Notable Everton Births on September 18th

- 1976 - Stephen Hughes, ineffectual midfielder who played 33 games in 1999/2000 and 2000/01  

 Previous Games on September 18th
      
- we’ve met Villa once before on September 18th
- it came back in 1974 at Goodison Park when they were in the second tier
- and we lost 3-0 in a League Cup 2nd Round Replay!
- ex-Blue Ron Saunders was the Villa boss at the time and future-Blue John Gidman was in their side

- our last outing on this date was in 2014
- we beat Wolfsburg (who had Kevin De Bruyne in their line-up!) 4-1 at Goodison in a Europa League Group game

- that was one of 5 successive home games for us on this date

- our last away match was a 4-2 win at Old Trafford in 1985
- it was a Group game in the long-forgotten Screen Sport Super Cup!

- our last League away game on September 18th was a 3-1 defeat at Arsenal in 1976

- that’s the only defeat in all 6 of the away games we’ve played on this date in the past in all competitions
- W4 D1 L1

- we’ve had a couple of other notable outings on this date

- in 1948, our highest ever home attendance, 78,299, saw us draw 1-1 in a Division 1 match with Liverpool
- at 32 years and 167 days, it’s our oldest ever average starting line-up age!

- in 1963, we had our highest home attendance for a European match
- 62,408 saw us draw 0-0 with Inter Milan in our first ever European Cup game.  

 Previous Meetings With Aston Villa  

- famously, Aston Villa versus Everton is the most played League fixture in English football!
- so far, we have met 206 times in the League, home and away
- this is our record in those games: W76 D55 L75 – F323 A315

- we’ve won 0 of our last 4 metings with Villa - W0 D2 L2
- the most recent was a 0-0 draw at their place last May

- the last time we beat them was also at Villa Park, 3-1 in March 2016
- that defeat that kept Remi Garde’s Villa rooted to the foot of the table
- the Villa team that day contained Joleon Lescott and Idrissa Gueye!

- that’s the only win in our last 4 trips to their place, though - W1 D1 L2

- a defeat this time would be our 50th loss at their place in League games, by the way

- we’ve had a couple of other notable encounters with Villa at their place in the past

- in August 2012, we won 3-1 at Villa Park
- it was our 11th successive Premier League match, home and away, without defeat, our joint best such run

- in February 1984, we had a nerve-wracking 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa in the League Cup Semi-Final
- but we still advanced to the final 2-1 on aggregate!

 Keeping Up Appearances (and goals and clean sheets!)

- Jordan Pickford needs 1 more appearance and start to reach 150 for us in the Premier League
- he's currently on 149
- he’d be the 20th Everton player to reach that start milestone and the 23rd in terms of all appearances!

- if Jonjoe Kenny plays, it will be his 50th appearance for us in all competitions

- if Seamus Coleman plays against Villa it will be his 304th League appearances for us
- the same as David Unsworth managed!
- they’d be in joint 23rd position on our all-time League list

- if he starts the game it will be Seamus’s 314th start for us in all competitions
- the same as David Unsworth and 1900’s star forward Alex ‘Sandy’ Young managed
- they’ll all be in joint 27th place on that list

- just on our all-time Prem start chart, Seamus and Unsy will be in joint 5th place

- what a start to his Everton career for Demarai Gray!
- he’s now scored in 3 successive Premier League games for us
- if he nets against Villa he will become only the 7th Everton player to score in 4 consecutive Prem games!

- Romelu Lukaku managed it twice - and holds the club record with goals in 7 straight Prem games
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin managed 5
- whilst Richarlison, Francis Jeffers, Kevin Campbell and Andrei Kanchelskis all achieved 4!

- will Jordan Pickford keep a clean sheet against the Villa?
- if he does it will be his 49th for us in all competitions, the same as achieved by 1950’s keeper Jimmy O’Neill
- they’d be joint 7th on our all-time list

 Miscellaneous Nonsense  

- the game at Villa will be our 2,300th top flight away game!
- our current record is W621 D591 L1,087

- 2 goals at Villa Park would take us to 600 in our Premier League history away from home
- in our 560th away Prem game

- and a draw against Villa would meanwhile be the 1,200th in our League history at all venues!

- Everton have been awarded 32 penalties against Villa in the past
- that’s more than against any other opposition!
- but there hasn’t been a spot-kick in a Villa v Everton game (at any venue) since May 2015
- Romelu Lukaku netted one in our 3-2 defeat at Villa Park

- will there be a sending-off at Villa Park?
- if there is it will be the 100th, for either side, in all of our away Premier League games!

- we are unbeaten in our last 11 Saturday away games, all in the Prem – W7 D4 L0!
- the most recent was our 2-0 win at Brighton at the end of August
- the last defeat we suffered in a Saturday away game was also at Brighton - 2-3 in October 2019

- and what are the odds on a 1-1 draw?
- if that happens it will be for the 500th time in our Top Flight history, home and away!

- another 2-2 draw, on the other hand (as we did recently at Leeds) will be the 300th 2-2 draw in our history
- that's in all competitions, at all venues!

- COYB!

 New Sections

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

- who has captained Everton the most number of times?
- who captained the team in each of our seasons?
- who have been our club captains each season?
- find all the answers in the new 'Everton Captains section'!

- who was Everton's number 23 in 2005/06?
- how many outfield players have worn the number 13 shirt for us?!
- what's the highest number ever sported by an Everton player?
- all your squad number questions can now be answered wth the help of the new 'Squad Numbers section'!

- 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!