The majority of people you meet on the street are Everton fans.

All of this gave Everton and its fans cause for optimism as a string of strong performances broke the pattern inconsistency which saw league finishes of 15th, 7th, 17th, 4th and 11th under Moyes.

Defending himself, Fowler later said this was a response to Everton fans who had insulted him with false accusations of drug abuse.

Everton fans were immensely supportive of their neighbours during this bleak period and the fact that Liverpool would meet their side in the Wembley final made for the perfect match.

Everton fans refer to the stadium as " The Grand Old Lady " and the abridged " Goodison ".

For the 1997 – 98 season, the retirement of Eric Cantona saw Cole emerge as first choice striker once again, and he discovered his best form ever for the club, becoming the joint top goalscorer in the Premier League during the course of the season with 18 goals, including a slew of spectacular goals – one of which, a chip against Everton, had the fans ' vote as the Manchester United goal of the season.

as he said himself in an interview with Right After Wrestling on 07 / 11 / 2011, also referring to Wayne Rooney as a mega heel to him and the Everton fans.

On 5 May 1964, 51, 566 soccer fans came to the SCG to see NSW take on English club Everton F. C ..

Following the Euro 2000 tournament, Gravesen went to English club Everton where he quickly became a favourite amongst the fans.

Gravesen failed to make as big an impact as many Everton fans had hoped.

By the 1980s, the ' Liverpool look ' ( it was rarely called scally back then ) went overground and its ' look ' was fed by travelling football fans who returned from Everton and Liverpool games in Europe with designer sports goods.

Despite angry petitions from Everton fans wanting to keep Gray at Goodison Park, he left the club on 10 July 1985, returning to Aston Villa in a £ 150, 000 deal.

After receiving an ovation from Everton fans, Unsworth was on the losing side as West Ham lost 2-1.

In the 1955-56 English football season, Liverpool and Everton fans were involved in a number of incidents and, by the 1960s, an average of 25 hooligan incidents were being reported each year in England.

A year later, Nicol accompanied his team-mates to many of the funerals and memorial services of the 96 fans who died at the Hillsborough disaster and played his part as Liverpool won the FA Cup against Everton, winning 3 – 2 after extra time, but lost the League title in a decider against Arsenal with virtually the last kick of the season.

He produced some of the best form of his career, despite being 38 years of age, to the delight of the Everton fans, with whom he remains a favourite.

* 12 " Liverpool or Everton " Sandra is with Joe ( Bill Kenwright ), when Beryl returns from an Everton match with her Uncle Dermot and a couple of other Everton fans.

He rapidly gained cult status with Everton fans especially after his two goals against rivals Liverpool at Anfield and his performances helped the club to a sixth place finish, their best finish since 1988, though it wasn't quite enough to secure a UEFA Cup place.

Everton fans later named him as the right back in the club's all-time greatest XI in a poll on the club's website.

Everton fans have given him the nickname " Tiny Tim " after the Charles Dickens character because he is slightly short and slim.

Harvey was often described as an elegant and skilful player and was nicknamed the " White Pele " by Everton fans.

Whilst returning home from an Everton fans awards evening at The Winslow Hotel in Walton, Labone died suddenly after collapsing in the street close to his Lydiate home at the age of 66.

He finished as the club's top scorer by the end of his first season at Goodison Park and again showed his dynamic quality during his second season, but off the field Everton were suffering financial difficulties and when former club Newcastle offered Everton £ 1. 5 million for Beardsley it was a sum they couldn't turn down for a 32-year-old player.

During December 2010 and January 2011, a number of clubs showed interest in signing Ziani, these were Newcastle United, Everton, Birmingham City, AS Monaco and VfB Stuttgart.

Brian showed his high opinion of Everton in a simple quote " One Evertonian is worth twenty Liverpudlians "

During the 1997 – 98 season, the team relegated again, but this time the club showed much more of a fight than in their previous stint in the top league, only losing out to Everton on goal-difference on the final day.

AZ were undefeated in all 32 of their home matches in European competitions, a sequence which ran from 1977 until 20 December 2007, when they finally lost to Everton of England by a score of 3 – 2.

Lineker scored three hat-tricks for Everton ; at home to Birmingham City in a 4 – 1 league win on 31 August 1985, at home to Manchester City in a 4 – 0 home win on 11 February 1986, and then in the penultimate league game of the season on 3 May 1986, when they kept their title hopes alive with a 6 – 1 home win over Southampton.

* September 3 – The Nottingham Forest Football Club plays their first league match, a 2 – 2 draw with Everton FC.

A disappointing finish to the season, with a shocking 4-0 loss at Wigan Athletic and later with a 3-1 loss away at Everton on the final day, ultimately ended lingering hopes of Champions League football, but Newcastle still managed to finish in 5th place, their highest League position since the Bobby Robson days.

Southampton continued to progress well under McMenemy's stewardship, and with a team containing Peter Shilton, Nick Holmes, David Armstrong, top-scorer Steve Moran and Danny Wallace reached their highest ever league finish as runners-up in 1983 – 84 ( 3 points behind the champions Liverpool ) as well as reaching the semi-final of the FA Cup losing 1 – 0 to Everton at Highbury Stadium.

Formed in 1878, Everton were founding members of The Football League in 1888 and won their first league championship two seasons later.

Dean helped Everton to achieve their third league title.

On return to the top flight in 1931 – 32, Everton wasted no time in reaffirming their status and won a fourth League title at the first opportunity.

Everton also won their second FA Cup in 1933 with a 3 – 0 win against Manchester City in the final.

In their third season in the Second Division, Everton finished as runners-up in 1953 – 54, securing their promotion back to the top flight, where they have remained a presence ever since.

Howard Kendall took over as manager and guided Everton to their most successful era.

Howard Kendall was appointed Everton manager for the third time in 1997, but the appointment proved unsuccessful as Everton finished seventeenth in the Premiership ; only avoiding relegation due to their superior goal difference over Bolton Wanderers.

In 2002 – 03 Everton finished seventh, their highest finish since 1996.

During the first decades of their history, Everton had several different kit colours.

Given the option in the final of wearing their first strip, they chose the away strip for luck ; but Everton managed to claw back a 2 – 0 deficit after 54 minutes and eventually won the game 3 – 2.

Originally called The Mavericks, Tony Crane ( born Anthony Crane, 17 April 1945, Anfield, Liverpool ) and Billy Kinsley ( born William Ellis Kinsley, 28 November 1946, at The Mill Road Hospital, Mill Road, Everton, Liverpool ) formed their first band in late 1960 and became The Pacifics in September 1961.

After coming second in 1900 – 01, the club won their fourth league title in the 1901 – 02 season, beating Everton by a three point margin.

Their second win came on 27 December when they beat Everton 3 – 0 to record their first home league win of the season.

The MLS All-Stars won their first six games before falling to Everton in penalties in 2009.

Everton Football Club have built their new training ground and youth academy on the edge of Halewood called Finch Farm

Liverpool finished fifth in the 1969 – 70 league championship, a long way behind the winners: their local rivals Everton.

Everton ended the season in 8th place failing to qualify for Europe for the 1st time in 4 years, however a brilliant run of only 2 defeats in their last 24 league games suggested that if Everton did not have injuries to key players at the start of the season, Everton may have challenged for the Champions League places.