Merseyside derby

Merseyside Derby

Friendly Derby
City or region	Liverpool (England)
First contested	13 October 1894
Teams involved	Everton, Liverpool
Most wins	Liverpool (86)
Most player appearances	Neville Southall (41)
Most recent meeting	Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool (October 2011)
Next meeting	Saturday 25th February, 2012, Anfield

The Merseyside derby is the name given to any football match contested between Everton and Liverpool football clubs, the two most successful clubs from the city of Liverpool in England. It is the longest currently running top-flight derby in England, having been played at that level every season since 1962–63.

Traditionally, the Merseyside derby was referred to as the friendly derby because of the large number of families who have both Reds and Blues supporters in them.^[1] Locally it is known as simply 'the derby', while to distinguish from others the media refers to it as the Merseyside derby.

It is one of the few local derbies that does not enforce total fan segregation.^[2] With so many families and friends supporting both clubs, it is not uncommon to see Evertonians and Liverpudlians sitting together during the derby. The 1984 Milk Cup final at Wembley had the strange sight of almost all sections of the ground being mixed and combined chants of "Merseyside, Merseyside" and "Are you watching Manchester?" Since the mid 1980s however, the rivalry has intensified on and off the field, and since the inception of the Premier League the Merseyside derby has had more red cards than any other game, thus has been referred to as "The most ill-disciplined and explosive fixture in the Premier League".^[3][4]

History

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 (less than a mile), 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 .^[5] During the 1950s and 1960s Everton were coined 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. 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 and Catholic 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; however, 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. However, 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 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.

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 twelve 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 9 League Championships, 5 FA Cups and 1 European Cup Winners Cup. Liverpool have won the European Cup 5 times, more than any other English club, the FA Cup on 7 occasions, the Football League Cup a record 7 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.

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 Tranmere have never been in the top division, so competitive matches are a rarity. Pre-season friendlies are often played but the dislike between Rovers and the two City of Liverpool Giants stems from purely geographical reasons rather than footballing tradition.

Everton and Liverpool also have affiliated women's teams playing in the Women's Premier League, although only Everton ladies have won titles in the women's top division.

Modern-day derbies

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.

However, Everton 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.^[6] This saw Liverpool standing seventh in the league and Everton 13th.^[7] 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.^[8]

Historical league game outcomes from the Merseyside derby.
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 5–0 at Goodison Park. The return match at Anfield in mid-March brought a goalless draw.^[9]

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.^[10]

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 1–0 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.^[11] 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.^[12][13]

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 3–2 by Liverpool, who stood second behind Manchester United while Everton occupied sixth place.^[14] Everton triumphed 2–0 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.^[15] 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.^[16]

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 didn't 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 including Luton Town and Coventry City.^[17] The League Cup quarter final on 21 January 1987 saw Liverpool win 1–0 at Goodison Park. The Anfield derby in late April saw Liverpool triumph 3–1, but it wasn't enough to prevent Everton from winning the title within the next couple of weeks.^[18]

The 1986–87 season was perhaps the last time that Everton overshadowed Liverpool, though they did come close in 1989 when 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.^[19]

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.^[20]

By 1990–91, Everton were no longer generally considering as a leading English playing side (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 Liverpool's double hopes.^[21]

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 City of Liverpool 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 Merseyside derby.^[22]

The 1993–94 Merseyside 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.^[23]

The next notable Merseyside 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.^[24]

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 3–2 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 Champions League 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 2–1 at Goodison Park, a result which pushed their neighbours towards seventh place and narrowly deprive them of European football.^[25]

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 UEFA Champions League, 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.^[26]

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, giving their neighbours a reminder that they still had some way to go before they could have any real claim to being the stronger of the two Liverpool teams.^[27]

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.^[28]

Liverpool did the double over Everton in 2007–08, however the meeting at Goodison Park was shrouded in controversy when referee Mark Clattenburg awarded Liverpool a penalty after a coming together between Liverpool's Steven Gerrard and Everton's Tony Hibbert resulted in a penalty for Liverpool and a sending off for Hibbert 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 Jolean Lescott was twice wrestled to the ground by Jamie Caragher 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]}

In the 2008–09 season Liverpool and Everton met four times, Liverpool winning the League encounter at Goodison Park 2–0 while drawing the other League fixture that dealt a severe blow to their title ambitions. The FA Cup saw Everton defeat 10-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 while they did progress to the FA Cup final where they were beaten by 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 2–0 victory at Goodison Park and 1–0 at Anfield thanks to a goal from Dirk Kuyt.^{[citation needed]}

In the Goodison Park encounter on 17 October 2010 in the 2010–11 season, Everton secured what many pundits regarded as their most comfortable derby victory for over forty years in winning 2–0 with goals from Tim Cahill and Mikel Arteta in a game where the scoreline did little to reflect their dominance.

When the sides met in January 2011 there were four goals and the final score was 2–2. Their most recent meeting took place on October 1st, 2011, with Liverpool winning 2-0 (goals from Andy Carroll and Luis Suárez) against an Everton side depleted by Jack Rodwell's early, controversial red card, subsequently rescinded by the FA.

