Complete Clue List
Across
1. Everton's home ground, based in Walton (8)
7. Defender Baines, known for his penalty skills (8)
11. When Everton draw 1-1, the score is also said to be 'one __' (3)
12. Initials of defender nicknamed 'Rhino', later became interim manager (1, 1)
13. Anderson __ Silva, played for Everton between 2005 and 2008 (2)
14. Everton's rivals Liverpool wear this colour (3)
15. Pat __, small Scottish winger turned DJ (5)
16. Paul Rideout scored the winning goal in the 1995 FA Cup final with his __ (4)
18. Abdoulaye, whose goal against Bournemouth saved Everton from relegation in 2023 (8)
21. __ Forshaw, Everton youth player who joined Brentford in 2012 (4)
22. Initials of top organisation in which Everton played, created in 1992 (1, 1, 1)
23. Initials of centre forward who signed for Everton in 1974 from Birmingham (1, 1)
25. Romelu Lukaku was originally on this before Everton signed him in 2014 (4)
26. First name of Republic of Ireland defensive midfielder Carsley (3)
28. Nigerian winger Henry, signed in 2017 but never started
30. Midriff muscles, kept in shape by footballers, for short (3)
31. Dutch centre-back John, signed from Atletico Madrid in 2008 (8)
34. As team captain, Seamus Coleman's job was to __ the team onto the pitch (4)
36. Mr Howard, goalkeeper and American 'Secretary of Defence' (3)
38. __ Watson, Scouse defender and captain turned player-manager (4)
39. Ronald Koeman __ he would be able to sign Olivier Giroud for Everton, but was mistaken (7)
40. Nationality that includes manager Carlo Ancelotti and defender Marco Materazzi (8)
44. Jan __, Slovak goalkeeper (5)
46. Initials of striker signed from Trabzonspor in 1999, previously with Arsenal (1, 1)
47. First name of one-club man Osman (4)
48. Football manager Howe of Bournemouth and Newcastle fame, boyhood Evertonian (5)
51. Form of Japanese theatre (3)
54. UK acronym for nurse practitioner (1, 1, 1)
57. Synonym for 'agitation', often seen at Merseyside Derbies (3)
58. Initials of Portuguese player who signed for Everton in 2005 from Porto (1, 1)
59. Scottish inside forward/right half, played for Everton in 1946-47 (6, 11)
Down
1. Defender whose name is rhyming slang for 'tablet', died in 2012 (4, 6)
2. Spanish word often used in football chants sometimes heard at 1 across (3)
3. Joe Royle left this club in 1994 to manage Everton (6, 8)
4. Short for the paperwork needed to purchase alcohol (1,1)
5. Jordan Pickford was signed from this north-eastern club (1)
6. Legendary Welsh goalkeeper, played for Everton from 1981 to 1998 (7, 8)
7. Swedish defensive midfielder Tobias, signed for Everton in 2001
8. Abbreviation for what Everton stayed up on in 1998 (1, 1)
9. The legendary Dixie Dean was this to many an Everton fan (4)
10. Goalkeeper Martyn, signed from Leeds in 2003 (5)
17. Initials of full-back who played for Everton from 1949 to 1957 (1, 1)
19. The style of football played by Sean Dyche's Everton could be described as this (4)
20. Initials of position played by Nathan Patterson and Seamus Coleman (1, 1)
24. Change direction - fans would shout at Ross Barkley to do this (4)
27. Initials of defender who signed from Aston Villa in 1995 (1, 1)
29. Joe Max-Moore and Landon Donovan's homeland, for short (3)
32. Balaeric island, popular clubbing destination for footballers (5)
33. Midfielder McCann, left Everton for Sunderland in 1998 (5)
35. Nigerian forward who subbed himself on in the 1995 FA Cup final, Daniel __ (8)
37. Initials of Israeli midfielder who signed for Everton in 2000 (1, 1)
38. Welsh goalkeeper Davies, died in 2021 (3)
40. Alex __, Nigerian midfielder signed in 2019 from Arsenal (5)
41. Everton signed the late Gary Speed from this Yorkshire team (5)
42. Dominic Calvert-Lewin often needed First __ when injured (3)
43. Defender Watson who signed for Everton from Aston Villa in 2000 (5)
44. Yerry __, Colombian defender (4)
45. Initials of manager who won trophies with Everton in the '80s (1, 1)
49. In the '90s, football matches would start at 3 o'clock on the __ (3)
50. Alternative name for pub, where Everton fans go before the game (3)
52. Everton either play at home __ away (2)
53. Initials of Everton manager who won FA Cup in 1966 and was sacked in a taxi (1, 1)
55. A secular alternative to Anno Domini; Everton won FA Cup in 1995 _ (1, 1)
56. Initials of small Swedish winger signed from Arsenal in 1994 (1, 1)
57. Initials of Portuguese midfielder signed from Barcelona in 2019 (1, 1)