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| Full name | Everton Football Club | |||
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| Nicknames | The Blues The Toffees | |||
| Founded | 1983; 42 years ago (1983) | |||
| Ground | Goodison Park Hill Dickinson Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 39,414 | |||
| Manager | Brian Sørensen | |||
| League | Women's Super League | |||
| 2024–25 | WSL, 8th of 12 | |||
| Website | evertonfc.com/women | |||
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Everton Football Club (/ˈɛvərtən/) is an Englishwomen's association football team based inLiverpool, England, that competes in theFA Women's Super League, the top division of English women's football. Formed in 1983 asHoylake W.F.C., it is now part ofEverton F.C. and has played home games atWalton Hall Park inWalton since February 2020. From 2025 they will play atGoodison Park, the former home of the Men's Team. The team has won thePremier League National Division once, thePremier League Cup once, and theWomen's FA Cup twice.
The club started life asHoylake WFC in 1983. It merged with Dolphins YC to becomeLeasowe, then added Pacific to its title in a sponsorship deal. In 1987–88, the team came to prominence winning theNorth West Women's League and reaching the1988 Women's FA Cup final, losing toDoncaster Belles 3–1. It came backthe following year to beat Friends of Fulham 3–2. By 1991–92, Leasowe Pacific had won its regional league for five years running, and when the regular national competition was expanded the next season it was admitted to Division One North, promptly finishing top to join the FA Women's Premier League.
In 1995, the club became known as Everton Ladies and continued to make its mark. In 1997, it reached the final of the Premier League Cup only to lose toMillwall Lionesses 1–2. The following year, however, the team was crowned National Premier League Champions which is its biggest success to date.In 1999 the club again lost in the League Cup final, 1–3 to Arsenal Ladies, and in 2005 reached the FA Women's Cup final only to lose 0–1 toCharlton Athletic after a disappointing display. Revenge of sorts came two years later when Everton pipped Charlton to second place in the Premier League which, as champions Arsenal had already won theUEFA Women's Cup, meant a European debut for Everton in 2007–08. In 2008, it won the Premier League Cup by beating Arsenal in the final. Arsenal was unbeaten in England two years at the time.[1]
The club's first foray into UEFA competition saw it win its opening game 4–0 against Lithuanian side Gintra. It won further group games against Glentoran and Zulwil without conceding and scoring 20 goals in the process. The campaign was to end in disappointment at the second group stage. Despite beatingValur 3–1 in its final group game, Everton only finished third and failed to progress into the quarter–finals amidst much controversy.[2]
On 10 May 2009, Everton needed only a draw against Arsenal Ladies in the last match of the season to win the Women's Premier League for only the second time in its history, but lost 1–0 to finish runners–up on goal difference. Due to the reformatting of the European Cup into theUEFA Women's Champions League, however, the team still qualified for Europe, although it had to enter at thequalifying group stages and was eliminated the in round of 32 by Norwegian teamRoa IL. In 2010, Everton beat Arsenal 3–2 to win the FA Women's Cup withNatasha Dowie (niece ofIain) scoring the winner deep into extra time.[3]
In 2011, the club advanced to the quarter–finals of the Champions League, where its best run so far was stopped by German sideFCR Duisburg. Everton was one of eight founding teams in theFA WSL in March 2011.[4]
After several seasons finishing mid-table, Everton would struggle to gain form during the2014 season having lost key playersJill Scott andToni Duggan (both toManchester City) during the off-season.[5][6] In September 2014, Everton would lose 2–0 toNotts County, sealing its relegation toWSL 2 after 21 years of top flight football.[7]
The2014 FA Women's Cup final was the 44th final of theFA Women's Cup, England's primarycup competition forwomen's football teams. The showpiece event was the 21st to be played directly under the auspices ofthe Football Association (FA). The final was contested betweenArsenal and Everton on 1 June 2014 atstadium:mk inMilton Keynes. This was the last cup final held outsideWembley Stadium. Holders Arsenal made its 14th final appearance, after winning the2013 final. Everton was appearing in its fifth final.[8]
AsFA WSL 1 clubs, both teams entered the competition at the fifth round stage. Arsenal beatGillingham (2–0),Birmingham City (2–1) andChelsea (5–3) to reach the final. Everton defeatedCardiff City (3–1),Liverpool (2–0) andNotts County (2–1).
The victory gave Arsenal a rare FA Cup double with themen's team winning thefinal two weeks before, a feat they accomplished for the third time (also in 1993 and 1998).
