Everton Results

Everton's Record in 1884-85

<< 1883-84 Click here for Appearances and Goals and Cup Final Details 1885-86 >>

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.

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Home Ground: Anfield
Sat	Sep	13	1884	Friendly	A	Burslem Port Vale	L	0	-	7	3,000
Sat	Sep	20	1884	Friendly	A	Wallasey & District	W	5	-	1	200	Richards W Berry E McGill J 2 Williams H
Sat	Sep	27	1884	Friendly	H	Earlestown FC	W	5	-	0	1,000	Higgins M Gibson W Whittle J 2
												Richards W
Sat	Oct	4	1884	Friendly	A	Crewe	L	2	-	8		Richards W 1 x own goal
Sat	Oct	11	1884	Friendly	H	Bolton Association	W	6	-	0		Higgins M McGill J 3 Whittle J 2
Sat	Oct	25	1884	Liv SC* 1	H	Toxteth Wanderers	W	7	-	0	300	Richards W 2 Pickering J Gibson W 3
												Higgins M
Sat	Nov	1	1884	Friendly	A	Bootle FC	W	2	-	1	1,500	Scott T McGill J
Sat	Nov	8	1884	Friendly	H	Davenham	W	5	-	4		Gibson W 3 McGill J Richards W
Sat	Nov	15	1884	Friendly	A	Davenham	W	2	-	1		Gibson W McGill J
Sat	Nov	22	1884	Friendly	H	Bolton Wanderers 'A' Team	D	2	-	2	3,000	Brown W 2
Sat	Nov	29	1884	Friendly	A	Liverpool Ramblers	W	5	-	1		Whittle J McGill J 2 Gibson W 2
Sat	Dec	13	1884	Friendly	H	Stanley	W	2	-	1	800	Gibson W Richards W
Sat	Dec	20	1884	Liv SC* 2	A	Southport FC	W	2	-	1		Higgins M 2
Sat	Dec	27	1884	Friendly	H	Blackburn Rovers	W	2	-	1	1,000	McGill J Gibson W
Sat	Jan	3	1885	Friendly	H	Birkenhead	W	2	-	0		Jones C 2
Mon	Jan	5	1885	Friendly	H	Dumbarton 2nd XI	L	0	-	5
Sat	Jan	10	1885	Friendly	H	Stanley	W	4	-	1		McGill J 2 Gibson W 2
Sat	Jan	17	1885	Friendly	H	Darwen Old Wanderers	D	1	-	1	1,000	Pickering J
Sat	Jan	24	1885	Friendly	H	Liverpool Cambrian	L	3	-	4		Finlay W Jones C 1 x unknown scorer
Sat	Jan	31	1885	Liv SC* QF	H	Bootle FC	W	2	-	1	3,000	Whittle J Parry W (aet - 0-0 at 90 mins)
Wed	Feb	4	1885	Friendly	A	Bolton Wanderers	L	0	-	7
Sat	Feb	21	1885	Liv SC* SF		Golborne	W	9	-	0	1,500	Richards W 2 McGill J 4 Gibson W Finlay W
												Whittle J (at Hawthorne Road, Bootle)
Sat	Feb	28	1885	Liv SC* Final		Earlestown FC	L	0	-	1	5,000	(at Hawthorne Road, Bootle)
Sat	Mar	7	1885	Friendly	H	Bootle FC	W	3	-	1	2,000	Pollock J Whittle J Richards W
Sat	Mar	14	1885	Friendly	H	Blackburn Rovers	L	1	-	2	2,500	Higgins M
Sat	Mar	21	1885	Friendly	H	Liverpool Ramblers	L	1	-	4	600	McGill J
Sat	Mar	28	1885	Friendly	A	Darwen Old Wanderers	L	0	-	7
Fri	Apr	3	1885	Friendly	H	Blackburn Rovers	W	1	-	0	3,000	Higgins M
Sat	Apr	4	1885	Friendly	H	Witton	L	0	-	1	2,000
Mon	Apr	6	1885	Friendly	H	Blackburn Olympic	L	0	-	3	3,000
Sat	Apr	11	1885	Friendly	H	Crewe	W	3	-	0		Pickering J Gibson W Higgins M
Sat	Apr	18	1885	Friendly	A	Haydock Temperance	W	8	-	2	1,500	Farmer G 3 Jefferson T 2 Gibson W 2 McGill J
Sat	Apr	25	1885	Friendly	H	Preston Zingari	W	6	-	0		Gibson W 2 Farmer G 3 x unknown scorers
Sat	May	9	1885	Friendly	A	Blackburn Rovers	W	2	-	1		Gibson W Farmer G
Sat	May	16	1885	Friendly	H	Earlestown Wanderers	W	3	-	0		McGill J Farmer G Gibson W
Sat	May	23	1885	Friendly	H	Liverpool District Select	W	5	-	3	2,500	Farmer G 2 Douglas J Pickering J 2
Tue	May	26	1885	Friendly	H	Bolton Wanderers	L	1	-	2		McGill J
* Liv SC = Liverpool Senior Cup Everton also played away at Birkenhead on February 14th. The match was abandoned early in the 2nd half due to a serious injury to the Everton captain Parry The score at the time was 2-1 to Birkenhead. Everton may also have played: - at Port Vale on October 18th, and - at home to Earlestown Wanderers and/or away at Bolton Association on February 7th.