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List of Everton F.C. players

This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Everton. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more first-team matches for the club. A number of other players who have played an important role in a league title win have also been included for their – for example Andy Gray. Players in Everton's early history are also included despite not necessarily playing 100 matches.

For a list of all Everton players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Everton F.C. players, and for the current squad see the main Everton F.C. article.

Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included.

Notable players edit

Appearance figures as of 21 May 2022

Name Nationality Position Everton career Appearances Goals Notes
George Fleming   England MF 1887–1888 5 2 First League goalscorer for Everton
George Farmer   Wales FW 1887–1889 35 3 First competitive goalscorer for Everton
Alex McKinnon   Scotland FW 1888 6 4 First hat-trick goalscorer
Nick Ross   Scotland FB/FW 1888–1889 19 5 Club captain 1888–1889
Bob Kelso   Scotland FB 1888–1889, 1891–1895 103 5
Alf Milward   England FW 1888–1896 224 96
Edgar Chadwick   England FW 1888–1898 300 110 Club captain 1897
Johnny Holt   England FB 1888–1898 252 4 First England international
Andrew Hannah   Scotland FB 1889–1891 44 0 Club captain 1889–1891
Alexander Brady   Scotland FW 1889–1891 36 20 Member of 1890-91 title winning side
Dan Doyle   Scotland CB 1889–1891 41 1 Captained Everton's first title-winning side
David Jardine   Scotland GK 1889–1894 137 0
Alex Latta   Scotland FW 1889–1895 148 70
Charlie Parry   Wales FB 1889–1895 94 5 First Everton player to win an international cap for Wales
Fred Geary   England FW 1889–1895 99 86 First goalscorer at Goodison Park
Duncan McLean   Scotland FB 1890–1891 26 0 Joined Liverpool FC after the 1892 split
Bob Howarth   England FB 1891–1893 68 0 Club captain 1892–1893
Richard Williams   England GK 1891–1894 70 0 *Inclusion reason required*
Jack Bell   Scotland FW 1892–1898, 1901–1903 199 70 First Everton goalscorer in a FA Cup Final
Dickie Boyle   Scotland HB 1892–1900 243 8
William Stewart   Scotland HB 1892–1900 137 6
Jack Southworth   England FW 1893–1894 32 36 First ever double hat-trick scorer
Tom McInnes   Scotland FW 1894–1895 47 18 Scorer of the first goal in a Merseyside derby
Jack Taylor   Scotland HB 1896–1910 456 80 Club captain 1898–1910
Willie Muir   Scotland GK 1897–1901 137 0
Sam Wolstenholme   England FB 1897–1903 170 8
Walter Balmer   England FB 1897–1908 331 1
John Proudfoot   Scotland FW 1898–1901 89 31 *Inclusion reason required*
Jack Crelley   England FB 1898–1907 127 0
Jimmy Settle   England FB 1899–1908 269 97 Top Football League goalscorer in 1901–02
Walter Abbott   England FW 1899–1908 292 37
Jack Sharp   England FW 1899–1909 342 80
Tom Booth   England HB 1900–1907 185 11
Alex "Sandy" Young   Scotland FW 1901–1910 314 125 Top Football League goalscorer in 1906–07
Bob Balmer   England FB 1902–1911 188 0
Harry Makepeace   England HB 1902–1914 336 23
Thomas McDermott   Scotland HB 1903–1905 73 19 *Inclusion reason required*
Harold Hardman   England FW 1903–1908 156 29
Billy Scott   Ireland GK 1904–1912 289
Hugh Bolton   Scotland FW 1906–1908 87 34 *Inclusion reason required*
Joe Donnachie   Scotland CB 1906–1908, 1919–1920 58 0 *Inclusion reason required*
William Stevenson   England DF 1907–1913 125 0
Jock Maconnachie   Scotland FB 1907–1919 270 7
Tim Coleman   England FW 1908–1910 71 30 *Inclusion reason required*
