# List of Everton F.C. players

This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Everton. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more first-team matches for the club. A number of other players who have played an important role in a league title win have also been included for their – for example Andy Gray. Players in Everton's early history are also included despite not necessarily playing 100 matches.
For a list of all Everton players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Everton F.C. players, and for the current squad see the main Everton F.C. article.
Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included.

## Notable players

Appearance figures as of 21 May 2022
| Name | Nationality | Position | Everton career | Appearances | Goals | Notes |
| George Fleming | England | MF | 1887–1888 | 5 | 2 | First League goalscorer for Everton |
| George Farmer | Wales | FW | 1887–1889 | 35 | 3 | First competitive goalscorer for Everton |
| Alex McKinnon | Scotland | FW | 1888 | 6 | 4 | First hat-trick goalscorer |
| Nick Ross | Scotland | FB/FW | 1888–1889 | 19 | 5 | Club captain 1888–1889 |
| Bob Kelso | Scotland | FB | 1888–1889, 1891–1895 | 103 | 5 |
| Alf Milward | England | FW | 1888–1896 | 224 | 96 |
| Edgar Chadwick | England | FW | 1888–1898 | 300 | 110 | Club captain 1897 |
| Johnny Holt | England | FB | 1888–1898 | 252 | 4 | First England international |
| Andrew Hannah | Scotland | FB | 1889–1891 | 44 | 0 | Club captain 1889–1891 |
| Alexander Brady | Scotland | FW | 1889–1891 | 36 | 20 | Member of 1890-91 title winning side |
| Dan Doyle | Scotland | CB | 1889–1891 | 41 | 1 | Captained Everton's first title-winning side |
| David Jardine | Scotland | GK | 1889–1894 | 137 | 0 |
| Alex Latta | Scotland | FW | 1889–1895 | 148 | 70 |
| Charlie Parry | Wales | FB | 1889–1895 | 94 | 5 | First Everton player to win an international cap for Wales |
| Fred Geary | England | FW | 1889–1895 | 99 | 86 | First goalscorer at Goodison Park |
| Duncan McLean | Scotland | FB | 1890–1891 | 26 | 0 | Joined Liverpool FC after the 1892 split |
| Bob Howarth | England | FB | 1891–1893 | 68 | 0 | Club captain 1892–1893 |
| Richard Williams | England | GK | 1891–1894 | 70 | 0 | Member of Everton's first FA Cup final team |
| Jack Bell | Scotland | FW | 1892–1898, 1901–1903 | 199 | 70 | First Everton goalscorer in a FA Cup Final |
| Dickie Boyle | Scotland | HB | 1892–1900 | 243 | 8 |
| William Stewart | Scotland | HB | 1892–1900 | 137 | 6 |
| Jack Southworth | England | FW | 1893–1894 | 32 | 36 | First ever double hat-trick scorer |
| Tom McInnes | Scotland | FW | 1894–1895 | 47 | 18 | Scorer of the first goal in a Merseyside derby |
| Jack Taylor | Scotland | HB | 1896–1910 | 456 | 80 | Club captain 1898–1910 |
| Willie Muir | Scotland | GK | 1897–1901 | 137 | 0 |
| Sam Wolstenholme | England | FB | 1897–1903 | 170 | 8 |
| Walter Balmer | England | FB | 1897–1908 | 331 | 1 |
| John Proudfoot | Scotland | FW | 1898–1901 | 89 | 31 | *Inclusion reason required* |
| Jack Crelley | England | FB | 1898–1907 | 127 | 0 |
| Jimmy Settle | England | FB | 1899–1908 | 269 | 97 | Top Football League goalscorer in 1901–02 |
| Walter Abbott | England | FW | 1899–1908 | 292 | 37 |
| Jack Sharp | England | FW | 1899–1909 | 342 | 80 |
| Tom Booth | England | HB | 1900–1907 | 185 | 11 |