Win-loss totals

Merseyside Derby at Anfield

Competition	Played	Liverpool	Draw	Everton	Liverpool Goals	Everton Goals
Football League Division One	146	55	43	48	203	181
Premier League	39	17	13	9	48	37
FA Cup	22	9	6	7	35	26
League Cup	4	2	1	1	2	1
Charity Shield	3	1	1	1	2	2
Screen Sport Super Cup	2	2	0	0	7	2
Totals	216	86	64	66	297	249

Up to and including 1 Oct 2011. statistics obtained from Soccerbase

Records

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 14, held by Everton, this was between the 1941/42 and 1951/52 seasons.
• The longest unbeaten derby game run in home matches is held by Liverpool when Everton failed to beat them in the League for 14 games between the 1970/71 and 1984/85 seasons.
• 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 10 victories.
• The longest unbroken winning run at home belongs to Liverpool with 5 between 1932/33 and 1936/37.
• The longest unbroken winning run away from home belongs to Everton who scored 7 consecutive victories at Anfield between 1908/09 and 1914/15.
• Recent games have been marred by sendings off, and the fixture has seen 20 red cards in the Premier League, the highest tally for any other fixture (though the 20th of these was subsequently rescinded by the FA). Current club captains Steven Gerrard and 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-Merseyside F.A. 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 1901–18.
• Tom Watson of Liverpool holds the record for the most losses as a manager with 21 defeats to Everton from 1896–1915.
• 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

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

Statue of Dixie Dean, top league goal scorer in the Merseyside derby with 18 goals for Everton

The following have scored 4 or more league goals in the Merseyside Derby. This includes FA 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 16 Jan 2011.

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
	William "Dixie" Dean	Everton	18	1				19	1925–37
	Alex "Sandy" Young	Everton	9	3				12	1901–11
	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–Present
	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–present
	Roger Hunt	Liverpool	4			1		5	1958–69
	Steven Gerrard	Liverpool	4	1				5	1997–Present
	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

Current scorers: With his goal in the game at Anfield, 16 January 2011, Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt joined Everton's Tim Cahill as joint-leading scorer in the league (with 5 goals each) of players currently playing for either team. Other current players with derby goals to their credit are Liverpool's Steven Gerrard (who has scored 5 overall, one coming in the FA Cup), Luis Suárez and Andy Carroll, and Everton's Sylvain Distin with 1 goal each. Cahill, Kuyt, Suárez and Distin are among a total of 19 non-British (Isles) players from 13 different countries to have scored in the derby (not including own goals, which add 3 countries to the list!) since Liverpool's Jan Molby became the first such player to do so, in 1991 (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).

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 got 4 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 (4 goals in 1935). Almost 50 years passed before the next derby hat-trick, scored by Ian Rush, who got 4 in a 5–0 win at Goodison in 1982. Rush also scored 3 in the Super Cup Final first leg in 1986. Curiously, of all the league hat-tricks, only the first (Young's) and so far the last (Rush's) 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, amazingly only the second own goal in the history of the fixture, the first having been scored by Balmer (Everton) in 1902. Since then 7 Evertonians have been "credited" with an own-goal, including two in the same match at Anfield in 1972. There have only been 3 Liverpool own goals. Joseph Yobo's unlucky deflection at Goodison in 2009–10 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 4 consecutive derbies, none of them League games (Cup final, Charity shield and two Super Cup finals). Several players have scored in 3 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 6 days after his 18th birthday, in October 1997.

All time appearances

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

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
	Cyril Sidlow	Liverpool	6	10	1946–52
	Pepe Reina	Liverpool	6	15	2005–present
	Billy Scott	Everton	6	15	1904–12
	Ted Sagar	Everton	6	20	1929–53
	Elisha Scott	Liverpool	5	20	1912–17, 1919–34
	Tim Howard	Everton	4	12	2006–present
	Dai Davies	Everton	3	5	1970–77

Up to and including 16.1.11 Top 10 attendances for Derby Games # Date Stadium Score Att. 1st 18 Sep 1948 Goodison Park 1–1 78,599 2nd 22 Sep 1962 Goodison Park 2–2 73,000 3rd 16 Sep 1950 Goodison Park 3–1 Liverpool 71,150 4th 27 Aug 1949 Goodison Park 0–0 70,812 5th 27 Sep 1947 Goodison Park 3–0 Liverpool 66,776 6th 8 Feb 1964 Goodison Park 3–1 Everton 66,515 7th 15 Oct 1927 Goodison Park 1–1 65,729 8th 1 Oct 1938 Goodison Park 2–1 Everton 64,977 9th 3 Feb 1968 Goodison Park 1–0 Everton 64,482

Decade average attendances for Derby Games Period Everton average Liverpool average 2010– 39,592 44,555 2000–09 40,020 44,360 1990–99 39,107 41,823 1980–89 49,529 45,240 1970–79 55,502 54,168 1962–69 64,606 53,805 1946–51 63,529 50,697 1931–39 49,444 45,423 1919–30 51,590 50,694 1905–15 41,600 37,600 1894–1904 39,888 28,444

League games only. Highest ever attendance 100,000 estimate at 1984 Milk Cup final and 1984 Charity Shield.

Switching sides - "Crossing the Park"

Despite the huge rivalry, Liverpool have completed more direct transfers with Everton than any other club.^{[citation needed]} Famously, 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.

