Everton

Everton (The Toffees, The Blues)

Club history

Like most English football clubs, Everton was born out of a connection with the church and began life as St. Domingo's FC in 1878 before changing to its current name a year later. In 1888, Everton played their first ever league match, beating Accrington 2-1 at Anfield, and became the first side to lift the famous trophy three years later. Since then, The Toffees have won the title nine times.

Everton have remained in the top flight since 1954, winning five FA Cups, and have been runners-up in the competition eight times. The Blues' first and so far only overseas silverware came under manager Howard Kendall in 1985 when they won the European Cup Winners Cup after beating Rapid Vienna 3-1 in the final. They almost did "the treble" that year, but lost out to Manchester United in the FA Cup at the last hurdle.

Current boss David Moyes has been at Goodison Park since 2002 and brought in Wayne Rooney before he was sold to The Reds for a club record fee of £27m. At the end of the 2009/10 season, The Toffees finished in eighth position, narrowly missing out on European football for the first time since 2006.