List of Everton F.C. seasons

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The following lists Everton's League performances, top goalscorers and average attendances from 1888, when the Football League was formed, to the end of the most recent completed season. For a more detailed history see History of Everton F.C.

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The 98 full seasons in the 20th century were reduced to 87 deducting the war years. Everton competed in 83 top flight seasons in the 20th century, the highest of any club. Everton averaged a top flight position of 8.15. Everton were founder members of the Football League in 1888 and were champions of it for the first time in 1891. By the time World War II broke out in 1939, they had been league champions five times and had fielded some of the biggest names in English football, including goalkeeper Ted Sagar and forwards Dixie Dean and Tommy Lawton. In Everton's title-winning season of 1927–28, Dean scored a record 60 league goals in a single season – still an English record.

Everton originally played at Anfield until a dispute with their landlord in 1892 saw the club exit the ground, which was re-occupied by the newly formed Liverpool, who gradually became Everton's fierce local rivals. Everton, meanwhile, settled into nearby Goodison Park, where they have played ever since, in spite of a series of plans since the late 1990s to relocate the club to a new stadium.

Everton hold the record of playing most seasons in the top flight of English football, only playing four seasons outside the first tier since the creation of the Football League in 1888. The club have played at the top level continuously since 1954; only Arsenal have a longer unbroken run at this level.

After World War II, Everton's first major success came in 1963, winning the league title under the management of Harry Catterick, who added another league title to Everton's honours list in 1970 as well as the FA Cup in 1966.

Another golden era at Everton prevailed after the appointment of Howard Kendall as manager in 1981. Everton won the FA Cup in 1984 and were league champions in 1985, when they also won their first European trophy in the shape of the European Cup Winners' Cup. Another league title followed in 1987.

Everton's only major trophy since 1987 came in 1995 when they won the FA Cup under the management of Joe Royle, who, like Kendall, had been with the club during his playing career. Since the formation of the FA Premier League in 1992, their highest league finish was fourth place in 2005; on three occasions (1998, 2004, 2023), they have finished 17th, one place above the relegation zone.

The appointment of David Moyes as manager in 2002 brought something of a turning point in Everton's recent history, as the Scot re-established the club as a regular feature in the top few places of the English league, although he failed to add any silverware, the club being finalists in the 2009 FA Cup Final. Moyes departed in 2013 after 11 years as Everton manager to take charge of Manchester United, being succeeded by Roberto Martinez, who had a promising first season but was sacked after three seasons to be replaced by Ronald Koeman. Koeman was dismissed in October 2017, with the club lying in 18th position in the initial stage of the 2017–18 season. Koeman was replaced by Sam Allardyce with the team eventually finishing 8th in the Premier League. Allardyce had his 18-month contract terminated at the end of the season.

On 31 May 2018, Everton appointed Marco Silva, as their new manager. Silva had originally been approached to become the club's manager in October 2017, following the dismissal of Ronald Koeman. However, at that stage he was still manager of Watford and subsequently any proposed deal at that time fell through. Silva was replaced at Watford in January 2018, after a bad run of results in the Premier League. Everton's pursuit of Silva resurfaced after the club parted company with Sam Allardyce.

On 6 December 2019, Silva was dismissed after a poor run of results left the club in the relegation zone. Silva's team had won 24 and lost 24 of their league games under his tenure. On 21 December 2019, Carlo Ancelotti was appointed the club's new manager on a four and a half year contract. However, he left the club on 1 June 2021, returning to coach Real Madrid. On 30 June 2021, Rafael Benítez was appointed, becoming just the second man to manage both Everton and Liverpool. His reign, however, only lasted six months; he was sacked on 16 January 2022, making him the shortest-serving permanent manager in Everton's history. Frank Lampard replaced him at the end of the month, but he was also sacked, lasting barely a year. A week after Lampard's sacking, Sean Dyche was appointed as the new manager.