| Alex "Sandy" Young | Scotland | FW | 1901–1910 | 314 | 125 | Top Football League goalscorer in 1906–07 |
| Bob Balmer | England | FB | 1902–1911 | 188 | 0 |
| Harry Makepeace | England | HB | 1902–1914 | 336 | 23 |
| Thomas McDermott | Scotland | HB | 1903–1905 | 73 | 19 | *Inclusion reason required* |
| Harold Hardman | England | FW | 1903–1908 | 156 | 29 |
| Billy Scott | Ireland | GK | 1904–1912 | 289 | |
| Hugh Bolton | Scotland | FW | 1906–1908 | 87 | 34 | Member of the first Everton team to win the FA Cup. |
| Joe Donnachie | Scotland | CB | 1906–1908, 1919–1920 | 58 | 0 | *Inclusion reason required* |
| William Stevenson | England | DF | 1907–1913 | 125 | 0 |
| Jock Maconnachie | Scotland | FB | 1907–1919 | 270 | 7 |
| Tim Coleman | England | FW | 1908–1910 | 71 | 30 | Prominent member of the Players' Union. |
| Bert Freeman | England | CF | 1908–1911 | 94 | 67 | Top Football League goalscorer in 1908–09 |
| Val Harris | Ireland | HB | 1908–1914 | 214 | 2 |
| Bill Lacey | Ireland / Republic of Ireland | Va | 1909–1912 | 40 | 11 | First player to be capped at full international level while playing for both Everton and Liverpool |
| George Beare | England | FW | 1909–1913 | 125 | 19 |
| Tom Fleetwood | England | HB | 1910–1922 | 285 | 10 |
| Frank Jefferis | England | FW | 1910–1919 | 137 | 22 |
| Sam Chedgzoy | England | FW | 1910–1925 | 300 | 36 |
| Joe Smith | England | FW | 1911–1912 | 10 | 0 | *Inclusion reason required* |
| Alan Grenyer | England | CH | 1911–1923 | 148 | 9 |
| Bobby Parker | Scotland | FW | 1913–1922 | 92 | 71 | Top Football League goalscorer in 1914–15 |
| George Harrison | England | FW | 1913–1923 | 190 | 17 |
| Tommy Fern | England | GK | 1913–1924 | 231 | 0 |
| Joe Clennell | England | FW | 1913–1921 | 74 | 33 | Member of 1914-15 League Championship winning team |
| Jimmy Galt | Scotland | MF | 1913–1915 | 36 | 4 | Member of 1914-15 League Championship winning team |
| Bob Thompson | England | FB | 1913–1921 | 89 | 0 | Member of 1914-15 League Championship winning team |
| William Brown | Scotland | HB | 1914–1927 | 179 | 0 |
| Billy Kirsopp | England | FW | 1915–1921 | 63 | 29 | Member of 1914-15 League Championship winning team |
| Joe Peacock | England | HB | 1919–1926 | 161 | 12 |
| Jock McDonald | Scotland | FB | 1920–1926 | 224 | 0 |
| David Reid | Ireland | FW | 1920–1926 | 101 | 11 |
| Wilf Chadwick | England | FW | 1921–1925 | 109 | 55 | Top Football League goalscorer in 1923–24 |
| Doug Livingstone | Scotland | FB | 1921–1925 | 100 | 0 |
| Bobby Irvine | Ireland | FW | 1921–1928 | 214 | 57 |
| Hunter Hart | Scotland | MF | 1921–1929 | 300 | 5 |
| Neil McBain | Scotland | HB | 1922–1925 | 103 | 1 |
| Alec Troup | Scotland | FW | 1922–1929 | 259 | 35 |
| David Raitt | Scotland | FB | 1922–1927 | 131 | 0 |
| Jack O'Donnell | England | FB | 1924–1929 | 198 | 10 |
| Albert Virr | England | HB | 1924–1929 | 127 | 3 |
| Dixie Dean | England | FW | 1925–1937 | 431 | 377 | All-time leading goalscorer for Everton |
| Arthur Davies | Wales | GK | 1926–1929 | 94 | 0 | *Inclusion reason required* |
| Edward Critchley | England | FW | 1926–1934 | 229 | 42 |
| Warney Cresswell | England | FB | 1926–1935 | 306 | 1 |
| Tony Weldon | Scotland | FW | 1927–1929 | 74 | 13 | Member of 1927–28 title-winning team |
| Jeremiah Kelly | Scotland | HB | 1927–1929 | 83 | 1 | Member of 1927–28 title-winning team |
