Merseyside derby

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Merseyside derby

Merseyside derby, 25 March 2006
Other names	The friendly derby
Locale	Liverpool
Teams	Everton Liverpool
First meeting	13 October 1894 1894–95 First Division Everton 3–0 Liverpool
Latest meeting	7 April 2018 Premier League Everton 0–0 Liverpool
Next meeting	1 December 2018 Premier League Liverpool v Everton
Stadiums	Anfield (Liverpool) Goodison Park (Everton)
Statistics
Meetings total	231
Most wins	Liverpool (92)
Most player appearances	Neville Southall (41)
Top scorer	Ian Rush (25)
All-time series	Everton: 66 Drawn: 73 Liverpool: 92
Largest victory	Liverpool 6–0 Everton (1935)

The Merseyside derby is the name given to football matches between Everton and Liverpool, two major clubs from Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is the longest running top-flight derby in England, having been played continuously since the 1962–63 season. Part of the rivalry is due to the proximity of the two clubs, whose home grounds are within eyesight of each other across Stanley Park, Everton at Goodison Park and Liverpool at Anfield.^[1][2]

Traditionally, the Merseyside derby was referred to as the "friendly derby" because of the large number of families with both Liverpool and Everton supporters^[3] and was one of the few that did not enforce total fan segregation.^[4] The 1984 Football League Cup Final at Wembley saw almost all sections of the ground mixed and combined chants of "Merseyside, Merseyside" and "Are you watching Manchester?"^{[citation needed]} Since the mid-1980s, however, the rivalry has intensified on and off the field, and since the inception of the Premier League has had more red cards than any other game.^[5][6]

History[edit]

Everton F.C. were founded in 1878 and from 1884 played their home matches at Anfield, which was owned by club chairman John Houlding. Several board members of Everton were members of the Liberal Party who were associated with the National Temperance Federation whilst Houlding was a Conservative Party member and a brewer whose business interests were diametrically opposed to the temperance movement. Politics and disputes over money meant that Houlding was increasingly at odds with other members of the Everton board. The result was that in 1892 the Everton directors vacated Anfield and purchased a new ground at Goodison Park on the other side of Stanley Park. Houlding responded by founding a new club to use Anfield: Liverpool.

The professional clubs of the 1890s attracted much interest among the public, on and off the field. The 1867 Reform Act had given what would become football attending masses the opportunity to vote in the local and national elections. Everton and Liverpool attendances would reach around 10–15,000 in a local authority ward with a population of 23,000. Local politicians saw involvement in the two football clubs as an opportunity to gain media exposure to the local electorate.

At Everton board level, the main friction that emerged was that between the retention of an autocratic ownership structure and the creation of a more democratic one which closely mapped the sociopolitical divide.

Religion is sometimes put forward as a reason for the split, with Liverpool founder Houlding a prominent Orangeman and Everton's new chairman George Mahon a rival Liberal Home Rule-advocating MP^{[further explanation needed]}. At the time of the split, however, James Clement Baxter was the only Catholic among the Everton committee members; the rest were Protestant.

Friendly derby[edit]

There are a number of reasons for the "friendly derby" tag. Firstly the clubs are situated in the north of the city and very close to each other (400m), with only Stanley Park separating the two. Everton actually played at Anfield, now Liverpool's ground, before a rent dispute with the ground owners saw Everton relocate to Goodison Park and the formation of Liverpool F.C. From 1902 to 1932 the two clubs even shared the same matchday programme. Today there are no evident geographical, political, social or religious divides as in other derbies, although for many years a sectarian divide did exist within the city. It is unclear how (if at all) this influenced the support bases of the two clubs and more recent research has indicated that it was more likely to have been a political allegiance that influenced support.^[7] During the 1950s and 1960s Everton became known as the Catholic club mainly as a result of successful Irish players Tommy Eglington, Peter Farrell and Jimmy O'Neill as well as manager Johnny Carey. This in turn caused Liverpool to be thought of as Protestant club, not signing an Irish Catholic until Ronnie Whelan in 1979.^[8] However, it should be noted that this notional divide was never seen as a basis for supporting a certain side as is the case with Celtic and Rangers. In truth both teams have strong support from all denominations as well as many fans from Presbyterian North Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. Most importantly, the actual clubs themselves did not act to strengthen sectarian divides and in fact both clubs stem from a Methodist origin.

Unlike other local derbies (such as the Bristol, Birmingham and Stoke derbies, where the clubs are separated by long distances across their towns), in Liverpool violence between Evertonians and Liverpudlians is a rarity. In the fallout from the Heysel Stadium disaster, fan relationships became strained with Everton fans blaming Liverpool hooligans for their subsequent ban from European club competitions. Relations improved after the Hillsborough disaster when both sets of fans rallied together, with Evertonians even joining in on the boycott of The Sun while Everton and Liverpool scarves were intertwined stretching across Stanley Park between Anfield and Goodison Park. Recently, after the murder of 11-year-old Evertonian Rhys Jones in a gun crime incident in 2007, Liverpool Football Club invited the victim's parents and older brother to Anfield for a Champions League match. The Z-Cars theme tune "Johnny Todd", the song to which Everton traditionally run out, was played for the first time ever at Anfield while the victim's family stood on the pitch wearing Everton shirts and scarves. A standing ovation was given before "You'll Never Walk Alone" was played. Upon the complete vindication of Liverpool fans at the Hillsborough disaster in August 2012 Everton entertained Newcastle United at Goodison Park. The sides were lead out by two children wearing Everton and Liverpool shirts with the number 9 and 6 on the back. An announcer read out the names of all the 96 victims while "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" by The Hollies was played to a standing ovation.

Competitive history[edit]

The city of Liverpool is statistically the most successful football city in England with Everton and Liverpool winning a combined 27 league titles, and there has never been a season without one of either Everton or Liverpool competing in the top flight. Both clubs have rich histories, with Everton being one of the 12 founder members of the Football League. Everton have only been relegated twice and have competed in over 100 seasons of top-flight football, more than any other English club. To date, Everton have won nine League Championships, five FA Cups and one European Cup Winners Cup. Thus, they have the only UEFA trophy that Liverpool never won. Liverpool have won the European Cup 5 times, more than any other English club, have eighteen top-flight titles, have the FA Cup on 7 occasions, the Football League Cup a record 8 times, and three UEFA Cups.

Since 1892, the clubs have appeared almost every year in the Liverpool Senior Cup, although Liverpool, Everton and Tranmere Rovers only field reserve sides against the likes of Prescot Cables, Southport and Marine. Everton hold 45 titles while Liverpool have won 39.

Everton and Liverpool also have affiliated women's teams playing in the FA WSL. Most recently in 2013, Liverpool Ladies won the FA WSL league and subsequently qualified for European competition for the next season.^[9]

Modern-day derbies[edit]

During the 1960s, Liverpool and Everton were regular winners of domestic trophies, but while Liverpool went from strength to strength in the 1970s and 1980s, Everton went through a relatively barren spell after their 1970 title triumph and did not win a major trophy for the next 14 years.

