For a long time, the Merseyside derby was known as ‘the friendly derby’, largely on account of the fact that people would come from the same family and support either team. Mum and dad could be a Red and a Blue, with kids picking one or the other. Grandma might be an Evertonian and grandad a Liverpool fan, with everyone in the house watching the match together. Anfield or Goodison Park would regularly see supporters of both teams sitting next to each other in the stands, cheering on their own team without being harassed by fans of the opposition.<\/p>\n
When the two teams played each other in the final of the League Cup in 1984, there was little-to-no segregation enforced at Wembley and fans sat in mixed groups. There were chants of ‘Merseyside, Merseyside, Merseyside’ in a remarkable display of unity. Quite was has stopped that from being the case is difficult to outline exactly, although Liverpool fans getting English clubs banned from Europe just as Everton qualified to play in the European Cup because of Heysel didn’t help, nor did the Reds winning the Champions League in 2005, effectively stopping Everton from playing in it the following season.<\/p>\n
Regardless, the friendliness of the Merseyside derby is all but forgotten nowadays. Similarly, the likelihood of a player moving from Goodison Park to Anfield or vice-versa is minute. There are plenty of reasons for that, not the least of which is the difference in quality between the two sides. For a period under J\u00fcrgen Klopp the Reds were constantly involved in title challenges whilst Everton were regularly narrowly avoiding relegation. Even so, there have been some players to play for both clubs, either because they moved directly or because they played somewhere else in between.<\/p>\n
In actual fact there 28 players that played for Everton before moving to Liverpool, either directly or via another club, and 18 for which the reverse is true. Here is a look at some of the more recognisable names in no particular order:<\/p>\n
Nick Barmby joined Everton in 1996, immediately find himself thrust into a relegation battle. In the end, they survived and actually finished in 15th, with Barmby playing in 25 league games and scoring four goals. He stayed at Goodison Park for nearly four years, playing 116 league games and scoring 18 goals for the Blues.<\/p>\n
\nLiverpool 3-1 Everton, 20th October 2000 \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f<\/p>\n
Nick Barmby \u26bd\ufe0f
Emile Heskey \u26bd\ufe0f
Patrik Berger \u26bd\ufe0f<\/p>\nBarmby's first in Red after crossing the park…pic.twitter.com\/hjd29udOeM<\/a><\/p>\n
— The Redmen TV (@TheRedmenTV) October 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n