Everton's Record in 1886-87

 << 1885-86                                    Click here for Appearances and Goals and Cup Final Details                                   1887-88 >> 

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:  Anfield
Sat Aug 7
1886
 Friendly H Rawtensall L 3
-
4
1,500
   Briscoe W  Fleming G  Farmer G
Sat Aug 14
1886
 Friendly H Bolton Wanderers L 1
-
3
3,000
   Shaw
Wed Aug 18
1886
 Friendly H St Benedict's W 5
-
0
  5 x unknown scorers
Sat Aug 21
1886
 Friendly H Darwen W 1
-
0
2,500
   Pearson
Wed Aug 25
1886
 Friendly H Stanley W 3
-
1
  Fleming G  Pearson  Farmer G
Sat Aug 28
1886
 Friendly H Accrington W 2
-
1
3,000
   Briscoe W 2
Sat Sep 4
1886
 Friendly H Astley Bridge W 4
-
0
2,000
   Higgins M  Gibson A  Costley T 2
Sat Sep 11
1886
 Friendly H Derby County W 4
-
1
2,500
   Farmer G 2  Costley T  Briscoe W
Sat Sep 18
1886
 Friendly H Rossendale W 3
-
0
3,000
   Briscoe W 2  Fleming G
Sat Sep 25
1886
 Friendly H South Shore W 5
-
0
3,000
   Farmer G  Fleming G  Briscoe W  Wilding J 2
Sat Oct 2
1886
 Lancs JC* 1 H Fleetwood Zingari W 9
-
0
3,000
   Crosby 3  Gurley R 2  Briscoe W  Costley T
                          Higgins M  Richards W
Sat Oct 9
1886
 Friendly H Bury W 4
-
1
5,000
   Farmer G 2  Higgins M  Stephenson G
Sat Oct 16
1886
 Friendly A Hurst D 2
-
2
1,500
   Dobson G  Costley T
Sat Oct 23
1886
 Liv SC** 1 A Bootle FC W 2
-
0
10,000
   Briscoe W  Richards W
Sat Oct 30
1886
 Friendly† H Glasgow Rangers L 0
-
1
6,000
    
Sat Nov 6
1886
 Lancs JC* 2 H Bell's Temperance L 2
-
3
1,500
   Higgins M 2
Sat Nov 13
1886
 Friendly A Stanley W 4
-
0
4,000
   Fleming G  Gibson A  Briscoe W  Higgins M
Sat Nov 20
1886
 Friendly H Liverpool Police Athletic W 4
-
0
2,000
   Fleming G 2  Higgins M  Briscoe W
Sat Nov 27
1886
 Friendly A Halliwell Rovers W 1
-
0
1,000
   Richards W
Sat Dec 4
1886
 Liv SC** 2 H Haydock W 5
-
0
3,000
   Fleming G 2  Richards W 2  Gibson A
Sat Dec 11
1886
 Friendly A Astley Bridge W 2
-
1
300
   Briscoe W 2
Sat Dec 18
1886
 Friendly H Corinthians L 2
-
4
2,500
   Briscoe W  Richards W
Sat Dec 25
1886
 Friendly H Ulster FC W 4
-
0
6,000
   Richards W 3  Costley T
Mon Dec 27
1886
 Friendly H Northwich Victoria W 2
-
0
6,000
   Richards W 2
Sat Jan 1
1887
 Friendly H Partick Thistle D 1
-
1
5,000
   Gibson A
Sat Jan 15
1887
 Friendly A Blackburn Rovers D 0
-
0
500
    
Sat Jan 22
1887
 Friendly H Rawtenstall W 7
-
0
4,000
   Farmer G 2  Briscoe W  Fleming G 3  Corey E
Sat Jan 29
1887
 Friendly A Burnley L 0
-
5
3,000
    
Sat Feb 5
1887
 Friendly H Halliwell Rovers D 0
-
0
5,000
    
Sat Feb 12
1887
 Friendly H Blackburn Rovers D 1
-
1
7,000
   Briscoe W
Sat Feb 19
1887
 Liv SC** QF H Linacre W 13
-
1
2,500
   Richards W 2  Farmer G 5  Briscoe W 3
                          Gibson A  2  Costley ?
Sat Feb 26
1887
 Friendly H Bury L 1
-
4
3,000
   Finlay W
Mon Mar 7
1887
 Friendly A Ulster FC W 2
-
1
  Gibbs  Dobson G
Sat Mar 12
1887
 Friendly A Church L 3
-
5
2,000
   2 x unknown scorers  Costley ?
Sat Mar 19
1887
 Liv SC** SF H Tranmere Rovers W 9
-
1
2,000
   1 x unknown scorer  Farmer G 3  Richards W
                          Costley ? 2  Briscoe W 2
Sat Mar 26
1887
 Friendly H Church W 4
-
1
4,000
   Richards W 2  Farmer G 2
Sat Apr 2
1887
 Liv SC** Final   Oakfield Rovers W 5
-
0
3,000
   Hughes W (og)  Fleming G 2  Costley T  Gibson A
                          (at Hawthorne Road, Bootle)
Fri Apr 8
1887
 Friendly H Padiham W 4
-
1
6,000
   George W  Dobson G  Whittle J  Fleming G
Sat Apr 9
1887
 Friendly H Hurst W 5
-
2
4,000
   Whittle J 2  Dobson G  Fleming G  Farmer G
Mon Apr 11
1887
 Friendly H Burnley L 0
-
3
9,000
    
Sat Apr 16
1887
 Friendly H Aston Villa D 2
-
2
8,000
   Whittle J  Fleming G
Mon Apr 18
1887
 Friendly H Halliwell Rovers D 1
-
1
5,000
   Fleming G
Sat Apr 23
1887
 Friendly A Rossendale W 3
-
0
  Cartwright J  Finlay W  Gibson A
Mon Apr 25
1887
 Friendly H Blackburn Olympic W 2
-
0
3,000
   Goodall A  Richards W
Sat Apr 30
1887
 Friendly H Church W 5
-
1
6,000
   Farmer G 2  Costley J  Goodall A  Whittle J
Mon May 2
1887
 Friendly H Stanley L 1
-
3
2,500
   Briscoe W
Sat May 7
1887
 Friendly A South Shore L 2
-
7
2,000
   Richards W  Farmer G
Wed May 11
1887
 Friendly H Lancashire Nomads W 4
-
0
1,500
   Farmer G 3  Briscoe W
Sat May 14
1887
 Friendly H Padiham D 1
-
1
4,000
   Briscoe W
Sat May 21
1887
 Friendly H Bolton Wanderers W 5
-
0
6,000
   McPherson R  Goodall A  Costley T  Fleming G 2
Mon May 23
1887
 Friendly H Stanley & District W 1
-
0
3,500
   Whittle J
Sat May 28
1887
 Friendly H Preston North End L 0
-
5
10,000
    
Mon May 30
1887
 Friendly H Accrington L 2
-
4
3,000
   Goodall A  Fleming G

*    Lancs JC = Lancashire Junior Cup
**  Liv SC = Liverpool Senior Cup

†  Everton had been drawn to play Glasgow Rangers in the FA Cup 1st Round.
   They realised before kick-off that they would be fielding ineligible players and
   so withdrew from the competition and the match was played as a friendly instead.