Bert Freeman   England CF 1908–1911 94 67 Top Football League goalscorer in 1908–09
Val Harris   Ireland HB 1908–1914 214 2
Bill Lacey   Ireland /
  Republic of Ireland		 Va 1909–1912 40 11 First player to be capped at full international level while playing for both Everton and Liverpool
George Beare   England FW 1909–1913 125 19
Tom Fleetwood   England HB 1910–1922 285 10
Frank Jefferis   England FW 1910–1919 137 22
Sam Chedgzoy   England FW 1910–1925 300 36
Joe Smith   England FW 1911–1912 10 0 *Inclusion reason required*
Alan Grenyer   England CH 1911–1923 148 9
Bobby Parker   Scotland FW 1913–1922 92 71 Top Football League goalscorer in 1914–15
George Harrison   England FW 1913–1923 190 17
Tommy Fern   England GK 1913–1924 231 0
Joe Clennell   England FW 1913–1921 74 33 Member of 1914-15 League Championship winning team
Jimmy Galt   Scotland MF 1913–1915 36 4 Member of 1914-15 League Championship winning team
Bob Thompson   England FB 1913–1921 89 0 Member of 1914-15 League Championship winning team
William Brown   Scotland HB 1914–1927 179 0
Billy Kirsopp   England FW 1915–1921 63 29 Member of 1914-15 League Championship winning team
Joe Peacock   England HB 1919–1926 161 12
Jock McDonald   Scotland FB 1920–1926 224 0
David Reid   Ireland FW 1920–1926 101 11
Wilf Chadwick   England FW 1921–1925 109 55 Top Football League goalscorer in 1923–24
Doug Livingstone   Scotland FB 1921–1925 100 0
Bobby Irvine   Ireland FW 1921–1928 214 57
Hunter Hart   Scotland MF 1921–1929 300 5
Neil McBain   Scotland HB 1922–1925 103 1
Alec Troup   Scotland FW 1922–1929 259 35
David Raitt   Scotland FB 1922–1927 131 0
Jack O'Donnell   England FB 1924–1929 198 10
Albert Virr   England HB 1924–1929 127 3
Dixie Dean   England FW 1925–1937 431 377 All-time leading goalscorer for Everton
Arthur Davies   Wales GK 1926–1929 94 0 *Inclusion reason required*
Edward Critchley   England FW 1926–1934 229 42
Warney Cresswell   England FB 1926–1935 306 1
Tony Weldon   Scotland FW 1927–1929 74 13 Member of 1927–28 title-winning team
Jeremiah Kelly   Scotland HB 1927–1929 83 1 Member of 1927–28 title-winning team
Tommy White   England FW 1927–1937 201 66
James Dunn   Scotland FW 1928–1934 155 49
Jimmy Stein   Scotland FW 1928–1936 215 65
Jock Thomson   Scotland HB 1929–1938 296 5
Ted Sagar   England GK 1929–1952 495 0
Tommy Johnson   England FW 1929–1933 161 65
Ben Williams   Wales FB 1929–1935 139 0
Cliff Britton   England HB 1930–1938 240 3
Charlie Gee   England HB 1930–1938 212 2
Albert Geldard   England FW 1932–1937 179 37
Joe Mercer   England HB 1932–1946 184 2
Jimmy Cunliffe   England FW 1932–1938 187 76
Billy Cook   Scotland FB 1932–1938 250 6
Stan Bentham   England FW 1932–1948 125 7
Jack Jones   England DF 1933–1937 108 0
Jackie Coulter   Ireland MF 1934–1937 88 2 Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame member
Alex Stevenson   Ireland /
  Republic of Ireland		 FW 1934–1949 271 90
Torry Gillick   Scotland FW 1935–1938 133 44
T. G. Jones   Wales FB 1936–1949 175 5
Tommy Lawton   England FW 1937–1945 95 70 Top Football League goalscorer in 1937–38, 1938–39
Norman Greenhalgh   England FB 1937–1949 115 1
Johnny Carey   Ireland /
  Republic of Ireland		 Va 1942–1943 — — Manager 1958–1961
Wally Fielding   England FW 1945–1959 410 54
George Saunders   England FB 1946–1951 140 0
Jackie Grant   England HB 1946–1954 133 11
Eddie Wainwright   England FW 1946–1955 228 76
Tommy Eglington   Ireland /
  Republic of Ireland		 FW 1946–1957 428 82
Peter Farrell   Ireland /
  Republic of Ireland		 HB 1946–1957 453 17 Club captain 1954–1957
Cyril Lello   England HB 1947–1956 255 9
