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Mar 25, 2003 - Fritz Spiegl, the Austrian-English writer & musician, died at the age of 77. Spiegel adapted the Johnny Todd folk tune to create the Z-Cars theme that is synonymous with Everton. He lived in Liverpool until his death.

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May 15, 1985 - Before the match, Granada Reports’ Elton Welsby interviewed ITV pundit Brian Clough in Rotterdam. In incredible scenes, 25,000 travelling EFC fans were inside the stadium over 1 hour before kick off creating an extraordinary atmosphere.

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🎂Sep 16, 1958 - Neville Southall was born. One of the greatest Everton players of all time, Big Nev made 751 appearances for Everton between 1981 & 1997. He won 2 league titles, 2 FA Cups & 1 European Cup Winners Cup with EFC.

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🎂Aug 14, 1964 - Paul Rideout was born. The striker scored 40 goals in 140 EFC appearances, with his most famous being the winner in the 1995 FA Cup Final for Everton.

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May 20, 1995 - Rare footage of the Everton team on the coach after winning the FA Cup, on their way to the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London for their winners’ banquet & party.

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Nov 8, 2007 - Nearly 7000 Everton fans travelled to Nuremberg, Germany for EFCs UEFA Cup tie with Nuremberg, in what is still fondly remembered as one of the best EFC European away days for the fans. Video courtesy of YouTuber, BlueMcers:

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Feb 8, 2002 - A busy day saw Everton manager Walter Smith sign Lee Carsley from Coventry City for £2m & David Ginola on a free transfer from Aston Villa. Gazza welcomed Ginola to the club in his own inimitable style.

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Oct 20, 1984 - Liverpool 0-1 Everton. The Blues’ first Merseyside Derby victory at Anfield for 14 years. Graeme Sharp’s fantastic goal earned EFC the victory.

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Dec 14, 2013 - At the conclusion of EFC’s win over Fulham, an amusing Christmas video aired on the big screens which summed up the feelgood atmosphere at the club at the time. It was the brainchild of then-EFC Director of Communications, @ALANMYERSMEDIA .

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Nov 9, 1983 - Everton 2-1 Coventry City. A struggling EFC advanced to Round 4 of the Milk Cup in front of 9080 fans at Goodison. Adrian Heath & Graeme Sharp scored to seal the win. Here’s Andy Gray to explain why he thinks this match was so significant:

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Jul 23, 2004 - Everton signed Tim Cahill from Millwall for £2m. One of David Moyes’ best ever signings, Cahill became an EFC hero, scoring 68 goals in 278 appearances over 8 seasons for the club.

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Dec 4, 2013 - Man Utd 0-1 Everton. A famous EFC win saw the Blues pick up their first win at Old Trafford for 21 years. A goal from Bryan Oviedo saw Roberto Martinez get the better of Man Utd boss David Moyes.

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Nov 10, 1983 - Everton signed Andy Gray from Wolves for £250,000. An inspired piece of transfer business by Howard Kendall, Gray would score 22 goals in 68 appearances & win the league, FA Cup & ECWC in 20 fabulous months. Video by YouTuber LCTrussell1992:

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Sep 1, 2008 - Everton signed Louis Saha from Man Utd for an undisclosed fee, on a pay-as-you-play deal. Saha went on to score 35 goals in 115 EFC appearances over the next 4 seasons.

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May 23, 1985 - Fantastic, must-watch post-match interview with the EFC & LFC managers sat side by side, with Joe Fagan congratulating Howard Kendall & Everton. This is just brilliant. Part 1 of 2:

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May 18, 1999 - Veteran Scottish defender Richard Gough, aged 37, signed for Everton on a free transfer from San Jose Clash. Gough turned out to be a great signing, with many wishing he’d been signed by EFC 10 years earlier.

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Jul 13, 1999 - Everton signed Kevin Campbell from Turkish side Trabsonspor for £3m on a permanent deal. ‘Super Kev’ had been a revelation since signing on loan in March 1999, scoring 9 goals in 8 games & keeping EFC up.

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Jul 1, 1996 - Everton signed Gary Speed from Leeds United for £3.5m. He scored 18 goals in 65 appearances for the club, becoming club captain, before an abrupt departure to Newcastle United midway through his 2nd season with EFC.

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Nov 21, 1994 - Everton 2-0 Liverpool. One of the all time great Goodison derbies as Joe Royle was victorious in his first match as EFC manager. Memorable goals from Duncan Ferguson & Paul Rideout sealed the win & lifted EFC off the bottom of the PL table.

