This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Everton. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more first-team matches for the club. A number of other players who have played an important role in a league title win have also been included for their – for example Andy Gray. Players in Everton's early history are also included despite not necessarily playing 100 matches.

For a list of all Everton players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Everton F.C. players, and for the current squad see the main Everton F.C. article.

Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included.

Notable players

Appearance figures as of 21 May 2022

Name Nationality Position Everton career Appearances Goals Notes
George Fleming  England MF 1887–1888 5 2 First League goalscorer for Everton
George Farmer  Wales FW 1887–1889 35 3 First competitive goalscorer for Everton
Alex McKinnon  Scotland FW 1888 6 4 First hat-trick goalscorer
Nick Ross  Scotland FB/FW 1888–1889 19 5 Club captain 1888–1889
Bob Kelso  Scotland FB 1888–1889, 1891–1895 103 5
Alf Milward  England FW 1888–1896 224 96
Edgar Chadwick  England FW 1888–1898 300 110 Club captain 1897
Johnny Holt  England FB 1888–1898 252 4 First England international
Andrew Hannah  Scotland FB 1889–1891 44 0 Club captain 1889–1891
Alexander Brady  Scotland FW 1889–1891 36 20 Member of 1890-91 title winning side
Dan Doyle  Scotland CB 1889–1891 41 1 Captained Everton's first title-winning side
David Jardine  Scotland GK 1889–1894 137 0
Alex Latta  Scotland FW 1889–1895 148 70
Charlie Parry  Wales FB 1889–1895 94 5 First Everton player to win an international cap for Wales
Fred Geary  England FW 1889–1895 99 86 First goalscorer at Goodison Park
Duncan McLean  Scotland FB 1890–1891 26 0 Joined Liverpool FC after the 1892 split
Bob Howarth  England FB 1891–1893 68 0 Club captain 1892–1893
Richard Williams  England GK 1891–1894 70 0 *Inclusion reason required*
Jack Bell  Scotland FW 1892–1898, 1901–1903 199 70 First Everton goalscorer in a FA Cup Final
Dickie Boyle  Scotland HB 1892–1900 243 8
William Stewart  Scotland HB 1892–1900 137 6
Jack Southworth  England FW 1893–1894 32 36 First ever double hat-trick scorer
Tom McInnes  Scotland FW 1894–1895 47 18 Scorer of the first goal in a Merseyside derby
Jack Taylor  Scotland HB 1896–1910 456 80 Club captain 1898–1910
Willie Muir  Scotland GK 1897–1901 137 0
Sam Wolstenholme  England FB 1897–1903 170 8
Walter Balmer  England FB 1897–1908 331 1
John Proudfoot  Scotland FW 1898–1901 89 31 *Inclusion reason required*
Jack Crelley  England FB 1898–1907 127 0
Jimmy Settle  England FB 1899–1908 269 97 Top Football League goalscorer in 1901–02
Walter Abbott  England FW 1899–1908 292 37
Jack Sharp  England FW 1899–1909 342 80
Tom Booth  England HB 1900–1907 185 11
Alex "Sandy" Young  Scotland FW 1901–1910 314 125 Top Football League goalscorer in 1906–07
Bob Balmer  England FB 1902–1911 188 0
Harry Makepeace  England HB 1902–1914 336 23
Thomas McDermott  Scotland HB 1903–1905 73 19 *Inclusion reason required*
Harold Hardman  England FW 1903–1908 156 29
Billy Scott  Ireland GK 1904–1912 289
Hugh Bolton  Scotland FW 1906–1908 87 34 *Inclusion reason required*
Joe Donnachie  Scotland CB 1906–1908, 1919–1920 58 0 *Inclusion reason required*
William Stevenson  England DF 1907–1913 125 0
Jock Maconnachie  Scotland FB 1907–1919 270 7
Tim Coleman  England FW 1908–1910 71 30 *Inclusion reason required*
Bert Freeman  England CF 1908–1911 94 67 Top Football League goalscorer in 1908–09