Peter Corr   Republic of Ireland MF 1948–1949 24 2 Member of the first non-UK side to beat England at home
Ted Buckle   England FW 1949–1954 117 33
Eric Moore   England FB 1949–1956 184 0
Jack Lindsay   Scotland FB 1950–1953 115 2
Jimmy O'Neill   Republic of Ireland GK 1949–1960 213 0
Tommy E. Jones   England FB 1948–1961 411 14 Club captain 1957–1961
John Willie Parker   England FW 1947–1956 176 89
Tony McNamara   England FW 1951–1957 113 22
Don Donovan   Republic of Ireland FB 1949–1958 187 2
Dave Hickson   England FW 1948–1955, 1957–1959 253 111
Jimmy Tansey   England FB 1952–1959 142 0
Mick Meagan   Republic of Ireland FB 1952–1964 175 1
Jimmy Harris   England FW 1955–1960 207 72 First League Cup goalscorer for Everton
Brian Harris   England FW 1955–1966 360 29
Albert Dunlop   England GK 1956–1963 231 0
Derek Temple   England FW 1956–1967 277 84
Bobby Collins   Scotland MF 1958–1962 147 48
Alex Parker   Scotland FB 1958–1964 230 5
Brian Labone   England CB 1958–1971 533 2 Club captain 1965–1971
Billy Bingham   Northern Ireland MF 1960–1962 98 26 Manager 1973–1977
Roy Vernon   Wales FW 1960–1965 203 111 Club captain 1962–1965
Alex Young   Scotland FW 1960–1968 275 109
Jimmy Gabriel   Scotland MF 1960–1967 304 37 Caretaker manager 1990, 1993–1994
Dennis Stevens   England MF 1962–1965 145 32 First European goalscorer for Everton
Johnny Morrissey   England FW 1962–1971 313 50
Gordon West   England GK 1962–1972 402 0
Alex Scott   Scotland FW 1962–1966 180 26
Sandy Brown   Scotland FB 1963–1970 253 11
Andy Rankin   England GK 1963–1970 106 0
Colin Harvey   England MF 1963–1974 386 24 Manager 1987–1990
Fred Pickering   England FW 1963–1967 115 70
Ray Wilson   England FB 1964–1969 153 0 1966 World Cup winner
Jimmy Husband   England FW 1964–1973 197 55
Tommy Wright   England FB 1964–1974 374 4
John Hurst   England MF 1964–1976 388 34
Alan Ball   England MF 1966–1971 250 78 1966 World Cup winner
Joe Royle   England FW 1966–1974 276 119 Manager 1994–1997
Howard Kendall   England MF 1967–1974 275 30 Club captain 1971–1974, Manager 1981–87, 1990–93, 1997–98
Terry Darracott   England FB 1967–1979 178 0
Roger Kenyon   England CB 1967–1979 308 9
Dai Davies   Wales GK 1970–1977 94 0
Henry Newton   England MF 1970–1973 85 6 *Inclusion reason required*
John Connolly   Scotland FW 1972–1976 118 16
Mick Buckley   England MF 1971–1977 158 12
Mick Lyons   England CB 1971–1981 462 59
Mike Bernard   England MF 1972–1976 172 8
David Lawson   England GK 1972–1976 152 0
Dave Clements   Northern Ireland FB 1973–1975 99 8 Club captain 1974–1975
Bob Latchford   England FW 1973–1980 289 138 Top Football League goalscorer in 1977–78
George Telfer   England FW 1973–1980 113 22
Jim Pearson   Scotland FW 1974–1977 126 19
Martin Dobson   England MF 1974–1978 231 39
Dave Jones   England FB 1975–1978 103 2
Andy King   England MF 1976–1980, 1982–1984 247 68
Mark Higgins   England CB 1976–1984 181 6 Club captain 1982
John Bailey   England FB 1979–1986 222 3
George Wood   Scotland GK 1977–1980 126 0
Trevor Ross   Scotland MF 1977–1983 151 20
Billy Wright   England CB 1977–1983 198 10 Club captain 1977–1982
Peter Eastoe   England FW 1979–1982 115 33
Asa Hartford   Scotland FW 1979–1981 98 7 *Inclusion reason required*
Kevin Ratcliffe   Wales CB 1980–1991 494 2 Club captain 1982–1992
Graeme Sharp   Scotland FW 1980–1991 445 159
Steve McMahon   England MF 1980–1983 120 14
Alan Irvine   Scotland MF 1981–1984 80 6 Assistant manager 2002–2007
Kevin Richardson   England MF 1981–1986 145 20
Neville Southall   Wales GK 1981–1997 750 0 Most all-time appearances for Everton
