Emotional Everton fans pack streets as they come together to say goodbye to Goodison Park after 133 years

The Sun

18-05-2025

EMOTIONAL Everton fans packed the streets to say goodbye to Goodison Park after 133 years.
The Toffees will move into their new ground next season with Goodison downsizing to be used for the women's team.
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And the Everton faithful turned out in full force to see off their iconic stadium ahead of Southampton's lunchtime trip.
Goodison Road was a see of blue, with flairs being set off and flags flying high in the Merseyside air.
The ground is not gone forever, instead being repurposed after the men's team moves to the new ground at Bramley-Moore Dock.
Goodison Park was first opened in 1892 and has a capacity of 39,572.
But that is set to be reduced as multiple parts will be reconfigured.
This will be done by reducing the number of seats in each row in order to add space.
Everton's women's team currently has an average attendance of 2,062 at their current home of Walton Hall Park.
The club has offered season ticket holders and hospitality members the chance to buy the seat that was theirs for this season.
It would act as a souvenir of the historic stadium following Sunday's home match against Southampton.
Everton legends including Wayne Rooney and Phil Jagielka took to the field before the game to pay tribute.
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Jagielka, who spent 12 years at the club, said: "We're forgetting there's a kick-off and there's a game in a few minutes, but this is amazing and it's only going to get more emotional as the day goes on."
The new £802million, 52,888-capacity stadium which opens in August will be called the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
It comes after the Liverpool-based legal firm were unveiled as the naming rights partner for the waterside venue.
The Toffees have already held test events at the Dock venue, which they will use from next season.
That included an Under-18s match against Wigan in February.
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