Accompanied by the club motto, 'Nil Satis, Nisi Optimum' - which
means 'Nothing but the best is good enough,' the ties were first worn by
Kelly and Everton's chairman, Mr. E. Green on the first day of the
1938/39 season.
On that day, Everton were at Bloomfield Road for a
Division One clash with Blackpool and won 2-0 with goals from Tommy
Lawton and Alex Stevenson.
That was on the 27th August, 1938 - and
four days later the ties and the crest made their first appearance at
Goodison. Everton triumphed again…registering a 3-0 win over Grimsby
Town!
Indeed, the ties and the crest were proclaimed as lucky, as
Everton raced to six consecutive wins in their opening games…and, in
May, the league Championship!
However, the Toffees rarely incorporated a club badge of any description on its shirts.
The
interwoven 'EFC' design was adopted between 1922-1930. However, no
badge was adopted until 1973 when a bold 'EFC' design was used. The
shield design with the latin text was first used on club shirts in 1980.
Since that original use on the shirts the crest has been modified and
re-designed - with the current evolution of the design first introduced
on shirts for the 2000/01 season. The '1878' wording and 'Everton' were
added as permanent elements on the crest in 1998 but due to an ongoing
kit deal, it was not added to the shirts until 2000.
And the rest, as they say, is history!