Derek Mountfield   England CB 1982–1988 153 24
Adrian Heath   England MF 1982–1988 306 94
Gary Stevens   England RB 1982–1988 294 13
Peter Reid   England MF 1982–1988 234 13
Kevin Sheedy   Republic of Ireland MF 1982–1992 368 97
Andy Gray   Scotland FW 1983–1985 68 22 Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame member
Trevor Steven   England MF 1983–1989 298 59
Alan Harper   England FB 1983–1988, 1991–1993 240 5
Paul Bracewell   England MF 1984–1989 143 10
Pat Van Den Hauwe   Wales FB 1984–1989 203 3
Gary Lineker   England FW 1985–1986 52 40 Top Football League goalscorer in 1985–86
Neil Pointon   England FB 1985–1989 138 5
Dave Watson   England CB 1986–2000 529 38 Club captain 1992–2000; Caretaker manager 1997
Ian Snodin   Wales FB 1987–1994 201 9
Stuart McCall   Scotland MF 1988–1990 141 10
Neil McDonald   England FB 1988–1991 123 8
Pat Nevin   Scotland MF 1988–1991 148 21
Tony Cottee   England FW 1988–1994 230 99
Martin Keown   England CB 1989–1992 126 0
John Ebbrell   England MF 1989–1997 266 19
Peter Beagrie   England MF 1989–1994, 1998 143 17
Gary Ablett   England CB 1990–1995 155 6
Matt Jackson   England CB 1990–1995 165 6
Andy Hinchcliffe   England FB 1990–1997 222 9
Peter Beardsley   England FW 1991–1992 95 32 One of only two players to have scored for both sides in Merseyside derbies
David Unsworth   England CB 1991–1997, 1998–2004 355 44
Barry Horne   Wales MF 1992–1996 150 3
Paul Rideout   England FW 1992–1996 140 40
Graham Stuart   England MF 1993–1997 161 31
Joe Parkinson   England MF 1993–1999 107 4
Daniel Amokachi   Nigeria MF 1994–1996 54 12 Olympic gold medalist
Anders Limpar   Sweden MF 1994–1997 82 6 World Cup bronze medalist
Duncan Ferguson   Scotland FW 1994–1998, 2000–2006 272 72 Club captain 1997–1998
Andrei Kanchelskis   Russia MF 1995–1997 60 20 Club record signing at the time
Craig Short   England CB 1995–1998 114 4
Gary Speed   Wales MF 1996–1998 65 18 Club captain 1997–1998
Michael Ball   England FB 1996–2000 138 8
Nick Barmby   England MF 1996–2000 133 23
Paul Gerrard   England GK 1996–2002 99 0 *Inclusion reason required*
Marco Materazzi   Italy CB 1997–1998 27 1 2006 World Cup winner
Thomas Myhre   Norway GK 1997–2001 70 0 *Inclusion reason required*
Kevin Campbell   England FW 1997–2005 163 51
David Weir   Scotland CB 1998–2007 269 11 Club captain 2005–2007
Richard Gough   Scotland CB 1999–2001 42 1 Club captain 2000–2001
Scot Gemmill   Scotland MF 1999–2003 107 5
Mark Pembridge   Wales MF 1999–2003 101 4
Steve Watson   England FB 2000–2005 139 16
Thomas Gravesen   Denmark MF 2000–2005, 2007–2008 168 12
Gary Naysmith   Scotland FB 2000–2007 151 7
Alessandro Pistone   Italy FB 2000–2007 117 1
Leon Osman   England MF 2000–2016 433 57
Tomasz Radzinski   Canada FW 2001–2004 102 28
Alan Stubbs   England CB 2001–2005, 2006–2008 192 7 Club captain 2001–2005
Tony Hibbert   England FB 2001–2016 329 0
Wayne Rooney   England FW 2002–2004, 2017–2018 117 28 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Golden Player
Lee Carsley   Republic of Ireland MF 2002–2008 198 12
Joseph Yobo   Nigeria CB 2002–2012 259 10 Club vice-captain 2007–2012
Kevin Kilbane   Republic of Ireland MF 2003–2006 120 5
James McFadden   Scotland FW 2003–2008, 2011–2012 139 19
Tim Cahill   Australia MF/FW 2004–2012 242 68
Mikel Arteta   Spain MF 2005–2011 209 35 2005–06, 2006–07 Everton Player of the Year
Phil Neville   England FB 2005–2013 303 5 Club captain 2007–2013
Joleon Lescott   England CB/FB 2006–2009 143 17 2007–08 Everton Player of the Year
Victor Anichebe   Nigeria FW 2006–2013 168 26 Olympic silver medal winner;