Seasons

1887–1955

SeasonLeague statisticsCup resultsTop scorer(s)Avg.
Attend.
LeagueTierPldWDLGDPtsPos FA Cup Charity Shield LeagueOverall
1887–88 There was no league football until 1888–89.R2N/A G. Farmer (2) G. Farmer (2)6,000
1888–89 First Division 1229211−12208DNEN/A E. Chadwick (6) E. Chadwick (6)7,308
1889–90 First Division 1221435+25312R2N/A F. Geary (21) F. Geary (25)9,627
1890–91 First Division 1221417+34291R1N/A F. Geary (20) F. Geary(20)11,200
1891–92 First Division 126124100285R1N/A A. Latta (17) A. Latta (17)11,009
1892–93 First Division 13016410+23363RUN/A F. Geary (19) F. Geary (23)12,964
1893–94 First Division 13015312+33336R1N/A J. Southworth (27) J. Southworth (27)13,000
1894–95 First Division 1301866+32422QFN/A J. Bell (15) J. Bell (18)16,060
1895–96 First Division 1301677+23393QFN/A A. Milward (17) A. Milward (19)15,454
1896–97 First Division 13014313+5317RUN/A J. Bell (15) J. Bell (17)15,913
1897–98 First Division 1301398+9354SFN/A L. Bell (12) L. Bell (15)15,380
1898–99 First Division 13415811+7384R2N/A J. Proudfoot (12) J. Proudfoot (13)15,529
1899–1900 First Division 13413714−23311R1N/A J. Settle (10) J. Settle (10)13,531
1900–01 First Division 13416513+13377R2N/A J. Taylor (11) J. Taylor (12)16,765
1901–02 First Division 13417710+23432R1N/A J. Settle (18) J. Settle (18)16,647
1902–03 First Division 13413615+33212QFN/A J. Brearley (7) J. Bell (7)
J. Brearley (7)		15,616
1903–04 First Division 13419510+27433R1N/A A. 'S' Young (10) A. 'S' Young (10)18,412
1904–05 First Division 1342158+27472SFN/A A. 'S' Young (14) A. 'S' Young (14)18,412
1905–06 First Division 13815716+43711WinnersN/A A. 'S' Young (12) A. 'S' Young (14)18,412
1906–07 First Division 13820513+24453RUN/A A. 'S' Young (28) A. 'S' Young (29)19,579
1907–08 First Division 13815617−13611QFDNQ A. 'S' Young (16) A. 'S' Young (21)17,316
1908–09 First Division 138181010+25462R2DNQ B. Freeman (38) B. Freeman (38)23,579
1909–10 First Division 13816814−54010SFDNQ B. Freeman (22) B. Freeman (26)19,667
1910–11 First Division 13819712+14454R3DNQ G. Beare (8)
B. Lacey (8)
A. 'S' Young (8)		 A. 'S' Young (11)19,389
1911–12 First Division 13820612+4462QFDNQ T. Browell (12) T. Browell (19)18,211
1912–13 First Division 13815716−63711QFDNQ T. Browell (12) T. Browell (16)19,368
1913–14 First Division 138121115−93515R1DNQ B. Parker (17) B. Parker (17)25,611
1914–15 First Division 13819811+29461SFDNQ B. Parker (36) B. Parker (38)18,556
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to World War I
1919–20 First Division 142121416+13816R1DNQ B. Kirsopp (14) B. Kirsopp (14)28,238
1920–21 First Division 142171312+11477QFDNQ C. Crossley (15) C. Crossley (18)37,189
1921–22 First Division 142121218+23620R1DNQ S. Fazackerley (12) S. Fazackerley (12)31,700
1922–23 First Division 14220715+4475R1DNQ W. Chadwick (13)
W. Williams (13)		 W. Chadwick (13)
W. Williams (13)		30,476
1923–24 First Division 142181311+9497R2DNQ W. Chadwick (28) W. Chadwick (30)28,319
1924–25 First Division 142121119−203517R3DNQ J. Broad (8) W. Chadwick (9)25,310
1925–26 First Division 142121812+24211R3DNQ W. 'D' Dean (32) W. 'D' Dean (33)26,876
1926–27 First Division 142121020−93420R4DNQ W. 'D' Dean (21) W. 'D' Dean (24)31,403
1927–28 First Division 14220139+36531R4DNQ W. 'D' Dean (60) W. 'D' Dean (63)37,440
1928–29 First Division 14217421−123818R3Winners W. 'D' Dean (26) W. 'D' Dean (28)29,512
1929–30 First Division 142121119−123522R4DNQ W. 'D' Dean (23) W. 'D' Dean (25)32,989
1930–31 Second Division 2422859+55611SFDNQ W. 'D' Dean (39) W. 'D' Dean (48)26,039
1931–32 First Division 14226412+52561R3DNQ W. 'D' Dean (45) W. 'D' Dean (46)35,454
1932–33 First Division 14216917+74111WinnersWinners W. 'D' Dean (24) W. 'D' Dean (33)26,414
1933–34 First Division 142121614−14014R3RU T. White (14) T. White (14)27,160
1934–35 First Division 142161214+1448QFDNQ W. 'D' Dean (26) W. 'D' Dean (27)26,232
1935–36 First Division 14213131603916R3DNQ J. Cunliffe (23) J. Cunliffe (23)29,118
1936–37 First Division 14214919+33717R5DNQ W. 'D' Dean (24) W. 'D' Dean (27)30,292
1937–38 First Division 14216719+43914R4DNQ T. Lawton (28) T. Lawton (30)35,040
1938–39 First Division 14227510+36591QFDNQ T. Lawton (34) T. Lawton (38)35,040
Very little competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to World War II . [lower-alpha 1]
1945–46 There was no league football in 1945–46.R3
1946–47 First Division 14217916−54310R4DNQ J. Dodds (17) J. Dodds (17)40,855
1947–48 First Division 14217619−144014R5DNQ J. Dodds (13) J. Dodds (14)44,205
1948–49 First Division 142131118−223718R4DNQ E. Wainwright (10) E. Wainwright (10)45,138
1949–50 First Division 142101418−243418SFDNQ E. Wainwright (11) E. Wainwright (13)43,936
1950–51 First Division 14212822−383222R3DNQ J. McIntosh (11) J. McIntosh (11)42,924
1951–52 Second Division 242171015+6447R3DNQ J. W. Parker (15) J. W. Parker (16)37,391
1952–53 Second Division 242121416−43816SFDNQ T. Eglington (14) J. W. Parker (17)32,629
1953–54 Second Division 24220166+34562R5DNQ J. W. Parker (31) J. W. Parker (33)44,493
1954–55 First Division 142161016−64211R4DNQ J. W. Parker (19) J. W. Parker (19)46,394