It is often mistakenly claimed that Dave Hickson is the only player to have played for "all three Merseyside clubs". In fact he is the third player, along with John Heydon and Frank Mitchell, to have played for all three Merseyside league clubs still in existence. But we should not forget New Brighton, Football league members from 1923–51, for whom Bill Lacey and Neil McBain played, both having also played for Everton and Liverpool. And to complete a list of six players who have played for three different Merseyside clubs, John Whitehead also played 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 £6m (the highest fee Liverpool have paid Everton)
• Dave Hickson 1959 £12,000 (also played for Tranmere Rovers one of only three players to play for all three Merseyside clubs still in existence)
• Tony McNamara 1957 £4,000
• John Heydon 1949 no fee (also played for Tranmere Rovers one of only three players to play for all three Merseyside clubs still in existence)
• Bill Harthill 1936
• Jack Balmer 1935 no fee
• Thomas Johnson 1934
• Frank Mitchell 1919 (also played for Tranmere Rovers one of only three players to play for all three Merseyside league clubs still in existence)
• 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
• 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
• Tom Wylie^{[disambiguation needed ]} 1892

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

• Andrew Hannah - Played for Renton F.C. 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
• Steve McMahon- Played for Aston Villa in between. He is also one of only two players to have captained both Everton and Liverpool.^[29]
• 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 £1m (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

• Arthur Berry - Played for Oxford University in between
• 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.

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

Scored for both sides in a derby

Only two players have scored for both sides in a 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 6 derby goals for Liverpool with one for Everton on 7 December 1992.

Boyhood allegiances

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Liverpool's Evertonians Player Years Ref Jamie Carragher (1996–present) [30] Robbie Fowler (1992–2001 & 2006–07) [31] Steve McMahon (1985–91) [32] Steve McManaman (1989–99) [33] Michael Owen (1997–2004) [34] Ian Rush (1980–87 & 1988–96) [35] David Thompson (1996–2000) [36] Tony Warner (1990–1999) Stephen Wright (1997–2002) [37]

Everton's Liverpudlians Player Years Ref Gary Ablett (1992–96) Mike Newell (1989–91) [38] Phil Jevons (1996–2001) Nick Barmby (1996-2000) [39] Leon Osman (2000–present) [40] Peter Reid (1982–89) [41] Dave Watson (1986–2001) [42] Jose Baxter (2008–present)

Notable games

The clubs first met in the Liverpool Senior Cup final which Liverpool won 1–0 in 1893. However this was an amateur match and is not counted in either club's records as an official Merseyside derby.

The first ever League meeting was in the 1894–95 season when Everton won 3–0 at Goodison Park, it was only at Liverpool's sixth attempt that they beat Everton with a 3–1 win in 1897–98 at Anfield.

The FA Cup 5th Round tie, on the 11 March 1967 at Goodison Park, was watched by 64,318 fans, and a further 40,169 at Anfield on giant screen, making a total of 104,487. Everton won 1–0, with Alan Ball scoring the winner.

The 1966 Charity Shield saw Everton play Liverpool at Goodison Park with the latter winning 1–0. Before kick off, the League Championship which had been won by Liverpool was paraded around the pitch along with the FA Cup which Everton had won. Liverpool's Roger Hunt and Everton's Ray Wilson both World Cup winners carried the Jules Rimet Trophy around the field for a lap of honour.

The first meeting between the two sides at Wembley Stadium came in the final of the 1984 League Cup with Liverpool eventually winning a replay (at Maine Road, Manchester) after the first tie at Wembley was drawn.

Later that year the clubs met again at Wembley Stadium in the FA Charity Shield. Everton emerged as the victors thanks to a Bruce Grobbelaar own goal.

The 1986 and 1989 FA Cup finals are still the only Merseyside derby finals in the competition to date with Liverpool victorious on both occasions, 3–1 and 3–2 (AET) respectively.

On 23 April 1977 the two sides met in the semi-final of the FA Cup at Maine Road, Manchester. Although Liverpool took the lead twice, Everton fought back twice, and appeared to have scored a winner when, with three minutes to go, Bryan Hamilton turned in a cross from Ronnie Goodlass, only to see the goal chalked off by referee Clive Thomas.

6 November 1982 saw Liverpool defeat Everton 5–0 at Goodison Park with Ian Rush scoring 4 of the goals.

March 1988 Liverpool were unbeaten in 29 league games from the start of the season (then a joint record) when a Wayne Clarke goal helped Everton win 1–0 at Goodison.

On 20 February 1991, an epic 4–4 FA Cup replay saw Everton come from behind 4 times. It is generally regarded as one of the greatest Merseyside derbies ever. Liverpool's manager Kenny Dalglish subsequently resigned, with Everton winning the second replay the following week.^[43]

The first derby of the new millennium at Goodison, April 21, 2000 ended controversially. With the score 0–0, in the dying seconds Liverpool goalie Sander Westerveldt went to clear the ball upfield, but it hit Everton's Don Hutchinson in the back and rebounded over the goal-line. Referee Graham Poll disallowed the goal, claiming that he had already blown for time, although TV replays showed this was not the case. Ten years later, in his autobiography, the referee admitted that he should have given the goal, and apologised to Everton fans.^[44]

On 18 April 2001 Liverpool won an epic 3–2 league derby at Goodison Park. Liverpool went 1–0 up after 5 minutes through Emile Heskey but Duncan Ferguson made it level just before half time. In the 57th minute Markus Babbel put Liverpool back in the lead. Robbie Fowler then missed a penalty before a David Unsworth penalty squared it up again. Liverpool then had Igor Biscan sent off. As the match appeared to be heading for a draw in the 93rd minute Gary McAllister measured a 44-yard free kick into the net to win the game. Following this crucial goal Liverpool remained unbeaten for their remaining 9 games and qualified for Champions League by 1 point, and won the FA Cup and UEFA Cup enroute.^[45]

The 2006 Goodison Park derby saw Everton beating Liverpool 3–0, scoring three goals for the first time in a league derby since 1966, and the first time at Goodison since 1904 with goals from Tim Cahill and a double from (then) club record signing Andy Johnson. This was only Everton's second win over Liverpool in seven years and took them to the top of the Premier League.