Everton, however, started to emerge as a serious threat to Liverpool's dominance of the domestic scene following the appointment of Howard Kendall as manager at the start of the 1981–82 season. The first Merseyside derby that Kendall oversaw was at Anfield on 7 November, when his side lost 3–1 to Bob Paisley's.^[10] This saw Liverpool standing seventh in the league and Everton 13th.^[11] An identical scoreline followed in the return game at Goodison Park in late March, by which time Liverpool had overcome a dismal start to the season to muscle in on a title race which they eventually won, while Everton were still mid-table.^[12]

Historical league game outcomes from the Merseyside derby until 2008.
Everton win – blue, Liverpool win – red, Draw – yellow

In 1982–83, the final season of Bob Paisley's management before he retired to make way for Joe Fagan, Liverpool were champions once again with Everton finishing mid-table, and the most notable of the two derbies occurred in early November when Liverpool triumphed 0–5 at Goodison Park. The return match at Anfield in mid-March brought a goalless draw.^[13]

1983–84 was the season when Everton (who won the FA Cup at the end of the campaign) really started to emerge as a serious threat to Liverpool. Though Liverpool won the league title and Everton still couldn't even make the top five, Liverpool needed a replay to see off Everton 1–0 in the League Cup final at Wembley. The Anfield derby in early November saw Liverpool triumph 3–0, while the clash at Goodison Park four months later ended in a 1–1 draw.^[14]

The 1984–85 season began with a Merseyside derby in the FA Charity Shield at Wembley, when league champions Liverpool faced FA Cup winners Everton in a game which Everton won 1–0 due to an own goal by Bruce Grobbelaar. The first league clash came on 20 October 1984, when a 0–1 win for Everton at Anfield saw Howard Kendall's team occupy fourth place in the league and show signs of challenging for the title for the first time in his four seasons in charge, while Liverpool were a lowly 17th and just 2 points outside the relegation zone.^[15] Liverpool's final game of the season came on 23 May when they lost 1–0 to Everton (who still had two games left to play) at Goodison Park. Everton had been crowned champions by this stage, while Liverpool had rallied since their terrible start to the season to occupy second place.^[16][17]

1985–86 was perhaps the most exciting season for the fans of both clubs, as Liverpool and Everton battled it out for both the league title and the FA Cup. The first Merseyside derby of the season came at Goodison Park on 21 September 1985 and was won 2–3 by Liverpool, who stood second behind Manchester United while Everton occupied sixth place.^[18] Everton triumphed 0–2 in the return match at Anfield five months later, by which time Everton had just taken over from Manchester United as league leaders and Liverpool were eight points behind them in second place.^[19] The climax to this exciting campaign came at Wembley Stadium when Liverpool and Everton contested the first all Merseyside FA Cup final on 10 May 1986. An early goal by Gary Lineker suggested that Everton could gain revenge on Liverpool for beating them to the league title by defeating them in the FA Cup final, but in the second half the tables were turned as a double from Ian Rush and another goal from Craig Johnston made Liverpool only the fifth English club to complete the double.^[20]

The FA Charity Shield for 1986 was shared between Liverpool and Everton, who drew 1–1 at Wembley, but the first league derby of the season between the two clubs did not happen until late November in a goalless draw at Goodison Park. Both clubs were challenging for the title at this stage alongside Arsenal (leaders), Nottingham Forest and unlikely contenders Luton Town and Coventry City.^[21] The League Cup quarter final on 21 January 1987 saw Liverpool win 0–1 at Goodison Park. The Anfield derby in late April saw Liverpool triumph 3–1, but it was not enough to prevent Everton from winning the title within the next couple of weeks.^[22] The 1986–87 season was the last time that Everton overshadowed Liverpool until Everton's dominance over their local rivals between 2012 and 2014.

In the 1988–89 season, Everton were Liverpool's first opponents in a competitive game after the Hillsborough disaster on 15 April 1989, which resulted in the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans at the FA Cup semi-final. The game between the two sides was a league fixture on 3 May which ended in a goalless draw.^[23] On 20 May, the two sides met at Wembley for the second all Merseyside FA Cup final in four seasons. The match went into extra time before Liverpool triumphed 3–2, with Ian Rush (twice) and John Aldridge scoring for Liverpool and both of Everton's goals coming from Stuart McCall.^[24]

Side-by-side comparison of Everton's and Liverpool's final league positions beginning in 1889

By 1990–91, Everton were in something of a slump (finishing ninth that season having started the season near the foot of the table), while Liverpool finished second in the league, but the campaign still brought one of the most pulsating clashes between the two clubs. Liverpool and Everton were drawn for the FA Cup fifth round at Anfield on 17 February 1991. The match ended in a goalless draw, and the replay three days later ended in a thrilling 4–4 draw at Goodison Park, in which Peter Beardsley scored twice. 1990–91 was Kenny Dalglish's last season as Liverpool manager, as he resigned two days after the 4–4 draw with Everton. It was also the last season of "replays of replays" as penalties after extra time took over as the competition's ultimate tie winner decider for the 1991–92 season. The second replay ended with a 1–0 win for Everton on 27 February, and ended the Reds double hopes.^[25]

The close season of 1991 saw Peter Beardsley move from Liverpool to Everton, followed within a year by defender Gary Ablett, causing more tension in the Merseyside derby, though the first couple of years after their transfers saw Liverpool and Everton firmly overtaken by Manchester United and the likes of Blackburn Rovers and Arsenal as the biggest challengers in English football. On 7 December 1992, Everton defeated Liverpool 2–1 at Goodison Park in a game where Peter Beardsley became only the second man in history to score for both clubs in the derby.^[26]

The 1993–94 derby at Anfield saw Liverpool defeat Everton 2–1, not having much effect for a mid-table Liverpool side but increasing the risk of relegation (a battle which was ultimately won) for Everton. Perhaps the most notable event of this game was the winning goal by Robbie Fowler, who turned 19 the following month and was one of the most promising young players in England at the time.^[27]

The next notable city derby came on 18 October 1997, when Everton triumphed 2–0 at Goodison in a victory that ultimately saved them from relegation (they only stayed up by having a greater goal difference than Bolton Wanderers) and helped end Liverpool's title bid.^[28]

The 2000–01 season saw one of the most exciting derbies of the Premier League era. Liverpool, having won the first derby at Anfield, completed the double with a thrilling 2–3 victory over Everton at Goodison in April, with the injury-time winner by Gary McAllister proving to be crucial at the end of the season in helping Liverpool qualify for the UEFA Champions League—which replaced the European Cup in 1992—for the first time.

By the end of the 2001–02, Liverpool had finished above Everton in the league for 15 seasons in succession, but 2002–03 saw Everton showing signs of eclipsing them for the first time in years. After a brilliant run of form saw Liverpool top the Premier League in October, an 11-match winless league run followed their 2–0 home win over West Ham United in early November and during that barren spell they drew 0–0 at home to an Everton side who were actually above them and looking like qualifying for Europe after several seasons of persistent relegation battles. However, they were on course for their fifth-place finish when they next met Everton on 19 April and won 1–2 at Goodison Park, a result which pushed their city neighbours towards seventh place and narrowly deprived them of European football.^[29]

In 2004–05, Everton finished fourth in the league and Liverpool came fifth, the first time since Everton's 1987 title win that Liverpool had finished below them. In a season which saw Liverpool win the Champions League title, Everton gave their neighbours a reminder of how far they had progressed under the management of David Moyes with a 1–0 win at Goodison Park on 11 December 2004, though Liverpool won the return match at Anfield 2–1 three months later.^[30]

In the derby in 2006, Steven Gerrard of Liverpool and James Beattie of Everton wore the number "08" as the city had been voted European Capital of Culture for 2008^[31]

Everton had a setback and finished mid-table in 2005–06, while Liverpool's compensation for their prolonged title wait came in the form of a narrow FA Cup final triumph. And Liverpool triumphed 3–1 in both of the Merseyside derbies that season.

In 2006–07, Everton recovered to finish in the top six, while Liverpool finished in the top four, and there was an early season triumph for the blue half of Liverpool as Everton crushed Liverpool 3–0 at Goodison Park in early September. They also held them to a goalless draw at Anfield in early February and helped hold them behind pace setters Manchester United and Chelsea.^[32]

Liverpool did the double over Everton in 2007–08. However, the meeting at Goodison Park was shrouded in controversy when after a coming together between Liverpool's Steven Gerrard and Everton's Tony Hibbert, referee Mark Clattenburg awarded Liverpool a penalty and seemed to change his mind in favour of a red card for Hibbert after Gerrard appeared to have said something to him, when most pundits felt a caution would have been sufficient. Everton dominated the game after going behind, but were denied what seemed to be two clear penalties in the closing stages of the game when Joleon Lescott was twice wrestled to the ground by Jamie Carragher at Everton corners. The victory helped secure a top-four finish and Champions League qualification for Liverpool, leaving Everton to settle for a UEFA Cup place.^{[citation needed]} Referee Clattenburg was not chosen to officiate again at Goodison Park after that match until December 2013, six years later, and in that period only officiated one Everton game, away at Aston Villa.

