Everton were originally known as St Domingo Football Club when they formed in 1878. As the team started to attract interest from outside the parish, the name Everton was chosen in 1879 to embrace the 'outsiders' in the teams ranks who did not belong to the church. The name Everton was the start of success, when they played the team of St Peters' Church in Stanley Park and won 6-0.
TEAM COLOURS
The Club has played in various colours - blue and white stripes, black with scarlet sashes, salmon shirts with blue shorts, ruby shirts with blue trim and dark blue shorts - before finding the tasteful match of royal blue shirts with white shorts in 1901-02.
The team earned their nickname as a tribute to a shop called Mother Nobletts which was close to Goodison Park and on match days advertised and sold toffees in the ground.
GOODISON PARK
Before finally settling at the site known as Goodison Park, Everton as a team, have played at Stanley Park, Priory Road and Anfield Road. In 1892, there was a break from the team. The original members left Anfield Road to set up at Goodison Park. The remainder were to call themselves Liverpool. As a pitch and stadium venue, Goodison Park, has always remained one of the most well kept and popular grounds in the country, and was used during the 1966 World Cup because of such outstanding quality.
THE CLUB BADGE
The Latin motto on the Club badge is 'Nil Satis Nisi Optimum' which translates to mean 'Nothing but the best is good enough'. The tower on the crest represents the bridewell that was built on Everton Brow in 1787, near Stanley Park where the boys of St Domingo's first played football. On each side of the tower, there is a decorative laurel wreath.
RECORD ATTENDANCE
This was a derby game on 18 September 1948, when a crowd of 78,299 gathered at Goodison Park to watch Everton draw with Liverpool 1-1.
HONOURS LIST
1st Division champions: 1890-91, 1914-15, 1927-28, 1931-32, 1938-39, 1962-63, 1969-70, 1984-85, 1986-87
Runners Up: 1889-90, 1894-95, 1901-02, 1904-05, 1908-09, 1911-12, 1985-86
2nd Division Champions: 1930-31
F.A. Cup Winners: 1906, 1933, 1966, 1984, 1995
F.A. Cup Runners Up: 1893, 1897, 1907, 1968, 1985, 1986, 1989
League Cup Runners Up: 1976-77
Milk Cup Runners Up: 1983-84
Charity Shield Winners: 1928, 1932, 1963, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1995, Shared 1986, 1987
European Cup Winners Cup Winners: 1984-85
F.A. Youth Cup Winners: 1964-65, 1983-84
Runners Up: 1960-61, 1976-77, 1982-83
Simod Cup Runners Up: 1989
Zenith Data Systems Runners Up: 1990
Why! Scanned Goodison (dried) grass and a bit of earth, that's what!!!