In October 2007, Liverpool won a controversial game 2–1 at Goodison, the first goal coming from a hotly disputed penalty which saw Tony Hibbert sent off. And Everton had a good shout for a penalty when Jamie Carragher fouled Joleon Lescott late on in the game. Referee Mark Clattenburg has not been in charge of any Everton game since that date.

In the February 2009 FA Cup 4th round replay, Liverpool and Everton were drawing 0–0 again and the game went into extra time. Everton's teenage substitute Dan Gosling managed to break the deadlock with a dramatic winner in the 118th minute.^[46] The Toffees managed to reach their first final in 15 years.

Doing the Double

It is quite rare for either team to beat the other in both league games in one season. Liverpool have managed it 13 times and Everton 9 times.

Everton Season Anfield Score Goodison Score 1899–1900 1–2 3–1 1908–09 0–1 5–0 1911–12 1–3 2–1 1923–24 1–2 1–0 1928–29 1–2 1–0 1931–32 1–3 2–1 1938–39 0–3 2–1 1964–65 0–4 2–1 1984–85* 0–1 1–0 Having won the Charity Shield 1–0, Everton completed a unique treble over Liverpool.

Liverpool Season Anfield Score Goodison Score 1898–99 2–0 1–2 1920–21 1–0 0–3 1922–23 5–1 0–1 1924–25 3–1 0–1 1947–48 4–0 0–3 1972–73 1–0 0–2 1981–82 3–1 1–3 1989–90 3–1 1–2 1990–91 3–2 1–3 2000–01 3–1 2–3 2005–06 3–1 1–3 2007–08 1–0 1–2 2009–10 1–0 0–2

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 couldn't beat Liverpool that year, with 4 losses and 2 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 2 wins each.

Liverpool have achieved the most Premier League doubles over their Merseyside rivals Everton – they have done it 3 times in the last 10 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

Fixtures from 1894 to the present day featuring League games, FA Cup, League Cup, Charity Shield and Super Cup.^[47][48] Testimonial matches are listed separately. Other friendlies and Inter-War fixtures are not included.