In the 2008–09 season, Liverpool and Everton met four times, Liverpool winning the League encounter at Goodison Park 0–2 while drawing the other League fixture that dealt a severe blow to their title ambitions. The FA Cup saw Everton defeat ten-man Liverpool in extra time in the replay thanks to an injury-time winner by Dan Gosling after a 1–1 draw at Anfield. That season, both teams were a major force as Liverpool challenged for the title while Everton came close to qualifying for the Champions League and progressed to the 2009 FA Cup Final, only to fall to Chelsea.^{[citation needed]}

When the sides met in the 2009–10 season, both clubs were suffering from a disastrous start to the season. Both games followed similar patterns, with Everton enjoying the greater possession and creating more chances in the games, but it was Liverpool who scored the goals in a 0–2 victory at Goodison Park and 1–0 at Anfield, the latter thanks to a goal from Dirk Kuyt.^{[citation needed]}

In the Goodison Park encounter on 17 October 2010 in the 2010–11 season, Everton won 2–0 with goals from Tim Cahill and Mikel Arteta, while the return league game at Anfield in January 2011 ended in a 2–2 draw.

In the 2011–12 season, Liverpool and Everton met three times, twice in the league and once in the FA Cup, with Liverpool winning all three. The first meeting took place on 1 October 2011, with Liverpool winning 0–2 in the league at Goodison Park (goals from Andy Carroll and Luis Suárez) against an Everton side depleted by Jack Rodwell's early, controversial red card, which was later rescinded by The Football Association. On 13 March 2012, Liverpool won the Anfield fixture 3–0 after a hat-trick by Steven Gerrard, who became the first player to score a hat-trick in the derby since Ian Rush in 1982.^[33] The third meeting of the season was the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on 14 April. Everton took the lead through Nikica Jelavić's goal in the first half. Liverpool equalised through a Luis Suárez goal midway through the second half, and Andy Carroll scored the winning goal for Liverpool in the 87th minute.^[34] However, despite Liverpool having success throughout the season against their traditional rivals, Everton finished one place higher than Liverpool at the end of the Premier League season.

Tranmere Rovers[edit]

Matches between Everton/Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers, based in Birkenhead on the other side of the River Mersey, are also classed as Merseyside derbies, but as Tranmere have spent all of their history outside the top-flight; competitive matches are a rarity. They have occasionally faced Everton and Liverpool in cup competitions. Their last meeting with both clubs came in the FA Cup in 2001. Tranmere caused an upset by beating Everton 3–0 in the fourth round,^[35] before losing 4–2 to Liverpool in the quarter-finals.^[36]

Win-loss totals[edit]

Statistics are correct as of 7 April 2018.

Records[edit]

This derby is responsible for many records across all derby matches, largely due to it being contested so many times:

• The longest unbeaten derby game run in all matches is 17, held by Liverpool 2011 to present
• The longest unbeaten derby game run in home matches is held by Liverpool with Everton failing to win in the League (plus one cup game) for 18 games starting in 2000 and continuing.
• The longest unbeaten derby game run in away matches is held by Everton with a 16 match run at Anfield between 1899 and 1920, which included ten victories.
• The longest unbroken winning run at home belongs to Liverpool with five between 1932–33 and 1936–37.
• The longest unbroken winning run away from home belongs to Everton, who scored seven consecutive victories at Anfield between 1908–09 and 1914–15.
• Recent games have been marred by sendings off, and the fixture has seen 21 red cards in the Premier League, the highest tally for any fixture (though the 20th of these was subsequently rescinded by the FA). Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard and former Everton captain Phil Neville have both seen red twice in derby games.

The following are records just for the Merseyside derby itself:

• The record home victory in a league match is 6–0 recorded by Liverpool at Anfield in the 1935–36 season.
• The record away victory in a league match is 5–0 recorded by both Everton at Anfield in the 1914–15 season and by Liverpool at Goodison Park in the 1982–83 season.
• The highest-scoring match was in 1932–33 when Liverpool won 7–4 at Anfield
• Neville Southall of Everton holds the record for most derby appearances.
• Ian Rush of Liverpool holds the mark for the most derby goals with 25, overtaking Dixie Dean of Everton's long-standing record when he scored two goals in Liverpool's 3–2 win over Everton in the second all - city of Liverpool FA Cup Final in 1989.
• William C. Cuff of Everton holds the record for the most wins as a manager with 16 wins over Liverpool from 1901 to 1918.
• Tom Watson of Liverpool holds the record for the most losses as a manager with 21 defeats to Everton from 1896 to 1915.
• Record Attendance: 78,599 at Goodison Park, 18 September 1948 (Old Division One)
• Lowest Attendance: 18,000 at Anfield, 19 January 1901 (Old Division One)

All time goal scorers[edit]

Ian Rush, top goalscorer in the derby with 25 goals for Liverpool

Statue of Dixie Dean, top league goal scorer in the derby with 19 goals for Everton

The following have scored 4 or more league goals in the Derby. This includes Premier League matches, its predecessor the Football League First Division, FA Cup, League Cup and Charity Shield. The Screen Sport Super Cup goals are also included for Rush and Sharp, although this was a competition which was not high on Liverpool or Everton's agenda. This list is up to and including 6 January 2018.

Nation	Player	Club(s)	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Charity Shield	Screen Sport	Overall	Years
	Ian Rush	Liverpool	13	5	1	1	5	25	1980–87,1988–96
	Dixie Dean	Everton	18	1				19	1925–37
	Alex "Sandy" Young	Everton	9	3				12	1901–11
	Steven Gerrard	Liverpool	9	1				10	1998–2015
	Harry Chambers	Liverpool	8					8	1915–28
	Jimmy Settle	Everton	8					8	1899–1908
	Jack Parkinson	Liverpool	6	2				8	1903–14
	Peter Beardsley	Liverpool / Everton	4/1	2/0				7	1987–91 (L), 1991–93 (E)
	Graeme Sharp	Everton	4	2			1	7	1980–91
	Jack Balmer	Liverpool	6					6	1935–52
	Robbie Fowler	Liverpool	6					6	1992–2001, 2006–07
	Bobby Parker	Everton	6					6	1913–22
	Gordon Hodgson	Liverpool	5	1				6	1925–36
	Tim Cahill	Everton	5					5	2004–12
	Kenny Dalglish	Liverpool	5					5	1977–90
	Fred Howe	Liverpool	5					5	1935–38
	Jack Taylor	Everton	5					5	1896–1910
	Dirk Kuyt	Liverpool	5					5	2006–12
	Luis Suárez	Liverpool	4	1				5	2011–14
	Roger Hunt	Liverpool	4			1		5	1958–69
	Duncan Ferguson	Everton	4					4	1994–98, 2000–06
	Tommy Lawton	Everton	4					4	1936–39
	Michael Owen	Liverpool	4					4	1997–2004
	Sam Raybould	Liverpool	4					4	1900–07
	Roy Vernon	Everton	4					4	1960–65
	Daniel Sturridge	Liverpool	4					4	2013–present

Current scorers: Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge (4) is the leading scorer among current players. Other current players with derby goals are Liverpool's Sadio Mané and Divock Origi with 2 goals each, plus Danny Ings, Mohamed Salah and from Everton Kevin Mirallas, Phil Jagielka, Matthew Pennington, Wayne Rooney, and Gylfi Sigurðsson all with one goal each.

Goals from "overseas" players: A total of 30 non-British (Isles) players from 19 different countries have scored in the derby (not including own goals, which add three countries to the list) since Liverpool's Craig Johnston became the first such player to do so, in the 1986 Cup final (though Bruce Grobbelaar was the first non-British Isles player to get on the derby scoresheet with his own-goal in the 1984 Charity Shield). Most recently Everton's Gylfi Sigurðsson added the newest country (Iceland) to this list. Everton's Tim Cahill and Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt, who both left their respective clubs after the 2012 season, along with Luis Suárez, who left Liverpool in 2014, are the leading "overseas" players with five goals each. Divock Origi and Sadio Mané are the current leading overseas scorers with two each. France leads the way with five different scorers, but Australia (4) is just behind.

