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Yahoo
11-02-2025
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Goodison derby goal a 'tremendous feeling'
Former Liverpool midfielder Ray Houghton has recalled his winning goal in the 1988 FA Cup fifth round against Everton as the Merseyside rivals prepare for the final Goodison Park derby on Wednesday. "Goodison is an iconic old stadium. I will be sad when it goes," Houghton told Goodison's Greatest Derbies, a special edition of BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. "Too many of the old stadiums we're not seeing any more and we're losing a little bit of the history and the atmosphere. "It is such a tight, compact ground you can virtually feel the fans on top of you when you run down the wings. If you were an away player going to Goodison, the home crowd would tell you if you were doing good, bad or indifferent. "It was a unique place to go. It is a great place to win or to go there on your debut like I did. "It wasn't a particularly good game. I don't think either side did themselves justice. I was fortunate enough to score the only goal with what I would call a classic header. "It was a tremendous feeling and to come off after the game with the victory and to have the bragging rights for the next couple of weeks was brilliant." Listen to Goodison's Greatest Derbies on BBC Sounds As we head into the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park, we want your memories, stories and pictures from the standout moments down the years. Get in touch here
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Goodison derby goal a 'tremendous feeling'
Former Liverpool midfielder Ray Houghton has recalled his winning goal in the 1988 FA Cup fifth round against Everton as the Merseyside rivals prepare for the final Goodison Park derby on Wednesday. "Goodison is an iconic old stadium. I will be sad when it goes," Houghton told Goodison's Greatest Derbies, a special edition of BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. "Too many of the old stadiums we're not seeing any more and we're losing a little bit of the history and the atmosphere. "It is such a tight, compact ground you can virtually feel the fans on top of you when you run down the wings. If you were an away player going to Goodison, the home crowd would tell you if you were doing good, bad or indifferent. "It was a unique place to go. It is a great place to win or to go there on your debut like I did. "It wasn't a particularly good game. I don't think either side did themselves justice. I was fortunate enough to score the only goal with what I would call a classic header. "It was a tremendous feeling and to come off after the game with the victory and to have the bragging rights for the next couple of weeks was brilliant." Listen to Goodison's Greatest Derbies on BBC Sounds As we head into the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park, we want your memories, stories and pictures from the standout moments down the years. Get in touch here
BBC News
11-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Goodison derby goal a 'tremendous feeling'
Former Liverpool midfielder Ray Houghton has recalled his winning goal in the 1988 FA Cup fifth round against Everton as the Merseyside rivals prepare for the final Goodison Park derby on Wednesday. "Goodison is an iconic old stadium. I will be sad when it goes," Houghton told Goodison's Greatest Derbies, a special edition of BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast."Too many of the old stadiums we're not seeing any more and we're losing a little bit of the history and the atmosphere."It is such a tight, compact ground you can virtually feel the fans on top of you when you run down the wings. If you were an away player going to Goodison, the home crowd would tell you if you were doing good, bad or indifferent."It was a unique place to go. It is a great place to win or to go there on your debut like I did."It wasn't a particularly good game. I don't think either side did themselves justice. I was fortunate enough to score the only goal with what I would call a classic header."It was a tremendous feeling and to come off after the game with the victory and to have the bragging rights for the next couple of weeks was brilliant."Listen to Goodison's Greatest Derbies on BBC SoundsAs we head into the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park, we want your memories, stories and pictures from the standout moments down the years. Get in touch here
