Joe Royle

Date of birth08 April 1949
Place of birthLiverpool
NationalityEnglish
PositionForward

England International

With Everton, 1st Division Champion 1970 FA Cup runner-up 1968

With Manchester City, League Cup winner 1976.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Everton 01 Aug 1966 01 Dec 1974
Manchester City 01 Dec 1974 01 Nov 1977
Bristol City 01 Nov 1977 01 Aug 1980

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1965-66 Everton League Division One 2
1966-67 Everton League Division One 4
3
1967-68 Everton FA Cup 6
3
1967-68 Everton League Cup 1
1
1967-68 Everton League Division One 33
1
16
1968-69 Everton FA Cup 5
4
1968-69 Everton League Cup 4
3
1968-69 Everton League Division One 42
22
1968-69 Football League Inter League 1
1969-70 Everton FA Cup 1
1969-70 Everton League Cup 4
1969-70 Everton League Division One 42
23
1970-71 Everton European Cup 6
4
1970-71 Everton FA Cup 5
2
1970-71 Everton League Division One 40
17
1971-72 Everton FA Cup 3
1971-72 Everton League Cup 1
1971-72 Everton League Division One 26
2
9
1972-73 Everton League Cup 1
1972-73 Everton League Division One 14
7
1973-74 Everton FA Cup 3
1973-74 Everton League Cup 1
1973-74 Everton League Division One 18
2
1974-75 Everton League Cup 2
1974-75 Everton League Division One 8
3


