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Everton FC injury data

As with all Premier League clubs, injuries are an ongoing concern for Everton but there are no good resources that show the actual impact that injuries to certain players have on our season. We’ve teamed up with CL Legal, who have tracked all the injuries to Everton players over the past eight seasons which actually forced the player to miss games.

As with all Premier League clubs, injuries are an ongoing concern for Everton – who certainly have their fair share of long-term injuries to key players.

Although there are quite a few ‘injury trackers’ online, there are no good resources that show the actual impact that injuries to certain players have on our season. Many injuries that are recorded are brief and don’t result in a player missing any games – which can skew the data and not give a reliable account of how a clubs injuries have affected their season.

Therefore we’ve teamed up with CL Legal, who have tracked all the injuries to Everton players over the past eight seasons which actually forced the player to miss games.

Now we’re looking for your input to help get an idea on how much these injuries may have harmed our chances during that season, or if they had no impact at all.

Have your say in the comments below and we’ll add them to the below injury analysis:

Jump to a season:
2016/17
2015/16
2014/15
2013/14
2012/13
2011/12
2010/11
2009/10

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Season 2016/17 injury analysis

Total number of injuries: 21
Total lost playing time: 43.5 months
Most common injury: Knee injury (7)
Most serious injury: Knee (25 months)
Most injured position: Midfield (9)
Most injured player: James McCarthy (4)
Most lost playing time: Muhamed Besic (8 months)
Most common month of injury: March (4)

Full list of injuries that led to missed playing time – 2016/17 season:

Player	Position	Injury	Sustained	Mths
Besic	Midfielder	Knee	July	9
Connolly	Defender	Knee	August	0.5
Pennington	Defender	Hamstring	August	5
Coleman	Defender	Ankle	August	1
McCarthy	Midfielder	Groin	September	1
Gibson	Midfielder	Knee	September	5
Lukaku	Forward	Toe	September	0.5
Baines	Defender	Hamstring	October	0.5
Browning	Defender	Knee	October	1
McCarthy	Midfielder	Hamstring	October	1
Kone	Forward	Knee	November	0.5
Bolasie	Forward	Knee	December	6
McCarthy	Midfielder	Hamstring	December	0.5
Stekelenburg	Goalkeeper	Leg	December	0.5
Calvert-Lewin	Forward	Ankle	January	2
McCarthy	Midfielder	Hamstring	March	2
Schneiderlin	Midfielder	Calf	March	0.5
Funes Mori	Defender	Knee	March	3
Coleman	Defender	Leg	March	3
Lennon	Midfielder	Leg	April	0.5
Schneiderlin	Midfielder	Thigh	May	0.5

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Season 2015/16 injury analysis

Total number of injuries: 32
Total lost playing time: 47.5 months
Most common injury: Hamstring (10)
Most serious injury: Knee (19 months)
Most injured position: Midfield (16)
Most injured player: Tom Cleverley (4)
Most lost playing time: Tyias Browning (9 months)
Most common month of injury: January (7)

Full list of injuries that led to missed playing time – 2015/16 season:

Player	Position	Injury	Sustained	Mths
Besic	Midfielder	Knee	June	2
Gibson	Midfielder	Ankle	June	2
McGeady	Midfielder	Hamstring	July	1
Pienaar	Midfielder	Hamstring	July	6
Deulofeu	Forward	Hamstring	August	0.5
Gibson	Midfielder	Thigh	August	1
Baines	Defender	Ankle	August	3
Galloway	Defender	Knee	August	1
Cleverley	Midfielder	Ankle	September	2
Oviedo	Defender	Knee	September	0.5
Coleman	Defender	Hamstring	September	0.5
Besic	Midfielder	Hamstring	September	1
Stones	Defender	Knee	September	0.5
Jagielka	Defender	Knee	October	3
Oviedo	Defender	Hamstring	November	2
Browning	Defender	Knee	November	9
McCarthy	Midfielder	Groin	December	0.5
Cleverley	Midfielder	Calf	January	0.5
Coleman	Defender	Calf	January	1
Naismith	Midfielder	Ankle	January	0.5
McCarthy	Midfielder	Hip	January	1
Stones	Defender	Hamstring	January	0.5
Besic	Midfielder	Hamstring	January	1
Howard	Goalkeeper	Knee	January	0.5
Cleverley	Midfielder	Illness	March	0.5
Oviedo	Defender	Illness	March	0.5
Lukaku	Forward	Groin	April	0.5
Jagielka	Defender	Hamstring	April	1
Cleverley	Midfielder	Knee	April	0.5
Coleman	Midfielder	Hamstring	April	1
Barry	Midfielder	Groin	April	1
Deulofeu	Forward	Knee	May	2

