New Minute Book Transcriptions Online! 

Minute Book 4, 1898-1903             


The transcriptions for Minute Book 4 covering the management committee
meetings from 16 June 1898 to 16 June 1903 are now available on-line.

  • Find out why Will Cuff was suspended from football management by the F.A. for 4 months in June 1902;
  • Discover whether Everton were absolved of match fixing in April 1903


New signings include:



  • Jimmy Settle who represented England 6 times form 1899 to 1903, signed from Bury in 1899;
  • Harry Makepeace who joins Everton from Middlesbrough in 1902.  He is one of a few men to play football and cricket for England.


To see the transcriptions click here
Minute Book 4