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First matchday of pre-season! COYB!

18th July 1947 - We sold Jack Lyon to Macclesfield Town for £100 (efcstattocom)

18th July 1988 - We signed Neil Mc Donald from Newcastle United for £525,000 (efcstattocom)

18th July 1995 - Everton & Derby County agreed an exchange deal where Everton received Craig Short & Derby County received Gary Rowett & £2,650,000 (efcstattocom)

18th July 2000 - We signed Niclas Alexandersson from Sheffield Wednesday for £2,500,000 (efcstattocom)

18th July 2002 - Li Tie came to us on loan from Liaoning Fushun (efcstattocom)

18th July 2014 - Sam Byrne came to us as a free agent after being released by Manchester United (efcstattocom)

18th July 2017 - Ryan Harrington joined Aberdeen after being released on 1st July (efcstattocom)

18th July 2019 - We sent Josh Bowler out on loan to Hull City (efcstattocom)

18th July 2025 - Luke Butterfield joined Chesterfield after being released on 1st July (efcstattocom)

18th July 1994 - We beat Bournemouth 2-0 in a friendly (efcstattocom)

18th July 2003 - We beat SC Schwan 4-1 in a friendly (efcstattocom)

18th July 2007 - We drew 1-1 in a friendly with Preston North End (efcstattocom)

18th July 2009 - We beat Rochdale 4-1 in a friendly (efcstattocom)

18th July 2012 - We beat Dundee United 1-0 in a friendly (efcstattocom)

18th July 2018 - We drew 1- 1 in a friendly with Bury (efcstattocom)

Everton birthdays today - 18th July - 1892 - George Harrison, 1905 - Billy Hartill and 1908 - Monty Wilkinson (efcstattocom)

Everton Women's birthday today - 18th July 1987 - Michelle Evans (efcstattocom)

Everton u21s kicked off their pre-season schedule with a friendly against Oldham Athletic yesterday afternoon. Martin Sherif scored as we lost 2-1.

Use the term streaming very loosely

Pre-season streaming

‘We all agree, Gazza is better than Barmby’

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Kelly Gago has left Everton to join West Ham United on a permanent transfer. Everyone at Everton wishes Kelly all the best for the next chapter of her career.

Pre season starts tomorrow. UTFT!

Everton u21s have signed goalkeeper Zach Lee after initially coming in on trial towards the end of the 2025/26 season. The 19-year-old has previously been on the books of Barrow and Wigan Athletic, and last season featured for Kendal Town.

17th July 1928 - Joe Kendrick left to go to Shelbourne on a free transfer (efcstattocom)

17th July 1959 - We sold Jackie Keeley to Accrington Stanley (1891) for £1,000 (efcstattocom)

17th July 2002 - Li Weifeng came to us on loan from Shenzhen Ping'an (efcstattocom)

17th July 2017 - We sold Courtney Duffus to Oldham Athletic for an undisclosed fee (efcstattocom)

17th July 2017 - Cuco Martina came to us as a free agent after being released by Southampton (efcstattocom)

17th July 2023 - Asmir Begovic joined Queens Park Rangers after being released on 1st July (efcstattocom)

Everton birthdays today - 17th July - 1871 - Joey Murray and 1897 - Henry Spencer (efcstattocom)

17th July 2001 - We signed Tomasz Radzinski from Anderlecht for £4,500,000 (efcstattocom)

17th July 2000 - Paul Gascoigne came to us from Middlesbrough on a free transfer (efcstattocom)

17th July 2022 - We sent Jarrad Branthwaite out on loan to PSV Eindhoven (efcstattocom)

A right back are you sure

Right-back Rocco Lambert has signed his first professional contract with Everton until the end of June 2027

Right-back Rocco Lambert has signed his first professional contract with Everton until the end of June 2027.

Welcome back, Hannah! 🤝 We have signed Wales international forward Hannah Cain following the expiry of her contract with Leicester City.

16th July 1959 - Jimmy Shepherd came to us from Blackburn Rovers on a free transfer (efcstattocom)

16th July 2014 - Apostolos Vellios joined Lierse after being released on 1st July (efcstattocom)

16th July 2024 - Lewis Warrington joined Leyton Orient after being released on 1st July (efcstattocom)

16th July 2024 - Jack Barrett joined Blackburn Rovers after being released on 1st July (efcstattocom)

16th July 1991 - We beat FC Bulle 1-0 in a friendly (efcstattocom)

16th July 1997 - We beat Rangers 3-2 in a friendly (efcstattocom)

16th July 2002 - We beat SC Weiz 10-2 in a friendly (efcstattocom)