Val Harris  Ireland HB 1908–1914 214 2
Bill Lacey  Ireland /
 Republic of Ireland		 Va 1909–1912 40 11 First player to be capped at full international level while playing for both Everton and Liverpool
George Beare  England FW 1909–1913 125 19
Tom Fleetwood  England HB 1910–1922 285 10
Frank Jefferis  England FW 1910–1919 137 22
Sam Chedgzoy  England FW 1910–1925 300 36
Joe Smith  England FW 1911–1912 10 0 *Inclusion reason required*
Alan Grenyer  England CH 1911–1923 148 9
Bobby Parker  Scotland FW 1913–1922 92 71 Top Football League goalscorer in 1914–15
George Harrison  England FW 1913–1923 190 17
Tommy Fern  England GK 1913–1924 231 0
Joe Clennell  England FW 1913–1921 74 33 Member of 1914-15 League Championship winning team
Jimmy Galt  Scotland MF 1913–1915 36 4 Member of 1914-15 League Championship winning team
Bob Thompson  England FB 1913–1921 89 0 Member of 1914-15 League Championship winning team
William Brown  Scotland HB 1914–1927 179 0
Billy Kirsopp  England FW 1915–1921 63 29 Member of 1914-15 League Championship winning team
Joe Peacock  England HB 1919–1926 161 12
Jock McDonald  Scotland FB 1920–1926 224 0
David Reid  Ireland FW 1920–1926 101 11
Wilf Chadwick  England FW 1921–1925 109 55 Top Football League goalscorer in 1923–24
Doug Livingstone  Scotland FB 1921–1925 100 0
Bobby Irvine  Ireland FW 1921–1928 214 57
Hunter Hart  Scotland MF 1921–1929 300 5
Neil McBain  Scotland HB 1922–1925 103 1
Alec Troup  Scotland FW 1922–1929 259 35
David Raitt  Scotland FB 1922–1927 131 0
Jack O'Donnell  England FB 1924–1929 198 10
Albert Virr  England HB 1924–1929 127 3
Dixie Dean  England FW 1925–1937 431 377 All-time leading goalscorer for Everton
Arthur Davies  Wales GK 1926–1929 94 0 *Inclusion reason required*
Edward Critchley  England FW 1926–1934 229 42
Warney Cresswell  England FB 1926–1935 306 1
Tony Weldon  Scotland FW 1927–1929 74 13 Member of 1927–28 title-winning team
Jeremiah Kelly  Scotland HB 1927–1929 83 1 Member of 1927–28 title-winning team
Tommy White  England FW 1927–1937 201 66
James Dunn  Scotland FW 1928–1934 155 49
Jimmy Stein  Scotland FW 1928–1936 215 65
Jock Thomson  Scotland HB 1929–1938 296 5
Ted Sagar  England GK 1929–1952 495 0
Tommy Johnson  England FW 1929–1933 161 65
Ben Williams  Wales FB 1929–1935 139 0
Cliff Britton  England HB 1930–1938 240 3
Charlie Gee  England HB 1930–1938 212 2
Albert Geldard  England FW 1932–1937 179 37
Joe Mercer  England HB 1932–1946 184 2
Jimmy Cunliffe  England FW 1932–1938 187 76
Billy Cook  Scotland FB 1932–1938 250 6
Stan Bentham  England FW 1932–1948 125 7
Jack Jones  England DF 1933–1937 108 0
Jackie Coulter  Ireland MF 1934–1937 88 2 Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame member
Alex Stevenson  Ireland /
 Republic of Ireland		 FW 1934–1949 271 90
Torry Gillick  Scotland FW 1935–1938 133 44
T. G. Jones  Wales FB 1936–1949 175 5
Tommy Lawton  England FW 1937–1945 95 70 Top Football League goalscorer in 1937–38, 1938–39
Norman Greenhalgh  England FB 1937–1949 115 1
Johnny Carey  Ireland /
 Republic of Ireland		 Va 1942–1943 — — Manager 1958–1961
Wally Fielding  England FW 1945–1959 410 54
George Saunders  England FB 1946–1951 140 0
Jackie Grant  England HB 1946–1954 133 11
Eddie Wainwright  England FW 1946–1955 228 76
Tommy Eglington  Ireland /
 Republic of Ireland		 FW 1946–1957 428 82
Peter Farrell  Ireland /
 Republic of Ireland		 HB 1946–1957 453 17 Club captain 1954–1957
Cyril Lello  England HB 1947–1956 255 9
