everton has won the fa cup 2 times.
everton has won the fa cup 2 times.
how many times has everton won the fa cup?
2
1985–86 was perhaps the most exciting season for the fans of both clubs, as liverpool and everton battled it out for both the league title and the fa cup. the first merseyside derby of the season came at goodison park on 21 september 1985 and was won 2–3 by liverpool, who stood second behind manchester united while everton occupied sixth place. everton triumphed 0–2 in the return match at anfield five months later, by which time everton had just taken over from manchester united as league leaders and liverpool were eight points behind them in second place. the climax to this exciting campaign came at wembley stadium when liverpool and everton contested the first all merseyside fa cup final on 10 may 1986. an early goal by gary lineker suggested that everton could gain revenge on liverpool for beating them to the league title by defeating them in the fa cup final, but in the second half the tables were turned as a double from ian rush and another goal from craig johnston made liverpool only the fifth english club to complete the double.
merseyside derby
brook played in consecutive fa cup finals in the mid-1930s, collecting a winners medal on the second occasion. in the 1933 fa cup final he was part of the manchester city team that was defeated three goals to nil by everton, who were captained by his england teammate dixie dean. the everton team also included former city player tommy johnson. brook was in fine form in that year's competition, scoring two against walsall in the fourth round and a hat-trick against bolton wanderers in the fifth round. in the semi-final against derby county he set up two goals in a 3–2 victory. for the first goal, he 'beat international full-back cooper and centred for right winger toseland to score from close range'. he then 'lobbed beautifully for tilson to run between two defenders and head the second brook was the first player to wear the number 12 shirt in an fa cup final as everton wore 1–11 and city wore 12–22. in the 1934 fa cup final brook set up the winning goal, which was scored by his friend fred tilson, to earn city a 2–1 victory over portsmouth. brook had scored a 'wonder goal' in front of a record crowd of 84,569 against stoke city in the sixth round of that year's competition. according to gary james, 'many fans from the 1930s claimed it was the greatest city goal ever scored at maine road'. the fa cup winning city team included goalkeeper frank swift and left half jackie bray, who would both emulate brook by going on to appear for england.
eric brook