Alan Harper

Date of birth01 November 1960
Place of birthLiverpool
NationalityEnglish
Weight68 kg
Height1.73 m
PositionDefender/Midfielder

With Everton, 1st Division Champion 1985, 1987, League Cup runner-up 1984. Moved to Sheffield Wednesday in July 1988 and returned to Everton via Manchester City in August 1991.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Liverpool 01 Apr 1978 01 Jun 1983
Everton 01 Jun 1983 01 Jul 1988
Sheffield Wednesday 01 Jul 1988 01 Dec 1989
Manchester City 01 Dec 1989 01 Aug 1991
Everton 01 Aug 1991 01 Sep 1993
Luton Town 01 Sep 1993 01 Aug 1994

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1983-84 Everton FA Cup 1
1
1983-84 Everton League Cup 6
1
1983-84 Everton League Division One 26
3
1
1984-85 Everton FA Cup 1
1
1984-85 Everton League Cup 1
1984-85 Everton League Division One 10
2
1984-85 Everton UEFA European Cup Winners Cup 3
1
1985-86 Everton FA Cup 4
2
1
1985-86 Everton League Cup 4
1985-86 Everton League Division One 17
4
1986-87 Everton FA Cup 1
1
1986-87 Everton League Cup 4
1986-87 Everton League Division One 29
7
3
1987-88 Everton FA Cup 3
3
1987-88 Everton League Cup 2
1
1987-88 Everton League Division One 21
7
1991-92 Everton FA Cup 1
1991-92 Everton League Cup 1
1
1991-92 Everton League Division One 29
4
1992-93 Everton FA Cup 1
1
1992-93 Everton League Cup 4
1992-93 Everton Premier League 16
2
1994-95 Burnley FA Cup 2
1994-95 Burnley League Cup 2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
27 Aug 1983 Everton v Stoke City W 1-0 League Division One
29 Aug 1983 Everton v West Ham United L 0-1 League Division One
03 Sep 1983 Coventry City v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
06 Sep 1983 Ipswich Town v Everton L 3-0 League Division One
10 Sep 1983 Everton v West Bromwich Albion D 0-0 League Division One
17 Sep 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
24 Sep 1983 Everton v Birmingham City D 1-1 League Division One
01 Oct 1983 Notts County v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
04 Oct 1983 Chesterfield v Everton W 0-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
15 Oct 1983 Everton v Luton Town L 0-1 League Division One
22 Oct 1983 Everton v Watford W 1-0 League Division One
26 Oct 1983 Everton v Chesterfield D 2-2
Agg: 3-2
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
29 Oct 1983 Leicester City v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
06 Nov 1983 Liverpool v Everton L 3-0 League Division One
09 Nov 1983 Everton v Coventry City W 2-1 League Cup 3rd round
12 Nov 1983 Everton v Nottingham Forest W 1-0 League Division One
19 Nov 1983 Arsenal v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
26 Nov 1983 Everton v Norwich City L 0-2 League Division One
10 Dec 1983 Everton v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
17 Dec 1983 Queens Park Rangers v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1983 Everton v Sunderland D 0-0 League Division One
18 Jan 1984 Oxford United v Everton D 1-1 League Cup Quarter-final
21 Jan 1984 Everton v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-1 League Division One
24 Jan 1984 Everton v Oxford United W 4-1 League Cup Quarter-final replay
28 Jan 1984 Everton v Gillingham D 0-0 FA Cup 4th round
03 Mar 1984 Everton v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
10 Mar 1984 Notts County v Everton W 1-2 FA Cup Quarter-final
13 Mar 1984 Nottingham Forest v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
17 Mar 1984 Everton v Ipswich Town W 1-0 League Division One
25 Mar 1984 Everton v Liverpool D 0-0 League Cup Final
28 Mar 1984 Everton v Liverpool L 0-1 League Cup Final replay
31 Mar 1984 Everton v Southampton W 1-0 League Division One
07 Apr 1984 Luton Town v Everton W 0-3 League Division One
17 Apr 1984 Southampton v Everton L 3-1 League Division One
21 Apr 1984 Sunderland v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
05 May 1984 Everton v Manchester United D 1-1 League Division One
12 May 1984 Everton v Queens Park Rangers W 3-1 League Division One
14 May 1984 West Ham United v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
13 Oct 1984 Everton v Aston Villa W 2-1 League Division One
20 Oct 1984 Liverpool v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
24 Oct 1984 Slovan Bratislava v Everton W 0-1 ECW Cup 2nd round 1st leg