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Everton would contend in WSL2, registering back-to-back third-place finishes during the2015 and2016 seasons. In anticipation of re-aligning the season with the typical FIFA calendar, the WSL 1 and 2 competed in a truncated 9-match season. The "FA WSL Spring Series" (as it became referred), would not have teams compete for promotion or relegation before the full2017–18 season.[9] Everton won the Spring Series, recording 7 wins from 9 with scoring led byClaudia Walker (7 goals) andSimone Magill (5 goals). The Spring Series title was the first since theFA Women's Premier League National Division 1997–98 season title.
Prior to the2017–18 season,Notts County of theWSL 1 folded prior to the Spring Series prompting theFA to inviteFA WSL 2 clubs to apply and fill the vacancy.[10] Everton was awarded the invitation back into the top flight on 9 June 2017, and would compete in theWSL 1 for the2017–18 season.[11]
Everton struggled to gain much form during the 2017–18 season. Despite making a run to the semi-finals in the2017–18 FA Women's Cup, Everton finished 9th in the table (only beating out winlessYeovil Town); however league structural changes prevented the club from being relegated.[12]
Ahead of the2019–20 season, the team droppedLadies from its name. Although now simply called Everton, the club will use Everton Women in a formal capacity when necessary to avoid confusion with the men's team.[13]
Everton reached the delayed 2019–20 FA Women's Cup final losing to Manchester City 1–3 after extra-time at Wembley on 1 November 2020.[14]
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In the 2022–23 season Everton finished sixth in theWomen's Super League table[15] while they ended the 2023–24 campaign in eighth.[16]
The 2024–25 season saw Everton beat Manchester City for the first time ever in December 2024. The match ended 2–1 after two first half goals by Everton.[17]
Everton hadRossett Park as its home ground starting in 1998, sharing with non-league sideMarine A.F.C. inCrosby.[18] Rossett Park would be the Blues' home ground for 15 years.
In 2013, the team moved toHalton Stadium (previously known then as "Select Security Stadium"), also used by its Merseyside rivalsLiverpool. The move was prompted by needing improved technical requirements for the developingWSL standards and providing notably increased capacity.[19]
Ahead of the2018–19 season, Everton announced that it would play the first half of the season atHaig Avenue[20][21] and ended up staying for the whole season.
In 2019, it was announced that the club would play its last game at the Haig Avenue on 29 September of that year before moving toWalton Hall Park but delays meant the team would not move like planned until February 2020.[22]
In May 2025, it was announced that the club would move permanently toGoodison Park after the men's team move out at the end of the2024–25 season,[23] with the first home league tie contested there being a match versusTottenham Hotspur F.C. Women on September 14 2025.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Name | Job Title |
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 Alan McTavish | Chief Executive Officer |
 Brian Sorensen | Manager |
 Stephen Neligan | Assistant Manager |
| Ian McCaldon | Goalkeeping Coach |
| Chloe Edwards | Physical Performance Coach |
| Jacob Arnold | Sports Scientist |
| Catherine Wright | Director of Women's Football Operations |
| Connor Wagstaff | Sports Therapist |
| Alice Stratford | Performance Psychologist |
| Ruth Maddocks | Kit Lead |
| Gary Featherstone | Safeguarding & Player Care Manager |
| Keris McRoberts | Operations Lead |
| Amy Lewtas | Player Care Lead |
For a detailed international record seeEnglish women's football clubs in international competitions
As of July 6,2025:
| Name | Tenure | M | W | D | L | Win % | Honours |
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 Keith Marley | 1998 – 2002 | 1National Division | |||||
| Mo Marley | 2002 – 13 October 2012 | 206 | 129 | 26 | 51 | 62.2% | 1FA Cup, 1Premier League Cup |
| Andy Spence | 14 November 2012 – 10 June 2015 | 51 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 31.4% | |
| Nicola Anderson | 10 June 2015 – 15 December 2015 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 35.7% | |
| Andy Spence | 15 December 2015 – 7 November 2018 | 45 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 42.2% | 1WSL2 |
| Jennifer Herst | 7 November 2018 – 1 December 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | |
| Willie Kirk | 1 December 2018 – 16 October 2021 | 70 | 29 | 7 | 34 | 41.4% | |
 Jean-Luc Vasseur | 29 October 2021 – 1 February 2022 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16.7% | |
| Chris RobertsClaire Ditchburn | 1 February 2022 – 1 July 2022 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 23.1% | |
| Brian Sorensen | 1 July 2022 – | 83 | 27 | 14 | 42 | 32.5% |
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