More goals than years: Liverpool's Fred Howe and Everton's Tommy Lawton bear the curious distinctions of scoring more goals than they actually spent in years in the city of Liverpool. Howe scoring five goals in three years and Lawton four goals in three years.

Hat-tricks: The first derby hat-trick was scored by Everton's Alex "Sandy" Young who scored four in the 1904 5–1 win at Goodison. Other Evertonians to manage hat-ticks include Parker in 1914 and Dixie Dean twice, in 1928 and 1931, the last Everton player to net a treble. Liverpool hat-tricks have come from Chambers (1922), Forshaw (1925), Barton (1933), and Howe (four goals in 1935). Almost 50 years passed before the next derby hat-trick, scored by Ian Rush, who scored four in a 5–0 win at Goodison in 1982, and then another 30 years passed until Steven Gerrard scored a hat-trick against Everton at Anfield in a 3–0 win. Curiously, of all the league hat-tricks, only two (Young's in 1904 and Rush's in 1982) were managed at Goodison; all the others were at Anfield.

Own goals: Sandy Brown's famous own goal in Everton's championship winning 1969–70 season was, surprisingly, only the second own goal in the history of the fixture, the first having been scored by Balmer (Everton) in 1902. Since then, eight Evertonians have been "credited" with an own-goal, including two in the same match at Anfield in 1972. There have only been three Liverpool own goals. Leighton Baines's unlucky deflection at Goodison in 2012–13 is the most recent of all derby-day own-goals.

Scoring in consecutive matches: Between May and September 1986, Ian Rush scored for Liverpool in four consecutive derbies, none of them League games (Cup final, Charity shield and two Super Cup finals). Several players have scored in three consecutive games: Hardman (E, 1905–06), Freeman (E, 1909–10), Parkinson (L, 1910–11), King (E, 1978–79), Lineker (E, 1985–86), Barnes (L, 1989–90) and Fowler (L, 1995–96).

Youngest derby goal scorer: Although difficult to verify, since birthdates of early players are not known, the youngest derby goal scorer is probably Everton's Danny Cadamarteri who scored the winner at Goodison six days after his 18th birthday, in October 1997.

All time appearances[edit]

Nation	Player	Club	Appearances	Years	Position
	Neville Southall	Everton	41	1981–98	Goalkeeper
	Ian Rush	Liverpool	36	1980–87 & 1988–96	Striker
	Bruce Grobbelaar	Liverpool	34	1980–94	Goalkeeper
	Alan Hansen	Liverpool	33	1977–90	Defender
	Kevin Ratcliffe	Everton	32	1980–92	Defender

Clean sheets[edit]

Nation	Player	Club	Clean Sheets	Games	Years
	Ray Clemence	Liverpool	15	27	1967–81
	Neville Southall	Everton	15	41	1981–98
	Bruce Grobbelaar	Liverpool	10	33	1980–94
	Gordon West	Everton	9	20	1962–73
	Tommy Lawrence	Liverpool	8	16	1957–71
	Pepe Reina	Liverpool	8	17	2005–13
	Cyril Sidlow	Liverpool	6	10	1946–52
	Billy Scott	Everton	6	15	1904–12
	Ted Sagar	Everton	6	20	1929–53
	Tim Howard	Everton	5	18	2006–16
	Elisha Scott	Liverpool	5	20	1912–17, 1919–34
	Simon Mignolet	Liverpool	4	8	2013–present
	Dai Davies	Everton	3	5	1970–77

League games only. Highest ever attendance 100,000 estimate at 1984 Milk Cup final and 1984 Charity Shield. HIghest attendance at Anfield 56,060 for the 1962-63 league game.

Games on neutral ground[edit]

There have been 12 derby games played on neutral grounds: six at Wembley, four at Maine Road and one each at Villa Park and Old Trafford:

Penalties[edit]

Since the war Everton have been awarded just two penalties in Anfield derbies (both scored), while Liverpool have had 11 at Goodison of which three have been missed (though only one of these misses affected the result). A full list is available at https://www.evertonresults.com/derbypens.htm.

Crossing the park[edit]

Despite the huge rivalry, Liverpool have completed more direct transfers with Everton than any other club.^{[citation needed]} However, Liverpool did not buy directly from Everton between 1959 and 2000, while there was a similar "freeze" in the other direction between 1961 and 1982. The phrase "crossing the Park" refers to Stanley Park, which separates the two grounds.

Dave Hickson, John Heydon and Frank Mitchell are the only three players to have played for Liverpool, Everton and Tranmere Rovers, the three main Merseyside clubs still in existence (Tranmere dropped out of the league in 2015). New Brighton were football league members from 1923–51; Bill Lacey and Neil McBain played for all three of Everton, Liverpool and New Brighton. John Whitehead played for Liverpool, Everton and also for Bootle in their one year as a league team (1892–93), before they were replaced in Division 2 by local rivals Liverpool FC.

The list below shows transfer dates and fees, where known.

Everton then Liverpool

• Abel Xavier – 2002 – £750,000 (only player to play in both derby matches for both teams in the same season)
• Nick Barmby – 2000 – £6 million (the highest fee Liverpool have paid Everton)
• Dave Hickson – 1959 – £12,000 (also played for Tranmere Rovers one of six players to play for three different Merseyside clubs)
• Tony McNamara – 1957 – £4,000
• John Heydon – 1949 – no fee (also played for Tranmere Rovers, one of six players to play for three different Merseyside clubs)
• Bill Harthill – 1936
• Jack Balmer – 1935 – no fee
• Thomas Johnson – 1934
• Frank Mitchell – 1919 (also played for Tranmere Rovers, one of six players to play for three different Merseyside clubs)
• Bill Lacey – 1912 – part of exchange deal for Uren (Lacey also played for New Brighton, one of six players to have played for three different Merseyside clubs)
  

  Andrew Hannah, captain with both Everton and Liverpool
• Tom Gracie – 1912 – part of exchange deal for Uren
• Arthur Berry – Signed first for Liverpool in 1906, then played for Wrexham, Fulham, and Oxford University before signing for Everton. He returned directly to Liverpool from Everton for a brief spell in 1912.
• Don Sloan – 1908 – no fee
• David Murray – 1904
• Abe Hartley – 1897
• Alex Latta – 1896 (Did not make a senior appearance for Liverpool)
• Fred Geary – 1895 – £60
• John Whitehead – 1894 – (also played for Bootle), one of six players to have played for three different Merseyside clubs
• Patrick Gordon – 1893
• Duncan McLean – 1892
• Thomas G. Wylie – 1892

The following played for another/other club before moving to Liverpool

• Andrew Hannah – Played for Renton in between. (The first player to captain both Everton and Liverpool)
• Edgar Chadwick – Played for Blackburn Rovers and Burnley in between.
• David Johnson- Played for Ipswich Town in between; returned to Everton after playing for Liverpool.
• Neil McBain – Played for St Johnstone in between. He also played – under bizarre circumstances – one game for New Brighton: as manager he played one game in goal due to an injury crisis, at the age of 52, becoming the oldest player ever to play in a league game. He is one of six players to play for three different Merseyside clubs.
• Steve McMahon – Played for Aston Villa in between. He is also one of only two players to have captained both Everton and Liverpool.^[37]
• Darren Potter – Everton youth player who never made a first-team appearance, played for Blackburn Rovers in between.
• Billy Scott – Played for Leeds City in between.