30 Oct 1984 Manchester United v Everton W 1-2 League Cup 3rd round
07 Nov 1984 Everton v Slovan Bratislava W 3-0
Agg: 4-0
ECW Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
16 Feb 1985 Everton v Telford United W 3-0 FA Cup 5th round
23 Feb 1985 Leicester City v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
13 Mar 1985 Ipswich Town v Everton W 0-1 FA Cup Quarter-final replay
16 Mar 1985 Aston Villa v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
20 Mar 1985 Fortuna Sittard v Everton W 0-2
Agg: 0-5
ECW Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
23 Mar 1985 Everton v Arsenal W 2-0 League Division One
03 Apr 1985 Tottenham Hotspur v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
06 Apr 1985 Everton v Sunderland W 4-1 League Division One
10 Apr 1985 Bayern München v Everton D 0-0 ECW Cup Semi-final 1st leg
27 Apr 1985 Everton v Norwich City W 3-0 League Division One
11 May 1985 Nottingham Forest v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
23 May 1985 Everton v Liverpool W 1-0 League Division One
26 May 1985 Coventry City v Everton L 4-1 League Division One
28 May 1985 Luton Town v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
20 Aug 1985 Everton v West Bromwich Albion W 2-0 League Division One
24 Aug 1985 Everton v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
26 Aug 1985 Tottenham Hotspur v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
14 Sep 1985 Everton v Luton Town W 2-0 League Division One
21 Sep 1985 Everton v Liverpool L 2-3 League Division One
25 Sep 1985 Everton v AFC Bournemouth W 3-2 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
28 Sep 1985 Aston Villa v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
05 Oct 1985 Everton v Oxford United W 2-0 League Division One
19 Oct 1985 Everton v Watford W 4-1 League Division One
26 Oct 1985 Manchester City v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
29 Oct 1985 Shrewsbury Town v Everton W 1-4 League Cup 3rd round
02 Nov 1985 West Ham United v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
09 Nov 1985 Everton v Arsenal W 6-1 League Division One
16 Nov 1985 Ipswich Town v Everton W 3-4 League Division One
23 Nov 1985 Everton v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League Division One
26 Nov 1985 Chelsea v Everton D 2-2 League Cup 4th round
30 Nov 1985 Southampton v Everton W 2-3 League Division One
07 Dec 1985 West Bromwich Albion v Everton W 0-3 League Division One
10 Dec 1985 Everton v Chelsea L 1-2 League Cup 4th round replay
28 Dec 1985 Everton v Sheffield Wednesday W 3-1 League Division One
01 Jan 1986 Newcastle United v Everton D 2-2 League Division One
05 Jan 1986 Everton v Exeter City W 1-0 FA Cup 3rd round
11 Jan 1986 Everton v Queens Park Rangers W 4-3 League Division One
18 Jan 1986 Birmingham City v Everton W 0-2 League Division One
25 Jan 1986 Everton v Blackburn Rovers W 3-1 FA Cup 4th round
22 Feb 1986 Liverpool v Everton W 0-2 League Division One
04 Mar 1986 Tottenham Hotspur v Everton W 1-2 FA Cup 5th round
08 Mar 1986 Luton Town v Everton D 2-2 FA Cup Quarter-final
12 Mar 1986 Everton v Luton Town W 1-0 FA Cup Quarter-final replay
22 Mar 1986 Luton Town v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
05 Apr 1986 Everton v Sheffield Wednesday W 2-1 FA Cup Semi-final
23 Aug 1986 Everton v Nottingham Forest W 2-0 League Division One
25 Aug 1986 Sheffield Wednesday v Everton D 2-2 League Division One
30 Aug 1986 Coventry City v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
02 Sep 1986 Everton v Oxford United W 3-1 League Division One
06 Sep 1986 Everton v Queens Park Rangers D 0-0 League Division One
13 Sep 1986 Wimbledon v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
07 Oct 1986 Newport County v Everton W 1-5
Agg: 1-9
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
11 Oct 1986 Charlton Athletic v Everton L 3-2 League Division One
18 Oct 1986 Southampton v Everton W 0-2 League Division One
25 Oct 1986 Everton v Watford W 3-2 League Division One
28 Oct 1986 Everton v Sheffield Wednesday W 4-0 League Cup 3rd round
02 Nov 1986 West Ham United v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
08 Nov 1986 Everton v Chelsea D 2-2 League Division One
15 Nov 1986 Leicester City v Everton W 0-2 League Division One
