- Clive Everton
Clive Everton (born September 7, 1937), is a Welsh veteran BBC snooker commentator and journalist. He began his BBC career on the radio, but has been commentating on the television from the 1978 World Championship through to the present. He also commentates for Sky Sports on the Betfred Premier League snooker tournament. Everton was a talented amateur player of English billiards, reaching both the 1975 and 1977 world semi-finals. In the latter he exacerbated a back injury, …
- David Moyes
David William Moyes (b. April 25, 1963 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Everton F.C.. He has twice been named, in 2003 and 2005, as the 'League Managers' Association manager of the year', and is rated as one of the best young managers in English football. Moyes demands high fitness levels from all his players and is a talented motivator.
- Mark Hughes
Mark Anthony Hughes (born December 9, 1986 in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Northampton Town. Born in Merseyside, he joined Everton the age of seven and progressed to the rank of reserve team captain. Although he plays as a central defender, he is very capable of being a regular goal scorer, both from the penalty spot and in open play.
- Tim Cahill
Timothy Joel "Tim" Cahill (born December 6, 1979 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as an attacking central midfielder for the Australian national team and Everton Football Club. He is best known internationally for scoring the first goal by an Australian at a FIFA World Cup. In 2007 he also became the first Australian player to score at an Asian Cup.
- Phil Neville
Philip John "Phil" Neville (born January 21, 1977 in Bury, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer, who has spent most of his professional career at Manchester United, the team he joined as a youngster, but now plays for Everton. He is younger brother of Manchester United captain Gary Neville, and the twin of England netball international Tracey Neville. A versatile player, Neville was much-decorated during his United career, winning six Premiership titles, …
- Michael Essien
Michael Essien (born December 3, 1982 in Accra) is a Ghanaian International footballer. He currently plays for Chelsea in the English Premier League. He is a central midfielder and plays as a deep-lying playmaker for the "Black Stars", the Ghana national football team.
- Tim Howard
Timothy Matthew "Tim" Howard (born March 6, 1979, in North Brunswick, New Jersey, United States) is a football (soccer) goalkeeper, the second American to play for Manchester United's first team, the first was Paul Rachubka. He began the 2006-07 season on loan at Everton, and on 14 February 2007 he signed a five-year deal with the Toffees, making the move permanent with immediate effect.
- Mikel Arteta
Mikel Amatriain Arteta (born March 26 1982 in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) is a professional Spanish footballer. He is an attacking midfield player, currently playing in the English Premiership for Everton.
- Louis Saha
Louis Laurent Saha is a French international footballer of Guadaloupian descent who plays for the English club, Manchester United. He made his English football debut on loan from F.C. Metz to Newcastle United in 1999, making 11 appearances and scoring one goal before returning to Metz. He was transferred to Fulham for £2.1million in 2000. During a spell of nearly four years at the club, …
- Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson (born 10 February 1981 in Bedford) is a professional English footballer who plays for Everton in the Premiership as a striker. His previous clubs are Birmingham City and Crystal Palace.
- Joseph Yobo
Joseph Ikpo Yobo is a Nigerian football player currently with Everton F.C. He joined Everton on loan from Olympique Marseille in July 2002, with a £1M fee required to register the player, becoming the first signing of new manager David Moyes. An option to make the move permanent was taken up and completed in 2003 after a dispute between Yobo and Marseille was settled, with Everton agreeing a fixed additional fee of £4M.
- Joleon Lescott
Joleon Lescott (born 16 August 1982 in Birmingham, England) is an English football defender, who currently plays for Everton F.C. in the English Premier League.
- James McFadden
James McFadden (born April 14, 1983 in Springburn, Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing as a striker for Everton in the English Premier League.
- Steve Sidwell
Steven James Sidwell (born 14 December 1982 in Wandsworth, London) is a professional footballer for Chelsea in the English Premier League.
