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The Football League


The first Football League matches took place in 1988 with the following founder members: Accrington, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Derby County, Everton, Notts County, Preston North End, Stoke, West Bromwich Albion, and Wolverhampton Wanderers. It is the oldest professional football league of it's type in the world.

Before this league began, other than a few games in the 1987-88 FA Cup, Everton played friendly games, and local cup competitions, such as the Liverpool Senior Cup and the Lancashire Senior Cup.

Everton went on to win their very first Football League title in the 1890-91 season.


The FA Cup


The FA Cup first began in 1871 and is the oldest national football competition in the world.

Everton's first entry in to the competition in the 1887-88 season ended in controversy. They'd originally lost 1-0 to Bolton, but that game was replayed due to Bolton fielding an ineligible player. The next 2 replays ended in draws, before Everton finally won.

However, despite getting thrashed 6-0 in the next round by Preston North End, their victory over Bolton was retrospectively disqualified, for fielding ineligible players themselves and awarded to Bolton. The Preston game became a void match and records discarded. Everton didn't enter a team the following season.


Season League Pld W D L +/- Pts Pos FAC
1887-88  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  R2 
1888-89  Div 1  22  9  2  11  -12  20  8th  DNE 
1889-90  Div 1  22  12  3  5  +25  31  2nd  R2 
1890-91  Div 1  22  14  1  7  +34  29  1st  R1 
1891-92  Div 1  26  12  4  10  0  28  5th  R1 
1892-93  Div 1  30  16  4  10  +23  36  3rd  RU 
1893-94  Div 1  30  15  3  12  +36  33  6th  R1 
1894-95  Div 1  30  18  6  6  +32  42  2nd  QF 
1895-96  Div 1  30  17  7  7  +23  39  3rd  QF 
1896-97  Div 1  30  14  3  13  +5  31  7th  RU 
1897-98  Div 1  30  17  9  8  +9  35  4th  SF 
1898-99  Div 1  34  15  8  11  +7  38  4th  R2 
1899-00  Div 1  34  13  7  14  -2  33  11th  R1 
1900-01  Div 1  34  16  5  13  +13  37  7th  R2 
1901-02  Div 1  34  17  7  10  +23  43  2nd  R1 
1902-03  Div 1  34  13  6  15  +3  32  12th  QF 
1903-04  Div 1  34  19  5  10  +27  43  3rd  R1 
1904-05  Div 1  34  21  5  8  +27  47  2nd  SF 
1905-06  Div 1  34  15  7  16  +4  37  11th  Winners 
1906-07  Div 1  38  20  5  13  +24  45  3rd  RU 

The Charity Shield


The FA Charity Shield, as it was formerly known, was first played for in 1908. It evolved from the “Sheriff of London Shield” fixture that had been played annually between a leading professional club and a leading amateur club.

In 1974 FA Secretary Ted Croker proposed that “The FA Charity Shield” (its name from 1908 until 2002) should be played at Wembley as a curtain-raiser to the new season. The match would feature the reigning League champions and FA Cup holders.

Prior to 1974, with the Shield a less prestigious fixture, the match was played at various club grounds and often involved teams who had won nothing at all.

While Wembley acted as host, from 1974 to 2000, well over £5m was distributed to charities by The FA, most of them nominated by the competing clubs.

In 2012, The Shield was moved away from Wembley for one year and played at Villa Park in Birmingham. This was due to the use of Wembley during the London 2012 Olympic Games.


World Wars


There was no league football between 1915 & 1919 because of World War 1.

There was no league football between 1939 & 1946 because of World War 2

Unfortunately for Everton, the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 interrupted the football programme while Everton were champions.

Eleven Everton players lost their lives after fighting for their country during the First World War.

The outbreak of the Second World War once again saw the suspension of league football at a time when Everton were champions.

When official competition resumed in 1946, the Everton team had been split up and paled in comparison to the pre-war team.


