27. Gary Lineker OBE (1985-86)

 52 appearances, 38 goals

“There’s no doubt at all that Everton was the best team I ever played in.”

For months the Gwladys Street looked upon Andy Gray’s replacement with suspicious eyes, but eventually this goal-glutton won over huge swathes of Goodison. Lineker spent only one season at Everton, but it was punctuated by goals at every turn. He scored 40 goals in 57 appearances in total for Everton, won the Golden Boot at the 1986 Mexico World Cup – and then moved to Barcelona. His short Everton career was the perfect season for a striker, and if he had stayed longer he would surely be even higher on this list.