
The night Wayne Rooney became Everton’s youngest-ever goalscorer
A look back at Wayne Rooney first Everton goals against Wrexham in 2002, breaking Tommy Lawton’s long-standing record as the club’s youngest scorer.
Gary is an experienced football journalist who has written for, among many others, BBC Sport and The Metro, and is now the editor of ReadEverton.com. He leads daily coverage of Everton news, transfers and analysis as part of the dave.sport network. He also writes for ReadManCity.com, ReadMotorsport and ReadNorwich within the same network. When not writing, he enjoys a nice cold pint of Guinness and trips to the cinema ... not always at the same time.

A look back at Wayne Rooney first Everton goals against Wrexham in 2002, breaking Tommy Lawton’s long-standing record as the club’s youngest scorer.

Everton may be in the middle of an international break, but Thursday has produced plenty to discuss. January transfer plans, Harrison Armstrong’s England promotion and an improving injury picture have all featured, while Manchester City’s financial case has again provided plenty of Everton-related talking points. Here’s the Everton news and talking points round-up for Thursday. […]

Everton went into the international break unbeaten, fifth in the Premier League and with David Moyes, as ever, refusing to get carried away. Three weeks without a league game might ordinarily feel like an unwelcome interruption when things are going well. For this Everton squad, though, the timing was okay, even if three weeks is […]

Everton’s late attempt to sign Joshua Zirkzee came to nothing on deadline day, but barely a month later there may already be reason to wonder whether the conversation could resume in January. The Everton approach wasn’t merely transfer-window gossip. The Blues offered to take Zirkzee on a season-long loan after their move for Folarin Balogun […]

Harrison Armstrong has been promoted to the England Under-21 squad after Newcastle United midfielder Lewis Miley withdrew from international duty. The Everton youngster had been away with England Under-20s during the current break but will now step up to join Lee Carsley’s group. Mark Douglas reported the change on Thursday afternoon, with Armstrong replacing Miley […]

Evertonians don’t need reminding that Premier League financial rules have consequences – inadvertent or otherwise. In November 2023, they were deducted 10 points, and the Toffees went from 14th to 19th and a season that had already started badly suddenly had a very real threat of relegation. The appeal came three months later. Two of […]

Everton’s successful appeal against their first Premier League points deduction is being cited as a useful guide to the legal test Manchester City could face when challenging the independent commission’s findings against them. Sports lawyer Alex Goodchild, of Bray & Krais, told The Athletic that previous appeal-board decisions involving Everton and Nottingham Forest help illustrate […]

Keep track of Everton injuries, fitness concerns and expected return dates throughout the 2026/27 season. David Moyes has received a welcome boost during the international break, with Christian Norgaard back in first-team training at Finch Farm as he works towards his Everton debut. Merlin Rohl is also expected to return after the break, while Harrison […]

Brennan Johnson and Jake O’Brien could both add to their international minutes tonight as Everton’s players continue their Nations League campaigns. Johnson’s Wales host Norway in Cardiff while O’Brien and the Republic of Ireland face Austria in Dublin. Both games kick off at 7.45pm UK time. Everton pair could start again Johnson has started both […]

Everton are expected to look elsewhere for another striker in January, with a return for former deadline-day target Folarin Balogun now rated “highly unlikely”. BBC Radio Merseyside reporter Giulia Bould believes the circumstances surrounding Balogun’s failed £40m summer move make another attempt unlikely when the transfer window reopens. Everton expected to move on from Balogun […]

Prime Minister and Evertonian Andy Burnham has reiterated his belief that Everton were treated unfairly during their Premier League financial cases, using the club’s experience to explain why he won’t rush to judgement following Manchester City’s guilty verdict. Burnham was a prominent critic of the process surrounding Everton’s points deductions and says his view hasn’t […]

David Moyes hasn’t always found it easy to get an audience with Everton owner Dan Friedkin. Perhaps he should try the golf course. Evertonian Tommy Fleetwood has been pictured alongside Dan and Ryan Friedkin during practice for the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, providing a rather good opportunity for some gentle fun at the manager’s expense. […]