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May 23, 1985 - Everton 1-0 Liverpool. A crowd of 51,045 packed into Goodison to see the Champions beat LFC in the final home league game of the season & EFCs 3rd win over LFC for the season. Paul Wilkinson scored EFCs only goal. Highlights:

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Oct 13, 1984 - Everton 2-1 Aston Villa. The Blues good form continued with a home league win over Villa. Graeme Sharp & Adrian Heath were on the scoresheet for EFC.

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Jul 24, 2000 - Everton signed Thomas Gravesen from SV Hamburg for £1.75m. The eccentric Danish midfielder became a huge fans favourite with his tough tackling & colourful behaviour.

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🎂 Jun 20, 1956 - Peter Reid was born. One of Everton’s all-time greats, he joined EFC from Bolton in 1982 for £60000 & went on to win 2 league titles, 1 FA Cup & 1 European Cup Winners Cup during a 7yr spell with the club. Here’s Peter’s parents in 1985:

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Jan 31, 2013 - Everton manager David Moyes signed promising young defender John Stones from Barnsley for £500,000. This would be the final signing of the David Moyes era at Everton.

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Aug 31, 2003 - Everton signed goalkeeper Nigel Martyn from Leeds United for £500,000. Martyn would make 100 appearances over the next 3 seasons for EFC, before retiring aged 39. David Moyes once described Martyn as his ‘greatest EFC signing’.

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Jun 27, 1986 - Everton signed 32 year old veteran Paul Power from Man City for £65,000. To say this signing raised Evertonian eyebrows at the time would be an understatement but it would prove to be a Kendall masterstroke as he played a key role en route to EFCs title win.

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🎂Aug 14, 1956 - Andy King was born. The Luton-born striker who became an Everton legend thanks to his goals in the 1970s, notably a fantastic winner vs Liverpool in October 1978.

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May 9, 1987 - Salute to the Champions. Footage of the lap of honour parading the league title trophy following the win vs Luton Town, interspersed with many of the key EFC goals throughout the season.

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Aug 29, 1978 - Everton 8-0 Wimbledon. The Blues battered the Dons in this League Cup 2nd round tie, with Bob Latchford scoring 5 & Martin Dobson also grabbing a hat trick.

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🎂Sep 21, 1963 - Trevor Steven was born. ‘Tricky Trev’ was a fantastic winger for EFC, a key member of the all-conquering 1980s side, scoring 60 goals in 299 appearances, over 6 seasons for the club.

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Dec 3, 1983 - Man Utd 0-1 Everton. A tremendous win for the struggling Blues, away at high-flying Utd. Kevin Sheedy scored EFCs only goal to seal the win.

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Dec 15, 1984 - Everton 5-0 Nottingham Forest. A huge win for the table topping Blues, as 2 goals from Graeme Sharp & 1 goal each from Kevin Sheedy, Trevor Steven & Peter Reid swept Brian Clough’s Forest aside.

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🎂 Nov 20, 1961 - Dave Watson was born. A legendary EFC captain, he won a league title & FA Cup with EFC, spanning 2 different EFC eras, scoring 37 goals in 528 appearances over 14yrs at the club. He was even player/caretaker-manager & captain simultaneously for 7 games in 96/97.

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Oct 19, 2002 - Everton 2-1 Arsenal. One of the most famous PL games at Goodison, as EFC ended Arsenal’s 30 game unbeaten run thanks to goals from Tomas Radzinski & a winner from 16yr old Wayne Rooney.

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May 21, 1995 - Everton’s FA Cup winning squad paraded the trophy during a bus top parade around Liverpool in front of thousands of ecstatic Evertonians. Footage from Granada Reports:

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🎂 Nov 30, 1960 - Gary Lineker was born. The Leicester-born striker had one solitary season at EFC at 1985/86, scoring 40 goals in 57 appearances for the club, but sadly not winning a trophy of note with the club.

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Jul 4, 2007 - Everton signed Phil Jagielka from Sheffield United for £4m. The 24 year old central defender signed a 5 year contract with EFC. Jagielka would stay for 12 years & become captain of the club.

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Jul 27, 1982 - Everton signed Kevin Sheedy from Liverpool for £100,000. An inspired piece of business by Howard Kendall, the 22 year old winger became an EFC legend in 10 seasons at the club, winning 2 league titles & 1 European Cup Winners Cup.

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Dec 7, 2019 - Everton 3-1 Chelsea. Duncan Ferguson’s 1st game in charge as caretaker EFC boss saw 2 goals from Dominic Calvert Lewin & 1 goal from Richarlison lead EFC to victory & climb from 18th to 14th in the PL table.

