...  we lost on our last October 25th outing - 2-1 at Chelsea in 2017 in a League Cup 4th Round tie

- it was David Unsworth’s first match as our caretaker manager after the departure of Ronald Koeman

- our last October 25 win was at Goodison 3-1 in 2007
- it was in a UEFA Cup Group game against Greek side AE Larissa
- it's a game remembered mostly for a wonderful Everton team goal scored by Leon Osman!

- away from home, we’ve won 0 of our last 5 games in all competitions on this date - W0 D2 L3

- the last away success was in 1975 with a 2-1 victory at Wolves in the old Division 1
- Gary Jones’ 86th minute goal sealed the win

- we’ve played Southampton once before in the past on October 25th
- it was in 1966 and we won 3-1 at the old Dell ground, courtesy of a double from future Saint Alan Ball
- they came after Derek Temple had opened the scoring for us
- Ron Davies grabbed a consolation between Ball’s two efforts

- we’ve had a few notable other matches on October 25th in the past

- in 1919, we played our 1,000th competitive match in a 3-0 home win against Blackburn in the old Division 1!

- in 1958, Johnny Carey took control of the team for the first time as our manager in a 1-1 draw away at Blackpool

- and in 2008, we drew 1-1 at Goodison with Man Utd
- it was a game remembered mostly for Phil Neville’s crunching tackle on Cristiano Ronaldo!
- we were 1-0 down and we’d had a ropey start to the season
- but the tackle energised the team, we drew 1-1 and lost just 3 of our next 25 games!

- we drew last time we met the Saints - 1-1 at Goodison in July after last season’s re-start
- James Ward-Prowse hit the bar with a 28th minute Saints penalty
- before Danny Ings opened the scoring just after the half-hour
- and Richarlison equalised 2 minutes before half-time

- at St Mary’s we won on our last visit - 2-1 in November last year, with Tom Davies and Richarlison scoring our goals

- that’s our only win there in 4 trips - W1 L3
- and indeed we have a poor recent record in our away meetings with the Saints
- W3 D5 L11 in our last 19 away matches, all in the Premier League, going back to 1994

- we’ve had one-or-two other interesting encounters with the Saints in the past

- in August 1999, Richard Gough scored in our 4-1 home win over Southampton
- it made him our oldest ever Premier League goalscorer at 37 years 138 days

- in October 1978, George Wood kept his 7th successive clean sheet at Goodison
- it came in a Division 1 0-0 draw with Southampton
- that’s the joint club home record

- in November 1971, one of 7 times we’ve won by 8 goals came in the 8-0 home win over the Saints
- and the scoreboard famously read 7 9 7 9 8 9 9 7 to indicate the scorers (Royle 4, Johnson 3 and Ball)!

- in December 1993, our lowest home Premier League attendance, 13,667, watched us beat Southampton 1-0
- it was Howard Kendall’s last match as manager in his second spell in charge
- he left the club later that day

- a win this time would be our 50th against Southampton in all of our meetings with them
- that's in all competitions at all venues, in our 104th encounter overall

- if Michael Keane plays at St Mary’s it will be his 100th appearance for us in the Premier League
- so far he's made 95 starts + 4 as a sub
- Michael would be the 50th player to reach that milestone for the club!

- if Seamus Coleman starts the game it will be his 293rd start for us in all competitions
- one more than another legendary Everton right-back, Gary Stevens!
- Seamus would move to 39th place alone on that particular Everton chart!

- it would also be his 254th League start for us
- the same number achieved by another former skipper Roger Kenyon
- they’d be in joint 39th place on that Everton list!

- an appearance would also stretch Seamus’s Everton playing career to 11 years and 3 days
- he made his debut for us away at Benfica in the Europa League in 2009
- he’d be the 30th Everton player to have a playing career for us of 11 years plus

- what can we say about Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s start to the season?
- incredible!

- he’s now scored 31 goals for us in his Premier League career
- and he is in 7th place on our all-time Prem scoring chart, just 2 behind David Unsworth

- Dom has also now scored in 5 consecutive League games for us, home and away!
- can he continue the run at Southampton?!

- only 20 players have scored in 6 or more successive League games for us in the past
- and only 1 player has managed it for us in the Prem
- that was Romelu Lukaku who scored in 7 successive Premier League matches in November/December 2015!

- our all-time League record holder is, unsurprisingly, Dixie Dean
- he scored in 12 successive Division 2 games for the club between December 1930 and February 1931!

- our top-flight record holder is another great Everton centre-forward, Bert Freeman
- he scored in 10 consecutive Division 1 games for us between October and December 1908
- that was on his way to topping the League goalscoring charts with 38 goals in that season!

  Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s run has of course come in our first League games of the season! 

- Everton players have only managed that (or better) 6 times before:
   first 9 games - Dixie Dean (1927/28)
   first 6 games - Tommy Lawton (1938/39), Dixie Dean (1933/34), Fred Geary (1890/91)
   first 5 games - Tommy White (1930/31 - in Division 2), Sandy Young (1903/04)

- as a team, we’ve managed 14 goals in our first 5 League games this season.
- we haven’t done that since we also scored 14 in our first 5 matches in 1936/37!

- our best 5 match goal returns at the start of a League season are:
   23 in 1890/91
   20 in 1894/95
   15 in 1907/08
   14 in 1893/94, 1906/07, 1927/28, 1930/31, 1936/37 and 2020/21

- our best ever after 6 League games?
   25 in 1890/91
   24 in 1894/95
   21 in 1893/94
   17 in 1907/08, 1938/39
   16 in 1927/28, 1936/37
   15 in 1895/96, 1906/07, 1908/09, 1930/31 and 1965/66

- we’ve now gone 8 matches unbeaten from the start of the season in all competitions
- we haven’t bettered that since our club record start - 17 games without defeat at the start of the 1978/79 campaign

- if we avoid defeat at St Mary’s it will mean 6 League games without losing at the start of the season
- our best since a similar run in 2013/14

- our Premier League record is 7 matches unbeaten at the start of the 2006/07 campaign
- the all-time club League record also came in that 1978/79 season mentioned above
- we avoided defeat in our first 19 League games of that campaign!