| Tommy White | England | FW | 1927–1937 | 201 | 66 |
| James Dunn | Scotland | FW | 1928–1934 | 155 | 49 |
| Jimmy Stein | Scotland | FW | 1928–1936 | 215 | 65 |
| Jock Thomson | Scotland | HB | 1929–1938 | 296 | 5 |
| Ted Sagar | England | GK | 1929–1952 | 495 | 0 |
| Tommy Johnson | England | FW | 1929–1933 | 161 | 65 |
| Ben Williams | Wales | FB | 1929–1935 | 139 | 0 |
| Cliff Britton | England | HB | 1930–1938 | 240 | 3 |
| Charlie Gee | England | HB | 1930–1938 | 212 | 2 |
| Albert Geldard | England | FW | 1932–1937 | 179 | 37 |
| Joe Mercer | England | HB | 1932–1946 | 184 | 2 |
| Jimmy Cunliffe | England | FW | 1932–1938 | 187 | 76 |
| Billy Cook | Scotland | FB | 1932–1938 | 250 | 6 |
| Stan Bentham | England | FW | 1932–1948 | 125 | 7 |
| Jack Jones | England | DF | 1933–1937 | 108 | 0 |
| Jackie Coulter | Ireland | MF | 1934–1937 | 88 | 2 | Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame member |
| Alex Stevenson | Ireland / Republic of Ireland | FW | 1934–1949 | 271 | 90 |
| Torry Gillick | Scotland | FW | 1935–1938 | 133 | 44 |
| T. G. Jones | Wales | FB | 1936–1949 | 175 | 5 |
| Tommy Lawton | England | FW | 1937–1945 | 95 | 70 | Top Football League goalscorer in 1937–38, 1938–39 |
| Norman Greenhalgh | England | FB | 1937–1949 | 115 | 1 |
| Johnny Carey | Ireland / Republic of Ireland | Va | 1942–1943 | — | — | Manager 1958–1961 |
| Wally Fielding | England | FW | 1945–1959 | 410 | 54 |
| George Saunders | England | FB | 1946–1951 | 140 | 0 |
| Jackie Grant | England | HB | 1946–1954 | 133 | 11 |
| Eddie Wainwright | England | FW | 1946–1955 | 228 | 76 |
| Tommy Eglington | Ireland / Republic of Ireland | FW | 1946–1957 | 428 | 82 |
| Peter Farrell | Ireland / Republic of Ireland | HB | 1946–1957 | 453 | 17 | Club captain 1954–1957 |
| Cyril Lello | England | HB | 1947–1956 | 255 | 9 |
| Peter Corr | Republic of Ireland | MF | 1948–1949 | 24 | 2 | Member of the first non-UK side to beat England at home |
| Ted Buckle | England | FW | 1949–1954 | 117 | 33 |
| Eric Moore | England | FB | 1949–1956 | 184 | 0 |
| Jack Lindsay | Scotland | FB | 1950–1953 | 115 | 2 |
| Jimmy O'Neill | Republic of Ireland | GK | 1949–1960 | 213 | 0 |
| Tommy E. Jones | England | FB | 1948–1961 | 411 | 14 | Club captain 1957–1961 |
| John Willie Parker | England | FW | 1947–1956 | 176 | 89 |
| Tony McNamara | England | FW | 1951–1957 | 113 | 22 |
| Don Donovan | Republic of Ireland | FB | 1949–1958 | 187 | 2 |
| Dave Hickson | England | FW | 1948–1955, 1957–1959 | 253 | 111 |
| Jimmy Tansey | England | FB | 1952–1959 | 142 | 0 |
| Mick Meagan | Republic of Ireland | FB | 1952–1964 | 175 | 1 |
| Jimmy Harris | England | FW | 1955–1960 | 207 | 72 | First League Cup goalscorer for Everton |
| Brian Harris | England | FW | 1955–1966 | 360 | 29 |
| Albert Dunlop | England | GK | 1956–1963 | 231 | 0 |
| Derek Temple | England | FW | 1956–1967 | 277 | 84 |
| Bobby Collins | Scotland | MF | 1958–1962 | 147 | 48 |
| Alex Parker | Scotland | FB | 1958–1964 | 230 | 5 |
| Brian Labone | England | CB | 1958–1971 | 533 | 2 | Club captain 1965–1971 |
| Billy Bingham | Northern Ireland | MF | 1960–1962 | 98 | 26 | Manager 1973–1977 |
| Roy Vernon | Wales | FW | 1960–1965 | 203 | 111 | Club captain 1962–1965 |
| Alex Young | Scotland | FW | 1960–1968 | 275 | 109 |
| Jimmy Gabriel | Scotland | MF | 1960–1967 | 304 | 37 | Caretaker manager 1990, 1993–1994 |
