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Bramley MooreIndependent Everton journal.

The grounds. The players. The colours.

Everton history,
still being written.

Start with the people and matches that shaped Everton. Follow the trophy years, trace the changing shirts, then explore the club and its waterfront through the timeline below.

Goodison remains part of that story as Everton Women's home. The men's move to Bramley-Moore adds a new chapter.

Source notes accompany the features and timeline.

Articles

Legends, Goodison and the Everton way

Players, famous matches, the changing shirts and the places Everton call home. Original features with source notes and more to read here.

Dixie Dean specialThe Goodison giant Howard eraKendall, Bayern and 1985 LegendsThe Holy Trinity MomentThe final men's day Blue HistoryCambridge to royal blue HistoryGoodison firsts World stageGoodison and 1966 LegendNeville Southall CaptainBrian Labone FutureEverton Women at Goodison Cup story1995 and the last great cup lift IdentityThe School of Science Derby nightsWhen the old ground shook

Glory moments

Champions, cups and Goodison thunder.

The trophy years come back as moments here: title seasons, Wembley, Rotterdam and the roar that still sits in the old stands.

1927/28

Dean's impossible league

Blue History

How Everton became royal blue.

Early stripes and Black Watch; Cambridge blue at Goodison's opening; royal blue from 1901; the Kendall-era look; then the farewell shirt and dock-era transition.

1878-1881

Origins in motion

    Simplified illustrations of selected colour eras. These are not photographs or exact reproductions of historic shirts. Read the kit history and its sources.

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