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
15 Jan 1966 Blackpool v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
16 Apr 1966 Leeds United v Everton L 4-1 League Division One
19 Apr 1967 Everton v Chelsea W 3-1 League Division One
22 Apr 1967 Blackpool v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
25 Apr 1967 Arsenal v Everton L 3-1 League Division One
29 Apr 1967 Everton v Manchester City D 1-1 League Division One
19 Aug 1967 Everton v Manchester United W 3-1 League Division One
23 Aug 1967 Tottenham Hotspur v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
26 Aug 1967 Sunderland v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
29 Aug 1967 Everton v Tottenham Hotspur L 0-1 League Division One
02 Sep 1967 Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 4-2 League Division One
05 Sep 1967 Everton v West Ham United W 2-0 League Division One
13 Sep 1967 Bristol City v Everton W 0-5 League Cup 2nd round
16 Sep 1967 Everton v Leeds United L 0-1 League Division One
04 Nov 1967 Everton v Manchester City D 1-1 League Division One
11 Nov 1967 Arsenal v Everton D 2-2 League Division One
18 Nov 1967 Everton v Sheffield United W 1-0 League Division One
25 Nov 1967 Coventry City v Everton W 0-2 League Division One
02 Dec 1967 Everton v Nottingham Forest W 1-0 League Division One
09 Dec 1967 Stoke City v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
16 Dec 1967 Manchester United v Everton L 3-1 League Division One
23 Dec 1967 Everton v Sunderland W 3-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1967 Everton v Burnley W 2-0 League Division One
30 Dec 1967 Burnley v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
06 Jan 1968 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton W 1-3 League Division One
20 Jan 1968 Leeds United v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
27 Jan 1968 Southport v Everton W 0-1 FA Cup 3rd round
03 Feb 1968 Everton v Liverpool W 1-0 League Division One
17 Feb 1968 Carlisle United v Everton W 0-2 FA Cup 4th round
26 Feb 1968 Southampton v Everton L 3-2 League Division One
02 Mar 1968 Everton v Coventry City W 3-1 League Division One
09 Mar 1968 Everton v Tranmere Rovers W 2-0 FA Cup 5th round
16 Mar 1968 West Bromwich Albion v Everton W 2-6 League Division One
23 Mar 1968 Everton v Newcastle United W 1-0 League Division One
30 Mar 1968 Leicester City v Everton W 1-3 FA Cup Quarter-final
06 Apr 1968 Everton v Arsenal W 2-0 League Division One
09 Apr 1968 Everton v Leicester City W 2-1 League Division One
13 Apr 1968 Sheffield United v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
15 Apr 1968 Everton v Sheffield Wednesday W 1-0 League Division One
16 Apr 1968 Sheffield Wednesday v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
20 Apr 1968 Everton v Chelsea W 2-1 League Division One
22 Apr 1968 Nottingham Forest v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
27 Apr 1968 Everton v Leeds United W 1-0 FA Cup Semi-final
29 Apr 1968 Manchester City v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
04 May 1968 Everton v Stoke City W 3-0 League Division One
18 May 1968 Everton v West Bromwich Albion L 0-1 FA Cup Final
21 May 1968 Everton v Fulham W 5-1 League Division One
10 Aug 1968 Manchester United v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
13 Aug 1968 Everton v Burnley W 3-0 League Division One
17 Aug 1968 Everton v Tottenham Hotspur L 0-2 League Division One
19 Aug 1968 West Ham United v Everton W 1-4 League Division One
24 Aug 1968 Newcastle United v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
27 Aug 1968 Everton v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One
31 Aug 1968 Everton v Nottingham Forest W 2-1 League Division One
03 Sep 1968 Everton v Tranmere Rovers W 4-0 League Cup 2nd round
07 Sep 1968 Chelsea v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
14 Sep 1968 Everton v Sheffield Wednesday W 3-0 League Division One
21 Sep 1968 Coventry City v Everton D 2-2 League Division One
24 Sep 1968 Everton v Luton Town W 5-1 League Cup 3rd round
28 Sep 1968 Everton v West Bromwich Albion W 4-0 League Division One
05 Oct 1968 Everton v Manchester City W 2-0 League Division One
08 Oct 1968 Liverpool v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
12 Oct 1968 Southampton v Everton W 2-5 League Division One
16 Oct 1968 Everton v Derby County D 0-0 League Cup 4th round
19 Oct 1968 Everton v Stoke City W 2-1 League Division One
23 Oct 1968 Derby County v Everton L 1-0 League Cup 4th round replay
26 Oct 1968 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
02 Nov 1968 Everton v Sunderland W 2-0 League Division One
09 Nov 1968 Ipswich Town v Everton D 2-2 League Division One
16 Nov 1968 Everton v Queens Park Rangers W 4-0 League Division One
23 Nov 1968 Leeds United v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
30 Nov 1968 Everton v Leicester City W 7-1 League Division One
07 Dec 1968 Arsenal v Everton L 3-1 League Division One
14 Dec 1968 Everton v Southampton W 1-0 League Division One
21 Dec 1968 Stoke City v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1968 Manchester City v Everton W 1-3 League Division One
04 Jan 1969 Everton v Ipswich Town W 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round
11 Jan 1969 Sunderland v Everton W 1-3 League Division One
18 Jan 1969 Everton v Ipswich Town D 2-2 League Division One
25 Jan 1969 Everton v Coventry City W 2-0 FA Cup 4th round
28 Jan 1969 Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 4-0 League Division One
01 Feb 1969 Queens Park Rangers v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
12 Feb 1969 Everton v Bristol Rovers W 1-0 FA Cup 5th round
01 Mar 1969 Manchester United v Everton W 0-1 FA Cup Quarter-final
08 Mar 1969 Tottenham Hotspur v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
10 Mar 1969 Everton v Manchester United D 0-0 League Division One
22 Mar 1969 Everton v Manchester City L 0-1 FA Cup Semi-final
29 Mar 1969 Everton v Chelsea L 1-2 League Division One
01 Apr 1969 Everton v West Ham United W 1-0 League Division One
05 Apr 1969 West Bromwich Albion v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
08 Apr 1969 Burnley v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
12 Apr 1969 Everton v Coventry City W 3-0 League Division One
14 Apr 1969 Everton v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
19 Apr 1969 Sheffield Wednesday v Everton D 2-2 League Division One
22 Apr 1969 Everton v Leeds United D 0-0 League Division One
25 Apr 1969 Nottingham Forest v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
29 Apr 1969 Everton v Arsenal W 1-0 League Division One
14 May 1969 Leicester City v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
09 Aug 1969 Arsenal v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
13 Aug 1969 Manchester United v Everton W 0-2 League Division One
16 Aug 1969 Everton v Crystal Palace W 2-1 League Division One
19 Aug 1969 Everton v Manchester United W 3-0 League Division One
23 Aug 1969 Manchester City v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
26 Aug 1969 Everton v Sheffield Wednesday W 2-1 League Division One
30 Aug 1969 Everton v Leeds United W 3-2 League Division One
03 Sep 1969 Darlington v Everton W 0-1 League Cup 2nd round
06 Sep 1969 Derby County v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
13 Sep 1969 Everton v West Ham United W 2-0 League Division One
17 Sep 1969 Newcastle United v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
20 Sep 1969 Ipswich Town v Everton W 0-3 League Division One
24 Sep 1969 Arsenal v Everton D 0-0 League Cup 3rd round
27 Sep 1969 Everton v Southampton W 4-2 League Division One
30 Sep 1969 Everton v Arsenal W 1-0 League Cup 3rd round replay
04 Oct 1969 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton W 2-3 League Division One
08 Oct 1969 Crystal Palace v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
11 Oct 1969 Everton v Sunderland W 3-1 League Division One
14 Oct 1969 Manchester City v Everton L 2-0 League Cup 4th round
18 Oct 1969 Everton v Stoke City W 6-2 League Division One
25 Oct 1969 Coventry City v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
01 Nov 1969 Everton v Nottingham Forest W 1-0 League Division One
08 Nov 1969 West Bromwich Albion v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
15 Nov 1969 Chelsea v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
22 Nov 1969 Everton v Burnley W 2-1 League Division One
06 Dec 1969 Everton v Liverpool L 0-3 League Division One
13 Dec 1969 West Ham United v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
20 Dec 1969 Everton v Derby County W 1-0 League Division One
23 Dec 1969 Everton v Manchester City W 1-0 League Division One
27 Dec 1969 Leeds United v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
03 Jan 1970 Sheffield United v Everton L 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round
10 Jan 1970 Everton v Ipswich Town W 3-0 League Division One
17 Jan 1970 Southampton v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
24 Jan 1970 Everton v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
31 Jan 1970 Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 1-0 League Division One
14 Feb 1970 Everton v Arsenal D 2-2 League Division One
21 Feb 1970 Everton v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
28 Feb 1970 Nottingham Forest v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
07 Mar 1970 Burnley v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
11 Mar 1970 Tottenham Hotspur v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
14 Mar 1970 Everton v Tottenham Hotspur W 3-2 League Division One
21 Mar 1970 Liverpool v Everton W 0-2 League Division One
28 Mar 1970 Everton v Chelsea W 5-2 League Division One
30 Mar 1970 Stoke City v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
01 Apr 1970 Everton v West Bromwich Albion W 2-0 League Division One
04 Apr 1970 Sheffield Wednesday v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
08 Apr 1970 Sunderland v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
15 Aug 1970 Everton v Arsenal D 2-2 League Division One
18 Aug 1970 Everton v Burnley D 1-1 League Division One
22 Aug 1970 Leeds United v Everton L 3-2 League Division One
26 Aug 1970 Chelsea v Everton D 2-2 League Division One
29 Aug 1970 Everton v Manchester City L 0-1 League Division One
02 Sep 1970 Manchester United v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
05 Sep 1970 West Ham United v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
12 Sep 1970 Everton v Ipswich Town W 2-0 League Division One
16 Sep 1970 Everton v Keflavik W 6-2 European Cup 1st round 1st leg
19 Sep 1970 Blackpool v Everton W 0-2 League Division One
26 Sep 1970 Everton v Crystal Palace W 3-1 League Division One
30 Sep 1970 Keflavik v Everton W 0-3
Agg: 2-9
European Cup 1st round 2nd leg
03 Oct 1970 Coventry City v Everton L 3-1 League Division One
10 Oct 1970 Everton v Derby County D 1-1 League Division One
17 Oct 1970 Arsenal v Everton L 4-0 League Division One
21 Oct 1970 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Everton D 1-1 European Cup 2nd round 1st leg
24 Oct 1970 Everton v Newcastle United W 3-1 League Division One
31 Oct 1970 West Bromwich Albion v Everton L 3-0 League Division One
04 Nov 1970 Everton v Borussia Mönchengladbach D 1-1
Agg: 2-2 (4-3)
European Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
07 Nov 1970 Everton v Nottingham Forest W 1-0 League Division One
14 Nov 1970 Stoke City v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
21 Nov 1970 Liverpool v Everton L 3-2 League Division One
28 Nov 1970 Everton v Tottenham Hotspur D 0-0 League Division One
05 Dec 1970 Huddersfield Town v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
12 Dec 1970 Everton v Southampton W 4-1 League Division One
19 Dec 1970 Everton v Leeds United L 0-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1970 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
02 Jan 1971 Everton v Blackburn Rovers W 2-0 FA Cup 3rd round
16 Jan 1971 Everton v Chelsea W 3-0 League Division One
23 Jan 1971 Everton v Middlesbrough W 3-0 FA Cup 4th round
30 Jan 1971 Tottenham Hotspur v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
06 Feb 1971 Everton v Huddersfield Town W 2-1 League Division One
13 Feb 1971 Everton v Derby County W 1-0 FA Cup 5th round
20 Feb 1971 Everton v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One
23 Feb 1971 Everton v Manchester United W 1-0 League Division One
27 Feb 1971 Everton v West Bromwich Albion D 3-3 League Division One
06 Mar 1971 Everton v Colchester United W 5-0 FA Cup Quarter-final