Peter Corr  Republic of Ireland MF 1948–1949 24 2 Member of the first non-UK side to beat England at home
Ted Buckle  England FW 1949–1954 117 33
Eric Moore  England FB 1949–1956 184 0
Jack Lindsay  Scotland FB 1950–1953 115 2
Jimmy O'Neill  Republic of Ireland GK 1949–1960 213 0
Tommy E. Jones  England FB 1948–1961 411 14 Club captain 1957–1961
John Willie Parker  England FW 1947–1956 176 89
Tony McNamara  England FW 1951–1957 113 22
Don Donovan  Republic of Ireland FB 1949–1958 187 2
Dave Hickson  England FW 1948–1955, 1957–1959 253 111
Jimmy Tansey  England FB 1952–1959 142 0
Mick Meagan  Republic of Ireland FB 1952–1964 175 1
Jimmy Harris  England FW 1955–1960 207 72 First League Cup goalscorer for Everton
Brian Harris  England FW 1955–1966 360 29
Albert Dunlop  England GK 1956–1963 231 0
Derek Temple  England FW 1956–1967 277 84
Bobby Collins  Scotland MF 1958–1962 147 48
Alex Parker  Scotland FB 1958–1964 230 5
Brian Labone  England CB 1958–1971 533 2 Club captain 1965–1971
Billy Bingham  Northern Ireland MF 1960–1962 98 26 Manager 1973–1977
Roy Vernon  Wales FW 1960–1965 203 111 Club captain 1962–1965
Alex Young  Scotland FW 1960–1968 275 109
Jimmy Gabriel  Scotland MF 1960–1967 304 37 Caretaker manager 1990, 1993–1994
Dennis Stevens  England MF 1962–1965 145 32 First European goalscorer for Everton
Johnny Morrissey  England FW 1962–1971 313 50
Gordon West  England GK 1962–1972 402 0
Alex Scott  Scotland FW 1962–1966 180 26
Sandy Brown  Scotland FB 1963–1970 253 11
Andy Rankin  England GK 1963–1970 106 0
Colin Harvey  England MF 1963–1974 386 24 Manager 1987–1990
Fred Pickering  England FW 1963–1967 115 70
Ray Wilson  England FB 1964–1969 153 0 1966 World Cup winner
Jimmy Husband  England FW 1964–1973 197 55
Tommy Wright  England FB 1964–1974 374 4
John Hurst  England MF 1964–1976 388 34
Alan Ball  England MF 1966–1971 250 78 1966 World Cup winner
Joe Royle  England FW 1966–1974 276 119 Manager 1994–1997
Howard Kendall  England MF 1967–1974 275 30 Club captain 1971–1974, Manager 1981–87, 1990–93, 1997–98
Terry Darracott  England FB 1967–1979 178 0
Roger Kenyon  England CB 1967–1979 308 9
Dai Davies  Wales GK 1970–1977 94 0
Henry Newton  England MF 1970–1973 85 6 *Inclusion reason required*
John Connolly  Scotland FW 1972–1976 118 16
Mick Buckley  England MF 1971–1977 158 12
Mick Lyons  England CB 1971–1981 462 59
Mike Bernard  England MF 1972–1976 172 8
David Lawson  England GK 1972–1976 152 0
Dave Clements  Northern Ireland FB 1973–1975 99 8 Club captain 1974–1975
Bob Latchford  England FW 1973–1980 289 138 Top Football League goalscorer in 1977–78
George Telfer  England FW 1973–1980 113 22
Jim Pearson  Scotland FW 1974–1977 126 19
Martin Dobson  England MF 1974–1978 231 39
Dave Jones  England FB 1975–1978 103 2
Andy King  England MF 1976–1980, 1982–1984 247 68
Mark Higgins  England CB 1976–1984 181 6 Club captain 1982
John Bailey  England FB 1979–1986 222 3
George Wood  Scotland GK 1977–1980 126 0
Trevor Ross  Scotland MF 1977–1983 151 20
Billy Wright  England CB 1977–1983 198 10 Club captain 1977–1982
Peter Eastoe  England FW 1979–1982 115 33
Asa Hartford  Scotland FW 1979–1981 98 7 *Inclusion reason required*
Kevin Ratcliffe  Wales CB 1980–1991 494 2 Club captain 1982–1992
Graeme Sharp  Scotland FW 1980–1991 445 159
Steve McMahon  England MF 1980–1983 120 14
Alan Irvine  Scotland MF 1981–1984 80 6 Assistant manager 2002–2007
Kevin Richardson  England MF 1981–1986 145 20
Neville Southall  Wales GK 1981–1997 750 0 Most all-time appearances for Everton
