Notable Everton Births on April 16th

1987 - Aaron Lennon, ex-Spurs winger who did pretty well in 2 spells up to 2018

 Previous Games on April 16th     
 
1894 – our lowest away league attendance, 1,000, saw us win 1-0 at Bolton

1966 – a week before our FA Cup Semi-Final tie with Man Utd, Harry Catterick rests his stars and plays the kids.
It was in our 4-1 Division 1 defeat at Leeds.
At 20 years and 333 days it’s our youngest ever average starting line-up age!

1980 – FA Cup Semi-Final despair as 2nd Division West Ham beat us 2-1 in extra time at Elland Road in the Replay

1988 – Everton took part in the Mercantile Credit Football Festival.
It was a Football League centenary tournament played over 2 days at Wembley. 
All of the 1st and 2nd Round matches were of 40 minutes duration each
The tournament doesn't feature in official statistics.
Having beaten Wolves 3-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw earlier in the day, we then lost 1-0 to Man Utd in the 2nd Round.
The tournament was eventually won by Nott’m Forest who beat Sheff Wed on penalties in the Final.

 Previous Meetings With Tottenham  

We’ve played Spurs twice already this season – and we won both!

The first was the season opener at their place last September, with DCL’s goal being the difference

The other, of course, was the amazing 5-4 victory at Goodison last February in the FA Cup 5th Round.
Bernard scored our extra-time winner that day.

Before those games, however, we’d won none of 15 meetings with them, home and away, all in the Prem!

Our last home League victory against Spurs was back in December 2012.
Clint Dempsey gave Spurs the lead on 75 minutes
before a dramatic finish saw Steven Pienaar equalise on 90 minutes
and then Nikica Jelavic bagged the winner two minutes later!  

At Goodison we’ve won 0 of Spurs’ last 7 League visits – W0 D4 L3.

Last season’s meeting was full of drama!
Dele Alli opened the scoring on 63 minutes – only for Cenk Tosun to equalise for us in the 97th minute.
In between the goals Heung-Min Son was sent off for a foul on Andre Gomes that left the midfielder out for 4 months.

All-in-all, we’ve met Tottenham 57 times in the Premier League, home and away
and won just 9 times, 5 of them at Goodison.

On a points-per-game basis, only against Arsenal and Man Utd do we have a worse Prem record overall!

August 2016
Ronald Koeman’s first games as Everton manager is a 1-1 home Premier League draw with Tottenham

December 1994
A 0-0 home draw with Tottenham is our 7th consecutive clean sheet, home and away, in the Premier League
our best ever run in League matches at all venues.

August 2001
A 1-1 home draw with Tottenham is our 9th home Premier League game on the run without a clean sheet
our joint worst run.

February 1993
Neville Southall makes the last in a run of 212 consecutive League appearances in a 2-1 home defeat to Tottenham
the longest such run in our League history.

November 1997
Neville Southall’s last match for Everton is an inauspicious 2-0 home defeat by Tottenham.

May 1987
Howard Kendall’s last match in charge in his hugely successful first spell as manager is a 1-0 home win over Tottenham.  

 Keeping Up Appearances (well, just goals actually!)  

Will Dominic Calvert-Lewin score again?!
If he nets against Spurs it will be his 52nd for us in all competitions
one more than Super Kevin Campbell managed!
Dom would be 46th place alone on our all-time list.

If Richarlison scores he will join David Unsworth on 33 Premier League goals for us
they'd be in joint 7th position on our all-time Prem scoring chart!

 Miscellaneous Nonsense  

This will be just the 6th time we’ve played a home game on a Friday with an 8.00pm kick-off in all competitions
and we are yet to lose! W3 D2 L0.

The most recent was a 2-0 victory against Burnley in May 2019.

One of the other wins came against … Spurs.
That was a 3-1 success in April 2004.  

Harry Kane’s not a bad player, is he?!
He’s scored 5 Premier League goals in the past at Goodison
and only 3 players have managed more than that
Jermain Defoe and Efan Ekoku, with 6, and Les Ferdinand on 9.

