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Contributions from our editorial team and featured columnists.

Deulofeu's Welcome Return

Lyndon Lloyd

Gerard Deulofeu may have spent a year away from Goodison but he never really left the hearts of many Blues fans who are delighted to see the mercurial winger back in the fold.

25/06/2015

Tom McIntosh — Everton's First Full-Time Secretary

Stuart McIntosh and Rob Sawyer

Tom McIntosh is a significant off-pitch figure in EvertonÂ’s story, yet he seems to have fallen through the cracks of the clubÂ’s historical records and his contribution over 16 years is largely overlooked.

19/06/2015

Tough Start Presents Opportunity for Martinez's Everton

Lyndon Lloyd

The newly-announced 2015-16 fixtures have thrown up a daunting first 10 games for Everton but within the challenge lies huge opportunity if Roberto Martinez can get his team primed to hit the ground running.

17/06/2015

Conflicted: Thoughts On the Role of the Echo

Lyndon Lloyd

Much ire has been aimed at the Echo in recent weeks, particularly on social media, but the nature of the paper's existential realities and its ownership by Trinity Mirror put it in a Catch-22 situation.

14/06/2015

The Class of ‘65: Everton’s First FA Youth Cup Winning Team – 50 Years On

Rob Sawyer with David France

The players and the story behind Everton's 1965 Youth Cup-winning side updated with a postscript following their appearance at Goodison during the recent Spurs game.

25/03/2015

William H Parry, a former Captain of Everton Football Club

Tony Onslow

The story of the man who captained Everton in the season they would lift their first piece of silverware.

30/05/2015

Cliff Britton – A Life in Football

Rob Sawyer (EFC Heritage Society)

Cliff Britton was EvertonÂ’s first manager in the modern sense of the word, yet it is for his footballing feats at Goodison Park in the 1930s that he is most celebrated. Part I: The Player.

26/05/2015

Goodison Forever

Lyndon Lloyd

In the wake of Robert Elstone's cautionary words over the proposed move to Walton Hall Park, the time has surely come to call off the search for a new home and redevelop the Grand Old Lady.

23/05/2015

The Man Who Coached Everton to Their First League Championship

Tony Onslow

The story of David Waugh who went from Everton player to successful club trainer.

12/05/2015

The Life of a Former Everton Captain

Tony Onslow

The story of Nick Ross, the Victorian version of the present-day soccer super star who captained both Preston North End and Everton. He was described at the time as "the most brilliant back of his day, if not of all time."

05/05/2015

The Slumbering Giant: Part IV – Soul Searching

Lyndon Lloyd

Is finding a faceless billionaire the only way to lift Everton back to the top of the English game Â– and, if so, at what cost to the soul and traditions of the club? The final part of the series.

04/05/2015

Was This the Birthplace of Everton Football Club?

Tony Onslow

It was to the Midland Railway Company's goods depot on Liverpool's Victoria Street, that Tom Evans, an instrumental figure in the formation of Everton FC, was transferred from Derbyshire in 1875.

04/05/2015

The Slumbering Giant: Part 3 - Treading Water

Lyndon Lloyd

With lagging commercial revenue relative to our peers, a new stadium is cited by the Board as the key to Everton's longer-term success. Is it the best option, how long dare we wait and what of the ownership issue in the interim?

28/04/2015

The Slumbering Giant: Part 2 - Twenty-Year Itch

Lyndon Lloyd

As the face of English football is irrevocably changed by capital forces, Everton survives as a club with community ties and a modest long-term business plan. But can we ever compete again on this footing?

23/04/2015

The Slumbering Giant: Part I - Another False Dawn

Lyndon Lloyd

Everton's step backwards this season after a decade of incremental progress gives pause and cause for reflection on the future of the club. Part I looks at the playing side as it pertains to the Blues' immediate prospects.

18/04/2015

Everton Is Nothing Without Evertonians

Lyndon Lloyd

A chat with the Toffee Lady, Elizabeth France Â– the better half of Dr. Everton Â– about Evertonians, the fine biographical efforts of some of the club's most devoted fans, and the current state of the club.

