Everton F.C.
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Everton F.C. is an English
football club from the city of
Liverpool and was founded in
1878. The club's nickname is the Toffeemen and their home ground, known as
Goodison Park, has a capacity of 40,260.
History
Originally the club played at Anfield, but in 1892 a rent dispute led to Everton being evicted from the ground and to the formation of a new, rival team. The new club, who called themselves Liverpool F.C., stayed at Anfield and Everton moved to Goodison Park. The fierce rivalry between the two clubs has persisted to this day.
Everton are the only club to have played 100 seasons in the English football league's top division. They were one of 12 founder members of the league in 1888, and have spent only four seasons outside the highest division since then, the last being the 1953-54 campaign. Only Arsenal has had a longer unbroken run in the top flight.
Due to the 1985 Heysel Stadium disaster, UEFA decided to ban ALL English Clubs from European competition. Everton [League Division One Champions] paid a heavy price, seeing their squad drift away; their moment was lost - just as the European Competition was becoming more important and high profile! Consequently, the years following the Heysel ban saw a Club in decline. The 1990s were a difficult time for the Toffeemen, with financial difficulties and several end of season near-escapes from relegation. However, since the appointment in March 2002 of a new manager, David Moyes, they improved greatly and finished the 2002-2003 season in seventh place, narrowly missing qualification for the UEFA Cup. However in the 2003-2004 season they finished 4th from bottom, the lowest position not be relegated, with the lowest ever season points total in the club's History.
Another key factor in Everton's recent revival was the emergence of a rising young star, Wayne Rooney. In one of his first games for the club, in October 2002, he entered football folklore by scoring a sensational last-minute winner against the then League champions Arsenal, consigning them to their first league defeat for almost a year. He has also figured prominently in recent England international matches, after having become the youngest ever player to play for England, in a friendly against Australia, in February 2003. Rooney went on to establish himself as a true superstar at Euro 2004. Rooney requested a transfer on August 27 giving the reason that he wanted to play European Football on a regular basis, which wasn't happening at Everton; on August 31, 2004, he moved to Manchester United in a deal [involving payment in instalments and Manchester United being successful], that may eventually be worth between £20 million and £27 million.
Honours
- English League Champions: 1891, 1915, 1928, 1932, 1939, 1963, 1970, 1985, 1987
- English FA Cup Winners: 1906, 1933, 1966, 1984, 1995
- English Charity Shield Winners: 1928, 1932, 1963, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1986 (shared), 1987, 1995
- European Cup Winners' Cup Champions: 1985
Notable Players
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