Did you know that Everton FC wasn’t always Everton FC?
Back in the late 1800s, the parish of St. Domingo’s Methodist Church created a cricket team for recreational purposes. However, since cricket was primarily played in the summer, a winter game could be added. Thus, Rev. Ben Swift Chambers ushered in the formation of a football team, to be named St. Domingo’s F.C.
Such is the popularity of the sport that even in 1879, people couldn’t wait to help support or play on the new team. Since more and more prospective footballers were from outside the parish, the name of the club was changed to represent the broader, local area. As a result, Everton FC was born.
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