Everton FC have never actually played in Everton.
Everton have the lost the most FA Cup Semi-Finals, 13 to date.
They do have an impressive list of firsts.
First club to break the 6 figure transfer fee when they signed Alan Ball from Blackpool.
First club to be presented with the League Championship trophy
First club to present medals for winning the Championship
First club to go on an overseas football tour
First club to construct a purpose built football stadium
First club to have a four-sided stadium with two tier stands
First club to have a stadium with a three tier stand
First club to issue a regular match programme for home fixtures
First club to have a player (William Ralph Dean) score 60 league goals
First club to wear numbered shirts from 1-11 (1933 FA Cup final)
First club to have a church attached to its stadium
First club to install dugouts
First club to install undersoil heating
First club to win a penalty shootout in the European Cup 1970 v Borussia Moenchengladbach
First club to play 4000 top-flight games
First club to amass 5000 League points
First club to play 100 seasons in the top-flight
First club to stage a World Cup semi-final in Britain
First club to have the youngest Premiership goalscorer in two consecutive seasons with two different players
First club to break the £100,000 transfer threshold when Alan Ball moved from Blackpool for £110,000 in 1966.
First club to be featured in a TV game in August 1936 v Arsenal. Not live (pre-recorded).
First club to have scoreboard half time/full time facility
First club to have its own podcast
First club to have its own online social networking site.
First club to sell tickets via text message.
First club to install under soil heating.
First club to have stand mounted floodlights instead of pylons.
First club to play officially in blue and white.
The club's badge features a reproduction of Prince Rupert's Tower, which can be found in the heart of the Everton district.
Rupert's Tower, or the lock up was opened in 1787, was originally an overnight holding place where local drunks and criminals were taken by
parish constables. Prisoners would then be brought before local
Justices of the Peace for trial. Punishments would usually be similar to community service such as clearing ditches, unblocking drains or removing rubbish. It is sometimes called Prince Rupert's Tower, though it was in fact erected 143 years after
Prince Rupert's Royalist Army camped in the area during the
English Civil War Siege of Liverpool in 1644. It was first adapted to Everton's crest by team secretary Theo Kelly in 1938, and is now used as a council tool shed.
The origin of the Toffee nickname dates back almost to the formation of the club. Ye Ancient Everton Toffee House was a sweet shop owned by Old Ma Bushell, who created the Everton Toffee. These delights were sold in large quantities to fans as they watched Everton play in their three old homes: Stanley Park, Priory Road and eventually Anfield.
When Everton moved from Anfield to Goodison Park in 1892, the nickname followed. Just beyond Prince Rupert's Tower in the Everton district, there once existed a toffee shop called Mother Noblett's. One of their more popular products was the Everton Mint. This product was actually a toffee but couldn't be named as such due to Bushell's claim to the name.
To combat the growing popularity of these new mints, Bushell had her granddaughter distribute her Everton Toffees for free to the Everton supporters before each home game.
Everton's second megastore was named Everton Two in the fashion of their first megastore, Everton One. While the first shop is located off Walton near Goodison Park, the second store was opened in the Liverpool One shopping center near the heart of the city. As a result, part of Everton's second megastore's actual address reads "Everton Two, Liverpool One."
William 'Dixie' Dean, acquired his nickname as he looked like a typical southern American.