Bidding farewell to Goodison Park
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It wasn’t so much an ending as a resurrection—one last riot of blue fervour before the inevitable curtain call. Goodison Park, ageing and aching with memories, bowed out in the only way it knew how: defiant, deafening, utterly incapable of going quietly into history.
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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.
English football bid a poignant farewell to one of its most iconic landmarks, Goodison Park. As Everton played their final Premier League game at the ground after 133 unbroken years, fans gathered in their thousands to say goodbye to the stadium that helped shape the very soul of the sport in England.
Everton are about to enter a new era as they bid a tearful farewell to their home ground of 133 years for pastures new, moving into their new £800m stadium on Bramley-Moore Dock in the summer. Goodison Park will be inherited by Everton Women after being saved from demoliton.
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Wayne Rooney’s return to Goodison Park didn’t go too well as his post-match speech was interrupted by supporters. The former Blue was in attendance to say goodbye to the legendary stadium as it
Once the final whistle blew, Evertonians Tony Bellew and Gethin Jones hosted a ceremony marking the end of an era at Goodison Park. Current players and legends, including Tim Cahill and Peter Reid, all got involved in the celebrations, with Ellis Murphy and Bill-Ryder Jones performing in front of the joyous crowd.
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Extra.ie on MSNWatch: Goodison Park signs off in style with emotional violin rendition of ‘Z Cars’An emotional violin performance of Everton’s club anthem ‘Z Cars’ rang out around Goodison Park as the Toffees officially waved goodbye to their fabled home. Everton are set to move into Bramley Moore Dock – since renamed the Hill Dickinson Stadium for sponsorship reasons – next season under David Moyes.