The Merseyside Derby is the longest-running top-flight derby in England. The derby is played between two major English clubs from Liverpool, Everton, and Liverpool. The Merseyside derby has been played since the 1962-63 season. The part of the rivalry is because the home grounds are within the site of each other across Stanley Park.
In the initial stages, the Merseyside derby was known as the “Friendly Derby” due to a large number of families being supporters of both Liverpool and Everton. The 1984 Football League Cup finals at Wembley witnessed all the sections of the ground got mixed and chanted “Merseyside, Merseyside” and “Are you watching Manchester?”. Since the mid-1980s, the rivalry has intensified, and since the inception of the premier league, the derby has seen more red cards than any other game.
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The Merseyside Derby Head-to-Head
The Merseyside derby head-to-head stats will cover all the details that need to be covered like Liverpool and Everton wins and losses, records held by each team, all-time top goal scorers in the derby, and many more.
Liverpool vs Everton Wins & Losses
The following stats are as of January 5, 2020
Competition
Played
Liverpool
Draw
Everton
Liverpool goals
Everton goals
Football League Division One
146
54
44
48
203
181
Premier League
55
24
22
9
77
48
FA Cup
25
12
6
7
40
28
Football League Cup
4
2
1
1
2
1
FA Community Shield
3
1
1
1
2
2
Football League Super Cup
2
2
0
0
7
2
Total
235
95
74
66
331
262
Merseyside Derby Records
Liverpool holds the longest unbeaten derby game run which is 21 matches (2011 to present)
Since 2000 and continuing, Liverpool holds the longest unbeaten derby game run in home matches which is 22 games (including two cup games).
Everton holds the longest unbeaten derby game run in away matches with a total of 16 matches between 1899 and 1920 at Anfield, which also includes ten victories.
The longest unbroken consecutive away winning run belongs to Everton who has seven victories under their name in the span of 1908-09 and 1914-15.
The fixture has seen many send-offs and holds a record of 21 red cards in the Premier League, the highest for any fixture.
Liverpool’s captain Steven Gerrard along with Everton’s captain Phil Neville has been sent-off twice in the derby games.
In the 1935–36 season, Liverpool recorded the highest-scoring home victory 6–0 in a league match at Anfield.
Both Everton and Liverpool hold the record of scoring the highest-scoring 5–0 away victory in a league match at Anfield in 1914-15 and at Goodison Park in the 1982-83 season.
The highest-scoring match was in 1932–33 when Liverpool won 7–4 at Anfield
William C. Cuff of Everton holds the record for the most wins as a manager with 16 wins over Liverpool from 1901 to 1918.
Tom Watson of Liverpool’s manager from 1896 to 1915 holds the record for the most losses with 21 defeats.
Record Attendance: 78,599 at Goodison Park (Everton’s Football Stadium), September 18, 1948
Lowest Attendance: 18,000 at Anfield, January 19, 1901
All-Time Top Scorers:
No.
Player
Club(s)
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Charity Shield
Screen Sport
Total
1
Ian Rush
Liverpool
13
5
1
1
5
25
2
Dixie Dean
Everton
18
1
19
3
Alex “Sandy” Young
Everton
9
3
12
4
Steven Gerrard
Liverpool
9
1
10
5
Harry Chambers
Liverpool
8
8
6
Jimmy Settle
Everton
8
8
7
Jack Parkinson
Liverpool
6
2
8
8
Peter Beardsley
Liverpool / Everton
4/1
2/0
7
9
Graeme Sharp
Everton
4
2
1
7
10
Jack Balmer
Liverpool
6
6
11
Robbie Fowler
Liverpool
6
6
12
Bobby Parker
Everton
6
6
13
Gordon Hodgson
Liverpool
5
1
6
14
Tim Cahill
Everton
5
5
15
Kenny Dalglish
Liverpool
5
5
16
Fred Howe
Liverpool
5
5
17
Jack Taylor
Everton
5
5
18
Dirk Kuyt
Liverpool
5
5
19
Divock Origi
Liverpool
5
5
20
Luis Suárez
Liverpool
4
1
5
21
Roger Hunt
Liverpool
4
1
5
22
Duncan Ferguson
Everton
4
4
23
Tommy Lawton
Everton
4
4
24
Michael Owen
Liverpool
4
4
25
Sam Raybould
Liverpool
4
4
26
Roy Vernon
Everton
4
4
27
Daniel Sturridge
Liverpool
4
4
28
Sadio Mane
Liverpool
3
3
29
Matthew Pennington
Everton
1
1
30
Gylfi Sigurðsson
Everton
1
1
31
Michael Keane
Everton
1
1
32
Richarlison
Everton
1
1
Most Hat-tricks:
No.
Player
Club(s)
Total
1
Dixie Dean
Everton
2
2
Alex “Sandy” Young
Everton
1
3
Bobby Parker
Everton
1
4
Henry Chambers
Liverpool
1
5
Dick Forshaw
Liverpool
1
6
Harold Barton
Liverpool
1
7
Fred Howe
Liverpool
1
8
Ian Rush
Liverpool
1
9
Steven Gerrard
Liverpool
1
All time Appearances
No.
Player
Club
Appearances
Position
1
Neville Southall
Everton
41
Goalkeeper
2
Ian Rush
Liverpool
36
Striker
3
Bruce Grobbelaar
Liverpool
34
Goalkeeper
4
Alan Hansen
Liverpool
33
Defender
5
Kevin Ratcliffe
Everton
32
Defender
Most Clean Sheets
No.
Player
Club
Clean Sheets
Games
1
Ray Clemence
Liverpool
15
27
2
Neville Southall
Everton
15
41
3
Bruce Grobbelaar
Liverpool
10
33
4
Gordon West
Everton
9
20
5
Tommy Lawrence
Liverpool
8
16
6
Pepe Reina
Liverpool
8
17
7
Cyril Sidlow
Liverpool
6
10
8
Billy Scott
Everton
6
15
9
Ted Sagar
Everton
6
20
10
Tim Howard
Everton
5
18
11
Elisha Scott
Liverpool
5
20
12
Simon Mignolet
Liverpool
4
8
13
Dai Davies
Everton
3
5
Doing the Double in a Season
Everton
No.
Season
Anfield Score
Goodison Score
1
1899–1900
1–2
3–1
2
1908–09
0–1
5–0
3
1911–12
1–3
2–1
4
1923–24
1–2
1–0
5
1928–29
1–2
1–0
6
1931–32
1–3
2–1
7
1938–39
0–3
2–1
8
1964–65
0–4
2–1
9
1984–85*
0–1
1–0
Liverpool
No.
Season
Anfield Score
Goodison Score
1
1898–99
2–0
1–2
2
1920–21
1–0
0–3
3
1922–23
5–1
0–1
4
1924–25
3–1
0–1
5
1947–48
4–0
0–3
6
1972–73
1–0
0–2
7
1981–82
3–1
1–3
8
1989–90
3–1
1–2
9
1990–91
3–2
1–3
10
2000–01
3–1
2–3
11
2005–06
3–1
1–3
12
2007–08
1–0
1–2
13
2009–10
1–0
0–2
14
2011–12*
3–0
0–2
15
2016–17
3–1
0–1
16
2016–17
3–1
0–1
All Merseyside DerbyResults Till Date
This contains the full list of the results of the Merseyside Derby till date
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