19 Nov 1986 Norwich City v Everton W 1-4 League Cup 4th round
23 Nov 1986 Everton v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One
29 Nov 1986 Manchester City v Everton W 1-3 League Division One
06 Dec 1986 Everton v Norwich City W 4-0 League Division One
13 Dec 1986 Luton Town v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
20 Dec 1986 Everton v Wimbledon W 3-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1986 Newcastle United v Everton W 0-4 League Division One
28 Dec 1986 Everton v Leicester City W 5-1 League Division One
01 Jan 1987 Everton v Aston Villa W 3-0 League Division One
03 Jan 1987 Queens Park Rangers v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
10 Jan 1987 Everton v Southampton W 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round
17 Jan 1987 Everton v Sheffield Wednesday W 2-0 League Division One
21 Jan 1987 Everton v Liverpool L 0-1 League Cup Quarter-final
25 Jan 1987 Nottingham Forest v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
07 Feb 1987 Everton v Coventry City W 3-1 League Division One
14 Feb 1987 Oxford United v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
22 Feb 1987 Wimbledon v Everton L 3-1 FA Cup 5th round
28 Feb 1987 Manchester United v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
14 Mar 1987 Everton v Southampton W 3-0 League Division One
21 Mar 1987 Everton v Charlton Athletic W 2-1 League Division One
28 Mar 1987 Arsenal v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
04 Apr 1987 Chelsea v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
11 Apr 1987 Everton v West Ham United W 4-0 League Division One
18 Apr 1987 Aston Villa v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
20 Apr 1987 Everton v Newcastle United W 3-0 League Division One
02 May 1987 Everton v Manchester City D 0-0 League Division One
09 May 1987 Everton v Luton Town W 3-1 League Division One
11 May 1987 Everton v Tottenham Hotspur W 1-0 League Division One
15 Aug 1987 Everton v Norwich City W 1-0 League Division One
18 Aug 1987 Wimbledon v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
22 Aug 1987 Nottingham Forest v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
29 Aug 1987 Everton v Sheffield Wednesday W 4-0 League Division One
02 Sep 1987 Queens Park Rangers v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
05 Sep 1987 Everton v Tottenham Hotspur D 0-0 League Division One
12 Sep 1987 Luton Town v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
19 Sep 1987 Everton v Manchester United W 2-1 League Division One
22 Sep 1987 Everton v Rotherham United W 3-2 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
26 Sep 1987 Everton v Coventry City L 1-2 League Division One
03 Oct 1987 Southampton v Everton W 0-4 League Division One
17 Oct 1987 Newcastle United v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
14 Nov 1987 Everton v West Ham United W 3-1 League Division One
21 Nov 1987 Portsmouth v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
09 Jan 1988 Sheffield Wednesday v Everton D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
16 Jan 1988 Norwich City v Everton W 0-3 League Division One
25 Jan 1988 Everton v Sheffield Wednesday D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round 2nd replay
27 Jan 1988 Sheffield Wednesday v Everton W 0-5 FA Cup 3rd round 3rd replay
30 Jan 1988 Everton v Middlesbrough D 1-1 FA Cup 4th round
03 Feb 1988 Middlesbrough v Everton D 2-2 FA Cup 4th round replay
07 Feb 1988 Everton v Arsenal L 0-1 League Cup Semi-final 1st leg
13 Feb 1988 Everton v Queens Park Rangers W 2-0 League Division One
21 Feb 1988 Everton v Liverpool L 0-1 FA Cup 5th round
24 Feb 1988 Arsenal v Everton L 3-1
Agg: 4-1
League Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
27 Feb 1988 Everton v Southampton W 1-0 League Division One
05 Mar 1988 Everton v Newcastle United W 1-0 League Division One
09 Mar 1988 Tottenham Hotspur v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
12 Mar 1988 Chelsea v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
20 Mar 1988 Everton v Liverpool W 1-0 League Division One
26 Mar 1988 Watford v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
29 Mar 1988 Everton v Wimbledon D 2-2 League Division One
04 Apr 1988 West Ham United v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