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Season 2014/15 injury analysis

Total number of injuries: 32
Total lost playing time: 59.5 months
Most common injury: Hamstring and Knee (both 6)
Most serious injury: Knee (25 months)
Most injured position: Midfield (17)
Most injured player: Leon Osman and Steven Pienaar (both 3)
Most lost playing time: Tony Hibbert (15 months)
Most common month of injury: December (8)

Full list of injuries that led to missed playing time – 2014/15 season:

Player	Position	Injury	Sustained	Mths
Barkley	Midfielder	Knee	August	2
Pienaar	Midfielder	Groin	August	3
Eto'o	Forward	Groin	August	0.5
Coleman	Defender	Head	September	0.5
Mirallas	Forward	Hamstring	October	2
McCarthy	Midfielder	Thigh	October	0.5
Stones	Defender	Ankle	October	3
Alcaraz	Defender	Shoulder	November	1
Barry	Midfielder	Ankle	November	0.5
Gibson	Midfielder	Knee	November	2
McCarthy	Midfielder	Hamstring	November	3
Naismith	Midfielder	Hamstring	December	0.5
Atsu	Midfielder	Hamstring	December	1
Osman	Midfielder	Foot	December	0.5
Hibbert	Defender	Knee	December	15
Mirallas	Forward	Ankle	December	0.5
Howard	Goalkeeper	Calf	December	2
Pienaar	Midfielder	Knee	December	4
Osman	Midfielder	Foot	December	3
Distin	Defender	Groin	January	0.5
McGeady	Midfielder	Knee	February	1
Baines	Defender	Knee	February	1
Oviedo	Defender	Hamstring	February	2
Atsu	Midfielder	Illness	February	0.5
Lukaku	Forward	Hamstring	March	0.5
McGeady	Midfielder	Back	April	0.5
Gibson	Midfielder	Foot	April	2
Osman	Midfielder	Groin	April	0.5
Oviedo	Defender	Foot	May	3
Pienaar	Midfielder	Leg	May	1
Baines	Defender	Ankle	May	2
Alcaraz	Defender	Calf	May	0.5

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Season 2013/14 injury analysis

Total number of injuries: 26
Total lost playing time: 62.5 months
Most common injury: Hamstring (10)
Most serious injury: Knee (25.5 months)
Most injured position: Defender (13)
Most injured player: Antolin Alcaraz (3)
Most lost playing time: Darron Gibson (11 months)
Most common month of injury: January (6)

Full list of injuries that led to missed playing time – 2013/14 season:

Player	Position	Injury	Sustained	Mths
Alcaraz	Defender	Hamstring	July	3
Gueye	Midfielder	Leg	August	1
Gibson	Midfielder	Knee	August	1
Kone	Forward	Knee	September	0.5
Pienaar	Midfielder	Hamstring	September	1
Osman	Midfielder	Groin	September	0.5
Alcaraz	Defender	Groin	October	1
Mirallas	Midfielder	Ankle	October	0.5
Gibson	Midfielder	Knee	October	10
Heitinga	Defender	Groin	October	0.5
Kone	Forward	Knee	November	12
Alcaraz	Defender	Hamstring	November	0.5
Baines	Defender	Toe	November	2
Hibbert	Defender	Calf	November	2
Deulofeu	Forward	Hamstring	December	2
Jagielka	Defender	Hamstring	January	1
Distin	Defender	Hamstring	January	1
Barkley	Midfielder	Toe	January	1
Traore	Defender	Hamstring	January	4
Lukaku	Forward	Ankle	January	2
Oviedo	Defender	Broken leg	January	10
Coleman	Defender	Hamstring	February	0.5
Pienaar	Midfielder	Knee	March	2
Jagielka	Defender	Hamstring	April	0.5
Distin	Defender	Hamstring	April	1
Mirallas	Midfielder	Groin	April	2

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Season 2012/13 injury analysis

