Everton's Record in the First League Match of the Season
1983-84 - 1929-30

(Click for:     Present Season back to 1984-85     1928-29 - 1887-88)


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H Kendall 1983-84 Sat Aug 27
1983
Div 1 H Stoke W 1
-
0
22,658   Sharp G
H Kendall 1982-83 Sat Aug 28
1982
Div 1 A Watford L 0
-
2
19,630    
H Kendall 1981-82 Sat Aug 29
1981
Div 1 H Birmingham W 3
-
1
33,045   Ainscow A  Biley A  Eastoe P
G Lee 1980-81 Sat Aug 16
1980
Div 1 A Sunderland L 1
-
3
32,005   Eastoe P
G Lee 1979-80 Sat Aug 18
1979
Div 1 H Norwich L 2
-
4
27,555   Nulty G  Ross T (pen)
G Lee 1978-79 Sat Aug 19
1978
Div 1 A Chelsea W 1
-
0
32,683   King A
G Lee 1977-78 Sat Aug 20
1977
Div 1 H Nottm Forest L 1
-
3
38,001   Pearson J
B Bingham 1976-77 Sat Aug 21
1976
Div 1 A Q.P.R. W 4
-
0
24,449   Bernard M (pen)  Latchford B 2
                              Parkes P (og)
B Bingham 1975-76 Sat Aug 16
1975
Div 1 H Coventry L 1
-
4
32,343   Kenyon R
B Bingham 1974-75 Sat Aug 17
1974
Div 1 H Derby D 0
-
0
42,293    
B Bingham 1973-74 Sat Aug 25
1973
Div 1 A Leeds L 1
-
3
39,425   Harper J
H Catterick 1972-73 Sat Aug 12
1972
Div 1 A Norwich D 1
-
1
25,851   Royle J
H Catterick 1971-72 Sat Aug 14
1971
Div 1 A Ipswich D 0
-
0
23,757    
H Catterick 1970-71 Sat Aug 15
1970
Div 1 H Arsenal D 2
-
2
50,248   Morrissey J  Royle J
H Catterick 1969-70 Sat Aug 9
1969
Div 1 A Arsenal W 1
-
0
44,364   Hurst J
H Catterick 1968-69 Sat Aug 10
1968
Div 1 A Man Utd L 1
-
2
61,311   Ball A
H Catterick 1967-68 Sat Aug 19
1967
Div 1 H Man Utd W 3
-
1
61,452   Ball A 2  Young A
H Catterick 1966-67 Sat Aug 20
1966
Div 1 A Fulham W 1
-
0
21,634   Ball A
H Catterick 1965-66 Sat Aug 21
1965
Div 1 H Northampton W 5
-
2
48,489   Pickering F 2  Temple D 2  Young A
H Catterick 1964-65 Sat Aug 22
1964
Div 1 A Stoke W 2
-
0
44,015   Temple D  Vernon R
H Catterick 1963-64 Sat Aug 24
1963
Div 1 H Fulham W 3
-
0
49,520   Scott A  Temple D  Keetch B (og)
H Catterick 1962-63 Sat Aug 18
1962
Div 1 A Burnley W 3
-
1
37,100   Bingham B  Vernon R  Young A
H Catterick 1961-62 Sat Aug 19
1961
Div 1 H Aston Villa W 2
-
0
52,289   Bingham B  Young A
J Carey 1960-61 Sat Aug 20
1960
Div 1 A Tottenham L 0
-
2
50,393    
J Carey 1959-60 Sat Aug 22
1959
Div 1 H Luton D 2
-
2
38,539   Harris J  Hickson D
I Buchan 1958-59 Sat Aug 23
1958
Div 1 A Leicester L 0
-
2
34,446    
I Buchan 1957-58 Sat Aug 24
1957
Div 1 H Wolves W 1
-
0
58,229   Harris J
I Buchan 1956-57 Sat Aug 18
1956
Div 1 A Leeds L 1
-
5
31,379   Farrell P
C Britton 1955-56 Sat Aug 20
1955
Div 1 H Preston L 0
-
4
54,357    
C Britton 1954-55 Sat Aug 21
1954
Div 1 A Sheff Utd W 5
-
2
32,913   Parker JW 2  Wainwright E 2
         
 
         
 
 
    Eglington T
C Britton 1953-54 Wed Aug 19
1953
Div 2 A Nottm Forest D 3
-
3
21,669   Parker JW 2  Eglington T
C Britton 1952-53 Sat Aug 23
1952
Div 2 H Hull City L 0
-
2
43,035    
C Britton 1951-52 Sat Aug 18
1951
Div 2 A Southampton L 0
-
1
25,919    
C Britton 1950-51 Sat Aug 19
1950
Div 1 H Huddersfield W 3
-
2
51,768   Buckle T 2  Grant J
C Britton 1949-50 Sat Aug 20
1949
Div 1 A Middlesbrough W 1
-
0
41,722   Wainwright E
T Kelly 1948-49 Sat Aug 21
1948
Div 1 H Newcastle D 3
-
3
57,729   Dodds E 2  Powell A
T Kelly 1947-48 Sat Aug 23
1947
Div 1 A Blackburn W 3
-
2
24,536   Dodds E  Eglington T  Wainwright E
T Kelly 1946-47 Sat Aug 31
1946
Div 1 H Brentford L 0
-
2
55,338    
 * 1945-46 Sat Jan 5
1946
FAC 3:1 A Preston L 1
-
2
25,000
  Catterick H
  1938-39 Sat Aug 27
1938
Div 1 A Blackpool W 2
-
0
29,647   Lawton T  Stevenson A
  1937-38 Sat Aug 28
1937
Div 1 H Arsenal L 1
-
4
53,856   Dean W
  1936-37 Sat Aug 29
1936
Div 1 A Arsenal L 2
-
3
50,321   Dean W  Stevenson A
  1935-36 Sat Aug 31
1935
Div 1 H Derby W 4
-
0
43,680   Dean W  Geldard A  Leyfield C
         
 
         
 
 
    Stevenson A
  1934-35 Sat Aug 25
1934
Div 1 A Tottenham D 1
-
1
50,586   Dean W
  1933-34 Sat Aug 26
1933
Div 1 H West Brom W 1
-
0
32,212   Dean W
  1932-33 Sat Aug 27
1932
Div 1 A West Brom L 1
-
3
31,922   Dunn J
  1931-32 Sat Aug 29
1931
Div 1 H Birmingham W 3
-
2
39,146   Dunn J 3
  1930-31 Sat Aug 30
1930
Div 2 A Plymouth W 3
-
2
34,236   White T 2  Martin G
  1929-30 Sat Aug 31
1929
Div 1 H Bolton D 3
-
3
40,808   Dean W 2  Stein J

* No Football League games were played in 1945-46.