Date	Competition	Venue	Score	Liverpool Scorers	Everton Scorers	Att.
1 Oct 2011	11–12 Premier League	Goodison Park	0-2	Suárez, Carroll	Rodwell (red card rescinded by FA)	39,510
16 Jan 2011	10–11 Premier League	Anfield	2–2	Meireles, Kuyt (pen.)	Distin, Beckford	44,795
17 Oct 2010	10–11 Premier League	Goodison Park	2–0		Cahill, Arteta	39,673
6 Feb 2010	09–10 Premier League	Anfield	1–0	Kuyt – Kyrgiakos	Pienaar	44,316
29 Nov 2009	09–10 Premier League	Goodison Park	0–2	Yobo (o.g.), Kuyt		39,652
4 Feb 2009	08–09 FA Cup Rnd 4 Rep.	Goodison Park	1–0 (aet)	Lucas	Gosling	37,918
25 Jan 2009	08–09 FA Cup Rnd 4	Anfield	1–1	Gerrard	Lescott	43,524
19 Jan 2009	08–09 Premier League	Anfield	1–1	Gerrard	Cahill	44,382
27 Sep 2008	08–09 Premier League	Goodison Park	0–2	Torres	Cahill	39,574
30 Mar 2008	07–08 Premier League	Anfield	1–0	Torres		44,295
20 Oct 2007	07–08 Premier League	Goodison Park	1–2	Kuyt (2 pens.)	Hyypiä (o.g.) – Hibbert, Neville	40,049
3 Feb 2007	06–07 Premier League	Anfield	0–0			44,234
9 Sep 2006	06–07 Premier League	Goodison Park	3–0		Cahill, Johnson	40,004
25 Mar 2006	05–06 Premier League	Anfield	3–1	Neville (o.g.), Luis García, Kewell – Gerrard	Cahill – Van der Meyde	44,923
28 Dec 2005	05–06 Premier League	Goodison Park	1–3	Crouch, Gerrard, Cissé	Beattie – Arteta, Neville	40,158
20 Mar 2005	04–05 Premier League	Anfield	2–1	Gerrard, Luis García – Baroš	Cahill	44,224
11 Dec 2004	04–05 Premier League	Goodison Park	1–0		Carsley	40,552
31 Jan 2004	03–04 Premier League	Anfield	0–0			44,056
30 Aug 2003	03–04 Premier League	Goodison Park	0–3	Owen, Kewell		40,200
19 Apr 2003	02–03 Premier League	Goodison Park	1–2	Owen, Murphy	Unsworth – Weir, Naysmith	40,162
22 Dec 2002	02–03 Premier League	Anfield	0–0			44,025
23 Feb 2002	01–02 Premier League	Anfield	1–1	Anelka	Radzinski	44,371
15 Sep 2001	01–02 Premier League	Goodison Park	1–3	Gerrard, Owen, Riise	Campbell	39,554
16 Apr 2001	00–01 Premier League	Goodison Park	2–3	Heskey, Babbel, McAllister – Bišćan	Ferguson, Unsworth	40,260
29 Oct 2000	00–01 Premier League	Anfield	3–1	Barmby, Heskey, Berger	Campbell – Gravesen	44,718
21 Apr 2000	99–00 Premier League	Goodison Park	0–0			40,052
27 Sep 1999	99–00 Premier League	Anfield	0–1	Westerveld, Gerrard	Campbell – Jeffers	44,802
3 Apr 1999	98–99 Premier League	Anfield	3–2	Fowler, Berger	Dacourt, Jeffers	44,852
17 Oct 1998	98–99 Premier League	Goodison Park	0–0			40,185
23 Feb 1998	97–98 Premier League	Anfield	1–1	Ince	Ferguson	44,501
18 Oct 1997	97–98 Premier League	Goodison Park	2–0		Ruddock (o.g.), Cadamarteri	40,112
16 Apr 1997	96–97 Premier League	Goodison Park	1–1	Redknapp – Fowler	Ferguson – Unsworth	40,177
20 Nov 1996	96–97 Premier League	Anfield	1–1	Fowler	Speed	40,751
16 Apr 1996	95–96 Premier League	Goodison Park	1–1	Fowler	Kanchelskis	40,120
18 Nov 1995	95–96 Premier League	Anfield	1–2	Fowler	Kanchelskis	40,818
24 Jan 1995	94–95 Premier League	Anfield	0–0			39,505
21 Nov 1994	94–95 Premier League	Goodison Park	2–0		Ferguson, Rideout	39,866
14 Mar 1994	93–94 Premier League	Anfield	2–1	Fowler, Rush	Watson	44,281
18 Sep 1993	93–94 Premier League	Goodison Park	2–0		Cottee, Ward	38,157
20 Mar 1993	92–93 Premier League	Anfield	1–0	Rosenthal		44,619
7 Dec 1992	92–93 Premier League	Goodison Park	2–1	Wright	Johnston, Beardsley	35,826
28 Dec 1991	91–92 First Division	Goodison Park	1–1	Tanner	Johnston	37,681
31 Aug 1991	91–92 First Division	Anfield	3–1	Burrows, Saunders, Houghton	Newell	39,072
27 Feb 1991	90–91 FA Cup Rnd 5 R. 2	Goodison Park	1–0		Watson	40,201
20 Feb 1991	90–91 FA Cup Rnd 5 Rep.	Goodison Park	4–4 (aet)	Beardsley, Rush, Barnes	Cottee, Sharp	37,766
17 Feb 1991	90–91 FA Cup Rnd 5	Anfield	0–0			38,323
9 Feb 1991	90–91 First Division	Anfield	3–1	Molby, Speedie	Nevin	38,127
22 Sep 1990	90–91 First Division	Goodison Park	2–3	Beardsley, Barnes (pen.)	Hinchcliffe, McCall	39,847
3 Feb 1990	89–90 First Division	Anfield	2–1	Barnes, Beardsley (pen.)	Sharp	38,730
23 Sep 1989	89–90 First Division	Goodison Park	1–3	Barnes, Rush	Newell	42,453
20 May 1989	88–89 FA Cup Final	Wembley	3–2 (aet)	Aldridge, Rush	McCall	82,800
3 May 1989	88–89 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			45,994
11 Dec 1988	88–89 First Division	Anfield	1–1	Houghton	Clarke (pen.)	42,372
20 Mar 1988	87–88 First Division	Goodison Park	1–0		Clarke	44,162