Season League Pld W D L +/- Pts Pos FAC CS
1907-08  1st  38  15  6  17  -1  36  11th  QF  DNQ 
1908-09  Div 1  38  18  10  10  +25  46  2nd  R2  DNQ 
1909-10  Div 1  38  16  8  14  -5  40  10th  SF  DNQ 
1910-11  Div 1  38  19  7  12  +14  45  4th  R3  DNQ 
1911-12  Div 1  38  20  6  12  +4  46  2nd  QF  DNQ 
1912-13  Div 1  38  15  7  16  -6  37  11th  QF  DNQ 
1913-14  Div 1  38  12  11  15  -9  35  15th  R1  DNQ 
1914-15  Div 1  38  19  8  11  +29  46  1st  SF  DNQ 

Season League Pld W D L +/- Pts Pos FAC CS
1919-20  Div 1  42  12  14  16  +1  38  16th  R1  DNQ 
1920-21  Div 1  42  17  13  12  +11  47  7th  QF  DNQ 
1921-22  Div 1  42  12  12  18  +2  36  20th  R1  DNQ 
1922-23  Div 1  42  20  7  15  +4  47  5th  R1  DNQ 
1923-24  Div 1  42  18  13  11  +9  49  7th  R2  DNQ 
1924-25  Div 1  42  12  11  19  -20  35  17th  R3  DNQ 
1925-26  Div 1  42  12  18  12  +2  42  11th  R3  DNQ 
1926-27  Div 1  42  12  10  20  -9  34  20th  R4  DNQ 
1927-28  Div 1  42  20  13  7  +36  53  1st  R4  DNQ 
1928-29  Div 1  42  17  4  21  -12  38  18th  R3 Winners 
1929-30  Div 1  42  12  11  19  -12  35  22nd  R4  DNQ 
1930-31  Div 2  42  28  5  9  +55  61  1st  SF  DNQ 
1931-32  Div 1  42  26  4  12  +52  56  1st  R3  DNQ 
1932-33  Div 1  42  16  9  17  +7  41  11th  Winners  Winners 
1933-34  Div 1  42  12  16  14  -1  40  14th  R3  DNQ 
1934-35  Div 1  42  16  12  14  +1  44  8th  QF  DNQ 
1935-36  Div 1  42  13  13  6  +0  39  16th  R3  DNQ 
1936-37  Div 1  42  14  9  19  +3  37  17th  R5  DNQ 
1937-38  Div 1  42  16  7  19  +4  39  14th  R4  DNQ 
1938-39  Div 1  42  27  5  10  +36  59  1st  QF  DNQ 

Season League Pld W D L +/- Pts Pos FAC CS
1945-46                  R3   
1946-47  Div 1  42  18  9  16  -5  43  10th  R4  DNQ 
1947-48  Div 1  42  17  5  19  -14  40  14th  R5  DNQ 
1948-49  Div 1  42  13  11  18  -22  37  18th  R4  DNQ 
1949-50  Div 1  42  10  14  18  -24  34  18th  SF  DNQ 
1950-51  Div 1  42  12  8  22  -38  32  22nd  R3  DNQ 
1951-52  Div 2  42  17  10  15  +6  44  7th  R3  DNQ 
1952-53  Div 2  42  12  14  16  -4  38  16  SF  DNQ 
1953-54  Div 2  42  20  16  6  +34  56  2nd  R5  DNQ 
1954-55  Div 1  42  16  10  16  -6  42  11th  R4  DNQ 

European Competitions


The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (ICFC) was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971.

The first edition of the European Cup took place during the 1955–56 season. The competition was renamed to UEFA Champions League for the 1992–93 season.

The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (CWC) was first held in the 1960–61 season. The decision was taken to abolish the competition after the end of the 1998–99 tournament and merge it into the UEFA Cup (UEFA) eventually to be known as the UEFA Europa League (EL).


The League Cup


The English Football League Cup, historically referred to as the League Cup, is open to all 92 members of the Premier League and English Football League.

First held in the 1960-61 season, it is a seeded competition, with higher ranking teams entering the competition in later stages.

The winner of the competition earns entry in to the Europa League competition the following season.

With the renaming of the Football League as the English Football League in 2016, the tournament was rebranded as the EFL Cup for the 2016–17 season.