| Dennis Stevens | England | MF | 1962–1965 | 145 | 32 | First European goalscorer for Everton |
| Johnny Morrissey | England | FW | 1962–1971 | 313 | 50 |
| Gordon West | England | GK | 1962–1972 | 402 | 0 |
| Alex Scott | Scotland | FW | 1962–1966 | 180 | 26 |
| Sandy Brown | Scotland | FB | 1963–1970 | 253 | 11 |
| Andy Rankin | England | GK | 1963–1970 | 106 | 0 |
| Colin Harvey | England | MF | 1963–1974 | 386 | 24 | Manager 1987–1990 |
| Fred Pickering | England | FW | 1963–1967 | 115 | 70 |
| Ray Wilson | England | FB | 1964–1969 | 153 | 0 | 1966 World Cup winner |
| Jimmy Husband | England | FW | 1964–1973 | 197 | 55 |
| Tommy Wright | England | FB | 1964–1974 | 374 | 4 |
| John Hurst | England | MF | 1964–1976 | 388 | 34 |
| Alan Ball | England | MF | 1966–1971 | 250 | 78 | 1966 World Cup winner |
| Joe Royle | England | FW | 1966–1974 | 276 | 119 | Manager 1994–1997 |
| Howard Kendall | England | MF | 1967–1974 | 275 | 30 | Club captain 1971–1974, Manager 1981–87, 1990–93, 1997–98 |
| Terry Darracott | England | FB | 1967–1979 | 178 | 0 |
| Roger Kenyon | England | CB | 1967–1979 | 308 | 9 |
| Dai Davies | Wales | GK | 1970–1977 | 94 | 0 |
| Henry Newton | England | MF | 1970–1973 | 85 | 6 | Everton's record signing at the time. |
| John Connolly | Scotland | FW | 1972–1976 | 118 | 16 |
| Mick Buckley | England | MF | 1971–1977 | 158 | 12 |
| Mick Lyons | England | CB | 1971–1981 | 462 | 59 |
| Mike Bernard | England | MF | 1972–1976 | 172 | 8 |
| David Lawson | England | GK | 1972–1976 | 152 | 0 |
| Dave Clements | Northern Ireland | FB | 1973–1975 | 99 | 8 | Club captain 1974–1975 |
| Bob Latchford | England | FW | 1973–1980 | 289 | 138 | Top Football League goalscorer in 1977–78 |
| George Telfer | England | FW | 1973–1980 | 113 | 22 |
| Jim Pearson | Scotland | FW | 1974–1977 | 126 | 19 |
| Martin Dobson | England | MF | 1974–1978 | 231 | 39 |
| Dave Jones | England | FB | 1975–1978 | 103 | 2 |
| Andy King | England | MF | 1976–1980, 1982–1984 | 247 | 68 |
| Mark Higgins | England | CB | 1976–1984 | 181 | 6 | Club captain 1982 |
| John Bailey | England | FB | 1979–1986 | 222 | 3 |
| George Wood | Scotland | GK | 1977–1980 | 126 | 0 |
| Trevor Ross | Scotland | MF | 1977–1983 | 151 | 20 |
| Billy Wright | England | CB | 1977–1983 | 198 | 10 | Club captain 1977–1982 |
| Peter Eastoe | England | FW | 1979–1982 | 115 | 33 |
| Asa Hartford | Scotland | FW | 1979–1981 | 98 | 7 | Everton's record signing at the time. |
| Kevin Ratcliffe | Wales | CB | 1980–1991 | 494 | 2 | Club captain 1982–1992 |
| Graeme Sharp | Scotland | FW | 1980–1991 | 445 | 159 |
| Steve McMahon | England | MF | 1980–1983 | 120 | 14 |
| Alan Irvine | Scotland | MF | 1981–1984 | 80 | 6 | Assistant manager 2002–2007 |
| Kevin Richardson | England | MF | 1981–1986 | 145 | 20 |
| Neville Southall | Wales | GK | 1981–1997 | 750 | 0 | Most all-time appearances for Everton |
| Derek Mountfield | England | CB | 1982–1988 | 153 | 24 |
| Adrian Heath | England | MF | 1982–1988 | 306 | 94 |
| Gary Stevens | England | RB | 1982–1988 | 294 | 13 |
| Peter Reid | England | MF | 1982–1988 | 234 | 13 |
| Kevin Sheedy | Republic of Ireland | MF | 1982–1992 | 368 | 97 |
| Andy Gray | Scotland | FW | 1983–1985 | 68 | 22 | Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame member |
