Random Everton Facts - Know Your History?

[GrandOldTeam]

I'll start...

Everton have the lost the most FA Cup Semi-Finals, 11 to date.

Record Attendance: 78,299 v Liverpool, September 18, 1948 (Old Division One)

Founder members of the Football League in 1888

Founder members of the FA Premier League in 1992

First club to be presented with the League Championship trophy


First club to present medals for winning the Championship

First club to stage an FA Cup final - 1894, Notts County v Bolton Wanderers


First club on Merseyside to win the FA Cup - 1906


First club to construct a purpose-built football stadium



First club to have a four-sided stadium with two tier stands


First club to have a stadium with a three-tier stand

First club to issue a regular match programme for home fixtures


First club to wear numbered shirts from 1-11 - 1933 FA Cup final

First club to have a church attached to its stadium


First club to install dug-outs


First club to install under-soil heating


First club to win a penalty shoot-out in the European Cup - 1970 v Borussia Moenchengladbach


First club to play 4000 top-flight games



First club to amass 5000 League points


First club to play 100 seasons in the top-fight



First club to stage a World Cup semi-final in Britain


First club to have the youngest Premiership goalscorer in two consecutive seasons with two different players

 

[Latch]

Another first.

In the 86-87 season we won 10 away matches, and as such we became the first club in top flight history to record 10 or more away wins in three consecutive seasons.

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

Seems like and I may be wrong were we the first Club to host a game under the Floodlights? Not sure on this one does any one know?

 

[Latch]

Seems like and I may be wrong were we the first Club to host a game under the Floodlights? Not sure on this one does any one know?

Dont know about that one Mike, but that is some list that Danny posted there.

 

[SuitsBlue]

we held the record for the largest points total for a season, man ure took the record a few years back, but then, they did it when wins were given three points, we managed it when a win was worth two points.

i think it is the 86 season

 

[monty]

The only club on Merseyside to host World Cup games

 

[TheToffyman29]

First club with floodlights was sheff utd would you believe. Some list!!!

 

[Robert Jarvis]

First club to break the 6 figure transfer fee. Okay who?

 

[monty]

First club to break the 6 figure transfer fee. Okay who?

A certain A, Ball Blackpool to Everton 1965/66

If I'm not mistaken he/we was the first Player/club to be sold for over £200,000 when he left for Arsenal in 71/72 for a fee of £220,000

 

[Robert Jarvis]

Yep, story was Harry signed him in the back of a car if you can really believe that.

 

[monty]

Yep, story was Harry signed him in the back of a car if you can really believe that.

If I remember correctly Ballies dad was with them at the time urging him to sign for the blues although Matt Busby was sniffing round as well

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

I remembered this well all in my growing up ritual. Never was so down when I heard Bally left to Arsenal white boots and all. Tears flowed and I never in my life felt so let down.