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Everton football chants: Lyrics of Spirit of the Blues and more

As one of England's oldest football clubs, Everton have a huge fanbase domestically but particularly in and around Merseyside. For more than 125 years, Evertonians have taken to the terraces at Goodison Park to belt out countless different chants to help the Toffees to victory. In the guide below, we are going to run through some of the best and most popular Everton football chants that have stood the test of time and are still sung loud and proud today.
Everton football chants
Everton fans are able to generate a brilliant atmosphere at Goodison Park thanks to their large and unique songbook – Photo by Imago

Everton football chants and lyrics

Grand Old Team

Arguably the most famous Everton football chant is the Grand Old Team chant which is frequently heard over the speakers at Goodison Park after a match, particularly if Everton have won. The song has become synonymous with the club and is still sung as much now as it was when it was first aired many decades ago. “It's a grand old team to play for, It's a grand old team to support, And if you know the history, It's enough to make your heart go woooooooahhhhh, We don't care what the red sh**e say, What the f*** do we care, For we all know, that there's going to be a show, When the Everton boys are there”

Spirit of the Blues

Over the past five years, the Spirit of the Blues has become one of the most popular Everton songs on the terraces at Goodison Park and in away ends across the country. It has gained in popularity among fans and has almost become the club's unofficial anthem. “It’s good news for the Blues and there’s no more time to lose, Cos we’re hot on the trail, and there’s no way we’re gonna fail, So get your coat on and get moving, cos we don’t know the meaning of losing, So come on come on, get down to Goodison Park, wooooo, Everton, we never shone so brightly, Everton, the spirit of the blues, Everton, we never shone so brightly, Everton, the spirit of the blues”

We're Forever Everton

We're Forever Everton was originally written by Graham Gouldman, which is interesting considering the guitarist is an avid Man City fan. The song is now played over the speakers at Goodison Park before matches to get the crowd up before a ball is kicked. “We're the kings of Goodison, We play in Royal Blue, On the ball, the Toffeemen will play it sweet for you, We play it on the carpet, we play it in the air, Whichever way we play it, we play it fair and square, Everton, Everton, we're forever Everton, All for one, one for all, Everton's the team that plays beautiful football”

We are the Goodison Gang

We are the Goodison Gang is a song more frequently heard on Everton away days as the travelling Toffees make their way to opposition territory. “Marching down the Goodison Road, All the windows open wide, When you hear a copper shout ‘hey, put that candle out’, We are the Goodison Gang, We've got no manners, we spend all our tanners, We are respected wherever we may go”

Banks of the Royal Blue Mersey

The Banks of the Royal Blue Mersey is a song mainly about Everton's hatred of their neighbours across Stanley Park, Liverpool. Although some of the lyrics are on the extreme side, some sections of the Everton fanbase consider it the best chant in their songbook. “Oh, we hate Bill Shankly, and we hate St John, But most of all we hate Big Ron and we'll h**g the Kopites one by one on the banks of the Royal Blue Mersey, To Hell with Liverpool and Rangers too, We'll throw them all in the Mersey, And we'll fight fight fight, with all our might for the boys in the Royal Blue Jersey”

60 grand, Seamus Coleman

Seamus Coleman is a certified Everton legend having spent the past 15 years at the club. The Irish full-back signed for the club from Shamrock Rovers for a fee of just £60,000 in one of the best value-for-money transfers in Premier League history. “60 Grand, 60 Grand Seamus Coleman, 60 Grand, 60 Grand I say, 60 Grand, 60 Grand Seamus Coleman, Playing football the Everton Way!”

Read the full story of the Coleman chant.

Duncan the King

There is nothing that Everton fans love more than a big centre forward and Duncan Ferguson was the epitome of just that. The big Scot is a cult hero at Goodison Park and was often serenaded with a song that referenced him as the ‘King'. “We'll drink, a drink, a drink, To Duncan the King, the King, the King, He is the leader of our football teams,  He's the greatest,  Centre Forward, That the world has ever seen”

Super Kevin Campbell

The late, great, Kevin Campbell was another big centre-forward who was adored by Everton fans when he donned the famous blue jersey in the 1990s and 2000s. Campbell is forever etched into Everton folklore and this chant will likely be sung on the Everton terraces forever more. “Super, Super Kev, Super, Super Kev, Super, Super Kev, Super Kevin Campbell”

Everton player chants

Jack Grealish chant

Tune“Push It” by Salt-N-Pepa
PlayerJack Grealish, winger

Everton fans don't usually recycle other clubs' songs, so they made their own for Grealish. It hasn't fully taken off yet. Read the full story of the Grealish chant.

Jack Grealish chant lyrics

On loan from City,
He couldn't get a game,
F**k Guardiola, not coming back again,
He loves the Toffees,
And getting on the p**s,
Our number 18, his name is Jack Grealish,
Du, du, du, du, du, du, du, du, du, du, du

Jordan Pickford chant

TuneA tune shared by several popular chants
PlayerJordan Pickford, goalkeeper

The Pickford song first went round when news broke that he was committing his long-term future to Everton. Read the full story of the Pickford chant.

Jordan Pickford chant lyrics

He's a Mackem, he's a blue,
He's a Toffee through and through,
He hates Newcastle, he hates the sh*te,
Jordan Pickford is Dynamite

Iliman Ndiaye chant

TuneA popular terrace tune
PlayerIliman Ndiaye, forward

The Ndiaye song covers the lot: his shirt number, his heritage and the way he plays. Read the full story of the Ndiaye chant.

Iliman Ndiaye chant lyrics

I am in love, I can't deny,
Our number 10, his name is Iliman Ndiaye,
From Senegal to Bramley-Moore,
He's f***ing magic, he's the one that we adore,
Ole ole ole ola,
Ole ole ole ole ola

Dwight McNeil chant

Tune“You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” by Sylvester
First heardSecond half of his first Everton season
PlayerDwight McNeil, winger

Fans came up with it in the second half of McNeil's first season, when he started to shine under Sean Dyche. Read the full story of the McNeil chant.

Dwight McNeil chant lyrics

You make me feel,
Dwiiiight Mcneil,
You make me feel,
Dwiiiight Mcneil

Everton chants FAQ

What is Everton's anthem?
“Spirit of the Blues”, alongside “Grand Old Team”.
What tune is the Dwight McNeil chant sung to?
“You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” by Sylvester.
Where do away fans sit at the Hill Dickinson Stadium?
Visiting supporters sit in the lower corner of the North Stand, behind the goal. At Goodison they were side-on in the Bullens Road. Turnstiles, ticket details and the best pubs for away fans are all in our Hill Dickinson Stadium guide.

Andy is a freelance sports writer with ten years of experience covering major sporting events across Europe. He has also been a season ticket holder at Old Trafford since 2008 and has visited over 40 football stadiums in the United Kingdom and abroad following the Reds.

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