1955–present

The first UEFA club competition, the European Cup, currently known as the UEFA Champions League, was created for the 1955–56 season.

SeasonLeague statisticsCup resultsTop scorer(s)Avg.
Attend.
LeagueTierPldWDLGDPtsPos FA Cup EFL Cup Charity Shield UEFA CompetitionsLeagueOverall
1955–56 First Division 142151017−144015QFN/ADNQDNQ J. Harris (19) J. Harris (21)42,768
1956–57 First Division 142141018−183815R5N/ADNQDNQ T. McNamara (10) T. McNamara (10)35,069
1957–58 First Division 142131118−103716R4N/ADNQDNQ E. Thomas (15) J. Harris (15)
E. Thomas (15)		39,157
1958–59 First Division 14217421−183816R5N/ADNQDNQ D. Hickson (17) D. Hickson (22)39,154
1959–60 First Division 142131118−53715R3N/ADNQDNQ B. Collins (14) B. Collins (14)40,788
1960–61 First Division 14222614+18505R3QFDNQDNQ R. Vernon (21) R. Vernon (22)43,448
1961–62 First Division 142201111+34514R5DNEDNQDNQ R. Vernon (26) R. Vernon (28)41,432
1962–63 First Division 14225116+42611R5DNEDNQ ICFC –1R R. Vernon (24) R. Vernon (27)51,460
1963–64 First Division 142211011+20523R5DNEWinners EC –Pre R. Vernon (18) R. Vernon (21)49,401
1964–65 First Division 142171510+9494R4DNEDNQ ICFC –3R F. Pickering (27) F. Pickering (37)42,062
1965–66 First Division 142151116−64111WinnersDNEDNQ ICFC –2R F. Pickering (18) F. Pickering (22)38,498
1966–67 First Division 142191013+19486QFDNERU CWC –2R A. Ball (15) A. Ball (18)42,606
1967–68 First Division 14223613+27525RUR3DNQDNQ A. Ball (20) A. Ball (20)
J. Royle (20)		46,983
1968–69 First Division 14221156+41573SFR4DNQDNQ J. Royle (22) J. Royle (29)45,958
1969–70 First Division 1422985+41661R3R4DNQDNQ J. Royle (23) J. Royle (23)49,531
1970–71 First Division 142121317−63714SFDNEWinners EC –QF J. Royle (17) J. Royle (23)41,090
1971–72 First Division 14291815−113615R5R2DNQDNQ D. Johnson (9)
J. Royle (9)		 D. Johnson (11)37,242
1972–73 First Division 142131118−83717R4R2DNQDNQ J. Connolly (7)
J. Harper (7)
J. Royle (7)		 J. Harper (8)34,471
1973–74 First Division 142161214+2447R4R2DNQDNQ M. Lyons (9) M. Lyons (9)35,351
1974–75 First Division 14216188+14504R4R3DNQDNQ B. Latchford (17) B. Latchford (19)40,021
1975–76 First Division 142151215−64211R3R4DNQ UEFA –1R B. Latchford (12) B. Latchford (13)27,115
1976–77 First Division 142141414−2429SFRUDNQDNQ B. Latchford (17) B. Latchford (25)30,046
1977–78 First Division 14222119+31513R4QFDNQDNQ B. Latchford (30) B. Latchford (32)39,513
1978–79 First Division 14217178+12514R3R4DNQ UEFA –2R A. King (12) B. Latchford (20)35,456
1979–80 First Division 14291716−83519SFR4DNQ UEFA-1 B. Kidd (10) B. Kidd (18)28,711
1980–81 First Division 142131019−33615QFR3DNQDNQ P. Eastoe (15) P. Eastoe (19)26,112
1981–82 First Division 142171312+6648R3R4DNQDNQ G. Sharp (15) G. Sharp (15)24,672
1982–83 First Division 142181014+18647QFR3DNQDNQ G. Sharp (15) G. Sharp (17)20,310
1983–84 First Division 142161412+2627WinnersRUDNQDNQ A. Heath (12) A. Heath (18)19,288
1984–85 First Division 1422868+45901RUR4Winners CWC – Winners G. Sharp (21) G. Sharp (27)32,131
1985–86 First Division 1422688+46862RUR4Winners Ban on
English teams 		G. Lineker (30) G. Lineker (40)32,388
1986–87 First Division 1422688+45861R5QFWinners
(shared)		 T. Steven (14) A. Heath (16)
K. Sheedy (16)
T. Steven (16)		32,977
1987–88 First Division 14019138+26704R5SFWinners G. Sharp (13) G. Sharp (22)27,782