09 Mar 1971 Everton v Panathinaikos D 1-1 European Cup 3rd round 1st leg
13 Mar 1971 Everton v Stoke City W 2-0 League Division One
18 Mar 1971 Newcastle United v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
20 Mar 1971 Nottingham Forest v Everton L 3-2 League Division One
24 Mar 1971 Panathinaikos v Everton D 0-0
Agg: 1-1
European Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
27 Mar 1971 Everton v Liverpool L 1-2 FA Cup Semi-final
30 Mar 1971 Everton v West Ham United L 0-1 League Division One
03 Apr 1971 Manchester City v Everton L 3-0 League Division One
06 Apr 1971 Ipswich Town v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
10 Apr 1971 Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 1-2 League Division One
12 Apr 1971 Everton v Coventry City W 3-0 League Division One
17 Apr 1971 Derby County v Everton L 3-1 League Division One
24 Apr 1971 Everton v Blackpool D 0-0 League Division One
01 May 1971 Crystal Palace v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
14 Aug 1971 Ipswich Town v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
18 Aug 1971 West Bromwich Albion v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
21 Aug 1971 Everton v Sheffield United L 0-1 League Division One
04 Sep 1971 Everton v Derby County L 0-2 League Division One
07 Sep 1971 Southampton v Everton L 2-1 League Cup 2nd round
11 Sep 1971 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
18 Sep 1971 Everton v Arsenal W 2-1 League Division One
25 Sep 1971 Crystal Palace v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
09 Oct 1971 Manchester City v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
16 Oct 1971 Everton v Ipswich Town D 1-1 League Division One
23 Oct 1971 Leeds United v Everton L 3-2 League Division One
30 Oct 1971 Everton v Newcastle United W 1-0 League Division One
06 Nov 1971 Tottenham Hotspur v Everton L 3-0 League Division One
20 Nov 1971 Everton v Southampton W 8-0 League Division One
27 Nov 1971 Leicester City v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
04 Dec 1971 Everton v Stoke City D 0-0 League Division One
11 Dec 1971 Nottingham Forest v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
18 Dec 1971 Derby County v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
27 Dec 1971 Everton v Huddersfield Town D 2-2 League Division One
01 Jan 1972 Arsenal v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
08 Jan 1972 Everton v West Ham United W 2-1 League Division One
15 Jan 1972 Crystal Palace v Everton D 2-2 FA Cup 3rd round
22 Jan 1972 Everton v West Bromwich Albion W 2-1 League Division One
29 Jan 1972 Chelsea v Everton L 4-0 League Division One
05 Feb 1972 Everton v Walsall W 2-1 FA Cup 4th round
26 Feb 1972 Everton v Tottenham Hotspur L 0-2 FA Cup 5th round
01 Mar 1972 Everton v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 League Division One
18 Mar 1972 Sheffield United v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
21 Mar 1972 Everton v Crystal Palace D 0-0 League Division One
25 Mar 1972 Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 2-2 League Division One
22 Apr 1972 Stoke City v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
02 May 1972 Everton v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League Division One
12 Aug 1972 Norwich City v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
16 Aug 1972 Manchester City v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
19 Aug 1972 Everton v Manchester United W 2-0 League Division One
22 Aug 1972 Everton v Crystal Palace D 1-1 League Division One
26 Aug 1972 Stoke City v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
29 Aug 1972 Everton v Derby County W 1-0 League Division One
02 Sep 1972 Everton v West Bromwich Albion W 1-0 League Division One
05 Sep 1972 Arsenal v Everton L 1-0 League Cup 2nd round
09 Sep 1972 Leicester City v Everton W 1-2 League Division One
16 Sep 1972 Everton v Southampton L 0-1 League Division One
23 Sep 1972 Birmingham City v Everton L 2-1 League Division One
30 Sep 1972 Everton v Newcastle United W 3-1 League Division One
07 Oct 1972 Liverpool v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
14 Oct 1972 Everton v Leeds United L 1-2 League Division One
21 Oct 1972 Sheffield United v Everton W 0-1 League Division One
25 Aug 1973 Leeds United v Everton L 3-1 League Division One
28 Aug 1973 Everton v Leicester City D 1-1 League Division One
01 Sep 1973 Everton v Ipswich Town W 3-0 League Division One
11 Sep 1973 Everton v Stoke City D 1-1 League Division One
15 Sep 1973 Everton v Queens Park Rangers W 1-0 League Division One
22 Sep 1973 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
30 Oct 1973 Everton v Norwich City L 0-1 League Cup 3rd round
24 Nov 1973 Everton v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
01 Dec 1973 Southampton v Everton L 2-0 League Division One
08 Dec 1973 Everton v Liverpool L 0-1 League Division One
15 Dec 1973 Everton v Sheffield United D 1-1 League Division One
22 Dec 1973 Arsenal v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1973 Everton v Manchester City W 2-0 League Division One
29 Dec 1973 Everton v Derby County W 2-1 League Division One
01 Jan 1974 Ipswich Town v Everton L 3-0 League Division One
05 Jan 1974 Everton v Blackburn Rovers W 3-0 FA Cup 3rd round
12 Jan 1974 Queens Park Rangers v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
19 Jan 1974 Everton v Leeds United D 0-0 League Division One
27 Jan 1974 Everton v West Bromwich Albion D 0-0 FA Cup 4th round
30 Jan 1974 West Bromwich Albion v Everton L 1-0 FA Cup 4th round replay
23 Apr 1974 Everton v Manchester United W 1-0 League Division One
27 Apr 1974 Everton v Southampton L 0-3 League Division One
17 Aug 1974 Everton v Derby County D 0-0 League Division One
20 Aug 1974 Everton v Stoke City W 2-1 League Division One
24 Aug 1974 West Ham United v Everton W 2-3 League Division One
28 Aug 1974 Stoke City v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
31 Aug 1974 Everton v Arsenal W 2-1 League Division One
07 Sep 1974 Ipswich Town v Everton L 1-0 League Division One
11 Sep 1974 Aston Villa v Everton D 1-1 League Cup 2nd round
14 Sep 1974 Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 0-0 League Division One
18 Sep 1974 Everton v Aston Villa L 0-3 League Cup 2nd round replay
15 Oct 1974 Everton v West Ham United D 1-1 League Division One


