Merseyside Derby

As Merseyside Derby Derby football is called, which is between Everton and Liverpool, two successful English football clubs, played out. It was named the Derby due to the location of both clubs in Merseyside.

Often the game is also known as the ' Friendly Derby "because there are many families in Liverpool, both " blue "and" red " fans; so none of the two clubs has a specific catchment area in the city or determined his followers by a religious or political affiliations, such as the Old Firm in Glasgow.

  • 4.1 Everton fans who played for Liverpool / play
  • 4.2 Liverpool fans, who played for Everton / play

History and results

Until today ( at 28 October 2012) 213 Merseyside derbies have been played. Of which Liverpool won 83 games, Everton their 66 and 64 games ended in a draw.

Records

This Derby brought some records under all derbies out, mainly because it has been around for so long:

  • The longest unbeaten games in a Derby, held by Everton with 14 games.
  • The longest unbeaten games in their own stadium in Derby, held by Liverpool with 14 games.
  • The longest unbeaten games in a foreign stadium at a derby, held by Everton with 16 games ( including 10 wins) at the Anfield road among 1899 and 1920.

Team change

Due to the rivalry between the two teams, it 's very rare that players will be "overrun " by a team of Derby opponents. Nevertheless Over time, it came under another club for the following changes:

From Everton to Liverpool

From Liverpool to Everton

Fans who played for the rival

Some players played for one of the two clubs, even though they were fans of each other club since childhood.

Everton fans who played for Liverpool / play

Liverpool fans, who played for Everton / play

Major Games

The first meeting of the two teams at Wembley Stadium on the occasion of the League Cup Finals in 1984 ended in a draw, but Liverpool won the replay.

In the same year the clubs on the occasion of the FA Charity Shield met again at Wembley. This time Everton won by an own goal from Bruce Grobbelaar.

The League Cup finals in 1986 and 1989 have remained the only Merseyside derbies in finals. Liverpool won both games ( 3-1 in 1986 and 1989, 3-2 after extra time ).

1982, Liverpool won a thrilling match at Goodison Park 5-0. Outstanding player was Ian Rush, who scored four goals.

An FA Cup match in 1991 ended 4:4. In this encounter succeeded Everton equal to four times to make up for a residue. To date, this game is considered one of the most exciting Merseyside derbies ever. Everton won the replay later, whereupon the manager of Liverpool, Kenny Dalglish resigned.

In recent years, Liverpool dominated most of the derbies. All the more surprising Everton won the 2006 Derby in domestic Goodison Park 3-0. This victory was the first win by three goals or more in a Merseyside derby since 1966. Meant for the Toffees this one of only two hits against the Reds in the last seven years.

Others

Only rarely succeeds in one of the two teams to beat the other in two league games a season. Liverpool managed this so far 12 times, Everton 7 times.

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