09 Apr 1988 Everton v Portsmouth W 2-1 League Division One
23 Apr 1988 Oxford United v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
30 Apr 1988 Everton v Charlton Athletic D 1-1 League Division One
02 May 1988 Derby County v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
07 May 1988 Everton v Arsenal L 1-2 League Division One
17 Aug 1991 Nottingham Forest v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
20 Aug 1991 Everton v Arsenal W 3-1 League Division One
24 Aug 1991 Everton v Manchester United D 0-0 League Division One
28 Aug 1991 Sheffield Wednesday v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
31 Aug 1991 Liverpool v Everton L 3-1 League Division One
03 Sep 1991 Everton v Norwich City D 1-1 League Division One
07 Sep 1991 Everton v Crystal Palace D 2-2 League Division One
05 Oct 1991 Everton v Tottenham Hotspur W 3-1 League Division One
08 Oct 1991 Watford v Everton W 1-2
Agg: 1-3
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
19 Oct 1991 Everton v Aston Villa L 0-2 League Division One
16 Nov 1991 Everton v Wimbledon W 2-0 League Division One
23 Nov 1991 Everton v Notts County W 1-0 League Division One
30 Nov 1991 Leeds United v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
04 Dec 1991 Everton v Leeds United L 1-4 League Cup 4th round
14 Dec 1991 Oldham Athletic v Everton D 2-2 League Division One
21 Dec 1991 Arsenal v Everton L 4-2 League Division One
26 Dec 1991 Everton v Sheffield Wednesday L 0-1 League Division One
28 Dec 1991 Everton v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
01 Jan 1992 Southampton v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
04 Jan 1992 Everton v Southend United W 1-0 FA Cup 3rd round
11 Jan 1992 Manchester United v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
19 Jan 1992 Everton v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League Division One
08 Feb 1992 Everton v Queens Park Rangers D 0-0 League Division One
29 Feb 1992 West Ham United v Everton W 0-2 League Division One
07 Mar 1992 Everton v Oldham Athletic W 2-1 League Division One
10 Mar 1992 Wimbledon v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
14 Mar 1992 Everton v Luton Town D 1-1 League Division One
17 Mar 1992 Notts County v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
21 Mar 1992 Norwich City v Everton L 4-3 League Division One
01 Apr 1992 Everton v Southampton L 0-1 League Division One
04 Apr 1992 Crystal Palace v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
11 Apr 1992 Everton v Sheffield United L 0-2 League Division One
18 Apr 1992 Coventry City v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
20 Apr 1992 Everton v Manchester City L 1-2 League Division One
25 Apr 1992 Tottenham Hotspur v Everton D 3-3 League Division One
02 May 1992 Everton v Chelsea W 2-1 League Division One
19 Aug 1992 Manchester United v Everton W 0-3 Premier League
22 Aug 1992 Norwich City v Everton D 1-1 Premier League
25 Aug 1992 Everton v Aston Villa W 1-0 Premier League
29 Aug 1992 Everton v Wimbledon D 0-0 Premier League
05 Sep 1992 Tottenham Hotspur v Everton L 2-1 Premier League
12 Sep 1992 Everton v Manchester United L 0-2 Premier League
15 Sep 1992 Blackburn Rovers v Everton W 2-3 Premier League
19 Sep 1992 Everton v Crystal Palace L 0-2 Premier League
23 Sep 1992 Rotherham United v Everton L 1-0 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
26 Sep 1992 Leeds United v Everton L 2-0 Premier League
04 Oct 1992 Oldham Athletic v Everton L 1-0 Premier League
24 Oct 1992 Arsenal v Everton L 2-0 Premier League
07 Nov 1992 Nottingham Forest v Everton W 0-1 Premier League
10 Nov 1992 Wimbledon v Everton W 0-1 League Cup 3rd round replay
21 Nov 1992 Everton v Chelsea L 0-1 Premier League
28 Nov 1992 Ipswich Town v Everton L 1-0 Premier League
02 Dec 1992 Everton v Chelsea D 2-2 League Cup 4th round
16 Dec 1992 Chelsea v Everton L 1-0 League Cup 4th round replay
02 Jan 1993 Wimbledon v Everton D 0-0 FA Cup 3rd round
12 Jan 1993 Everton v Wimbledon L 1-2 FA Cup 3rd round replay
16 Jan 1993 Everton v Leeds United W 2-0 Premier League
26 Jan 1993 Wimbledon v Everton W 1-3 Premier League
30 Jan 1993 Everton v Norwich City L 0-1 Premier League
10 Feb 1993 Everton v Tottenham Hotspur L 1-2 Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.