| Trevor Steven | England | MF | 1983–1989 | 298 | 59 |
| Alan Harper | England | FB | 1983–1988, 1991–1993 | 240 | 5 |
| Paul Bracewell | England | MF | 1984–1989 | 143 | 10 |
| Pat Van Den Hauwe | Wales | FB | 1984–1989 | 203 | 3 |
| Gary Lineker | England | FW | 1985–1986 | 52 | 40 | Top Football League goalscorer in 1985–86 |
| Neil Pointon | England | FB | 1985–1989 | 138 | 5 |
| Dave Watson | England | CB | 1986–2000 | 529 | 38 | Club captain 1992–2000; Caretaker manager 1997 |
| Ian Snodin | Wales | FB | 1987–1994 | 201 | 9 |
| Stuart McCall | Scotland | MF | 1988–1990 | 141 | 10 |
| Neil McDonald | England | FB | 1988–1991 | 123 | 8 |
| Pat Nevin | Scotland | MF | 1988–1991 | 148 | 21 |
| Tony Cottee | England | FW | 1988–1994 | 230 | 99 |
| Martin Keown | England | CB | 1989–1992 | 126 | 0 |
| John Ebbrell | England | MF | 1989–1997 | 266 | 19 |
| Peter Beagrie | England | MF | 1989–1994, 1998 | 143 | 17 |
| Gary Ablett | England | CB | 1990–1995 | 155 | 6 |
| Matt Jackson | England | CB | 1990–1995 | 165 | 6 |
| Andy Hinchcliffe | England | FB | 1990–1997 | 222 | 9 |
| Peter Beardsley | England | FW | 1991–1992 | 95 | 32 | One of only two players to have scored for both sides in Merseyside derbies |
| David Unsworth | England | CB | 1991–1997, 1998–2004 | 355 | 44 |
| Barry Horne | Wales | MF | 1992–1996 | 150 | 3 |
| Paul Rideout | England | FW | 1992–1996 | 140 | 40 |
| Graham Stuart | England | MF | 1993–1997 | 161 | 31 |
| Joe Parkinson | England | MF | 1993–1999 | 107 | 4 |
| Daniel Amokachi | Nigeria | MF | 1994–1996 | 54 | 12 | Olympic gold medalist |
| Anders Limpar | Sweden | MF | 1994–1997 | 82 | 6 | World Cup bronze medalist |
| Duncan Ferguson | Scotland | FW | 1994–1998, 2000–2006 | 272 | 72 | Club captain 1997–1998 |
| Andrei Kanchelskis | Russia | MF | 1995–1997 | 60 | 20 | Club record signing at the time |
| Craig Short | England | CB | 1995–1998 | 114 | 4 |
| Gary Speed | Wales | MF | 1996–1998 | 65 | 18 | Club captain 1997–1998 |
| Michael Ball | England | FB | 1996–2000 | 138 | 8 |
| Nick Barmby | England | MF | 1996–2000 | 133 | 23 |
| Paul Gerrard | England | GK | 1996–2002 | 99 | 0 | Everton's first £1m+ goalkeeper. |
| Marco Materazzi | Italy | CB | 1997–1998 | 27 | 1 | 2006 World Cup winner |
| Thomas Myhre | Norway | GK | 1997–2001 | 70 | 0 | *Inclusion reason required* |
| Kevin Campbell | England | FW | 1997–2005 | 163 | 51 |
| David Weir | Scotland | CB | 1998–2007 | 269 | 11 | Club captain 2005–2007 |
| Richard Gough | Scotland | CB | 1999–2001 | 42 | 1 | Club captain 2000–2001 |
| Scot Gemmill | Scotland | MF | 1999–2003 | 107 | 5 |
| Mark Pembridge | Wales | MF | 1999–2003 | 101 | 4 |
| Steve Watson | England | FB | 2000–2005 | 139 | 16 |
| Thomas Gravesen | Denmark | MF | 2000–2005, 2007–2008 | 168 | 12 |
| Gary Naysmith | Scotland | FB | 2000–2007 | 151 | 7 |
| Alessandro Pistone | Italy | FB | 2000–2007 | 117 | 1 |
| Leon Osman | England | MF | 2000–2016 | 433 | 57 | |
| Tomasz Radzinski | Canada | FW | 2001–2004 | 102 | 28 |
| Alan Stubbs | England | CB | 2001–2005, 2006–2008 | 192 | 7 | Club captain 2001–2005 |
| Tony Hibbert | England | FB | 2001–2016 | 329 | 0 |
| Wayne Rooney | England | FW | 2002–2004, 2017–2018 | 117 | 28 | 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Golden Player |
| Lee Carsley | Republic of Ireland | MF | 2002–2008 | 198 | 12 |
