One of the clubs that represent Liverpool in the Premier League today is Everton. This football club was formed in 1878 and was known at that time as St. Domingo, consisting mostly from the congregation of St. Domingo Methodist Church. As the number of people outside the parish was increasing the club in 1879 was reformed as Everton.
The home ground of the team is Goodison Park. The nickname of the club is ‘The Toffees’ and it was invented by the fans at the beginning of the 20th century. At that time as the story says there was a small toffee shop near the stadium that sold different kinds of sweets including the Everton Mint.
Everton is one of the clubs that founded the Football League managing to gain the first title in the tournament in 1891. This victory was only a starting point of a long period when Everton dominated on the domestic arena collecting five titles in the league and two FA Cups before the breakout of the Second World War. Unfortunately after the conflict the club could not reach the same level being sent to Division 2. The year 1954 was the moment Everton returned to the top flight of the English football and have been competing there ever since.
In the late 1960s Everton once again enjoyed a glorious spell taking the champion’s title in 1966 and the FA Cup in 1968. But without a doubt the most successful era in the club’ history happened in the 1980s. After Howard Kendall was appointed as a manager Everton crashed all the competitors in the 1984 FA Cup, clinching the league titles in 1985 and 1987. Apart from that Everton claimed the Europeans Cup Winners’ Cup in 1985.
Lately the Toffees have not been at the forefront of the English football. The last major title of the club was the success in the 1995 FA Cup. The 2011/2012 season saw Everton finishing 10th in the League.
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