Everton's Record in 1883-84

 << 1882-83                                    Click here for Appearances and Goals and Cup Final Details                                   1884-85 >> 

Everton were founder members of the Football League, which began in 1888/89, and began
playing FA Cup matches a season earlier in 1887/88.
Aside from the 1887/88 FA Cup, prior to 1888/89 the club participated only in Friendly matches and local Cup competitions.
Details are inevitably sketchy and incomplete.
The stats for the pre-Football League era are as complete as can be but, given the
passage of time and the incomplete information available, there will inevitably be errors and omissions.
Match, appearance and goal statistics are not counted in any official records.

Click on the Opposition Team Name to See Line-Ups, etc
Home Ground:  Walton Stiles (First Home Game Only) and then Priory Road†
Sat Sep 15
1883
 Friendly H Southport FC W 3
-
0
     Richards J  McGill J  Berry E
Sat Oct 6
1883
 Friendly A Eagley W 4
-
3
     Jones C 2  Bell G  McGill J
Sat Oct 13
1883
 Friendly A Crewe D 1
-
1
 
   Williams H
Sat Oct 20
1883
 Friendly A Earlestown FC W 2
-
1
     McGill J 2
Sat Nov 3
1883
 Friendly H Hartford St John W 3
-
1
400
   Williams W  McGill J 2
Sat Nov 10
1883
 Liv SC* 1 H St Peter's W 10
-
0
     Brown W 2  Welsh A  Higgins M  McGill J 3
                          1 x own goal  Williams H  Berry E
Sat Nov 17
1883
 Friendly H Burslem Port Vale L 0
-
1
      
Sat Nov 24
1883
 Friendly H Croston W 8
-
0
  Scorers unknown
Sat Dec 8
1883
 Friendly A Burslem Port Vale D 2
-
2
  Jones C  McGill J
Sat Dec 22
1883
 Liv SC* 2 A Liverpool Ramblers W 4
-
1
     Higgins M  McGill J  Williams H  Gibson W
Sat Jan 12
1884
 Friendly H Crewe D 1
-
1
500
   McGill J
Sat Jan 19
1884
 Friendly H Oswestry ? ?
-
?
      
Sat Jan 26
1884
 Liv SC* QF A Bootle Wanderers W 5
-
2
     Higgins M  Gibson W 2  Williams H  McGill J
Sat Feb 2
1884
 Friendly A Croston ? ?
-
?
   
Sat Feb 23
1884
 Friendly H Eagley L 3
-
5
     Gibson W  Williams H 2
Sat Mar 1
1884
 Friendly H Earlestown FC W 9
-
0
     Higgins M 2  Richards W  McGill J 3
                          Morris R  Gibson W  Williams H
Sat Mar 15
1884
 Friendly A Southport FC D 2
-
2
  Gibson W  Brown W
Sat Mar 29
1884
 Liv SC* Final   Earlestown FC W 1
-
0
2,500
   Parry W        (at Hawthorne Road, Bootle)
Sat Apr 5
1884
 Friendly H Burscough W 8
-
1
     McGill J  Berry E  6 x unknown scorers
Sat Apr 12
1884
 Friendly A Hartford St John ? ?
-
?
      
Sat May 3
1884
 Friendly A Birkenhead & District W 4
-
0
     McGill J 2  Williams H  Richards H 

*  Liv SC = Liverpool Senior Cup
    Everton beat Bootle in the Quarter-Final and, with 3 teams having reached the
    Semi-Finals, received a bye into the Final!

†  Everton's new ground at Priory Road wasn't ready for the start of the season and
    their first home match against Southport was played at Walton Stiles, the former
    home ground of the Liverpool Association club (who had recently folded).
    This was situated approximately where Keith Avenue, off City Road, L4 stands today.
    It's about 500 metres north of Goodison Park.

Everton also played at home to Ormskirk on February 9th.
The match was abandoned after 35 minutes due to heavy rain with the score at 2-1 to Everton.