Liverpool then Everton

• Gary Ablett – 1992 – £750,000 (only player to win the FA Cup with both clubs).
• Peter Beardsley – 1991 – £1 million; was Everton's most expensive signing from Liverpool.
• Alan Harper – 1983 – £100,000; though on Liverpool's books, he never made a first-team appearance.
• Kevin Sheedy – 1982 – £100,000.
• David Johnson – 1982 – £100,000; started at Everton, went to Ipswich Town then Liverpool then back to Everton.
• Johnny Morrissey –1962 – £10,000
• Jimmy Payne – 1956 – £5,000
• Dick Forshaw – 1927 – only player to win the League Championship with both clubs
• Harold Uren – 1912 – part of exchange deal for Lacey and Gracie
• Benjamin Howard Baker – c.1910

The following played for another/other club before moving to Everton

• David Burrows – Played for West Ham United in between.
• Don Hutchison – Played for West Ham United and Sheffield United in between.
• Dave Watson – Played for Norwich City in between.
• John Gidman – Played for Aston Villa in between.
• Sander Westerveld – (Loan) Played for Real Sociedad and Portsmouth in between.
• Arthur Berry – Played for Wrexham, Fulham, and Oxford University in between Everton; returned to Liverpool for a brief spell in 1912.

As well as players "crossing the park," Everton's first ever manager, William Edward Barclay, stayed on at Anfield after Everton moved to Goodison Park to become Liverpool's first manager.

Scored for both sides in a derby[edit]

Only two players have scored for both sides in a Merseyside derby:

• David Johnson famously scored on his derby debut for Everton in November 1971, then scored two derby goals during his spell with Liverpool, the last of them on 1 March 1980.
• Peter Beardsley added to his tally of six derby goals for Liverpool with one for Everton on 7 December 1992.

Boyhood allegiances[edit]

Liverpool's Evertonians Player Years Ref Adam Lallana (2014–) [38] Michael Owen (1997–2004) [39] Stephen Wright (1997–2002) [40] Jamie Carragher (1996–2013) [41] David Thompson (1996–2000) [42] Robbie Fowler (1992–2001 & 2006–07) [43] Tony Warner (1990–1999) Steve McManaman (1989–99) [44] Steve McMahon (1985–91) [45] Ian Rush (1980–87 & 1988–96) [46]

Everton's Liverpudlians Player Years Ref Theo Walcott (2018-) Ashley Williams (2016–) [47] Phil Jevons (1996–2001) Nick Barmby (1996–2000) [48] Gary Ablett (1992–96) Mike Newell (1989–91) [49] Dave Watson (1986–2001) [50] Peter Reid (1982–1989) [51]

Doing the Double[edit]

It is a rarity for either team to beat the other in both league games of a season; it is a feat managed by Liverpool fifteen times and Everton nine times, in what is known as the 'double'. With the occasional meeting at Wembley, both Everton and Liverpool have completed a 'treble', in which a victory has been achieved three times (and at three different venues) in a season.

• With a 2–1 win in the FA Cup semi-final, Liverpool completed a treble over Everton.

With cup games, replays and so on, the two have often met three or four times a season, but in the 1986–87 season, they played each other six times: starting with a 1–1 draw at Wembley in the Charity Shield, there were the two league games, the two-legged Screen Sport Super Cup Final (held over from the previous season), and a League Cup 5th round tie. Despite the fact that Everton finished the season as champions, they could not beat Liverpool that year, with four losses and two draws. A combined total of 281,356 spectators saw the six matches. The following season they met a further four times, being paired in both cups: honours were even with two wins each.

Liverpool have achieved the most Premier League doubles over their city rivals Everton, doing so four times in the last ten years. Everton have yet to do the double over Liverpool in the Premier League – their last league double over Liverpool was in 1985 where they won at Goodison (1–0) and Anfield (1–0) to complete a treble for that season, having also won at Wembley in the Charity Shield.

Full list of results[edit]

Fixtures from 1894 to the present day featuring League games, FA Cup, League Cup, Charity Shield and Super Cup.^[52][53] Testimonial matches are listed separately. Other friendlies and Inter-War fixtures are not included.

