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Everton Football Club (/ ˈ ɛ v ər t ən /) is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League , the top tier of English football . Founded in 1878, the club was a founding member of the Football League in 1888, and was a founding member of the Premier League in 1992, one of just ...
Everton has a large fan base by virtue of being an original founder member of The Football League and contesting more seasons in the top flight than any other club. [citation needed] For the first nine seasons in the football league, Everton had the highest average league attendances of any team in England. [1]
The 2021–22 Everton Football Club season was the club's 143rd season in existence and the club's 68th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league , Everton participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup .
The club was formed in 1878, and was originally named as St Domingo FC. The club's first game was a 1–0 victory over Everton Church Club. In November 1879 the club was renamed to Everton FC. In 1888, Everton were one of the twelve founding members of the English Football League.
One of the first Everton FC teams, 1878. St. Domingo Methodist New Connexion Chapel was opened in 1871 in Breckfield Road North, Everton, Liverpool.The chapel took its name from its location on the corner of Breckfield Road North and St. Domingo Vale. St. Domingo related addresses in Everton have their origins in St. Domingo House, a building built in 1758 by West Indies trader and sugar ...
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.
Born in the West Derby suburb of Liverpool, Armstrong is a product of the Everton academy and joined Everton at the age of five years-old. [3] [4] He progressed from the Everton Under-18s into the Under-21s during the 2023–24 season. [5] Armstrong signed his first professional contract in July 2024, signing a three-year deal. [6]
The 2024–25 season is the 147th season in the history of Everton Football Club, and the club's 71st consecutive season in the top flight of English football.In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.