Wembley Blues

EVERTON PLAYERS AT WEMBLEY

Length of time played (in minutes) in Everton matches only — Top 20

As could be expected, this list is hogged by players from the 1980s side that appeared at Wembley on numerous occasions:

1.         Kevin RATCLIFFE (1,060 mins)
2=        Graeme SHARP (1,020)
            Neville SOUTHALL (1,020)
4.         Trevor STEVEN (900)
5.         Kevin SHEEDY (791)
6.         Peter REID (690)
7.         Derek MOUNTFIELD (600)
8.         Dave WATSON (585)
9.         Gary STEVENS (582)
10.        Paul BRACEWELL (554)
11.        Pat VAN DEN HAUWE (536)
12.        Adrian HEATH (513)
13.        Kevin RICHARDSON (390)
14=      Tony COTTEE (360)
            Neil McDONALD (360)
16.        John BAILEY (304)
17.        Andy HINCHCLIFFE (300)
18.        Pat NEVIN (291)
19.        Bobby MIMMS (270)
20.        Alan HARPER (224) 

In total, 68 players have appeared at Wembley for Everton.

The players with the fewest minutes (bottom 5) are:

64=      Tony GRANT (45 mins)
            Neil POINTON (45)
66.        Neil ADAMS (27)
67.        Daniel AMOKACHI (22)
68.        Paul WILKINSON (7)

In fact, Neil Adams beat Daniel Amokachi and Paul Wilkinson despite being substituted after coming on as a substitute.  His replacement, Paul Wilkinson, made his only Wembley appearance with Everton and was on the pitch for just seven minutes.  Full List

Length of time played (in minutes) in Everton and International matches - Top 20

As could be expected, also, this list is headed by Ray Wilson and Alan Ball, who chalked up a number of international matches at Wembley whilst with Everton.

1.         Ray WILSON (1,635 mins) - 210 with Everton, 1,425 with England
2.         Alan BALL (1,376) - 120 with Everton, 1,256 with England
3.         Gary STEVENS (1,302) - 582 with Everton, 720 with England
4.         Trevor STEVEN (1,242) - 900 with Everton, 342 with England
5.         Kevin RATCLIFFE (1,240) - 1,060 with Everton, 180 with Wales
6.         Neville SOUTHALL (1,110) - 1,020 with Everton, 90 with Wales
7.         Graeme SHARP (1,020) - all with Everton
8.         Peter REID (915) - 690 with Everton, 225 with England
9.         Kevin SHEEDY (881) - 791 with Everton, 90 with Republic of Ireland
10.        Dave WATSON (837) - 585 with Everton, 152 with England
11.        Paul BRACEWELL (644) - 554 with Everton, 90 with England
12.        Joe MERCER (630) - all with England
13.        Bob LATCHFORD (615) - 90 with Everton, 525 with England
14.        Derek MOUNTFIELD (600) - all with Everton
15.        Brian LABONE (570) - 210 with Everton, 360 with England
16.        Pat VAN DEN HAUWE (536) - all with Everton
17.        Adrian HEATH (513) - all with Everton
18.        Andy HINCHCLIFFE (480) - 300 with Everton, 180 with England
19=      Cliff BRITTON (450) - 90 with Everton, 360 with England
19=      Tommy LAWTON (450) - all with England

The England appearances for Joe Mercer, Cliff Britton and Tommy Lawton were all in Wartime Internationals.  In total, 110 players have appeared at Wembley for Everton or in international matches whilst with the club.  The players with the fewest minutes (bottom 5) are :

106=     Tony GRANT (45 mins) - all with Everton
106=     Neil POINTON (45) - all with Everton
108=     Neil ADAMS (27) - all with Everton
108=     Asa HARTFORD (27) - all with Scotland
109.      Nick BARMBY (17) - all with England
110.      Paul WILKINSON (7) - all with Everton

Nick Barmby's 17 minutes of Wembley time was in 2 England appearances.  The second was as a substitute for the final 16 minutes, whilst the first was as a substitute against Brazil on 27 May 2000 when he appeared for the final minute, which is, therefore, the least amount of time an Everton player has played at Wembley in 1 appearance.    Full List

Steve Flanagan