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Everton Football Club

• Everton Football Club (/ˈɛvərtən/) is an English professional association football club based in Liverpool that competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.

• The club was a founder member of the Football League in 1888 and has competed in the top division for a record 118 seasons, having missed only four top-flight seasons (1930–31, 1951–52, 1952–53 and 1953–54).

• Everton is the second-longest continuous serving club in English top flight football and ranks third in the all-time points rankings.

• The club has won nine league titles, five FA Cups, one European Cup Winners' Cup and nine Charity Shields.

• Formed in 1878, Everton won their first League Championship during the 1890–91 season.

• After winning four more League championships and two FA Cups, the club experienced a post-World War II lull until a revival in the 1960s.

• A period of sustained success came in the mid-1980s, when Everton won a further two League championships, one FA Cup, and the 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup.

• The club's most recent major trophy was the 1995 FA Cup.