21 Feb 1988	87–88 FA Cup Rnd 5	Goodison Park	0–1	Houghton		48,270
1 Nov 1987	87–88 First Division	Anfield	2–0	McMahon, Beardsley		44,760
28 Oct 1987	87–88 League Cup Rnd 3	Anfield	0–1		Stevens	44,071
25 Apr 1987	86–87 First Division	Anfield	3–1	McMahon, Rush	Sheedy	44,827
21 Jan 1987	86–87 League Cup Rnd 5	Goodison Park	0–1	Rush		53,323
23 Nov 1986	86–87 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			48,247
30 Sep 1986	Super Cup Final 2nd leg	Goodison Park	1–4	Rush, Nicol	Sharp (pen.)	26,068
16 Sep 1986	Super Cup Final 1st leg	Anfield	3–1	Rush, McMahon	Sheedy	20,660
16 Aug 1986	1986 FA Charity Shield	Wembley	1–1	Rush	Heath	88,231
10 May 1986	85–86 FA Cup Final	Wembley	3–1	Rush, Johnston	Lineker	98,000
22 Feb 1986	85–86 First Division	Anfield	0–2		Ratcliffe, Lineker	45,445
21 Sep 1985	85–86 First Division	Goodison Park	2–3	Dalglish, Rush, McMahon	Sharp, Lineker	51,509
23 May 1985	84–85 First Division	Goodison Park	1–0		Wilkinson	51,045
20 Oct 1984	84–85 First Division	Anfield	0–1		Sharp	45,545
18 Aug 1984	1984 FA Charity Shield	Wembley	1–0		Grobbelaar (o.g.)	100,000
28 Mar 1984	83–84 League Cup Final R.	Maine Road	1–0	Souness		52,089
25 Mar 1984	83–84 League Cup Final	Wembley	0–0			100,000
3 Mar 1984	83–84 First Division	Goodison Park	1–1	Rush	Harper	51,245
6 Nov 1983	83–84 First Division	Anfield	3–0	Rush, Robinson, Nicol		40,875
19 Mar 1983	82–83 First Division	Anfield	0–0			44,737
6 Nov 1982	82–83 First Division	Goodison Park	0–5	Rush, Lawrenson	Keeley	52,741
27 Mar 1982	81–82 First Division	Goodison Park	1–3	Whelan, Souness, Johnston	Sharp	51,847
7 Nov 1981	81–82 First Division	Anfield	3–1	Dalglish, Rush	Ferguson – O'Keefe	48,861
21 Mar 1981	80–81 First Division	Anfield	1–0	Bailey (o.g.)		49,743
24 Jan 1981	80–81 FA Cup Rnd 4	Goodison Park	2–1	Case	Eastoe, Varadi	53,804
18 Oct 1980	80–81 First Division	Goodison Park	2–2	Lee, Dalglish	Hartford, McBride	52,565
1 Mar 1980	79–80 First Division	Goodison Park	1–2	Johnson, Neal (pen.)	Eastoe	53,018
20 Oct 1979	79–80 First Division	Anfield	2–2	Lyons (o.g.), R. Kennedy – McDermott	Kidd, King – Stanley	52,201
13 Mar 1979	78–79 First Division	Anfield	1–1	Dalglish	King	52,352
28 Oct 1978	78–79 First Division	Goodison Park	1–0		King	53,141
5 Apr 1978	77–78 First Division	Goodison Park	0–1	Johnson		52,759
22 Oct 1977	77–78 First Division	Anfield	0–0			51,668
27 Apr 1977	76–77 FA Cup Semi-Final R.	Maine Road	3–0	Neal (pen.), Case, Kennedy		56,579
23 Apr 1977	76–77 FA Cup Semi-Final	Maine Road	2–2	McDermott, Case	Rioch, McKenzie	56,637
22 Mar 1977	76–77 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			56,562
16 Oct 1976	76–77 First Division	Anfield	3–1	Heighway, Neal (pen.), Toshack	Dobson	55,141
3 Apr 1976	75–76 First Division	Anfield	1–0	Fairclough		54,632
27 Sep 1975	75–76 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			55,769
22 Feb 1975	74–75 First Division	Anfield	0–0			55,853
16 Nov 1974	74–75 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			57,190
20 Apr 1974	73–74 First Division	Anfield	0–0			55,848
8 Dec 1973	73–74 First Division	Goodison Park	0–1	Waddle		56,098
3 Mar 1973	72–73 First Division	Goodison Park	0–2	Hughes		54,856
7 Oct 1972	72–73 First Division	Anfield	1–0	Cormack		55,975
4 Mar 1972	71–72 First Division	Anfield	4–0	Wright (o.g.), McLaughlin (o.g.), Lawler, Hughes		53,922
13 Nov 1971	71–72 First Division	Goodison Park	1–0		Johnson	56,293
27 Mar 1971	70–71 FA Cup Semi-Final	Old Trafford	2–1	Evans, Hall	Ball	62,144
20 Feb 1971	70–71 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			56,846
21 Nov 1970	70–71 First Division	Anfield	3–2	Heighway, Toshack, Lawler	Royle, Whittle	53,777
21 Mar 1970	69–70 First Division	Anfield	0–2		Royle, Whittle	54,496
6 Dec 1969	69–70 First Division	Goodison Park	0–3	Hughes, Brown (o.g.), Graham		57,370
8 Oct 1968	68–69 First Division	Anfield	1–1	Smith	Ball	54,496
27 Aug 1968	68–69 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			63,938
3 Feb 1968	67–68 First Division	Goodison Park	1–0		Kendall	64,482
23 Sep 1967	67–68 First Division	Anfield	1–0	Hunt		54,189
11 Mar 1967	66–67 FA Cup Rnd 5	Goodison Park	1–0		Ball	64,851
31 Dec 1966	66–67 First Division	Anfield	0–0			53,744
27 Aug 1966	66–67 First Division	Goodison Park	3–1	Smith	Ball, Brown	64,318
13 Aug 1966	1966 FA Charity Shield	Goodison Park	0–1	Hunt		63,329
