Here is something you probably didn’t know about Everton: they have, by some distance, spent more seasons in the top flight of English football than any other club in the country. That would be 118 seasons since the Football League was created in 1888. They have only missed four seasons up top and none since 1954—although the last two years have…

Liverpool, of course, are a rival, but it has frankly become less than competitive in recent years. Going back to the 2007-08 season, spanning 35 games, Everton have only three wins in the league and one in the FA Cup. It has been called the Friendly derby because the fans mix together—sometimes families are split over this—and while it is less…

Everton Women are in the Women’s Super League, the top tier. Home games are at Walton Hall Park in the Liverpool Soccer (!) Centre. We do love it when Brits say

Since 1962 the team has come out to the theme song from an old BBC show called Z-Cars (which Brits pronounce ZED-cars). It’s based on an old folk song, and it’s flute-y and fun. They also do a thing where they just sing “Everton” over and over to, loosely, the home stretch of “Stars and Stripes Forever.” They have one called “Grand Old Team” that…

They call it the Grand Old Lady, and Goodison Park defines many of the things to love about English soccer. It’s tucked into a neighborhood so tightly there’s a church basically inside it; there are pubs directly across a small street; it remains beautiful and old-fashioned; its wood seats are cramped; views are obstructed; everybody agrees it…

GETTING THERE: You may notice this is just like getting to Anfield. They are, after all, less than a mile apart, and the two clubs are never home the same weekend. Right outside the main Lime Street station, you will see a sprawling bus stop area, and one of the first stops will be labeled as the Football Special. It should be bus 19, 20, or 21….