‘I know I’m going to shed a tear’ – Why Everton’s Goodison Park means so much to so many
Everton will bid an emotional farewell to Goodison Park today after 133 years at the iconic stadium.
The club’s men are moving to a £750million arena at Bramley-Moore Dock, on the banks of the River Mersey. And when they leave the ‘Grand Old Lady’ of Goodison, there will be tears in the surrounding terraced streets, where Everton FC is deeply embedded.
Formed in 1878, the club played early games on fields at the nearby Stanley Park and Priory Road, before moving to Anfield in 1884. Eight years later, after a rent row, the Blues set up home in Goodison Road and the switch led to one of the greatest football rivalries when a new team – Liverpool – emerged at Anfield.
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