#5 – Everton: The Official Complete Record By Steven Johnson
Everton: The Official Complete Record is the definitive account of one of Europe’s most distinguished clubs. With nine league titles, five FA Cups and a rich club lore that boasts names such as Dixie Dean, Alex Young, Alan Ball and more recent heroes like Tim Cahill and Romelu Lukaku, theirs is a history replete with success and high drama. Boasting one of the most passionate and knowledgeable sets of fans, Everton are justifiably known as ‘The People s Club’.
Nearly 140 years after Everton’s humble birth as a church team, Steve Johnson has painstakingly trawled through the archives to provide for details of every game, line up, goalscorer, attendance and result, as well a plethora of other facts and figures. This officially endorsed record of one of English football’s great names includes season-by-season accounts of every campaign since the onset of league football, more than 100 player profiles and a foreword by the Club’s captain, Phil Jagielka. Fully revised and updated since its sell-out first edition from 2010, the new book includes details of the club’s friendly and wartime matches; making it an indispensable addition to every Evertonian’s library.
You can buy the book from Amazon here;