26/03/2015

From West Derby to New South Wales: The Footballing Odyssey of Ian Hillsdon

Rob Sawyer

Some rejected teenage footballers quietly slip out of the game, whilst others have a second chance at a lower league club. An intrepid few go further afield to fulfil their footballing dreams. A prime example of the latter category is Ian Hillsdon.

13/03/2015

The Intransigent Mr Martinez

Lyndon Lloyd

Everton's miserable fortunes on the domestic front have exhausted the currency Roberto Martinez earned in his first season at Goodson. Can he break the perplexing intransigence that has paralysed his team this season and prove that he is the man to take the club forward over the long term?

10/03/2015

Tony Cottee – My Everton Years

Rob Sawyer

Rob Sawyer in conversation with Tony Cottee

06/03/2015

The Enterprising Mr Sawyer

Rob Sawyer

William James Sawyer was a significant figure on the North West football landscape in the first half of the Twentieth Century.

24/02/2015

Memory Lane - Southampton v Everton

Patrick Murphy

The recent history of Saints vs Everton.

19/12/2014

Memory Lane - Arsenal (H)

Patrick Murphy

Famous Old Foes and Modern Day Nemesis: Everton v Arsenal

21/08/2014

Memory Lane - Everton vs Stoke City

Patrick Murphy

The last in this series looks as Everton's history against the Potters

23/12/2014

The Last Act of the Cannonball Kid

James Corbett

An abridged version of James CorbettÂ’s introduction to The Cannonball Kid, his biography of Everton hero Dave Hickson, out now and published by deCoubertin Books.

23/08/2014

Tommy Eggleston Remembered

Rob Sawyer

Beside virtually every great manager there is a great right-hand man. In Harry CatterickÂ’s case he enjoyed the vital support of TomÂ Â“TommyÂ” Eggleston.

17/11/2014

In Search of the First Everton Stalwart

Tony Onslow

The story of George Dobson who made his Everton debut in 1885 who went on to become Everton's first captain.

17/11/2014

“Buck” – Mick Buckley Remembered

Rob Sawyer

On the one-year anniversary of his passing, Rob Sawyer of the Heritage Society looks back at the life and career of Mick Buckley who played for the Blues 135 times in the 1970s.

07/10/2014

The 2014-15 season from Roberto's viewpoint

Paul Traill

Paul Traill was among a group of independent Everton website reps invited to Finch Farm for a retrospective with manager Roberto Martinez on the ups and downs of season 2014-15. Â» Audio

25/05/2015

Memory Lane - Everton v West Ham

Patrick Murphy

Lots of history in this fixture for students of Everton past and present.

21/11/2014

Memory Lane - Chelsea (H)

Patrick Murphy

Two Glamour Clubs and their Fluctuating Fortunes: Everton v Chelsea

28/08/2014

Jack Earp – The Gentleman Amateur

Rob Sawyer

The story of Jack Earp who played for the Blues between 1891 and 1892 before winning the FA Cup with Sheffield Wednesday in 1896.

30/12/2014

A Tribute to Matt Woods

Rob Sawyer

Remembering Matt Woods, a centre-half who was on the Blues' books in the 1950s, who recently passed away aged 82.

14/10/2014

Is the End Nigh for a Patient Courtship?

Lyndon Lloyd

Are the various noises coming out of Goodison Park from manager, players and recruitment staff alike a signal that the chase for Lukaku is approaching a successful conclusion?

26/07/2014

Well Qualified to Keep Goal for Everton

Tony Onslow

The story of Bob Smalley, the man between the posts when Everton kicked off the inaugural Football League season in 1888-89.

26/11/2014

Memory Lane – Aston Villa at Goodison Park

Patrick Murphy

Villains Â– Oldest Rivals, Oldest Friends! Everton v Aston Villa

17/10/2014

Memory Lane – Spurs v Everton

Patrick Murphy

Cup Specialists unable to Match EvertonÂ’s League record Â– Tottenham Hotspur versus Everton, a historical review of this fixture.

