I have just read online an item entitled “The origins and development of association football in the Liverpool District c1879 until c1915”. This was written by Thomas John Preston for a PhD degree from the University of Central Lancashire and revised in 2007.
In this thesis, he debunks the view that Everton arose from St Domingo Connexional Methodist chapel and provides compelling evidence to support this view. He also promotes a theory for the reason Everton FC is tied to the chapel.
It is a truly interesting read and ToffeeWeb members should look at it. The one thing that I found lacking is a consideration of another prominent Liverpool club named White Star Wanderers. However, all-in-all it is a riveting piece of history of football in Liverpool at the turn of the 20th Century.