| Joseph Yobo | Nigeria | CB | 2002–2012 | 259 | 10 | Club vice-captain 2007–2012 |
| Kevin Kilbane | Republic of Ireland | MF | 2003–2006 | 120 | 5 |
| James McFadden | Scotland | FW | 2003–2008, 2011–2012 | 139 | 19 |
| Tim Cahill | Australia | MF/FW | 2004–2012 | 242 | 68 |
| Mikel Arteta | Spain | MF | 2005–2011 | 209 | 35 | 2005–06, 2006–07 Everton Player of the Year |
| Phil Neville | England | FB | 2005–2013 | 303 | 5 | Club captain 2007–2013 |
| Joleon Lescott | England | CB/FB | 2006–2009 | 143 | 17 | 2007–08 Everton Player of the Year |
| Victor Anichebe | Nigeria | FW | 2006–2013 | 168 | 26 | Olympic silver medal winner; Most-used substitute in Everton history |
| Tim Howard | United States | GK | 2006–2016 | 414 | 1 | 2008 US Soccer Athlete of the Year |
| Yakubu | Nigeria | FW | 2007–2011 | 107 | 31 |
| Jack Rodwell | England | MF | 2007–2012 | 109 | 8 |
| Leighton Baines | England | FB | 2007–2020 | 420 | 39 | 2010–11 & 2012–13 Everton Player of the Year |
| Phil Jagielka | England | CB | 2007–2019 | 385 | 19 | 2008–09 & 2014-15 Everton Player of the Year Club captain 2013–2019 |
| Steven Pienaar | South Africa | MF | 2007–2010, 2012–2016 | 229 | 24 | 2009–10 Everton Player of the Year |
| Louis Saha | France | FW | 2008–2012 | 115 | 35 |
| Marouane Fellaini | Belgium | MF | 2008–2013 | 177 | 33 | Young Player of the Season 2008–09 |
| John Heitinga | Netherlands | DF | 2009–2014 | 140 | 5 | 2011–12 Everton Player of the Year |
| Séamus Coleman | Republic of Ireland | DF | 2009– | 422 | 28 | 2013–14 Everton Player of the Year Club Captain 2019-2022 |
| Sylvain Distin | France | CB | 2009–2015 | 210 | 5 | 2011–12 Everton Players' Player of the Year |
| Ross Barkley | England | MF | 2011–2018 | 179 | 27 |
| Kevin Mirallas | Belgium | FW | 2012–2019 | 186 | 38 |
| Steven Naismith | Scotland | FW | 2012–2016 | 123 | 25 |
| Gareth Barry | England | MF | 2013–2017 | 155 | 5 | Most Premier League appearances of all time |
| Romelu Lukaku | Belgium | FW | 2013–2017 | 166 | 87 | Everton's record Premier League goalscorer |
| James McCarthy | Republic of Ireland | MF | 2013–2019 | 133 | 6 |
| Mason Holgate | Jamaica | CB | 2016– | 149 | 5 |
| Tom Davies | England | MF | 2016–2023 | 179 | 7 |
| Idrissa Gueye | Senegal | MF | 2016– | 171 | 8 |
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | England | FW | 2016– | 248 | 68 |
| Jordan Pickford | England | GK | 2017– | 279 | 0 |
| Michael Keane | England | DF | 2017– | 212 | 13 |
| Gylfi Sigurðsson | Iceland | MF | 2017–2022 | 156 | 31 |
| Richarlison | Brazil | FW | 2018–2022 | 152 | 53 |
| Alex Iwobi | Nigeria | MF | 2019– | 140 | 9 |
| Abdoulaye Doucouré | Mali | MF | 2020– | 130 | 17 |

## Club captains

Since 1888, 48 players have held the position of club captain for Everton. The club's first captain was Nick Ross, who captained Everton during the 1888-89 season. The longest-serving captain is Peter Farrell, who was club captain for 9 years – from 1948 to 1957. Despite his long tenure, Peter Farrell never won a trophy at Everton. Kevin Ratcliffe, who captained Everton during their most successful period in history, is Everton's most decorated captain. He won 7 trophies as captain, including 2 First Division titles, 4 Charity Shields, and 1 Cup Winners' Cup. Everton's current captain is Séamus Coleman. He has been captain since Phil Jagielka left the club in 2019.