1988–89 First Division 138141212+5548RUR4DNQ T. Cottee (13) T. Cottee (18)27,787
1989–90 First Division 13817813+11596R5R4DNQ T. Cottee (13) T. Cottee (15)26,353
1990–91 First Division 138131213+4519QFR3DNQDNQ T. Cottee (10) T. Cottee (24)25,127
1991–92 First Division 142131415+45312R4R4DNQDNQ P. Beardsley (15) P. Beardsley (20)23,140
1992–93 Premier League 14215819−25313R3R4DNQDNQ T. Cottee (12) T. Cottee (13)20,457
1993–94 Premier League 14212822−214417R3R4DNQDNQ T. Cottee (16) T. Cottee (19)22,901
1994–95 Premier League 142111714−75015WinnersR2DNQDNQ P. Rideout (14) P. Rideout (16)31,368
1995–96 Premier League 138171011+20616R4R2Winners CWC –2R A. Kanchelskis (16) A. Kanchelskis (16)35,439
1996–97 Premier League 138101216−134215R4R2DNQDNQ D. Ferguson (10) D. Ferguson (11)
G. Speed (11)		36,188
1997–98 Premier League 13891316−154017R3R3DNQDNQ D. Ferguson (11) D. Ferguson (11)35,355
1998–99 Premier League 138111017−54314QFR4DNQDNQ K. Campbell (9) K. Campbell (9)34,866
1999–2000 Premier League 138121412+105013QFR2DNQDNQ K. Campbell (12) K. Campbell (12)34,866
2000–01 Premier League 13811918−144216R4R2DNQDNQ K. Campbell (9) K. Campbell (10)34,131
2001–02 Premier League 138111017−124315QFR2DNQDNQ D. Ferguson (6)
T. Radzinski (6)		 D. Ferguson (8)34,004
2002–03 Premier League 13817813−1597R3R4DNQDNQ T. Radzinski (11) K. Campbell (12)38,481
2003–04 Premier League 13891217−123917R4R4DNQDNQ W. Rooney (9) D. Ferguson (9)
W. Rooney (9)		38,837
2004–05 Premier League 13818713−1614R5R4DNQDNQ T. Cahill (11) T. Cahill (12)36,834
2005–06 Premier League 13814816−155011R4R3DNQ CL –3Q;
UEFA –1R		 J. Beattie (10) J. Beattie (11)36,827
2006–07 Premier League 138151310+16586R3R4DNQDNQ A. Johnson (11) A. Johnson (12)36,739
2007–08 Premier League 13819811+22655R3SFDNQ UEFA –R of 16 Yakubu (15) Yakubu (21)36,955
2008–09 Premier League 13817129+18635RUR3DNQ UEFA –R1 T. Cahill (8)
M. Fellaini (8)		 T. Cahill (9)
M. Fellaini (9)		35,667
2009–10 Premier League 13816139+11618R4R4DNQ EL –R of 32 L. Saha (13) L. Saha (15)36,725
2010–11 Premier League 138131510+6547R5R3DNQDNQ T. Cahill (9) J. Beckford (10)
L. Saha (10)		36,039
2011–12 Premier League 138151112+10567SFR4DNQDNQ N. Jelavić (9) N. Jelavić (11)33,228
2012–13 Premier League 13816157+15636QFR3DNQDNQ M. Fellaini (11) M. Fellaini (12)36,356
2013–14 Premier League 1382198+22725QFR3DNQDNQ R. Lukaku (15) R. Lukaku (16)37,732
2014–15 Premier League 138121115−24711R3R3DNQ EL –R of 16 R. Lukaku (10) R. Lukaku (20)38,406
2015–16 Premier League 138111413+44711SFSFDNQDNQ R. Lukaku (18) R. Lukaku (25)38,228
2016–17 Premier League 138171011+18617R3R3DNQDNQ R. Lukaku (25) R. Lukaku (26)39,494
2017–18 Premier League 138131015−14498R3R4DNQ EL –GS W. Rooney (10) W. Rooney (11)38,797
2018–19 Premier League 13815914+8548R4R3DNQDNQ G. Sigurðsson (13)
Richarlison (13)		 G. Sigurðsson (14)
Richarlison (14)		38,780
2019–20 Premier League 138131015−124912R3QFDNQDNQ D. Calvert-Lewin (13)
Richarlison (13)		 D. Calvert-Lewin (15)
Richarlison (15)		39,256
2020–21 Premier League 13817813−15910QFQFDNQDNQ D. Calvert-Lewin (16) D. Calvert-Lewin (21)N/A [lower-alpha 2]
2021–22 Premier League 13811621−233916QFR3DNQDNQ Richarlison (10) Richarlison (11)38,441
2022–23 Premier League 13881218−233617R3R3DNQDNQ D. McNeil (7) D. McNeil (7)39,232