29/11/2014

Memory Lane - Everton v Hull City

Patrick Murphy

Hull City have made more visits to Goodison Park for FA Cup ties and Second Division games than they have made for top-flight matches and todayÂ’s fixture will be only the fourth occasion that they have visited the stadium for a top-flight encounter, all of which have come in the Premier League era.

02/12/2014

I Have Been a Wild Rover (And an Everton Blue)

Tony Onslow

John Henry Kirwen, born appropriately in 1878, is possibly the first Irishman to play for Everton.

02/08/2014

Memory Lane – Burnley

Patrick Murphy

The Clarets Â– Vintage Opponents: Burnley v Everton

25/10/2014

Memory Lane — Man City v Everton

Patrick Murphy

From Hyde Road to the Etihad Stadium: Manchester City versus Everton

05/12/2014

Charlie Gee: Stockport, Everton and England

Rob Sawyer

The story of Charlie Gee, whom Everton signed from Stockport in 1930 and who played a key role in the Everton career of one Harry Catterick.

09/09/2014

The Costley Brothers – Was It Jim Or Was It Tom?

Tony Onslow

Profiling Tommy Costley who joined the club in 1886 and was a member of the Everton side that became founder members of the Football League in 1888

27/10/2014

Loose Belgian Lips Expose Everton's Harsh Reality

Lyndon Lloyd

Beyond the semantics of quotes attributed to Romelu Lukaku this week lies a more sobering reality. In order to keep our best players, Everton need to become a "top club" once more.

13/02/2015

Memory Lane - Swansea at Goodison

Patrick Murphy

The Swans rare opponents in the top-flight

31/10/2014

Well-Tailored to Keep Goal for Everton

Tony Onslow

A signing from local rivals Bootle, David Jardine was in goal for Everton's first match at Goodison Park.

16/09/2014

In Search of George Brewster

Tony Onslow

The story of George "Dod" Brewster, an Everton captain who played for the club between for 18 months between 1921 and 1922.

11/12/2014

The Blacksmith of Crossmyloof

Tony Onslow

The story of John Weir, a Scottish defender who played 19 league games for Everton in 1889-90.

04/11/2014

Memory Lane - Everton v QPR

Patrick Murphy

A potted history of tonight's Everton v Queens Park Rangers fixture.

14/12/2014

2014-15 Season Preview

Lyndon Lloyd

The curtain will soon be raised on Roberto Martinez's second season in charge at Goodison Park, the latest page in a new chapter of the club's history waiting to be written.

12/08/2014

Diamonds Are For Everton - The Story of Umbro and Everton

Rob Sawyer

Charting the history of Everton's association with kit manufacturer, Umbro, the past half-century

13/08/2014

The Story of Jacob Lewin: Everton's First Foreign Player?

Rob Sawyer

EFC Heritage society attempt to pick up the trail of Swede, Jacob Lewin, whose appearances for Everton's A team just before WWI perhaps make him the club's first Jewish and foreign player.

09/07/2014

The Tale of a Former Everton Full Back

Tony Onslow

Profiling George Molyneux who played for Everton over two spells at the end of the 19th century.

10/07/2014

Snods and a Little Bit of Big Dunc!

Paul Traill

Paul Traill was ToffeeWeb's press representative covering the club's surprise tour for 10 lucky season ticket holders.

10/07/2014

Memory Lane - Sunderland vs Everton

Patrick Murphy

Everton visit Sunderland for the 80th time in the top flight this weekend. Patrick looks at recent history of the fixture

08/11/2014

Rob Howarth – a Former Everton Captain

Tony Onslow

Everton's first captain at Goodison Park, Howarth took over as skipper from Jonny Holt after the move from Anfield

17/12/2014

Memory Lane - Leicester City (A)

Patrick Murphy

Details of the matches that Everton have been involved in with Leicester City on their patch 10, 20 and 30 years ago.

18/08/2014

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	Team	Pld	GD	Pts
13	Manchester United	11	0	15
14	West Ham United	11	-6	12
15	Leicester City	11	-7	10
16	Everton	11	-7	10
17	Ipswich Town	11	-10	8
18	Crystal Palace	11	-7	7
19	Wolves	11	-11	6