They had a famous FA Cup run in the early 1990s, eventually being knocked out by Crewe 3-1 in the 3rd round. Roly Howard was manager for a record 33 years (1972-2005), although he will always be remembered by some fans as Kenny Dalglish's window cleaner. TV presenter Ray Stubbs once asked: "How's business, Roly?" to which Roly replied "Oh you know - ups and downs."
Former players include Michael Ball (Everton and Rangers) and Stephen Wright (Liverpool and Sunderland). The club motto is 'To Enjoy, Not Destroy.'
HOT on the heels of Liverpool's embarrassing gaffe over their 2007 Champions League victory bus - their rivals Everton have struck back in style.
The Everton FC official website today announced the signing of the Argentine superstar Juan Roman Riquelme on a three-year deal, only for it to be quickly withdrawn.
If true, the story - under the headline 'AJ is Ready' and a photo of Andy Johnson - would have swiped Liverpool's signing of Fernando Torres off the back pages.
Here's the Everton FC statement explaining the 'hoax.'
"During the process of uploading the new home page designs for the website some test data was displayed for a very short period of time and was immediately removed after it had been identified.
"Example data had been used during the testing process and this was unfortunately missed by our appointed web development company during the final upload.
"We have since spoken to our suppliers to convey our complete dissatisfaction at the way in which this mis-information appeared and they have apologized to the Club and any Everton supporters who may have may have read the test article."
Riquleme was part of the Villareal team which denied Everton entry into the Champions League in 2005/6 after beating them in the qualifying round.
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RON SILCOCK wrote...
IS THIS FROM THE SAME CLUB THAT HAS TO ADVERTISE THAT THEY HAVE TICKETS LEFT FOR THEIR HOME GAMES? DEAR ME.
Posted by: RON SILCOCK | July 3, 2007 10:09 PM