Key

Notes:

Notes

  1. ↑ The 1939–40 Football League season was abandoned after only three weeks of competition in mid-September. The Wartime League was created to replace the suspended Football League during the war.
  2. ↑ All league fixtures bar one of the 2020–21 season were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

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The 2017–18 season was Everton's 64th consecutive season in the top flight of English football and their 140th year in existence. They participated in the Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, and UEFA Europa League. Everton had a disappointing start to the campaign, leading to the dismissal of manager Ronald Koeman in October after a 5–2 home loss to Arsenal, Koeman sacked just 2 months into his second campaign in charge after guiding Everton into the UEFA Europa League in an impressive first season at the club. It was over a month after his departure that Sam Allardyce took over from interim manager David Unsworth, as prime target, Watford manager Marco Silva, was unable to be released from a contract with The Hornets to take over at Goodison Park. The fiasco led to a legal suit after Silva was controversially sacked by Watford after a downturn in results following his failure to secure the Everton job, and when Silva took over at Everton in the 2018–19 season, Everton were forced to pay £4 million in compensation to Watford for what was described as "an unwarranted approach" whilst Silva was still at Watford. Allardyce guided the club to 8th in the league, but could not prevent exits in the Europa League group stage and the FA Cup third round. Allardyce was dismissed at the conclusion of the season, with Everton's fans criticising Allardyce's style of play on a number of occasions; the club stated "The decision is part of a long-term plan".

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