pioneers of English football

[BlueIsTheColour]

seems that back in the day Everton were the first club to do a number of things, its a shame we have been somewhat left behind by lack of money and arguably bad management.

Everton were original first league season members

Everton constructed covered dugouts in 1931. The idea was inspired by a visit to Pittodrie to play a friendly against Aberdeen, where such dugouts had been constructed at the behest of the Dons' trainer Donald Colman. The Goodison Park dugouts were the first in England.[29]

The first undersoil heating system in English football was installed at Goodison Park in 1958

Everton were the first club to have a scoreboard installed in England.[35] On 20 November 1971 Everton beat Southampton 8–0 with Joe Royle scoring four, David Johnson three and Alan Ball one. The scoreboard did not have enough room to display the goal scorer's names and simply read "7 9 7 9 8 9 9 7" as it displayed the goal scorers' shirt numbers instead.[36]

On 11 July 1913 Goodison Park became the first English football ground to be visited by a reigning monarch when King George V and Queen Mary attended.

 

[Lewisefc92]

Could be the first team to play in the Champions League from the Championship aswell....

 

[roydo]

First!.

Oh.

 

[The Cowboy]

I wonder, in Duncan Ferguson, do we have the first player to serve a prison sentence during a season?

 

[Pabbers]

We are the only team to go out of the European Cup, without losing a game.

 

[roydo]

I wonder, in Duncan Ferguson, do we have the first player to serve a prison sentence during a season?

Just checked. Tony Adams was jailed in 1990/91, so no.

Not saying Adams was the first though.

 

[BlueIsTheColour]

the first team Collina took a bung to cheat out of champs league qualification?

 

[Eggs]

....think we were the first to have numbered shirts in 1933 Cup Final, we wore 1-11 which also means Dixie was the original No9.

 

[blue61]

First team to have floodlights I believe.
First team to serve urine dressed as beer too.

 

[Lewisefc92]

first team to operate goodison exercise

 

[kiss the crest]

1st team to have numbers on the back of the shirts

 

[toffee matt]

First team to have a stand with 3 tiers

 

[Eggs]

1st team to have numbers on the back of the shirts

.....hey, I'd already posted that one but that's ok.

 

[roydo]

The 1 st derby was played today. In 1894. At Goodison.

We won 3-0.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

First club in the city,first club to win the League Championship in the city,first club to win the FA Cup in the city,so many other firsts,we should blow our trumpet far,far more than we do,but hey,we know,who cares about the rest?