1886-1887
Summary
Appearances and Goals
<< 1885-86 (Click for: Cup Final Details back to Everton's Results) 1887-88 >>
Total Pre-Football League Appearances & Goals
Appearances and Goals
<< 1885-86 (Click for: Cup Final Details back to Everton's Results) 1887-88 >>
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
(incomplete) |
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Friendlies
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Lancashire
Junior Cup |
Liverpool
Senior Cup |
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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| Charles Joliffe |
43
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
50
|
0
|
Tommy and James
Costley both
|
| George Farmer |
42
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
8
|
47
|
26
|
played for Everton
in 1886/87.
|
| George Dobson |
40
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
45
|
4
|
In 18 games it is
not known
|
| Andrew Gibson |
37
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
4
|
42
|
8
|
which Costley played.
|
| William Briscoe |
34
|
17
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
6
|
41
|
24
|
Those appearances
are listed on the
|
| Mike Higgins |
31
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
38
|
7
|
left under ? Costley.
|
| Alec Dick |
34
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
37
|
0
|
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| George Fleming |
31
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
35
|
21
|
The scorer of 8
Everton goals in this
|
| Ed Corey |
24
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
31
|
1
|
season (in the Friendlies
at home to
|
| Walter Richards |
22
|
11
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
6
|
29
|
18
|
St Benedict's and
away at Church
|
| Tommy Costley |
17
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
22
|
8
|
and in the Liverpool
|
| ? Costley |
16
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
18
|
4
|
Senior Cup match
at home to
|
| George Stephenson |
17
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
1
|
Tranmere R are
unknown).
|
| Will George |
12
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
16
|
1
|
|
| Rab McPherson |
13
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
1
|
The Everton line-ups
for the Friendly
|
| Tom Marriott |
10
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
games at home to
St Benedict's
|
| Archie Goodall |
11
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
4
|
and away at Hurst
are unknown.
|
| Jack Whittle |
10
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
6
|
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| Job Wilding |
8
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
2
|
W Richards, G Dobson,
T Costley and
|
| W Jones |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
C Jones did play
in the away game at
|
| James Costley |
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
Hurst, however,
and Dobson and Costley
|
| Frank Parry |
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
scored. Those appearances
and goals
|
| William Finlay |
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
are included on
the left.
|
| Pearson |
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
| Shaw |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
? Costley scored
1 of the goals in
|
| Robert Gurley |
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
the away game at
Church. That
|
| Willie Brown |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
appearance and goal
is also
|
| James Cartwright |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
included on the
left.
|
| Gibbs |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
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| William Gibson |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| A Gilder |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Peter Griffiths |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Clem Jones |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Charlie McGoldrick |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Mee |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| William Parry |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Robson |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Johnny Roach |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Savage |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Tom Scott |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| William Townley |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Tom Veitch |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Crosby |
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
|
| Johnston |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
| Jack McGill |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
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