Mark Higgins
| Date of birth | 29 September 1958 |
| Place of birth | Buxton |
| Position | Central defender |
Son of a famous Bolton defender, this promising centre-back's career was hampered by a pelvic disorder.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everton | 01 Aug 1976 | 01 Dec 1985 | |
| Manchester United | 01 Dec 1985 | 01 Jan 1987 | |
| Bury | 01 Jan 1987 | 01 Sep 1988 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | Everton | League Division One | 2 | ||||
| 1977-78 | Everton | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1977-78 | Everton | League Cup | 5 | ||||
| 1977-78 | Everton | League Division One | 25 | 1 |
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| 1978-79 | Everton | League Division One | 20 | 1 |
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| 1978-79 | Everton | UEFA Cup | 2 |
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| 1979-80 | Everton | League Cup | 5 | ||||
| 1979-80 | Everton | League Division One | 19 | ||||
| 1979-80 | Everton | UEFA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1980-81 | Everton | League Division One | 2 | ||||
| 1981-82 | Everton | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1981-82 | Everton | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1981-82 | Everton | League Division One | 29 | 3 |
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| 1982-83 | Everton | FA Cup | 5 | ||||
| 1982-83 | Everton | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1982-83 | Everton | League Division One | 39 | 1 |
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| 1983-84 | Everton | League Cup | 5 | ||||
| 1983-84 | Everton | League Division One | 14 | ||||
| 1985-86 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1985-86 | Manchester United | League Division One | 6 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct 1976 | Everton v Manchester City | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 May 1977 | Everton v Newcastle United | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Aug 1977 | Everton v Nottingham Forest | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 23 Aug 1977 | Arsenal v Everton | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Aug 1977 | Aston Villa v Everton | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 30 Aug 1977 | Sheffield United v Everton | W | 0-3 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 03 Sep 1977 | Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Sep 1977 | Leicester City v Everton | W | 1-5 | League Division One | |
| 17 Sep 1977 | Everton v Norwich City | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Sep 1977 | West Ham United v Everton | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Oct 1977 | Everton v Manchester City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Oct 1977 | Everton v West Bromwich Albion | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Oct 1977 | Queens Park Rangers v Everton | W | 1-5 | League Division One | |
| 15 Oct 1977 | Everton v Bristol City | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 22 Oct 1977 | Liverpool v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Oct 1977 | Everton v Middlesbrough | D | 2-2 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 29 Oct 1977 | Everton v Newcastle United | D | 4-4 | League Division One | |
| 31 Oct 1977 | Middlesbrough v Everton | W | 1-2 | League Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 05 Nov 1977 | Derby County v Everton | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Nov 1977 | Everton v Birmingham City | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Nov 1977 | Ipswich Town v Everton | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 26 Nov 1977 | Everton v Coventry City | W | 6-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Nov 1977 | Sheffield Wednesday v Everton | W | 1-3 | League Cup | 4th round |
| 03 Dec 1977 | Chelsea v Everton | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Dec 1977 | Everton v Middlesbrough | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Dec 1977 | Birmingham City v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1977 | Everton v Manchester United | L | 2-6 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1977 | Leeds United v Everton | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Jan 1978 | Everton v Aston Villa | W | 4-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 14 Jan 1978 | Everton v Aston Villa | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Jan 1978 | Leeds United v Everton | L | 4-1 | League Cup | Quarter-final |
| 04 Feb 1978 | Everton v Leicester City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Feb 1978 | Everton v West Ham United | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Feb 1978 | Manchester City v Everton | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Aug 1978 | Chelsea v Everton | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Sep 1978 | Finn Harps v Everton | W | 0-5 | UEFA Cup | 1st round 1st leg |
| 26 Sep 1978 | Everton v Finn Harps | W |
5-0 Agg: 10-0 |
UEFA Cup | 1st round 2nd leg |
| 09 Dec 1978 | Birmingham City v Everton | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 16 Dec 1978 | Everton v Leeds United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Dec 1978 | Coventry City v Everton | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1978 | Everton v Manchester City | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 31 Jan 1979 | Everton v Aston Villa | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Feb 1979 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Feb 1979 | Everton v Bristol City | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Feb 1979 | Southampton v Everton | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Feb 1979 | Everton v Ipswich Town | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Mar 1979 | Middlesbrough v Everton | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 10 Mar 1979 | Everton v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Mar 1979 | Derby County v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Mar 1979 | Everton v Norwich City | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 14 Apr 1979 | Manchester City v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Apr 1979 | Everton v Bolton Wanderers | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Apr 1979 | Leeds United v Everton | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Apr 1979 | Everton v Birmingham City | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 May 1979 | Everton v West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 05 May 1979 | Tottenham Hotspur v Everton | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Aug 1979 | Leeds United v Everton | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Aug 1979 | Derby County v Everton | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Aug 1979 | Everton v Cardiff City | W | 2-0 | League Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 01 Sep 1979 | Everton v Aston Villa | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Sep 1979 | Cardiff City v Everton | L |
1-0 Agg: 1-2 |
League Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 08 Sep 1979 | Stoke City v Everton | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 15 Sep 1979 | Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 19 Sep 1979 | Feyenoord v Everton | L | 1-0 | UEFA Cup | 1st round 1st leg |
| 22 Sep 1979 | Ipswich Town v Everton | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Sep 1979 | Aston Villa v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 29 Sep 1979 | Everton v Bristol City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Oct 1979 | Everton v Feyenoord | L |
0-1 Agg: 0-2 |
UEFA Cup | 1st round 2nd leg |
| 06 Oct 1979 | Coventry City v Everton | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Oct 1979 | Everton v Aston Villa | W | 4-1 | League Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 13 Oct 1979 | Everton v Crystal Palace | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Oct 1979 | Liverpool v Everton | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 27 Oct 1979 | Everton v Manchester United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Oct 1979 | Grimsby Town v Everton | L | 2-1 | League Cup | 4th round |
