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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.
Everton were the first English club to appear in European competitions five seasons running (1962–63 to 1966–67). Everton have played in more top flight seasons than any other club. [6] They have scored and conceded more top flight goals than any other club. [6] Everton have both drawn and lost more top flight matches than any other side. [6]
Chart showing the progress of Everton through the English football league system since 1889. Everton was founded as St. Domingo's FC in 1878 [10] [11] so that members of the congregation of St Domingo Methodist New Connexion Chapel in Breckfield Road North, Everton, could play sport year round – cricket was played in summer.
Everton were on course to win the Championship again in the 1974–75 season under Billy Bingham (some bookmakers had even stopped taking bets at Easter) but some surprising losses to lowly opposition ended the challenge and they finished fourth. After two relatively poor seasons (11th and ninth), Bingham left in 1977.
During the 1963–64 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. ... Champions. Results. Win: Draw: Loss: Charity Shield
Everton won the League Championship, their first post-war title. Manchester United won the FA Cup, their first major trophy since the Munich air disaster in 1958. Birmingham City won the League Cup. Tottenham Hotspur won the European Cup Winners' Cup, thereby becoming the first English side to win a European cup competition.
During the 1969–70 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They won their 7th League title finishing ahead of Leeds United and Chelsea . Final league table
Everton's 1985 trophy win was therefore the last English club success in European competition until Manchester United won this competition again in 1991. This would also be the last time Everton participated in European competition until the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, following its 1994–95 FA Cup win.