Derek Mountfield  England CB 1982–1988 153 24
Adrian Heath  England MF 1982–1988 306 94
Gary Stevens  England RB 1982–1988 294 13
Peter Reid  England MF 1982–1988 234 13
Kevin Sheedy  Republic of Ireland MF 1982–1992 368 97
Andy Gray  Scotland FW 1983–1985 68 22 Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame member
Trevor Steven  England MF 1983–1989 298 59
Alan Harper  England FB 1983–1988, 1991–1993 240 5
Paul Bracewell  England MF 1984–1989 143 10
Pat Van Den Hauwe  Wales FB 1984–1989 203 3
Gary Lineker  England FW 1985–1986 52 40 Top Football League goalscorer in 1985–86
Neil Pointon  England FB 1985–1989 138 5
Dave Watson  England CB 1986–2000 529 38 Club captain 1992–2000; Caretaker manager 1997
Ian Snodin  Wales FB 1987–1994 201 9
Stuart McCall  Scotland MF 1988–1990 141 10
Neil McDonald  England FB 1988–1991 123 8
Pat Nevin  Scotland MF 1988–1991 148 21
Tony Cottee  England FW 1988–1994 230 99
Martin Keown  England CB 1989–1992 126 0
John Ebbrell  England MF 1989–1997 266 19
Peter Beagrie  England MF 1989–1994, 1998 143 17
Gary Ablett  England CB 1990–1995 155 6
Matt Jackson  England CB 1990–1995 165 6
Andy Hinchcliffe  England FB 1990–1997 222 9
Peter Beardsley  England FW 1991–1992 95 32 One of only two players to have scored for both sides in Merseyside derbies
David Unsworth  England CB 1991–1997, 1998–2004 355 44
Barry Horne  Wales MF 1992–1996 150 3
Paul Rideout  England FW 1992–1996 140 40
Graham Stuart  England MF 1993–1997 161 31
Joe Parkinson  England MF 1993–1999 107 4
Daniel Amokachi  Nigeria MF 1994–1996 54 12 Olympic gold medalist
Anders Limpar  Sweden MF 1994–1997 82 6 World Cup bronze medalist
Duncan Ferguson  Scotland FW 1994–1998, 2000–2006 272 72 Club captain 1997–1998
Andrei Kanchelskis  Russia MF 1995–1997 60 20 Club record signing at the time
Craig Short  England CB 1995–1998 114 4
Gary Speed  Wales MF 1996–1998 65 18 Club captain 1997–1998
Michael Ball  England FB 1996–2000 138 8
Nick Barmby  England MF 1996–2000 133 23
Paul Gerrard  England GK 1996–2002 99 0 *Inclusion reason required*
Marco Materazzi  Italy CB 1997–1998 27 1 2006 World Cup winner
Thomas Myhre  Norway GK 1997–2001 70 0 *Inclusion reason required*
Kevin Campbell  England FW 1997–2005 163 51
David Weir  Scotland CB 1998–2007 269 11 Club captain 2005–2007
Richard Gough  Scotland CB 1999–2001 42 1 Club captain 2000–2001
Scot Gemmill  Scotland MF 1999–2003 107 5
Mark Pembridge  Wales MF 1999–2003 101 4
Steve Watson  England FB 2000–2005 139 16
Thomas Gravesen  Denmark MF 2000–2005, 2007–2008 168 12
Gary Naysmith  Scotland FB 2000–2007 151 7
Alessandro Pistone  Italy FB 2000–2007 117 1
Leon Osman  England MF 2000–2016 433 57
Tomasz Radzinski  Canada FW 2001–2004 102 28
Alan Stubbs  England CB 2001–2005, 2006–2008 192 7 Club captain 2001–2005
Tony Hibbert  England FB 2001–2016 329 0
Wayne Rooney  England FW 2002–2004, 2017–2018 117 28 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Golden Player
Lee Carsley  Republic of Ireland MF 2002–2008 198 12
Joseph Yobo  Nigeria CB 2002–2012 259 10 Club vice-captain 2007–2012
Kevin Kilbane  Republic of Ireland MF 2003–2006 120 5
James McFadden  Scotland FW 2003–2008, 2011–2012 139 19
Tim Cahill  Australia MF/FW 2004–2012 242 68
Mikel Arteta  Spain MF 2005–2011 209 35 2005–06, 2006–07 Everton Player of the Year
Phil Neville  England FB 2005–2013 303 5 Club captain 2007–2013
Joleon Lescott  England CB/FB 2006–2009 143 17 2007–08 Everton Player of the Year
Victor Anichebe  Nigeria FW 2006–2013 168 26 Olympic silver medal winner;

