The Nashville Evertonians watch nearly every match at The Lost Paddy in Nashville. The 2024-25 campaign marks mark the fifth year the Tennessee Toffees have called the pub home, and you’re invited to check out and contribute to the Everton memorabilia that lines the walls of the restaurant. All are welcome, regardless of how long you’ve followed the Blues!
More than 100 people have become Nashville Evertonians over the years, with more than 60 who have joined as premium members, making us one of the larger Everton supporters groups in the country. In March 2022, we got to show out on an international stage as more than 20 of us made the pilgrimage to Goodison Park.
The Nashville Evertonians began as a Facebook group in 2014, and have been a club-recognized supporters club since 2019. The club began as a small handful of people who often had to move bar-to-bar to find places to watch most weekends. Now with our own place and a passionate group that will literally cross an ocean to see the Blues, you’ll find Tennessee Toffees popping up everywhere.
The Nashville Evertonians are led by Clay Trainum, who took over running the supporters club during the 2018-19 season. Trainum began supporting Everton more than 15 years ago as a college student, and finally made his first Goodison pilgrimage during the 2013-14 season.
Trainum is very involved in the Nashville soccer scene as well, serving on the initial board for the Nashville Soccer Supporters Trust and also helped form the official Nashville Soccer Club supporter organization, the Backline Supporters Collective. He's active with a local youth soccer charity, Kickin' It 615, and serves as a co-host for Pharmaceutical Soccer, which has covered Nashville Soccer Club since 2019. He's also the founder of the Nashville Soccer Archive, the first and only resource dedicated to the history of the sport in the Music City.
After relocating to Nashville in 2021, Sean Lee joined the Nashville Evertonians and quickly became a regular at The Lost Paddy on match days. Lee has been an ardent supporter of the Blues since being chosen in 2011, and he made his first trip to Goodison as a part of the Tennessee Toffees trip in 2022.
Lee serves as the primary go-between for the Nashville Evertonians and the larger North American Toffees supporters network, consisting of more than 50 officially recognized Everton clubs in the United States and Canada. In this role, he is responsible for assisting group initiatives, which may include national fundraising efforts, event planning and official merchandise. Additionally, this group serves as Everton's primary communication vehicle with its North American clubs.