee (16) T. Cottee (19) 22,901
1994–95 Premier League 1 42 11 17 14 −7 50 15 Winners R2 DNQ DNQ P. Rideout (14) P. Rideout (16) 31,368
1995–96 Premier League 1 38 17 10 11 +20 61 6 R4 R2 Winners CWC–2R A. Kanchelskis (16) A. Kanchelskis (16) 35,439
1996–97 Premier League 1 38 10 12 16 −13 42 15 R4 R2 DNQ DNQ D. Ferguson (10) D. Ferguson (11)
G. Speed (11) 		36,188
1997–98 Premier League 1 38 9 13 16 −15 40 17 R3 R3 DNQ DNQ D. Ferguson (11) D. Ferguson (11) 35,355
1998–99 Premier League 1 38 11 10 17 −5 43 14 QF R4 DNQ DNQ K. Campbell (9) K. Campbell (9) 34,866
1999–2000 Premier League 1 38 12 14 12 +10 50 13 QF R2 DNQ DNQ K. Campbell (12) K. Campbell (12) 34,866
2000–01 Premier League 1 38 11 9 18 −14 42 16 R4 R2 DNQ DNQ K. Campbell (9) K. Campbell (10) 34,131
2001–02 Premier League 1 38 11 10 17 −12 43 15 QF R2 DNQ DNQ D. Ferguson (6)
T. Radzinski (6) 		D. Ferguson (8) 34,004
2002–03 Premier League 1 38 17 8 13 −1 59 7 R3 R4 DNQ DNQ T. Radzinski (11) K. Campbell (12) 38,481
2003–04 Premier League 1 38 9 12 17 −12 39 17 R4 R4 DNQ DNQ W. Rooney (9) D. Ferguson (9)
W. Rooney (9) 		38,837
2004–05 Premier League 1 38 18 7 13 −1 61 4 R5 R4 DNQ DNQ T. Cahill (11) T. Cahill (12) 36,834
2005–06 Premier League 1 38 14 8 16 −15 50 11 R4 R3 DNQ CL–3Q;
UEFA–1R 		J. Beattie (10) J. Beattie (11) 36,827
2006–07 Premier League 1 38 15 13 10 +16 58 6 R3 R4 DNQ DNQ A. Johnson (11) A. Johnson (12) 36,739
2007–08 Premier League 1 38 19 8 11 +22 65 5 R3 SF DNQ UEFA–R of 16 Yakubu (15) Yakubu (21) 36,955
2008–09 Premier League 1 38 17 12 9 +18 63 5 RU R3 DNQ UEFA–R1 T. Cahill (8)
M. Fellaini (8) 		T. Cahill (9)
M. Fellaini (9) 		35,667
2009–10 Premier League 1 38 16 13 9 +11 61 8 R4 R4 DNQ EL–R of 32 L. Saha (13) L. Saha (15) 36,725
2010–11 Premier League 1 38 13 15 10 +6 54 7 R5 R3 DNQ DNQ T. Cahill (9) J. Beckford (10)
L. Saha (10) 		36,039
2011–12 Premier League 1 38 15 11 12 +10 56 7 SF R4 DNQ DNQ N. Jelavić (9) N. Jelavić (11) 33,228
2012–13 Premier League 1 38 16 15 7 +15 63 6 QF R3 DNQ DNQ M. Fellaini (11) M. Fellaini (12) 36,356
2013–14 Premier League 1 38 21 9 8 +22 72 5 QF R3 DNQ DNQ R. Lukaku (15) R. Lukaku (16) 37,732
2014–15 Premier League 1 38 12 11 15 −2 47 11 R3 R3 DNQ EL–R of 16 R. Lukaku (10) R. Lukaku (20) 38,406
2015–16 Premier League 1 38 11 14 13 +4 47 11 SF SF DNQ DNQ R. Lukaku (18) R. Lukaku (25) 38,228
2016–17 Premier League 1 38 17 10 11 +18 61 7 R3 R3 DNQ DNQ R. Lukaku (25) R. Lukaku (26) 39,494
2017–18 Premier League 1 38 13 10 15 −14 49 8 R3 R4 DNQ EL–GS W. Rooney (10) W. Rooney (11) 38,797
2018–19 Premier League 1 38 15 9 14 +8 54 8 R4 R3 DNQ DNQ G. Sigurðsson (13)
Richarlison (13) 		G. Sigurðsson (14)
Richarlison (14) 		38,780
2019–20 Premier League 1 38 13 10 15 −12 49 12 R3 QF DNQ DNQ D. Calvert-Lewin (13)
Richarlison (13) 		D. Calvert-Lewin (15)
Richarlison (15) 		39,256
2020–21 Premier League 1 38 17 8 13 −1 59 10 QF QF DNQ DNQ D. Calvert-Lewin (16) D. Calvert-Lewin (21) N/A[b]
2021–22 Premier League 1 38 11 6 21 −23 39 16 QF R3 DNQ DNQ Richarlison (10) Richarlison (11) 38,441
2022–23 Premier League 1 38 8 12 18 −23 36 17 R3 R3 DNQ DNQ D. McNeil (7) D. McNeil (7) 39,232
2023–24 Premier League 1 38 13 9 16 −11 40 15 R4 QF DNQ DNQ D. Calvert-Lewin (7)
A. Doucouré (7) 		D. Calvert-Lewin (8) 39,042

Key

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Notes:

  • From 1888–89 to 1980–81, 2 points were awarded for a win. From 1981–82 to the present day, 3 points are awarded for a win.
  • League Cup did not start until 1960–61 season.
  • Some attendances figures are estimates.

Notes

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  1. ^ The 1939–40 Football League season was abandoned after only three weeks of competition in mid-September. The Wartime League was created to replace the suspended Football League during the war.
  2. ^ All league fixtures bar one of the 2020–21 season were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

References

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  • "toffeeweb.com". Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  • Every Everton League and cup result by season from 1888/89 at footballsite
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