- Lee Carsley
Lee Carsley is a professional football player for Everton, and who represents the Republic of Ireland internationally (his grandmother is from Dunmanway, Co.Cork). He was acquired by the Merseyside club for £1,950,000 from Coventry City in 2002. Prior to playing for Coventry, Carsley also played at Blackburn Rovers (top scorer for the club in 1999/2000) and Derby County. Carsley enjoyed mixed fortunes during his first two seasons at the club, …
- Leon Osman
Leon Osman (born May 17, 1981 in Billinge Higher End, in the Wigan, England) is a professional football player currently playing for Everton. He grew up in Skelmersdale and Huyton.He also went to Upholland High School His younger brother, Carl Osman, also a former Everton Youth, currently plays for his home town team, Northern Premier League team, Skelmersdale United F.C..
- James Beattie
James Scott Beattie (born February 27, 1978 in Lancaster) is an English football player for Everton.
- Olivier Kapo
Olivier Kapo, full name Narcisse-Olivier Kapo-Obou, is a French international, Ivorian-born football (soccer) midfielder who currently plays for Birmingham City. Kapo joined Juventus from French club Auxerre in the summer of 2004, but he struggled to adapt to life in Turin and as a result was loaned to another French club (Monaco) for the 05-06 season. Kapo spent the last term on loan at Primera Liga outfit Levante, …
- Richard Dunne
Richard Dunne (born September 21 1979 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer, who currently plays in the English Premier League as a defender for Manchester City. He is nicknamed "Honey Monster" because of his size (and therefore resemblance to the character who promotes Sugar Puffs). Having played schoolboy football in Dublin form Home Farm, Dunne started his professional career in 1996 with Everton, making his debut at the age of 16.
- Peter Reid
Peter Reid (born June 20, 1956 in Whiston, Knowsley, Lancashire (Now Merseyside) is an English former professional football player, manager and pundit. In his playing career Reid played for Bolton Wanderers, Everton and QPR, as well as representing his country, after which he managed Manchester City, Sunderland, Leeds and Coventry. He currently works as a TV pundit and as a football agent.
- Phil Jagielka
Philip "Phil" Jagielka (born August 17 1982 in Sale, Greater Manchester) is an extremely versatile football player who can operate as a midfielder, defender, and even in emergencies has acted as goalkeeper (indeed, to such distinction that former Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock rarely took substitute goalkeepers to Championship and even Premiership games). Jagielka currently plays for Everton for whom he signed for £4m in July, 2007.
- Dixie Dean
William Ralph Dean (January 22, 1907 - March 1, 1980), popularly known as Dixie Dean, was an English football player and the most prolific goal-scorer in English football history, best known for his legendary exploits at Everton.
- Richard Wright
Richard Ian Wright (born November 5, 1977 in Ipswich, England) is an English goalkeeper, playing for West Ham United. He signed after being released by Everton, after enjoying stints with Ipswich Town and Arsenal. He has been a member of the England squad, and has two caps.
- James Milner
James Philip Milner (born January 4 1986, Horsforth, England) is an English footballer playing for the Premiership side Newcastle United. He has previously played for Leeds United and spent periods on loan at Swindon Town and Aston Villa. Milner broke the record set by Wayne Rooney as the youngest ever Premiership goal scorer while playing for Leeds on 26 December, 2002, being just 16 years and 357 days old when he scored against Sunderland.
- Steven Pienaar
Steven Pienaar (born March 17, 1982, Johannesburg) is a South African football midfielder currently with Borussia Dortmund. He previously played for Ajax Amsterdam in the Eredivisie after joining the Dutch squad from its South African satellite club Ajax Cape Town. One of the more famous Borussia Dortmund players, Pienaar is a regular with the South Africa national football team and was a part of the squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He also has 20 caps to his name.
- Brian McBride
Brian McBride is a football striker who has appeared in three World Cups for the United States national team and is currently playing for the club Fulham of the English Premier League. Before joining Fulham, McBride had previously played in England for Everton in 2002 and Preston North End in 2000. Before that, McBride played for VfL Wolfsburg of the German 2 Bundesliga and the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer, for whom he was a fan favorite.
