Everton Codexery

Legendary Players

17 entries in the Everton compendium.

Legendary Players — Era Chart

Graeme Souness1953Kevin Ratcliffe1960Finidi George1978Wayne Rooney1985Tony Cottee1988Duncan Ferguson1994
Graeme SounessThe Scottish titan who anchored Liverpool's all-conquering midfield and captained the clubTony CotteeThe £2.2m striker who scored a hat-trick on debut and finished sixth with Everton, but lefDuncan FergusonThe towering striker who powered Everton to FA Cup glory and became a fan favorite at GoodKevin RatcliffeThe tough-tackling captain who led Everton through their most successful spell in the 1980Paul CooperA tenacious engine room presence during a pivotal transition at Goodison Park.Finidi GeorgeA journeyman striker who played for 14 clubs, scored 113 goals in 573 games, and totalled Wayne RooneyThe Croxteth-born Evertonian who became the club's youngest-ever goalscorer.Trevor StevenThe tireless engine who kept Everton's heart beating through the 1990s.Johnny HaynesThe fastest left foot in English football, and Everton's greatest winger of the 1950s.Peter WitheThe Big Cat roared for eight years and left Goodison Park with its jaws full of glory.Ian WatermanThe long throw that pinned the opposition to the byeline and the defence that never broke.Alan BallThe Magician of Goodison Park — vision, grace, and the most elegant midfield England ever Roger DaviesThe Welsh magician whose vision turned Goodison into a theatre of football artistry.Billy BinghamThe elegant Scottish architect who steered Everton's golden generation to the summit of EnBert FreemanThe acrobat of Goodison Road who caught the wind and held it for Everton.Jack TaylorThe left-back who ran the channels at Goodison when Everton were rebuilding a dynasty.Gordon BanksThe keeper who saved a nation's dream — and sharpened his art at Goodison.
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