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Season Preview 20in20 - Everton
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nick lochner
August 03, 2023
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2022/23 Finish - 17th Place
A founding member of the Football League in 1888, Everton has been in the PL every year since 1990 but have not won a title in that time (they did win an FA Cup in 1995). Everton has flirted with relegation the past two seasons finishing 16th and 17th . This comes after 20 years of finishing between 4th and 12th place. Everton is a fairly large club with a large fanbase who used to win a lot but have been pretty average since the 1990s. Heading into 2023 the focus is on improvement and not being a part of the relegation discussion.
The Club
Located in Liverpool Goodison Park, 40,000 capacity Rough estimates $220M Annual Revenue $95M Player Payroll  History on the Pitch
OwnershipEverton F.C. is a limited company with the board of directors holding a majority of the shares. In 2016, Farhad Moshiri, a British-Iranian businessman based in Morocco, bought a 49.9% stake in the club, and then upped that to 59% in 2018 and again to 94% in 2022. Moshiri is the chairman of USM, a diversified Russian holding company in the mining, telecom and tech sectors. | Sponsorship Biggest Rival - Liverpool Merseyside Derby
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The Culture
The Peoples Club.
Everton is a more local, blue collar fan base than many of its rivals and big clubs in the PL. 30% of their fans live in Liverpool, and 50% live within 44 miles. For comparison's sake, Liverpool and Man United average 82 and 78 miles. 71% of Everton fans earn less than $40k per year (2003 data). In addition, a 2013 study showed that the houses around Goodison Park averaged $80k, a full $45k less than the next lowest of the teams in the PL. It’s a good-sized club with A LOT of history and a big fanbase, however it falls below the top 6-7 revenue/spending clubs in the PL.
The fanbase is very passionate…..
In 2013, the club launched a new crest to improve reproducibility of the design in print - most likely for Nike. The redesign was not received well by supporters with 91% said to not like the new logo. Over 22,000 supporters signed a petition to have it changed. The club apologized and created a new crest with the involvement of supporters who voted on 3 designs. The winning design was voted on by 80% of the voters and became the new crest in 2014.
The club gets great attendance despite having the most obstructed views and poor sight lines in the Premier League. A 2006–07 fan survey by the Premier League listed 15% of Everton fans as being unhappy with sight lines at Goodison Park, and only 19% described match views as "very good".
Everton has great supports clubs all over the world.
The Everton Lock-UpAlso known as Prince Ruperts Tower, was built in 1787 as a holding place where drunks would be taken overnight by parish constables. Release would involve some sort of community service. It is one of two lock-ups still standing in Liverpool, and became the centerpiece for Everton’s Crest in 1937 Supporters You May Recognize
 | SongSpirit of The Blues - 30s crowd version Spirit of the Blues - Official music video First released in 1985 after Everton won the league title and a Europe Title, a music video was released in 2020 and took the song to the tops of the UK Music charts. Everton, we never shone so brightly  The Everton Lock-Up Game Day Pub Guide |
If in Chicago - check out AJ Hudson’s Public House. @AJHudsons on Twitter. Highly recommended by the CleanSheet.
Fan Sites
| Official Twitter@Everton High Follows on Twitter @LivEchoEFC (75k) @EvertonintheUSA (15k) @EvertonUSA (22k) |
The Team
The Gaffer
ODDS
| Roster NotesFull Roster click link Projected to finish 14th
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