- Victor Anichebe
Victor Anichebe (born April 23, 1988 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a young footballer currently playing for Everton. He made his first team debut on January 28, 2006 as a substitute in the 89th minute of Everton's FA Cup 4th round tie against Chelsea, replacing Simon Davies. Several top pundits expect Anichebe to go on to do great things in the game. He has been described as a fast and powerful player, in the mould of a "traditional" centre forward, …
- Howard Kendall
Howard Kendall is an English football manager and former player. He is most famous for his connection to Everton F.C., a club that he both played for and managed. His uncle Harry Taylor played for Newcastle United and Fulham in the 1950s.
- Manuel Fernandes
Manuel Henriques Tavares Fernandes (born 5 February, 1986 in Lisbon), called Manuel Fernandes (pron.) for short, is a Portuguese football (soccer) player who plays in midfield for Benfica.
- Alan Stubbs
Alan Ross Farley Stubbs (born October 6, 1971 in Kirkby) is an English footballer who currently plays for Everton. He is an experienced central defender. His started his career at Bolton Wanderers, making almost 200 appearances for the club before moving to Celtic in May 1996. He won several medals with Celtic including the domestic treble and twice overcame testicular cancer. He joined Everton in July 2001.
- Gabriel Agbonlahor
Gabriel Agbonlahor (born October 131986 in Birmingham) is an English footballer of half Nigerian and half Scottish descent due to his Nigerian father and Scottish mother. Agbonlahor currently plays for English football club Aston Villa Although Agbonlahor, is eligible to play international football for both Nigeria and Scotland, he has stated that playing for England was always his first choice. He currently represents England at under 21 level.
- Tony Hibbert
Tony Hibbert (born February 20, 1981 in Liverpool, brought up in Huyton, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays as a defender for Everton. He is a life long Evertonian and it is the only team he has played for. Andrew Emmett MP, fellow Huytonite and childhood friend, recently suggested Hibbert would perhaps be an England international if he played for a more 'attractive' London club.
- James Vaughan
James Vaughan is an English footballer, who currently plays for Everton F.C. He plays as a striker and represents England at Under-21 level. He is also the Premiership’s youngest goalscorer.
- Duncan Ferguson
Duncan Ferguson (born December 27, 1971 in Stirling) is a Scottish professional football player. Ferguson began his footballing education at Carse Thistle before being signed to Dundee United in 1990 on his first professional contract. From that time he has played for Rangers, Everton and Newcastle United; his career often punctuated by controversy and injury. When not affected by those, his strength and stature made him a potent player.
- Nigel Martyn
Anthony Nigel Martyn (born August 11 1966 in St Austell, Cornwall) is a former English football goalkeeper who has played more than 500 competitive matches in English football. He most prominently played seven seasons each for Crystal Palace and Leeds United. An injury forced him to retire in 2006, following three seasons for Everton. Martyn made his debut for the England national side in Moscow in 1992, becoming one of the few Cornishmen to play for England.
- Leighton Baines
Leighton John Baines is an English footballer, who currently plays at left-back for Wigan Athletic. He won 16 caps for the England Under 21 team. Baines made his début for Wigan Athletic in 2002, and soon became an established member of the Wigan Athletic first team, and was a regular when Wigan earned promotion to the Premiership in 2004-05, in which he scored his first goal for the club, a spectacular strike from long-range against Ipswich.
- Paul Gascoigne
Paul John Gascoigne (born 27 May, 1967 in Gateshead, England), often referred to as Gazza, is a retired English football player who is widely regarded as one of the most gifted footballers of his generation. He has also had spells as a manager and coach, most recently at Kettering Town in 2005. Playing in the position of midfield, his career included spells at Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, …
- David Nugent
David James Nugent (born 2 May, 1985 in Huyton, Knowsley, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays for Premier League club Portsmouth.
- Carlton Cole
Carlton Cole (born November 12, 1983 in Croydon, London, England) is a football player who currently plays for West Ham United.
- Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson (born February 24, 1988 in Urmston, Manchester) is a professional footballer with Manchester City. Johnson signed for Manchester City in 2004. Prior to signing for Manchester City, Johnson was a schoolboy at Everton., and supported Leeds United as a youth. He was part of the Manchester City youth team which reached the 2006 FA Youth Cup final. On 21 October 2006 he made his Premiership debut in the 4-0 defeat to Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium.