| Everton Past Players | ||
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Profiles for departed Everton First Team Squad players, arranged in reverse chronological order (most recent first), by season (July to June) [Academy and Reserves players who never played for the First Team are listed here] |
| PAGE CONTENTS |
Players Leaving Everton during Season:– |
| • 2011-12 • 2010-11 • 2009-10 • 2008-09 • 2007-08 • 2006-07 • 2005-06 • 2004-05 • 2003-04 |
| • 1995-96 • 1996-97 • 1997-98 • 1998-99 • 1999-2k • 2000-01 • 2001-02 • 2002-03 |
| • Full List of all Past Everton First Team Players — Currently Unavailable |
| • Other Featured Past Everton Players |
| PLAYERS LEAVING IN 2011-12 | |
 Marcus Hahnemann |
Aging unused cover keeper released (18 May) |
| James McFadden |
Aging Scottish Rooney released (18 May) |
| Steven Pienaar |
Loan Player returns terafully to Spurs (14 May) |
| Landon Donovan |
MLS superstar out after 2 months on loan (25 Feb) |
| Louis Saha |
Snapped up by Tottenham Hotspur for £5M (31 Jan) |
| Diniya Bilyaletdinov |
Russian misfit returns to Spartak Moscow for £5M (29 Jan) |
| Shkodran Mustafi |
Young German prospect off to Sampdoria for free (3 Jan) |
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Mikel Arteta |
Our best player off to better things at Arsenal for £10M (31 Aug) |
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Aiyegbeni Yakubu |
Finally offloaded to Blackburn Rovers for £1.5M (31 Aug) |
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Jermaine Beckford |
Poor player with nose for goals gone to Foxes for £4.5M (31 Aug) |
| PLAYERS LEAVING IN 2010-11 | |
| Kieran Agard |
Released after long loan at Kilmarnock (1 Jun) |
| Hope Akpan |
Released after long loan at Hull City (1 Jun) |
| Iain Turner |
Released after long loan at relegated Preston NE (1 Jun) |
| James Vaughan |
Joined Norwich for £2M after long loans at Crystal Palace (28 May) |
| Nathan Craig |
Released Midfielder played 10 mins in Europe (18 May) |
| Steven Pienaar |
2009-10 Player of the Season joins Spurs for £2.5M (18 Jan) |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz |
Unwanted striker joins Coventry City (26 Jul) |
| Carlo Nash |
Back-up keeper leaves for Stoke City (14 Jul) |
| John Ruddy |
Unwanted keeper leaves for Norwich City (5 Jul) |
| PLAYERS LEAVING IN 2009-10 | |
| Dan Gosling |
Wantaway contract loophole; free agent to Newcastle (30 Jun) |
| Philippe Senderos |
Swiss defender on loan from Arsenal joins Fulham (8 Jun) |
| Landon Donovan |
MLS superstar in and out after 2½ months on loan (15 Mar) |
| Jô Alves |
Powder-puff Brazilian leaves early, on loan to Galatasaray (21 Jan) |
| Lucas Neill |
Surprise move to Galatasary for £1M (12 Jan) |
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Joleon Lescott |
The lure of the Man City mega-buck is too much (25 Aug) |
| PLAYERS LEAVING IN 2008-09 | |
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Segundo Castillo |
Loan Ecuadorian returns to Red Star Belgrade (12 Jun) |
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Nuno Valente |
Consummate professional... released (12 Jun) |
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Andy van der Meyde |
Quintessential waste of space... released (12 Jun) |
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Andy Johnson |
Striker who can't score... transferred to Fulham (8 Aug) |
| PLAYERS LEAVING IN 2007-08 | |
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Lee Carsley |
Unsung hero, departs for Birmingham City (19 May) |
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Stefan Wessels |
Surplus to requirements; released (12 May) |
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Tommy Gravesen |
Loan expired; returned to Celtic (12 May) |
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Manuel Fernandes |
Loan expired; returned to Valencia. (12 May) |
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Alan Stubbs |
To Derby County, for a nominal fee (31 Jan) |
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Anderson da Silva |
To Barnsley, for free (31 Jan) |
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James McFadden |
To Birmingham City, for £4¾M => £5¾M (18 Jan) |
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James Beattie |
To Sheffield United, for £4M (5 Aug) |
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Gary Naysmith |
To Sheffield United, for £1M (5 Jul) |
| PLAYERS LEAVING IN 2006-07 | |
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Manuel Fernandes |
Loan expired; no permanent deal... (15 June) |
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Alessandro Pistone |
Released at end of contract (14 May) |
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Richard Wright |
Released at end of contract (14 May) |
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Mark Hughes |
To Northampton Town, for £30k (22 Jan) |
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Simon Davies |
To Fulham, good riddance, for £3M (22 Jan) |
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David Weir |
To Rangers & Walter Smith, on a free (16 Jan) |
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Kevin Kilbane |
To Wigan; Good business for £2M (31 Aug) |
| PLAYERS LEAVING IN 2005-06 | |
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Nigel Martyn |
Great keeper, forced by injury to retire (8 Jun) |
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Matteo Ferrari |
Everton cannot afford this quality Serie A defender (8 May) |
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Li Tie |
Crocked playing for China; contract expired (8 May) |
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Duncan Ferguson |
The Big Yin finally leaves after an emotional farewell (8 May) |
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Sander Westerveld |
Emergency goalie on loan, returned to Portsmouth (10 Mar) |
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Per Krøldrup |
Perennial unused mystery sub sent back to Italy (22 Jan) |
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Marcus Bent |
Totally lost it this season; but £2M from Charlton! (17 Jan) |
| PLAYERS LEAVING IN 2004-05 | |
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Steve Watson |
Walked away... to play for the Baggies??? (30 June) |
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Alessandro Pistone |
Returned to Italy (30 June) only to be re-signed by DM |
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Alan Stubbs |
Team captain off to Sunderland... but not for long (30 June) |
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Anthony Gerrard |
Promising young talent off to Walsall (18 May) |
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Nick Chadwick |
Never going to make it; off to Plymouth (8 Feb) |
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Thomas Gravesen |
The call of Los Galacticos proved irresistible (14 Jan) |
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Kevin Campbell |
1999 hero paid off to move on to West Brom (10 Jan) |
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Peter Clarke |
England Youth captain to Blackpool for £150k (17 Sep) |
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Wayne Rooney |
Our best hope; gifted to Man Utd for £20M (31 Aug) |
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Tobias Linderoth |
Unsettled; off to FC Copenhagen for £1M (30 Jul) |
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Tomasz Radzinski |
Trashes Moyes and the Club; off to Fulham (23 Jul) |
| PLAYERS LEAVING IN 2003-04 | |
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David Unsworth |
Out if contract; turned down 2-year deal (30 Jun) |
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Alex Nyarko |
5-year contract; 4-year work permit... (30 Jun) |
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Scot Gemmill |
Back from loa to Preston NE, but released (17 May) |
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Paul Gerrard |
On loan at Nottingham Forest; released (17 May) |
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Steve Simonsen |
Finally fit: turned down 1-year contract; released (17 May) |
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Francis Jeffers |
Returned to Arsenal after loan expired (17 May) |
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Niclas Alexandersson |
Surplus to requirements; back to IFK Gothenburg (4 Feb) |
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Mark Pembridge |
Loyal servant joins Fulham for £750k (1 Sep) |
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Kevin McLeod |
Finally offloaded to QPR for up to £250k (18 Aug) |
| PLAYERS LEAVING IN 2002-03 |
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Juliano Rodrigo |
Released after just 4 sub games and a knee injury (11 May) |
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Brian McBride |
MLS and US goalscorer returned early to the USA (21 Mar) |
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Espen Baardsen |
Released from possibly the shortest Everton contract (21 Feb) |
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Li Wei Feng |
Returned to China after failing to settle or impress (21 Jan) |
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Joe-Max Moore |
Returned to US after not renewing work permit (12 Dec) |
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Idan Tal |
Little-seen Israeli moved to Rayo Vallecano, Spain (6 Sep) |
| PLAYERS LEAVING IN 2001-02 | |
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Jesper Blomqvist |
Tough cut by Moyes looking for a younger squad (May 18) |
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Alec Cleland |
Failed to see much action after some injuries (May 15) |
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David Ginola |
Walter Smith's last clutched straw sent packing (May 15) |
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Paul Gascoigne |
Gazza departs to Burnley under a cloud of gossip (Mar 16) |
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Danny Cadamarteri |
Finally joins up with Bradford City (Feb 22) |
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Abel Xavier |
Liverpool offer him a better deal (Jan 29) |
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Thomas Myhre |
Unhappy keeper finally joins Beshiktas (Nov 12) |
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Michael Ball |
Best prospect driven out to join Glasgow Rangers (Aug 15) |
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Peter Degn |
Returns to Denmark after bombing in England (Jul 19) |
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Phil Jevons |
To Grimsby after few chances under Walter Smith (Jul 5) |
| PLAYERS LEAVING IN 2000-01 | |
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Stephen Hughes |
Fell out with Archie; released on a free transfer (Jun 30) |
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Francis Jeffers |
Had enough of Walter? Off to Arsenal for cool £8M!! (Jun 14) |
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Richard Gough |
Old warrior retires to re-join San Jose Earthquakes (May 19) |
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Dave Watson |
Team Coach takes the Manager's job at Tranmere (May 6) |
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Jamie Milligan |
England U-18 player not required in Smith's grand plan (Mar 21) |
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Mark Hughes |
Leaves after 10 ineffective months to join Blackburn (Oct 24) |
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Richard Dunne |
Finally forced out by Smith to join Joe Royle's Man City (Oct 17) |
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Danny Williamson |
Crocked by injury; his contract was finally terminated (Sep 1) |
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Nick Barmby |
Gazza-fever totally overshadowed his move to Liverpool (Jul 18) |
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Don Hutchison |
The disgruntled one has joined Sunderland (14 Jul) |
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John Collins |
Finally playing a lot better and off to Fulham! (13 Jul) |
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Mitch Ward |
Moved on to Barnsley for around £200k (12 Jul) |
| PLAYERS LEAVING IN 1999-2000 | |
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Adam Farley |
Released: Young player no longer required (25 May) |
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Slaven Bilic |
Retired injured, he then joined Hadjuk Split! (29 Feb) |
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Terry Phelan |
Not wanted by Smith; joined Fulham for free (2 Feb) |
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Michael Branch |
Transferred to Wolves, where he is "on-fire" ??? (10 Jan) |
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Tony Grant |
Snapped up for £450k by Joe Royle at Manchester City (24 Dec) |
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John O'Kane |
Free transfer to Bolton; teams up with Farrelly (23 Dec) |
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Gareth Farrelly |
Off to Bolton after rejection by Smith, for £400k (17 Dec) |
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Tommy Johnson |
The loan deal didn't work, so its back to Glasgow Celtic (25 Nov) |
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Joe Parkinson |
Finally retired due to to serious knee injury (10 Nov) |
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John Oster |
Problematic genius may one day come back to haunt us (5 Aug) |
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Craig Short |
Short Shrift for a true blue who grew to love the club (2 Aug) |
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Marco Materazzi |
Young defender with skill and composure returns to Italy (8 Jul) |
| PLAYERS LEAVING IN 1998-99 | |
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Olivier Dacourt |
Young midfielder with bite and tenacity returns to France (29 Jun) |
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Ibrahima Bakayoko |
The dazzlingly inconsistent misfit from Ivory Coast (22 Jun) |
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John Spencer |
Ageing Scot never even scored for Everton (29 Jan) |
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Mickael Madar |
Temperamental Frenchman who scored some vital goals (28 Dec) |
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Tony Thomas |
Tranmere tubby who was not up to Premiership standard (17 Dec) |
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Gavin McCann |
Good young player snapped up by Peter Reid (26 Nov) |
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Duncan Ferguson |
The living Blue legend is suddenly a Toonie (24 Nov) |
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Carl Tiler |
Another Kendallite who did not make the grade (29 Sep) |
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Graham Allen |
Played a handful of matches under Howard Kendall (23 Sep) |
| PLAYERS LEAVING IN 1997-98 | |
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Peter Beagrie |
Back to Bradford after an uneventful loan spell (12 May) |
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Neville Southall |
The Legend. 750 games for Everton before joining Stoke City (12 Mar) |
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Claus Thomsen |
The Danish International returned home to AB Copenhagen (5 Mar) |
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Jon O'Connor |
Young skillful right-back given away to Sheffield United (27 Feb) |
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Earl Barrett |
The erratic defender finally went to Sheffield Wednesday (23 Feb) |
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John Hills |
Royle's young protégé returned to Blackpool (10 Feb) |
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Gary Speed |
The "traitor" who wanted out finally joined Newcastle United (6 Feb). |
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Andy Hinchcliffe |
The England international sold to Sheffield Wednesday (30 Jan) |
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Graham Stuart |
Kendall swaps our adopted cockney to Sheffield United (27 Nov) |
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David Unsworth |
True Blue off for a year with the Hammers (14 Aug) |
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Mark Hottiger |
Poor defender finally sold on (2 Jul) |
| PLAYERS LEAVING IN 1996-97 | |
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Paul Rideout |
Cup Ace sold to Huan Dao Vanguards (China) for £250k (Apr 97) |
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John Ebbrell |
True Blue unfulfilled star sold to Sheffield United for £1M (Feb 97) |
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Andrei Kanchelskis |
Mercurial striker sold to Fiorentina for £8M (Jan 97) |
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Neil Moore |
Joined Norwich City on a free transfer (Jan 97) |
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Anders Limpar |
Dispatched to Birmingham City for just £100k (Jan 97) |
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Vinny Samways |
Problematic midfielder sold to Tenerife (Spa) for £700k (Dec 96) |
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Matt Jackson |
Excellent defender sold to Norwich for £450k (Dec 96) |
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Jason Kearton |
Joined Crewe Alexandra for free (Oct 96) |
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Daniel Amokachi |
Olympic Gold Medal winner off to Besiktas for £1.75M (Aug 96) |
| PLAYERS LEAVING IN 1995-96 | |
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Gary
Ablett |
Ex-Liverpool defender finally moved on to Birmingham (Jun 96) |
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Barry
Horne |
The driving force in midfield (May 96) |
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Paul Holmes |
Released (May 96) |
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Stuart
Barlow |
The man who could not score goes to Oldham for £350k (Nov 95) |
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Gary
Rowett |
Defender off to Derby County for £300k (Jul 95) |
Link to Transfers since 1994 |
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| Other Featured Past Everton Players | |
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Billy Dean |
Simply the greatest ever goalscorer, 1925-37 |
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Leigh Roose |
Excellent page on Dr L R Rouse, goalkeeper 1904-05 |
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