| 03 Nov 1979 | Norwich City v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Nov 1979 | Everton v Middlesbrough | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 13 Nov 1979 | Everton v Leeds United | W | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Nov 1979 | Arsenal v Everton | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Nov 1979 | Everton v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Dec 1979 | West Bromwich Albion v Everton | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Dec 1979 | Everton v Brighton and Hove Albion | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Dec 1979 | Southampton v Everton | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Dec 1980 | Stoke City v Everton | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 13 Dec 1980 | Everton v Brighton and Hove Albion | W | 4-3 | League Division One | |
| 10 Oct 1981 | West Ham United v Everton | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Oct 1981 | Middlesbrough v Everton | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 27 Oct 1981 | Coventry City v Everton | W |
0-1 Agg: 1-2 |
League Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 31 Oct 1981 | Everton v Manchester City | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Nov 1981 | Liverpool v Everton | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Nov 1981 | Everton v Oxford United | W | 1-0 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 19 Dec 1981 | Everton v Aston Villa | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Dec 1981 | Everton v Coventry City | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Jan 1982 | West Ham United v Everton | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 06 Jan 1982 | Manchester United v Everton | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Jan 1982 | Everton v Southampton | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Jan 1982 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 30 Jan 1982 | Everton v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Feb 1982 | Brighton and Hove Albion v Everton | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Feb 1982 | Everton v Stoke City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Feb 1982 | West Bromwich Albion v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Feb 1982 | Everton v West Ham United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Mar 1982 | Ipswich Town v Everton | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 13 Mar 1982 | Everton v Middlesbrough | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Manchester City v Everton | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Mar 1982 | Everton v Liverpool | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 03 Apr 1982 | Nottingham Forest v Everton | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Apr 1982 | Birmingham City v Everton | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 10 Apr 1982 | Everton v Manchester United | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 13 Apr 1982 | Coventry City v Everton | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Apr 1982 | Sunderland v Everton | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Apr 1982 | Everton v Nottingham Forest | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Apr 1982 | Everton v Arsenal | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 May 1982 | Swansea City v Everton | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 04 May 1982 | Everton v Leeds United | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 May 1982 | Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 May 1982 | Aston Villa v Everton | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Aug 1982 | Watford v Everton | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 31 Aug 1982 | Everton v Aston Villa | W | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Sep 1982 | Everton v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Sep 1982 | Manchester United v Everton | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Sep 1982 | Notts County v Everton | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Sep 1982 | Coventry City v Everton | L | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Oct 1982 | Everton v Brighton and Hove Albion | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 09 Oct 1982 | Everton v Manchester City | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Oct 1982 | Swansea City v Everton | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 23 Oct 1982 | Everton v Sunderland | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Oct 1982 | Southampton v Everton | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 09 Nov 1982 | Everton v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 13 Nov 1982 | Arsenal v Everton | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Everton v West Bromwich Albion | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Nov 1982 | Arsenal v Everton | L | 3-0 | League Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 27 Nov 1982 | West Ham United v Everton | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Dec 1982 | Everton v Birmingham City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Dec 1982 | Ipswich Town v Everton | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 18 Dec 1982 | Everton v Luton Town | W | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1982 | Stoke City v Everton | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Dec 1982 | Everton v Nottingham Forest | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1983 | West Bromwich Albion v Everton | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 03 Jan 1983 | Tottenham Hotspur v Everton | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Jan 1983 | Newport County v Everton | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 11 Jan 1983 | Everton v Newport County | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 15 Jan 1983 | Everton v Watford | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 22 Jan 1983 | Norwich City v Everton | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Jan 1983 | Everton v Shrewsbury Town | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 05 Feb 1983 | Everton v Notts County | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Feb 1983 | Aston Villa v Everton | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Feb 1983 | Everton v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 26 Feb 1983 | Everton v Swansea City | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Mar 1983 | Manchester City v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Mar 1983 | Sunderland v Everton | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Manchester United v Everton | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 15 Mar 1983 | Everton v Southampton | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Mar 1983 | Liverpool v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Mar 1983 | Everton v Arsenal | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 02 Apr 1983 | Nottingham Forest v Everton | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Apr 1983 | Everton v Stoke City | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Apr 1983 | Brighton and Hove Albion v Everton | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 19 Apr 1983 | Everton v Manchester United | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Apr 1983 | Everton v West Ham United | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 May 1983 | Everton v Coventry City | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 May 1983 | Luton Town v Everton | W | 1-5 | League Division One | |
| 14 May 1983 | Everton v Ipswich Town | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 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 | |
| 30 Nov 1983 | West Ham United v Everton | D | 2-2 | League Cup | 4th round |
| 03 Dec 1983 | Manchester United v Everton | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Dec 1983 | Everton v West Ham United | W | 2-0 | League Cup | 4th round replay |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.