Nbr (Lg)	Date	Competition	Venue	Score	Liverpool Scorers/Red Cards	Everton Scorers/Red Cards	Att.
231 (198)	7 April 2018	17–18 Premier League	Goodison Park	0–0			39,220
230	5 January 2018	17–18 FA Cup Rnd 3	Anfield	2–1	Milner (pen.), Van Dijk	Sigurðsson	52,513
229 (197)	10 December 2017	17–18 Premier League	Anfield	1–1	Salah	Rooney (pen.)	53,082
228 (196)	1 April 2017	16–17 Premier League	Anfield	3–1	Mané, Coutinho, Origi	Pennington	52,920
227 (195)	19 December 2016	16–17 Premier League	Goodison Park	0–1	Mané		39,590
226 (194)	20 April 2016	15–16 Premier League	Anfield	4–0	Origi, Sakho, Sturridge, Coutinho	Funes Mori	43,854
225 (193)	4 October 2015	15–16 Premier League	Goodison Park	1–1	Ings	Lukaku	39,598
224 (192)	7 February 2015	14–15 Premier League	Goodison Park	0–0			39,621
223 (191)	27 September 2014	14–15 Premier League	Anfield	1–1	Gerrard	Jagielka	44,511
222 (190)	28 January 2014	13–14 Premier League	Anfield	4–0	Gerrard, Sturridge, Suárez		44,450
221 (189)	23 November 2013	13–14 Premier League	Goodison Park	3–3	Coutinho, Suárez, Sturridge	Mirallas, Lukaku	39,576
220 (188)	5 May 2013	12–13 Premier League	Anfield	0–0			44,991
219 (187)	28 October 2012	12–13 Premier League	Goodison Park	2–2	Baines (o.g.), Suárez	Osman, Naismith	39,613
218	14 April 2012	11–12 FA Cup Semi-final	Wembley	2–1	Suárez, Carroll	Jelavić	87,231
217 (186)	13 March 2012	11–12 Premier League	Anfield	3–0	Gerrard		44,921
216 (185)	1 October 2011	11–12 Premier League	Goodison Park	0–2	Suárez, Carroll	Rodwell (subsequently rescinded)	39,510
215 (184)	16 January 2011	10–11 Premier League	Anfield	2–2	Meireles, Kuyt (pen.)	Distin, Beckford	44,795
214 (183)	17 October 2010	10–11 Premier League	Goodison Park	2–0		Cahill, Arteta	39,673
213 (182)	6 February 2010	09–10 Premier League	Anfield	1–0	Kuyt – Kyrgiakos	Pienaar	44,316
212 (181)	29 November 2009	09–10 Premier League	Goodison Park	0–2	Yobo (o.g.), Kuyt		39,652
211	4 February 2009	08–09 FA Cup Rnd 4 Rep.	Goodison Park	1–0 (aet)	Lucas	Gosling	37,918
210	25 January 2009	08–09 FA Cup Rnd 4	Anfield	1–1	Gerrard	Lescott	43,524
209 (180)	19 January 2009	08–09 Premier League	Anfield	1–1	Gerrard	Cahill	44,382
208 (179)	27 September 2008	08–09 Premier League	Goodison Park	0–2	Torres	Cahill	39,574
207 (178)	30 March 2008	07–08 Premier League	Anfield	1–0	Torres		44,295
206 (177)	20 October 2007	07–08 Premier League	Goodison Park	1–2	Kuyt (2 pens.)	Hyypiä (o.g.) – Hibbert, Neville	40,049
205 (176)	3 February 2007	06–07 Premier League	Anfield	0–0			44,234
204 (175)	9 September 2006	06–07 Premier League	Goodison Park	3–0		Cahill, Johnson	40,004
203 (174)	25 March 2006	05–06 Premier League	Anfield	3–1	Neville (o.g.), García, Kewell – Gerrard	Cahill – Van der Meyde	44,923
202 (173)	28 December 2005	05–06 Premier League	Goodison Park	1–3	Crouch, Gerrard, Cissé	Beattie – Arteta, Neville	40,158
201 (172)	20 March 2005	04–05 Premier League	Anfield	2–1	Gerrard, García – Baroš	Cahill	44,224
200 (171)	11 December 2004	04–05 Premier League	Goodison Park	1–0		Carsley	40,552
199 (170)	31 January 2004	03–04 Premier League	Anfield	0–0			44,056
198 (169)	30 August 2003	03–04 Premier League	Goodison Park	0–3	Owen, Kewell		40,200
197 (168)	19 April 2003	02–03 Premier League	Goodison Park	1–2	Owen, Murphy	Unsworth – Weir, Naysmith	40,162
196 (167)	22 December 2002	02–03 Premier League	Anfield	0–0			44,025
195 (166)	23 February 2002	01–02 Premier League	Anfield	1–1	Anelka	Radzinski	44,371
194 (165)	15 September 2001	01–02 Premier League	Goodison Park	1–3	Gerrard, Owen, Riise	Campbell	39,554
193 (164)	16 April 2001	00–01 Premier League	Goodison Park	2–3	Heskey, Babbel, McAllister – Bišćan	Ferguson, Unsworth	40,260
192 (163)	29 October 2000	00–01 Premier League	Anfield	3–1	Barmby, Heskey, Berger	Campbell – Gravesen	44,718
191 (162)	21 April 2000	99–00 Premier League	Goodison Park	0–0			40,052
190 (161)	27 September 1999	99–00 Premier League	Anfield	0–1	Westerveld, Gerrard	Campbell – Jeffers	44,802
189 (160)	3 April 1999	98–99 Premier League	Anfield	3–2	Fowler, Berger	Dacourt, Jeffers	44,852
188 (159)	17 October 1998	98–99 Premier League	Goodison Park	0–0			40,185
187 (158)	23 February 1998	97–98 Premier League	Anfield	1–1	Ince	Ferguson	44,501
186 (157)	18 October 1997	97–98 Premier League	Goodison Park	2–0		Ruddock (o.g.), Cadamarteri	40,112
185 (156)	16 April 1997	96–97 Premier League	Goodison Park	1–1	Redknapp – Fowler	Ferguson – Unsworth	40,177
184 (155)	20 November 1996	96–97 Premier League	Anfield	1–1	Fowler	Speed	40,751
183 (154)	16 April 1996	95–96 Premier League	Goodison Park	1–1	Fowler	Kanchelskis	40,120
182 (153)	18 November 1995	95–96 Premier League	Anfield	1–2	Fowler	Kanchelskis	40,818
181 (152)	24 January 1995	94–95 Premier League	Anfield	0–0			39,505
180 (151)	21 November 1994	94–95 Premier League	Goodison Park	2–0		Ferguson, Rideout	39,866
179 (150)	14 March 1994	93–94 Premier League	Anfield	2–1	Fowler, Rush	Watson	44,281
178 (149)	18 September 1993	93–94 Premier League	Goodison Park	2–0		Cottee, Ward	38,157
177 (148)	20 March 1993	92–93 Premier League	Anfield	1–0	Rosenthal		44,619
176 (147)	7 December 1992	92–93 Premier League	Goodison Park	2–1	Wright	Johnston, Beardsley	35,826
175 (146)	28 December 1991	91–92 First Division	Goodison Park	1–1	Tanner	Johnston	37,681
174 (145)	31 August 1991	91–92 First Division	Anfield	3–1	Burrows, Saunders, Houghton	Newell	39,072
173	27 February 1991	90–91 FA Cup Rnd 5 R. 2	Goodison Park	1–0		Watson	40,201
172	20 February 1991	90–91 FA Cup Rnd 5 Rep.	Goodison Park	4–4 (aet)	Beardsley, Rush, Barnes	Cottee, Sharp	37,766
171	17 February 1991	90–91 FA Cup Rnd 5	Anfield	0–0			38,323
170 (144)	9 February 1991	90–91 First Division	Anfield	3–1	Molby, Speedie	Nevin	38,127
169 (143)	22 September 1990	90–91 First Division	Goodison Park	2–3	Beardsley, Barnes (pen.)	Hinchcliffe, McCall	39,847
168 (142)	3 February 1990	89–90 First Division	Anfield	2–1	Barnes, Beardsley (pen.)	Sharp	38,730
167 (141)	23 September 1989	89–90 First Division	Goodison Park	1–3	Barnes, Rush	Newell	42,453
166	20 May 1989	88–89 FA Cup Final	Wembley	3–2 (aet)	Aldridge, Rush	McCall	82,800
165 (140)	3 May 1989	88–89 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			45,994
164 (139)	11 December 1988	88–89 First Division	Anfield	1–1	Houghton	Clarke (pen.)	42,372
163 (138)	20 March 1988	87–88 First Division	Goodison Park	1–0		Clarke	44,162
162	21 February 1988	87–88 FA Cup Rnd 5	Goodison Park	0–1	Houghton		48,270
161 (137)	1 November 1987	87–88 First Division	Anfield	2–0	McMahon, Beardsley		44,760
160	28 October 1987	87–88 League Cup Rnd 3	Anfield	0–1		Stevens	44,071
159 (136)	25 April 1987	86–87 First Division	Anfield	3–1	McMahon, Rush	Sheedy	44,827
158	21 January 1987	86–87 League Cup Rnd 5	Goodison Park	0–1	Rush		53,323
157 (135)	23 November 1986	86–87 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			48,247
156	30 September 1986	Super Cup Final 2nd leg	Goodison Park	1–4	Rush, Nicol	Sharp (pen.)	26,068
155	16 September 1986	Super Cup Final 1st leg	Anfield	3–1	Rush, McMahon	Sheedy	20,660
154	16 August 1986	1986 FA Charity Shield	Wembley	1–1	Rush	Heath	88,231
153	10 May 1986	85–86 FA Cup Final	Wembley	3–1	Rush, Johnston	Lineker	98,000
152 (134)	22 February 1986	85–86 First Division	Anfield	0–2		Ratcliffe, Lineker	45,445
