page_title: Everton F.C.
section_title: Everton Giants
hierarchical_section_title: Everton F.C. / Players / Notable former players / Everton Giants
caption_attribution_description: English: Dixie Dean Monument, outside Goodison Park
context_page_description: Everton Football Club is an English professional football club based in Liverpool that competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club has competed in the top division for a record 117 seasons, missing only four top-flight seasons since the creation of the Football League, of which it was a founding member. Everton is the second-longest continuous serving club in English top flight football and has won nine league titles, five FA Cups, one European Cup Winners' Cup and nine Charity Shields.
  Formed in 1878, Everton won their first League Championship during the 1890–91 season. After winning four more League Championships and two FA Cups, the club experienced a post-World War II lull until a revival in the 1960s. A period of sustained success came in the mid-1980s, when Everton won a further two League Championships, one FA Cup, and the 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup. The club's most recent major trophy was the 1995 FA Cup.
  The club's supporters are colloquially known as "Evertonians" or "Blues".
context_section_description: The following players are considered "Giants" for their great contributions to Everton. A panel appointed by the club established the inaugural list in 2000 and a new inductee is announced every season.
  Player of the Year
  Winners of the club's end of season award
  
  
   
  2005-06  Mikel Arteta
  2006-07  Mikel Arteta
  2007-08  Joleon Lescott
  2008-09  Phil Jagielka
  2009-10  Steven Pienaar
   
  2010-11  Leighton Baines
  2011-12  John Heitinga
  2012-13  Leighton Baines
  2013-14  Séamus Coleman
  2014-15  Phil Jagielka
   
  2015-16  Gareth Barry
  2016-17  Romelu Lukaku
  2017-18  Jordan Pickford
  2018-19  Lucas Digne
   
  Greatest ever team
  At the start of the 2003–04 season, as part of the club's official celebration of its 125th anniversary, supporters cast votes to determine the greatest ever Everton team.
   Neville Southall (1981–97)
   Gary Stevens (1982–89)
   Brian Labone (1958–71)
   Kevin Ratcliffe (1980–91)
   Ray Wilson (1964–69)
   Trevor Steven (1983–90)
   Alan Ball (1966–71)
   Peter Reid (1982–89)
   Kevin Sheedy (1982–92)
   Dixie Dean (1925–37)
   Graeme Sharp (1980–91)
  English Football Hall of Fame members
  A number of Everton players have been inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame:
  
  
   
   Dixie Dean (2002 inductee)
   Paul Gascoigne (2002 inductee)
   Alan Ball (2003 inductee)
   Pat Jennings (2003 inductee)
   
   Tommy Lawton (2003 inductee)
   Gary Lineker (2003 inductee)
   Howard Kendall (2005 inductee)
   Peter Beardsley (2007 inductee)
   
   Mark Hughes (2007 inductee)
   Neville Southall (2008 inductee)
   Ray Wilson (2008 inductee)
   Joe Mercer (2009 inductee)
   
   Harry Catterick (2010 inductee)
   Peter Reid (2014 inductee)
   Gary Speed (2017 inductee)
   
  Football League 100 Legends
  The Football League 100 Legends is a list of "100 legendary football players" produced by the Football League in 1998 to celebrate the 100th season of League football.
  
  
   
   Alan Ball
   Dixie Dean
   
   Paul Gascoigne
   Tommy Lawton
   
   Gary Lineker
   Joe Mercer
   
   Neville Southall
   Alex Young
caption: Dixie Dean Statue, outside the Park End
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