19 Mar 1966	65–66 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			62,337
25 Sep 1965	65–66 First Division	Anfield	5–0	Smith, Hunt, Stevenson, St. John		53,557
12 Apr 1965	64–65 First Division	Goodison Park	2–1	Stevenson (pen.)	Morrissey, Temple	65,402
19 Sep 1964	64–65 First Division	Anfield	0–4		Harvey, Morrissey, Pickering, Temple	52,619
8 Feb 1964	63–64 First Division	Goodison Park	3–1	St. John	Vernon, Gabriel	66,515
28 Sep 1963	63–64 First Division	Anfield	2–1	Callaghan	Vernon	51,976
8 Apr 1963	62–63 First Division	Anfield	0–0			56,060
22 Sep 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 spent the 1951–52 season in Football League Second Division. Everton were promoted and Liverpool relegated at the end of 1952. Liverpool were in Football League Second Division for 9 seasons (1952–53 to 1961–62)
29 Jan 1955	54–55 FA Cup Rnd 4	Goodison Park	0–4	Liddell, A'Court, Evans		72,000
20 Jan 1951	50–51 First Division	Anfield	0–2		McIntosh	48,688
16 Sep 1950	50–51 First Division	Goodison Park	1–3	Stubbins, Balmer	Eglington	71,150
25 Mar 1950	49–50 FA Cup Semi-Final	Maine Road	2–0	Paisley, Liddell		72,000
24 Dec 1949	49–50 First Division	Anfield	3–1	Baron, Fagan	Farrell	50,485
27 Aug 1949	49–50 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			70,812
5 Feb 1949	48–49 First Division	Anfield	0–0			50,132
18 Sep 1948	48–49 First Division	Goodison Park	1–1	Fagan	Dodds	78,299
21 Apr 1948	47–48 First Division	Anfield	0–4	Stubbins, Liddell, Brierley, Balmer		55,305
27 Sep 1947	47–48 First Division	Goodison Park	3–0	Balmer, Stubbins, Fagan		66,776
29 Jan 1947	46–47 First Division	Goodison Park	1–0		Wainwright	50,612
21 Sep 1946	46–47 First Division	Anfield	0–0			48,875
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to World War II
4 Feb 1939	38–39 First Division	Anfield	0–3		Lawton, Bentham	55,994
1 Oct 1938	38–39 First Division	Goodison Park	2–1	Fagan (pen.)	Bentham, Boyes	64,977
16 Feb 1938	37–38 First Division	Goodison Park	1–3	Balmer, Shafto	Lawton	33,465
2 Oct 1937	37–38 First Division	Anfield	1–2	Nieuwenhuys	Lawton, Trentham	43,904
23 Jan 1937	36–37 First Division	Anfield	3–1	Howe, Taylor, Balmer	Stevenson	37,055
19 Sep 1936	36–37 First Division	Goodison Park	2–0		Dean, Stevenson	55,835
4 Jan 1936	35–36 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			52,282
7 Sep 1935	35–36 First Division	Anfield	6–0	Howe, Hodgson		46,082
20 Mar 1935	34–35 First Division	Anfield	2–1	Hodgson (1 pen.)	Dean	31,965
15 Sep 1934	34–35 First Division	Goodison Park	1–0		Dean	43,001
10 Feb 1934	33–34 First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			52,088
30 Sep 1933	33–34 First Division	Anfield	3–2	Nieuwenhuys, Hanson, English	Johnson, White	53,698
11 Feb 1933	32–33 First Division	Anfield	7–4	Barton, Hanson, Morrison, Taylor, Roberts	Dean, Johnson, Stein	41,469
30 Oct 1932	32–33 First Division	Goodison Park	1–3	Gunson	Dean, Critchley	44,214
30 Jan 1932	31–32 First Division	Goodison Park	2–1	Wright	Critchley, White	46,537
9 Jan 1932	31–32 FA Cup Rnd 3	Goodison Park	1–2	Gunson, Hodgson	Dean	57,090
19 Sep 1931	31–32 First Division	Anfield	1–3	Wright	Dean	53,220
1930–31 Everton were in the Football League Second Division
4 Jan 1930	29–30 First Division	Goodison Park	3–3	Edmed, McPherson, McDougall	Dean, Critchley	52,600
7 Sep 1929	29–30 First Division	Anfield	0–3		Dean, Martin	44,891
9 Feb 1929	28–29 First Division	Anfield	1–2	Race	Griffiths, White	45,095
29 Sep 1928	28–29 First Division	Goodison Park	1–0		Troup	55,415
25 Feb 1928	27–28 First Division	Anfield	3–3	Hopkin, Bromilow, Hodgson	Dean	55,361
15 Oct 1927	27–28 First Division	Goodison Park	1–1	Edmed	Troup	65,729
12 Feb 1927	26–27 First Division	Anfield	1–0	Chambers		52,840
25 Sep 1926	26–27 First Division	Goodison Park	1–0		O'Donnell	43,973
6 Feb 1926	25–26 First Division	Goodison Park	3–3	Oxley, Forshaw	Chedgzoy, Dean, Irvine	45,793
26 Sep 1925	25–26 First Division	Anfield	5–1	Forshaw, Walsh, Chambers	Kennedy	49,426
7 Feb 1925	24–25 First Division	Anfield	3–1	Shone, Hopkin, Chambers	Chadwick	56,000
24 Oct 1924	24–25 First Division	Goodison Park	0–1	Rawlings		53,000
13 Oct 1923	23–24 First Division	Anfield	1–2	Walsh	Cock, Chedgzoy	50,000
6 Oct 1923	23–24 First Division	Goodison Park	1–0		Chadwick	51,000