151 (133)	21 September 1985	85–86 First Division	Goodison Park	2–3	Dalglish, Rush, McMahon	Sharp, Lineker	51,509
150 (132)	23 May 1985	84–85 First Division	Goodison Park	1–0		Wilkinson	51,045
149 (131)	20 October 1984	84–85 First Division	Anfield	0–1		Sharp	45,545
148	18 August 1984	1984 FA Charity Shield	Wembley	1–0		Grobbelaar (o.g.)	100,000
147	28 March 1984	83–84 League Cup Final R.	Maine Road	1–0	Souness		52,089
146	25 March 1984	83–84 League Cup Final	Wembley	0–0			100,000
145 (130)	3 March 1984	83–84 First Division	Goodison Park	1–1	Rush	Harper	51,245
144 (129)	6 November 1983	83–84 First Division	Anfield	3–0	Rush, Robinson, Nicol		40,875
143 (128)	19 March 1983	82–83 First Division	Anfield	0–0			44,737
142 (127)	6 November 1982	82–83 First Division	Goodison Park	0–5	Rush, Lawrenson	Keeley	52,741
141 (126)	27 March 1982	81–82 First Division	Goodison Park	1–3	Whelan, Souness, Johnston	Sharp	51,847
140 (125)	7 November 1981	81–82 First Division	Anfield	3–1	Dalglish, Rush	Ferguson – O'Keefe	48,861
139 (124)	21 March 1981	80–81 First Division	Anfield	1–0	Bailey (o.g.)		49,743
138	24 January 1981	80–81 FA Cup Rnd 4	Goodison Park	2–1	Case	Eastoe, Varadi	53,804
137 (123)	18 October 1980	80–81 First Division	Goodison Park	2–2	Lee, Dalglish	Hartford, McBride	52,565
136 (122)	1 March 1980	79–80 First Division	Goodison Park	1–2	Johnson, Neal (pen.)	Eastoe	53,018
135 (121)	20 October 1979	79–80 First Division	Anfield	2–2	Lyons (o.g.), R. Kennedy – McDermott	Kidd, King – Stanley	52,201
134 (120)	13 March 1979	78–79 First Division	Anfield	1–1	Dalglish	King	52,352
133 (119)	28 October 1978	78–79 First Division	Goodison Park	1–0		King	53,141
132 (118)	5 April 1978	77–78 First Division	Goodison Park	0–1	Johnson		52,759
131 (117)	22 October 1977	77–78 First Division	Anfield	0–0			51,668
130	27 April 1977	76–77 FA Cup Semi-final R.	Maine Road	3–0	Neal (pen.), Case, Kennedy		56,579
129	23 April 1977	76–77 FA Cup Semi-final	Maine Road	2–2	McDermott, Case	Rioch, McKenzie	56,637
128 (116)	22 March 1977	76–77 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			56,562
127 (115)	16 October 1976	76–77 First Division	Anfield	3–1	Heighway, Neal (pen.), Toshack	Dobson	55,141
126 (114)	3 April 1976	75–76 First Division	Anfield	1–0	Fairclough		54,632
125 (113)	27 September 1975	75–76 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			55,769
124 (112)	22 February 1975	74–75 First Division	Anfield	0–0			55,853
123 (111)	16 November 1974	74–75 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			57,190
122 (110)	20 April 1974	73–74 First Division	Anfield	0–0			55,848
121 (109)	8 December 1973	73–74 First Division	Goodison Park	0–1	Waddle		56,098
120 (108)	3 March 1973	72–73 First Division	Goodison Park	0–2	Hughes		54,856
119 (107)	7 October 1972	72–73 First Division	Anfield	1–0	Cormack		55,975
118 (106)	4 March 1972	71–72 First Division	Anfield	4–0	Wright (o.g.), McLaughlin (o.g.), Lawler, Hughes		53,922
117 (105)	13 November 1971	71–72 First Division	Goodison Park	1–0		Johnson	56,293
116	27 March 1971	70–71 FA Cup Semi-final	Old Trafford	2–1	Evans, Hall	Ball	62,144
115 (104)	20 February 1971	70–71 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			56,846
114 (103)	21 November 1970	70–71 First Division	Anfield	3–2	Heighway, Toshack, Lawler	Royle, Whittle	53,777
113 (102)	21 March 1970	69–70 First Division	Anfield	0–2		Royle, Whittle	54,496
112 (101)	6 December 1969	69–70 First Division	Goodison Park	0–3	Hughes, Brown (o.g.), Graham		57,370
111 (100)	8 October 1968	68–69 First Division	Anfield	1–1	Smith	Ball	54,496
110 (99)	27 August 1968	68–69 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			63,938
109 (98)	3 February 1968	67–68 First Division	Goodison Park	1–0		Kendall	64,482
108 (97)	23 September 1967	67–68 First Division	Anfield	1–0	Hunt		54,189
107	11 March 1967	66–67 FA Cup Rnd 5	Goodison Park	1–0		Ball	64,851
106 (96)	31 December 1966	66–67 First Division	Anfield	0–0			53,744
105 (95)	27 August 1966	66–67 First Division	Goodison Park	3–1	Smith	Ball, Brown	64,318
104	13 August 1966	1966 FA Charity Shield	Goodison Park	0–1	Hunt		63,329
103 (94)	19 March 1966	65–66 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			62,337
102 (93)	25 September 1965	65–66 First Division	Anfield	5–0	Smith, Hunt, Stevenson, St. John		53,557
101 (92)	12 April 1965	64–65 First Division	Goodison Park	2–1	Stevenson (pen.)	Morrissey, Temple	65,402
100 (91)	19 September 1964	64–65 First Division	Anfield	0–4		Harvey, Morrissey, Pickering, Temple	52,619
99 (90)	8 February 1964	63–64 First Division	Goodison Park	3–1	St. John	Vernon, Gabriel	66,515
98 (89)	28 September 1963	63–64 First Division	Anfield	2–1	Callaghan	Vernon	51,976
97 (88)	8 April 1963	62–63 First Division	Anfield	0–0			56,060
96 (87)	22 September 1962	62–63 First Division	Goodison Park	2–2	Lewis, Hunt	Morrissey, Vernon	72,488
There were no league derbies between 1951 and 1962. Everton were relegated in 1951 and were in the Football League Second Division for 3 seasons (1951–52 to 1953–54). Everton were promoted in 1953–54 (1953–54), whilst Liverpool were relegated to the Football League Second Division that same season. Liverpool were in the Football League Second Division for 8 seasons (1954–55 to 1961–62).
95	29 January 1955	54–55 FA Cup Rnd 4	Goodison Park	0–4	Liddell, A'Court, Evans		72,000
94 (86)	20 January 1951	50–51 First Division	Anfield	0–2		McIntosh	48,688
93 (85)	16 September 1950	50–51 First Division	Goodison Park	1–3	Stubbins, Balmer	Eglington	71,150
92	25 March 1950	49–50 FA Cup Semi-final	Maine Road	2–0	Paisley, Liddell		72,000
91 (84)	24 December 1949	49–50 First Division	Anfield	3–1	Baron, Fagan	Farrell	50,485
90 (83)	27 August 1949	49–50 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			70,812
89 (82)	5 February 1949	48–49 First Division	Anfield	0–0			50,132
88 (81)	18 September 1948	48–49 First Division	Goodison Park	1–1	Fagan	Dodds	78,299
87 (80)	21 April 1948	47–48 First Division	Anfield	4-0	Stubbins, Liddell, Brierley, Balmer		55,305
86 (79)	27 September 1947	47–48 First Division	Goodison Park	0-3	Balmer, Stubbins, Fagan		66,776
85 (78)	29 January 1947	46–47 First Division	Goodison Park	1–0		Wainwright	50,612
84 (77)	21 September 1946	46–47 First Division	Anfield	0–0			48,875
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to World War II
83 (76)	4 February 1939	38–39 First Division	Anfield	0–3		Lawton, Bentham	55,994
82 (75)	1 October 1938	38–39 First Division	Goodison Park	2–1	Fagan (pen.)	Bentham, Boyes	64,977
81 (74)	16 February 1938	37–38 First Division	Goodison Park	1–3	Balmer, Shafto	Lawton	33,465
80 (73)	2 October 1937	37–38 First Division	Anfield	1–2	Nieuwenhuys	Lawton, Trentham	43,904
79 (72)	23 January 1937	36–37 First Division	Anfield	3–1	Howe, Taylor, Balmer	Stevenson	37,055
78 (71)	19 September 1936	36–37 First Division	Goodison Park	2–0		Dean, Stevenson	55,835
77 (70)	4 January 1936	35–36 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			52,282
76 (69)	7 September 1935	35–36 First Division	Anfield	6–0	Howe, Hodgson		46,082
75 (68)	20 March 1935	34–35 First Division	Anfield	2–1	Hodgson (1 pen.)	Dean	31,965
74 (67)	15 September 1934	34–35 First Division	Goodison Park	1–0		Dean	43,001
73 (66)	10 February 1934	33–34 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			52,088