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Sep 16, 1970 - Everton 6-2 Keflavik. The Blues won this European Cup 1st Round 1st leg tie at Goodison vs Icelandic opposition, thanks to an Alan Ball hat trick, 2 goals from Joe Royle & 1 from Howard Kendall.

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Dec 5, 1994 - After Everton’s win over Leeds United which lifted them out of the bottom 4 relegation zone, EFC boss Joe Royle revealed plans were afoot to make Duncan Ferguson’s loan move to Everton a permanent deal.

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Sep 9, 2000 - Middlesbrough 1-2 Everton. A good PL win away at the Riverside for the Blues, with Francis Jeffers scoring twice to secure the 3 points.

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May 15, 1985 - ITV’s closing credits departed from using the usual ‘Midweek Sports Special’ theme tune to end their broadcast, to instead using Everton’s ‘Here We Go’ FA Cup Final song as the credits rolled.

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Dec 14, 1974 - Derby County 0-1 Everton. A big win for Billy Bingham’s Blues at the Baseball Ground, as a goal from Bob Latchford took Everton to the top of the league for the first time in over 2 years.

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Jun 18, 2003 - Former Everton striker Daniel Amokachi retired from football due to a knee injury, aged 30. Amokachi had starred in EFCs run to the 1995 FA Cup Final, scoring 2 goals in the FA Cup Semi Final vs Spurs.

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Jul 8, 2014 - Everton signed Gareth Barry on a free transfer, after his contract with Man City had expired. The 33yr old defensive midfielder had enjoyed a very good season on loan at Everton during the 2013/14 season & had no qualms about making the deal permanent.

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2 years

Mar 16, 2002 - Everton 2-1 Fulham. David Moyes 1st game in charge of Everton ended in victory. A crazy game saw David Unsworth score after 27 secs, whilst Big Dunc added a 2nd on 13 mins. Despite Gravesen being sent off on 28 mins, EFC held on for the win.

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Jun 30, 2019 - Everton captain Phil Jagielka left the club, upon his contract expiring. One of David Moyes’ best signings, he made 385 appearances for EFC, scoring 19 goals over 12 seasons at the club.

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Jul 15, 2006 - New EFC signing Andy Johnson was given a hero’s welcome on his debut by the sizeable EFC travelling support. A mass pitch invasion saw him mobbed at the final whistle & nearly stripped naked by pitch-invading Blues desperate for a souvenir!

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Jul 16, 1993 - Everton sold Peter Beardsley to Newcastle Utd for £1.4m. Howard Kendall had no summer transfer funds so made the decision to sacrifice Beardsley & used the fee to buy Graham Stuart. Many Blues were gutted at PBs departure as in 2yrs he’d scored 32 goals in 95 apps.

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Oct 28, 1987 - Liverpool 0-1 Everton. The Blues triumphed at Anfield with Gary Stevens scoring the only goal in a League Cup 3rd round derby. Such was the interest in the match that thousands of Blues (including myself) watched the game live on a large screen at Goodison.

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Nov 5, 1989 - The great introductory video to ITVs coverage of Aston Villa vs Everton, featuring the amazing Neville Southall training montage & also singing the praises of Mike Newell, the leading top flight scorer at the time.

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Jul 24, 2018 - Everton signed Richarlison from Watford for an initial £35m, with the fee rising to £50m upon completion of clauses. The 21 year old Brazilian striker became a huge hit with EFC fans with his passion & fight for the club, becoming a much needed talismanic figure.

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Apr 13, 1985 - ITV’s Saturday lunchtime football show, On The Ball featuring Saint & Greavsie, introduced a Martin Tyler interview with Neville Southall.

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Sep 13, 1986 - Wimbledon 1-2 Everton. An away league win for Howard Kendall’s Blues, with Graeme Sharp & Kevin Sheedy both on the scoresheet for EFC.

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Nov 7, 1984 - Everton 3-0 Inter Bratislava (EFC won 4-0 on aggregate). The Blues advanced to the European Cup Winners Cup Quarter Finals, thanks to goals from Graeme Sharp, Kevin Sheedy & Adrian Heath.

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Oct 30, 1984 - Man Utd 1-2 Everton. Three days after famously beating Utd 5-0 at Goodison, the Blues went to Old Trafford… and beat them again, 2-1, in the Milk Cup. Goals from Graeme Sharp & an own goal from former EFC player John Gidman secured the win.