- we’ve won both of our away League games so far this season - and all 3 in all competitions

- the last time we won our first 3 away League games was back in 1938/39

- the last time we won our first 4 away games in a season in all comps was in 1930/31!
- they were all Division 2 matches

- the club record is a winning run of 6 away games at the beginning of 1908/09, all in the old Division 1!

- we currently have 13 points from our opening 5 League games this season!
- the last time we managed that was in 2016/17
- and our club record (adjusting all seasons to 3 points for a win) is 15 which we’ve managed on 4 occasions
- most recently in 1938/39

- a draw at St Mary’s would take us on to 14 points after 6 League games - which we reached most recently in 1978/79

- a win would see us on 16 points for the first time after 6 games since 1969/70
- one of 3 times we’ve reached that many in the past
- the club record is 18 points after 6 games (6 wins!)
- and we’ve done that twice - in 1938/39 and 1894/95!

- a win at St Mary’s would be our 5th away victory on the run in all competitions
- the last time we managed that was in a similar run in March/April 1970

- a win would also be our 4th in succession away from home in the League for the first time since December 1985
- the club record is 6
- and we’ve achieved that on 2 occasions, most recently in 1915 - 1919, a run interrupted by the war!
- all the matches were in the League

- if we avoid defeat at Southampton it will take our unbeaten run in all competitions to 9 games, home and away
- our best since an undefeated run of 10 games in October to December 2013

- it would also mean an unbeaten run of 5 away games in all comps
- that would be the first time since December 2016 to February 2017

- just in the League the unbeaten run would stretch to 6 games, home and away, if we avoid defeat at St Mary’s
- the best since a run of 7 in November/December 2017

- it would also mean an unbeaten run of 4 away games in the League
- that would be the first time since a run of 5 in December 2016 to February 2017

- if we score at Southampton it will be for the 12th consecutive match in all comps
- we haven’t done that since a run of 15 games ending in January 2016

- and 2 goals at Southampton would take us to 2,700 away from home in our Top Flight history!

- the match is live on UK TV on Sky Sports
- and if we avoid defeat it will be 8 games unbeaten for us in live televised games in the UK
- that would equal our record set back in November 1994 to August 1995

- we’ve played 14 away games in the past on a Sunday with a 2.00pm kick-off and we’ve won just one - W1 D7 L6
- the one win was back in October 2007, 2-0 at Derby
- the last one was a 4-0 defeat at Chelsea last March

- COYB!

- here's a reminder of the most recent additions to the site:

- which 11 Everton players started the most games together?
- what about consecutively?
- which two players started the most times together for us?
- what about the Holy Trinity? Or The 1995 FA Cup winning team? Or Dean and Lawton? How many times together?
- have a look at the new 'Frequent/Consecutive/Memorable Starting Line-Ups section' - it's got it all!

- what was our oldest ever starting line-up? And the youngest?
- which seasons were our oldest and youngest? Which managers went with youth and who went wth old codgers?!
- it's all here in the new 'Average Starting Line-Up Ages section'!

- which Everton player made the most substitute appearances in a single season?!
- in all competitions and in the League alone?
- the new 'Most Sub Apps In One Season' section has the answers!

- which Everton substitute has scored the most goals for us?
- which opposition sub has scored the most against us?
- the new 'Goals by Substitutes' section will let you know!

- Test cricketers have a small number on their shirt or cap
- it shows where they fit in in terms of the historical chronology of their country
- now you can see what number every Everton player would wear!
- have a look at the 'Everton Players Numbered Chronologically' section!

- who's managed the most times against Everton?
- who's managed the most clubs against us?!
- well, there's a new 'Opposition Managers' section that will tell you everything you need to know!

- the 'Goals in Most Consecutive Matches' section has been updated!
- it now includes details of which Everton players have scored in the most successive home & away games too!

- who was the last Everton man to play 50 or more games in a season?
- who has played the most games in one season?!
- the new '50 or More Appearances in a Season' section will tell you!

- on the flip side, which players only ever managed 1 game for the club?!
- find out in the new Just One Appearance section!

- we used 39 different players in 2017/18 in all competitions and 15 of them scored a goal
- is that a lot?! how does it compare to other seasons?
- find out in the new 'Number of Players Used and Goal Scorers - Season-by-Season' section!

- who was the last Everton player to feature in every game in a season?!
- have a look at the new Ever Presents section to find out!

- and how often have we completed League 'doubles' over our opponents in the past?
- alternatively, how often have we been on the receiving end of a double?!
- you can now find out in the new League Doubles For and Against section

- ever wondered which Everton player has been substituted the most times?!
- well, now you can find out - have a look at the new Subbed Off section for full, fascinating details!

- Richarlison was the last Everton player to score on his debut
- who else has managed that feat for the club?!
- have a look at the new Scored on Their Debut section to find out!

- Wayne Rooney has long departed, of course, but who else has had 2 separate spells at the club?!
- the new Two or More Spells at Everton section will tell you!

- Jordan Pickford looks like he'll be our keeper for some years to come
- but who else has appeared for us between the sticks in the past?!
- the new Goalkeepers section has all the details!

- and don't forget there's also a new History In Short section too!
- you can see at a glance how many times we've finished in each position in the League
- and where exactly we've been knocked out of the various cup competitions
- have a peek!