72 (65)	30 September 1933	33–34 First Division	Anfield	3–2	Nieuwenhuys, Hanson, English	Johnson, White	53,698
71 (64)	11 February 1933	32–33 First Division	Anfield	7–4	Barton, Hanson, Morrison, Taylor, Roberts	Dean, Johnson, Stein	41,469
70 (63)	30 October 1932	32–33 First Division	Goodison Park	1–3	Gunson	Dean, Critchley	44,214
69 (62)	30 January 1932	31–32 First Division	Goodison Park	2–1	Wright	Critchley, White	46,537
68	9 January 1932	31–32 FA Cup Rnd 3	Goodison Park	1–2	Gunson, Hodgson	Dean	57,090
67 (61)	19 September 1931	31–32 First Division	Anfield	1–3	Wright	Dean	53,220
1930–31 Everton were in the Football League Second Division
66 (60)	4 January 1930	29–30 First Division	Goodison Park	3–3	Edmed, McPherson, McDougall	Dean, Critchley	52,600
65 (59)	7 September 1929	29–30 First Division	Anfield	0–3		Dean, Martin	44,891
64 (58)	9 February 1929	28–29 First Division	Anfield	1–2	Race	Griffiths, White	45,095
63 (57)	29 September 1928	28–29 First Division	Goodison Park	1–0		Troup	55,415
62 (56)	25 February 1928	27–28 First Division	Anfield	3–3	Hopkin, Bromilow, Hodgson	Dean	55,361
61 (55)	15 October 1927	27–28 First Division	Goodison Park	1–1	Edmed	Troup	65,729
60 (54)	12 February 1927	26–27 First Division	Anfield	1–0	Chambers		52,840
59 (53)	25 September 1926	26–27 First Division	Goodison Park	1–0		O'Donnell	43,973
58 (52)	6 February 1926	25–26 First Division	Goodison Park	3–3	Oxley, Forshaw	Chedgzoy, Dean, Irvine	45,793
57 (51)	26 September 1925	25–26 First Division	Anfield	5–1	Forshaw, Walsh, Chambers	Kennedy	49,426
56 (50)	7 February 1925	24–25 First Division	Anfield	3–1	Shone, Hopkin, Chambers	Chadwick	56,000
55 (49)	24 October 1924	24–25 First Division	Goodison Park	0–1	Rawlings		53,000
54 (48)	13 October 1923	23–24 First Division	Anfield	1–2	Walsh	Cock, Chedgzoy	50,000
53 (47)	6 October 1923	23–24 First Division	Goodison Park	1–0		Chadwick	51,000
52 (46)	14 October 1922	22–23 First Division	Goodison Park	0–1	Johnson		52,000
51 (45)	7 October 1922	22–23 First Division	Anfield	5–1	Chambers, McNab, Bromilow	Williams	54,000
50 (44)	12 November 1921	21–22 First Division	Anfield	1–1	Forshaw	Chedgzoy	50,000
49 (43)	5 November 1921	21–22 First Division	Goodison Park	1–1	Shone	Brewster	52,000
48 (42)	30 October 1920	20–21 First Division	Goodison Park	0–3	Johnson, Chambers		55,000
47 (41)	23 October 1920	20–21 First Division	Anfield	1–0	Forshaw		50,000
46 (40)	27 December 1919	19–20 First Division	Goodison Park	1–3	Lewis, Miller	Parker	49,662
45 (39)	20 December 1919	19–20 First Division	Anfield	0–0			40,000
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to World War I
44 (38)	6 February 1915	14–15 First Division	Goodison Park	1–3	Sheldon, Nicholl, Pagnam	Clennell	30,000
43 (37)	3 October 1914	14–15 First Division	Anfield	0–5		Parker, Clennell	32,000
42 (36)	17 January 1914	13–14 First Division	Anfield	1–2	Metcalf	Parker	35,000
41 (35)	20 September 1913	13–14 First Division	Goodison Park	1–2	Lacey	Wareing	40,000
40 (34)	8 February 1913	12–13 First Division	Goodison Park	0–2	Parkinson		40,000
39 (33)	5 October 1912	12–13 First Division	Anfield	0–2		Browell, Gault	46,000
38 (32)	20 January 1912	11–12 First Division	Anfield	1–3	Gilligan	Beare, Browell, Jefferis	35,000
37 (31)	16 September 1911	11–12 First Division	Goodison Park	2–1	Parkinson	Beare, Gourlay	40,000
36	4 February 1911	10–11 FA Cup Rnd 2	Goodison Park	2–1	Parkinson	Young	50,000
35 (30)	27 December 1910	10–11 First Division	Goodison Park	0–1	Parkinson		51,000
34 (29)	1 October 1910	10–11 First Division	Anfield	0–2		Makepeace, Young	40,000
33 (28)	12 February 1910	09–10 First Division	Anfield	0–1		Freeman	40,000
32 (27)	2 October 1909	09–10 First Division	Goodison Park	2–3	Goddard, Stewart, Parkinson	Coleman, Freeman	45,000
31 (26)	9 April 1909	08–09 First Division	Goodison Park	5–0		Freeman, Coleman, Turner, White	45,000
30 (25)	3 October 1908	08–09 First Division	Anfield	0–1		Barlow	40,000
29 (24)	17 April 1908	07–08 First Division	Anfield	0–0			35,000
28 (23)	5 October 1907	07–08 First Division	Goodison Park	2–4	J. Hewitt, Raisbeck, Cox, C. Hewitt	Makepeace, Settle	40,000
27 (22)	29 March 1907	06–07 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			45,000
26 (21)	29 September 1906	06–07 First Division	Anfield	1–2	Parkinson	Young	40,000
25 (20)	13 April 1906	05–06 First Division	Anfield	1–1	West (pen.)	Taylor	33,000
24	31 March 1906	05–06 FA Cup Semi-final	Villa Park	2–0		Abbott, Hardman	37,000
23 (19)	30 September 1905	05–06 First Division	Goodison Park	4–2	Hewitt	Abbott, Hardman, Settle, Sharp	40,000
1904–05 Liverpool were in the Football League Second Division
22	8 February 1905	04–05 FA Cup Rnd 1 Rep.	Goodison Park	2–1	Goddard	Hardman, McDermott	40,000
21	4 February 1905	04–05 FA Cup Rnd 1	Anfield	1–1	Parkinson	Makepeace	28,000
20 (18)	1 April 1904	03–04 First Division	Goodison Park	5–2	Robinson, Cox	Young, Wolstenholme	40,000
19 (17)	10 October 1903	03–04 First Division	Anfield	2–2	Morris	Sheridan	30,000
18 (16)	10 April 1903	02–03 First Division	Anfield	0–0			28,000
17 (15)	27 September 1902	02–03 First Division	Goodison Park	3–1	Raybould (pen.)	Abbott, Brearley, Young	40,000
16	30 January 1902	01–02 FA Cup Rnd 1 Rep.	Goodison Park	0–2	Balmer (o.g.), Hunter		20,000
15	25 January 1902	01–02 FA Cup Rnd 1	Anfield	2–2	Robertson, Hunter	Sharp, Young	25,000
14 (14)	11 January 1902	01–02 First Division	Goodison Park	4–0		Settle, Bell, Young	25,000
13 (13)	14 September 1901	01–02 First Division	Anfield	2–2	White, Raybould	Settle, Sharp	30,000
12 (12)	19 January 1901	00–01 First Division	Anfield	1–2	Cox	Taylor	18,000
11 (11)	22 September 1900	00–01 First Division	Goodison Park	1–1	Raybould	McDonald	50,000
10 (10)	20 January 1900	99–00 First Division	Goodison Park	3–1	Raybould	Settle, Blythe	30,000
9 (9)	23 September 1899	99–00 First Division	Anfield	1–2	Robertson	Settle, Taylor	30,000
8 (8)	21 January 1899	98–99 First Division	Anfield	2–0	Walker, Robertson		30,000
7 (7)	24 September 1898	98–99 First Division	Goodison Park	1–2	McCowie (1 pen.)	Proudfoot	45,000
6 (6)	16 October 1897	97–98 First Division	Goodison Park	3–0		Williams, Bell	40,000
5 (5)	25 September 1897	97–98 First Division	Anfield	3–1	Cunliffe, McQue, Becton	Taylor	30,000
4 (4)	21 November 1896	96–97 First Division	Anfield	0–0			30,000
3 (3)	3 October 1896	96–97 First Division	Goodison Park	2–1	Ross	Hartley, Milward	45,000
1895–96 Liverpool were in the Football League Second Division
2 (2)	17 November 1894	94–95 First Division	Anfield	2–2	Hannah, Ross (pen.)	Kelso, Latta	30,000
1 (1)	13 October 1894	94–95 First Division	Goodison Park	3–0		Bell, Latta, McInnes	44,000

Testimonials

Date	Beneficiary	Venue	Score	Liverpool Scorers	Everton Scorers	Att.
4 September 2010	Jamie Carragher	Anfield	4–1	Luis García, Carragher, Cole, Eccleston	Carragher (o.g.)	35,631
10 October 1992	Bruce Grobbelaar	Anfield	2–2	Burrows, Rosenthal	Beagrie, Barlow	20,516
12 August 1985	Phil Neal	Anfield	2–3	Neal, Johnston	?  ?  ?	23,480
11 May 1981	Steve Heighway	Anfield	2–2	?  ?	?  ?	17,137
13 March 1973	Brian Labone	Goodison Park	2–1	Toshack	?  ?	25,779

External links[edit]

• Everton FC
• Liverpool FC
• Map of Club locations
• Complete Details on all Games
• Everton v Liverpool (1902) on YouTube – Merseyside derby in 1902
• Memorable Merseyside derbies

References[edit]