Most-used substitute in Everton history

Tim Howard  United States GK 2006–2016 414 1 2008 US Soccer Athlete of the Year
Yakubu  Nigeria FW 2007–2011 107 31
Jack Rodwell  England MF 2007–2012 109 8
Leighton Baines  England FB 2007–2020 420 39 2010–11 & 2012–13 Everton Player of the Year
Phil Jagielka  England CB 2007–2019 385 19 2008–09 & 2014-15 Everton Player of the Year

Club captain 2013–2019

Steven Pienaar  South Africa MF 2007–2010, 2012–2016 229 24 2009–10 Everton Player of the Year
Louis Saha  France FW 2008–2012 115 35
Marouane Fellaini  Belgium MF 2008–2013 177 33 Young Player of the Season 2008–09
John Heitinga  Netherlands DF 2009–2014 140 5 2011–12 Everton Player of the Year
Séamus Coleman  Republic of Ireland DF 2009– 401 28 2013–14 Everton Player of the Year

Club Captain 2019-2022

Sylvain Distin  France CB 2009–2015 210 5 2011–12 Everton Players' Player of the Year
Ross Barkley  England MF 2011–2018 179 27
Kevin Mirallas  Belgium FW 2012–2019 186 38
Steven Naismith  Scotland FW 2012–2016 123 25
Gareth Barry  England MF 2013–2017 155 5 Most Premier League appearances of all time
Romelu Lukaku  Belgium FW 2013–2017 166 87 Everton's record Premier League goalscorer
James McCarthy  Republic of Ireland MF 2013–2019 133 6
Samuel Eto'o  Cameroon FW 2014-2015 587 14 Samuel Eto'o was Everton's all-time leading scorer with 56 goals
Mason Holgate  England CB 2016– 145 5
Tom Davies  England MF 2016–2023 172 7
Idrissa Gueye  Senegal MF 2016–2019 108 4
Dominic Calvert-Lewin  England FW 2016– 203 59
Jordan Pickford  England GK 2017– 222 0
Michael Keane  England DF 2017– 187 11
Gylfi Sigurðsson  Iceland MF 2017–2022 156 31
Richarlison  Brazil FW 2018–2022 152 53
Alex Iwobi  Nigeria MF 2019- 123 8

Club captains

Séamus Coleman is the current captain of Everton, serving since 2019.

