Leighton Baines Quiz

How much do you know about Leighton Baines’ Everton career? Test yourself by having a go at this quiz!

Which team did Everton sign Leighton Baines from for an initial fee of £5 million in August 2007?


Baines made his Everton debut against which team in August 2007?


Baines scored his first goal for Everton directly from a free kick against which team in March 2009?


Baines registered 53 assists in the Premier League for Everton - a Premier League record for a defender. Who did he set up to score the most often?


Baines has scored more penalties than any other Everton player in the club's history. How many did he score (excluding shootouts)?


Baines once had a penalty saved but then hit the post and then the goalkeeper on the back of his head and went into the goal. Who was the unfortunate goalkeeper who scored that own goal?


Baines scored 7 goals directly from free kicks for Everton - how many were at Goodison Park?


Baines played in every Everton match in all competitions in a single season only once - which season?


Baines' shirt number at Everton has always been number 3. Who wore the number 3 shirt for the Blues immediately before him?


Baines' last goal for Everton was a memorable strike against Leicester in the League Cup in December 2019. Who assisted him?








Everton’s 2016/17 Statistical Summary

Home  Everton in the Premier League Away
43 Points 18
13 Wins 4
4 Draws 6
2 Losses 9
42 Goals Scored 20
16 Goals Conceded 28
8 Clean Sheets 5
277 Shots 225
111 Shots On Target 80
55% Shot Accuracy % 47%
21% Conversion Rate % 12%
209 Chances Created 185
13 Games Everton Scored First 6
6 Games Opponents Scored First 11
9 Leading At Half-Time 1
2 Losing At Half-Time 8
4/45 Points Lost From Winning Positions 7/21
11/21 Points Earned From Losing Positions 5/36

Shot accuracy and conversion rate exclude blocked shots.

Team Stats

  • Everton have won 13 home games in the Premier League this season – as many as the previous two seasons combined.
  • Everton have earned 43 points at Goodison Park this season – the most since 1989/90 (45).
  • Everton have earned 18 points away from home this season – the fewest since 2003/04 (10).
  • Everton have earned 25 more points at home than away – the biggest points differential between home and away records in a season since 1989/90 (31).
  • Everton scored only 25 league goals at Goodison Park in the whole of 2016. Everton had already bettered that tally in 2017 by scoring their 26th on April 9th.
  • Everton’s 4-0 win over Manchester City was the first time the club had two teenage goalscorers in a game (Tom Davies and Ademola Lookman) since James Vaughan and Victor Anichebe scored against Fulham in 2007.
  • January 2017 was the first time Everton went through an entire calendar month with a 100% record without conceding a goal in the league since November 2002.
  • Everton have scored 18 goals in the final 10 minutes of Premier League games – no other team has scored more.
  • Everton have conceded 6 goals in the opening 10 minutes of Premier League games – only Hull (7) have conceded more.
  • Everton have made 9 goalline clearances in the Premier League this season – more than any other team.
  • There is a 20-goal difference between Everton’s top 2 goalscorers in the league this season (Romelu Lukaku – 25, Ross Barkley – 5) – the biggest difference since there was a 21-goal difference in 1977/78 (Bob Latchford – 30, Duncan McKenzie – 9).

Player Stats

  • Romelu Lukaku has scored 25 league goals this season – more than any other Everton player in a single season in the Premier League era, and the most since Gary Lineker scored 30 in the 1985/86 First Division. It is also the 2nd highest tally in the Premier League this season (after Harry Kane, who scored 29).
  • Romelu Lukaku is the 6th player in Everton’s history to score 25+ goals in all competitions in successive seasons (after Bert Freeman, Dixie Dean, Tommy Lawton, Roy Vernon and Bob Latchford).
  • Romelu Lukaku is the 4th player in Everton’s history to score 20+ goals in all competitions in 3 consecutive seasons (after Dixie Dean, Roy Vernon and Bob Latchford).
  • Romelu Lukaku has scored more league goals than any other Everton player in the Premier League era (68).
  • Romelu Lukaku is the first Everton player to score two hat-tricks in a league season since Tony Cottee in 1992/93.
  • Romelu Lukaku has had 55 shots on target in the Premier League this season – only Harry Kane (58) has had more.
  • Romelu Lukaku has scored 24 goals excluding penalties in the Premier League this season – no other player has scored more (Harry Kane also 24).
  • Romelu Lukaku has scored 20 goals from open play in the Premier League this season – more than any other player.
  • Romelu Lukaku is the only player in the Premier League this season to score 5+ goals with his left foot, right foot and head (12, 7 and 6 respectively).
  • Romelu Lukaku has scored 9 goals in the final 10 minutes of Premier League games this season – 3 more than any other player.
  • Maarten Stekelenburg’s penalty saves against Manchester City made him only the 2nd goalkeeper in Everton’s history to save 2 penalties in the same game (after Tommy Fern against Sunderland in 1921).
  • Maarten Stekelenburg’s penalty saves came within the space of 27 minutes. He has made as many penalty saves in 27 minutes as 5 Premier League teams has made in the entire season (including Everton) and more than the other 15.
  • Maarten Stekelenburg has made as many goalkeeping errors leading to a goal as clean sheets in the Premier League this season (3).
  • Idrissa Gueye has made 136 successful tackles in the Premier League this season – more than any other player. It is also the 2nd highest amount of successful tackles in the top 5 European leagues (after Sporting Gijon’s Sergio Alvarez, who made 144).
  • Idrissa Gueye scored his first Everton goal against Sunderland – exactly like his namesake Magaye Gueye.
  • Ross Barkley is the first player to score Everton’s first and last home game of the season since Graeme Sharp in 1983/84.
  • Ross Barkley has created 84 chances in the Premier League this season – 24 more than any other English player.
  • Phil Jagielka was the first Everton defender to score in 3 consecutive games (against Manchester United, Leicester and Burnley) since Dave Watson (against Liverpool, West Ham and Manchester United) in 1991.
  • Phil Jagielka was the first Everton defender to score in 3 consecutive league games since Billy Cook (against Blackpool and Derby twice) in 1938.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s goal against Hull made him the first Everton player with a double-barrelled surname (i.e. hyphenated) to score in a game in any format since John Eyton-Jones scored in a friendly against Burnley in March 1888.
  • Morgan Schneiderlin’s goal against West Brom made him the first Everton number 2 to score in a competitive game since Steve Watson scored a hat-trick against Leeds United in September 2003.
  • Before this season, no player has scored multiple own goals for Everton in the Premier League. Now, there are two (Shay Given and Ryan Shawcross).
  • Leighton Baines’ goal against Southampton was his 23rd from a penalty – no other player has scored more penalties for the club (Trevor Steven and David Unsworth also 23).