Everton's Record in the First League Match of the Season
1928-29 - 1887-88

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1928-29 Sat Aug 25
1928
 Div 1 A Bolton W 3
-
2
34,637
   Dean W 3
1927-28 Sat Aug 27
1927
 Div 1 H Sheff Wed W 4
-
0
39,485
   Dean W  Forshaw D  Troup A  Weldon T
1926-27 Sat Aug 28
1926
 Div 1 A Tottenham L 1
-
2
28,324
   O'Donnell J
1925-26 Sat Aug 29
1925
 Div 1 H Sheff Utd D 2
-
2
36,243
   Kennedy F  Troup A
1924-25 Sat Aug 30
1924
 Div 1 A Birmingham D 2
-
2
30,000
   Chadwick W  Cock J
1923-24 Sat Aug 25
1923
 Div 1 H Nottm Forest W 2
-
1
40,000
   Hart H  Irvine B
1922-23 Sat Aug 26
1922
 Div 1 A Newcastle L 0
-
2
50,000
    
1921-22 Sat Aug 27
1921
 Div 1 H Man Utd W 5
-
0
30,000
   Davies S 3  Brewster G  Fazackerley S
1920-21 Sat Aug 28
1920
 Div 1 A Bradford PA D 3
-
3
15,000
   Parker B 2  Kirsopp B
1919-20 Sat Aug 30
1919
 Div 1 H Chelsea L 2
-
3
30,000
   Grenyer A  Mayson T
1914-15 Wed Sep 2
1914
 Div 1 A Tottenham W 3
-
1
9,000
   Clennell J 3
1913-14 Mon Sep 1
1913
 Div 1 H Burnley D 1
-
1
15,000
   Browell T
1912-13 Mon Sep 2
1912
 Div 1 A Tottenham W 2
-
0
22,000
   Browell T  Maconnachie J (pen)
1911-12 Sat Sep 2
1911
 Div 1 H Tottenham D 2
-
2
25,000
   Burton A  Jefferis F
1910-11 Thu Sep 1
1910
 Div 1 H Tottenham W 2
-
0
22,000
   Freeman B 2
1909-10 Wed Sep 1
1909
 Div 1 H Sheff Wed D 1
-
1
15,000
   White W
1908-09 Wed Sep 2
1908
 Div 1 A W'lwich Arsenal W 4
-
0
10,000
   Coleman J 2  Freeman B 2
1907-08 Mon Sep 2
1907
 Div 1 A Bristol City L 2
-
3
14,000
   Bolton H  Hardman H
1906-07 Sat Sep 1
1906
 Div 1 A Middlesbrough D 2
-
2
20,000
   Bolton H  Young AS
1905-06 Sat Sep 2
1905
 Div 1 H Middlesbrough W 4
-
1
25,000
   Settle J 2  Rankin G  Young AS
1904-05 Sat Sep 3
1904
 Div 1 A Notts County W 2
-
1
12,000
   McDermott T  Settle J
1903-04 Tue Sep 1
1903
 Div 1 H Blackburn W 3
-
1
13,000
   Hardman H  Sharp J  Young AS
1902-03 Mon Sep 1
1902
 Div 1 A West Brom L 1
-
2
16,051
   Young AS
1901-02 Mon Sep 2
1901
 Div 1 H Man City W 3
-
1
20,000
   Bell J 2  Toman W
1900-01 Sat Sep 1
1900
 Div 1 A Preston W 2
-
1
6,000
   Proudfoot J  Sharp J
1899-00 Sat Sep 2
1899
 Div 1 H Sheff Utd L 1
-
2
25,000
   Settle J
1898-99 Thu Sep 1
1898
 Div 1 H Blackburn W 2
-
1
12,000
   Clarke H  Proudfoot J
1897-98 Sat Sep 4
1897
 Div 1 H Bolton W 2
-
1
20,000
   Bell L 2
1896-97 Sat Sep 5
1896
 Div 1 H Sheff Wed W 2
-
1
15,000
   Cameron J  Taylor J
1895-96 Mon Sep 2
1895
 Div 1 H Sheff Wed D 2
-
2
15,000
   Boyle D  Milward A
1894-95 Sat Sep 1
1894
 Div 1 H Sheff Wed W 3
-
1
19,000
   Bell J  Chadwick E  McInnes T
1893-94 Sat Sep 2
1893
 Div 1 H Sheff Utd L 2
-
3
14,000
   Latta A  Milward A
1892-93 Sat Sep 3
1892
 Div 1 H Nottm Forest D 2
-
2
14,000
   Geary F 2
1891-92 Sat Sep 5
1891
 Div 1 A West Brom L 0
-
4
6,000
    
1890-91 Sat Sep 6
1890
 Div 1 A West Brom W 4
-
1
5,600
   Geary F 2  Brady A  Campbell W
1889-90 Sat Sep 7
1889
 Div 1 H Blackburn W 3
-
2
12,000
   Geary F 2  Parry C
1888-89 Sat Sep 8
1888
 Div 1 H Accrington W 2
-
1
12,000
   Fleming G 2
1887-88 Sat Oct 15
1887
 FAC 1 A Bolton* L 0
-
1
5,000
  

* Match replayed on October 29 due to Bolton fielding an ineligible player.
   Tie eventually awarded to Bolton due to Everton fielding seven ineligible players in the 3rd Replay.
   No Football League games were played in 1887-88.