Founded: 1878
Nickname: The Toffees
Stadium: Goodison Park
Capacity: 40,157
Everton has been around the English Premier League since the league was founded in 1992. Through that time fans betting on the Toffees have seen the club lose more than win. For instance, the club has only been to the FA Cup final twice, once in the 1994/1995 season and once in the 2008/2009 season. Their record in those matches is one and one, as they won the FA Cup in 1995 against Manchester United the only blemish in United’s otherwise perfect first nine years of EPL play. The Toffees won the game one to nothing on a goal by the legendary Paul Rideout. Online betting enthusiasts wagering on Everton have mainly bet against the squad, as their chief rival the Liverpool Reds, have taken up much of the success in Merseyside.
This was none more evident then this past season, as after the Toffees got off to a rather forgettable start, they made a huge run to get back into the top eight spots. The Toffees were close to qualifying for a playoff spot, however a loss to arch rival Liverpool once again put the squad out of contention. Throughout its illustrious history in Merseyside, the Everton has always been in the upper echelon of the Premier League.
Although in the beginning finishing within the top three seeds of the league, the highest seed in recent memory for the Toffees has been as the fourth seed. Aside from the 1994/1995 victory over Man United for the FA Cup, the Toffees were most recently in an FA final back in the 2008/2009 season in which they were defeated by the Chelsea Blues. As well, the club has gained a reputation not based on victories but rather the revolving door of players and personnel since they entered the EPL in 1992.
