….. at Goodison Park!
Yesterday, Storm Darragh permitting, Everton FC and Liverpool FC were due to play their last ever football match at Everton’s home ground, Goodison Park. From next season the “Toffees” will play at their new ground, Everton Stadium.
[Image courtesy of Instagram]
Where is the new Everton Stadium?
Everton Stadium is at Bramley-Moore Dock in Vauxhall, Liverpool.
The Blues new stadium is located on the banks of the River Mersey, on Liverpool’s world-famous waterfront, and has a capacity of 52,888.
The new Everton Stadium [Photo courtesy of Wikipedia]
A brief history of Everton FC
Everton Football Club is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1878, the club was a founding member of the Football League in 1888 and was a founding member of the Premier League in 1992, one of just three clubs to have been a founding member of both leagues.
Everton is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in England, having won twenty-four major trophies: nine league titles, five FA Cups, one European Cup Winners' Cup and nine Charity Shields.
Goodison Park, Liverpool [Photo: Wikipedia]
Sporty Sam and Goodison Park
I worked for ten years for Sefton Council’s Education Department based in Bootle. My role as a school adviser, with responsibility for modern foreign languages (MFL) and European Matters, partly entailed organising events and conferences for pupils and teachers.
Goodison Park was one of my regular choices of venue, as they were geared up for hosting large-scale events. The only equivalent space within Sefton was Aintree Racecourse, but they were more expensive and not always available.
Main Conference Room at Goodison Park [CC Events]
I had a soft spot for Everton and their stadium. Goodison Park worked very well as a conference space, was easy to get to on public transport and had a large free car park for those who needed to drive there.
In 2001 Liverpool was European City of Culture. The UK was still a member state of the European Union back then so was eligible for funding from the Socrates and Comenius programmes. I made a successful bid for some 80,000 pounds which enabled me to run a number of projects to promote Europe with school pupils and students. For some of the events I used Goodison Park.
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What will happen to Goodison Park after Everton FC leave?
Goodison Park is to be knocked down after Everton relocate to Bramley Moore Dock.
Liverpool Council's planning committee has backed the proposals for a second time.
A report to Liverpool Council's planning committee detailed how the club plans, referred to as the Goodison Park Legacy Project, will transform the 3.39-hectare site into a mixed-use development, including housing, commercial space, community/retail uses and open space.
STOP PRESS: The match was postponed because of adverse weather conditions. A new date will be scheduled in due course.
© Sporty Sam
Acknowledgements:
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