The Association was founded way back in 1938, and has a membership of over 200 shareholders.  It is no longer featured on the Official Everton Website, but has established its own website.

It was supposed to be a fresh new era for the ESA, after they had become in many people's eyes a lapdog of the Club's management hierarchy, rather than a defender of the interests of the small shareholder.  All that was set to change when problem arose regarding an initiative for generating a Rights Issue of shares became embroiled in controversy in January 2004.  Long-time critic of all Evertonians who don't agree with him, Michael Durkin (aka Mickey Blue Eyes) penned this scathing and acerbic attack on the members of the Executive Committee in May 2004, just before the association's Annual General Meeting, calling for them all to resign.  His false statements and jaundiced views were fully rebutted in responses from committee members Ian Macdonald, Colm Kavanagh, Mike Owen & Anne Asquith. 

A pivotal forum on "Investment in Everton" was held on 9 Feb 2004:

• Part 1: Presentation on Football as a Business by Joe Beardwood
• Part 2: Presentation on The Celtic Experience by Sean Hammill
• Part 3: Presentation on an Everton Rights Issue by Steve Allinson

The association also host an annual dinner for their members,

Some of these meetings take the form of a discussion forum with key members of the Everton Board of Directors.  A previous forum was held on 12 May 2003; at which Michael Dunford and Sir Peter Carter asked answered a number of probing questions.  Read the Minutes here.

In previous years, John Shearon has given an excellent talk on the Other Everton, and provided us with this summary.