Everton chairman Bill Kenwright CBE has passed away aged 78, the club have confirmed.

Kenwright spent 19 seasons at the Everton chairman, having grown up as a Toffees fans, and previously owned the club as part of the True Blue consortium.

A club statement on Kenwright’s passing reads: “Everton Football Club is in mourning following the death of Chairman Bill Kenwright CBE, who passed away peacefully last night aged 78, surrounded by his family and loved ones.

“Everton’s longest serving chairman for more than a century, Bill Kenwright led the Club through a period of unprecedented change in English football.”

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