Home and away, Kane has notched 9 goals in the Premier League against Everton
the same as Steven Gerrard and Robbie Fowler managed.
Only Les Ferdinand and Alan Shearer (both 16) have struck more!

A defeat to Spurs would be our 8th loss at home in the League this season.
That would be our worst total since we also lost 8 in 2015/16.

A win, though, would give us our second League double of the season and our first over Tottenham since 1985/86!

If we don’t beat Tottenham, it will take our run without a win to 6 games, home and away, in all comps
our worst since a run of 7 ending in January 2018.

Will there be a penalty in the game?!
If either Tottenham or ourselves score one it will be the 100th successful Premier League spot-kick at Goodison.
So far there have been 99 successes and 35 unsuccessful efforts!

If Spurs get a pen, it will be the 50th for all of our opponents in the Prem at Goodison.
So far 37 have been scored and 12 missed or saved.

- COYB!

 New Sections

- here's a reminder of the most recent additions to the site:

- who was Everton's number 23 in 2005/06?
- how many outfield players have worn the number 13 shirt for us?!
- what's the highest number ever sported by an Everton player?
- all your squad number questions can now be answered wth the help of the new 'Squad Numbers section'!

- which 11 Everton players started the most games together?
- what about consecutively?
- which two players started the most times together for us?
- what about the Holy Trinity? Or The 1995 FA Cup winning team? Or Dean and Lawton? How many times together?
- have a look at the new 'Frequent/Consecutive/Memorable Starting Line-Ups section' - it's got it all!

- what was our oldest ever starting line-up? And the youngest?
- which seasons were our oldest and youngest? Which managers went with youth and who went wth old codgers?!
- it's all here in the new 'Average Starting Line-Up Ages section'!

- which Everton player made the most substitute appearances in a single season?!
- in all competitions and in the League alone?
- the new 'Most Sub Apps In One Season' section has the answers!

- which Everton substitute has scored the most goals for us?
- which opposition sub has scored the most against us?
- the new 'Goals by Substitutes' section will let you know!

- Test cricketers have a small number on their shirt or cap
- it shows where they fit in in terms of the historical chronology of their country
- now you can see what number every Everton player would wear!
- have a look at the 'Everton Players Numbered Chronologically' section!

- who's managed the most times against Everton?
- who's managed the most clubs against us?!
- well, there's a new 'Opposition Managers' section that will tell you everything you need to know!

- the 'Goals in Most Consecutive Matches' section has been updated!
- it now includes details of which Everton players have scored in the most successive home & away games too!

- who was the last Everton man to play 50 or more games in a season?
- who has played the most games in one season?!
- the new '50 or More Appearances in a Season' section will tell you!

- on the flip side, which players only ever managed 1 game for the club?!
- find out in the new Just One Appearance section!

- we used 39 different players in 2017/18 in all competitions and 15 of them scored a goal
- is that a lot?! how does it compare to other seasons?
- find out in the new 'Number of Players Used and Goal Scorers - Season-by-Season' section!

- who was the last Everton player to feature in every game in a season?!
- have a look at the new Ever Presents section to find out!

- and how often have we completed League 'doubles' over our opponents in the past?
- alternatively, how often have we been on the receiving end of a double?!
- you can now find out in the new League Doubles For and Against section

- ever wondered which Everton player has been substituted the most times?!
- well, now you can find out - have a look at the new Subbed Off section for full, fascinating details!

- Richarlison was the last Everton player to score on his debut
- who else has managed that feat for the club?!
- have a look at the new Scored on Their Debut section to find out!

- Wayne Rooney has long departed, of course, but who else has had 2 separate spells at the club?!
- the new Two or More Spells at Everton section will tell you!

- Jordan Pickford looks like he'll be our keeper for some years to come
- but who else has appeared for us between the sticks in the past?!
- the new Goalkeepers section has all the details!

- and don't forget there's also a new History In Short section too!
- you can see at a glance how many times we've finished in each position in the League
- and where exactly we've been knocked out of the various cup competitions
- have a peek!