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Jul 25, 1988 - Everton signed Tony Cottee from West Ham Utd for a club record transfer fee paid of £2.2m. The 23 year old striker went on to score 99 goals in 241 appearances for the club, in just over 6 seasons for EFC.

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Jul 5, 1988 - Everton signed Pat Nevin from Chelsea for £925,000. The skilful winger arrived from just-relegated Chelsea, as one of Colin Harvey’s big 4 summer signings.

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🏆 May 4, 1987 - EVERTON ARE CROWNED TOP FLIGHT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND FOR THE 9TH TIME! The Blues’ 1-0 win away at Norwich City’s secures the league title.

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Aug 24, 1963 - Everton 3-0 Fulham. The Blues’ started the season as reigning League Champions & in their 43rd consecutive home game without defeat (a club record) saw goals from Alex Scott, Derek Temple & an own goal from Bobby Keetch secure EFC the win.

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Sep 8, 1998 - Nottingham Forest 0-2 Everton. After failing to score in their first 3 games, Walter Smith’s Blues picked up 3 points at the City Ground, with Duncan Ferguson scoring twice.

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Jun 18, 2013 - Alan Myers returned to Everton as the Communications Director, replacing Paul Tyrell. Alan had an immediate positive impact with a series of initiatives that engaged the fans during the early days of Roberto Martinez as manager.

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May 6, 1999 - Everton midfielder Olivier Dacourt gave an interview to French media, expressing his disappointment at what he claimed were broken promises & a lack of ambition from Everton & stated he wanted to leave the club. He was sold to Lens the following month.

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Jun 8, 2022 - Everton owner Farhad Moshiri issued an open letter to Everton fans, apologising for the near-relegation of the previous season & pledging the club would do better in the 2022/23 season.

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Nov 9, 1985 - Everton 6-1 Arsenal. The Champions thrashed the Gunners in a fantastic performance. 2 goals each from Gary Lineker & Adrian Heath, 1 from Graeme Sharp & a Trevor Steven penalty secured the win. Sadly a tv strike at the time means no footage is available of this win.

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Nov 21, 1987 - The tension between the Portsmouth police & Evertonians outside Fratton Park continues, as Blues fans voice their displeasure at not being allowed into the match. Part 2 of 2:

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🎂Dec 8, 1951 - Mick Lyons was born. An iconic 1970s Everton hero & captain. Mr Everton. Loved & lived the club, 59 goals in 479 appearances for the club in 11 years. Later became an EFC coach. Much loved part of the EFC family. Happy 72nd birthday Mick!💙

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Nov 10, 1994 - Joe Royle became the new Everton manager. The news first broke the previous night just before the EFC Shareholders’ AGM meeting at Goodison, as seen on BBC North West Tonight (part 1 of 2):

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Apr 13, 1985 - BBC1s Saturday lunchtime football show, Football Focus featured coverage of Everton’s fantastic season. Bob Wilson, George Best & Emlyn Hughes discussed if Everton can win the treble.

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May 23, 1985 - Part 2 of 2 of the brilliant Howard Kendall & Joe Fagan joint interview. The public mutual respect between 2 city rivals is great to see & unique in the British game:

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May 8, 1985 - BBC1’s Sportsnight programme aired an 18 minute long mini-documentary, ‘The Miracle on Merseyside’, on Everton’s title triumph & transformation over the previous 18 months. A tremendous watch, here’s the video of it in its’ entirety:

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Today marks 365 consecutive days of running this account. Many thanks to everyone who continues to support me by following this account, retweeting & liking my posts. I love EFC history, it’s vast & interesting & the aim of this account is to keep it alive. Onwards Evertonians!💙

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Jul 9, 2002 - Everton signed Nigerian central defender Joseph Yobo on a season long loan from Marseille. Yobo quickly became a popular figure with Blues fans & the move to Everton would be made permanent the following summer.

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🎂 Nov 30, 1955 - Andy Gray was born. A tremendous signing for Everton in November 1983, he scored 22 goals in 68 appearances for the club, in a trophy-laden 18 months at the club. Video courtesy of YouTuber, goldenvision63:

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Jun 10, 1988 - Everton signed Stuart McCall from Bradford City for £850,000, the first of Colin Harvey’s 4 major summer signings. McCall scored some memorable goals for EFC, including 2 equalisers in the 1989 FA Cup Final.