Total number of injuries: 24
Total lost playing time: 37
Most common injury: Knee (5)
Most serious injury: Knee and Calf (both 10.5 months)
Most injured position: Defender (10)
Most injured player: Darron Gibson, Phil Neville and Kevin Mirallas (all 3)
Most lost playing time: Tony Hibbert (10 months)
Most common month of injury: November (6)

Full list of injuries that led to missed playing time – 2012/13 season:

Player	Position	Injury	Sustained	Mths
Distin	Defender	Back	June	2
Jelavic	Forward	Groin	July	1
Neville	Defender	Hamstring	August	0.5
Gibson	Midfielder	Thigh	September	2
Jelavic	Forward	Knee	September	1
Hibbert	Defender	Calf	September	1
Naismith	Midfielder	Calf	September	0.5
Fellaini	Midfielder	Knee	October	0.5
Mirallas	Forward	Ankle	November	0.5
Anichebe	Forward	Hamstring	November	2
Hibbert	Defender	Calf	November	9
Mirallas	Forward	Hamstring	November	2
Neville	Defender	Knee	November	2
Coleman	Defender	Leg	November	0.5
Gibson	Midfielder	Thigh	January	1
Baines	Defender	Ankle	January	0.5
Coleman	Defender	Thigh	January	0.5
Anichebe	Forward	Ankle	February	0.5
Jagielka	Defender	Ankle	March	1
Howard	Goalkeeper	Back	March	1
Mirallas	Forward	Groin	April	0.5
Gibson	Midfielder	Thigh	April	0.5
Neville	Defender	Knee	April	4
Osman	Midfielder	Knee	May	3

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Season 2011/12 injury analysis

Total number of injuries: 37
Total lost playing time: 39 months
Most common injury: Knee (10)
Most serious injury: Hamstring (10 months)
Most injured position: Defender (15)
Most injured player: Victor Anichebe, Seamus Coleman, Leon Osman, Jack Rodwell (all 3) 
Most lost playing time: Jack Rodwell (7 months)
Most common month of injury: December (7)

Full list of injuries that led to missed playing time – 2011/12 season:

Player	Position	Injury	Sustained	Mths
Gueye	Midfielder	Toe	July	2
Coleman	Defender	Ankle	June	4
Beckford	Forward	Knee	August	0.5
Anichebe	Forward	Groin	September	3
Baines	Defender	Hamstring	September	0.5
Heitinga	Defender	Calf	September	0.5
Saha	Forward	Knee	September	0.5
Cahill	Forward	Ankle	October	0.5
Osman	Midfielder	Thigh	October	0.5
Heitinga	Defender	Knee	October	0.5
McFadden	Midfielder	Knee	October	0.5
Neville	Defender	Hamstring	October	1
Cahill	Forward	Groin	October	0.5
Jagielka	Defender	Toe	November	0.5
Distin	Defender	Groin	November	0.5
Drenthe	Midfielder	Foot	December	0.5
Rodwell	Midfielder	Hamstring	December	1
McFadden	Midfielder	Knee	December	1
Osman	Midfielder	Hamstring	December	0.5
Saha	Forward	Thigh	December	0.5
Coleman	Defender	Thigh	December	1
Fellaini	Midfielder	Abductor	December	0.5
Hibbert	Defender	Groin	January	1
Jagielka	Defender	Knee	January	2
Barkley	Midfielder	Knee	January	1
Osman	Midfielder	Knee	January	2
Distin	Defender	Knee	January	1
Rodwell	Defender	Hamstring	February	1
Jelavic	Forward	Groin	February	1
Gibson	Midfielder	Knee	March	0.5
Anichebe	Forward	Groin	March	0.5
Coleman	Defender	Thigh	March	1
Rodwell	Midfielder	Hamstring	March	5
Baines	Defender	Hamstring	April	1
Anichebe	Forward	Groin	May	0.5
Gibson	Midfielder	Hamstring	May	0.5
Neville	Defender	Hamstring	May	0.5

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Season 2010/11 injury analysis

Total number of injuries: 31
Total lost playing time: 47.5 months
Most common injury: Ankle (8)
Most serious injury: Ankle (16 months)
Most injured position: Midfield (12)
Most injured player: Louis Saha (4)
Most lost playing time: Ross Barkley (10 months)
Most common month of injury: October (6)

Full list of injuries that led to missed playing time – 2010/11 season:

Player	Position	Injury	Sustained	Mths
Cahill	Forward	Knee	June	2
Anichebe	Forward	Knee	June	4
Neville	Defender	Foot	August	0.5
Yakubu	Forward	Ill	August	0.5
Yobo	Defender	Thigh	August	0.5
Saha	Forward	Knee	September	1
Rodwell	Midfielder	Ankle	September	2
Hibbert	Defender	Groin	September	0.5
Osman	Midfielder	Rib	September	0.5
Fellaini	Midfielder	Hamstring	October	1
Pienaar	Midfielder	Groin	October	1
Anichebe	Forward	Knee	October	1
Osman	Midfielder	Ankle	October	2
Barkley	Midfielder	Broken leg	October	10
Arteta	Midfielder	Hamstring	October	0.5
Heitinga	Defender	Knee	November	0.5
Hibbert	Defender	Ankle	December	0.5
Saha	Forward	Leg	December	0.5
Vaughan	Forward	Ankle	December	0.5
Jagielka	Defender	Hamstring	December	1
Saha	Forward	Hamstring	February	1
Rodwell	Midfielder	Groin	February	1
Cahill	Forward	Foot	February	1
Fellaini	Midfielder	Ankle	February	6
Anichebe	Forward	Shin	February	0.5
Arteta	Midfielder	Hamstring	March	2
Saha	Forward	Ankle	April	4
Baxter	Midfielder	Hamstring	April	0.5
Coleman	Defender	Ankle	April	0.5
Rodwell	Midfielder	Ankle	April	0.5
Heitinga	Defender	Hamstring	April	0.5

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Season 2009/10 injury analysis

Total number of injuries: 46
Total lost playing time: 73.5 months
Most common injury: Knee (10)
Most serious injury: Knee (39.5 months)
Most injured position: Midfield (20)
Most injured player: Jack Rodwell (5)
Most lost playing time: Dan Gosling (11 months)
Most common month of injury: October (7)

Full list of injuries that led to missed playing time – 2009/10 season:

Player	Position	Injury	Sustained	Mths
Pienaar	Midfielder	Foot	June	2
Rodwell	Midfielder	Knee	July	1
Yakubu	Forward	Achilles	July	2
Arteta	Midfielder	Knee	August	6
Anichebe	Forward	Knee	August	6
Jagielka	Defender	Knee	August	7
Bilyaletdinov	Midfielder	Groin	September	0.5
Neville	Defender	Knee	September	4
Pienaar	Midfielder	Foot	September	0.5
Yobo	Defender	Knee	September	0.5
Rodwell	Midfielder	Virus	September	0.5
Pienaar	Midfielder	Knee	October	2
Bilyaletdinov	Midfielder	Thigh	October	0.5
Vaughan	Forward	Knee	October	3
Baines	Defender	Calf	October	0.5
Saha	Forward	Calf	October	0.5
Yobo	Defender	Head	October	0.5
Osman	Midfielder	Ankle	October	2
Hibbert	Defender	Virus	November	0.5
Howard	Goalkeeper	Ankle	November	0.5
Rodwell	Midfielder	Groin	November	0.5
Distin	Defender	Hamstring	December	1
Gosling	Midfielder	Hamstring	December	2
Osman	Midfielder	Foot	December	0.5
Yobo	Defender	Hamstring	December	0.5
Rodwell	Midfielder	Hamstring	December	2
Hibbert	Defender	Groin	January	0.5
Saha	Forward	Hamstring	January	0.5
Hibbert	Defender	Hernia	January	1
Arteta	Midfielder	Groin	January	0.5
Yobo	Defender	Hamstring	February	0.5
Anichebe	Forward	Back	February	0.5
Hibbert	Defender	Groin	February	1
Cahill	Forward	Calf	February	1
Fellaini	Midfielder	Ankle	February	6
Senderos	Defender	Back	February	1
Saha	Forward	Hamstring	March	0.5
Jagielka	Defender	Thigh	March	0.5
Vaughan	Forward	Thigh	March	0.5
Osman	Midfielder	Groin	March	0.5
Senderos	Defender	Thigh	March	0.5
Arteta	Midfielder	Groin	April	0.5
Gosling	Midfielder	Knee	April	9
Heitinga	Defender	Ankle	April	1
Rodwell	Midfielder	Hamstring	April	0.5
Neville	Midfielder	Knee	May	1

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