Season League Pld W D L +/- Pts Pos FAC CS LC EUR
1955-56  Div 1  42  15  10  17  -14  40  15  QF  DNQ  N/A  DNQ 
1956-57  Div 1  42  14  10  18  -18  38  15th  R5  DNQ  N/A  DNQ 
1957-58  Div 1  42  13  17  18  -10  37  16th  R4  DNQ  N/A  DNQ 
1958-59  Div 1  42  17  4  21  -18  38  16th  R5  DNQ  N/A  DNQ 
1959-60  Div 1  42  13  11  18  -5  37  16th  R3  DNQ  N/A  DNQ 
1960-61  Div 1  42  22  6  14  +18  50  5th  53  DNQ  QF  DNQ 
1961-62  Div 1  42  20  11  11  +34  51  4  R5  DNQ  DNE  DNQ 
1962-63  Div 1  42  25  11  6  +42  61  1st  R5  DNQ  DNE  ICFC R1 
1963-64  Div 1  42  21  10  11  +20  52  3rd  R5  Winners  DNE  EC Pre 
1964-65  Div 1  42  17  15  10  +9  49  4th  R4  DNQ  DNE  ICFC R3 
1965-66  Div 1  42  15  11  16  -6  41  11th  Winners  DNQ  DNE  ICFC R2 
1966-67  Div 1  42  19  10  13  +19  48  6th  QF  RU  DNE  CWC R2 
1967-68  Div 1  42  23  6  13  +27  52  5th  RU  DNQ  R3  DNQ 
1968-69  Div 1  42  21  15  6  +41  57  3rd  SF  DNQ  R4  DNQ 
1969-70  Div 1  42  29  8  5  +41  66  1st  R3  DNQ  R4  DNQ 
1970-71  Div 1  42  12  13  17  -6  37  14th  SF  Winners  DNE  EC QF 
1971-72  Div 1  42  9  18  14  -11  36  15th  R5  DNQ  R2  DNQ 
1972-73  Div 1  42  13  11  18  -8  37  17th  R4  DNQ  R2  DNQ 
1973-74  Div 1  42  16  12  14  +2  44  7th  R4  DNQ  R2  DNQ 
1974-75  Div 1  42  16  18  8  +14  50  4th  R4  DNQ  R3  DNQ 
1975-76  Div 1  42  15  12  14  -6  42  11th  R3  DNQ  R4  UEFA R1 
1976-77  Div 1  42  22  11  9  -2  42  9th  SF  DNQ  RU  DNQ 
1977-78  Div 1  42  22  11  9  +31  51  3rd  R4  DNQ  QF  DNQ 
1978-79  Div 1  42  17  12  12  +12  51  4th  R3  DNQ  R4  UEFA R2 
1979-80  Div 1  42  9  17  16  -8  35  19th  SF  DNQ  R4  UEFA R1 
1980-81  Div 1  42  13  10  19  -3  36  15th  QF  DNQ  R3  DNQ 
1981-82  Div 1  42  17  13  9  +6  64  8th  R3  DNQ  R4  DNQ 
1982-83  Div 1  42  18  10  6  +18  64  7th  QF  DNQ  R3  DNQ 
1983-84  Div 1  42  16  14  12  +2  62  7th  Winners  DNQ  RU  DNQ 
1984-85  Div 1  42  28  6  8  +45  90  1st  RU  Winners  R4  CWC Winners 
1985-86  Div 1  42  28  8  8  +46  86  2nd  RU  Winners  R4  BAN 
1986-87  Div 1  42  26  8  8  +45  86  1st  R5  Shared  QF  BAN 
1987-88  Div 1  40  19  9  11  +26  70  4th  R5  Winners  SF  BAN 
1988-89  Div 1  38  14  12  12  +5  54  8th  RU  DNQ  R4  BAN 
1989-90  Div 1  38  17  8  12  +11  59  6th  R5  DNQ  R4  BAN 
1990-91  Div 1  38  13  12  13  +4  51  9th  QF  DNQ  R3  DNQ 
1991-92  Div 1  42  13  14  15  +4  53  12th  R4  DNQ  R4  DNQ 

The Premier League


The Premier League, or English Premier League (Prem) as it's often referred to, is the top level of the English football league system. Originally contested by 22 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League.

The competition was formed as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992, following the decision of clubs in the First Division to break away from the Football League, and take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal.

This resulted in a restructuring of the English Football League system, seeing what 'was' Division 1, now called the English Premier League, and what 'was' Division 2, now called The English Football League Championship. Division 1 is now the 3rd tier, and Division 2 became the 4th tier of English football, and so on.

The 22 inaugural members of the new Premier League were Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Oldham Athletic, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, and Wimbledon.

The number of clubs was reduced from 22 to 20 in 1995 when four teams were relegated from the league and only two teams promoted.

