Everton’s Goodison Park to live on
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Everton have played at Goodison Park since 1892, but now have one Premier League game left at their famous old home. A move to the new stadium on Liverpool’s waterfront will follow. So, to mark the final few weeks,
As Everton prepare to say farewell to Goodison, here are the details you need, plus a look at some of the key facts, stats, history and what the future holds for the famous stadium.
"Every corner of Goodison has a story to tell." That is what Everton tours and commercial events manager Elle Barnes-Reen told BBC Radio Merseyside as part of a special podcast that goes on one last tour of Goodison Park with Barnes-Reen's grandmother and legendary club tour guide Lily Barnes,
Speaking on his episode of Goodison Park: My Home on the 30th anniversary of the game, Everton’s match-winning hero that day, Graham Stuart told the ECHO: “It’s not something that I’m proud of. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a famous game in our history but for all the wrong reasons and I’ve never lost sight of that.
Sunday’s midday kick-off against relegated Southampton in the Premier League will be the men’s side’s final match at Goodison as they say an emotional farewell after 133 years. The stadium originally looked set to be demolished after the season and the land redeveloped as part of the Goodison Legacy project first announced back in 2020.
Across all competitions, have Everton lost more games or drawn more games at the stadium?
Retaining Goodison Park will provide long-term certainty to the wider community around the historic stadium, according to the leader of Liverpool Council. It was confirmed on Tuesday that from next season,