| Dates | Name | Nationality | Pos. | Honours as captain |
| 1888–89 | Nick Ross | Scotland | DF/FW |
| 1889–91 | Andrew Hannah | Scotland | DF | 1 First Division title |
| 1891–93 | Johnny Holt | England | MF |
| 1893–94 | Bob Howarth | England | DF |
| 1894–96 | Dickie Boyle | Scotland | MF |
| 1896–97 | Billy Stewart | Scotland | MF |
| 1897–98 | Dickie Boyle | Scotland | MF |
| 1898–1900 | Jack Taylor | Scotland | FW |
| 1900–01 | Jimmy Settle | England | FW |
| 1901–04 | Tom Booth | England | MF |
| 1904–05 | Billy Balmer | England | DF |
| 1905–08 | Jack Taylor | Scotland | FW | 1 FA Cup |
| 1908–10 | Jack Sharp | England | FW |
| 1910–11 | Harry Makepeace | England | MF |
| 1911–14 | John Maconnachie | Scotland | DF |
| 1914–15 | Jimmy Galt | Scotland | DF | 1 First Division title |
| 1919–20 | Tom Fleetwood | England | MF/FW |
| 1920–21 | Dickie Downs | England | DF |
| 1921–22 | Jock McDonald | Scotland | DF |
| 1922–27 | Hunter Hart | Scotland | DF/MF |
| 1927–29 | Warney Cresswell | England | DF | 1 First Division title 1 FA Cup |
| 1929–30 | Hunter Hart | Scotland | DF/MF |
| 1930–31 | Ben Williams | Wales | DF |
| 1931–37 | Dixie Dean | England | FW | 1 First Division title 1 FA Cup 1 Charity Shield |
| 1937–38 | Billy Cook | Ireland | DF |
| 1938–39 | Jock Thomson | Scotland | MF | 1 FA Cup |
| 1946–48 | Norman Greenhalgh | England | DF |
| 1948–57 | Peter Farrell | Ireland Republic of Ireland | DF |
| 1957–61 | T.E. Jones | England | MF |
| 1961–65 | Roy Vernon | Wales | FW | 1 First Division title 1 Charity Shield |
| 1965–70 | Brian Labone | England | DF | 1 First Division title 1 FA Cup |
| 1970–71 | Alan Ball | England | FW | 1 Charity Shield |
| 1972–74 | Howard Kendall | England | MF |
| 1974–76 | Roger Kenyon | England | DF |
| 1976–82 | Mick Lyons | England | DF |
| 1982–83 | Billy Wright | England | MF |
| 1983–84 | Mark Higgins | England | DF | 1 First Division title |
| 1984–92 | Kevin Ratcliffe | Wales | DF | 2 First Division titles 4 Community Shields 1 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 1992–97 | Dave Watson | England | DF | 1 FA Cup |
| 1997–98 | Gary Speed | Wales | MF |
| 1998–2001 | Dave Watson | England | DF |
| 2001–02 | Kevin Campbell | England | FW |
| 2002–04 | Duncan Ferguson | Scotland | FW |
| 2004–05 | Alan Stubbs | England | DF |
| 2005–07 | David Weir | Scotland | DF |
| 2007–13 | Phil Neville | England | DF |
| 2013–19 | Phil Jagielka | England | DF |
| 2019–present | Séamus Coleman | Republic of Ireland | DF |