Most-used substitute in Everton history

Tim Howard   United States GK 2006–2016 414 1 2008 US Soccer Athlete of the Year
Yakubu   Nigeria FW 2007–2011 107 31
Jack Rodwell   England MF 2007–2012 109 8
Leighton Baines   England FB 2007–2020 420 39 2010–11 & 2012–13 Everton Player of the Year
Phil Jagielka   England CB 2007–2019 385 19 2008–09 & 2014-15 Everton Player of the Year

Club captain 2013–2019

Steven Pienaar   South Africa MF 2007–2010, 2012–2016 229 24 2009–10 Everton Player of the Year
Louis Saha   France FW 2008–2012 115 35
Marouane Fellaini   Belgium MF 2008–2013 177 33 Young Player of the Season 2008–09
John Heitinga   Netherlands DF 2009–2014 140 5 2011–12 Everton Player of the Year
Séamus Coleman   Republic of Ireland DF 2009– 401 28 2013–14 Everton Player of the Year

Club Captain 2019-2022

Sylvain Distin   France CB 2009–2015 210 5 2011–12 Everton Players' Player of the Year
Ross Barkley   England MF 2011–2018 179 27
Kevin Mirallas   Belgium FW 2012–2019 186 38
Steven Naismith   Scotland FW 2012–2016 123 25
Gareth Barry   England MF 2013–2017 155 5 Most Premier League appearances of all time
Romelu Lukaku   Belgium FW 2013–2017 166 87 Everton's record Premier League goalscorer
James McCarthy   Republic of Ireland MF 2013–2019 133 6
Mason Holgate   England CB 2016– 145 5
Tom Davies   England MF 2016–2023 172 7
Idrissa Gueye   Senegal MF 2016–2019 108 4
Dominic Calvert-Lewin   England FW 2016– 203 59
Jordan Pickford   England GK 2017– 222 0
Michael Keane   England DF 2017– 187 11
Gylfi Sigurðsson   Iceland MF 2017–2022 156 31
Richarlison   Brazil FW 2018–2022 152 53
Alex Iwobi   Nigeria MF 2019- 123 8

Club captains edit

 
Séamus Coleman is the current captain of Everton, serving since 2019.

