Everton FC is an English football club from Liverpool. It was founded as St. Domingo in 1878 so that people from the parish of St. Domingo's Methodist Church could play a sport during the  winter months.  A year later, the club was renamed Everton F.C. after the surrounding area enabling  players from outside the parish  to participate. The club was a founding member of the Football League in 1888, and won their first League Championship title in 1890–91.  In 1892 they left Anfield after a dispute with the ground’s owner John Houlding to relocate a short distance away at Goodison Park.  They won the FA Cup in 1905–06 and the League title again in 1914–15, but it was not until 1927 that Everton's first sustained period of success began. In 1925 the club signed Dixie Dean who, in 1927–28, set the record for league goals in a single season (60 goals in 39 league games, a record that still stands to this day), helping Everton to achieve their third league title. Everton were relegated to the Second Division two years later but won the title and promotion at the first attempt. On their return to the top flight in 1931–32, they won their fourth league title at the first opportunity. They also won their second FA Cup in 1932–33 with a 3–0 win against Manchester City in the final. The era ended in 1938–39 with a fifth League title. 

The advent of World War II saw the suspension of the League football, and when official competition restarted in 1946 the Everton team had been split-up and paled in comparison to the pre-war club. Everton were relegated in 1950–51 and did not return until 1953–54, when they finished as runners-up in their third season in the Second Division. The club have been a top flight presence ever since.  Everton's second successful era started when Harry Catterick was made manager in 1961. In 1962–63, Everton won the League title and in 1966 defeated Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 in the FA Cup Final.   Everton again reached the final two years later, but this time were unable to overcome West Bromwich Albion at Wembley.  A year later in 1969–70, Everton won the First Division nine points clear of nearest rivals Leeds United. However, the success did not last; the team finished fourteenth, fifteenth, seventeenth and seventh in the following seasons. Catterick retired but his successors failed to win any silverware for the remainder of the 1970s. Howard Kendall took over as manager in 1981 and guided Everton to their most successful era. Domestically, Everton won the FA Cup in 1983–84 and two league titles in 1984–85 and 1986–87. They were also runners-up to neighbouring Liverpool in both league and cup competitions in 1985–86 and were again on the losing side to Liverpool in the 1984 League Cup final and the 1988–89 FA Cup final. In Europe, Everton won their first and only trophy in 1984–85, the European Cup Winners' Cup. Having also won the league title that season, Everton came very close to winning a treble, but lost to Manchester United in the FA Cup final.

After the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985 and the subsequent ban of all English clubs from continental football, Everton lost the chance to compete for more European trophies. A large proportion of the title-winning side was broken up following the ban; Kendall himself moved to Athletic Bilbao after the 1987 title triumph and was succeeded by assistant Colin Harvey. Everton were founder members of the Premier League in 1992, but struggled to find the right manager. Howard Kendall had returned in 1990 but could not repeat his previous success.  When former Everton player Joe Royle took over in 1994 the club's form started to improve; his first game in charge was a 2–0 victory over derby rivals Liverpool. Royle dragged Everton clear of relegation, and also led the club to the FA Cup for the fifth time in its history, defeating Manchester United 1–0 in the final.  Howard Kendall returned briefly for a third time in 1997 and Walter Smith in 1998 but neither could stop Everton finishing in the bottom half of the able. After taking charge in March 2002, David Moyes managed to ensure consistency high finishes in the Premier League despite a relatively modest budget. High points included qualification for the UEFA Championship League in 2005 and reaching the 2009 FA Cip Final. After Moyes departure in 2013, a series of high profile managers struggled to reach the top half of the table despite considerable investment in new players. Everton are only club to have played over 100 seasons in the top flight of English football, the 2022-23 season being their 120th.