Everton fans say goodbye to Goodison Park
Everton fans say goodbye to Goodison Park as the team play their final senior men's match at the stadium after 133 years. The 2,791st men's senior match at the ground was a celebration from beginning to end as fans said farewell to the old in anticipation of the new with the pending move to Bramley-Moore Dock.
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