The 1935/36 First Division season was over. The Berlin Olympics was near. After avoiding relegation by 4 points (thanks to a very healthy home record) and thumping Preston 5-0, Everton were set to go to Adolf Hitler-ruled Germany to play five matches against German international trial teams ahead of the Olympics. From May 9th-24th, Everton were about to show Fußballfans what they were made of.
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The First Ever Goalscorer Against Everton – A Referee!
On Saturday 10th January, 1880, Everton were playing their second ever game, and their first ever away game – a friendly against Birkenhead Association. Three weeks previously, they beat St. Peter’s 6-0 at Stanley Park, so early signs looked promising. But those signs quickly faded.
The Wrath of Howard Kendall
We all know Howard Kendall as a successful manager and an all-round nice guy. However, he wasn’t like that all the time. A lesson learned by five young Everton players.
Everton and Baseball
Everton and baseball had an unlikely friendship. In modern times, they are not linked with each other whatsoever, but from the 19th century to around the 1950s, their link was quite strong.
The Ones That Got Away
Everton and transfers have always had a complicated relationship. Players of high approval seemed to be very likely to sign for Everton, but it never came to fruition. Recent examples include Andriy Yarmolenko, Ivan Perisic and Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe. There have also been some who Everton had an eye on but did nothing, and players who left the club and went on to greater things.
Ronald Koeman – Career In Stats
A full statistical summary of Ronald Koeman’s managerial career.
League Record At Home
League Record At Away Grounds
Overall League Record
Domestic Cup Record
European Record
Overall Career Record (Excluding Europe)
Overall Career Record (Including Europe)
How Important Is Romelu Lukaku?
Romelu Lukaku’s future at Everton is uncertain as he has told the media that he would like to play for a club that can win trophies and play in the Champions League. So how important is he for Everton? Here is a statistical analysis of Romelu Lukaku in the Premier League in the past three seasons.
2013/14 Season
2014/15 Season
2015/16 Season
Summary
Other Key Stats
- Everton’s top goalscorer in the past three seasons.
- Scored in 7 consecutive matches in all the 2015/16 Premier League – the most in the league since Bob Latchford scored in 7 consecutive matches in the 1975/76 First Division.
- Scored against 11 different teams in the 2015/16 Premier League – the most by an Everton player since Paul Rideout scored against 12 in the 1994/95 Premier League.
- Romelu Lukaku has scored only 3 goals in his past 18 league games.
- Romelu Lukaku has scored 18 goals in the league and 25 in all competitions in the 2015/16 season – the most since Gary Lineker scored 30 and 40 respectively in the 1985/86 season.
- Romelu Lukaku has scored 61 goals in 127 games in all competitions – a goals-per-game ratio of 0.48 (joint-fifth highest with Bob Latchford).
Judging by the stats given, Romelu Lukaku is Everton’s most important attacking player. Without him, it is very likely that Everton would have been in dire straits, particularly as Everton did not have another striker in the same league as him and they also had a very weak defence. So if Romelu Lukaku does leave Everton, the club needs to sign a well-renowned striker with a great goalscoring record in one of the top 5 European leagues as soon as possible. Otherwise, relegation is on the cards. Ross Barkley and Gerard Deulofeu, to name a couple, are great players and can play a key part for Everton, but without a reliable striker, none of that would matter.
However, this all depends on who the next Everton manager will be and/or whether Romelu Lukaku will change his mind and wants to stay. The 2016/17 season will definitely be Everton’s most important season in a very long time.
Everton’s 2015/16 Statistical Summary
Everton have had their worst ever home record (23 points) [adjusted for 3 points for a win].
Everton have kept just 3 clean sheets at home in the Premier League – all against the relegated teams.
Everton have won 6 home games in the league. They have won fewer in only one season previously (5 in 1957/58).
Everton have finished in the bottom half of the Premier League for the second consecutive season after finishing in the top 8 in the previous 8 seasons.
Everton have finished in the bottom half of the Premier League in consecutive seasons for the first time since they finished in the bottom half in every season from 1996/97 to 2001/02.
Everton have conceded 30 goals at home in the league – the most since 1993/94.
Everton conceded 3+ goals in 3 consecutive games for the first time since 2002.
Everton have lost 18 points from winning positions and retained just 7 points from losing positions.
Everton have lost their last 10 games when their opponents have scored first.
Everton have allowed their opponents to score at home 10 times in the league and did not win any of those games and lost 7 times.
Everton have been in a losing position at half time 11 times in the league, winning just once and lost 9 times.
Everton have conceded 15 goals in the last 15 minutes of a league game – the joint-most in the Premier League.
Everton have conceded 16 goals in the last 15 minutes of the first half of a league – the most in the Premier League.
Everton have conceded 31 goals in the last 15 minutes of a half in a league game – the most in the Premier League.
Everton have conceded 2+ goals in a game 19 times in all competitions.
Everton have conceded 3+ goals in a game 11 times in all competitions.
Everton have scored 2+ goals in a game 24 times in all competitions.
Everton have scored 3+ goals in a game 14 times in all competitions.
Everton are the only team to go through the entire season without scoring from a free kick, directly or crossed, in the Premier League.
Everton have the joint-second best shot accuracy in the Premier League (51%) – only Tottenham have better shot accuracy (53%).
Everton have won 50% of duels in the Premier League – only Arsenal have a higher percentage (52%). However, they have won the fewest amount of aerial duels in the Premier League (487).
Everton have committed the fewest amount of fouls in the Premier League (313).
Everton have made 508 interceptions in the Premier League – only Norwich have made fewer (470).
Everton have the second-best discipline in the Premier League (52 cards) – only Arsenal have a better discipline (46 cards).
Everton have made 25 defensive errors in the Premier League – only Liverpool (31) and Watford (26) have made more. 9 of those errors led to a goal.
Everton have hit the woodwork 13 times in the Premier League – only Tottenham have hit the woodwork more (14 times).
Everton have saved 127 shots in the Premier League – only Sunderland have saved more (155).
Everton have made the highest amount of accurate long balls in the Premier League (1,383).
Everton have conceded 12 goals from corners – only Swansea have conceded more (15).
Romelu Lukaku has scored 18 league goals – the most since Gary Lineker scored 30 in 1985/86.
Romelu Lukaku has scored 25 goals in all competitions – the most since Gary Lineker scored 40 in 1985/86.
In the first half of the season, Romelu Lukaku had a games-per-goal ratio of a goal every 1.27 games. In the second half of the season, Lukaku had a games-per-goal ratio of a goal every 6 games.
Ross Barkley and Gerard Deulofeu made the most assists for Everton in the league (8 assists). However, Deulofeu had more than half less game time than Barkley. In fact, Deulofeu had an assist every 174 minutes.
Romelu Lukaku has made 118 shots in the Premier League – only Harry Kane (158) and Sergio Aguero (119) made more.
Ross Barkley has had the third highest amount of take-ons in the Premier League (115), winning 63% of them.