The History of Everton Football Club
Following on from being chosen to stage the 1894 FA Cup final Everton received another honour when Goodison Park was chosen to stage one of the Home International games for the 1894-95 season, no less than the England v Scotland match. An attendance of 42,500, a record for the fixture, turned up on 6th April 1895 to watch the game, they were treated to a home nation win, by three goals to nil; it turned out to be deciding match of the tournament with England being crowned as champions.
The England team for the game was:
| John Sutcliffe | Bolton Wanderers |
| James Crabtree | Burnley |
| Lewis Lodge | Cambridge University |
| Ermest Needham | Sheffield United |
| John Holt | Everton |
| John Reynolds | Aston Villa |
| Robert Gosling | Old Etonians |
| Stephen Smith | Aston Villa |
| John Goodall | Preston North End |
| William Bassett | West Bromwich Albion |
| Steve Bloomer | Derby County |