The league changed its name from the FA Premier League to the Premier League in 2007.

In 2011, a Welsh club participated in the Premier League for the first time after Swansea City gained promotion.


Season League Pld W D L +/- Pts Pos FAC CS LC EUR
1992-93  Prem  42  15  8  19  -2  53  13th  R3  DNQ  R4  DNQ 
1993-94  Prem  42  12  8  22  -21  44  17th  R3  DNQ  R4  DNQ 
1994-95  Prem  42  11  17  14  -7  50  15th  Winners  DNQ  R2  DNQ 
1995-96  Prem  38  17  10  11  +20  61  6th  R4  Winners  R2  CWC R2 
1996-97  Prem  38  10  12  16  -13  42  15th  R4  DNQ  R2  DNQ 
1997-98  Prem  38  9  13  16  -15  40  17th  R3  DNQ  R3  DNQ 
1998-99  Prem  38  11  10  17  -7  43  14th  QF  DNQ  R4  DNQ 
1999-00  Prem  38  12  14  12  +12  50  13th  QF  DNQ  R2  DNQ 
2000-01  Prem  38  11  9  18  -14  42  16th  R4  DNQ  R2  DNQ 
2001-02  Prem  38  11  9  18  -14  42  15th  R4  DNQ  R2  DNQ 
2002-03  Prem  38  17  8  13  -1  59  7th  R3  DNQ  R4  DNQ 
2003-04  Prem  38  9  12  17  -12  39  17th  R4  DNQ  R4  DNQ 
2004-05  Prem  38  18  7  13  -1  61  4th  R5  DNQ  R4  DNQ 
2005-06  Prem  38  14  8  16  -15  50  11th  R4  DNQ  R3  CL 3Q
UEFA R1 
2006-07  Prem  38  15  13  10  +16  58  6th  R3  DNQ  R4  DNQ 
2007-08  Prem  38  19  8  11  +22  65  5th  R3  DNQ  SF  UEFA L16 
2008-09  Prem  38  17  12  9  +18  63  5th  RU  DNQ  R3  UEFA R1 
2009-10  Prem  38  16  13  9  +11  61  8th  R4  DNQ  R4  EL L32 
2010-11  Prem  38  13  15  10  +6  54  7th  R5  DNQ  R3  DNQ 
2011-12  Prem  38  15  11  12  +10  56  7th  SF  DNQ  R4  DNQ 
2012-13  Prem  38  16  15  7  +15  63  6th  R6  DNQ  R3  DNQ 
2013-14  Prem  38  21  9  8  +22  72  5th  R6  DNQ  R3  DNQ 
2014-15  Prem  38  12  11  15  -2  47  11th  R3  DNQ  R3  EL L16 
2015-16  Prem  38  11  14  13  +4  47  11th  SF  DNQ  SF  DNQ 
2016-17  Prem  38  17  10  11  +18  61  7th  R3  DNQ  R3  DNQ 
2017-18  Prem  38  13  10  15  -14  49  8th  R3  DNQ  R4  EL GS 
2018-19  Prem  38  15  9  14  +8  54  8th  R4  DNQ  R3  DNQ 
2019-20  Prem  38  13  10  15  -12  49  12th  R3  DNQ  QF  DNQ 
2020-21  Prem  38  17  8  13  -1  59  10th  QF  DNQ  QF  DNQ 
2021-22  Prem  38  11  6  21  -23  39  16th  QF  DNQ  R3  DNQ 
2022-23  Prem  38  8  12  18  -23  36  17th  R3  DNQ  R3  DNQ 

Abbreviations


FAC - FA Cup
LC - League Cup
EUR - European Competitions
CS - Charity Shield / Community Shield
EC - European Cup
CL - Champions League
CWC - UEFA Cup Winners Cup
ICFC - Inter City Fairs Cup
UEFA - UEFA Cup
EL - UEFA Europa League

N/A - Not Applicable / Competition didn't exist
DNQ - Didn't Qualify
DNE - Did Not Enter
RU - Runner Up
QF - Quarter Final
SF - Semi Final
R1 - Round 1 etc
L16 - Last 16 etc
3Q - 3rd Qualifying Round

Pld - Played
W - Won
D - Drawn
L - Lost
+/- - Goal Difference
Pts - Points
Pos - Finishing Position


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