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

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1966-67 England UEFA Under-18 2
1
1966-67 England Under-18 1
1967-68 England Under-23 1
1
1
1968-69 England B v Under-23
1
1
1968-69 England Under-23 2
1969-70 England Abandoned
1
1969-70 England Under-23 1
1
1970-71 England UEFA European Championship 1
1970-71 England Under-23 2
1
1971-72 England Under-23 1
1972-73 England International Friendly 1
1
1975-76 England Bi-Centenary 1
1975-76 England British Home Championship
1
1976-77 England FIFA World Cup 2
1


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

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
14 Feb 1967 West Germany v England W 0-1 U18
01 Mar 1967 England v Scotland W 1-0 UEFA U18 Preliminary
15 Mar 1967 Scotland v England D 0-0 UEFA U18 Preliminary
01 May 1968 England v Hungary W 4-0 Under-23
30 May 1968 Hungary v England L 1-0 Under-23
22 May 1969 Netherlands v England L 2-1 Under-23
25 May 1969 Belgium v England W 0-1 B v Under-23
28 May 1969 Portugal v England D 1-1 Under-23
22 Oct 1969 England v USSR W 2-0 Under-23
04 Mar 1970 England v Scotland W 3-1 Abandoned
14 Oct 1970 England v West Germany W 3-1 U23
11 Nov 1970 England v Sweden W 2-0 U23
03 Feb 1971 Malta v England W 0-1 UEFA European Championship Group 3
24 Nov 1971 England v Switzerland D 1-1 U23
11 Oct 1972 England v Yugoslavia D 1-1 International Friendly
11 May 1976 England v Northern Ireland W 4-0 British Home Championship
28 May 1976 England v Italy W 3-2 Bi-Centenary
13 Oct 1976 England v Finland W 2-1 FIFA World Cup Group 2
30 Mar 1977 England v Luxembourg W 5-0 FIFA World Cup Group 2


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