TRICKY TOFFEES

Transfer figures as of Sept. 1, 2022; "richest" clubs listed in order of net spend:

Club	Expenditure	Income	Net spend
Chelsea	£253.79m	£49.32m	-£204.47m
Man United	£214.22m	£10.35m	-£203.87m
West Ham	£163.80m	£16.02m	-£147.78m
Notts Forest	£145.76m	£6.30m	-£139.46m
Newcastle	£122.40m	—	-£122.40m
Tottenham	£152.91m	£34.88m	-£118.04m

On 4 September 2007, Deloitte announced that English transfer spending for the 2007 summer window exceeded £500 million, up from £300 million the previous summer. The figure includes spending for the Premier League and all three levels of the Football League.

Manchester United spent the most at £51 million, with Liverpool a close second at £50 million. Tottenham was a surprising third at £40 million, while newly-promoted Sunderland was fourth at £35 million. More than half of Manchester United's fees--£30 million--went to Porto in exchange for midfielder Anderson and winger Nani. They also signed midfielder Owen Hargreaves from Bayern Munich for £17 million.

Liverpool's major signing was striker Fernando Torres, whom they prised from Atlético Madrid for an undisclosed fee believed to be over £20 million, making Torres the most expensive signing in England that summer. They also pulled winger Ryan Babel from Ajax for £11.5 million and midfielder Yossi Benayoun from West Ham for £5 million.

Tottenham's most expensive purchase was striker Darren Bent, whom they acquired from Charlton Athletic for £16.5 million. Spurs also brought in midfielder/back Younes Kaboul from Auxerre for £7 million and left back Gareth Bale from Southampton for £5 million.

Sunderland brought keeper Craig Gordon in from Hearts for £9 million, striker Kenwyne Jones from Southampton for £6 million, striker Michael Chopra from Cardiff City for £5 million and midfielder Kieran Richardson from Manchester United for £5.5 million.

The results on the pitch for those four clubs were mixed. United won its second consecutive Premier League title, with Anderson, Nani, and Hargreaves each playing significant roles. Liverpool finished fourth, with Torres contributing 15 League goals. Spurs, on the other hand, failed in their push for a top-4 finish, ending the season in 11th place. Darren Bent lasted only two season at White Hart Lane before transferring to Sunderland in the summer of 2009 for an initial fee of £10 million, with clauses that could raise the value to £16.5 million.

Sunderland achieved their primary "goal"of avoiding relegation, finishing 15th, and have remained in the Premier League since.

On 3 September 1906, Everton pummeled Manchester City 9-1 at Goodison Park, setting a record scoreline for both sides in the First Division. It was only the second match of the season in Division One and City must have hoped for an improvement over their 1-4 home loss to Arsenal in the first week. Everton, meanwhile, had drawn 2-2 away to Middlesbrough in their first match, thus giving no indication of the juggernaut side that was to face City on the second matchday. 

Other high scores by The Toffees, in the top division occurred on 17th October 1931, Everton beat Sheffield Wednesday 9-3 in a Division One match and on November 28th, 1931, they beat Leicester City 9-2.

Everton were a quality side as the reigning FA Cup winner, having defeated Newcastle 1-0 in April 1906 (Everton's Cup-winning side is below) in the Final at the old Crystal Palace. Sandy Young scored the winner at 4.55 pm. Yes the kick off was at 3.30pm at The Crystal Palace. 

The win over City was no fluke for the Toffees, who went on to finish in Division One's third place. However, City ended the season fourth from the bottom.

The 9-1 result remains Everton's largest margin of victory in the League and City's most lopsided League defeat.

Everton in an FA Cup tie, put 11 past Derby County on January 18, 1890. Derby replied with 2.

In the Premier League, Everton has beaten Sunderland 7-1 on November 24th, 2007 at Goodison and 7-1 v Southampton at Goodison on 16th November 1996.