14 Oct 1922	22–23 First Division	Goodison Park	0–1	Johnson		52,000
7 Oct 1922	22–23 First Division	Anfield	5–1	Chambers, McNab, Bromilow	Williams	54,000
12 Nov 1921	21–22 First Division	Anfield	1–1	Forshaw	Chedgzoy	50,000
5 Nov 1921	21–22 First Division	Goodison Park	1–1	Shone	Brewster	52,000
30 Oct 1920	20–21 First Division	Goodison Park	0–3	Johnson, Chambers		55,000
23 Oct 1920	20–21 First Division	Anfield	1–0	Forshaw		50,000
27 Dec 1919	19–20 First Division	Goodison Park	1–3	Lewis, Miller	Parker	49,662
20 Dec 1919	19–20 First Division	Anfield	0–0			40,000
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to World War I
6 Feb 1915	First Division	Goodison Park	1–3	Sheldon, Nicholl, Pagnam	Clennell	30,000
3 Oct 1914	First Division	Anfield	0–5		Parker, Clennell	32,000
17 Jan 1914	First Division	Anfield	1–2	Metcalf	Parker	35,000
20 Sep 1913	First Division	Goodison Park	1–2	Lacey	Wareing	40,000
8 Feb 1913	First Division	Goodison Park	0–2	Parkinson		40,000
5 Oct 1912	First Division	Anfield	0–2		Browell, Gault	46,000
20 Jan 1912	First Division	Anfield	1–3	Gilligan	Beare, Browell, Jefferis	35,000
16 Sep 1911	First Division	Goodison Park	2–1	Parkinson	Beare, Gourlay	40,000
4 Feb 1911	FA Cup Rnd 2	Goodison Park	2–1	Parkinson	Young	50,000
27 Dec 1910	First Division	Goodison Park	0–1	Parkinson		51,000
1 Oct 1910	First Division	Anfield	0–2		Makepeace, Young	40,000
12 Feb 1910	First Division	Anfield	0–1		Freeman	40,000
2 Oct 1909	First Division	Goodison Park	2–3	Goddard, Stewart, Parkinson	Coleman, Freeman	45,000
9 Apr 1909	First Division	Goodison Park	5–0		Freeman, Coleman, Turner, White	45,000
3 Oct 1908	First Division	Anfield	0–1		Barlow	40,000
17 Apr 1908	First Division	Anfield	0–0			35,000
5 Oct 1907	First Division	Goodison Park	2–4	J. Hewitt, Raisbeck, Cox, C. Hewitt	Makepeace, Settle	40,000
29 Mar 1907	First Division	Goodison Park	0–0			45,000
29 Sep 1906	First Division	Anfield	1–2	Parkinson	Young	40,000
13 Apr 1906	First Division	Anfield	1–1	West (pen.)	Taylor	33,000
31 Mar 1906	FA Cup Semi Final	Villa Park	2–0		Abbott, Hardman	37,000
30 Sep 1905	First Division	Goodison Park	4–2	Hewitt	Abbott, Hardman, Settle, Sharp	40,000
1904–05 Liverpool were in the Football League Second Division
8 Feb 1905	FA Cup Rnd 1 Replay	Goodison Park	2–1	Goddard	Hardman, McDermott	40,000
4 Feb 1905	FA Cup Rnd 1	Anfield	1–1	Parkinson	Makepeace	28,000
1 Apr 1904	First Division	Goodison Park	5–2	Robinson, Cox	Young, Wolstenholme	40,000
10 Oct 1903	First Division	Anfield	2–2	Morris	Sheridan	30,000
10 Apr 1903	First Division	Anfield	0–0			28,000
27 Sep 1902	First Division	Goodison Park	3–1	Raybould (pen.)	Abbott, Brearley, Young	40,000
30 Jan 1902	FA Cup Rnd 1 Replay	Goodison Park	0–2	Balmer (o.g.), Hunter		20,000
25 Jan 1902	FA Cup Rnd 1	Anfield	2–2	Robertson, Hunter	Sharp, Young	25,000
11 Jan 1902	First Division	Goodison Park	4–0		Settle, Bell, Young	25,000
14 Sep 1901	First Division	Anfield	2–2	White, Raybould	Settle, Sharp	30,000
19 Jan 1901	First Division	Anfield	1–2	Cox	Taylor	18,000
22 Sep 1900	First Division	Goodison Park	1–1	Raybould	McDonald	50,000
20 Jan 1900	First Division	Goodison Park	3–1	Raybould	Settle, Blythe	30,000
23 Sep 1899	First Division	Anfield	1–2	Robertson	Settle, Taylor	30,000
21 Jan 1899	First Division	Anfield	2–0	Walker, Robertson		30,000
24 Sep 1898	First Division	Goodison Park	1–2	McCowie (1 pen.)	Proudfoot	45,000
16 Oct 1897	First Division	Goodison Park	3–0		Williams, Bell	40,000
25 Sep 1897	First Division	Anfield	3–1	Cunliffe, McQue, Becton	Taylor	30,000
21 Nov 1896	First Division	Anfield	0–0			30,000
3 Oct 1896	First Division	Goodison Park	2–1	Ross	Hartley, Milward	45,000
1895–96 Liverpool were in the Football League Second Division
17 Nov 1894	First Division	Anfield	2–2	Hannah, Ross (pen.)	Kelso, Latta	30,000
13 Oct 1894	First Division	Goodison Park	3–0		Bell, Latta, McInnes	44,000

Testimonials

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

References

Kilfoyle, P, (2000), Left Behind: Lessons From Labour's Heartland, Politico, London

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External links

• Everton FC
• Liverpool FC
• Map of Club locations
• LFChistory Stats galore
• Everton v Liverpool (1902) on YouTube - Merseyside derby in 1902
• Memorable Merseyside derbies

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