Since 1888, 48 players have held the position of club captain for Everton. The club's first captain was Nick Ross, who captained Everton during the 1888-89 season. The longest-serving captain is Peter Farrell, who was club captain for 9 years – from 1948 to 1957. Despite his long tenure, Peter Farrell never won a trophy at Everton. Kevin Ratcliffe, who captained Everton during their most successful period in history, is Everton's most decorated captain. He won 7 trophies as captain, including 2 First Division titles, 4 Charity Shields, and 1 Cup Winners' Cup. Everton's current captain is Séamus Coleman. He has been captain since Phil Jagielka left the club in 2019.

Dates Name Nationality Pos. Honours as captain
1888–89 Nick Ross   Scotland DF/FW
1889–91 Andrew Hannah   Scotland DF 1 First Division title
1891–93 Johnny Holt   England MF
1893–94 Bob Howarth   England DF
1894–96 Dickie Boyle   Scotland MF
1896–97 Billy Stewart   Scotland MF
1897–98 Dickie Boyle   Scotland MF
1898–1900 Jack Taylor   Scotland FW
1900–01 Jimmy Settle   England FW
1901–04 Tom Booth   England MF
1904–05 Billy Balmer   England DF
1905–08 Jack Taylor   Scotland FW 1 FA Cup
1908–10 Jack Sharp   England FW
1910–11 Harry Makepeace   England MF
1911–14 John Maconnachie   Scotland DF
1914–15 Jimmy Galt   Scotland DF 1 First Division title
1919–20 Tom Fleetwood   England MF/FW
1920–21 Dickie Downs   England DF
1921–22 Jock McDonald   Scotland DF
1922–27 Hunter Hart   Scotland DF/MF
1927–29 Warney Cresswell   England DF 1 First Division title
1 FA Cup
1929–30 Hunter Hart   Scotland DF/MF
1930–31 Ben Williams   Wales DF
1931–37 Dixie Dean   England FW 1 First Division title
1 FA Cup
1 Charity Shield
1937–38 Billy Cook   Ireland DF
1938–39 Jock Thomson   Scotland MF 1 FA Cup
1946–48 Norman Greenhalgh   England DF
1948–57 Peter Farrell   Ireland
  Republic of Ireland		 DF
1957–61 T.E. Jones   England MF
1961–65 Roy Vernon   Wales FW 1 First Division title
1 Charity Shield
1965–70 Brian Labone   England DF 1 First Division title
1 FA Cup
1970–71 Alan Ball   England FW 1 Charity Shield
1972–74 Howard Kendall   England MF
1974–76 Roger Kenyon   England DF
1976–82 Mick Lyons   England DF
1982–83 Billy Wright   England MF
1983–84 Mark Higgins   England DF 1 First Division title
1984–92 Kevin Ratcliffe   Wales DF 2 First Division titles
4 Community Shields
1 Cup Winners' Cup
1992–97 Dave Watson   England DF 1 FA Cup
1997–98 Gary Speed   Wales MF
1998–2001 Dave Watson   England DF
2001–02 Kevin Campbell   England FW
2002–04 Duncan Ferguson   Scotland FW
2004–05 Alan Stubbs   England DF
2005–06 David Weir   Scotland DF
2007–13 Phil Neville   England DF
2013–19 Phil Jagielka   England DF
2019–present Séamus Coleman   Republic of Ireland DF

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References edit

  1. ^ Everton club captain history

External links edit

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