Since 1888, 48 players have held the position of club captain for Everton. The club's first captain was Nick Ross, who captained Everton during the 1888-89 season. The longest-serving captain is Peter Farrell, who was club captain for 9 years – from 1948 to 1957. Despite his long tenure, Peter Farrell never won a trophy at Everton. Kevin Ratcliffe, who captained Everton during their most successful period in history, is Everton's most decorated captain. He won 7 trophies as captain, including 2 First Division titles, 4 Charity Shields, and 1 Cup Winners' Cup. Everton's current captain is Séamus Coleman. He has been captain since Phil Jagielka left the club in 2019.

Dates Name Nationality Pos. Honours as captain
1888–89 Nick Ross  Scotland DF/FW
1889–91 Andrew Hannah  Scotland DF 1 First Division title
1891–93 Johnny Holt  England MF
1893–94 Bob Howarth  England DF
1894–96 Dickie Boyle  Scotland MF
1896–97 Billy Stewart  Scotland MF
1897–98 Dickie Boyle  Scotland MF
1898–1900 Jack Taylor  Scotland FW
1900–01 Jimmy Settle  England FW
1901–04 Tom Booth  England MF
1904–05 Billy Balmer  England DF
1905–08 Jack Taylor  Scotland FW 1 FA Cup
1908–10 Jack Sharp  England FW
1910–11 Harry Makepeace  England MF
1911–14 John Maconnachie  Scotland DF
1914–15 Jimmy Galt  Scotland DF 1 First Division title
1919–20 Tom Fleetwood  England MF/FW
1920–21 Dickie Downs  England DF
1921–22 Jock McDonald  Scotland DF
1922–27 Hunter Hart  Scotland DF/MF
1927–29 Warney Cresswell  England DF 1 First Division title
1 FA Cup
1929–30 Hunter Hart  Scotland DF/MF
1930–31 Ben Williams  Wales DF
1931–37 Dixie Dean  England FW 1 First Division title
1 FA Cup
1 Charity Shield
1937–38 Billy Cook  Ireland DF
1938–39 Jock Thomson  Scotland MF 1 FA Cup
1946–48 Norman Greenhalgh  England DF
1948–57 Peter Farrell  Ireland
 Republic of Ireland		 DF
1957–61 T.E. Jones  England MF
1961–65 Roy Vernon  Wales FW 1 First Division title
1 Charity Shield
1965–70 Brian Labone  England DF 1 First Division title
1 FA Cup
1970–71 Alan Ball  England FW 1 Charity Shield
1972–74 Howard Kendall  England MF
1974–76 Roger Kenyon  England DF
1976–82 Mick Lyons  England DF
1982–83 Billy Wright  England MF
1983–84 Mark Higgins  England DF 1 First Division title
1984–92 Kevin Ratcliffe  Wales DF 2 First Division titles
4 Community Shields
1 Cup Winners' Cup
1992–97 Dave Watson  England DF 1 FA Cup
1997–98 Gary Speed  Wales MF
1998–2001 Dave Watson  England DF
2001–02 Kevin Campbell  England FW
2002–04 Duncan Ferguson  Scotland FW
2004–05 Alan Stubbs  England DF
2005–06 David Weir  Scotland DF
2007–13 Phil Neville  England DF
2013–19 Phil Jagielka  England DF
2019–present Séamus Coleman  Republic of Ireland DF

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References

  1. ^ Everton club captain history

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