You don't cite any sources, and it may be impertinent of me to enquire, but I don't remember seeing all of those details expressed in by Thomas Keates in his epic 1929 History of the Everton Football Club.

ps: I corrected your typo already!

When Villa wore a strip that resembled there original colours to mark their 150th anniversary, my son and I googled it and saw the blue and white stripes you refer to.

I have to admit, I wasn't sure, but I wonder if we would do something similar?

Great read. Thank you Jim.

This article was originally intended to be the first chapter (slightly adapted) of a book I was putting together, covering the history of Everton from 1878 to 1909. The book would have explored the split and move to Goodison Park, the first League and FA Cup wins, and the first overseas tour — all topics I've touched on in previous articles on ToffeeWeb:

Before the Big Bang, Everton's 1905 Tour

'The Pioneers of Football in Foreign Lands!'

My main sources for this piece were:

History of the Everton Football Club by Thomas Keates,
Everton, The Official Centenary History by John Roberts,
Virgin Blues. by David France & David Prentice
And most importantly, The Men from the Hill Country by Tony Onslow.

I also can't leave out the numerous and excellent articles on the Everton Heritage website — they've been invaluable.

Many thanks for the read.

And the 2-2-6 formation sounds great, maybe Mr Moyes should try it!

On a side note some of you may not know that Sam Hoare, a regular reader and contributor to ToffeeWeb, wrote one of the episodes of the Netflix series mentioned: The English Game.

Sam, that is brilliant, mate, well done :)

And thanks Steve. Currently working on another football project much closer to home! (Still a long way to go and can't say anything official)