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Nov 20, 1976 - Everton 2-0 Derby County. A home league win for the Blues, thanks to goals from Bob Latchford & Andy King. Brief footage (apologies for the poor sound quality):

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Apr 1, 1970 - Everton 2-0 WBA. A crowd of 58,523 fans packed into Goodison on a Wednesday night to see goals from Colin Harvey & Alan Whittle seal the win that crowned EFC champions of England for the 7th time.

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Oct 22, 2009 - Benfica 5-0 Everton. A thrashing for the Blues in Lisbon in this UEFA Europa League group game. 21 year old Seamus Coleman made his EFC debut in this match. Fan footage of Blues fans in Lisbon from YouTuber ‘BlueMcers’:

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Jul 1, 1992 - Everton signed Barry Horne from Southampton for £675,000. Horne would become one of Joe Royle’s famed Dogs of War, winning the FA Cup in 1995 & scoring a crucial final day goal vs Wimbledon the year before that kept Everton up.

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Jul 4, 2012 - Everton signed Steven Naismith on a free transfer from Glasgow Rangers. The Blues took advantage of the Ibrox side’s severe financial problems to sign the Scottish striker when he became a free agent.

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Jun 22, 1985 - Everton signed Gary Lineker from Leicester City for £800,000. The 24 year old striker joined the Champions & went on to score 40 goals in 57 appearances during his one season with the Blues, 1985/86.

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Sep 6, 1980 - BBC MOTD focused on EFC fans dissatisfaction with manager Gordon Lee after the 2-0 win over Wolves. Fans stated they wanted trophy success & that Lee should go. Note: the date on the on-screen graphic is wrong, the footage is from this date.

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May 4, 2001 - Everton unveiled the famous William Ralph ‘Dixie’ Dean statue outside Goodison Park, in a special ceremony involving club officials, his family & EFC fans. His son Geoff Dean is seen here, pictured with his father’s statue.

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Dec 26, 1985 - Everton 3-1 Man Utd. The Champions beat Man Utd at Goodison, for the 6th time in a 14 month period. Two goals from Graeme Sharp & 1 goal from Gary Lineker saw EFC retain their dominance over the Red Devils.

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Jun 7, 2004 - Everton owner Bill Kenwright informed the local media that Wayne Rooney was not for sale, stating, “I cannot foresee Wayne Rooney being in anything other than an Everton shirt.”

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Feb 29, 1992 - West Ham United 0-2 Everton. Goals from Mo Johnson & Gary Ablett saw EFC secure a league win at Upton Park, lifting the Blues to 9th in the league table.

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Dec 20, 1879 - Everton 6-0 St Peter’s. Everton Football Club’s first ever match, after changing their name from St Domingo. A friendly match held at Stanley Park saw them thrash local side St Peter’s 6-0. History was made & things would never be the same again.

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Aug 4, 2010 - Everton 2-0 Everton. The Blues took on their Chilean namesakes, Everton Vina Del Mar at Goodison, in one of the more famous & enjoyable EFC pre-season friendlies. Everton won 2-0, lifting the Brotherhood Cup, goals from Jermaine Beckford & Diniyar Bilyaletdinov.

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Dec 26, 1990 - Everton 1-0 Aston Villa. A good home league win on Boxing Day for Howard Kendall’s Blues, with Graeme Sharp scoring the only goal for EFC.

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Nov 16, 1991 - Everton 2-0 Wimbledon. The Blues defeated the Crazy Gang in this league game at Goodison, thanks to a Dave Watson goal & a Tony Cottee penalty.

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🎂 Jul 8, 1959 - Imre Varadi was born. The striker scored 7 goals in 35 appearances over 2 seasons for Everton, 1979-1981, including the winner vs Liverpool in a 4th round FA Cup tie at Goodison in January 1981.

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Dec 7, 1991 - Everton 4-0 West Ham United. A big home league win for the Blues as they rose to 7th place in the league table. Goals from Tony Cottee, Peter Beardsley, Mo Johnston & a cracking goal from Peter Beagrie sealed the EFC win.

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May 15, 1985 - ITV’s live pre-match coverage of the European Cup Winners Cup Final saw host Steve Rider & pundit and Man Utd boss Ron Atkinson discuss Everton’s chances ahead of the game.

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ThisDayInEvertonHistory

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🏆 May 15, 1985 - EVERTON WON THE EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS CUP! The Blues won the first European trophy in their history with a 3-1 win over Rapid Vienna in Rotterdam, Holland.

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ThisDayInEvertonHistory

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Oct 21, 1989 - Everton 3-0 Arsenal. The Blues went top of the league with a comprehensive dismantling of the reigning champions, Arsenal. Pat Nevin scored twice & Neil McDonald once to seal the win.

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