During the First World War, female factory workers started to form football teams to raise money for charity; the most famous one being Dick, Kerr Ladies. Women’s football quickly became very popular with match attendances often reaching five figures and remained popular after the war ended. Some matches were staged at Football League grounds, including Goodison Park.
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Everton’s 2021/22 Statistical Summary
A statistical summary of the 2021/22 season.
Alan Ball’s Goodbye
On 18th December 1971, Alan Ball played in Everton’s 2-0 defeat to Derby at the Baseball Ground. Little did he know that when the full-time whistle was blown, he had played his last game for Everton. Just four days later, he left the Blues to join Arsenal for a fee of £220,000 – a British record fee at the time. Evertonians were devastated, and so was Ball.
Everton’s 2020/21 Statistical Summary
A statistical summary of the 2020/21 season.
Bengt Kjell – The Swedish Surrogate
On Sunday (1st November 2020), Robin Olsen became the first Swedish goalkeeper to play a competitive match for Everton. Despite the defeat against Newcastle, his performance was praised and was arguably the Blues’ man of the match. His debut came 70 years after another Swedish goalkeeper played for Everton – Bengt Kjell.
Everton’s 2019/20 Statistical Summary
A statistical summary of the 2019/20 season.
Leighton Baines Quiz
How much do you know about Leighton Baines’ Everton career? Test yourself by having a go at this quiz!
| Which team did Everton sign Leighton Baines from for an initial fee of £5 million in August 2007? | |
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| Baines made his Everton debut against which team in August 2007? | |
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| Baines scored his first goal for Everton directly from a free kick against which team in March 2009? | |
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| Baines registered 53 assists in the Premier League for Everton - a Premier League record for a defender. Who did he set up to score the most often? | |
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| Baines has scored more penalties than any other Everton player in the club's history. How many did he score (excluding shootouts)? | |
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| Baines once had a penalty saved but then hit the post and then the goalkeeper on the back of his head and went into the goal. Who was the unfortunate goalkeeper who scored that own goal? | |
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| Baines scored 7 goals directly from free kicks for Everton - how many were at Goodison Park? | |
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| Baines played in every Everton match in all competitions in a single season only once - which season? | |
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| Baines' shirt number at Everton has always been number 3. Who wore the number 3 shirt for the Blues immediately before him? | |
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| Baines' last goal for Everton was a memorable strike against Leicester in the League Cup in December 2019. Who assisted him? | |
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Everton’s First Overseas Match
On 30th April 1905, Everton played their first ever overseas match in Budapest. It was the first of seven matches of a tour of Austria-Hungary. In January the same year, the club agreed to do a European tour, visiting Budapest, Vienna and Prague. There was originally a plan for a European tour in 1903 but nothing went any further. The first match of the tour was against a combined XI of two Hungarian clubs – Budapesti Torna Club and Magyar Atletikai Club.
Dixie Dean Goals Quiz
Can you name the 50 teams Dixie Dean scored against when he played for Everton?
Everton Odd One Out Quiz
| Players who made their Everton debut when they were 16-years-old. | |
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| Managers who won their first competitive game in charge of Everton. | |
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| Players who played in the 1995 FA Cup final. | |
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| Players who made only one competitive appearance for Everton. | |
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| Teams Everton lost to in the 1984/85 season. | |
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| Opposition players who scored more than one own goal in Everton's favour in the Premier League. | |
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| Players who scored their first Everton goal in a Merseyside derby. | |
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| Players who scored at least 100 league goals for Everton. | |
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| Teams Dixie Dean scored against in the 1927/28 season. | |
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| Everton's title-winning club captains. | |
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