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First up there is Ye Ancient Everton Toffee House, owned by Old Ma Bushell, which was located near the Club’s first home of Anfield. They sold their Everton Toffee to crowds on their way to watch Everton play there.
- The Story of Molly Bushell
- Ye Olde Ancient Toffee House
- Enter Mother Nobletts…
- Final Thoughts
The origin of Everton’s nickname the Toffees, goes back a long time, way back even before the club was formed in 1878 as St Domingo’s FC. The story starts in 1753 when Molly Bushell began making her own boiled sweets in an open oven at the rear of her home in the Everton suburb of Liverpool. She called them ‘Everton Toffee’, There is also another n...
In 1818 Molly Bushell died, but her cousin Sarah Cooper took on her recipe and continue to make and sell the increasingly popular Everton Toffee from what was now called ‘Ye Ancient Everton Toffee House’. By 1878 when Everton was founded, the Ye Ancient Everton Toffee House was an important part of daily life in the expanding suburb. For the first ...
In 1892 Everton moved grounds again to Goodison Park. For the first time since their formation in 1878, Ye Ancient Everton Toffee House was no longer the nearest toffee seller to their ground. That honour went to Mother Nobletts Toffee Shop, located no more than a few metres from the stadium. For the first couple of years, Ye Ancient Everton Toffee...
If you have ever wondered why Everton fans are called toffees, and the club’s nickname is The Toffees, hopefully this helps you understand why. It is all down to one lady, Molly Bushell, and she died a full 60 years before the club was even founded! But if she hadn’t started making Everton Toffee back in 1753, then who knows what Everton’s nickname...
Oct 14, 2022 · Joe Prince-Wright explores the origins of Everton's moniker of the Toffees, which goes all the way back to a candy shop near Goodison Park and the iconic Everton mint.
Another possible reason is that there was a house named Ye Anciente Everton Toffee House in nearby Village Street, Everton, run by Ma Bushell. The toffee house was located near the Queen's Head hotel in which early club meetings took place.
Oct 11, 2023 · CITY TOPPLE THE TOFFEES IN IMPRESSIVE CONTI CUP OPENER | Everton 1-2 Man City. Manchester City’s fine start to the 2023/24 campaign continued with a deserved 2-1 win over Everton in the ...
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Oct 11, 2023 · How we lined up. Sandy MacIver started between the sticks, shielded by a back four of Kerstin Casparij, Steph Houghton, Esme Morgan and Julie Blakstad. Ruby Mace sat in front of the defence, with Deyna Castellanos and Laura Coombs completing the midfield three.
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Though "The Blues" has taken hold in recent years, The Toffees (or The Toffeemen) is the established and traditional nickname for Everton FC. It originated very early in the history of the club, by association with not one but two local Toffee Shops that figured in Everton's early history:
