1885-1886
Summary
Appearances and Goals
<< 1884-85 (Click for: Cup Final Details back to Everton's Results) 1886-87 >>
Total Pre-Football League Appearances & Goals
Appearances and Goals
<< 1884-85 (Click for: Cup Final Details back to Everton's Results) 1886-87 >>
Total Pre-Football League Appearances & Goals
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.
Only the players in bold also played in Football League or FA Cup matches for Everton.
The rest played just in pre-Football League games for the club; they never played in a Football League or FA Cup match for Everton.
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.
Only the players in bold also played in Football League or FA Cup matches for Everton.
The rest played just in pre-Football League games for the club; they never played in a Football League or FA Cup match for Everton.
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Appearances
and Goals
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Friendlies
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Lancashire
Junior Cup |
Liverpool
Senior Cup |
Liverpool
Athletic Shield |
Total
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Apps
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Gls
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Apps
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Gls
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Apps
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Gls
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Apps
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Gls
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Apps
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Gls
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| George Dobson |
37
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
46
|
2
|
The scorer of 4
Everton goals in this
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| George Farmer |
35
|
25
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
9
|
3
|
1
|
43
|
35
|
season (in the home
Friendlies
|
| Job Wilding |
33
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
40
|
20
|
with Southport FC
and North
|
| Mike Higgins |
32
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
39
|
6
|
Eastern Counties)
are unknown.
|
| Tom Marriott |
30
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
39
|
1
|
|
| Charles Joliffe |
30
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
38
|
0
|
The Everton line-up
for the
|
| Ed Corey |
29
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
38
|
0
|
Friendly at Wrexham
|
| Walter Richards |
28
|
8
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
34
|
11
|
is unknown.
|
| William Finlay |
26
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
31
|
10
|
|
| Tom Fayer |
23
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
30
|
3
|
Everton played with
only 10 men
|
| George Fleming |
18
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
24
|
8
|
in the home Liverpool
Senior Cup
|
| Will George |
13
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
16
|
6
|
2nd Round match
with New Ferry.
|
| Joe Pickering |
10
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
|
| William Parry |
8
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
12
|
3
|
|
| Abel Hayes |
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
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| Willie Brown |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
|
| Robert Gurley |
5
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
|
| William Gibson |
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
1
|
|
| Charlie McGoldrick |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
1
|
|
| Jack McGill |
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
|
| Jim Fraser |
4
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
|
| A Welsh |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
|
| J Scowcroft |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
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| Frank Parry |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
|
| William Powell |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
| John Preston |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
| Johnny Roach |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
| Charles Jones |
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
| George Chambers |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Tom Dewhurst |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
| Duckworth |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| M Evans |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| A Gilder |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| J Groves |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Hamilton |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Hutton |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Tom Jefferson |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Charlie Lindsay |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Sutton |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Tom Veitch |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| John Yates |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
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