List of Everton F.C. players

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Everton. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more first-class 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 contribution – Andy Gray for example. 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.

Appearance figures as of 4 September 2013

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 1888-1888 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
Dan Doyle Scotland CB 1889–1891 41 1 Captained Everton's first Championship 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
Fred Geary England FW 1889–1895 99 86 First goalscorer at Goodison Park
Duncan McLean Scotland FB 1890–1891 26 0
Bob Howarth England FB 1891–1893 68 0 Club captain 1892–1893
Richard Williams England GK 1891–1894 70 0
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
Jack Taylor Scotland HB 1896–1910 456 80 Club captain 1898–1910
Willie Muir Scotland ?? 1897–1901 137 0
Sam Wolstenholme England ?? 1897–1903 170 8
Walter Balmer England FB 1897–1908 331 1
John Proudfoot Scotland FW 1898–1901 89 31
Jack Crelley England FB 1898–1907 127 0
Jimmy Settle England FB 1899–1908 269 97 Top Football League goal-scorer in 1901–02
Walter Abbott England FW 1899–1908 292 37
Jack Sharp England FW 1899–1909 342 80
Tom Booth England ?? 1900–1907 185 11
Alex "Sandy" Young Scotland FW 1901–1910 314 125 Top Football League goal-scorer in 1906–07
Bob Balmer England ?? 1902–1911 188 0
Harry Makepeace England HB 1902–1914 336 23
Thomas McDermott Scotland HB 1903–1905 73 19
Harold Hardman England FW 1903–1908 156 29
Billy Scott St Patrick's saltire.svg GK 1904–1912 289
Hugh Bolton Scotland FW 1906–1908 87 34
Joe Donnachie Scotland CB 1906–1908, 1919–1920 58 0
William Stevenson England ?? 1907–1913 125 0
Jock Maconnachie Scotland ?? 1907–1919 270 7
John Coleman England FW 1908–1910 71 30
Bert Freeman England CF 1908–1911 94 67 Top Football League goal-scorer in 1908–09
Val Harris St Patrick's saltire.svg HB 1908–1914 214 2
Bill Lacey St Patrick's saltire.svg Va 1909–1912 40 11
George Beare England ?? 1909–1913 125 19
Tom Fleetwood England ?? 1910–1922 285 10
Frank Jefferis England FW 1910–1919 137 22
Sam Chedgzoy England FW 1910–1925 300 36
Joseph Edward Smith England FW 1911-1912 10 0
Alan Grenyer England CH 1911–1923 148 9
Bobby Parker Scotland FW 1913–1922 92 71 Top Football League goal-scorer in 1908–09
George Harrison England ?? 1913–1923 190 17
Tommy Fern England GK 1913–1924 231 0
Joe Clennell England FW 1913–1921 74 33
Jimmy Galt Scotland MF 1913–1915 36 4
Robert Thompson[disambiguation needed] England ?? 1913–1921 89 0
William Brown Scotland ?? 1914–1927 179 0
William Kirsopp England FW 1915–1921 63 29
Joe Peacock England ?? 1919–1926 161 12
Jock McDonald Scotland ?? 1920–1926 224 0
David Reid St Patrick's saltire.svg ?? 1920–1926 101 11
Wilf Chadwick England FW 1921–1925 109 55 Top Football League goal-scorer in 1923–24
Doug Livingstone Scotland ?? 1921–1925 100 0
Bobby Irvine St Patrick's saltire.svg 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 ?? 1922–1927 131 0
Jack O'Donnell England FB 1924–1929 198 10
Albert Virr England ?? 1924–1929 127 3
Dixie Dean England FW 1925–1937 431 377 Top all time goalscorer for Everton
Arthur Davies Wales ?? 1926–1929 94 0
Edward Critchley England FW 1926–1934 229 42
Warney Cresswell England FB 1926–1935 306 1
Anthony Weldon Scotland ?? 1927–1929 74 13
Jeremiah Kelly Scotland ?? 1927–1929 83 1
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 ?? 1929–1935 139 0
Cliff Britton England HB 1930–1938 240 3
Charlie Gee England ?? 1930–1938 212 2
Albert Geldard England ?? 1932–1937 179 37
Joe Mercer England HB 1932–1946 184 2
Jimmy Cunliffe England FW 1932–1938 187 76
Billy Cook Scotland ?? 1932–1938 250 6
Stan Bentham England FW 1932–1948 125 7
Jack Jones England DF 1933–1937 108 0
Jackie Coulter Republic of Ireland MF 1934–1937 88 2
Alex Stevenson 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 goal-scorer in 1937–38, 1938–39
Norman Greenhalgh England ?? 1937–1949 115 1
Johnny Carey Republic of Ireland Va 1942–1943 - - Manager 1958–1961
Wally Fielding England FW 1945–1959 410 54
George Saunders England ?? 1946–1951 140 0
Jackie Grant England ?? 1946–1954 133 11
Eddie Wainwright England FW 1946–1955 228 76
Tommy Eglington Republic of Ireland FW 1946–1957 428 82
Peter Farrell 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 ?? 1949–1954 117 33
Eric Moore England ?? 1949–1956 184 0
Jack Lindsay Scotland ?? 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 ?? 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 ?? 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
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 ?? 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 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 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 196–1979 308 9
Dai Davies Wales GK 1970–1977 94 0
Henry Newton England MF 1970–1973 85 6
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 goal-scorer 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
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
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 goal-scorer 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
David Unsworth England CB 1991–1997, 1998–2004 355 44 Most Premier League appearances for Everton
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
Duncan Ferguson Scotland FW 1994–1998, 2000–2006 272 72 Club captain 1997–1998, Most Premier League goals for Everton
Andrei Kanchelskis Russia MF 1995–1996 60 20
Craig Short England CB 1995–1998 114 4
Gary Speed Wales MF 1996–1998 65 18 Club captain 1997–1998, Holds record for most Premier League appearances
Michael Ball England FB 1996–2000 138 8
Nick Barmby England MF 1996–2000 133 23
Paul Gerrard England GK 1996–2002 99 0
Marco Materazzi Italy CB 1997–1998 27 1 World Cup Winner
Slaven Bilić Croatia CB 1997-2000 28 0
Thomas Myhre Norway GK 1997–2001 70 0
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– 384 54 2012 First Senior England Cap at age 31
Paul Gascoigne England MF 2000-2002, 32 1
David Ginola France MF 2002-2003, 5 1
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– 314 0
Wayne Rooney England FW 2002–2004 67 15 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 2005–2006, 2006–2007 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 2007–2008 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– 344 1 2008 US Soccer Athlete of the Year
Yakubu Aiyegbeni Nigeria FW 2007–2011 107 31
Jack Rodwell England MF 2007–2012 109 8
Leighton Baines England FB 2007– 249 27 2010–2011, 2012–2013 Everton Player of the Year
Phil Jagielka England CB 2007– 219 9 2008–2009 Everton Player of the Year, Club captain 2013–
Steven Pienaar South Africa MF 2007–2010, 2012– 190 23 2009–2010 Everton Player of the Year
Louis Saha France FW 2008–2012 115 35
Marouane Fellaini Belgium MF/FW 2008–2013 177 33 Young Player of the Season 2008-2009
John Heitinga Netherlands CB/FB/MF 2009–2014 136 4 2011–2012 Everton Player of the year
Sylvain Distin France CB/FB 2009–2015 159 5 2011–2012 Everton Players Player of the Year
Romelu Lukaku Belgium FW 2013– 46 20 Everton's record signing of £28 million

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