Everton Football Club

Everton Football Club was founded in 1878 by Rev B. S. Chambers, Minister of St. Domingo Methodist Church, a church of the Methodist denomination New Connexion, for the boys of the church. It was initially called 'St Domingo F.C.' . Liverpool FC was born in the split occasioned by the move from Anfield, Everton's original home, to Goodison Park in 1892.

record for league goals in a single season

In 1925 Everton signed Dixie Dean, who, in 1927-1928, set the record for league goals in a single season (60 goals in 39 league games, a record that still stands to this day).

record first-class score

The record first-class batting score is 501 no by Brian Lara for Warwickshire v Durham at Edgbaston in 1994.

Highest-Ever Telephone Call

The world's highest-ever telephone call has been made from the summit of Mt Everest.

Second footballer to score 1,000 goals

The former Brazilian striker Romario scored what he says is the 1,000th goal of his career in a match in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.

The only other player to have done this is Pele. Romario's 1, 000 includes goals scored in youth, friendly, and testimonial games.

Romario's 1,000th goal came from a penalty kick in the game between Vasco da Gama and Sport of Recife in the Brazilian national championship.

shortest job as football manager

Leroy Rosenior has broken the record for English football's shortest managerial reign: Rosenior lost his job at Torquay only 10 minutes after being introduced as the Devon club's new manager on Thursday.

record first-class opening stand

The first-class record for an opening stand is 561, by Waheed Mirza (324) and Mansoor Akhtar (224 not out) for Karachi Whites against Quetta (who had been bowled out for 104 shortly beforehand) at Karachi in 1976-77.

W. G. Grace

Some facts about W. G. Grace from John Major's new book More than a Game:
In seven days in 1876 he scored 839 runs in three innings (344, 177, 318no).
in 1876 hit 400no (but not in an official first-class match, but against 22 fielders)
topped the batting averages 12 times between 1866 and 1880
6 times he exceeded 2000 1st-class runs in a season
3 times he scored a century in each innings of the same match
carried his bat 17 times in a 1st-class match
helped put on 283 for the 1st wicket
scored 196 at Lord's.
126 centuries in 54, 896 runs, with a an average of nearly 40.