The longest serving player is goalkeeper Ted Sagar, who played for 23 years between 1929 and 1953. In 1925 the club signed Dixie Dean from Tranmere Rovers. [48] The Lock-Up has been inextricably linked with the Everton area since its construction in 1787. [40] In November 2018, Everton was banned from signing academy football players from its youth clubs for two years. [119], The club currently has two 'megastores': one located near Goodison Park on Walton Lane named 'Everton One' and one located in the Liverpool One shopping complex named 'Everton Two', which gives the second store the address 'Everton Two, Liverpool One'.[120]. In 1927–28, Dean set the record for top-flight league goals in a single season with 60 goals in 39 league games, which is a record that still stands. Harvey took Everton to the 1989 FA Cup Final, but lost 3–2 after extra time to Liverpool. Everton is a district in Liverpool, in Merseyside, England, in the Liverpool City Council ward of Everton.It is part of the Liverpool Walton Parliamentary constituency. For the English women's football club, see. [55] Since going blue in 1901, the team has been given the simple nickname "The Blues". [131] The club also has a football academy in the Cypriot city of Limassol[132] and a partnership agreement with American club Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[133][134]. It was originally used as a bridewell to incarcerate mainly drunks and minor criminals, and it still stands today on Everton Brow. [42] His last league match was a 5–2 loss to Liverpool at Anfield. When David Moyes arrived as manager, he proclaimed Everton as "The People's Club", which has been adopted as a semi-official club nickname. -In 1976, the American Chemical Society recognized Crest with fluoride as one of the 100 greatestdiscoveries of the previous 100 years. [151] "All Together Now", a reworking of a song by Liverpool band The Farm, was released for the 1995 FA Cup Final and reached No. [18] During this period, Everton was the first English club to achieve five consecutive years in European competitions – covering the seasons from 1961–62 to 1966–67. The toffee house was located near the Queen's Head hotel in which early club meetings took place. Everton won the FA Cup for the first time in 1906 and the League Championship again in 1914–15. [73] Local and regional politicians attempted to put together an amended rescue plan with the Liverpool City Council calling a meeting with Everton F.C. [50] A protest petition reached over 22,000 signatures before the club offered an apology and announced a new crest would be created for the 2014–15 season with an emphasis on fan consultation. [3] The club has competed in the top division for a record 117 seasons, missing only four top-flight seasons (1930–31, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54) since the creation of the Football League, of which it was a founding member. [109] Goodison Park is secured as collateral. [74][75] However, the amended plan was also not successful. [88][89] The official supporters club is FOREVERTON,[90] and there are also several fanzines including When Skies are Grey and Speke from the Harbour, which are sold around Goodison Park on match days. The club's most recent major trophy was the 1995 FA Cup. After a poor run of form in the Premier League, Martínez was sacked following the penultimate game of the season, with Everton lying in 12th place.