Everton announced the loan signing of England international Jack Grealish and the addition of the versatile Ainsley Maitland-Niles late on transfer deadline day, just before all hell broke loose with the non-signing of striker Folarin Balogun.
The Manchester City player will join the Blues for the last year of his contract, with the goal of signing a three-year deal after that. Grealish will be turning 31 next month, and will be wearing the famed #10 shirt that he wore at both Aston Villa and then
at Manchester City after that. Last season he had worn the #18, but with Iliman Ndiaye going the opposite direction, the number ten was available.
Formerly of Arsenal, Maitland-Niles has chosen the classic right back’s #2 shirt that was made available with the departure of Nathan Patterson.
Among the wearers of the #2 shirt at Everton in the Premier League era are – Nathan Patterson (23/24 – 26/27), James Tarkowski (22/23), Jonjoe Kenny (20/21 – 21/22), Mason Holgate (18/19 – 19/20), Morgan Schneiderlin (16/17 – 17/18), Tony Hibbert (06/07 – 15/16), Per Kröldrup (05/06), Alessandro Pistone (02/03), Steve Watson (00/01 – 04/05), Alec Cleland (98/99 – 99/00), Earl Barrett (95/96 – 97/98), Matt Jackson (91/92 – 94/95), Robert Warzycha (91/92), Alan Harper (91/92), Eddie Youds (90/91), Martin Keown (89/90 – 90/91), Raymond Atteveld (89/90 – 91/92), John Ebbrell (89/90 – 91/92).
The #10 shirt at Everton was until most recently worn by Ndiaye. Before him, there have been a number of noted players to have worn the number – Arnaut Danjuma (23/24), Anthony Gordon (22/23), Gylfi Sigurdsson (18/19 – 21/22), Wayne Rooney (17/18), Romelu Lukaku (14/15 – 16/17), Gerard Deulofeu (13/14), Royston Drenthe (11/12), Mikel Arteta (08/09 – 11/12), Thomas Gravesen (07/08), Simon Davies (05/06 – 06/07), Duncan Ferguson (01/02 – 04/05), Stephen Hughes (00/01), Francis Jeffers (99/00), Don Hutchison (97/98 – 99/00), Gary Speed (96/97 – 97/98), Barry Horne (93/94 – 95/96), Mo Johnston (92/93), Robert Warzycha (91/92), Mark Ward (91/92), Raymond Atteveld (91/92), Alan Harper (91/92), Kevin Sheedy (90/91 – 91/92), Peter Beagrie (90/91).
Transfermarkt has a comprehensive Everton’s squad number history here.
